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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jay Copeland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kain Kennedy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Copeland comes to the cage accompanied by Avenged Sevenfold-Beast and the Harlot. Kennedy has chosen Sinner by Drowning Pool as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Kain Kennedy enters the cage!
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205 lbs
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Good wrestling
Decent elbows
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jay Copeland!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kain Kennedy!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Dillan Fox and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Kennedy. No joy for Copeland on that attempt.
Kennedy tries a head kick but it misses.
Copeland shoots in and gets a takedown into Kennedy's guard.
Kennedy wants to stand and escape but Copeland is having none of it.
Copeland stopping the sweep attempt from Kennedy.
Copeland throwing strikes but missing.
Copeland working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Copeland trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Copeland is working Kennedy over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Copeland stays in close to Kennedy's body and controls the position.
Copeland throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kennedy works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Copeland 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.
Copeland postures up in Kennedy's guard and throws a big left but Kennedy blocks it.
Copeland trying to control but Kennedy is working from the bottom.
Copeland working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Copeland is looking to work some ground and pound but Kennedy has wrist control.
Kennedy is looking to sweep but instead, Copeland has passed into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kennedy tries to roll over but Copeland keeps him under control.
Copeland missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Copeland is controlling the pace.
Nice strikes from Copeland there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy is trying to stand up here but Copeland is controlling him well.
Still in half guard, Copeland seems content to control.
Kennedy tries to kick Copeland off but Copeland keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Copeland prevents Kennedy from improving his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Kennedy looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kennedy connects with a jab.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Kennedy enables Copeland to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Kennedy manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Kennedy wants to sweep but no luck.
Copeland sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Copeland working some strikes from top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jay Copeland dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A head kick misses from Kennedy.
Kennedy takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kennedy feints and then cracks Copeland's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Copeland down.
Jay Copeland is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A lazy body kick from Copeland
and Kennedy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Jay Copeland has been cut.
Copeland shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Copeland was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Copeland throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Kennedy because Copeland loaded up on that one.
Kennedy wants to hold on but Copeland pushes him away.
Kennedy avoids a series of strikes thrown by Copeland.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Copeland controlling from mount.
Kennedy tries to lock up and control but Copeland gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Copeland lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Copeland raining down hammerfists from mount.
Copeland punishing his opponent with strikes.
Copeland lands with some strikes.
Jay Copeland overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Copeland lands a big elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Copeland working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Copeland is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Kennedy can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Copeland lands a big elbow.
Copeland controlling from mount.
Copeland working the ground and pound effectively.
Copeland breaks from Kennedy's wrist control and lands an elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Copeland putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Copeland lands with some strikes.
Kennedy really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Copeland. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Copeland landing strikes, looking to finish!
Kennedy is rocked!
Kennedy tries to hold on but Copeland postures up.
Copeland lands a heavy elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kennedy in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Kennedy is trying desperately to improve position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Copeland controlling the pace for now.
Copeland is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Copeland controlling his opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kennedy is looking to improve his position but Copeland isn't that keen on the idea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jay Copeland dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jay Copeland's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Copeland avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Copeland blocks a leg kick.
Copeland is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kennedy can do to turn this around?
Copeland gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Kennedy counters with a head kick. That will keep Copeland thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Copeland slips under a jab from Kennedy.
Kennedy throws a head kick that misses.
Kennedy throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Copeland shoots in looking for a takedown but Kennedy manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Copeland's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Copeland blocks a head kick by Kennedy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kennedy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Copeland looks for a takedown but Kennedy sprawls well.
Copeland bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Copeland tries to move into full mount but can't pass Kennedy's legs.
Copeland cracks Kennedy with a big elbow.
Kennedy takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Copeland creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Copeland working the ground and pound.
Kennedy trying to remain calm as Copeland controls from the top position.
Copeland landing strikes.
Copeland scoring with punches from side control.
Kennedy tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The referee asks Copeland politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Copeland prefers to stall for the moment though.
Copeland in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Copeland working away.
Copeland throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Copeland landing a few strikes.
Copeland is working Kennedy over with some ground and pound from side control.
Copeland misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Copeland postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Kennedy is pushing Copeland's head away, looking to escape. Copeland manages to hold on to the position though.
Copeland 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Copeland lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Kennedy down.
Kennedy being controlled for a moment.
Kain Kennedy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jay Copeland is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Copeland lands some shots froms side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jay Copeland showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Copeland, 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jay Copeland!
Jay Copeland was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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