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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Levi Koppel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nicolas Ring (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Levi Koppel has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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155 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Levi Koppel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nicolas Ring!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Ian Loll and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koppel throws out a powerful jab.
Koppel shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Ring slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Ring keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ring is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ring avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Koppel.
Ring avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Koppel.
Ring has hold of Koppel's hands but Koppel slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Koppel 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.
Koppel missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Koppel really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Koppel looks to land a strike but Ring avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Ring uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Koppel shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Ring is trying to defend but Koppel finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Ring trying to control but Koppel postures up.
Koppel drops an elbow to the side of Ring's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koppel thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Ring to regain full guard.
Ring trying to keep a closed guard but Koppel is proving a slippery customer.
Koppel throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Koppel lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Koppel postures up in Ring's guard and throws a big left but Ring blocks it.
Koppel postures up in Ring's guard and throws a big left but Ring blocks it.
Koppel working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Koppel trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Koppel throwing strikes from guard but Ring blocks nicely.
Koppel throwing strikes but missing.
Koppel will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Koppel is fighting to break Ring's control of his arms but Ring is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Ring preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Ring has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Koppel digs a good body shot into Ring's ribs.
Ring closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Ring looks gassed!
Koppel flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Ring blocks the strikes from Koppel.
Koppel is trying to get back to full guard.
Koppel missing with punches from the bottom.
Ring tries to pass to full mount but Koppel defends it.
Koppel missing with punches from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koppel is trying to get back to full guard.
Koppel throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Koppel misses with a takedown attempt
so Ring counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Koppel not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Koppel throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Ring stopping the sweep attempt from Koppel.
Ring seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Koppel lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Ring!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koppel throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Koppel misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Ring tries to lock up and control but Koppel gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Ring working to try and regain half guard.
Koppel with good strikes from the mount here!
Koppel unloads with some shots from mount but Ring bucks and avoids them well.
Koppel landing punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Koppel postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Ring looks a forlorn figure.
Koppel landing shots from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Levi Koppel will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Koppel scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Koppel with a lazy takedown attempt
and Ring counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Koppel wants to get back to full guard but Ring has mounted him!
Ring controlling his opponent.
Ring lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Koppel slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Koppel punching from the bottom.
Koppel is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Ring's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Ring's back!
Koppel controlling well, preventing Ring from escaping the position.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Koppel.
Ring is breathing heavily.
Ring wriggles onto his back under a barage of strikes.
Ring tries to lock up and control but Koppel gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koppel lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Koppel lands a nice shot to the head.
Koppel pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Ring is trying desperately to improve position.
Koppel lands a big shot there that rocks Ring but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Koppel working Ring over with strikes here.
Ring is trying desperately to improve position.
Koppel lands with some strikes.
Ring manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Koppel throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ring keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ring is looking to improve his position.
Ring blocking the ground and pound attempt from Koppel.
Koppel thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Koppel throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Koppel throwing shots but Ring is blocking nicely.
Levi Koppel overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Koppel throws a strike but Ring avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Koppel shoots and misses
and Ring decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Koppel's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Koppel trying to strike off his back.
Ring wants to control from the top but Koppel keeps moving.
Koppel is looking to stand up but Ring isn't so interested in that idea.
Ring trying to control the position from guard on top but Koppel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koppel throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Ring pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Koppel is keeping the position for now.
Koppel tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Koppel bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ring's guard.
Koppel missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Koppel missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ring working a defensive guard here.
Koppel works over Ring with some ground and pound from guard.
Koppel working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Koppel accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Koppel throwing strikes but missing.
Koppel with a nice head shot there.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Koppel shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Ring's guard.
Koppel throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ring works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Koppel stopping the sweep attempt from Ring.
Koppel works over Ring with some ground and pound from guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ring is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Koppel postures up and lands a big shot to Ring's brow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Nicolas Ring will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Koppel with a lazy takedown attempt
and Ring counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Koppel!
Koppel sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Koppel tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Koppel throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Ring looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Koppel with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Ring stands up from half guard.
Koppel scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Koppel lands strikes from half guard.
Koppel not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Koppel thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ring's head.
Koppel throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Koppel scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Koppel thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ring's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koppel thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ring's head.
Koppel thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ring's head.
Koppel looks to land a strike but Ring avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Ring pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ring is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Koppel's half guard.
Koppel tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Ring has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Koppel swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Koppel really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Koppel throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ring takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Ring connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Koppel is looking to get to half guard.
Koppel manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Ring prevents Koppel from improving his position.
Koppel is working hard here to advance position.
Koppel missing with punches from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ring stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Koppel to get to his feet.
Koppel drives through with a takedown into guard.
Koppel loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Koppel working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Koppel with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ring manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Koppel flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Koppel is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Ring throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koppel is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Ring can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Koppel is looking to escape.
Poor strikes thrown by Ring there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Ring swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Koppel is now in Ring's guard. A big mistake from Ring there, giving up the dominant position!
And that's the end of the fight!
Nicolas Ring comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ring has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Nicolas Ring!
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hype
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