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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Richie Simpson (ranked 1058 p4p, 134 weight class) and Travis Copeland (ranked 1079 p4p, 135 weight class). Richie Simpson looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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154 lbs
12 - 0 - 0 |
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165 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid Muay Thai
KO power |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Richie Simpson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Travis Copeland!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Tarja Halkonen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Simpson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Copeland.
Simpson looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Copeland scores with a punch to the head.
Copeland lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Copeland fails with an attempt to clinch.
Copeland has managed to clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Copeland.
Copeland misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Simpson.
Simpson is looking to break free of the clinch but Copeland has double underhooks.
Simpson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Copeland backwards.
Copeland misses with an elbow over the top.
Copeland comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Copeland lands a damaging elbow.
Simpson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Copeland lands an elbow inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Copeland looking to throw knees to the head but Simpson is blocking nicely.
Copeland throws a knee to the head but misses.
Simpson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Copeland holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Copeland effectively controlling the action here.
Copeland unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Copeland stalling the fight.
Simpson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Simpson has a couple of punches blocked by Copeland.
Simpson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Simpson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Copeland lands a damaging elbow.
Copeland creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Simpson's defenses.
Simpson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Copeland lands an elbow inside.
Copeland has Simpson pressed against the cage.
Copeland lands an elbow inside.
Copeland gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Copeland lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Simpson or not.
Copeland lands an elbow that stopped Simpson in his tracks for a moment.
Copeland told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Copeland lands a nice elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Copeland gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Copeland lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Copeland throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Copeland lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Simpson or not.
Copeland looking to throw knees to the head but Simpson is blocking nicely.
Simpson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nice elbow from Copeland.
Simpson is rocked!
Copeland trying to land knees to the body.
Copeland with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Simpson blocks an elbow strike from Copeland.
Copeland lands an elbow that stopped Simpson in his tracks for a moment.
Copeland lands an elbow just above Simpson 's eye.
Oh Simpson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Copeland is trying to maintain a safe position but Simpson gets an underhook and turns Copeland into the cage.
Simpson seems to have got his legs back now.
Copeland blocks an uppercut.
Simpson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Copeland tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Copeland pushes off an throws an elbow but Simpson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Copeland works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Simpson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Copeland lands a body shot in the clinch.
Simpson blocks an elbow strike.
Copeland throws a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Travis Copeland dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Copeland cracks Simpson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Copeland has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Copeland thuds his right hand into Simpson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Copeland fails with an attempt to clinch.
Copeland wants to clinch up but Simpson keeps it at a distance.
Simpson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Simpson keeps the fight on the outside.
It looked like Simpson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Copeland clinches.
Simpson avoids a wild elbow strike from Copeland.
Copeland blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Copeland lands an elbow that stopped Simpson in his tracks for a moment.
Copeland with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Simpson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Copeland pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Copeland taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Copeland blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Simpson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Simpson avoiding damage as Copeland throws knees to the body.
Simpson dodges an elbow strike from Copeland.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Copeland misses with an elbow over the top.
Simpson blocks the elbow strike.
Simpson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Copeland backwards.
Copeland with an attempt at a knee that misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Copeland throws an elbow but misses.
Simpson takes an elbow to the temple.
Copeland works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Copeland throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Come on Copeland - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Copeland avoiding damage.
Simpson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Simpson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Simpson wants to get back to striking at distance but Copeland won't allow it.
Copeland connects with a knee to the head.
Copeland tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Simpson avoids it.
Copeland gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Copeland blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Copeland throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Copeland lands an elbow inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Simpson throws a punch but it's blocked by Copeland.
Travis Copeland seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Copeland dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Simpson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Copeland looking to throw knees to the head but Simpson is blocking nicely.
Copeland lands a body punch in the clinch.
Copeland stalls.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Copeland.
Copeland tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Simpson avoids it.
Copeland is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Simpson is keeping busy.
Copeland creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Simpson's defenses.
Copeland lands a knee to the body.
Copeland gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Copeland throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Copeland comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Travis Copeland showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Simpson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Copeland tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Copeland tries to close the distance and clinch but Simpson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Copeland gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Copeland stalling.
Knees to the body from Copeland.
Copeland taking a breather.
Simpson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Copeland using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Copeland tries to land a knee to the head but Simpson blocks with his arms.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Copeland.
A hook to the body from Copeland.
Copeland scores a nice knee to the body.
Simpson avoids the elbow strike from Copeland, against the cage.
Copeland trying to control the position but instead, Simpson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Copeland into the cage.
Copeland tries to land a knee to the head but Simpson blocks with his arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Copeland pushes off an throws an elbow but Simpson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Copeland misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Simpson.
Simpson working hard to break the clinch.
Simpson misses with a short punch on the inside.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Copeland is stalling here.
Copeland lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Copeland lands an elbow just above Simpson 's eye.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Copeland creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Simpson's defenses.
Copeland blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Copeland lands an elbow just above Simpson 's eye.
Copeland tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Copeland displaying some good clinch control by pressing Simpson up against the cage.
Copeland is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Simpson is defending well for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simpson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Copeland throws an elbow that misses.
Copeland misses with an elbow strike.
Copeland stalling in the clinch.
Copeland has Simpson pressed against the cage.
Copeland lands an elbow inside that Simpson shrugs off.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Copeland lands a nice elbow.
Simpson blocks an elbow strike from Copeland.
Copeland landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Copeland tries to stall but Simpson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Copeland lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Simpson or not.
Copeland throws an elbow that misses.
The referee is keeping an eye on Copeland - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Copeland unloads a knee to the mid-section.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Travis Copeland really dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Copeland lands a jab.
Travis Copeland seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Copeland staying out of range there.
Copeland with a nice cross.
Travis Copeland is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Copeland closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Copeland creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Simpson's defenses.
A knee to the head by Copeland.
Copeland gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Richie Simpson has been cut.
Nice elbow from Copeland.
Copeland throws an elbow that misses.
Copeland lands a nice shot to the body.
Copeland tries a knee to the head but Simpson blocks it.
Simpson swings wildly with an uppercut but Copeland uses good head movement to avoid it.
Copeland creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Simpson's defenses.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Copeland lands a nice elbow.
Copeland throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Copeland pressing his opponent against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Copeland cracks Simpson with an upwards elbow that sends him tumbling backwards, out cold! Simpson is rigid against the cage, staring into space! Ouch, that was brutal, what a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 4, we have a winner by way of KO (Elbow). Travis Copeland!
Travis Copeland is the new lightweight champion!
An out of breath Travis Copeland thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
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hype
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mgr
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RATING
72% |
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