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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Shiphead Copslapper (ranked 4293 p4p, 5643 weight class) and Dumbledore Calrissian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shiphead Copslapper has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shiphead Copslapper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dumbledore Calrissian!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Wesley Smith and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A clash of legs there as Calrissian blocks the low kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Copslapper, as that shot connected.
Calrissian looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Copslapper keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Copslapper is trying to get back to full guard.
Copslapper is trying is best to control the position here.
Calrissian slows the pace down in half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Calrissian throwing shots but Copslapper is blocking nicely.
Copslapper keeps control of the position for the meantime.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Calrissian misses with a head shot. Copslapper uses the momentum to regain guard.
Calrissian is working Copslapper over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Copslapper lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Copslapper looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Calrissian trying to control the position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Copslapper showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Calrissian looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Copslapper looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Calrissian wants to get back to his feet but Copslapper is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Copslapper is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Copslapper will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Calrissian is looking to stand up but Copslapper isn't so interested in that idea.
Copslapper looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Calrissian wants to stand and escape but Copslapper is having none of it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Calrissian comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Dumbledore Calrissian seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Copslapper takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Calrissian waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Copslapper.
Calrissian throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Calrissian swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Copslapper is looking to counter with head kicks.
Copslapper moves away from the strike by Calrissian.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Copslapper is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Calrissian scores with a punch to the head.
Calrissian keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Copslapper.
Calrissian with the counter takedown but Copslapper avoids it easily.
Calrissian has his takedown stuffed
and Copslapper counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Dumbledore Calrissian has been cut.
Calrissian throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Copslapper tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Calrissian is in Copslapper's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Calrissian missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Calrissian throwing strikes but missing.
Copslapper 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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Calrissian working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Copslapper preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Calrissian trying to control but Copslapper is working from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dumbledore Calrissian dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dumbledore Calrissian's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Copslapper keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Calrissian.
Copslapper lunges at Calrissian with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Calrissian's hand.
Calrissian bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Copslapper's head backwards.
Calrissian connects with a crisp jab.
It looks like Shiphead Copslapper has been cut.
Copslapper uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Calrissian has time to react.
Calrissian has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Calrissian gets the takedown into side control.
Calrissian is looking to take a break and control but Copslapper is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Copslapper struggling a bit here.
Copslapper is looking to regain half guard here but Calrissian keeps moving and retains side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Calrissian tries to move to mount but Copslapper blocks the move with his legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Calrissian looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Copslapper is avoiding damage well.
Calrissian tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Copslapper can't do much from the bottom here.
Calrissian has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sloppy strikes there by Calrissian.
Calrissian in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Copslapper sneaks back into half guard.
Calrissian is trying to control the action in half guard but Copslapper is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Copslapper is concentrating on defense, preventing Calrissian from advancing position.
Calrissian looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Copslapper wants to improve his position but Calrissian is controlling well.
Calrissian is just content to waste time from the top position. Copslapper takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Calrissian throwing strikes but missing.
Calrissian trying to control but Copslapper is working from the bottom.
Calrissian keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Copslapper's head.
Copslapper wants to sweep but no luck.
Copslapper keeping moving, preventing Calrissian from controlling successfully.
Calrissian working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Calrissian trying to control but Copslapper is working from the bottom.
Copslapper has his hands on Calrissian's head, controlling the position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Copslapper continues to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Copslapper is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Calrissian jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Copslapper throwing a counter right hand but Calrissian manages to avoid it.
Calrissian scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Calrissian seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Copslapper gets back to full guard.
Calrissian trying to control the position from guard on top but Copslapper is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Calrissian loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Copslapper keeping moving, preventing Calrissian from controlling successfully.
Calrissian stopping the sweep attempt from Copslapper.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Calrissian works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Copslapper blocking the ground and pound attempt from Calrissian.
Copslapper wants to improve his position but Calrissian is controlling well.
Calrissian throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Copslapper has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Calrissian is working away from the top position though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Calrissian is trying to control. Copslapper wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Copslapper on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dumbledore Calrissian showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Calrissian is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Copslapper.
Copslapper moves out of range of the strikes.
Dumbledore Calrissian seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Calrissian fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Calrissian lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Calrissian might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Calrissian checks the leg kick nicely there.
Calrissian uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Copslapper.
Copslapper ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Calrissian throws a lazy uppercut
and Copslapper counters with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The crowd cheers as Calrissian lands an impressive looking overhand right. Copslapper doesn't seem phased though.
Calrissian throws a poor cross that misses
and Copslapper counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Calrissian lands with a right hand.
Copslapper ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Copslapper is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Calrissian looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Calrissian throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Calrissian rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Copslapper counters with a solid body kick.
Copslapper walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Calrissian pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A lazy left from Calrissian finds it's target.
It looks like Copslapper has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Copslapper takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Calrissian lands a jab to the head.
Copslapper needs to keep his hands up - Calrissian had a free shot at his head there.
Copslapper catches Calrissian with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Calrissian shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Calrissian takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Shiphead Copslapper has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Calrissian looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Copslapper with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Copslapper is rocked!
Calrissian not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Copslapper is positioning himself well to prevent Calrissian advancing to mount.
Calrissian not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Calrissian is trying to control. Copslapper wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Copslapper wants to improve his position but Calrissian is controlling well.
Copslapper on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Calrissian throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Calrissian prevents Copslapper from improving his position.
Calrissian slows the pace down in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Calrissian lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Copslapper is concentrating on defense, preventing Calrissian from advancing position.
Calrissian sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Copslapper defending well though.
Copslapper is trying to get back to full guard.
Copslapper moves into full guard.
Dumbledore Calrissian has got the better of the ground game so far.
Copslapper working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Calrissian.
Copslapper utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Calrissian trying to control the position from guard on top but Copslapper is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Calrissian postures up in Copslapper's guard and throws a big left but Copslapper blocks it.
Calrissian is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Copslapper takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Calrissian scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Calrissian connects with a nice looking jab.
Copslapper takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Copslapper is looking to slow Calrissian down with leg kicks.
Copslapper avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Calrissian misses with a hook.
Calrissian drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Calrissian's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Calrissian scoring with some ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dumbledore Calrissian comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Calrissian has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dumbledore Calrissian!
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