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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Levi Koppel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stringer Bell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stringer Bell will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Levi Koppel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Stringer Bell!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Yves DeLean and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bell cracks Koppel with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
It looks like Levi Koppel has been cut.
Koppel uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bell.
Bell misses with the combination.
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 uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bell.
Koppel uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bell.
Bell misses with a straight right.
Bell will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Koppel moves away.
Koppel tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bell swivels and escapes.
Jab, jab by Bell - just one landing.
Koppel fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Koppel misses with a hook. Bell ducked under it nicely.
Bell misses with a double jab.
Koppel looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Koppel scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Koppel not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bell pushes Koppel off looking to stand but Koppel dives back in and keeps control.
Koppel is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bell wants to get back to his feet.
Koppel thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Bell looks like he's trying to stand up.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Bell slaps away a takedown attempt from Koppel, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Levi Koppel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bell gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Koppel to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Bell is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Koppel is controlling him.
Koppel chips away with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koppel working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Koppel is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Koppel postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Koppel is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Bell preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Koppel throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bell works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Koppel lands a couple of digs.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Koppel is breathing heavily.
Koppel thows a big elbow that misses.
Bell is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Koppel stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bell swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bell wants to stand and escape but Koppel is having none of it.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Jab, jab by Bell - just one landing.
Stringer Bell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bell throws a right and a left that Koppel avoids nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koppel blocks a jab.
Koppel showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bell.
Koppel's corner calls for a 1-2. Koppel obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Koppel throws a leg kick but Bell sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Koppel fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Bell throws a jab when Koppel was well out of range.
Bell missing with a left hand there. Koppel was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Some wild striking there from Bell.
Bell pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bell gets caught flat footed, as Koppel shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Bell wants to stand up but Koppel is controlling him.
Koppel with a nice head shot there.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Koppel's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Koppel postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bell wants to stand but Koppel is controlling the position.
Koppel forces his way into half guard.
Koppel landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Koppel lands strikes from half guard.
Koppel looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Bell with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Koppel working Bell over with strikes.
Bell is trying to stand back up but Koppel is controlling him
Bell taking some punishment here, with Koppel in his half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Koppel slips a nice elbow through Bell's hands, connecting with Bell's forehead.
Koppel will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Ground and pound from Koppel.
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.
The cut man is working on Levi Koppel's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Bell misses with a looping right.
Koppel ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A jab from Bell misses.
Bell might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Koppel shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Bell wants to stand up but Koppel is controlling him.
Koppel throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Koppel accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Koppel is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Koppel missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bell is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Koppel is controlling him.
Koppel connects with a couple of short punches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bell avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Koppel shoots for a double leg takedown but Bell sprawls well. He's pushed Koppel's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Koppel looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bell tries to kick Koppel off but Koppel keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Bell is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Koppel takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Koppel takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Bell is trying to stand back up but Koppel is controlling him
Koppel is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Koppel lands a nice short elbow.
Koppel throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bell pushes Koppel off looking to stand but Koppel dives back in and keeps control.
Koppel looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Bell with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Bell taking some punishment here, with Koppel in his half guard.
Bell pushes Koppel off but Koppel dives into side control.
Koppel cracks Bell with a big elbow.
Koppel prevents Bell from escaping the position.
Bell taking punishment in the form of punches.
Koppel scoring with punches from side control.
Koppel working the ground and pound.
Bell is trying to get back to his feet.
Koppel cracks Bell with a big right hand but Bell just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Bell is trying to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Koppel scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Koppel scoring with punches from side control.
Koppel scores with a couple of short elbows.
Koppel lands an elbow.
Koppel fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Bell is pushing Koppel's head away, looking to escape. Koppel manages to hold on to the position though.
Koppel scores with a couple of short elbows.
Levi Koppel overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Koppel throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Bell is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Koppel is controlling him well.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bell stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Bell wants it to stay on the feet.
Bell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Koppel.
Bell throws a shot to the body.
Bell lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Bell throws a body punch but Koppel moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koppel fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Levi Koppel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bell throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Bell throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Koppel shoots in but Bell avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Bell throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Koppel.
Bell is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Bell takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Koppel cracks Bell with a big right hand but Bell just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Koppel is putting a hurting on Bell here, landing some big shots from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Levi Koppel dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Levi Koppel's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Bell pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bell throws a series of punches but Koppel moves out of range.
Koppel shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bell but Bell pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Koppel uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bell.
Koppel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bell.
Bell throws the left hand but Koppel avoids the punch easily.
A punch lands to the side of Bell 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Koppel tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bell swivels and escapes.
Bell tests Koppel's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bell pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Koppel looks for a takedown but Bell sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Levi Koppel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Koppel misses with a takedown attempt - Bell sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Bell fails to land with a series of punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Koppel scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Koppel creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Bell sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Koppel working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koppel working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Koppel throws an elbow but Bell slips to the side and avoids it well.
Koppel misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Check out the look on Koppel's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Koppel throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Bell works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Koppel stops Bell from getting back to his feet.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Bell misses with a series of wild punches.
Stringer Bell is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Koppel slips under a jab from Bell.
Bell misses the shot to the body.
Koppel closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Bell did well to prevent Koppel getting side control.
Koppel working Bell over with strikes.
Bell on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Koppel there.
Koppel seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
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.
Bell looks like he's trying to stand up.
Koppel lands with a punch from half guard.
Koppel moves into full mount! Bell won't be happy about that!
Koppel connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Bell trying desperately to get to his feet.
Koppel with shots to the head and body - Bell looks very uncomfortable down there.
Koppel lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Bell hang on?
Bell is bucking up trying to escape but Koppel cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bell wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Koppel with the ground and pound from mount.
Koppel lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Bell is trying to stand up.
Koppel scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Bell?
Koppel working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Koppel landing strikes from the mount.
Koppel has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Bell's face.
Koppel landing punches.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Koppel cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Bell wants to try and get back to his feet.
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.
Koppel punishing his opponent with strikes.
Koppel lands a big elbow.
Bell squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Koppel is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Bell is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Koppel postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Bell looks a forlorn figure.
Koppel lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Bell's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Koppel cracks Bell with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Stringer Bell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Levi Koppel is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Koppel lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Levi Koppel showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Koppel, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Levi Koppel!
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energy
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