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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Samuel Cooke (ranked 779 p4p, 97 weight class) and Emilio Rojas (ranked 1086 p4p, 135 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Cooke might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Harm's Way - Warriors Will Reign. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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168 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Samuel Cooke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Emilio Rojas!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Fedor Mirinova and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rojas throws a jab but it's blocked by Cooke.
Cooke keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rojas.
A quick step to the side and Cooke tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rojas lands with an overhand left.
Cooke moves away from the strike by Rojas.
Rojas checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Rojas swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rojas throws out a loose jab but Cooke uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rojas misses with a body shot.
Cooke moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Cooke looks to land a body kick but Rojas moved away.
A big left from Rojas misses.
Cooke fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cooke tries to clinch up but Rojas circles away and keeps his distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cooke misses with a wild body shot.
Rojas swinging wildly here.
Cooke is looking to counter with head kicks.
Cooke fails in his attempt to clinch.
A swing and a miss from Rojas.
Rojas tries a head kick but it misses.
Cooke keeps Rojas at a distance using the push kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Rojas misses its intended target.
Cooke looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Rojas has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Cooke's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Rojas connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Cooke scrambles back to his feet.
Cooke scores with a head kick. Rojas tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Cooke ducks under a wild hook from Rojas.
Cooke throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rojas throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Cooke.
Rojas rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cooke counters with a nice uppercut.
Cooke walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Rojas checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Cooke misses with a two punch combination.
Cooke attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Rojas is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cooke.
Rojas ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rojas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cooke definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Cooke takes the fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rojas has had enough of the clinch but Cooke keeps him there for the moment.
Cooke working Rojas over with knees to the body.
Rojas misses with a body punch.
Cooke working Rojas over with knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Cooke throws an elbow but misses.
Rojas working aggressively here.
A knee to the head by Cooke.
It looks like Emilio Rojas has been cut.
Rojas breaks the clinch.
Rojas chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cooke can pounce on him.
Cooke throws a nice inside leg kick.
Cooke throws a wild body kick that Rojas sees coming a mile off.
Cooke closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Rojas misses with a body punch
and Cooke counters with a body kick that stops Rojas in his tracks momentarily.
Cooke moves forwards but Rojas connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Rojas throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rojas missing with a left hand there. Cooke was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rojas misses with a hook.
Cooke ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooke throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
It seemed like Rojas was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Emilio Rojas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cooke pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cooke fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rojas lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Rojas throws out a loose jab but Cooke uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cooke fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rojas, pushing him back against the cage.
Cooke misses with an elbow strike.
Cooke tries to land a knee to the head but Rojas blocks with his arms.
Cooke breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rojas circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rojas lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Rojas throws a big shot that misses.
Rojas might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
A slow jab from Rojas misses its intended target.
Rojas scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Cooke shoots in but Rojas avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Rojas keeps the fight on the outside.
Cooke finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Cooke throws a head kick that misses
and Rojas counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cooke goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Rojas throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cooke counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rojas checks the leg kick nicely there.
Rojas misses with a looping left.
Cooke tries to clinch up.
Cooke gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Rojas.
Cooke fails to land with a series of punches.
Cooke fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rojas misses with a straight right.
Cooke avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A counter left hand to the body from Cooke misses its target.
Rojas throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cooke.
Rojas blocks the body kick.
Rojas takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Cooke works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Rojas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cooke fails to land the takedown.
Rojas appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Samuel Cooke. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cooke looking to land some kicks to the body here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Emilio Rojas will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Emilio Rojas's cut.
That's time! Cooke's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Cooke slips under a jab.
Jab from Rojas.
Rojas swinging wildly here.
Cooke throws a sloppy head kick and Rojas moves out of range easily.
Cooke throws a hook but Rojas avoids it easily.
Cooke throws a shot from downtown. Rojas moves away and avoids it.
Cooke looks for the body kick but Rojas saw that one coming.
It seemed like Rojas was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Rojas fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Cooke uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rojas.
Cooke thinks about countering with a body kick.
Cooke rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rojas moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rojas looks to land a combination but Cooke avoids it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rojas moves out of range as Cooke throws a body kick.
Cooke blocks a jab.
Rojas is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cooke.
Cooke moves out of range of the strikes.
Cooke tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rojas paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cooke throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rojas getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Cooke throws a head kick but Rojas moves out of range.
Cooke takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Cooke has a takedown stuffed.
Rojas blocks the body kick.
Rojas avoids a kick to the body.
Cooke takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Emilio Rojas seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rojas scores with a decent looking hook.
Rojas throws a hook but Cooke avoids it easily.
Cooke shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Rojas but Rojas pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Cooke throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Rojas connects with an inside leg kick.
Cooke takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Nice straight punches there by Cooke. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Cooke.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cooke connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Rojas lands an impressive looking overhand right. Cooke doesn't seem phased though.
Cooke misses with a low kick.
Rojas jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cooke stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Good leg kick by Cooke there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Rojas scores with a hook.
Cooke walks into a left hand.
Rojas misses with a looping right.
Rojas gets caught napping as Cooke dives in and scores a takedown. Rojas manages to retain guard.
Rojas wriggles free and stands up.
Rojas throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cooke darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Cooke uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rojas.
Cooke moves away from the strike by Rojas.
Rojas misses with a kick to the body.
Cooke throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Cooke uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rojas.
Cooke is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rojas rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cooke counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rojas tries to clinch but Cooke moves out of range.
Rojas misses with a looping left.
Cooke lands with a cross.
Rojas takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A decent looking cross lands there for Cooke.
Rojas misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nice body kick from Cooke.
Cooke ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cooke fires out a quick counter leg kick but Rojas just manages to avoid it.
Rojas loads up on a big right hand but Cooke slips the punch.
Cooke appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Cooke closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Rojas to the mat! Rojas manages to get full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rojas keeping moving, preventing Cooke from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cooke working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Rojas's head.
Cooke sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cooke won't allow Rojas to get back to his feet.
Cooke postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Rojas has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Cooke is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Cooke landing knees to the head.
Cooke trying to land knees to the body.
Rojas is trying to force a seperation but Cooke has the dominant position.
Cooke connects with a knee to the head.
Rojas is rocked!
Rojas takes a knee to the side of the body.
Rojas is still on wobbly legs! Can Cooke finish him?
Rojas on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rojas breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rojas seems to have recovered his senses.
Rojas takes a swing at Cooke's ribcage but misses.
Cooke lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Rojas misses the shot to the body.
Rojas throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cooke counters with a nice body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Samuel Cooke will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Emilio Rojas's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Cooke fakes the leg kick and cracks Rojas in the body.
Cooke is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rojas.
Cooke throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Rojas uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cooke.
Cooke goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Nice sprawl there from Rojas as Cooke shoots in.
Rojas looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Rojas misses with a wild body shot.
It looked like Cooke wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Cooke misses with a series of wild punches.
Cooke avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cooke throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Rojas is looking to land body kicks.
Rojas has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Cooke.
Cooke ducks right into an uppercut from Rojas.
Cooke looks for the body kick but Rojas saw that one coming.
Cooke feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rojas's calf.
Cooke scores with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooke tries a head kick but it misses.
Cooke moves away from the strike by Rojas.
As Rojas looks to move away, Cooke throws a big counter combo but Rojas just gets out of the way.
Rojas is looking to clinch but Cooke is avoiding it.
A little feinted left hand from Cooke on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Rojas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cooke.
Cooke swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Cooke tries to clinch up.
Rojas looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Cooke tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rojas swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rojas looks to throw the jab but Cooke is out of range.
Rojas throws a hook but Cooke blocks it.
Rojas stuffs the takedown attempt from Cooke. Cooke gets slowly back to his feet.
Despite the aggression on Rojas's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Rojas scores with a hook to the body. Cooke takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Cooke doesn't manage to clinch there - Rojas circles away.
Cooke shoots in and drives through. Rojas sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Samuel Cooke. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rojas misses the jab.
Cooke is looking to counter punch.
Cooke misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rojas misses with a right hand
and Cooke counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Rojas tries a low kick but Cooke avoids it.
Rojas jabs Cooke to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Cooke tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rojas swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cooke keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cooke seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Rojas throws a right hand that misses
and Cooke counters with a nice kick to the body.
Rojas cracks Cooke with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A jab from Rojas misses.
Rojas misses with an uppercut.
Cooke looks to score with a jab to the body but Rojas is just out of range.
Rojas throws out a counter right but Cooke avoids it with no problem.
Emilio Rojas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cooke moves out of range as Rojas strikes.
Cooke shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Rojas as he avoids it easily.
Rojas steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Cooke. That one must have hurt.
Rojas scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Rojas scores with a crisp jab that stopped Cooke in his tracks.
Cooke ducks right into an uppercut from Rojas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooke throws a wild body kick that Rojas sees coming a mile off.
Cooke is looking to score with low kicks.
Cooke uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rojas.
Cooke slips under a jab.
Rojas looks to land a right hand but Cooke moved out of range.
Rojas misses with a looping left.
A big left from Rojas misses.
Cooke defending well as Rojas loads up on a big left hand.
Rojas misses with a looping right.
Cooke tries to clinch but Rojas moves out of range.
Cooke is looking to land body kicks.
Rojas throws a big shot that misses.
Cooke avoids the head kick by Rojas.
Cooke half committed to a counter leg kick.
Cooke throws the left hand but Rojas avoids the punch easily.
Cooke lands a nice looking kick to the body. Rojas takes a step back to recover.
Rojas moves away from the strike by Cooke.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cooke shoots in looking for a takedown but Rojas manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Cooke's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rojas. Cooke does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rojas throws the left hand but Cooke avoids the punch easily.
It looked like Cooke wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Rojas throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cooke throws a leg kick but Rojas sees it coming and moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rojas! But no joy.
Cooke ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rojas scores with the left hand. Cooke knows he should have avoided that one.
Rojas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rojas blocks a leg kick.
A right-left combo lands from Rojas.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cooke slips under a jab from Rojas.
Rojas misses with a straight left.
Cooke looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Cooke.
Rojas misses with a body shot.
Cooke throws the kick towards the body but Rojas avoids it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Emilio Rojas comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Rojas has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 29:29
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Emilio Rojas!
Our winner, Emilio Rojas, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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