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Event:
Money - Additional - #6
Date: May 21, 2022 |
#R1#
Figure Dos is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Figure Dos definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Figure Dos scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A shot to the liver by Figure Dos. Beautiful body shot.
Cooper shoots and misses
and Figure Dos counters with a big right hand! Oh Cooper is in trouble here! Figure Dos follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Stick Figure Dos! |
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Event:
QFC Tournament 1090 Round 4
Date: Mar 23, 2022 |
#R1##TD2#
Cooper shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Cooper showed some decent athleticism there.
Elizondo avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Cooper.
Elizondo is trying to get back to full guard.
Elizondo regains full guard. Nicely done.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cooper content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots. #SUB2#
Cooper drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Elizondo dives on top into guard.#REVR#
Cooper keeping full guard, as Elizondo tries to pass.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Cooper holds on and takes a little breather.
Elizondo wants to control from the top but Cooper keeps moving. #T1#
Cooper controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Elizondo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Cooper pulls Elizondo in close to his closed guard and prevents Elizondo from doing any damage or advancing position.
Cooper's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Cooper is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Elizondo postures up.
#T2#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Cooper has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Elizondo stuffs the takedown.
Cooper shoots in but Elizondo avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Cooper closes the distance and clinches up with Elizondo, looking for a takedown. Cooper pushes Elizondo against the cage but Elizondo circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Lue Elizondo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Cooper.
Cooper ducks under a wild hook from Elizondo.
Cooper closes this distance looking for a takedown but Elizondo circles away.
Elizondo is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Cooper.
Cooper shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Cooper shoots in looking for a takedown. Elizondo tries to sprawl out of it but Cooper keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Elizondo manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Cooper looks winded!
Elizondo misses the shot to the body. #T3##TD#
Elizondo throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Cooper was covering up waiting for the punch and Elizondo finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Elizondo might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Elizondo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cooper is keeping the position for now.
Elizondo postures up.
Elizondo slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Cooper takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Cooper struggling a bit here.
Cooper tries to bench press Elizondo off him but Elizondo keeps the position. #T4#
Cooper is trying to work for a sweep but Elizondo has mounted him!
Cooper sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Cooper wants to control but Elizondo is keeping busy.
Cooper wants to improve his position but Elizondo is controlling well.
Cooper moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Elizondo passes Cooper's left leg - he's now in half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cooper wants to improve his position but Elizondo is controlling well.
Cooper is not content to let Elizondo control the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lue Elizondo dominated that round.
That's time! Elizondo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
A swing and a miss from Elizondo.
Cooper circles away from the clinch attempt.
Elizondo misses with a hook. Cooper ducked under it nicely.
Cooper shoots in for a takedown but Elizondo shows good takedown defense.
Cooper shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Elizondo pinned against the cage. Elizondo gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Elizondo is looking to counter the offense by Cooper and move into the clinch.
Cooper shoots for a double leg takedown but Elizondo sprawls well. He's pushed Cooper's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Lue Elizondo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Cooper.
Elizondo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cooper is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cooper shoots in looking for a takedown but Elizondo manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Cooper's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A big right from Elizondo misses.
Cooper fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Elizondo dives in for a single leg takedown but Cooper sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.#T1##TD#
Elizondo has Cooper pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Elizondo pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Cooper tumbling to the mat - Elizondo dives into Cooper's guard.
Cooper bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Elizondo's guard. #REVB#
Cooper scoring with some ground and pound.
Elizondo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cooper can do to turn this around?#SUB2#
Cooper drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Elizondo manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Cooper has Elizondo in his guard.#REVR#
Elizondo trying to control the position from guard on top but Cooper is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Elizondo postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Cooper 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##T2##SUB2#
Cooper is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Elizondo has managed to free his arm - good work.
Ground and pound from Cooper.
Ground and pound from Cooper. #SUB2#
Cooper is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
#SUB2#
Elizondo is defending against the submission attempts here by Cooper.
Cooper is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Elizondo moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.#T3#
Elizondo is pulling down on Cooper's head to control his posture. #SUB#
Cooper got a little sloppy there for a moment and Elizondo has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Cooper has managed to get both his arms back between Elizondo's legs - danger averted.
Elizondo looking to control but Cooper passes into half guard.
Elizondo tries to roll over but Cooper keeps him under control.#T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.#SUB2#
Cooper is looking for a kimura but Elizondo is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Cooper to get the leverage. #SUB2#
Cooper is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Elizondo sees it coming and defends easily.
Elizondo tries to roll over but Cooper keeps him under control.#SUB2#
Cooper is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Cooper thows a huge punch but Elizondo dodges it nicely.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cooper is thwarting Elizondo's attempts to control the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Lue Elizondo will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!#R3#
Cooper throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Cooper shoots in but Elizondo avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Cooper fails to land the takedown.
Elizondo shoots in but no luck this time.
Elizondo looks to score with a jab to the body but Cooper is just out of range.
Elizondo leaves Cooper with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Lue Elizondo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Cooper.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Elizondo leaves Cooper with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Cooper takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cooper changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Elizondo tries to avoid it but Cooper manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Elizondo to the ground. Elizondo escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. #T1#
Cooper tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Elizondo swivels and escapes.
The fighters circling - Elizondo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cooper now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Elizondo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cooper shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Elizondo as he avoids it easily.
Cooper shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Elizondo sprawls well. Elizondo wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Cooper gets slowly back to his feet.
Cooper uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Elizondo.
Cooper closes the distance and clinches up with Elizondo, looking for a takedown. Cooper pushes Elizondo against the cage but Elizondo circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
The fighters circling - Elizondo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cooper tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Elizondo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cooper was well out of range. Poor timing from Elizondo.
Elizondo keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
John Cooper is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#T2#
Cooper shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Elizondo defends it nicely.
Elizondo tries to counter by clinching up but Cooper breaks away and moves out of range.#TD#
Elizondo scores with a takedown into Cooper's guard.
Cooper keeping full guard, as Elizondo tries to pass.
Elizondo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Elizondo postures up.
#T3#
Cooper is looking to sweep but instead, Elizondo has passed into half guard.
Cooper tries to get to full guard but Elizondo has control of the leg.
Cooper has hold of Elizondo's hands but Elizondo slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Cooper moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Cooper is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Elizondo wants to control from the top but Cooper keeps moving. #T4#
Cooper looking for a sweep. Not yet Cooper, not yet.
Elizondo slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Elizondo tries to move to mount but Cooper blocks the move with his legs.
Cooper tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Elizondo scores with a couple of short elbows.
John Cooper has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lue Elizondo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Elizondo trying to control the action but Cooper is working from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lue Elizondo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Elizondo has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Don Winkell scores the fight for Lue Elizondo!
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Lue Elizondo!
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Lue Elizondo!
Lue Elizondo wins by unanimous decision! |
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Event:
QFC Tournament 1090 Round 3
Date: Mar 22, 2022 |
#R1#
Morrison throws a series of strikes that have Cooper backpedaling.
Morrison throws a leg kick #TD#
and Cooper counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Morrison wants to get back to his feet but Cooper is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Morrison keeping moving, preventing Cooper from controlling successfully.
Cooper content to stall in guard here.
Cooper seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Morrison for as long as he can get away with.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morrison is controlling Cooper's posture.
Cooper content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots. #T1##SUB#
Cooper drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Morrison manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Cooper has Morrison in his guard.#REVB#
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Cooper is on top in guard.
#REVR#
Morrison wants to sweep here but Cooper controlling him for the moment.
Morrison keeping full guard, as Cooper tries to pass.
Cooper throwing strikes but missing.
Cooper lands a couple of decent looking shots.#T2#
Cooper wants to control from the top but Morrison keeps moving.
Cooper postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Morrison can't keep his opponent in guard - Cooper advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Cooper 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.#SUB#
Cooper is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
#SUB#
Cooper is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Morrison sees it coming and defends easily.#T3#
Cooper trying to control from half guard but Morrison is working away.
Cooper passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Morrison! #SUB#
Cooper jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Morrison is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Morrison and Cooper has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
#SUB#
Cooper looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Cooper works to advance to full mount. Morrison defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Morrison really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Cooper. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.#T4##SUB#
Cooper jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Morrison is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Morrison and Cooper has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
#SUB#
Cooper working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it. #SUB#
Cooper is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Morrison knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Morrison manages to work his way to half guard, despite Cooper's best efforts.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
John Cooper dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Morrison slaps away a takedown attempt from Cooper, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Cooper shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Morrison as he jumps to the side.
Cooper shoots in looking for a takedown. Morrison tries to sprawl out of it but Cooper keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Morrison manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Cooper. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cooper keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Morrison throws a leg kick that misses.
Cooper takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Cooper really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Morrison stalks Cooper and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Cooper's face. Cooper staggers backwards, shaken.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cooper shoots in but no luck this time.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Morrison, as that shot connected.
Cooper misses with a series of wild punches.
Morrison is looking to chop away at Cooper's legs. #T1#
Cooper looks for a takedown but Morrison sprawls well.
Morrison cracks a nice hook into Cooper's ribs.
Morrison scores with a shot to the body.
Morrison connects with a good right hand that stumbles Cooper. Cooper circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Richard Morrison seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morrison moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Cooper shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Morrison pinned against the cage. Morrison gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Cooper on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Cooper takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Cooper drops his hands momentarily and Morrison takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. #T2#
Cooper takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Morrison scores with a jab to the body.
John Cooper is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Morrison thows a leg kick but Cooper checks it #TD#
and Cooper counters with a nice double leg into half guard. #SUB#
Cooper is looking for a kimura here.
#SUB#
Cooper is working for a kimura here but Morrison manages to reverse the position and he's now in Cooper's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.#SUB#
Cooper is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Morrison defends well.
Morrison trying to control but Cooper is working from the bottom. #T3#
Morrison is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Cooper is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Cooper is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Morrison is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Morrison wants to pass the guard but Cooper is keeping the position.
Cooper keeping moving, preventing Morrison from controlling successfully.
Morrison works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Cooper is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Morrison's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Morrison's back!#SUB#
Cooper is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
#T4##SUB#
Morrison defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Cooper's arms.
Morrison tries to break free.
Cooper just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
#SUB#
Cooper has the rear naked choke here! This is very bad for Morrison! Can he survive? No! He's out! Cooper gets to his feet and celebrates with his cornermen. He looks absolutely delighted. In the post fight interviews he takes time to thank his parents and everyone who has believed in him from the start. How sweet.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). John Cooper! |
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Event:
QFC Tournament 1090 Round 2
Date: Mar 21, 2022 |
#R1#
Stillman looks for the body kick but Cooper saw that one coming.
Cooper shoots in looking for a takedown. Stillman tries to sprawl out of it but Cooper keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Stillman manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. #CL2#
Stillman moves into the clinch successfully.
Cooper wants a takedown.
Cooper jumps guard but Stillman turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Cooper. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cooper avoiding damage as Stillman throws knees to the body.
Cooper swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stillman putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Cooper in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Stillman gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Cooper.
Cooper changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Stillman fights it off and pushes away nicely.
#T1#
Stillman thows a leg kick but Cooper checks it #TD#
and Cooper counters with a takedown into side control.
Stillman is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Cooper has just dragged him back down to the mat.#SUB#
Cooper tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Cooper has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Stillman is trying to escape and get back to his feet.#SUB#
Cooper has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Stillman is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Cooper yanks on the arm and Stillman is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Cooper.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). John Cooper! |
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Event:
QFC Tournament 1090 Round 1
Date: Mar 20, 2022 |
#R1##TD2#
Cooper feints and as Bielsa raises his hands in defense, Cooper changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Cooper controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Bielsa not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Cooper working some strikes from top position.
Cooper stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bielsa swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Cooper is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.#SUB2#
Cooper drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Cooper jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Bielsa knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Cooper on the ground.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cooper looking to pass the guard. #SUB#
Bielsa had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Cooper defends it easily.#T1#
Bielsa preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Cooper controls from within his opponent's guard.
Let's hope that Cooper has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Cooper is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Cooper working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Bielsa's head.
Bielsa might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Cooper controls from within his opponent's guard.
Bielsa avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. #T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Cooper trying to control the position from guard on top but Bielsa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bielsa is trying to keep Cooper in close.
Bielsa keeping full guard, as Cooper tries to pass.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Bielsa is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Cooper stays in close to Bielsa's body and controls the position. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#TD2#
Cooper shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Cooper showed some decent athleticism there. #T3##SUB2#
Cooper is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Bielsa defends it well.
Bielsa is trying to maintain the position but Cooper is very close to passing his half guard.
Bielsa is refusing to be controlled, as Cooper sits in half guard.
Bielsa looks like he's trying to stand up.
Cooper working the head and body with strikes. #T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Cooper is looking to take a break and control but Bielsa is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bielsa on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Bielsa is trying to maintain the position but Cooper is very close to passing his half guard.
Bielsa has hold of Cooper's hands but Cooper slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.#SUB2#
Cooper is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Cooper tries to pass the half guard into mount. Bielsa knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cooper seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
John Cooper dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2##CL#
Bielsa takes the fight into the clinch.
Cooper wants to take the fight to the mat but Bielsa manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.#TD#
Bielsa gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Cooper has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bielsa wants to control but Cooper is keeping him busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cooper is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Cooper gets full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bielsa trying to control but Cooper is working from the bottom.
Bielsa engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Bielsa has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Cooper is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.#T1##SUB2#
Cooper had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Bielsa defends it easily.
Cooper has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Cooper throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
John Cooper has got the better of the ground game so far.#SUB2#
Bielsa avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Cooper is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.#T2#
Cooper controlling the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bielsa accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bielsa is working Cooper over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Bielsa stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cooper swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Cooper wants to sweep here but Bielsa controlling him for the moment.
Bielsa looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Cooper wants to sweep but no luck. #T3#
Cooper keeping moving, preventing Bielsa from controlling successfully. #SUB2#
Cooper has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bielsa can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Cooper controls Bielsa momentarily but Bielsa frees himself. #SUB2#
Cooper has his foot on Bielsa's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bielsa works his way back into a safe position though.#SUB2#
Cooper looking for a guillotine here but Bielsa defends easily.
#SUB2#
Cooper working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bielsa doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Cooper is tightening it up a little... Bielsa has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Bielsa reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Bielsa taps out! Nice BJJ there by Cooper!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). John Cooper! |
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