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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Richard Bennett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and damien cook (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Bennett might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Enter Sandman by Metallica. damien cook looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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132 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
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130 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Good takedowns
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Richard Bennett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, damien cook!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Daniel Franklin and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
cook slips a jab and a cross from Bennett.
Bennett misses with a double jab.
Bennett looks to land a combination but cook avoids it well.
cook shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bennett but Bennett pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Richard Bennett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
cook changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bennett tries to avoid it but cook manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bennett to the ground. Bennett escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
cook gets a clinch.
cook lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bennett tries to break the clinch but cook is controlling the position.
cook breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bennett looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bennett scores with a takedown into cook's guard.
Bennett trying to stand up but can't free himself from cook's guard.
cook is working an open guard so Bennett takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Bennett misses with a series of wild punches.
Bennett throws a right hand that cook ducks under and follows up with a left that cook also avoids with ease.
Bennett is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
cook shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Bennett is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
cook punishing his opponent with strikes.
Bennett trying desperately to get to his feet.
cook looking to control and managing it successfully.
Bennett bucks up and throws cook to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
cook shoots in and bounces Bennett off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
cook trying to control the position from guard on top but Bennett is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bennett wants to stand and escape but cook is having none of it.
cook decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Bennett, up you get!
Bennett misses with a series of wild punches.
Bennett swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
cook throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bennett swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and cook counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
cook stands and steps away. Bennett gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
cook clinches with his opponent.
Bennett wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bennett wants to get back to striking at distance but cook won't allow it.
Bennett wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
cook escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bennett fails to land with a series of punches.
cook closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Check out the look on cook's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Bennett is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but cook has just dragged him back down to the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The ground and pound from cook seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
cook trying to control the action but Bennett is working from the bottom.
cook stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Bennett lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Bennett really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Bennett fails to land with a series of punches.
Bennett throws a right hand that cook ducks under and follows up with a left that cook also avoids with ease.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
cook thumps Bennett with a low kick.
Bennett chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before cook can pounce on him.
Bennett throws a nice looking combination but cook bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
cook gets a clinch.
cook keeps control of Bennett as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bennett tries to break the clinch but cook is controlling the position.
cook has Bennett pushed against the cage.
cook's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bennett misses with the combination.
Bennett throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
cook moves into range and clinches up with Bennett.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bennett is looking to break free of the clinch but cook has double underhooks.
Bennett is trying to break free.
cook pulls guard successfully.
Bennett wants to get up but he can't break cook's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Bennett trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
damien cook dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Bennett throws a hook to the side of cook's head but cook sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bennett misses with a double jab.
Bennett swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and cook counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Bennett tries to kick cook off but cook keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
cook passes to full mount!
Bennett is trying to stand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
cook sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
cook looking to secure an arm triangle but Bennett defends it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bennett is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bennett is trying to stand but he's just given cook his back.
Bennett has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
cook controls the position.
Bennett controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
cook controls the position.
Bennett is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
cook softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Even with his hooks in, cook manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Bennett trying to get back to his feet but cook is in full control for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bennett is trying escape back to his feet. He turns into his opponent's guard and eventually finds his way back to his feet.
A combination from Bennett does no damage.
Bennett throws a combination that misses
and cook holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
cook breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bennett throws a lazy right hand but cook sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bennett takes a swing at cook's ribcage but misses.
Bennett throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and cook counters with a head kick.
Bennett misses with a double jab
and cook counters with a single leg into guard. Bennett didn't expect that.
Bennett wants to get back to his feet but cook is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
cook stands and steps away. Bennett gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Bennett with that takedown attempt.
cook closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bennett wants to break free but cook has control.
cook keeps control of Bennett as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
cook jumps into guard, dragging Bennett to the mat.
cook controls Bennett momentarily but Bennett frees himself.
Bennett has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of cook is proving hard to escape from.
cook is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bennett wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
damien cook showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Bennett throws a combination that misses
and cook counters with a thumping low kick.
cook fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Bennett misses with a combination
and cook counters with a takedown into side control.
cook trying to control the action but Bennett is working from the bottom.
Bennett is looking to work his way out of this bad position but cook is controlling him well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
cook stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Bennett fails to land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bennett throws a series of punches but cook moves out of range.
cook throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Bennett fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bennett throws a right hand that cook ducks under and follows up with a left that cook also avoids with ease.
cook gets the takedown into side control.
Bennett is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
cook is looking to take a break and control but Bennett is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bennett is trying to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bennett managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by cook.
Bennett is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
cook gets in close and instigates a clinch.
cook's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bennett throws a series of strikes that have cook backpedaling.
cook throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
No joy there for Bennett, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bennett misses with a few strikes there.
Richard Bennett is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bennett throws a right hand that cook ducks under and follows up with a left that cook also avoids with ease.
cook throws a right and a left that Bennett avoids nicely.
Bennett misses with a double jab
and cook counters with a takedown into side control.
Bennett is pushing cook's head away, looking to escape. cook manages to hold on to the position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bennett bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
cook darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
cook stops Bennett from getting back to his feet.
cook wants to control but Bennett is keeping him busy.
cook thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bennett's head.
Bennett is refusing to be controlled, as cook sits in half guard.
Bennett might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bennett kicks cook off and gets back to his feet.
Bennett misses with a series of wild punches.
cook throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Bennett's head.
cook closes the distance and pushes Bennett back into the cage.
Bennett wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Richard Bennett has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bennett wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bennett wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bennett doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
cook keeps control of Bennett as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
cook keeps control of Bennett as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
cook has hold of one of Bennett's legs. Bennett is fighting the takedown attempt but cook gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
damien cook is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bennett working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. cook doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. cook manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
And that's the end of the fight!
damien cook comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well cook has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... damien cook!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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