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Event:
UFF Fight Night 4
Date: Apr 12, 2025 |
#R1#
Hawthorne throws a low kick but it's checked well by Cooker.
Cooker avoids a low kick by using good footwork.#TD2#
Hawthorne shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Cooker manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Cooker looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hawthorne is one step ahead there.
Cooker is trying to control the position but Hawthorne postures up.
Hawthorne trying to control the position from guard on top but Cooker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hawthorne might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Cooker haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Hawthorne is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hawthorne sitting in guard, not really doing much.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.#T1#
Hawthorne trying to control but Cooker is working from the bottom. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.#TD2#
Cooker tries to sprawl but Hawthorne drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Hawthorne is trying to control the action in half guard but Cooker is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard. #SUB2#
Hawthorne is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Cooker is looking for a sweep. Hawthorne is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Cooker definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.#SUB2#
Hawthorne is trying for a kimura here. Cooker looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Hawthorne wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Elliot Hawthorne!
Elliot Hawthorne spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant. |
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Event:
UFF Fight Night 1
Date: Mar 22, 2025 |
#R1#
Cooker closes the distance looking to clinch
and Dickinson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Horrible takedown attempt by Cooker or perhaps it was just good defense by Dickinson, which made it look bad.
Dickinson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Cooker in his tracks.
Cooker moves to clinch but Dickinson breaks away
and Cooker takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dickinson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cooker slips a jab from Dickinson.
Cooker lands a front kick.
Cooker pulls out of a head kick attempt.
#T1#
Dickinson drops his hands momentarily and Cooker takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Cooker avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cooker jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Dickinson needs to keep his hands up - Cooker had a free shot at his head there.#CUT#It looks like Thomas Dickinson has been cut.
Dickinson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Dickinson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Cooker throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cooker tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dickinson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cooker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dickinson.
Dickinson is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Dickinson swinging wildly here.
Cooker rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dickinson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#T2##TD2#
Dickinson gets a double leg takedown into Cooker's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dickinson advances position into side control!
Dickinson landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Dickinson avoids the strikes from the bottom by Cooker.
Cooker is trying to get back to half guard.
Dickinson wants to control but Cooker is keeping him busy.
Cooker is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Cooker knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Dickinson on the ground.
Dickinson is working Cooker over with some ground and pound from side control.
Dickinson remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while. #T3#
Cooker takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Cooker is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Dickinson staying calm.
Dickinson cracks Cooker with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Dickinson looks up at the clock and then as Cooker takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Dickinson smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Cooker is letting Dickinson control him for a moment. #T4#
Dickinson is chipping away with strikes.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Cooker is looking to reverse the position.
Dickinson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Cooker takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Cooker is trying to get back to half guard.
Cooker trying to remain calm as Dickinson controls from the top position.
Cooker can't do much from the bottom here.
Cooker wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Cooker is looking to regain half guard here but Dickinson keeps moving and retains side control.
Cooker throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Dickinson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Thomas Dickinson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Cooker closes the distance looking to clinch
and Dickinson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.#CL#
Cooker moves into the clinch.
Dickinson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cooker avoids it.
Cooker trying to control the position but instead, Dickinson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Cooker into the cage.
Dickinson wants to take the fight to the mat but Cooker manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
A knee to the head by Cooker.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#BC#
Cooker breaks the clinch.
Dan Cooker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dickinson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cooker.
It seemed like Dickinson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A swing and a miss from Dickinson.
Cooker is looking to clinch but Dickinson is avoiding it.
Thomas Dickinson seems to be getting the better of the standup.#T1##TD2#
Dickinson dives in and scores a takedown into Cooker's guard.
Dickinson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Dickinson stands and throws Cooker's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Dickinson in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Dickinson working the ground and pound.
You can see the frustration on Cooker's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Cooker tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
Cooker trying to remain calm as Dickinson controls from the top position.
Cooker tries to get back to half guard but can't.#T2#
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dickinson scoring with punches and elbows.
Dickinson trying to control the action but Cooker is working from the bottom.
Cooker tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Dickinson wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control. #SUB2#
Dickinson goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Cooker rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Dickinson's guard! Nice work there by Cooker!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cooker trying to control but Dickinson is working from the bottom. #T3##SUB2#
Dickinson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Cooker gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Cooker missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Dickinson looking to control.
Dickinson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. #T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Cooker in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Dickinson has control of Cooker's left arm, preventing Cooker from doing any damage.
Cooker wants to control from the top but Dickinson keeps moving.
Cooker is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Dickinson is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Dickinson scores with a shot to the body.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cooker tries to close the distance and clinch but Dickinson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A telegraphed right hand from Cooker misses the target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Thomas Dickinson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Thomas Dickinson's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!#R3#
Dickinson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Cooker tries to clinch there but Dickinson circles away.
Cooker wants to clinch
and Dickinson counters with a three punch combo that has Cooker backing up. Cooker nods at Dickinson to acknowledge the strikes.
Cooker takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Dickinson misses with a few strikes there.
Dickinson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cooker swings for the body but Dickinson moves out of range.
Cooker pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dickinson throws out a counter right but Cooker avoids it with no problem.
A punch combination from Cooker misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cooker misses with a double jab
and Dickinson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dickinson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dickinson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
#T1#
Cooker misses with a body kick.
Dickinson moves out of range of the body kick.
Cooker will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
#TD2#
Dickinson darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dickinson working over Cooker with some ground and pound. Cooker looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The fighters are battling for position here. Cooker manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Dickinson is stalling in the full guard. #T2#
Dickinson passes Cooker's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Dickinson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Dickinson is keen to just control but Cooker is a slippery customer.
Dickinson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Dickinson controlling the action here.
Dickinson drops an elbow to the side of Cooker's head.
Cooker is looking to improve his position.
Dickinson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.#T3#
Dickinson is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Dickinson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Dickinson working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Dickinson is nestled in close to Cooker, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Dickinson is looking to take a break and control but Cooker is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dickinson is taking a breather. Cooker says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Cooker is looking to escape.
Cooker on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound. #T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Dickinson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cooker keeps working. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Dan Cooker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cooker fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cooker misses with a double jab
and Dickinson counters with a three punch combo that has Cooker backing up. Cooker nods at Dickinson to acknowledge the strikes.
Cooker falls off balance throwing a combination
#TD2#
and Dickinson counters with a takedown into side control.
Dickinson lands a decent elbow from side control.
Thomas Dickinson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
You can see the frustration on Cooker's face as Dickinson controls the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thomas Dickinson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Dickinson 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thomas Dickinson! |
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