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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Taran Chula (ranked 253 p4p, 32 weight class) and Bob Cook (ranked 503 p4p, 59 weight class). Cook is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Lil Baby - Southside. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 11 - 1, fighting out of New York, Taran Chula!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bob Cook!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chula moves out of range as Cook strikes.
Chula avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Chula swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Chula misses with a straight right.
Cook tries to bum rush Chula with a series of wild strikes but Chula uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Chula was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Chula scores with a nice body kick.
Chula misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cook wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A solid leg kick lands there for Chula.
Chula keeps the fight on the outside.
Cook closes the distance and pushes Chula back into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cook lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Chula backwards.
Cook lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Cook softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chula lands a hook to the side of the head.
Chula breaks from the clinch.
Cook moves into the clinch successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chula lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Cook tries to break the clinch but Chula is controlling the position.
Cook's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Chula scores with a nice head shot.
Chula scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Cook connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
It looks like Taran Chula has been cut.
Chula avoids the body shot from Cook.
Chula throws a jab when Cook was well out of range.
Chula misses with a head kick.
Chula pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Chula throws a sloppy head kick
enabling Cook to counter with a crisp jab.
Chula throws a body punch but Cook moves out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chula throws a body kick that misses
and Cook counters with a nice low kick that buckles Chula's knee momentarily.
Cook rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Chula moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cook tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chula was well out of range. Poor timing from Cook.
Chula throws a lazy body kick
and Cook counters with a nice body kick.
Chula bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Chula swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cook misses the shot to the body.
Chula feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Chula ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cook moves away.
Cook doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Cook.
Chula scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Cook pushes Chula up against the cage in a clinch.
Cook struggles to land a body shot inside as Chula controls his hands.
Cook lands a hook to the side of the head.
Chula is looking to control Cook's arms but Cook gets an underhook and turns him. Now Chula has his back to the cage.
Cook swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chula tries to work over Cook's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Chula manages to break the clinch.
Cook changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A leg kick checked by Cook.
A nice side step and Cook releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Cook lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Chula circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cook is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Chula.
A slapping leg kick lands for Cook.
Chula looks for the body kick but Cook saw that one coming.
Chula is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cook.
Bob Cook seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slapping leg kick lands for Chula.
Chula takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Cook lands with a shot to the body.
Chula pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chula scores with a spinning back kick!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chula throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Chula feints and then cracks Cook's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cook down.
Cook closes the distance and pushes Chula back into the cage.
Cook breaks the clinch.
Cook bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cook looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Cook takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Cook misses with a looping left.
An attempted straight right counter from Chula misses the target.
Chula connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Cook's hands.
Chula swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cook gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Cook misses with a lunging right hand
and Chula counters with a straight right hand.
Cook fails with an attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Taran Chula will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Taran Chula's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Cook closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Cook breaks from the clinch.
Chula misses the jab.
Chula throws a lazy body kick
and Cook connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Chula tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cook was well out of range. Poor timing from Chula.
Cook tries a head kick but it misses.
Chula scores with a nice body kick.
Cook keeps Chula at a distance using the push kick.
Cook tries to land a leg kick but Chula saw it coming and moves away.
Chula looks to land a left hand but Cook moved out of range nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cook takes one to the chin there.
Chula moves away from the strike by Cook.
Chula lands a head kick!
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!
Chula delivers a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cook bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Chula's head backwards.
Chula tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Cook scores with a crisp jab that stopped Chula in his tracks.
Bob Cook is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cook blocks the body kick.
Chula fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Cook on the side of the head.
Chula throws a leg kick but Cook moved away.
Cook throws a jab when Chula was well out of range.
Chula tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cook was well out of range. Poor timing from Chula.
Cook tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Chula counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chula goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Cook scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Cook closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
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!
Cook pushes Chula back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cook gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Cook prevents a body shot from Chula.
Bob Cook seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Cook tries to throw a body punch but Chula avoids it by throwing Cook back against the cage.
Cook lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Cook is trying to push Chula away but Chula has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Cook working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Cook blocks a body shot from Chula.
Chula working hard to break the clinch.
Chula has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Cook pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cook drives through and clinches with Chula against the cage.
Cook escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cook loads up on a big right hand but Chula slips the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chula tries a head kick but it misses.
Chula misses with a straight right.
Cook swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Taran Chula is winning the standup battle so far.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cook.
Cook dips to his left and cracks Chula with an uppercut!
Chula misses with a leg kick.
Cook misses with a few strikes there.
Cook misses with a two punch combination.
Chula throwing a counter right hand but Cook manages to avoid it.
Cook moves into range and clinches up with Chula.
Cook breaks the clinch.
Cook misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chula.
Chula appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Cook throws a predictable looking body shot
and Chula counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cook moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Cook misses with a series of wild punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chula looks to score with a jab to the body but Cook is just out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chula shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cook. Chula does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chula fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cook.
Chula swings for the body but Cook moves out of range.
Cook lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Chula takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cook looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cook.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Chula sizes up Cook with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Cook keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bob Cook showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Taran Chula's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Chula pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cook looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Chula throws a body shot but no joy.
Chula pushes Cook away with a front kick.
Cook tries to clinch up but Chula circles away and keeps his distance.
And Chula counters with a quick kick to the body but Cook blocks it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Chula.
Chula moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Chula throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Chula throws a chopping leg kick but Cook manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Cook tries to clinch but Chula moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cook keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Chula.
Cook misses with a series of wild punches.
Cook doesn't manage to clinch there - Chula circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chula throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cook sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cook throws a nice outside leg kick.
Cook scores with a nice right hand.
Chula misses with a hook to the body
and Cook cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cook blocks the body kick.
Chula lands with a shot to the body.
Chula tries to keep at a distance but Cook has taken the fight into the clinch.
Chula throws a head punch that misses.
Chula pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cook wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Chula on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Cook digs a good body shot into Chula's ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chula misses with a looping left.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cook will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Chula lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cook at a distance.
Cook fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Chula, pushing him back against the cage.
Cook prevents a body shot from Chula.
A left hand lands to the body for Chula.
Chula working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Cook blocks a body shot from Chula.
Chula tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cook's elbow.
Chula lands a shoulder strike.
A frustrated look appears on Chula's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Chula's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Chula connects with a looping right hand.
Chula thows a body kick. Cook tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Cook throws a looping overhand right but Chula ducks down to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cook fails to land with a series of punches.
Cook uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Chula.
Cook lands with a kick to the ribs.
Chula takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Cook has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Chula.
Chula checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
It looked like Chula was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Chula throws a head kick that misses.
Chula swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Chula.
Jab by Cook.
Chula takes a swing at Cook's ribcage but misses.
Cook scores with a body shot.
A good leg kick by Chula.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chula throws a body punch but Cook moves out of range.
Cook just misses with a punch to the body.
Chula was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cook waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Chula.
Chula is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Chula circles away from the clinch attempt.
Chula scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Chula looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Chula misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Cook counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Chula lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Cook moves out of range as Chula throws a body kick.
Chula swats away the attempt to clinch by Cook.
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 Taran Chula.
I think Chula has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Taran Chula!
The defeated Bob Cook had this to say: 'To GC I go.'.
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energy
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hype
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