He is such a frustrating fighter to watch. Big, skillful, decent power. He doesn’t just not put it all together, he barely puts any of it together. He’s looked sharp here and there, but this is a guy he should dominate.

I need this info ASAP please

Commentators think Audley’s won it, but the crowd is all over him and cheering for Arias.

98-92 for Harrison

Decision is booed.

Intros starting. Looking forward to this one. Should be a fine scrap.

My gut says Cook can beat Arthur rather handily, but Arthur is a gritty dude and I like him a lot.

Circling in the center, both trying to land first, neither looking tentative. Cook stalking Arthur a little and isn’t showing any fear of the bigger titleholder. Cook swings and misses on a wild right power shot. Cook with a nice right, beautiful counter shot that popped Arthur. Arthur is finding it difficult to get home on the bouncing challenger.

First round finishes as a feeling-out process, and Cook looks sharper so far. But Arthur could have just been testing out exactly what Cook has at 130.

Cook 10-9

Arthur wants to go to the body, and Cook keeps light on his feet, trying to spring in and out. Arthur with a sloppy right, Cook digs to the body. Cook with a left to the body, right upstairs is mostly blocked. Wrestling inside, lots of rubbin’ and huggin’. Cook is forcing those tie-ups.

Chopping right from Cook, short, hard, and on the button. Arthur fires back an overhand right that is again mostly blocked. Right upstairs, left to the ribs from Nicky Cook.

Cook 10-9
Cook 20-18

I like what Cook’s doing so far, but we’ve also yet to see his whiskers tested by Arthur, who can punch.

Cook works the jab to start the round. Arthur trying to answer, but it’s just not making it there. Cook is outboxing him, plain and simple. Alex Arthur is just having a hell of a time making anything happen. This isn’t even really a big round for Cook, but it’s another one in his favor because Arthur can’t do a damn thing to him. Nothing he’s doing is working. The jab seems slow, the combos don’t exist, and he’s getting hit enough for it to matter.

Cook 10-9
Cook 30-27

Alex Arthur needs to find a rhythm or something, and quickly, or this could get away from him in a bad way.

Arthur is looking better this round, at least over the first minute. Stream blips on me, but what I caught, I gave Arthur the round. Hey, it’s not all science.

Arthur 10-9
Cook 39-37

Cook is sticking and moving, and he catches Arthur off-balance with a jab, wobbling him a smidge. Cook with a short right as they tie up inside. Left hook from Arthur, snaps Cook’s head back some. They’re mixing it up quite nicely this round. Nothing jaw-dropping, but the intensity level is going up and we’re getting the good fight I expected. This is another fairly close round.

Nice combo from Cook, but Arthur picked a lot of it off. Arthur misses a lunging right hand.

Cook 10-9
Cook 49-46

Left hook from Cook after he ducks under an Arthur shot. Long right from Arthur, no authority on it. Cook is keeping distance beautifully, and now he starts wailing away on Arthur, who is just not moving his head much, and when he’s hit, simply stops moving. Arthur lands a couple of body shots on a nice exchanged at center ring, but Cook lands, too.

Cook’s nose has been bloodied a bit. Sweeping right from Cook just misses. Arthur with a borderline low shot, Mickey Vann ignores it and Cook doesn’t complain. Cook is fighting exceptionally intelligently. HARD right from Nicky Cook catches Arthur, who has to hang on to stay up. That one caught him off-guard for sure.

Cook 10-9
Cook 59-55

I don’t know what Arthur is going to do, but he needs to figure it out fast.

First minute is more of Cook being clever and Arthur struggling, then Arthur slips and hits the canvas.

I don’t know that Nicky Cook can beat guys better than Arthur, but he’s pretty much dominating this fight. Arthur is on the bad end of a five-punch combination, then Cook lands a couple more digs moments later. Alex Arthur just cannot keep pace with Cook, who has frustrated him and might be starting to break his will.

Arthur hurts Cook with a big shot! Cook hangs on immediately. Cook might be wobbled up badly. Bell sounds, good timing for Cook, bad for Arthur.

Cook 10-9
Cook 69-64

Arthur might need to simply press hard, and fast.

Here comes Cook, though, with accurate, quick shots. And there’s a big, long right hand that stings Arthur. Cook hurts him again! Nicky’s sitting down on his shots now, as he might think he’s worn Arthur down. Could Cook get too aggressive and caught? Sure, but I respect him not just dancing and scoring. He’s trying to knock Arthur out when he sees a possible chance.

Arthur is missing badly and repeatedly. At this point, I do consider this a truly dominant performance from Nicky Cook.

Cook 10-9
Cook 79-73

This time Cook slips on an exchange, and Arthur helps him back up. I think the commentators have this closer than I do. I think one of them gave Arthur the last round, and I wonder how.

Ninth round is really more of the same. Arthur does need to move up to 135, it appears. Many more familiar with him than I am have wondered why he hasn’t done so yet, but this fight should secure it if it finishes as it is now.

Cook 10-9
Cook 89-82

Let’s see if Alex Arthur can come up with anything heroic. Jim Watt has it 88-84 for Cook.

Cook has done a superb job going under Arthur’s punches, which is a very nice way to use a height disadvantage to one’s advantage. Cook with a jab. It’s odd but the shorter Cook has used distance far, far better, and it’s what has gotten him into position to win a world title at 130 pounds.

Cook’s tape comes loose, and Vann repairs it himself. Mickey Vann is really a hell of a great referee. Outside of Kenny Bayless, maybe my favorite in the game today.

10th round is again more of the same, though it’s relatively close again. Every time Arthur scores, Cook responds in kind. He’s landed harder shots throughout the fight, with Arthur only hurting him notably once.

Cook 10-9
Cook 99-91

The only thing that could stop Nicky Cook from winning, I believe, is getting lazy and caught.

Arthur isn’t exactly pressing the action. Nice right just as I say that, so shut up, me. Cook digs to the body. Long right from Arthur, just misses as Cook goes to the duck again.

Arthur with a nice shot, and he’ll need more of that quickly. Cook backs off and stays away now. Arthur is having his best round, and they’re questioning whether or not Cook has let his mind wander, as I worried he could.

Arthur 10-9
Cook 108-101

Final round. Arthur needs a miracle by my card, but he’s got enough of a punch to do it.

Arthur comes with a right, Cook slips it, and fires back with a right and left that do land. Cook with a lead right. I’ve really loved Cook’s performance tonight. He’s been masterful in executing his team’s gameplan.

About a minute left before Cook wins his first world title.

Cook is staying away, but Arthur misses badly and Cook charges him with a series of punches against the ropes. So not only is he staying away well, but he’s also winning this round. That’s impressive.

10 seconds to go.

And it’s over.

Cook 10-9
Cook 118-110

Nicky Cook threw more, landed more, and landed with about the same rate of success (21% to Arthur’s 22%). It wasn’t the prettiest fight, but it wasn’t ugly either.

117-112
117-111
115-114

NICKY COOK VIA UNANIMOUS DECISION
NEW WBO SUPER FEATHERWEIGHT TITLEHOLDER

That 115-114 card is awful.

Intros up, and we’re headed to the main event.

Khan TKO3

Presscott is just way too slow

Khan coming out with the jab, goes to the body, and Prescott fires one upstairs. Prescott to the body. Khan wobbled! AND DOWN!

AND DOWN!

AND DOWN!

Oh he’s done. He’s hurt badly.

Right, left, left DOWN!

KHAN DOWN AGAIN!

He has NO CHIN.

It’s over!

BREIDIS PRESCOTT KO-1

I hope this puts Frank Warren out of business. He has no good fighters left.

This will put Presscott near the top of the LW rankings. What do you think is next for him? Loser of Katsidis-Diaz maybe?

Khan was actually going to win against a Colombian I feel so sorry for you. A hungry firghter coming out of hell going there to lose you must be out your mind.

lol in denial