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WPFA 8: Copeland vs Simpson 2 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Marchiano Giovinazzi (ranked 24279 p4p, 502 weight class) and Beytullah Olgertpeposhi (ranked 7261 p4p, 452 weight class). Marchiano Giovinazzi had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 147.8lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Marchiano Giovinazzi is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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160 lbs
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157 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Marchiano Giovinazzi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Beytullah Olgertpeposhi!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Johanna Lukiainen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Giovinazzi shoots for a double leg takedown but Olgertpeposhi sprawls well. He's pushed Giovinazzi's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Giovinazzi fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Olgertpeposhi stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marchiano Giovinazzi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Good shot there by Olgertpeposhi.
Giovinazzi changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Olgertpeposhi tries to avoid it but Giovinazzi manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Olgertpeposhi to the ground. Olgertpeposhi escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Giovinazzi.
Giovinazzi tries to score a power double leg takedown but Olgertpeposhi sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Giovinazzi somewhat.
Giovinazzi is breathing heavily.
Olgertpeposhi connects with a crisp jab.
Olgertpeposhi looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Giovinazzi!
Olgertpeposhi working the ground and pound from side control.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Olgertpeposhi lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Giovinazzi down.
Olgertpeposhi working the ground and pound.
Olgertpeposhi scores with a couple of short elbows.
Olgertpeposhi scoring with punches from side control.
Olgertpeposhi cracks Giovinazzi with a big right hand but Giovinazzi just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Giovinazzi is rocked!
Olgertpeposhi is working Giovinazzi over with some ground and pound from side control.
Oh Giovinazzi is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Olgertpeposhi scoring with punches and elbows.
Olgertpeposhi working the body and head with strikes.
Olgertpeposhi in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Giovinazzi looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Olgertpeposhi turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Beytullah Olgertpeposhi!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between John Torres (ranked 6133 p4p, 413 weight class) and Jackson Pen (ranked 24724 p4p, 463 weight class). John Torres has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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155 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Torres!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jackson Pen!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pen moves into the clinch.
Torres blocks an elbow strike from Pen.
Pen wants to get back to striking at distance but Torres won't allow it.
Torres swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Torres.
Torres stalling the fight.
Pen breaks from the clinch.
Pen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Torres circles away quickly and effectively.
Torres punishes Pen's body with a nice straight punch.
A combination from Pen does no damage.
Torres seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pen lands a slapping body shot.
Pen instigates a clinch.
Torres stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Torres can't find room to land a body shot as Pen controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pen backwards.
A short left from Torres.
Torres is struggling to control the position.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Pen.
It looks like John Torres has been cut.
Torres misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pen breaks the clinch.
Torres throws a series of punches but Pen moves out of range.
Pen is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Pen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Torres.
Pen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Torres misses with a few strikes there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pen misses with a series of wild punches.
Torres lands a nice hook to Pen's body. Pen takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A punch combination from Pen misses.
As Pen looks to move away, Torres throws a big counter combo but Pen just gets out of the way.
Jackson Pen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pen lands a leg kick that knocks Torres off balance momentarily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Torres slips a jab and a cross from Pen.
Pen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Torres doesn't seem bothered though.
Pen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Torres swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Torres was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Pen's jab looks to have found its range, popping Torres under the eye.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jackson Pen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Torres's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Pen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pen tries to clinch but Torres moves out of range.
Torres was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Torres showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pen.
Pen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Jackson Pen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pen tries to clinch
and Torres counters with a nice body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Torres finds himself stumbling back on wobbly legs after being clipped by a right hand. He's up against the cage, ducking and weaving under Pen's strikes but an uppercut finds it's way through and Torres falls! - He's completely out of it and the ref jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jackson Pen!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bob Saget (ranked 3967 p4p, 434 weight class) and Macky Mac (ranked 6192 p4p, 536 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Macky Mac was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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185 lbs
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180 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bob Saget!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Macky Mac!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Arvi Lind and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saget misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Saget blocks a head kick by Mac.
Mac throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Saget lands a nice looking kick to the body. Mac takes a step back to recover.
Mac throws a sloppy head kick and Saget moves out of range easily.
It appears Saget was looking to counter with a kick there.
Saget misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mac counters with a body kick.
Mac throws a jab when Saget was well out of range.
Mac checks the leg kick.
Mac misses with a takedown attempt
and Saget counters with a series of strikes. Mac will be more careful next time no doubt.
Mac has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Saget.
Mac looks winded!
A head kick by Mac misses
and Saget counters with a nice right hand that sends Mac toppling to the canvas! Mac scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Saget finish him?!
Mac is rocked!
It looks like Macky Mac has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Saget pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Saget sets himself, and Mac steps forward looking for the clinch! Saget avoids it this time.
Mac is still on wobbly legs! Can Saget finish him?
A kick lands to the mid section there for Saget.
Saget lands a jab to Mac's midsection.
Saget definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Saget connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Saget throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mac lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saget throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Mac seems to have recovered his senses.
Saget digs a good body shot into Mac's ribs.
Saget throws a leg kick which misses Mac's front leg but catches the back leg as Mac tries to avoid it.
Mac takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Saget is throwing a storm of strikes! Right hook, left hook and follows it up with a spinning back fist! Mac hits the canvas like a rag doll! And just like that, this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Bob Saget!
Bob Saget seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Maverick Syndal (ranked 3305 p4p, 350 weight class) and Guilherme Mendes (ranked 3648 p4p, 382 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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158 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Maverick Syndal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Guilherme Mendes!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Arvi Lind and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mendes throws a body punch but Syndal moves out of range.
Mendes clinches up against the cage.
Syndal throws a punch but it's blocked by Mendes.
Syndal gets through Mendes's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Syndal lands a nice shot to the body.
Mendes is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Syndal is defending well.
A frustrated look appears on Syndal's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mendes drops down looking for an ankle pick but Syndal pulls his leg out and moves away.
Syndal lands a body shot.
Guilherme Mendes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mendes throws a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mendes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mendes shoots in for a takedown but Syndal shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Maverick Syndal has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Guilherme Mendes.
Mendes throws a head kick that misses
and Syndal counters with a nice body shot.
Mendes thumps Syndal with a low kick.
Mendes throws a half hearted mid kick.
Syndal was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendes throws a poor cross that misses
and Syndal counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Mendes thinking.
Mendes drives through with a takedown into Syndal's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Syndal manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Mendes manages to get himself to full guard.
Syndal is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Mendes trying to control the position.
Mendes has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Syndal has passed into side control.
Mendes prevents Syndal from moving into mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendes wants to control but Syndal postures up.
Mendes is trying to improve his position.
Mendes wants to control but Syndal postures up.
Mendes is looking for a sweep.
Syndal gets to mount! Mendes was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Mendes wants to hold on but Syndal pushes him away.
Mendes is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maverick Syndal dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Mendes misses with a head kick.
Mendes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Syndal is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Mendes shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Syndal manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Mendes trying to control the position from guard on top but Syndal is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mendes's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendes is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Syndal is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Syndal has escaped and now he's on top!
Mendes not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Syndal is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mendes 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.
Mendes keeps trying to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Syndal avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Syndal prevents Mendes from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Syndal won't allow Mendes to sweep him here.
Mendes keeping moving, preventing Syndal from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mendes shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Syndal manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mendes pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Syndal is keeping the position for now.
Mendes is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Guilherme Mendes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Nice jab there from Syndal.
It looks like Guilherme Mendes has been cut.
Syndal staying out of range there.
Mendes shoots and misses
and Syndal makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Syndal leaves Mendes with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Syndal throws a body shot but no joy.
Mendes wants to counter the offense by Syndal and move into the clinch position.
Mendes drives through and clinches with Syndal against the cage.
Syndal lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Mendes is looking to take this one to the mat.
Maverick Syndal has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Guilherme Mendes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Syndal lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mendes backwards.
Syndal working aggressively here.
A shot in the inside from Syndal.
Syndal prevents a takedown attempt there.
Syndal lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mendes backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Syndal prevents the takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Syndal misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mendes is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Mendes takes a shot to the head.
Mendes tries to score a body lock takedown but Syndal shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Syndal escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Syndal throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Mendes on the side of the head.
Syndal slips a jab and a cross from Mendes.
Syndal scores with a sloppy right hand. Mendes should have avoided that one.
Mendes misses with a takedown
and Syndal counters with an inside leg kick.
Mendes takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mendes tries to clinch but Syndal moves away
and Syndal counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Syndal ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mendes moves away.
Mendes moves in looking to clinch but Syndal pushes him off.
Mendes shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Syndal's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Syndal keeping full guard, as Mendes tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Syndal has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Syndal wants to hit a switch here but Mendes passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Syndal there!
Syndal is squirming around, avoiding Mendes's attempts to control the action.
Mendes swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Syndal is now in Mendes's guard. A big mistake from Mendes there, giving up the dominant position!
And that's the end of the fight!
Maverick Syndal showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Syndal has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maverick Syndal!
After winning the bout, Maverick Syndal thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hideki Matsui (ranked 6260 p4p, 551 weight class) and Juice Williams (ranked 6650 p4p, 566 weight class). Williams comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Super Freak kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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215 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hideki Matsui!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Juice Williams!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Anni Minnemäki and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams lands a nice hook to Matsui's body. Matsui takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Matsui fails with a takedown attempt.
Crack! A monster head kick from Williams and Matsui falls like a tree - timbeeeeeeeeeeerrrr! A highlight reel knockout by Williams!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Juice Williams!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jaydan Junior Johnson (ranked 3905 p4p, 406 weight class) and Simo Ahvenus (ranked 1512 p4p, 186 weight class). The key to victory for Jaydan Junior Johnson has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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154 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jaydan Junior Johnson !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Simo Ahvenus!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ahvenus misses with an uppercut. Johnson saw that one coming.
Johnson misses with the combination.
Ahvenus drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Johnson defends it well.
Ahvenus fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Johnson sprawls well initially but Ahvenus persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Ahvenus slips a nice elbow through Johnson 's hands, connecting with Johnson 's forehead.
Johnson punching from the bottom.
Ahvenus is looking for a kimura here.
Johnson lands a couple of sideways elbows.
Ahvenus is working for a submission of some sort.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Ahvenus has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ahvenus slows the pace down in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ahvenus passes to side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ahvenus connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Johnson some visible discomfort.
Johnson throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
Ahvenus in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Ahvenus controlling from side mount.
Ahvenus is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Johnson is trying to escape and Ahvenus transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Johnson is forced to tap! Nice work there by Ahvenus! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Simo Ahvenus!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wolfgang Muller (ranked 2810 p4p, 282 weight class) and Kyle Goose (ranked 910 p4p, 116 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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265 lbs
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265 lbs
16 - 10 - 0 |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Wolfgang Muller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Kyle Goose !
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Roosa Järviläinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Muller misses with an uppercut
and Goose counters with a stiff right hand.
Muller misses with a straight left.
Goose thinks about the counter body kick.
Muller throws a lazy right hand but Goose sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A thudding body kick lands there by Goose !
Goose ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Muller lands with a straight right. Goose didn't see that one coming.
Goose uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Muller.
Goose 's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Muller connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Goose scrambles back to his feet.
Muller misses with an uppercut
and Goose counters with a nice uppercut.
Muller swings widly with a right hand
letting Goose counter with a right hand.
Muller scores with a jab to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Muller looks to land a right hand but Goose moved out of range.
Muller takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
It looks like Wolfgang Muller has been cut.
Muller scores with a punch to the head.
Muller throws an overhand right that lands on Goose 's shoulder, as Goose tries to avoid the shot.
Muller throws an off balance right hand
and Goose counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Muller throws out a loose jab but Goose uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goose uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Muller.
Muller thows a left - swing and a miss!
Muller throws an off balance right hand
and Goose counters with a nice right hand that sends Muller toppling to the canvas! Muller scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Goose finish him?!
Goose uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Muller.
Muller throws a poor cross that misses
and Goose counters with a big left hand that crumples Muller! He was out before he hit the floor! Brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kyle Goose !
Kyle Goose decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Coral Sea (ranked 1711 p4p, 203 weight class) and Finn The Human (ranked 786 p4p, 101 weight class). Sea kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is For Heavy Metal we will die!. The Human has chosen Adventure Time as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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31
158 lbs
12 - 2 - 0 |
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29
163 lbs
18 - 7 - 1 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Coral Sea!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Finn The Human!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by The Human.
Sea scores with a sloppy right hand. The Human should have avoided that one.
The Human lands with a straight right. Sea didn't see that one coming.
Sea lands with an overhand left.
The fighters circling - The Human throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sea closes this distance looking for a takedown but The Human circles away.
Sea connects with a leg kick. The Human looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The Human wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sea loads up on a big right hand but The Human slips the punch.
The Human throws a lazy uppercut
and Sea counters with a shoot takedown. The Human fights it but they end up in guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The Human wants to stand up but Sea is controlling him.
The Human wriggles free and stands up.
Sea swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sea buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The Human misses with a straight right.
The Human ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sea moves away.
The Human connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sea's hands.
The Human looks to land a left hand but Sea moved out of range nicely.
Sea drives through with a takedown into The Human's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Sea stops The Human from standing up.
The Human pushes Sea off and gets back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Sea misses.
Sea keeps the fight on the outside.
The Human fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sea manages to avoid it.
The Human slips under a jab.
The Human moves out of range as Sea throws a body kick.
A little jabbing left from The Human on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Sea looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
The Human takes a swing at Sea's ribcage but misses.
Sea digs a good body shot into The Human's ribs.
Sea takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sea clobbers The Human with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The Human blocks a head kick by Sea.
Sea will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Sea tries a head kick but it misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
The Human loads up on a big right hand but Sea slips the punch.
Sea fails with a takedown attempt.
Sea takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The Human scores with a shot to the body.
The Human lands the left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The Human tests Sea's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The Human thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sea changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. The Human tries to avoid it but Sea manages to keep hold of a leg and drag The Human to the ground. The Human escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A little jabbing left from The Human on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Coral Sea. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sea showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from The Human.
The Human ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The Human connects with a good right hand that stumbles Sea. Sea circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Finn The Human seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The Human blocks a head kick by Sea.
Nice defenses there by Sea.
Sea scores with a body shot.
Sea tries for a takedown but The Human sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
The Human pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The Human uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Sea takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The Human throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Good shot there by Sea.
Sea fakes high and swings low for a body shot but The Human manages to avoid it.
Nice sprawl there from The Human as Sea shoots in.
The Human is looking to clinch.
Sea has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Sea there as he acknowledges the shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Finn The Human dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Sea throws a lazy right hand but The Human sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sea lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The Human blocks the body kick.
The Human throws a shot to the body.
The Human throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The Human pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The Human throws a front kick aimed at Sea's knee but Sea avoids it well.
Sea misses with an uppercut. The Human saw that one coming.
The Human wants to counter with a clinch but Sea pushes him away.
The Human uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sea.
Sea throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The Human throws a hook but Sea blocks it.
A combination from Sea does no damage.
The Human throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sea loads up on a big right hand but The Human slips the punch.
The Human scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sea in his tracks.
A big left from The Human misses.
Sea tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but The Human was well out of range. Poor timing from Sea.
Sea ducks under a wild hook from The Human.
Sea changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
The Human ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sea misses with a hook. The Human ducked under it nicely.
Sea takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The Human takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Human looks to land a right hand but Sea moved out of range.
The Human ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sea moves away.
A big right from The Human misses.
Sea throws a big shot that misses.
The Human avoids the body shot from Sea.
Sea misses the shot to the body.
Sea throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The Human throws a body punch but Sea moves out of range.
Sea swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Donk. The Human catches Sea right on the button with a cross.
Sea staying out of range there.
Sea tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but The Human was well out of range. Poor timing from Sea.
The Human steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Sea.
The Human fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sea misses with a wild body shot.
The Human looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
The Human throws a good cross that connects.
The Human lands with a hook. Sea tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The Human waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sea.
Sea throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sea is looking to score with low kicks.
The Human slips a jab from Sea.
The Human is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sea.
Sea looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by The Human there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The Human is looking to score with low kicks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sea throws an uppercut from half a mile away. The Human sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Finn The Human seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sea slips a straight right by The Human.
Sea swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
The Human keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sea.
A shot to the liver by The Human. Beautiful body shot.
The Human misses with a low kick.
The Human looks to land a right hand but Sea moved out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Sea misses the target.
The Human misses with a looping left.
The Human works over Sea's head and body with a nice combination.
The Human misses the jab.
The Human swings for the body but Sea moves out of range.
A punch combination from Sea misses.
Sea staying out of range there.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Sea bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps The Human's head backwards.
The Human has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The Human jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The Human scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The Human scores with a jab to the jaw.
Sea walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. The Human checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
The Human cracks Sea with a right hand to the side of the head.
Sea looking to land some kicks to the body here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Finn The Human showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Sea's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
An inside leg kick lands from The Human.
Coral Sea has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The Human chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sea takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sea shoots in looking for a takedown but The Human manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Sea's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
The Human dips to his left and cracks Sea with an uppercut!
Sea tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and The Human is able to avoid easily.
The Human lands with a hook. Sea tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The Human misses with an uppercut.
A head kick misses from Sea.
Nice body punch from Sea.
Sea tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sea takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
No joy there for Sea, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The Human misses with a straight right.
Sea misses with an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The Human slips a straight right by Sea.
The Human scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The crowd cheers as The Human lands an impressive looking overhand right. Sea doesn't seem phased though.
The Human jabs at Sea's body.
Sea on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by The Human. The Human obviously looking to wear him down.
The Human listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Human fails to land with a series of punches.
Finn The Human is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The Human moves away from the strike by Sea.
The Human lands with an overhand left.
The Human scores with a body shot.
The Human slips a jab from Sea.
Sea misses with a looping right.
Sea sets himself, and The Human steps forward looking for the clinch! Sea avoids it this time.
The Human is looking to clinch.
The Human tries to clinch there but Sea circles away.
The Human uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sea.
Sea ducks under a wild hook from The Human.
The Human fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The Human lands with a straight right. Sea didn't see that one coming.
Sea misses with an uppercut.
The Human connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The Human lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Sea dives in and grabs The Human's left leg, looking for a takedown. The Human pushes down on Sea's head and hops out.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The Human misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sea.
The Human cracks a nice hook into Sea's ribs.
The Human lands with a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by The Human.
The Human scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The Human clinches up with Sea and pushes him back against the cage.
The Human working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sea throws a punch but it's blocked by The Human.
Sea tries to work over The Human's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sea throws a head punch that misses.
Sea misses with a hook to the ribs.
The Human struggles to land a body shot inside as Sea controls his hands.
The Human misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sea misses with the head strike.
The Human lands a right hand.
Sea lands a body punch.
Sea lands with a right to the head.
Sea doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sea tries to throw a body punch but The Human avoids it by throwing Sea back against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short right from The Human on the inside.
The Human throws a punch but it's blocked by Sea.
The Human lands with a left to the head.
The Human misses with a hook to the ribs.
The Human lands a shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Finn The Human comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well The Human 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Finn The Human!
A very excited looking Finn The Human rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ara Tiotio (ranked 556 p4p, 79 weight class) and Lotay Wangchuck (ranked 1091 p4p, 138 weight class). Ara Tiotio has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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24
278 lbs
12 - 0 - 0 |
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255 lbs
10 - 6 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ara Tiotio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Lotay Wangchuck!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Marco Blurström and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wangchuck misses with a takedown attempt
and Tiotio counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Lotay Wangchuck has been cut.
Wangchuck gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Tiotio counters with a crisp right hand that drops Wangchuck! Tiotio lets Wangchuck back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
We've been told by Tiotio's head coaches at Men Only. No Liberals ! that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Wangchuck gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Tiotio scores with a counter punch that sends Wangchuck to the canvas! Tiotio smells blood - he's punishing Wangchuck with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Wangchuck has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ara Tiotio!
Ara Tiotio gave a mention to Urban Fighter in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Travis Copeland (ranked 536 p4p, 66 weight class) and Richie Simpson (ranked 1587 p4p, 192 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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165 lbs
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154 lbs
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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
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Travis Copeland!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Richie Simpson!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Copeland closes the distance and pushes Simpson back into the cage.
Copeland blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Copeland misses with an elbow strike.
Copeland lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Copeland throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Copeland holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Copeland using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Simpson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Simpson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Copeland looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Copeland blocks an uppercut.
Copeland looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Copeland.
Copeland keeps control of Simpson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Copeland looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Simpson swings wildly with an uppercut but Copeland uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Copeland trying to control the position but instead, Simpson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Copeland into the cage.
Simpson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Copeland with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Copeland misses with an elbow over the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Copeland throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Simpson working aggressively here.
Simpson lands with a short shot to the head.
Simpson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Copeland has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Copeland trying to control the position but instead, Simpson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Copeland into the cage.
Simpson swings wildly with an uppercut but Copeland uses good head movement to avoid it.
Simpson takes an elbow to the temple.
Copeland missing with knees to the body.
Copeland stalls.
Copeland taking a breather.
Copeland tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Simpson avoids it.
Simpson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Copeland wants to clinch
and Simpson counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Travis Copeland has been cut.
Travis Copeland seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab by Copeland.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Copeland moves into range and clinches up with Simpson.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Simpson.
Simpson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Copeland misses with a knee strike.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Simpson misses with the head strike.
Copeland misses with an elbow strike.
Simpson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Copeland using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Simpson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Copeland throws an elbow but misses.
Simpson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Copeland tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Copeland tries to land knees in the clinch but Simpson avoids the damage to the body.
Copeland gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Richie Simpson has been cut.
Copeland letting Simpson take a breather here.
Simpson has a couple of punches blocked by Copeland.
Simpson throws a head punch that misses.
Simpson is looking to break free of the clinch but Copeland has double underhooks.
Simpson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Copeland.
Copeland looking to slow down the pace here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Travis Copeland dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Simpson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Copeland.
Copeland digs a good body shot into Simpson's ribs.
Copeland closes the distance but Simpson moves to the side
and Simpson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Simpson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Copeland fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Copeland connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The fight stays on the outside here - Copeland looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Simpson let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Copeland instigates a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Copeland is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Simpson dodges an elbow strike from Copeland.
Simpson throws a head punch that misses.
Simpson working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simpson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Copeland is looking to clinch.
Some wild striking there from Copeland.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Simpson! But no joy.
Simpson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Travis Copeland is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Simpson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Copeland.
Simpson doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Simpson walks into a straight right hand from Copeland.
Simpson throws a jab but it's blocked by Copeland.
Copeland tries to clinch up.
Simpson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Copeland tries to clinch up but Simpson circles away and keeps his distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Copeland moves to clinch but Simpson breaks away
and Simpson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Simpson looks to score with a jab to the body but Copeland is just out of range.
Copeland jabs Simpson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Simpson misses with a looping left.
Good shot there by Copeland.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Copeland is looking to clinch but Simpson is avoiding it.
Copeland gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Copeland blocks a body shot from Simpson.
Copeland is working Simpson over against the cage.
Travis Copeland has scored more points in the clinch so far.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Simpson.
Copeland trying to control the position but instead, Simpson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Copeland into the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Simpson.
Simpson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Travis Copeland dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Copeland's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Copeland throws a series of strikes that have Simpson backpedaling.
Copeland throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Simpson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Simpson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Simpson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Simpson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Copeland wants to clinch but Simpson slips to the side
and Simpson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Copeland lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Copeland fails in his attempt to clinch.
Copeland fails in his attempt to clinch.
Copeland scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Simpson doesn't seem bothered though.
Simpson keeps the fight on the outside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Simpson takes one on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simpson swats away the attempt to clinch by Copeland.
It seemed like Simpson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Simpson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Copeland.
A little feinted left hand from Copeland on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Copeland darts in trying to clinch
and Simpson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Copeland forces Simpson back against the cage and clinches.
Simpson avoids a wild elbow strike from Copeland.
Copeland prevents a body shot from Simpson.
Simpson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Simpson avoiding damage as Copeland throws knees to the body.
Copeland cracks Simpson with a nice body shot.
With the fighters up against the cage, Copeland throws an elbow but misses.
Simpson tries a body shot but Copeland blocks it.
Copeland throws an elbow but it misses.
Copeland prevents a body shot from Simpson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Copeland lands an elbow inside that Simpson shrugs off.
Simpson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Copeland blocks an uppercut.
Simpson misses with the head strike.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Copeland.
Copeland blocking some punches.
Simpson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Simpson takes a knee right on the jaw!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Simpson struggles to land a body shot inside as Copeland controls his hands.
Simpson swings wildly with an uppercut but Copeland uses good head movement to avoid it.
Copeland stalling in the clinch.
Copeland throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Copeland throws an elbow that misses.
Copeland lands a good knee to the midsection. Simpson won't want to take too many of those.
Simpson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Copeland will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Simpson up against the cage.
Simpson tries to throw a body punch but Copeland avoids it by throwing Simpson back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Travis Copeland clearly takes that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Copeland's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Copeland fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Simpson on the side of the head.
The fighters circling - Simpson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Copeland moves in looking to clinch but Simpson pushes him off.
The fight stays on the outside here - Copeland looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Copeland ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Copeland tries to close the distance and clinch but Simpson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Simpson tries to keep at a distance but Copeland has taken the fight into the clinch.
Simpson managing to block the knees to the body from Copeland.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Simpson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Copeland takes a shot to the head.
Simpson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Copeland stalling in the clinch but Simpson improves position.
Simpson misses with a punch on the inside.
Simpson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Copeland misses with a body punch.
A short right from Simpson on the inside.
Simpson breaks the clinch.
Copeland tries to clinch up
and Simpson counters with a nice body shot.
Copeland throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A little jabbing left from Simpson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Simpson takes a swing at Copeland's ribcage but misses.
Simpson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Copeland misses with a double jab.
Simpson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Copeland is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Simpson can do to turn this around?
Simpson swats away the attempt to clinch by Copeland.
Copeland wants to clinch
and Simpson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Copeland tries to clinch up.
A little jabbing left from Simpson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Copeland tries to clinch up.
Copeland misses with a straight right.
Copeland forces Simpson back against the cage and clinches.
Copeland creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Simpson misses with some punches.
Copeland comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Simpson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Copeland controlling the action here for a moment.
Simpson swings wildly with an uppercut but Copeland uses good head movement to avoid it.
Copeland landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Simpson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Copeland moves into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Travis Copeland will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Copeland tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Copeland takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Richie Simpson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Copeland jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Simpson loads up on a big right hand but Copeland slips the punch.
Simpson throws an off balance right hand
and Copeland connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Copeland sizes up Simpson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Copeland connects with a good right hand that stumbles Simpson. Simpson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Copeland lands a jab-cross combination.
Copeland tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Simpson counters with a straight right hand.
Copeland tries to close the distance and clinch but Simpson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Travis Copeland is winning the standup battle so far.
Copeland wants to clinch up but Simpson keeps it at a distance.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Simpson! But no joy.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Simpson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Simpson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Simpson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Copeland lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Copeland throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Simpson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Copeland throws a predictable looking body shot
and Simpson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Copeland misses with a wild body shot.
Simpson misses with an uppercut
and Copeland counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Copeland throws a combination. Simpson tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Copeland tries to clinch there but Simpson circles away.
Copeland has Simpson up against the cage in a clinch.
A body shot lands from Simpson.
Simpson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Simpson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Copeland throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Copeland lands an elbow just above Simpson 's eye.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Simpson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simpson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Simpson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Copeland backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Copeland.
Simpson misses with a punch on the inside.
A body shot lands from Copeland.
A head punch on the inside from Simpson fails to land.
Copeland tries to land a knee to the head but Simpson blocks with his arms.
Simpson is trying to break the clinch but Copeland is controlling him.
Simpson misses with the head strike.
Copeland stalling the fight.
Copeland is stalling here.
Simpson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Simpson fails to land.
Copeland doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Simpson swings wildly with an uppercut but Copeland uses good head movement to avoid it.
Copeland will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Simpson up against the cage.
Travis Copeland is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Simpson blocks an elbow strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
Travis Copeland showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Copeland has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 50:45
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 50:46
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Travis Copeland!
Travis Copeland retains his lightweight title!
A victorious Travis Copeland thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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