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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Stephen Koepfer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Parker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Koepfer comes to the cage accompanied by Mongol. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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6 - 4 - 0 |
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175 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
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Good takedowns
Decent boxing
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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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Stephen Koepfer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bruce Parker!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Franklyn Lucas and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parker gets a clinch.
Koepfer is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Parker can't fight it off and eventually Koepfer manages to take the fight to the floor. Parker looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Parker looking to control.
Koepfer might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Koepfer is working Parker over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Parker working for a triangle but Koepfer defends it easily.
Koepfer gets to his feet. Parker looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Koepfer fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Parker, pushing him back against the cage.
Parker tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Koepfer avoids it.
Koepfer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Koepfer has taken the fight to the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Parker blocks an elbow strike.
Koepfer blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koepfer lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Koepfer thows a huge punch but Parker dodges it nicely.
Parker is refusing to be controlled, as Koepfer sits in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Koepfer prevents Parker from improving his position.
Koepfer scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Parker looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Koepfer in particular looking to stall.
Koepfer tries to stand and escape but Parker is controlling the position.
Koepfer not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Parker on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Parker missing with punches from the bottom.
Parker is pressing down on Koepfer's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Koepfer stands and steps away. Parker gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
A right-left combo lands from Koepfer.
Koepfer clinches with his opponent.
Koepfer managing to block the knees to the body from Parker.
Parker drops down looking for an ankle pick but Koepfer pulls his leg out and moves away.
Koepfer closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Parker goes for a takedown in the clinch but Koepfer prevents it.
Parker pushes off an throws an elbow but Koepfer leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Parker throws an elbow but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Koepfer.
Parker goes for a takedown attempt but Koepfer pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Stephen Koepfer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruce Parker.
Parker slaps away a takedown attempt from Koepfer, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Parker fails to land with a series of punches.
Parker blocks a head kick by Koepfer.
Koepfer closes the distance and clinches.
Koepfer tries to score a body lock takedown but Parker shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Koepfer wants to get back to striking at distance but Parker won't allow it.
Koepfer is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Parker pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koepfer is trying to trip Parker. He has hold of a leg but Parker is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Koepfer persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Parker looking for a sweep. Not yet Parker, not yet.
Parker is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Parker working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Koepfer.
Koepfer has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Koepfer stands and steps away. Parker gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Koepfer has closed the distance and engaged Parker in a clinch.
Koepfer lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Parker backwards.
Koepfer wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Parker has him pressed against the cage.
Koepfer avoiding damage as Parker throws knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Koepfer blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Koepfer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Koepfer closes the distance and clinches.
Koepfer looking to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stephen Koepfer dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Parker tries to keep at a distance but Koepfer has taken the fight into the clinch.
Koepfer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Parker shoots for a takedown but Koepfer saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Koepfer instigates a clinch.
Parker with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Koepfer taking a breather.
Koepfer works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Parker looking for a guillotine here but Koepfer defends easily.
Stephen Koepfer overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Parker is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Koepfer defends well.
Parker is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker has his foot on Koepfer's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Koepfer works his way back into a safe position though.
Koepfer stands up and waves to Parker to follow him.
Koepfer thows a body shot but no joy.
Koepfer gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Parker missing with knees to the body.
Koepfer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Stephen Koepfer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Parker dodges the punch combination from Koepfer.
Koepfer is trying hard to land a takedown here. Parker sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Stephen Koepfer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koepfer rushes Parker and presses him up against the cage.
Koepfer stalls.
Koepfer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Koepfer misses with a takedown attempt
and Parker connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Koepfer looks to land a combination but Parker avoids it well.
Koepfer throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Parker is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Koepfer lands a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Koepfer scores with a takedown into Parker's guard.
Koepfer landing some decent shots from guard.
Parker is trying to keep Koepfer in close.
Koepfer wants to stand but Parker is controlling his posture from full guard.
Parker pushes Koepfer off and gets back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koepfer fails to land with a series of punches.
Koepfer throws a poor cross that misses
and Parker counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Parker slips a jab from Koepfer.
Koepfer fails to land with a series of punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Parker swinging wildly here.
Koepfer gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stephen Koepfer dominated that second round.
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!
Parker throws a quick inside leg kick.
Koepfer throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Parker tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Koepfer is in Parker's guard.
Koepfer gets to his feet. Parker looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Parker tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Koepfer manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Koepfer misses with a head kick.
Koepfer closes the distance and clinches.
Parker misses with a short punch on the inside.
Parker lands an elbow inside that Koepfer shrugs off.
Koepfer blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Koepfer avoiding damage as Parker throws knees to the body.
Koepfer is trying to break the clinch but Parker has him pressed against the cage.
Parker is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Koepfer is defending well for now.
Parker takes a shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koepfer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Koepfer throws a leg kick but Parker checks it.
Koepfer fails to land the takedown.
Parker lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Koepfer throws a sloppy head kick and Parker moves out of range easily.
Koepfer has taken the fight to the clinch.
Parker is pressed up against the cage. Koepfer has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Parker down to the mat. Parker avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Koepfer clinches up with Parker and pushes him back against the cage.
Koepfer misses with the head strike.
Koepfer avoids a wild elbow strike from Parker.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parker trying to land knees to the body.
Koepfer taking a breather.
Koepfer tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stephen Koepfer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Parker is working for takedown but Koepfer is calmly controlling the position for now.
Parker with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Parker takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Koepfer avoiding damage as Parker throws knees to the body.
Koepfer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sloppy strikes from Parker. Those never looked like landing.
Parker misses with a looping right.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Parker.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Koepfer misses with a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Parker. No joy for Koepfer on that attempt.
Koepfer shoots for a double leg takedown but Parker sprawls well. He's pushed Koepfer's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Parker takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Koepfer has managed to clinch.
Koepfer manages to break the clinch.
Koepfer scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Koepfer misses with a series of wild punches.
Parker gets tackled into the cage by Koepfer. Koepfer maintains the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parker with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Koepfer.
Koepfer fails to pull guard.
Koepfer turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Koepfer manages to end up in side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Koepfer tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Koepfer has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Parker is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Koepfer off and has taken his back!
Bruce Parker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stephen Koepfer is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Parker punches the canvas rather than the man.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Parker cracks Koepfer with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Koepfer from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Parker lands a shot to the body.
Parker misses with a punch to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Stephen Koepfer showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Koepfer 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:27
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stephen Koepfer!
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energy
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