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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matt Cooke (ranked 353 p4p, 54 weight class) and Harley King (ranked 650 p4p, 97 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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210 lbs
33 - 12 - 3 |
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194 cm
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216 lbs
14 - 9 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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
33 - 12 - 3, fighting out of St Petersburg, Matt Cooke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Harley King!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Ackerman and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Cookes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Matt Cooke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
King walks forward, straight into a front kick from Cooke.
Cooke tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cooke connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Cooke comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Cooke shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
King drives through and clinches with Cooke against the cage.
Cooke blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cooke lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt King or not.
King blocks a body shot from Cooke.
Cooke lands a hook to the side of the head.
King doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cooke misses with a hook to the ribs.
King lands a body punch in the clinch.
Cooke is trying to force a seperation but King has the dominant position.
Cooke misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cooke tries to circle away but King has him pinned against the cage.
Cooke misses with a punch to the body.
King tries a body shot but Cooke blocks it.
Cooke misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cooke breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cooke misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cooke throws a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King misses with a wild body shot.
King throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
It looks like Matt Cooke has been cut.
Cooke pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Cooke tries to score with a low kick but King moves his leg out of the way.
King throws a hook but Cooke blocks it.
Cooke attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
King missing with a left hand there. Cooke was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cooke lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Cooke throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting King counter with a right hand.
King clinches up with Cooke and pushes him back against the cage.
Cooke has a couple of punches blocked by King.
King tries to throw a body punch but Cooke avoids it by throwing King back against the cage.
Cooke lands a body punch in the clinch.
King struggles to land a body shot inside as Cooke controls his hands.
King lands a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cooke throws a punch but it's blocked by King.
King can't find room to land a body shot as Cooke controls the action.
Cooke pushes King back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Cooke.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cooke dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on King. That did some damage!
King with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Cooke to score with a decent uppercut.
King moves into the clinch successfully.
Cooke breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Good leg kick by Cooke there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Cooke keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
King keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
King avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cooke is looking to slow King down with leg kicks.
Cooke lands a nice leg kick that just misses King's sensitive parts.
Cooke takes a swing at King's ribcage but misses.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Cooke misses with a body punch.
Cooke blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cooke scores with a shoulder strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King scores with a nice hook to the head.
Cooke tries a body shot but King blocks it.
A short right from King.
Cooke pushes King back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Still in the clinch, Cooke scores with a nice short uppercut.
King can't find room to land a body shot as Cooke controls the action.
King throws a punch but it's blocked by Cooke.
Cooke tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cooke breaks from the clinch.
King takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
King moves into the clinch successfully.
King blocking some punches.
King prevents a body shot from Cooke.
A head punch on the inside from Cooke fails to land.
King tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cooke's elbow.
Cooke misses with a punch to the body.
A short left from King.
King throws a punch but it's blocked by Cooke.
King swings wildly with an uppercut but Cooke uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cooke swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
King looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A short uppercut from Cooke.
King misses with a body punch.
Cooke breaks the clinch.
Good work by King as he checks the leg kick.
Good leg kick by Cooke there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
King slips under a jab.
Cooke connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed King momentarily.
King misses with a few strikes there.
King darts in and clinches Cooke up against the cage.
King prevents a body shot from Cooke.
King goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cooke lands a body shot.
Still in the clinch, Cooke scores with a nice short uppercut.
King misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
King misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cooke.
Cooke blocks a body shot from King.
King lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Cooke doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Cooke dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Matt Cooke's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
King misses with a body shot.
Cooke attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
King looks to score with a jab to the body but Cooke is just out of range.
King lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
King throws a looping overhand right but Cooke ducks down to avoid it.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Cooke tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cooke misses with a low kick.
Matt Cooke is winning the standup battle so far.
Cooke throws a wild body kick that King sees coming a mile off.
King clinches.
King misses with a punch to the body.
Cooke fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
King misses with a body punch.
King blocks a body shot from Cooke.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cooke backwards.
Cooke tries a body shot but King blocks it.
King lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Cooke tries to throw a body punch but King avoids it by throwing Cooke back against the cage.
Cooke misses with a punch to the body.
Cooke lands a shoulder strike.
King misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooke tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
King struggles to land a body shot inside as Cooke controls his hands.
King struggles to land a body shot inside as Cooke controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from King fails to land.
A right hook to the body lands for Cooke.
A head punch on the inside from King fails to land.
Cooke misses with a punch on the inside.
King throws a punch but it's blocked by Cooke.
King scores with a shot to the side of Cooke's head.
Cooke blocks a body shot from King.
A shot in the inside from Cooke.
Cooke cracks King with a nice body shot.
King throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
King misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short left from Cooke.
Cooke swings wildly with an uppercut but King uses good head movement to avoid it.
Still in the clinch, Cooke scores with a nice short uppercut.
King blocks a punch to the side of the head.
King breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
King lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cooke blocks a jab.
Cooke throws a half hearted mid kick.
King tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cooke was well out of range. Poor timing from King.
King scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
King throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
King throws a shot from downtown. Cooke moves away and avoids it.
Cooke fires out a quick counter leg kick but King just manages to avoid it.
Cooke is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Cooke throws a front kick that sends King stumbling back into the cage.
Cooke lands with a cross.
Cooke looks to land a body kick but King moved away.
A nice side step and King releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Cooke attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Cooke looks for the body kick but King saw that one coming.
Cooke lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Cooke.
King throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
King throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooke just misses with a punch to the body.
Cooke is looking to land body kicks.
King moves into the clinch successfully.
King misses with the head strike.
Cooke prevents a body shot from King.
King's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cooke tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
King tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A right hand to the body from Cooke.
Cooke can't find room to land a body shot as King controls the action.
Cooke swings wildly with an uppercut but King uses good head movement to avoid it.
King throws a punch but it's blocked by Cooke.
Nice body punch from King - that landed with a thud.
A nice right hand lands inside from King.
King misses with a punch to the body.
Cooke is trying to break the clinch but King has him pressed against the cage.
King misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cooke tries to work over King's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
King lands a body shot in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
King lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cooke backwards.
King scores with a hook to the body.
King misses with a hook to the ribs.
King gets through Cooke's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
King digs a right hand into Cooke's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Cooke's gas tank.
King tries to work over Cooke's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
King stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Harley King seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
King misses with a hook to the ribs.
King misses with a body punch.
King stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
King lands a nice uppercut.
King doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cooke tried to land a shot to the body but connects with King's elbow.
Nice body punch from King.
King lands on the inside with an uppercut.
King pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
King works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
King looks to score with a jab to the body but Cooke is just out of range.
King rushes Cooke and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harley King showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Matt Cooke's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
King lands with a nice body punch.
Cooke misses with a kick to the body
and King counters with a left to the body.
King lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Cooke misses with an attempted mid kick.
King gets in close and instigates a clinch.
King's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cooke. King does a little dance to reset his feet.
King misses the shot to the body.
King misses with a wild body shot.
King ducks under a wild hook from Cooke.
King has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Cooke throws the left hand but King avoids the punch easily.
King just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cooke throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
King swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Cooke counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Cooke misses the shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from King. Cooke does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice shot lands for King.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooke ducks down and throws a hook to the body but King moves away.
King takes a swing at Cooke's ribcage but misses.
Cooke looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Cooke scores with a jab to the body.
King throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
King fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Cooke misses with a wild combination.
Cooke slips a jab and a cross from King.
King misses with a hook
and Cooke counters with an outside leg kick.
King slips a straight right by Cooke.
King ducks under a wild hook from Cooke.
Cooke lands with a cross.
King lands with an uppercut that bounces Cooke off the cage and back into range.
Cooke scores with a jab to the body.
Cooke throws a series of punches but King moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King rushes Cooke and pushes him back against the cage in a 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!
King misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cooke lands a right hand that snaps the head of King backwards.
Cooke throws a head punch that misses.
King digs a right hand underneath Cooke's ribcage. Cooke let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
King lands with a short shot to the head.
King stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Cooke misses with a body punch.
King lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
King tries to throw a body punch but Cooke avoids it by throwing King back against the cage.
King pushes Cooke back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
King breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cooke cracks King with a good jab.
King looks to land a combination but Cooke avoids it well.
A jab from King does it's job there.
Cooke throws a shot from downtown. King moves away and avoids it.
A jab from King misses.
Cooke looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
A shot to the body from King misses
and Cooke counters with a straight right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Cooke tenderised King's leg. King is trying to keep his angry face on.
Cooke moves away from the strike by King.
Cooke lands a nice leg kick that just misses King's sensitive parts.
King misses with a double jab
and Cooke counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Cooke throws a leg kick which misses King's front leg but catches the back leg as King tries to avoid it.
A punch combination from King misses.
King jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Cooke tries to keep at a distance but King has taken the fight into the clinch.
King tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cooke's elbow.
King has a couple of punches blocked by Cooke.
King misses with a shot to the kidneys.
King's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
King blocks a body shot from Cooke.
Nice body punch from King.
King lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cooke backwards.
Cooke tries a body shot but King blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cooke misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cooke struggles to land a body shot inside as King controls his hands.
Cooke softening up his opponent with strikes, 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!
King misses with a punch to the body.
Cooke struggles to land a body shot inside as King controls his hands.
Cooke struggles to land a body shot inside as King controls his hands.
King throws a punch but it's blocked by Cooke.
Cooke tries a body shot but King blocks it.
Cooke is leaning against King and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Nice body punch from King - that landed with a thud.
Cooke blocks an uppercut.
Cooke lands a body punch in the clinch.
Cooke tries a body shot but King blocks it.
Cooke prevents a body shot from King.
King tries to work over Cooke's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
King blocks a body shot from Cooke.
King swings wildly with an uppercut but Cooke uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cooke lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Harley King comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think King 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Harley King!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Harley King waved his t-shirt featuring Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing's logo in front of the cameras.
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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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