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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between daniel cook (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sven Backlund (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). daniel cook has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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171 lbs
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170 lbs
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Good wrestling
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, daniel cook!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sven Backlund!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Ian Loll and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Backlund punishes cook's body with a nice straight punch.
cook looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Backlund shoots in but cook avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Nice takedown defense from cook. No joy for Backlund on that attempt.
daniel cook seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A lazy left from Backlund finds it's target.
cook swats away the attempt to clinch by Backlund.
Backlund tries to close the distance and clinch but cook swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Backlund misses with a two punch combination.
Backlund swinging wilding here.
Backlund displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
It looks like daniel cook has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Backlund closes this distance looking for a takedown but cook circles away.
daniel cook has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sven Backlund.
Backlund is looking to clinch but cook is avoiding it.
cook really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Backlund's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Backlund duly obliges.
Backlund does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Backlund fails to land the takedown.
Backlund throws a head kick but cook moves out of range.
Backlund looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Backlund.
Backlund throws a right hand that cook ducks under and follows up with a left that cook also avoids with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
cook circles away from the clinch attempt.
Backlund shoots for a takedown but cook saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
cook shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
cook scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
cook goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Backlund has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for cook but great work by Backlund.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
cook takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Backlund lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Backlund trying to control the action but cook is working from the bottom.
cook tries to get back to half guard but can't.
cook is working hard here to advance position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
cook on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Backlund trying to control the position but cook is working away.
Backlund in side control lands a decent elbow.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
cook feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Backlund wants to stand but cook is controlling the position.
Backlund looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
cook drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Backlund manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now cook has Backlund in his guard.
cook isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Backlund stacks cook on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Backlund!
cook is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
cook looking for a sweep but Backlund has passed into full mount! Oh no!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
cook is bucking up trying to escape but Backlund cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
cook is desperately trying to improve his position but Backlund has a good base and remains in mount.
Backlund with a couple of short strikes.
Backlund scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish cook?
Backlund with the ground and pound from mount.
cook takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
cook working to try and regain half guard.
Backlund pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sven Backlund dominated that round.
The cut man is working on daniel cook's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Backlund feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Backlund's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Backlund has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Backlund wanted to stand there but cook had control of the position.
Backlund postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
cook knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Backlund on the ground.
Backlund lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Backlund chips away with some ground and pound.
cook keeping moving, preventing Backlund from controlling successfully.
cook wants to improve his position but instead Backlund has moved into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
cook looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Backlund is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Backlund seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Backlund prevents cook from improving his position.
Backlund lands strikes from half guard.
Backlund prevents cook from improving his position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Backlund tries to clinch but cook is having none of it.
cook misses with a takedown
and Backlund decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in cook's guard.
cook throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
cook is looking for a triangle but Backlund pushes his legs off easily.
cook looking for subs off his back but Backlund has passed one foot through into half guard.
cook is staying active underneath Backlund, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Backlund lands a nice short elbow.
cook looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Backlund winds up and cracks cook with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
cook looking for submissions off his back.
cook actively working from the bottom here.
Backlund works his way into side control.
Backlund working the ground and pound.
Backlund working the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Backlund scores with punches from side control.
Backlund tries to stand but cook is controlling his head.
cook is looking to reverse the position.
Backlund trying to control the action but cook is working from the bottom.
cook manages to work his way to half guard, despite Backlund's best efforts.
Backlund is tying to control. cook wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sven Backlund showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on daniel cook's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Backlund dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Backlund shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says cook as he avoids it easily.
cook with a poor takedown
and Backlund cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice takedown defense from cook. No joy for Backlund on that attempt.
Backlund keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Backlund moves in looking to clinch but cook pushes him off.
Backlund throws a chopping leg kick but cook manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Backlund tries to clinch but cook is having none of it.
Backlund punishes cook's body with a nice straight punch.
Backlund tries to clinch there but cook circles away.
Backlund tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Backlund changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. cook tries to avoid it but Backlund manages to keep hold of a leg and drag cook to the ground. cook escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
daniel cook has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sven Backlund.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
cook feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
cook drops back, looking for a kneebar! Backlund looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Backlund looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Backlund!
Backlund trying to control the position but cook is working away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
cook taking a bit of punishment here - Backlund scoring with strikes.
cook takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Backlund throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Backlund tries to stand but cook is controlling his head.
Backlund working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Backlund scores with a couple of short elbows.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
cook is trying to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
cook shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than cook was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Backlund is looking to get to half guard.
cook wants to finish this one by submission but Backlund is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from cook.
Backlund throwing hammer fists to the chest of cook. What's that going to do exactly?
Sven Backlund has got the better of the ground game so far.
cook is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Backlund can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
cook is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Backlund has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Backlund!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Backlund pushing down on cook's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Backlund lands a nice short elbow.
cook on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Backlund is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, cook has managed to free his arm - good work.
Backlund looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Backlund working the head and body with strikes.
cook on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if cook tries to get out of the position.
cook looking for submissions off his back.
Backlund trying to mount his opponent but cook defends it.
cook is refusing to be controlled, as Backlund sits in half guard.
cook moves into full guard.
Backlund is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
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 daniel cook.
Well Backlund 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 William Peck scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sven Backlund!
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