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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Cobweb Cooter (ranked 608 p4p, 70 weight class) and Do Ho Joy (ranked 789 p4p, 94 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Cooter might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Porch Honky. Cobweb Cooter has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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157 lbs
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141 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Good wrestler
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight 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, Cobweb Cooter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Do Ho Joy!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Richard Clark and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ho Joy moves away from the strike by Cooter.
Cooter will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ho Joy moves out of range as Cooter strikes.
Nice body kick from Cooter.
Ho Joy 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.
Cooter throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cooter misses with a shot to the body
and Ho Joy counters with a one-two to the body.
Cooter misses with a double jab.
Cooter dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ho Joy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cooter has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Cooter doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Ho Joy to counter with a crisp jab.
Cooter misses the jab.
Cooter lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cooter misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ho Joy tries to clinch up.
Cooter takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooter lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ho Joy circles away quickly and effectively.
Cooter on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ho Joy. Ho Joy obviously looking to wear him down.
Ho Joy misses with a right hand
and Cooter counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ho Joy moves out of range of the strikes.
Ho Joy misses the jab.
Cooter scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ho Joy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cooter moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ho Joy misses with a head kick.
Ho Joy looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ho Joy scores with a jab to the jaw.
Cooter misses with a right hand
enabling Ho Joy to counter with a crisp jab.
Cooter connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cooter fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Ho Joy avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cobweb Cooter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooter lands a right hook to the body.
Cooter throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Ho Joy's head.
Cooter takes a swing at Ho Joy's ribcage but misses.
Ho Joy wants to counter with a clinch but Cooter pushes him away.
Cooter fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ho Joy manages to avoid it.
Ho Joy attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Cooter drops down looking for a counter takedown but Ho Joy sprawls and moves away.
Cooter misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Cooter tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ho Joy slips a jab and a cross from Cooter.
Ho Joy slips a jab and a cross from Cooter.
Ho Joy swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ho Joy finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Do Ho Joy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ho Joy has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ho Joy there as he acknowledges the shot.
Cooter gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ho Joy.
Cooter's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ho Joy connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Cooter scrambles back to his feet.
Ho Joy takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Cooter fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ho Joy misses with a looping right.
Cooter on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Cooter misses the shot to the body.
Ho Joy takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ho Joy misses with a body kick.
Cooter is looking to land body kicks.
Cooter throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Ho Joy tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Cooter is in Ho Joy's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ho Joy preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ho Joy seems keen to control Cooter's posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ho Joy utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Cooter throws a big elbow that misses.
Cooter throws a big right hand that misses.
Ho Joy is adopting a defensive guard.
Cooter scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Cooter working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Cooter trying to control but Ho Joy is working from the bottom.
Ho Joy trying to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cobweb Cooter dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Cooter shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Ho Joy sprawls well. Ho Joy wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Cooter gets slowly back to his feet.
Ho Joy moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ho Joy on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ho Joy staying out of range there.
Cooter tries to bum rush Ho Joy with a series of wild strikes but Ho Joy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ho Joy looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ho Joy closes the distance and lands a one-two.
It looks like Cobweb Cooter has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No joy there for Cooter, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cooter misses with a two punch combination.
Cooter slips under a jab from Ho Joy.
Nice cross by Cooter.
Cooter fails with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooter jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Cooter throws a looping overhand right but Ho Joy ducks down to avoid it.
Ho Joy looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Ho Joy throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Cooter misses with a looping right.
Ho Joy dodges the punch combination from Cooter.
Ho Joy steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Cooter.
A slow jab from Ho Joy misses its intended target.
Cooter lands a jab to the head.
Ho Joy takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ho Joy fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Cooter gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ho Joy.
Ho Joy thuds his right hand into Cooter's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ho Joy.
Ho Joy ducks under a wild hook from Cooter.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cooter lands with a nice body punch.
Cooter throws out a loose jab but Ho Joy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cooter looks to score with a jab to the body but Ho Joy is just out of range.
A thudding body kick lands there by Ho Joy!
Cooter misses the shot to the body.
Cooter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ho Joy was well out of range. Poor timing from Cooter.
Ho Joy scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Cooter misses with a wild body shot.
Ho Joy is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Cobweb Cooter is winning the standup battle so far.
Ho Joy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cooter.
Ho Joy explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Ho Joy gets caught flat footed, as Cooter shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Ho Joy keeping moving, preventing Cooter from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooter postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Cooter trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cooter accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Cooter missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Cooter wants to control from the top but Ho Joy keeps moving.
Ho Joy has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Cooter throwing strikes but missing.
Ho Joy managing to control the position.
Cooter has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Cobweb Cooter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cooter scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ho Joy in his tracks.
Cooter looks to score with a jab to the body but Ho Joy is just out of range.
Cooter lands a nice hook to Ho Joy's body. Ho Joy takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ho Joy slips a straight right by Cooter.
Ho Joy takes one to the side of the head.
Ho Joy moves into range and connects with a jab.
Ho Joy throws a low kick but Cooter avoids it.
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 Cobweb Cooter will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Cobweb Cooter's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Ho Joy looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ho Joy chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ho Joy walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Cooter lands a nice looking body shot.
Cooter looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ho Joy.
Cooter thows a leg kick but Ho Joy checks it
and Ho Joy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cooter takes a swing at Ho Joy's ribcage but misses.
Ho Joy scores with a jab to the jaw.
Ho Joy takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Cooter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ho Joy moves away.
Cooter misses with an uppercut
enabling Ho Joy to counter with a crisp jab.
A jab from Cooter finds it's way through Ho Joy's defenses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ho Joy chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cooter can pounce on him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooter takes a swing at Ho Joy's ribcage but misses.
Ho Joy is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Ho Joy fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ho Joy tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Cooter counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A slow jab from Cooter misses its intended target.
Cooter lands a slapping body shot.
Ho Joy is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Cooter.
Ho Joy throws a hook but Cooter avoids it easily.
Ho Joy fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ho Joy fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cooter has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ho Joy connects with the punch.
Ho Joy throws a looping overhand right but Cooter ducks down to avoid it.
Ho Joy drops Cooter with a beautiful combination! Cooter stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Ho Joy is looking for the KO!
Cooter is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice shot lands for Ho Joy.
Oh Cooter is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cooter throws an overhand right that lands on Ho Joy's shoulder, as Ho Joy tries to avoid the shot.
Ho Joy on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Cooter seems to have got his legs back now.
Cooter fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Ho Joy to the ground. Cooter is now in Ho Joy's guard.
Cobweb Cooter overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Cooter is looking to work some ground and pound but Ho Joy has wrist control.
Cooter in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Cooter trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Cooter loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Cooter looking to sit in guard and control but Ho Joy gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Cooter working a defensive guard here.
Cooter looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ho Joy is one step ahead there.
Do Ho Joy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ho Joy wants to get up but he can't break Cooter's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Ho Joy preventing the sweep.
Ho Joy trying to control but Cooter is working from the bottom.
Cooter is trying to control the position but Ho Joy postures up.
Cooter managing to control the position.
Ho Joy controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Cooter connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Cooter misses with an uppercut. Ho Joy saw that one coming.
Cooter fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ho Joy cracks Cooter with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Ho Joy walks into a left hand.
A slow jab from Cooter misses its intended target.
Ho Joy lands a lovely overhand right.
Ho Joy avoids the body shot from Cooter.
Cooter misses with a head kick.
Ho Joy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cooter.
Ho Joy misses with a double jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Do Ho Joy.
I think Cooter 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cobweb Cooter!
An out of breath Cobweb Cooter thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
The defeated Do Ho Joy had this to say: 'It is not important to be better then someone else, but to be better then yesterday. Jigoro Kano'.
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