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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jay Copeland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Avigdor Liberman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Copeland kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Avenged Sevenfold-Beast and the Harlot. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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188 cm
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220 lbs
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Good wrestling
Decent elbows
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Decent boxing
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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
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Jay Copeland!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Avigdor Liberman !
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Daniel Franklin and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Liberman rushes Copeland and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Copeland misses with an elbow strike.
Copeland prevents a takedown attempt there.
Copeland misses with a hook to the ribs.
Copeland is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Liberman is defending well for now.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Liberman looking for a takedown.
Copeland scores a nice knee to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Copeland as Liberman tries to tie him up.
Liberman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Copeland prevents the takedown attempt.
Jay Copeland has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Avigdor Liberman .
Copeland is fighting off a takedown attempt but Liberman is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Copeland to the mat. Copeland regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Liberman stays in close to Copeland's body and controls the position.
Copeland working a defensive guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Copeland holds on and takes a little breather.
Copeland keeping full guard, as Liberman tries to pass.
Liberman stopping the sweep attempt from Copeland.
Liberman tries to free his leg and advance position but Copeland is retaining full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Liberman looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Liberman tries to clinch there but Copeland circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liberman avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Liberman wants to clinch up but Copeland keeps it at a distance.
Copeland tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Liberman manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Liberman avoids the head kick by Copeland.
Copeland looks for the body kick but Liberman saw that one coming.
Jay Copeland is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Copeland misses with a low kick as Liberman jumps back.
Liberman displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Copeland throws out the jab.
Copeland displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Liberman throws out the jab.
Liberman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Copeland paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Liberman punishes Copeland's body with a nice straight punch.
Copeland misses with a body kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Copeland throws a body kick that misses.
Liberman shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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!
Copeland trying to control here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liberman keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
It looks like Liberman might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Liberman not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Copeland is trying to get back to full guard.
Liberman missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Liberman seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Copeland does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liberman thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Still in half guard, Liberman seems content to control.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Avigdor Liberman was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Liberman bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Liberman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Copeland swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Liberman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Copeland throws a body punch but Liberman moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Liberman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Copeland avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Copeland connects with an inside leg kick.
Liberman throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Copeland was covering up waiting for the punch and Liberman finishes the takedown easily into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Liberman is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Avigdor Liberman dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Liberman tries to clinch up.
Copeland plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Liberman avoids the body shot from Copeland.
Copeland throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Liberman .
Copeland lets loose with a powerful body kick. Liberman will feel that in the morning.
Copeland looks to land a left hand but Liberman moved out of range nicely.
Liberman tries to clinch up.
Copeland attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Copeland moves out of range of the strikes.
A shot to the body from Copeland misses
and Liberman connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jay Copeland is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Liberman tries to clinch up but Copeland circles away and keeps his distance.
Copeland throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Copeland throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Liberman .
Copeland lets loose with a powerful body kick. Liberman will feel that in the morning.
A head kick misses from Copeland.
Copeland throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Copeland looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Copeland tries to clinch
and Liberman counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Liberman is keen to just control but Copeland is a slippery customer.
Copeland works his way to full guard. Good work.
Liberman throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Liberman stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Copeland swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Copeland wants to sweep here but Liberman controlling him for the moment.
Liberman wants to control from the top but Copeland keeps moving.
Liberman postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Liberman stands and throws Copeland's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liberman misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Liberman throwing shots but missing, from side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Liberman looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Copeland is not content to let Liberman control the position.
Copeland wants to control but Liberman postures up.
Liberman wants to control but Copeland is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liberman misses with the ground and pound.
Liberman is looking to take a break and control but Copeland is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Liberman throws an elbow but Copeland slips to the side and avoids it well.
Liberman in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Liberman cracks Copeland with a big right hand but Copeland just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Copeland tries to improve position but can't.
Copeland is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Copeland is trying to escape the position but Liberman is controlling the position.
Liberman 's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Copeland takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Avigdor Liberman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Copeland's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Liberman connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Copeland scrambles back to his feet.
Copeland thuds his right hand into Liberman 's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Liberman tries to close the distance and clinch but Copeland swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Copeland lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Liberman at a distance.
Liberman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Copeland paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Liberman throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Copeland tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Liberman is in Copeland's guard.
Liberman is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Copeland looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Copeland being controlled here, momentarily.
Copeland is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Liberman with a flurry of punches that miss.
Liberman wants to control from the top but Copeland keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Avigdor Liberman was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Liberman circles away from the clinch attempt.
Liberman feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Liberman has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Liberman trying to control the position from guard on top but Copeland is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Liberman trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Liberman content to stall in guard here.
Copeland is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Copeland wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Liberman can't get the takedown.
Copeland working aggressively here.
Liberman goes for a takedown attempt but Copeland pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Copeland defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Liberman .
Jay Copeland has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Avigdor Liberman .
Copeland avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Copeland lands the left hand.
Liberman connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Liberman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Liberman throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Copeland tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Liberman is in Copeland's guard.
Copeland escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Liberman gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Copeland keeping moving, preventing Liberman from controlling successfully.
Jay Copeland has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Liberman being controlled here momentarily.
Copeland wants to sweep here but Liberman controlling him for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liberman sitting in guard here, content to control.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Avigdor Liberman hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Liberman closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Copeland's guard.
Liberman connects with a couple of short punches.
Copeland looking to hit a scissor sweep but Liberman is one step ahead there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Liberman tries to free his leg and advance position but Copeland is retaining full guard.
Avigdor Liberman is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Liberman passes easily into side control. Nice work.
And that's the end of the fight!
Avigdor Liberman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Liberman winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 George Francis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Avigdor Liberman !
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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