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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sergey Beznisko (ranked 549 p4p, 84 weight class) and Matt Cooke (ranked 233 p4p, 35 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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203 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 21 - 1, fighting out of London, Sergey Beznisko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 10 - 2, fighting out of St Petersburg, Matt Cooke!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cooke tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Beznisko was well out of range. Poor timing from Cooke.
Cooke has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Beznisko lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Cooke has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Cooke and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Cooke scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Beznisko doesn't seem bothered though.
Cooke misses with the body kick
so Beznisko counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Cooke manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Beznisko on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cooke. Cooke obviously looking to wear him down.
Beznisko lands a nice shot that snaps Cooke's head back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cooke just misses with a punch to the body.
Beznisko misses with a straight right.
Beznisko on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cooke. Cooke obviously looking to wear him down.
Cooke looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Beznisko looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Cooke misses with the body kick
enabling Beznisko to counter with a crisp jab.
Beznisko wants to slow Cooke down by chopping away at his legs.
Cooke keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A big left from Beznisko misses.
Beznisko throws a jab but it's blocked by Cooke.
Beznisko throws a half hearted mid kick.
Cooke scores with a spinning back kick!
Beznisko takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beznisko gets the takedown into side control.
Beznisko misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Cooke is looking for a sweep.
Cooke explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Cooke takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Cooke throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Beznisko tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cooke.
Beznisko misses with a straight left.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Beznisko pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Matt Cooke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Beznisko lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cooke circles away quickly and effectively.
Cooke throws a body shot but no joy.
Cooke throws a looping overhand right but Beznisko ducks down to avoid it.
Cooke sizes up Beznisko with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Beznisko fails to land with a series of punches.
Beznisko takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Beznisko uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cooke.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooke scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Cooke uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Beznisko.
Cooke is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Beznisko with a body shot.
Nice body kick from Cooke.
Beznisko throws a body shot but no joy.
Cooke connects with a body shot that sends Beznisko's belly button to the back.
Beznisko waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cooke.
Beznisko is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A jab from Cooke finds it's way through Beznisko's defenses.
Cooke throws a leg kick but Beznisko checks it.
Beznisko avoids a kick to the body.
Cooke is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Beznisko rather than just go for the knockout.
Beznisko scores with a hook.
Cooke cracks a nice hook into Beznisko's ribs.
Beznisko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cooke.
Cooke feints and then cracks Beznisko's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Beznisko down.
Cooke swats away the attempt to clinch by Beznisko.
Cooke pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beznisko closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Beznisko lands in his opponent's guard.
Cooke bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Beznisko's guard.
Beznisko keeping moving, preventing Cooke from controlling successfully.
Beznisko can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Cooke controls the pace.
Beznisko looking to control.
Cooke trying to control the position from guard on top but Beznisko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cooke stopping the sweep attempt from Beznisko.
Beznisko trying to control the position.
Cooke tries to free his leg and advance position but Beznisko is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beznisko is pulling down on Cooke's head to control his posture.
Beznisko wants to hit a switch here but Cooke passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Beznisko there!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Beznisko is trying to escape the mount.
Cooke controlling the pace for now.
Cooke mounts Beznisko! Really nice guard pass there!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cooke controlling his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Cooke dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
A shot to the liver by Beznisko. Beautiful body shot.
Cooke doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Cooke scores with a shot to the body.
Beznisko throws a hook but Cooke avoids it easily.
A shot to the liver by Cooke. Beautiful body shot.
Cooke scores with a head kick.
Cooke lands a nice leg kick that just misses Beznisko's sensitive parts.
Cooke throws a body shot but no joy.
Cooke connects with a high kick.
Beznisko connects with a nice looking jab.
Cooke throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Beznisko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cooke moves away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Beznisko looks to throw the jab but Cooke is out of range.
Cooke ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Beznisko moves away.
Cooke connects with a solid leg kick.
Cooke throws out a powerful jab.
Beznisko rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cooke moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Beznisko.
Cooke lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Beznisko at a distance.
Matt Cooke seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cooke avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cooke jabs Beznisko to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Beznisko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cooke manages to avoid it.
Beznisko chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cooke can pounce on him.
Cooke uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Beznisko.
Cooke scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Beznisko is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Beznisko. Cooke does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cooke staying out of range there.
Beznisko avoids the head kick by Cooke.
Both fighters circling a little - Beznisko finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Beznisko throws out a loose jab but Cooke uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cooke stuns Beznisko with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Beznisko.
Cooke looks to score with a jab to the body but Beznisko is just out of range.
Matt Cooke is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Beznisko throws a right hand that misses
and Beznisko takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beznisko throws a leg kick
and Beznisko takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cooke swats away the attempt to clinch by Beznisko.
Beznisko closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Cooke swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cooke looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Beznisko misses with a straight right.
Cooke feints a counter leg kick.
Beznisko slips a straight right by Cooke.
Cooke avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cooke feints a counter leg kick.
Cooke has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Beznisko lands with a thumping leg kick.
Cooke scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Beznisko throws a body shot but no joy.
Cooke is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Beznisko with a body shot.
A bone on bone clash there as Cooke blocks the leg kick.
Beznisko misses with a left hand
letting Cooke counter with a right hand.
Nice straight punches there by Beznisko. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Beznisko.
Cooke doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooke displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Beznisko throws out the jab.
Beznisko fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cooke doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Beznisko is looking to clinch but Cooke is avoiding it.
Cooke swings for the body but Beznisko moves out of range.
Cooke gets caught flat footed, as Beznisko shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Beznisko cracks Cooke with a solid left hand.
Beznisko keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Cooke's head.
Beznisko is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Beznisko being controlled here momentarily.
Beznisko working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beznisko postures up.
Beznisko is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Beznisko with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Cooke bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Beznisko's guard.
Cooke wanted to stand there but Beznisko had control of the position.
Cooke is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Beznisko keeping moving, preventing Cooke from controlling successfully.
Cooke looking to sit in guard and control but Beznisko gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Matt Cooke will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Good shot there by Cooke.
Cooke just misses with a punch to the body.
Beznisko takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Beznisko misses with a looping right.
Cooke has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Cooke scores with a kick to the midsection.
Beznisko throws a hook but Cooke blocks it.
Beznisko looks for a takedown but Cooke sprawls well.
Cooke cracks Beznisko with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Cooke takes a swing at Beznisko's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cooke wants to land a leg kick but Beznisko is out of range.
Cooke staying out of range there.
Cooke throws a body punch but Beznisko moves out of range.
Beznisko misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Beznisko shoots in for a takedown but Cooke shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beznisko tries to bum rush Cooke with a series of wild strikes but Cooke uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Beznisko lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Beznisko blocks a jab.
Beznisko misses with an uppercut.
Cooke thumps Beznisko with a low kick.
Cooke attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Cooke fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Beznisko attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Cooke stuffs the takedown attempt from Beznisko. Beznisko gets slowly back to his feet.
Cooke was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sergey Beznisko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Beznisko misses with a body shot
and Cooke counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cooke connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Beznisko throws a body shot but no joy.
Cooke throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Beznisko stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Cooke uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Beznisko.
Beznisko tries for a takedown but Cooke sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Beznisko chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cooke can pounce on him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cooke catches Beznisko with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Beznisko misses the shot to the body.
Cooke throws a front kick that sends Beznisko stumbling back into the cage.
Beznisko blocks the body kick.
Beznisko with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nice defenses there by Beznisko.
Beznisko feinted with a counter takedown.
Sergey Beznisko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Beznisko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cooke.
Cooke jabs Beznisko right on the nose. Beznisko blinks but takes it well.
Cooke slips under a jab.
Cooke lands a jab to Beznisko's midsection.
Cooke buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Beznisko digs a good hook to Cooke's body.
Left hook, right uppercut from Cooke.
The fighters circle momentarily. Beznisko darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Cooke ducks under a wild hook from Beznisko.
Cooke misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beznisko misses with a looping left.
Beznisko on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Beznisko lands with a shot to the body.
Nice shot by Cooke.
Beznisko shoots in but no luck this time.
Cooke scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Beznisko closes the distance and pushes Cooke back into the cage.
Beznisko misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cooke tries to throw a body punch but Beznisko avoids it by throwing Cooke back against the cage.
Cooke pushes Beznisko back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cooke stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A right hand to the body from Cooke.
Cooke lands a left hand that snaps the head of Beznisko backwards.
Cooke lands a shot to the body.
Cooke digs a right hand into Beznisko's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Beznisko's gas tank.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cooke lands a hook that snaps the head of Beznisko backwards.
Cooke lands with a short shot to the head.
Matt Cooke is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cooke misses with a body punch.
Cooke misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cooke misses with a hook to the ribs.
Beznisko wants a takedown.
Beznisko misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Beznisko fails to land.
Cooke stops a takedown attempt from Beznisko.
Cooke lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Beznisko tries for a takedown. No joy.
Cooke struggles to land a body shot inside as Beznisko controls his hands.
Cooke lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Cooke tries to work over Beznisko's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Beznisko tries to work over Cooke's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cooke lands a shoulder strike.
Beznisko misses with a punch to the body.
Beznisko goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cooke lands with a short shot to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Matt Cooke comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Cooke 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matt Cooke!
Matt Cooke decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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hype
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RATING
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