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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Josh Cook (ranked 2546 p4p, 225 weight class) and Ross Buchanan (ranked 7427 p4p, 419 weight class). Buchanan has chosen Roy Buchanan's Train Blues as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. This should be fireworks!
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147 lbs
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Excellent boxer
Cardio machine
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Josh Cook!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ross Buchanan!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Russell Pearce and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cook takes a swing at Buchanan's ribcage but misses.
Buchanan doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Buchanan clinches up with Cook and pushes him back against the ropes.
Buchanan swings wildly with an uppercut but Cook uses good head movement to avoid it.
Buchanan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cook looking to slow down the pace here.
Cook prevents a body shot from Buchanan.
Cook can't find room to land a body shot as Buchanan controls the action.
Buchanan takes a shot to the head.
Cook breaks the clinch.
Cook throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Buchanan looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A big right from Cook misses.
Buchanan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cook lands a slapping body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cook misses with a straight left.
Cook misses with an uppercut.
Buchanan misses with a few strikes there.
An attempted straight right counter from Cook misses the target.
Cook scores with a hook to the body. Buchanan takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Buchanan closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cook tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cook softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Cook lands a nice shot to the body.
Buchanan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cook fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Buchanan pushes Cook back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Cook pushes Buchanan back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Buchanan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cook lands a shoulder strike.
Cook lands an uppercut.
Cook looking to slow down the pace here.
A right handed body shot lands from Cook.
A short left from Cook.
Buchanan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Buchanan swings wildly with an uppercut but Cook uses good head movement to avoid it.
Buchanan misses with a punch to the body.
Cook fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Buchanan struggles to land a body shot inside as Cook controls his hands.
Cook lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Buchanan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cook breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Buchanan falls off balance throwing a combination
and Cook counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cook thows a left - swing and a miss!
Buchanan clinches.
Buchanan digs a right hand underneath Cook's ribcage. Cook let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Cook swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cook is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Cook throws a punch but it's blocked by Buchanan.
Cook breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A jab lands there for Buchanan.
Cook stuns Buchanan with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Buchanan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Buchanan misses with a head kick.
Cook throws an overhand right that lands on Buchanan's shoulder, as Buchanan tries to avoid the shot.
Buchanan is trying to counter with his kicks.
Cook looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Buchanan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Buchanan drives through and clinches with Cook against the ropes.
Cook misses with the head strike.
Buchanan digs a right hand into Cook's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Cook's gas tank.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buchanan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Buchanan tries to work over Cook's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Buchanan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cook lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cook misses with some punches.
Cook throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Buchanans head.
Cook blocking some punches.
Cook lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cook is trying to break the clinch but Buchanan is controlling him.
Cook blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Buchanan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cook's elbow.
Buchanan blocks an uppercut.
Buchanan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cook is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Buchanan is keeping busy.
Buchanan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Buchanan lands a body punch.
Cook escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cook throws a jab when Buchanan was well out of range.
Cook throws a jab but it's blocked by Buchanan.
Cook thows a left - swing and a miss!
Buchanan looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buchanan clinches up with Cook and pushes him back against the ropes.
Cook breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cook just misses with a punch to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Buchanan scores with a push kick.
Buchanan needs to keep his hands up - Cook had a free shot at his head there.
Cook ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Buchanan moves away.
Buchanan has Cook up against the ropes in a clinch.
Buchanan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cook's elbow.
Buchanan lands a right hand.
Buchanan misses with a body punch.
Cook is looking to control Buchanan's arms but Buchanan gets an underhook and turns him. Now Cook has his back to the ropes.
Cook throws a head punch that misses.
Cook breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cook looks to land a left hand but Buchanan moved out of range nicely.
A nice side step and Buchanan releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Cook throws a poor cross that misses
and Buchanan counters with a one-two to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cook moves into range and connects with a jab.
Buchanan clinches with his opponent.
Cook has a couple of punches blocked by Buchanan.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josh Cook dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Cook throws a body punch but Buchanan moves out of range.
Cook swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Buchanan moves forwards but Cook connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Cook stuns Buchanan with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Cook works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Buchanan misses with a looping right.
Cook lands a nice looking body shot.
Cook lands with an overhand left.
Buchanan staying out of range there.
Cook uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Buchanan has time to react.
Josh Cook is winning the standup battle so far.
Cook throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Buchanan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A little jabbing left from Buchanan on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Buchanan throws a series of punches but Cook avoids them all with ease.
Cook looks to throw the jab but Buchanan is out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Buchanan forces Cook back against the ropes and clinches.
Ross Buchanan seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Cook escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Buchanan fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Cook, pushing him back against the ropes.
Cook breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buchanan has taken the fight to the clinch.
Buchanan throws a head punch that misses.
Cook taking a breather.
Buchanan misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Cook fails to land.
Buchanan scores with a hook to the body.
Buchanan swings wildly with an uppercut but Cook uses good head movement to avoid it.
Buchanan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cook tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cook blocking some punches.
Cook lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Cook scores with a shot to the side of Buchanan's head.
Cook lands a left hand.
Cook throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Cook misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cook breaks the clinch.
Buchanan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cook.
Cook throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jab from Cook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cook takes a swing at Buchanan's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buchanan throws a half hearted mid kick.
Cook scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Cook looks to land a right hand but Buchanan moved out of range.
Cook just misses with a punch to the body.
Buchanan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cook counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Cook lands a jab to Buchanan's midsection.
Cook swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cook tries to keep at a distance but Buchanan has taken the fight into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Buchanan fails to land.
Cook is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Buchanan can do to turn this around?
Cook misses with a body punch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cook.
Buchanan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Buchanan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cook's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Buchanan lunges at Cook with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Cook's hand.
Cook throws a hook to the side of Buchanan's head but Buchanan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cook's jab looks to have found its range, popping Buchanan under the eye.
Buchanan tries a head kick but it misses.
Ross Buchanan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cook fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Buchanan looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Cook waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Buchanan.
Buchanan takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Buchanan moves into the clinch successfully.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cook.
Buchanan misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Cook.
Cook misses with the head strike.
Cook struggles to land a body shot inside as Buchanan controls his hands.
Buchanan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cook manages to break the clinch.
Nice body punch from Cook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Buchanan has closed the distance and engaged Cook in a clinch.
Cook misses with the head strike.
Cook makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A body shot lands from Cook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cook lands with a left to the head.
Buchanan tries a body shot but Cook blocks it.
Buchanan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Buchanan misses with a body punch.
Buchanan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Buchanan.
Buchanan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Buchanan lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Buchanan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cook blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cook scores with a shot to the side of Buchanan's head.
Buchanan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Buchanan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cook backwards.
Cook lands with a short shot to the head.
Cook lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Cook breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Buchanan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cook.
Cook lands an overhand right.
Buchanan ducks under a wild hook from Cook.
Good shot there by Cook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josh Cook dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Cook scores with a hook.
Cook showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Buchanan.
Cook sizes up Buchanan with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The fighters circling - Cook throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Buchanan throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Cook takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Buchanan throws a head kick that Cook semi-blocks.
Cook looks to score with a jab to the body but Buchanan is just out of range.
Cook looks to throw the jab but Buchanan is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cook misses with a hook. Buchanan ducked under it nicely.
Buchanan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Buchanan looks to land a left hand but Cook moved out of range nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cook. Buchanan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cook cracks Buchanan with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Buchanan.
Cook throwing a counter right hand but Buchanan manages to avoid it.
Buchanan moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Cook throws a body punch but Buchanan moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Cook throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cook tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Buchanan was well out of range. Poor timing from Cook.
Buchanan smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Cook connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Buchanan throws a one two combo.
Buchanan forces Cook back against the ropes and clinches.
Buchanan tries to work over Cook's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cook scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Buchanan works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Buchanan misses with the head strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cook's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Buchanan cracks Cook with a right hand to the side of the head.
Buchanan ducks under a wild hook from Cook.
Buchanan looks like he wants to counter punch here.
The fighters circling - Cook throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Josh Cook is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buchanan tries a head kick but it misses.
Buchanan darts in and clinches Cook up against the ropes.
Buchanan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Buchanan blocks an uppercut.
Buchanan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cook backwards.
Cook lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Buchanan backwards.
Cook breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cook misses with a hook. Buchanan ducked under it nicely.
Cook lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Nice body punch from Cook.
Buchanan slips under a jab from Cook.
Cook misses with a straight right.
A jab from Cook misses.
A slow jab from Cook misses its intended target.
Despite the aggression on Buchanan's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Cook rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Buchanan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buchanan looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Buchanan misses with a head kick.
Buchanan pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Cook back to the ropes. Buchanan follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Josh Cook seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Buchanan throws a push kick but Cook slaps the foot to one side.
Cook avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ross Buchanan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Buchanan scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Cook paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Cook lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Cook jabs Buchanan to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Cook lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Buchanan at a distance.
Buchanan throws a nice looking combination but Cook bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Buchanan rushes Cook and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Cook stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Buchanan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cook tries to throw a body punch but Buchanan avoids it by throwing Cook back against the ropes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Buchanan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buchanan lands a shoulder strike.
Buchanan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Buchanan has a couple of punches blocked by Cook.
Buchanan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cook lands with a left to the head.
Cook escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cook scores with the left hand. Buchanan knows he should have avoided that one.
Cook with a nice cross.
Buchanan shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Nice shot lands for Cook.
Cook dips to his left and cracks Buchanan with an uppercut!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Buchanan.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cook with a nice cross.
Buchanan takes the fight into the clinch.
Cook misses with a punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Josh Cook.
Well Cook has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Josh Cook!
A victorious Josh Cook thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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