Play by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary

Event: MMAHelsinki - 99
Date: Feb 26, 2017

#R1#
Cooper throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Greenebaum keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Greenebaum drops down looking for a counter takedown but Cooper sprawls and moves away.
Cooper fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Greenebaum shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Cooper as he jumps to the side.
Greenebaum uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cooper.
Greenebaum takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Cooper loads up on a big right hand but Greenebaum slips the punch.
Greenebaum lands with a thumping leg kick.
Cooper throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Greenebaum on the side of the head.
Nice defenses there by Cooper.
Cooper throws a series of strikes that have Greenebaum backpedaling.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cooper misses with a two punch combination. #TD#
Greenebaum closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Cooper's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Greenebaum postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. #ES2#
Cooper manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.#T1#
Greenebaum has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Cooper is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Greenebaum keeps control of Cooper as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Cooper fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Greenebaum blocking some punches.
Greenebaum goes for a takedown in the clinch but Cooper prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lorne Greenebaum. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cooper can't find room to land a body shot as Greenebaum controls the action.
Cooper tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Greenebaum dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Greenebaum is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Greenebaum keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Cooper's efforts to push away.
Greenebaum drops down looking for an ankle pick but Cooper pulls his leg out and moves away.
Cooper looks to throw the jab but Greenebaum is out of range. #T2#
Greenebaum looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cooper checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Despite the aggression on Cooper's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Cooper misses with a series of wild punches.
Cooper leaves Greenebaum with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.#TD#
Cooper gets caught napping as Greenebaum dives in and scores a takedown. Cooper manages to retain guard.
Greenebaum trying to control the position from guard on top but Cooper is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cooper utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Greenebaum pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cooper is keeping the position for now. #T3#
Cooper wants to get back to his feet but Greenebaum is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Cooper is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Greenebaum dives into side control.
Cooper is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Greenebaum looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Cooper is avoiding damage well.
Greenebaum scoring with punches from side control. #SUB#
Greenebaum swings around for an armbar but Cooper sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Greenebaum's guard.#SUB#
Greenebaum is looking for a triangle but Cooper pushes his legs off easily.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Greenebaum is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.#T4#
Greenebaum looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cooper is one step ahead there. #SUB#
Greenebaum throws his legs up looking for a submission but Cooper uses it to pass to side control.
Greenebaum is looking to reverse the position.
Cooper working the strikes but Greenebaum uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Greenebaum 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.
Greenebaum is looking for a sweep. Cooper is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Cooper dominated that round.
That's time! Greenebaum's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Greenebaum shoots for a takedown but Cooper saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.#TD#
Greenebaum throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Cooper tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Greenebaum is in Cooper's guard.
Cooper is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Cooper has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cooper keeping moving, preventing Greenebaum from controlling successfully.
Cooper is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
We've been hearing good reports from Greenebaum's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Greenebaum stands up over Cooper, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head. #T1#
Greenebaum trying to control but Cooper is working from the bottom.
Cooper is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Greenebaum accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Greenebaum wants to control from the top but Cooper keeps moving. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
John Cooper is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Greenebaum shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Cooper as he jumps to the side.
Cooper throws a series of punches but Greenebaum avoids them all with ease.
Greenebaum throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cooper throws a shot to the body.
Greenebaum tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Cooper swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lorne Greenebaum. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T2#
Greenebaum throws a shot from downtown. Cooper moves away and avoids it.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Greenebaum is defended easily by Cooper.
Cooper tries to bum rush Greenebaum with a series of wild strikes but Greenebaum uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cooper scores with a nice right hand.
Greenebaum tries to score a power double leg takedown but Cooper sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Greenebaum somewhat.
Cooper lunges at Greenebaum with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Greenebaum's hand.
Cooper lands a two punch combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Greenebaum ducks right into an uppercut from Cooper.
Cooper stuffs the takedown attempt from Greenebaum. Greenebaum gets slowly back to his feet. #T3#
Cooper works Greenebaum's body with a nice hook.
Cooper rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Greenebaum moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
John Cooper is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cooper throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Greenebaum shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
John Cooper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Greenebaum moves out of range as Cooper strikes.
John Cooper seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A big right from Cooper misses.
Greenebaum was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Cooper misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cooper lands with a straight right. Greenebaum didn't see that one coming.
Cooper defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Greenebaum.
Cooper slaps away a takedown attempt from Greenebaum, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Greenebaum looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Cooper is fending him off so far but Greenebaum persists. Nope, Cooper circles away and we're back to standing.#T4#
Greenebaum changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Cooper tries to avoid it but Greenebaum manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Cooper to the ground. Cooper escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. #KD2#
Cooper drops Greenebaum with a left and a right! Oh, Greenebaum is hurt - Cooper dives into side control looking to finish! #ROC2#
Greenebaum is rocked!
Cooper really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Greenebaum. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cooper lands a strong strike to the head of Greenebaum. That's dazed him! Cooper looking to finish here. Greenebaum is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Cooper lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Cooper!
A relieved looking John Cooper thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

Event: MMAHelsinki - 94
Date: Jan 30, 2017

#R1#
Cooper fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.#TD#
Tomasello gets a takedown into half guard.#ES2#
Cooper kicks off Tomasello and gets to his feet.
Cooper ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tomasello moves away.
Cooper throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Tomasello on the side of the head.
Tomasello scores with a nice strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cooper throws a shot from downtown. Tomasello moves away and avoids it.
Cooper throws a right hand that misses #CL#
and Tomasello moves into the clinch.
Cooper stops a takedown attempt from Tomasello .
Tomasello is working for takedown but Cooper is calmly controlling the position for now.
Cooper wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tomasello has him pressed against the cage.
Tomasello is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matt Tomasello . That's going to take a lot out of him.#TD#
Tomasello gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Cooper regains guard.
Cooper utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Tomasello throwing strikes but missing. #T1#
Cooper wants to get back to his feet but Tomasello is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Tomasello lands a couple of elbows.#ES2#
Cooper has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Tomasello is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
The referee calls for Tomasello to work.
Cooper tries to break the clinch but Tomasello is controlling the position.
Tomasello stalling the fight.
Cooper has had enough of the clinch but Tomasello keeps him there for the moment.
Cooper working hard to break the clinch.
Cooper is trying to break free.
Cooper tries to circle away but Tomasello has him pinned against the cage.#BC2#
Cooper pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tomasello misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cooper.
John Cooper is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T2#
Cooper's jab looks to have found its range, popping Tomasello under the eye.
Nice straight punches there by Cooper. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Cooper.#TD#
Tomasello shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Cooper napping and manages to drive through into side control!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cooper is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Tomasello throws a strike aimed at the side of Cooper's head but Cooper avoids it well.
Cooper prevents Tomasello from moving into mount.
An elbow from Tomasello crashes against the mat.
Tomasello prevents Cooper from escaping the position.
Cooper is not content to let Tomasello control the position.
Cooper felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.#T3#
Cooper is pushing Tomasello 's head away, looking to escape. Tomasello manages to hold on to the position though.
Tomasello wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cooper keeps working.
Tomasello throws an elbow but Cooper slips to the side and avoids it well.
Cooper is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Cooper bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Tomasello 's head backwards.
Cooper moves out of range of the strikes.
Cooper swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Tomasello throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cooper sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A little jabbing left from Cooper on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.#T4##TD#
Tomasello closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Tomasello lands in his opponent's guard.
Tomasello throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cooper works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Cooper is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Tomasello is controlling him.
Tomasello distracts Cooper with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Cooper wants to stand but Tomasello is controlling the position.
Tomasello with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Cooper wants to stand but Tomasello is controlling the position.
Tomasello wants to control from the top but Cooper keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but John Cooper will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Nice defenses there by Cooper.
Cooper misses with a combination
and Tomasello counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#TD#
Tomasello gets a takedown into half guard.
Cooper is trying to stand back up but Tomasello is controlling him
Cooper is refusing to be controlled, as Tomasello sits in half guard.
Cooper blocking the ground and pound attempt from Tomasello .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tomasello seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Tomasello 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.#ES2#
Cooper has one foot on Tomasello 's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.#T1#
Tomasello swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Cooper counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Cooper scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tomasello doesn't seem bothered though.
Tomasello ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cooper uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Cooper misses with a looping right.
Tomasello fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cooper swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Tomasello tries to clinch but Cooper moves out of range.
Cooper misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cooper misses with the combination.
Cooper walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Tomasello scores with a body shot.
John Cooper is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cooper takes a swing at Tomasello 's ribcage but misses.
John Cooper seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tomasello misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.#T2#
Tomasello looks for a takedown but Cooper sprawls well.
Tomasello dodges the punch combination from Cooper.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#CL#
Cooper tries to keep at a distance but Tomasello has taken the fight into the clinch.
Cooper misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tomasello .
Cooper controlling the action here for a moment.
Tomasello can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matt Tomasello . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tomasello misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cooper wants to break free but Tomasello has control.
Tomasello goes for a takedown attempt but Cooper pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance. #TD#
Tomasello shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Tomasello was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!#ES2#
Cooper explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there! #T3#
Cooper swings for the body but Tomasello moves out of range.
Tomasello changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Cooper tries to avoid it but Tomasello manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Cooper to the ground. Cooper escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Cooper lands a body shot.
Cooper throws a right and a left that Tomasello avoids nicely.
Tomasello throwing a counter right hand but Cooper manages to avoid it.
Cooper misses with a two punch combination.
Cooper uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tomasello .
Cooper has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#CL#
Tomasello gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.#BC2#
Cooper breaks the clinch.
No joy there for Cooper, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cooper moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cooper showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tomasello . #T4#
Cooper lands a lovely overhand right.
Cooper throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cooper misses with a straight right.
Tomasello misses the shot to the body.
Tomasello fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cooper tries to counter with a clinch but Tomasello shakes him off and moves away.
A big right from Tomasello misses.
Tomasello looks to land a combination but Cooper avoids it well.
Cooper slips a jab and a cross from Tomasello .
Cooper goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Tomasello misses the shot to the body.
Cooper scores with a hook.
Tomasello walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.#KD2#
Cooper drops Tomasello with a left and a right! Oh, Tomasello is hurt - Cooper dives into side control looking to finish! #ROC2#
Tomasello is rocked!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tomasello tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Cooper wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Oh Tomasello is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cooper working the head and body with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Cooper showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're 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.
#R3#
Cooper swinging wildly here.
A punch lands to the side of Tomasello 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Tomasello gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Cooper gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Cooper!
After winning the bout, John Cooper thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

Event: MMAHelsinki - 90
Date: Jan 17, 2017

#R1#
A head kick misses from Toxic.
Toxic lands a body shot.
Cooper throws a body punch but Toxic moves out of range.
As Cooper tries to get set, Toxic tries to push him back and clinch up but Cooper manages to avoid the attempt.
Toxic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cooper.
Toxic half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Cooper misses with a double jab
and Toxic cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Toxic cracks the inside of Cooper's front leg.
Cooper throws a series of punches but Toxic avoids them all with ease.
Cooper throws the left hand but Toxic avoids the punch easily.
Cooper waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Toxic.
Cooper looks to score with a jab to the body but Toxic is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL#
Toxic gets in close and instigates a clinch. #BC#
Toxic manages to break the clinch.
Cooper misses with a hook. Toxic ducked under it nicely.
Cooper throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Toxic counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
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!#CL#
Toxic has Cooper up against the cage in a clinch.
Cooper looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.#T1##BC#
Toxic escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Toxic throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Cooper connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cooper. Toxic does a little dance to reset his feet.
Toxic tries to bum rush Cooper with a series of wild strikes but Cooper uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A shot to the liver by Cooper. Beautiful body shot.
Cooper throws a shot from downtown. Toxic moves away and avoids it.
Toxic fails to land with a series of punches.
Cooper throws a jab when Toxic was well out of range.
Toxic throws a quick counter head kick but Cooper was just out of range.#CL#
Toxic drives through and clinches with Cooper against the cage.
Cooper is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.#BC#
Toxic pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cooper scores with a decent looking hook.
Cooper missing with a left hand there. Toxic was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. #T2#
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!
Cooper takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Toxic dodges the punch combination from Cooper.
Cooper lands with a nice combination. Toxic backs away looking to recover.#ROC2#
Toxic is rocked!
Cooper dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Oh Toxic is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
I'm just looking down at my notes here and I see that.... oh! Cooper has cracked Toxic with a big right, followed by a left! He's out on his feet! Cooper lands another huge swinging hook and Toxic tumbles to the canvas! The ref dives in to save Toxic, before Cooper can land any more shots!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). John Cooper!
John Cooper took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Bushido Fightwear for their support in the buildup to the fight.

Event: MMAHelsinki - 87
Date: Jan 01, 2017

#R1#
Cooper throws a right hand that Lovejoy ducks under and follows up with a left that Lovejoy also avoids with ease.
Cooper misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lovejoy.
Cooper works Lovejoy's body with a nice hook.
Cooper takes a swing at Lovejoy's ribcage but misses.
Cooper moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromLovejoy.
Lovejoy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cooper throws a series of punches but Lovejoy avoids them all with ease.
Lovejoy walks into a jab.
Lovejoy throws a leg kick that is checked
and Cooper counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#CUT#
It looks like Jake Lovejoy has been cut.
No joy there for Cooper, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cooper lands a nice shot to the body.
Lovejoy walks into a stiff left hand from Cooper.
We've been told by Cooper's head coaches at Helsinki Fight Club that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Lovejoy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lovejoy looks winded!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cooper scores with a body shot.
Cooper is looking to wear down Lovejoy with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Cooper lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lovejoy at a distance. #T1#
Lovejoy takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Cooper connects with the punch.
A big right followed by a crushing left from Cooper knocks Lovejoy out cold! Ouch - that one's going to be featured in highlight reels for years to come!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). John Cooper!
After the big win, John Cooper made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Bushido Fightwear and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.

Event: MMAHelsinki - 84
Date: Dec 23, 2016

#R1#
Greenebaum uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cooper.
Greenebaum drops down looking for a counter takedown but Cooper sprawls and moves away.
Greenebaum throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cooper just misses with a punch to the body.
Cooper throws a big shot that misses.
John Cooper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cooper throws a right and a left that Greenebaum avoids nicely.
Greenebaum swings for the body but Cooper moves out of range.
Greenebaum fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Greenebaum swings for the body but Cooper moves out of range.
Greenebaum looks to score with a jab to the body but Cooper is just out of range.
Greenebaum slips a jab and a cross from Cooper.
Greenebaum misses the shot to the body.
Cooper swings for the body but Greenebaum moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Greenebaum fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cooper throws a counter combo.
Cooper swings wildly with a couple of big hooks #TD#
and Greenebaum counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Cooper!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Greenebaum sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Cooper is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Cooper tries to escape but Greenebaum is in control. #T1#
An elbow from Greenebaum crashes against the mat.
Cooper felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Cooper is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Greenebaum is controlling him well.
Greenebaum 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.
The strikes coming from Greenebaum are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Cooper tries to escape but Greenebaum is in control. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Cooper looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
John Cooper is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Decent striking displayed by Greenebaum there.#T2#
Cooper keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Greenebaum.
Greenebaum has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Cooper finds it's way round the side to connect with Greenebaum's head.
Greenebaum comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Cooper swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Greenebaum.
An inside leg kick from Greenebaum misses.
Cooper doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Greenebaum throws a body punch but Cooper moves out of range.
Cooper misses with a straight right.
Greenebaum looks to land a combination but Cooper avoids it well.
Cooper displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Greenebaum throws out the jab.
Greenebaum just misses with a punch to the body.
Cooper misses with a wild combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Greenebaum throws a leg kick but Cooper checks it. #TD#
Greenebaum shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Greenebaum showed some decent athleticism there. #T3#
Greenebaum not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Cooper wants to get back to his feet.#SUB#
Greenebaum in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Cooper tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Greenebaum!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Lorne Greenebaum!
Lorne Greenebaum retains his featherweight title!
Lorne Greenebaum 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.

Event: MMAHelsinki - 78
Date: Nov 20, 2016

#R1#
Conner takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A head kick by Conner misses
letting Cooper counter with a right hand.
Conner throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Cooper throws a hook but Conner blocks it.
The crowd cheers as Cooper lands an impressive looking overhand right. Conner doesn't seem phased though.
Conner wants to clinch.
Cooper throws a jab when Conner was well out of range.
Conner tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Cooper manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.#CL#
Cooper tries to keep at a distance but Conner has taken the fight into the clinch.
Conner displaying some good clinch control by pressing Cooper up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cooper avoids a wild elbow strike from Conner.
Conner takes a shot to the head.
Conner has Cooper pressed against the cage. #T1#
Conner softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Conner blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Conner misses with an elbow strike.
Conner misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Conner effectively controlling the action here.
Cooper prevents a body shot from Conner.
Conner blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A bit of stalling here from Conner.
A frustrated look appears on Cooper's face as he tries to break the clinch. #BC#
Conner breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Conner looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
A jab from Cooper misses.
Jab by Cooper.#CL#
Cooper tries to keep at a distance but Conner has taken the fight into the clinch.
Cooper wants to get back to striking at distance but Conner won't allow it.
Cooper misses with a shot to the kidneys. #T2#
Conner stalls.
A frustrated look appears on Cooper's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Cooper is pushing Conner up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Conner lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Conner dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Cooper tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Conner avoids it.#BC#
Conner breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Conner misses with a wild body shot.
Cooper looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cooper throws a poor cross that misses
and Conner counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
John Cooper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cooper tests Conner's chin there with a solid looking shot.#CL#
Conner clinches. #T3#
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cooper. #BC#
Conner breaks from the clinch.
Cooper fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cooper misses with a straight right.
Cooper misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too. #CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Good body shot from Conner.
Conner lands an elbow just above Cooper 's eye.
Conner lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Cooper's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!#BC#
Conner pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A lazy left from Conner finds it's target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cooper misses with a double jab.
Conner lands a lovely overhand right.#T4#
Conner tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cooper swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cooper throws out a counter right but Conner avoids it with no problem.
Conner throws a body punch but Cooper moves out of range.
Cooper changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Cooper rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Conner moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A shot to the liver by Cooper. Beautiful body shot.
Cooper misses with a wild combination.
Conner throws a head kick that misses.
Cooper shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Conner eats them both and turns towards Cooper to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Nice body punch from Cooper.
Conner looks to land a combination but Cooper avoids it well.
Conner throws a big shot that misses.
Conner misses with a double jab.
Conner misses with a straight right.
A telegraphed right hand from Cooper misses the target.
Conner dodges the punch combination from Cooper.
Conner swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but John Cooper will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Conner misses the shot to the body.
John Cooper seems to be getting the better of the standup.#KD2#
Oooh a lovely combination from Cooper sends Conner down but not out. Cooper dives into side control looking to finish. #ROC2#
Conner is rocked!
Cooper tries to score with some ground and pound. Conner controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Oh Conner is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cooper throws a strike aimed at the side of Conner's head but Conner avoids it well.
Cooper lands a strong strike to the head of Conner. That's dazed him! Cooper looking to finish here. Conner is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Cooper lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Cooper!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, John Cooper made sure he mentioned Bushido Fightwear, along with how happy he was to win his fight.

Event: Kilo 13 ??
Date: Oct 08, 2016

#R1#
Cooper cracks White with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A jab from Cooper finds it's way through White's defenses.
A swing and a miss from Cooper.
White with the counter takedown but Cooper avoids it easily.
Cooper takes one to the side of the head.
Cooper looks to land a right hand but White moved out of range.
Cooper misses with a hook. White ducked under it nicely.
Cooper takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
White pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cooper throwing a counter right hand but White manages to avoid it.
Cooper looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Cooper missing with a left hand there. White was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cooper uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from White.
An attempted straight right counter from Cooper misses the target.
White moves away from the strike by Cooper.
White defending well as Cooper loads up on a big left hand.
Cooper throws a lazy right hand but White sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cooper is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by White. #T1#
Cooper takes a swing at White's ribcage but misses.
White is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Cooper swings widly with a right hand
and White counters with a leg kick.
Nice defenses there by White.
White looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Cooper misses the shot to the body.
A little jabbing left from White on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
We've been informed that White has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Cooper throws out a loose jab but White uses good head movement to avoid it.
A big left from Cooper misses.
White connects with a leg kick. Cooper looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A swing and a miss from Cooper.
White tries to counter by closing the distance.
Cooper looks to land a left hand but White moved out of range nicely.
White slips under a jab from Cooper.
And White tries to counter it with a takedown but Cooper pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Cooper throws a series of punches but White moves out of range.
White with the counter takedown but Cooper avoids it easily.
Cooper throws a combination that misses #TD2#
and White decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Cooper's guard.#T2#
Cooper is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far. #SU2#
White decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Cooper, up you get!
Cooper lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but White circles away quickly and effectively.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
White lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Cooper throws a good cross that connects.
Cooper throws an overhand right that lands on White's shoulder, as White tries to avoid the shot.
White defending well as Cooper loads up on a big left hand.
White tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
White avoids a punch combination nicely.
White changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Cooper throws a good cross that connects. #T3#
Cooper misses with a body shot.
White tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Cooper falls off balance throwing a combination #TD2#
and White counters with a takedown into side control. #SU2#
White decides to stand back up. White steps back and let's Cooper get back to his feet.
Good leg kick by White there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
White dodges the punch combination from Cooper.
Cooper throws a series of punches but White avoids them all with ease.
White tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
The fighters circling - Cooper throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cooper throws a big shot that misses.
White ducks under a wild hook from Cooper.
White feints the counter takedown.#T4#
Cooper scores with a sloppy right hand. White should have avoided that one.
Cooper just misses with a punch to the body.
It seemed like White was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
White dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cooper. That did some damage!
A jab from Cooper misses.
White changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Cooper pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
White feints the counter takedown.
Cooper misses with a double jab #TD2#
and White counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Cooper is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and White dives into side control. #REVR##SU2#
White stands up.
No joy there for Cooper, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
White changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Cooper dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2#
Cooper throws an uppercut from half a mile away. White sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cooper throws a series of punches but White moves out of range.
Cooper throws a poor cross that misses
and White counters with a stiff right hand.
Cooper misses with a hook. White ducked under it nicely.
Cooper misses with an uppercut. White saw that one coming.
Cooper connects with a looping right hand.
White catches Cooper with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!#ROC2#
Cooper is rocked!
Cooper fakes high and swings low for a body shot but White manages to avoid it.
White tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Oh Cooper is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cooper throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped #CL2#
and White moves into the clinch.
Cooper seems to have got his legs back now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cooper tries to break free but White pushes him back against the cage.#BC2#
White breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
White throws a nice outside leg kick. #T1#
Cooper connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed White momentarily.
John Cooper is winning the standup battle so far.
Cooper loads up on a big right hand but White slips the punch.
White is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Cooper is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
White uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cooper.
Cooper lands with a hook. White tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Cooper scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Cooper connects with a right hand. White shakes it off.
Cooper throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
White drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Cooper defends it well.
Cooper misses with an uppercut
and Cooper takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cooper throws a lazy uppercut #CL2#
and White counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Cooper tried to land a shot to the body but connects with White's elbow. #BC#
Cooper breaks the clinch. #T2#
White fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cooper throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
White drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Cooper defends it well.
Cooper throws a series of punches but White moves out of range.
Cooper swings widly with a right hand #TD2#
and White counters with a takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cooper wants to get back to his feet but White is dominant here and he's now got Cooper's back!
Cooper is trying to get back to his feet but White has full control of the position and if anything, Cooper has just worked his way into a worse spot.#SU2#
What's going on here? White has decided to give up on the ground game despite having his opponent's back!
Cooper lands the left hand.
Cooper misses with a lunging right hand #TD2#
and White counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Cooper tries to kick White off but White keeps his base steady and stays in half guard. #SU2#
White stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being. #T3#
White uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cooper.
Cooper throws a combination but it was largely blocked by White.
White flicks out a counter leg kick but Cooper steps away.
White buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Cooper chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before White can pounce on him.
Cooper slips under a jab.
Cooper misses with a left hand #KD2#
and White counters with a crisp right hand that drops Cooper! White lets Cooper back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
White displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cooper throws out the jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
White dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cooper. That did some damage!
Cooper throws an ugly left hook that misses
and White makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
White has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
White ducks under a wild hook from Cooper.
White moves out of range of the strikes.#T4#
Cooper jabbing away but nothing is landing.
White changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
White uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cooper.
White with the counter takedown but Cooper avoids it easily.
Cooper scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Cooper is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Cooper throws a right and a left that White avoids nicely.
Nice defenses there by White.
White feints a counter leg kick.
White slips under a jab.
Cooper looks to throw the jab but White is out of range.
Cooper misses with a right hand
and White counters with a nice leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Left hook, right uppercut from Cooper.
Cooper misses with a jab, cross combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Freddy White will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
#R3#
Cooper throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
White wants to counter with a clinch but Cooper pushes him away.
Cooper throws a lazy uppercut #CL2#
and White holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Cooper struggles to land a body shot inside as White controls his hands.
White lands a hook that snaps the head of Cooper backwards. #BC2#
White breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cooper throws a nice looking combination but White bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
White drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Cooper defends it well.
Cooper misses with a double jab #TD2#
and White counters with a nice double leg into guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SU2#
White gets to his feet. Cooper looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
A looping hook to the body misses from Cooper. White does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cooper moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cooper throws a wild combination but nothing lands. #T1#
Cooper throws a lazy right hand but White sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
White feints a jab and as Cooper dips his head, White unleashes a brutal head kick that catches Cooper right on the jaw! Timbeeer! Cooper falls backwards in slow motion, only propped up by the cage! White smiles a psychotic smile as he stares down his unconscious opponent. That is a scary man.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Freddy White!
Our winner, Freddy White, 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.

Event: Kilo 10 Pencil V Robinson 2
Date: Sep 17, 2016

#R1#
Cooper misses with an uppercut.
Pablos dives in for a single leg takedown but Cooper sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Cooper stuffs the takedown attempt from Pablos. Pablos gets slowly back to his feet.
Cooper connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Pablos's hands.
Cooper misses the jab.
Cooper throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cooper connects with a crisp jab.
Pablos shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Cooper as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pablo Pablos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cooper throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pablos.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cooper misses with an uppercut.
Pablos is trying hard to land a takedown here. Cooper sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Cooper lands with a cross.
Cooper scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.#ROC2#
Pablos is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pablos is aggressively charging in as Cooper backs up avoiding any damage. Cooper tosses out a jab and Pablos runs right into it face first! Pablos is out cold! Cooper dropped down on all fours and is barking in Pablos's face like a pit bull in celebration until the ref was finally able to pull him away!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). John Cooper!
John Cooper managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Bushido Fightwear, into his post fight interview.
The defeated Pablo Pablos had this to say: 'thanks my sponsors and fans!!!'.

Event: BRFC 43
Date: Jul 16, 2016

#R1#
Esposito swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Cooper misses the jab.
Esposito looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Cooper looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cooper looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Esposito ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A swing and a miss from Esposito .
Cooper is looking for a counter combo.
Esposito lands with a right hand.
Esposito throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand. #ROC2#
Cooper is rocked!
Nice straight punches there by Cooper. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Cooper.
Oh Cooper is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cooper moves out of range of the strikes.
A big right from Cooper misses.
Esposito throws out a counter right but Cooper avoids it with no problem.
Cooper seems to have got his legs back now.#KD#
Oooh a lovely combination from Cooper sends Esposito down but not out. Cooper dives into side control looking to finish. #ROC#
Esposito is rocked!#CUT#
It looks like Dante Esposito has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Esposito is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the ropes but Cooper has just dragged him back down to the mat.
You can see the frustration on Esposito 's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Esposito defending against the ground and pound. #T1#
An elbow from Cooper crashes against the mat.
Cooper working away.
Esposito dodges the ground and pound from Cooper.
Cooper postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Esposito wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Cooper fails to land a wild elbow strike.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Esposito is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the ropes but Cooper has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Esposito defending against the ground and pound.
Cooper throws an elbow but Esposito slips to the side and avoids it well.#SUB#
Cooper tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Cooper in side control lands a decent elbow. #T2#
Esposito is trying to work for a sweep but Cooper has mounted him!
Esposito is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Cooper tries to push Esposito 's head away but Esposito is holding on tight.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
A nice elbow there by Cooper.
Esposito tries to hold on but Cooper postures up.
Cooper looking to ground and pound but Esposito is blocking nicely. #SUB#
Cooper looking for a guillotine from mount but Esposito is having none of it.
Esposito is trying to escape the mount.
Esposito blocking the ground and pound. #T3#
Esposito keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Cooper dominating with strikes here.
Esposito is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Cooper throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Esposito tries to lock up and control but Cooper gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.#SUB#
Cooper with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Esposito can do anything to dispel that myth.
Cooper avoids the attempt from Esposito to control.
Esposito is in all sorts of trouble here. #T4#
Esposito is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Esposito can't escape the position.
Cooper working the ground and pound effectively.
Cooper throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Cooper pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Esposito wants to hold on but Cooper pushes him away.
Esposito is trying to escape the mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#SUB#
Cooper has control of Esposito 's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Esposito regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Cooper 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.

John Cooper dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dante Esposito 's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Esposito looks to land a body kick but Cooper moved away.
Esposito throws a head kick that half lands.
Esposito throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cooper is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Esposito can do to turn this around?
Esposito walks into a left hand.
Esposito with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Cooper thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cooper tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Cooper throws a hook but Esposito blocks it.
Esposito appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Esposito uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cooper.
John Cooper is winning the standup battle so far.
Esposito ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cooper moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cooper throws a right hand that misses
and Esposito counters with a lovely straight right hand!
John Cooper is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice straight punches there by Esposito . You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Esposito .#KD2#
Esposito lands a big uppercut and Cooper crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Cooper looks OK. Esposito waves Cooper back to his feet!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cooper has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Esposito .
Cooper rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Esposito counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. #T1#
Esposito throws a leg kick which misses Cooper's front leg but catches the back leg as Cooper tries to avoid it.
Good standup being displayed there by Cooper as he connects with a hook.
Some wild striking there from Cooper.
Esposito now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Cooper misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Esposito swinging wildly here.
Cooper misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Esposito .
Cooper misses with an uppercut. Esposito saw that one coming.
Cooper throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Esposito sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Esposito takes one on the button.
Esposito wants to slow Cooper down by chopping away at his legs.
Nice cross by Esposito .
Esposito tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. #T2#
Cooper throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Esposito .
Cooper throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cooper throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Esposito lands a nice looking kick to the body. Cooper takes a step back to recover. #KD2#
Esposito feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Cooper sprawling to the canvas! Cooper rolls over backwards and springs off the ropes and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Esposito finish him?! #CUT2#
It looks like John Cooper has been cut.
Esposito is throwing punches like he's double parked. Oh my word! Huge right hand from Esposito shuts the power down on Cooper. Lights out, game over! Esposito is your winner.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Dante Esposito !
A relieved looking Dante Esposito thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

Event: BRFC 39
Date: Jun 11, 2016

#R1#
Nakano gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Cooper counters with a series of strikes. Nakano will be more careful next time no doubt.
Nakano misses with a body punch
letting Cooper counter with a right hand.
A big right from Cooper misses.
Nakano slips a straight right by Cooper.#CL#
Nakano has Cooper up against the ropes in a clinch.
Nakano doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nakano stalling in the clinch.
Nakano blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Nakano throws an elbow but misses.
Nakano softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Nakano lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Cooper blocking some punches.
Nakano misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've been hearing reports that Nakano has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nakano is struggling to control the position.
Nakano prevents Cooper from breaking the clinch.#T1#
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nakano.
Cooper working hard to break the clinch.
Cooper is trying to stall.
Nakano blocks a body shot from Cooper.
Cooper misses with a punch to the body.
Nakano wants to stall.
Cooper misses with a short punch on the inside. #BC2#
Cooper breaks the clinch.
Cooper has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Nakano is landing a low percentage of strikes.
John Cooper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cooper throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nakano throws a leg kick but Cooper sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Cooper tries to counter by closing the distance.
A jab lands there for Nakano.
Cooper pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A left lands for Nakano.
A swing and a miss from Nakano.
Nakano slips under a jab.#T2#
Nakano attempts a low kick but it misses it's target. #CL#
Cooper gets tackled into the ropes by Nakano. Nakano maintains the clinch. #BC2#
Cooper breaks from the clinch.
Cooper thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nakano tries to clinch there but Cooper circles away.
John Cooper is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nakano throws a low kick but it's checked well by Cooper.
Cooper ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nakano moves away.
Cooper loads up on a big right hand but Nakano slips the punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cooper scores with a nice head shot.
Good exchange - Nakano coming out on top.
Nakano fails in his attempt to clinch.
A low kick from Nakano misses
and Nakano takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nakano ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cooper moves away.
Nakano misses with a low kick.
Nakano will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Cooper waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nakano.
Nakano throws a looping overhand right but Cooper ducks down to avoid it. #T3#
Cooper looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A solid body kick from Nakano.
Nakano lands a jab to the head.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Cooper checks a leg kick.
Nakano sets himself, and Cooper steps forward looking for the clinch! Nakano avoids it this time.
A left lands for Cooper.
Cooper throws a hook but Nakano avoids it easily.
Nakano takes a swing at Cooper's ribcage but misses.
Nakano throws a lazy head kick
and Nakano takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cooper looks to throw the jab but Nakano is out of range.
Nakano throws a big shot that misses.
Nakano showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cooper.
Cooper will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nakano half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Nakano lands a really nice looking cross but Cooper seems unphased.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nakano catches Cooper with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!#T4#
Nakano showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cooper.
Nakano throws a solid leg kick but Cooper takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Nakano.
Nakano throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cooper scores with a crisp jab that stopped Nakano in his tracks.
Cooper scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Cooper throws a series of punches but Nakano moves out of range.
Cooper moves out of range of the strikes.
Cooper is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Nakano with a body shot.
Cooper scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Nakano slips under a jab from Cooper.
Nakano drops down looking for a counter takedown but Cooper sprawls and moves away.
Cooper swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches. #TD#
Nakano feints and as Cooper raises his hands in defense, Nakano changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nakano trying to control the position from guard on top but Cooper is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nakano trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but John Cooper will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Cooper looks to land a right hand but Nakano moved out of range.
John Cooper seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A big left from Nakano misses.
Cooper wants to counter with a clinch but Nakano pushes him away.
Cooper misses with a series of wild punches.
Nakano is looking to chop away at Cooper's legs.
Cooper jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nakano thumps Cooper with a low kick.
Cooper swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nakano slips under a jab.
Cooper lands with a hook. Nakano tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Nakano steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cooper.
Nakano misses with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nakano misses with a low kick.
Nakano moves out of range of the strikes.
Cooper misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cooper throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nakano.
Cooper scores with a three punch combo! #T1#
Cooper throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nakano.
Cooper avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Cooper takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Cooper looks to land a combination but Nakano avoids it well.
Nakano changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Nakano uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cooper.
Nakano throws a looping overhand right but Cooper ducks down to avoid it.
Nakano misses with a straight right.
Cooper tests Nakano's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nakano slips under a jab.
Nakano tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Cooper manages to circle out of the way.
Nakano dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nakano blocks a jab.
Nakano takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A clash of legs there as Cooper blocks the low kick.
Nakano displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cooper throws out the jab.
Nakano blocks a jab.
Cooper misses with a right hand #TD#
and Nakano decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Cooper's guard.#T2#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nakano wants to pass the guard but Cooper is keeping the position.
Nakano stops Cooper from standing up.
Nakano stands and throws Cooper's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Cooper managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Nakano.
Cooper is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.#SUB#
Nakano is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Cooper has escaped the position, nice work there. #SUB#
Nakano tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Nakano has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought! #SUB#
Nakano looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything. #T3#
Nakano prevents Cooper from escaping the position.#SUB#
Nakano wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Cooper, who protects the arm well.
Nakano creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Cooper sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Nakano wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cooper keeps working.
Nakano wants to take a breather but Cooper manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Nakano.
Nakano is stalling in the full guard. #T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Nakano postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Nakano looking to pass the guard.
Nakano loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Nakano in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Nakano wants to control from the top but Cooper keeps moving. #ES2#
Cooper has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Nakano is pushing him up against the ropes, looking to control the position.
Nakano misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cooper.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Cooper showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
A jab from Nakano misses.
Cooper looks to land a left hand but Nakano moved out of range nicely.
Cooper fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Nakano throws a lazy right hand but Cooper sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cooper works Nakano's body with a nice hook.
Cooper is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Nakano misses with an uppercut. Cooper saw that one coming.
Nakano has a takedown stuffed.
Cooper throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cooper circles away from the clinch attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nakano ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Cooper misses with a hook. Nakano ducked under it nicely.
Nakano slips a straight right by Cooper.
Cooper will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air. #T1#
Cooper swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cooper throws a looping overhand right but Nakano ducks down to avoid it.
Nakano moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Nakano dives in and grabs Cooper's left leg, looking for a takedown. Cooper pushes down on Nakano's head and hops out.
Cooper will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Nakano is defended easily by Cooper.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Minoru Nakano. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cooper checks the leg kick.
Cooper swinging wildly here.
Nakano misses with a lunging right hand
and Cooper counters with a two punch combo.
John Cooper is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A telegraphed right hand from Nakano misses the target.
Cooper lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nakano fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Cooper checks it well.
It seemed like Cooper was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.#T2#
Cooper swats away the attempt to clinch by Nakano.
Nakano uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cooper.
As Cooper tries to get set, Nakano tries to push him back and clinch up but Cooper manages to avoid the attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cooper lands with a nice combination. Nakano backs away looking to recover.
Cooper takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Cooper throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cooper displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Nakano swings widly with a right hand
and Cooper counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Nakano throws a body punch but Cooper moves out of range.
Cooper misses the shot to the body. #CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Nakano misses with a punch to the body.
Cooper avoiding damage as Nakano throws knees to the body. #BC2#
Cooper breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance. #T3#
Cooper lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nakano circles away quickly and effectively.
Cooper throws a nice looking combination but Nakano bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cooper tries to move into range but Nakano moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Nakano attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Cooper moves away from the strike by Nakano.
Nice straight punches there by Nakano. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Nakano.
Cooper has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nakano waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cooper.
Nakano throws a body punch but Cooper moves out of range.
Nakano looks for a takedown but Cooper sprawls well.
Nakano ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cooper moves away.
Nakano uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cooper.
A slow jab from Nakano misses its intended target.
Nakano swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cooper misses with a straight right. #T4#
Nakano slips a jab from Cooper.
Nakano swings widly with a right hand
and Cooper counters with a left and a right that stings Nakano.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cooper takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Minoru Nakano has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nakano uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cooper.
Nakano misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Nakano takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Cooper scores with a shot to the body.
Cooper uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nakano.
And Cooper tries to counter it with a takedown but Nakano pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Nakano doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Cooper darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Cooper throws a lazy right hand but Nakano sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cooper misses with a hook.
John Cooper is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cooper moves out of range as Nakano strikes.

And that's the end of the fight!
John Cooper comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Cooper winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for John Cooper!
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for John Cooper!
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight for John Cooper!

John Cooper wins by unanimous decision!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, John Cooper made sure he mentioned Bushido Fightwear, along with how happy he was to win his fight.

Event: BRFC 36
Date: May 21, 2016

#R1##CL2#
Benton fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Cooper, pushing him back against the ropes.#BC#
Cooper breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Benton misses with a two punch combination.
Cooper swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.#TD2#
Cooper gets caught flat footed, as Benton shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Benton is looking to work some ground and pound but Cooper has wrist control.
Benton stops Cooper from standing up.
Benton controls from within his opponent's guard.
Benton wants to pass the guard but Cooper is keeping the position.
Benton working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Cooper's head.
Benton postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benton chips away with some ground and pound.
Benton with a nice head shot there.
Benton won't allow Cooper to get back to his feet.
Cooper on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Cooper tries to get out of the position.
Benton trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. #T1#
Benton with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Cooper wants to stand but Benton is controlling the position.
Benton throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cooper works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Benton wants to control from the top but Cooper keeps moving.
Benton has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Cooper can't keep his opponent in guard - Benton advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount. #ES#
Cooper makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Cooper stuffs the takedown attempt from Benton. Benton gets slowly back to his feet.
Cooper misses with a series of wild punches.
Benton let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Cooper throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Benton sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cooper scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction. #CUT#
It looks like Jorry Benton has been cut.#T2#
Cooper takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Benton fails with the takedown#KD#
and Cooper counters with a series of strikes that sends Benton to the canvas! Cooper follows down into guard, looking to finish the fight! #ROC#
Benton is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Benton working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Cooper.
Benton is still in real trouble! Can Cooper finish him?
Cooper throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Benton trying to control the position here.
Benton throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Benton utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Benton seems to have recovered his senses.
Cooper stopping the sweep attempt from Benton.
Benton is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Benton is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVB#
Benton throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. #T3#
Benton is just content to waste time from the top position. Cooper takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Benton prevents Cooper from getting back to his feet.
Benton content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Benton in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Benton pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cooper is keeping the position for now.
Benton wants to control from the top but Cooper keeps moving.
Cooper is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Benton is controlling him.
Cooper knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Benton on the ground.
Benton content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Benton told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Benton trying to control but Cooper is working from the bottom.
Benton in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. #T4#
Cooper is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Cooper utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Benton looking to sit in guard and control but Cooper gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR#
We've been hearing that Cooper has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Cooper scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Cooper throws a big elbow that misses.
Cooper wants to pass the guard but Benton is keeping the position.
Benton not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Benton looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it. #SU#
Cooper gets to his feet. Benton looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jorry Benton will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jorry Benton's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
#R2##TD2#
Benton scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Nice strikes from Benton there.
Benton missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Cooper is trying to stand.
Benton is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Benton working Cooper over with strikes.
Benton looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Benton lands a nice short elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cooper tries to kick Benton off but Benton keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Benton has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Benton lands with some strikes.#T1#
Cooper's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Cooper takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Benton working the ground and pound effectively.
Benton scores with a couple of good head shots there. #ROC2#
Cooper is rocked!
Cooper is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Oh Cooper is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Benton looking to finish with strikes here!
Cooper seems to have got his legs back now.
Benton looking to ground and pound but Cooper is blocking nicely.
Cooper in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Cooper is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Benton raining down hammerfists from mount.
Benton looking to control and managing it successfully.
Benton lands a heavy elbow. #T2#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Benton unloads with some shots from mount but Cooper bucks and avoids them well.
Benton has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cooper is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Benton connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Benton punching from mount but Cooper doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Benton lands a big elbow - Cooper is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Cooper is forced to tap out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Jorry Benton!

Event: BRFC 33
Date: Apr 30, 2016

#R1#
A left and a right from Cooper both land. Nice combination.
Willgren uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cooper.
Willgren swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Willgren takes one on the button.
Cooper throws a right and a left that Willgren avoids nicely.
Cooper lunges at Willgren with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Willgren's hand.
A combination from Cooper does no damage.
Cooper throws a right hand that Willgren ducks under and follows up with a left that Willgren also avoids with ease.
A big left from Cooper misses.
Willgren lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Cooper misses with a two punch combination.
Willgren is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cooper. Willgren does a little dance to reset his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cooper waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Willgren.
Cooper throws a shot from downtown. Willgren moves away and avoids it.
Willgren uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cooper. #T1#
Cooper misses with a wild combination.
A countering left hand to the body from Willgren misses.
Cooper throws a right hand that misses
and Willgren counters with a nice uppercut.
Cooper takes a swing at Willgren's ribcage but misses.
Cooper lands with a hook. Willgren tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Cooper throws a lazy right hand but Willgren sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cooper throws a hook but Willgren blocks it.
Cooper misses with a left hand #CL2#
and Willgren moves into the clinch.
Willgren manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment. #BC2#
Willgren manages to break the clinch. #T2#
Willgren ducks under a wild hook from Cooper.
A slow jab from Cooper misses its intended target.
Willgren swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Cooper scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Willgren looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Cooper misses with a looping right.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cooper will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cooper misses with a combination
and Willgren makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Cooper waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Willgren.
Despite the aggression on Willgren's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
A big left from Cooper misses. #T3#
Cooper missing with a left hand there. Willgren was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cooper looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
John Cooper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circling - Cooper throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cooper throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Willgren throws a counter combo.
Cooper throws a series of punches but Willgren avoids them all with ease.
Willgren counters with a body kick.
Cooper throws a shot from downtown. Willgren moves away and avoids it.
Willgren steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cooper.
Willgren is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Cooper misses with a looping right.
Willgren throws a counter combo.
Willgren has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Cooper lands a jab.
Cooper cracks Willgren with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Cooper throws a lazy right hand but Willgren sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.#T4#
Cooper lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Willgren circles away quickly and effectively.
Willgren slips under a jab from Cooper.
Cooper throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cooper misses with a right hand
enabling Willgren to counter with a crisp jab.
Willgren tries to move into range but Cooper moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Cooper is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cooper tests Willgren's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Willgren ducks under a wild hook from Cooper.
Willgren blocks a jab.
Willgren now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Cooper throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cooper throws a poor cross that misses
and Willgren counters with a left and a right that stings Cooper.
Willgren ducks under a wild hook from Cooper.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Cooper dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
#R2#
Cooper throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A nice side step and Willgren releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Cooper misses with a left hand
and Willgren counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cooper loads up on a big right hand but Willgren slips the punch.
Cooper is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Cooper swings wildly with a couple of big hooks #CL2#
and Willgren holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Willgren is trying to stall. #BC2#
Willgren escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cooper misses with a hook
and Willgren counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Cooper loads up on a big right hand but Willgren slips the punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cooper throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Willgren sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cooper throws a right hand that misses
letting Willgren counter with a right hand.
Cooper throws a lazy uppercut
and Willgren counters with a three punch combo that has Cooper backing up. Cooper nods at Willgren to acknowledge the strikes.#T1#
Cooper misses with a series of wild punches.
Cooper just misses with a punch to the body.
Willgren steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Cooper.
Cooper misses with a straight left.
A jab lands there for Cooper.
Willgren steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cooper.
Willgren steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cooper.
Willgren unleashes a big counter combination but Cooper bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Cooper looks to land a combination but Willgren avoids it well.
Willgren steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Cooper.
Cooper takes a swing at Willgren's ribcage but misses.
Cooper lands with a right hand.
A punch combination from Cooper misses. #T2#
Cooper rushes in with a sloppy looking punch #CL2#
and Willgren counters by moving into the clinch.
Willgren taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Willgren looking to slow down the pace here.
Willgren is stalling here.
Willgren is struggling to control the position.
Willgren has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Willgren stalling the fight.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Victor Willgren.
Cooper swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cooper throws a combination that misses
and Willgren counters with a two punch combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cooper moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
John Cooper is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Willgren bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.#T3#
Cooper misses with a two punch combination.
Willgren appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Willgren showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cooper.
Cooper misses with a straight right.
As Cooper backs off Willgren throws a huge counter combo but Cooper manages to avoid it all.
Cooper throws a jab but it's blocked by Willgren.
Despite the aggression on Willgren's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Cooper is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Willgren can do to turn this around?
Cooper throws out a loose jab but Willgren uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cooper throws a big shot that misses.
Willgren keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cooper.
Willgren unleashes a big counter combination but Cooper bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
A big left from Cooper misses.
Cooper misses with a hook.
Willgren throws a big counter head kick but Cooper avoids it with no problem.
Willgren uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cooper.
A countering left hand to the body from Willgren misses.#T4#
Willgren ducks under a wild hook from Cooper.
Cooper throws an overhand right that lands on Willgren's shoulder, as Willgren tries to avoid the shot.
A nice side step and Willgren releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Cooper misses with a series of wild punches.
Willgren wants to counter the offense by Cooper and move into the clinch position.
Cooper throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped #CL2#
and Willgren holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Willgren displaying some good clinch control by pressing Cooper up against the ropes.
Willgren holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Cooper tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Willgren's elbow. #BC2#
Willgren breaks from the clinch.
Cooper misses with a double jab
and Willgren counters with a one-two to the body.
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 John Cooper will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3#
Cooper throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Willgren sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Willgren moves out of range of the strikes.
Cooper misses with a wild body shot.
Willgren steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Cooper.
Cooper swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Willgren shapes to counter with a head kick.
Cooper misses with a wild combination.
Willgren wants to counter with a clinch but Cooper pushes him away.
Cooper throws a right hand that misses
and Willgren counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Cooper thinking.
Cooper is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Willgren.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cooper misses with a series of wild punches.
Cooper throws a lazy right hand but Willgren sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Willgren now looks to counter with a shot at the body.#T1#
Nice defenses there by Willgren.
A left lands for Cooper.
Cooper rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Willgren counters with a three punch combo that has Cooper backing up. Cooper nods at Willgren to acknowledge the strikes.
A jab from Cooper misses.
Willgren tries to counter by closing the distance.
Cooper looks to land a right hand but Willgren moved out of range.
Cooper sets himself, and Willgren steps forward looking for the clinch! Cooper avoids it this time.
Cooper throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Willgren.
Cooper misses with a straight left.
As Cooper backs off Willgren throws a huge counter combo but Cooper manages to avoid it all.
Cooper swings widly with a right hand
and Willgren connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cooper swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
John Cooper is winning the standup battle so far.
No joy there for Cooper, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Willgren throws a counter combo.
Willgren avoids a punch combination nicely.
Willgren is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Cooper with a body shot.#T2#
Willgren uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cooper.
Cooper misses with the combination.
Willgren unleashes a big counter combination but Cooper bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A telegraphed right hand from Cooper misses the target.
Cooper takes a swing at Willgren's ribcage but misses.
Cooper missing with a left hand there. Willgren was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cooper misses with an uppercut. Willgren saw that one coming.
Willgren slips under a jab from Cooper.
Willgren unleashes a big counter combination but Cooper bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Cooper looks to score with a jab to the body but Willgren is just out of range.#T3#
A jab from Cooper misses.
A jab from Cooper misses.
Willgren staying out of range there.
Willgren throws a counter combo.
Cooper works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Cooper throws a big shot that misses.
Willgren is looking for the big counter here.
Some wild striking there from Cooper.
Willgren let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Willgren slips a straight right by Cooper.
Willgren avoids a punch combination nicely.
Willgren wants to counter with a clinch but Cooper pushes him away.
Willgren staying out of range there.#T4#
Cooper swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Willgren lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
The fighters circle momentarily. Cooper darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Cooper misses with a hook. Willgren ducked under it nicely.
Cooper throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Willgren to counter with a crisp jab.
Cooper throws a jab when Willgren was well out of range.
Cooper goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice defenses there by Willgren.
As Cooper backs off Willgren throws a huge counter combo but Cooper manages to avoid it all.
A slow jab from Cooper misses its intended target.
Despite the aggression on Willgren's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Cooper looks to land a left hand but Willgren moved out of range nicely.
Despite the aggression on Willgren's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
John Cooper is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cooper throws a combination that misses
and Willgren counters with a one-two to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
John Cooper showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Cooper, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for John Cooper!
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for John Cooper!
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for John Cooper!

John Cooper wins by unanimous decision!
John Cooper really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Bushido Fightwear logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.

Event: GBS Fight Night 3
Date: Apr 06, 2016

#R1#
Rautha bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cooper avoids the body shot from Rautha.
Cooper doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Cooper throws a combination that misses
and Rautha counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rautha takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Rautha falls off balance throwing a combination
and Cooper connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cooper looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Good shot there by Cooper.
Rautha lands a jab to the head.
Cooper lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rautha punishes Cooper's body with a nice straight punch.
Rautha dodges the punch combination from Cooper.
Cooper looks to land a right hand but Rautha moved out of range.
Cooper throws a hook but Rautha blocks it.
Rautha throws out a counter right but Cooper avoids it with no problem.
Cooper slips a jab from Rautha.
Rautha blocks a jab.#T1#
Cooper keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rautha slips a jab from Cooper.
Cooper misses with a double jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rautha. Cooper does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cooper ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rautha misses with a wild combination.
Rautha dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rautha rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cooper counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rautha lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Cooper fails to land with a series of punches.
John Cooper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rautha drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rautha is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Cooper throws an overhand right that lands on Rautha's shoulder, as Rautha tries to avoid the shot.
Cooper uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rautha.
Rautha tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cooper was well out of range. Poor timing from Rautha.#T2#
Cooper drops his hands momentarily and Rautha takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Rautha works over Cooper's head and body with a nice combination.
Rautha slips a jab from Cooper.
Cooper misses with a two punch combination.
Cooper throws a right hand that Rautha ducks under and follows up with a left that Rautha also avoids with ease.
Cooper takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Rautha's coach down at LOD - Phoenix Mixed Martial Arts was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Rautha's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
A slow jab from Rautha misses its intended target.
Rautha misses with a straight left.
A combination from Cooper does no damage.
Cooper throws a body shot but no joy.
Cooper takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Cooper scores with the left hand. Rautha knows he should have avoided that one.
Rautha misses with a body shot.
Cooper will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The fighters circling - Cooper throws out the jab but it was never going to land. #T3#
Rautha connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Rautha tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Cooper manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cooper misses with a hook.
Cooper rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rautha moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rautha! But no joy.
Rautha swings for the body but Cooper moves out of range.
Rautha misses with an uppercut.
It looked like Cooper was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Rautha misses with a straight right.
Cooper throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rautha gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Cooper is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Cooper lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross. #CUT#
It looks like Feyud Rautha has been cut.
Cooper is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Cooper throws a hook but Rautha blocks it.
Some wild striking there from Cooper.
Rautha lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross. #T4#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rautha misses with a left hand
and Cooper counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cooper jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rautha slips under a jab from Cooper.
Rautha keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cooper.
Rautha tries to bum rush Cooper with a series of wild strikes but Cooper uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cooper seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Cooper waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rautha.
Cooper throws an overhand right that lands on Rautha's shoulder, as Rautha tries to avoid the shot.
Rautha throws a nice looking combination but Cooper bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cooper throwing a counter right hand but Rautha manages to avoid it.
Rautha throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cooper.
Cooper half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Cooper avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A jab from Cooper misses.
Rautha throws a shot from downtown. Cooper moves away and avoids it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rautha uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cooper.
Rautha throws a jab when Cooper was well out of range.
A punch combination from Rautha misses.
Rautha misses with a wild body shot.
Cooper is looking for a counter combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that John Cooper will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Feyud Rautha's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Cooper waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rautha.
Cooper throws a shot from downtown. Rautha moves away and avoids it.
John Cooper is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rautha throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Cooper on the side of the head.
Cooper lands with a nice body punch.
Cooper tries to bum rush Rautha with a series of wild strikes but Rautha uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rautha on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
John Cooper is winning the standup battle so far.
Rautha throws a body shot but no joy.
Cooper misses the shot to the body.
Cooper steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rautha.
Rautha goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Cooper throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rautha counters with a straight right hand.
Rautha throws out a loose jab but Cooper uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Rautha! #ROC2#
Cooper is rocked!
Rautha misses with a hook.
Oh Cooper is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cooper steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rautha.
Cooper misses with a series of wild punches.
Cooper seems to have got his legs back now.#T1#
Rautha throws a big shot that misses.
Cooper scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Rautha misses the shot to the body.
Cooper takes one to the chin there.
Rautha lands with a straight right. Cooper didn't see that one coming.
Cooper cracks Rautha with a good jab.
Rautha throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rautha misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cooper.
Cooper will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cooper lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Cooper walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Cooper throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rautha sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rautha looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.#T2#
Cooper uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rautha.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rautha throws a hook but Cooper blocks it.
Rautha fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cooper lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Cooper throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rautha scores with a punch to the head.
Rautha misses with a jab to the body
and Cooper counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rautha throws a good cross that connects.
Cooper throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rautha sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cooper throws a right hand that misses
and Rautha counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cooper scores with a one two! Rautha had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Rautha slips a jab from Cooper.
Rautha uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cooper.
Cooper moves away from the strike by Rautha.
Cooper misses with the combination. #T3#
Rautha misses with a hook
and Cooper counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Some wild striking there from Rautha.
A shot to the body from Rautha misses
and Cooper connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cooper waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rautha.
Cooper stuns Rautha with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Rautha stuns Cooper with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Rautha scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Cooper swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rautha counters with a series of strikes. Cooper will be more careful next time no doubt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cooper lands with an overhand left.
Rautha tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Cooper manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A jab from Rautha does it's job there.
A lazy left from Rautha finds it's target.
Rautha stuns Cooper with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Rautha throws a nice looking combination but Cooper bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.#T4#
Cooper misses with a few strikes there.
Rautha misses with a body shot.
Cooper misses with a double jab.
Rautha misses with a lunging right hand
letting Cooper counter with a right hand.
Cooper throws a series of punches but Rautha avoids them all with ease.
Cooper misses with the combination.
Rautha lands a nice shot that snaps Cooper's head back.
A swing and a miss from Rautha.
Rautha ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cooper moves away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cooper thows a left - swing and a miss!
A swing and a miss from Cooper.
Cooper falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rautha counters with a nice body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Feyud Rautha will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Feyud Rautha's cut.
That's time! Cooper's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
#R3#
Cooper throws a hook but Rautha blocks it.
Cooper ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rautha fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cooper appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Rautha takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
A left and a right from Cooper both land. Nice combination.
Cooper rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rautha makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The fighters circling - Cooper throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rautha lands a nice shot to the body.
Cooper's corner calls for a 1-2. Cooper obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Rautha tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cooper was well out of range. Poor timing from Rautha.
Rautha has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rautha scores with a jab to the jaw.
Rautha throws out a powerful jab.
Cooper cracks Rautha with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Rautha throws a hook to the side of Cooper's head but Cooper sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A jab from Cooper does it's job there.#T1#
Cooper shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Rautha moves forwards but Cooper connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Rautha bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
No joy there for Cooper, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rautha throws out a counter right but Cooper avoids it with no problem.
Cooper misses with a straight left.
Cooper shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Rautha punishes Cooper's body with a nice straight punch.
Rautha displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cooper throws out the jab.
Cooper ducks under a wild hook from Rautha.
Cooper misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rautha scores with a punch to the head.
Cooper misses with a double jab
and Rautha counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cooper misses with an uppercut. Rautha saw that one coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rautha falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Cooper counter with a right hand. #T2#
Cooper loads up on a big right hand but Rautha slips the punch.
Cooper misses with a two punch combination.
Rautha takes a jab right on the kisser.
Rautha avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cooper moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Cooper throws a right and a left that both miss.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cooper keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cooper takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Cooper keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Cooper misses with a right hand
and Rautha makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Cooper throws an off balance right hand
and Rautha counters with a series of strikes. Cooper will be more careful next time no doubt.
The fighters circling - Rautha throws out the jab but it was never going to land. #CL2#
Rautha clinches. #T3#
Rautha misses with a punch on the inside.
Rautha can't find room to land a body shot as Cooper controls the action.
Rautha lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rautha is pushing Cooper up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Rautha displaying some good clinch control by pressing Cooper up against the cage.
Rautha scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rautha lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cooper backwards.
Cooper is looking to break free of the clinch but Rautha has double underhooks.
Rautha avoiding damage as Cooper throws knees to the body.
Cooper has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Rautha misses with a punch to the body. #T4#
Rautha misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rautha lands with a right to the head.
Rautha misses with a punch to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Rautha.
Rautha goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rautha doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rautha misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rautha tries to throw a body punch but Cooper avoids it by throwing Rautha back against the cage.
Cooper working aggressively here.
Cooper throws a punch but it's blocked by Rautha.
Rautha can't find room to land a body shot as Cooper controls the action.
Rautha blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rautha.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cooper.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Feyud Rautha.
I think Rautha 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:28
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... John Cooper!
John Cooper managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Bushido Fightwear, into his post fight interview.

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