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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jay Copeland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luke Skylewalker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Copeland's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Avenged Sevenfold-Beast and the Harlot. This should be a great matchup!
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187 cm
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217 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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195 cm
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221 lbs
8 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Decent elbows
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jay Copeland! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Luke Skylewalker! The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, William Peck and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! A head kick misses from Skylewalker. Skylewalker throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Skylewalker tries a head kick but it misses.
Skylewalker throws a head kick that Copeland semi-blocks.
It looks like Jay Copeland has been cut. Skylewalker throws a head kick that misses. Skylewalker thows a left - swing and a miss! Nice body kick there by Copeland. Skylewalker bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Copeland's head. Skylewalker misses with a head kick.
Copeland walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush. This has been an exciting period of action! Copeland looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Skylewalker is fending him off so far but Copeland persists. Nope, Skylewalker circles away and we're back to standing. Copeland misses the shot to the body. Luke Skylewalker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round. Skylewalker leaves Copeland with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt. Copeland looks to land a body kick but Skylewalker moved away. Copeland needs to keep his hands up - Skylewalker had a free shot at his head there. Skylewalker scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent. Skylewalker keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jay Copeland. That's going to take a lot out of him. Copeland avoids the head kick by Skylewalker.
Copeland ducks right into an uppercut from Skylewalker. Copeland fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Skylewalker sprawls well initially but Copeland persists and gets the takedown into half guard. This has been an exciting period of action! We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon. Still in half guard, Copeland seems content to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Copeland wants to pass the guard but Skylewalker is defending well. Skylewalker tries to get to full guard but Copeland has control of the leg. Copeland frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount. Copeland scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Copeland throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Copeland looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Skylewalker in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head. Copeland lands a nice shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Copeland lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Skylewalker hang on? Copeland wants to control the pace but Skylewalker is squirming around nicely. Copeland lands a big elbow. Skylewalker tries to lock up and control but Copeland gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away. Copeland throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Skylewalker because Copeland loaded up on that one. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Skylewalker is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Copeland lands a heavy elbow. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Copeland looking to finish with strikes here!
Copeland is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Skylewalker is surviving well by controlling Copeland's body position as best he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Copeland punishing his opponent with strikes. Copeland lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Skylewalker hang on? Copeland looking to finish with strikes here!
Skylewalker is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Copeland looking to finish Skylewalker with some ground and pound. This is bad for Skylewalker! Copeland raining down hammerfists from mount. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Copeland scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Skylewalker is rocked! Skylewalker takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Copeland's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jay Copeland! Jay Copeland was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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