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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Eye Land (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Butch Copeland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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174 lbs
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175 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Eye Land!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Butch Copeland!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Daniel Franklin and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Land throws a leg kick which misses Copeland's front leg but catches the back leg as Copeland tries to avoid it.
Copeland looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Copeland walks forward, straight into a front kick from Land.
Copeland misses with a body shot.
Copeland chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Land can pounce on him.
Land slips under a jab from Copeland.
Copeland throws a half hearted mid kick.
Land pushes Copeland away with a front kick.
Copeland dives in for a single leg takedown but Land sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Land has Copeland pushed against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Copeland tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Land smiles and moves away.
Land scores with a push kick.
Copeland fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Land manages to avoid it.
Land lands with a slapping head kick.
It looks like Butch Copeland has been cut.
Land throws a nice outside leg kick.
Land lands with a nice body kick.
Copeland misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Land!
Butch Copeland seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Land lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Copeland looks winded!
Land throws a body punch but Copeland moves out of range.
Copeland shoots in for a double leg but Land sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Eye Land has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Butch Copeland.
No luck for Copeland with that takedown attempt.
Copeland fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Copeland shoots in looking for a takedown but Land manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Copeland's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Nice body kick from Land.
Land definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Land misses with a body shot.
Land bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Copeland tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Copeland takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Land has a couple of punches blocked by Copeland.
Land misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Copeland tries to pull guard but Land forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Land escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Land rushes Copeland and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Land manages to break the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Land looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Land.
Copeland throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Land's waist but Land gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Copeland off to one side.
Copeland takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Land throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nice takedown defense from Land. No joy for Copeland on that attempt.
Copeland has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Land.
A punch combination from Copeland misses.
Copeland with a lazy takedown attempt
and Land counters with a nice kick to the body.
Land lands with a nice body kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Land.
Land throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Copeland's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Copeland uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Land.
Copeland takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Copeland takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Copeland takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Eye Land is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Land thows a body kick. Copeland tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Land fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Copeland.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Land lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Crunch! Land slams his shin into Copeland's torso.
Land drives through and clinches with Copeland against the cage.
Land breaks from the clinch.
Land throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Copeland's head.
Land throws a leg kick which misses Copeland's front leg but catches the back leg as Copeland tries to avoid it.
Land connects with a high kick.
Land lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Land is looking to slow Copeland down with leg kicks.
Copeland on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Copeland avoids a punch combination nicely.
Land connects with a high kick.
Copeland has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Land.
Land throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Copeland sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Land checks a leg kick.
Land lands a big head kick that sends Copeland tumbling to the mat! Land takes a step backwards and waves Copeland back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Copeland is rocked!
Land pushes Copeland up against the cage in a clinch.
Copeland is still on wobbly legs! Can Land finish him?
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Land putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Copeland in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Copeland seems to have recovered his senses.
Land is pushing Copeland up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Land connects with a nasty looking knee right to Copeland's face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eye Land dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Butch Copeland's cut.
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.
A thudding body kick lands there by Land!
Copeland closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Copeland lands in his opponent's guard.
Copeland loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Copeland trying to control the position from guard on top but Land is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Land looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Copeland trying to control the position from guard on top but Land is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Butch Copeland was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Land throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Land closes the distance and pushes Copeland back into the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Copeland has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Land.
Knees to the body from Land.
Land breaks the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Copeland darts in looking for a takedown but Land gets double underhooks and turns Copeland into the cage.
Land utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Copeland is breathing heavily.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Land just misses with a elbow thrown towards Copeland's brow.
Land struggles to land a body shot inside as Copeland controls his hands.
Land connects with a knee to the head.
Copeland tries to pull guard but Land holds him up against the cage and eventually Copeland drops back down to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Land throws a head punch that misses.
Copeland letting Land take a breather here.
Land pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick there by Land.
Land lands with a thumping leg kick.
Copeland is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Land.
Copeland misses with a wild body shot.
A lazy body kick from Copeland
and Land counters with a big head kick but Copeland shrugs it off.
Land throws a right hand that Copeland ducks under and follows up with a left that Copeland also avoids with ease.
Copeland will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Eye Land has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Butch Copeland.
Land misses with a looping right.
Land tries to close the distance and clinch but Copeland swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Land connects with an inside leg kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Land.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Copeland on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Land throws a nice outside leg kick.
Copeland throws a shot from downtown. Land moves away and avoids it.
Land throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Land throws a quick inside leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Land throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Copeland chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Land can pounce on him.
Land is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Copeland can do to turn this around?
Land scores with a nice body kick.
Land bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Land.
Land cracks the inside of Copeland's front leg.
Land thumps Copeland with a low kick.
Land scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Eye Land is winning the standup battle so far.
Copeland takes a kick to the side of the head.
Land throws a leg kick which misses Copeland's front leg but catches the back leg as Copeland tries to avoid it.
Land lands a head kick!
Copeland with a poor takedown
and Land counters with an outside leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Land feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Copeland's calf.
Land lands with a thumping leg kick.
Land wants to clinch.
Copeland chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Land can pounce on him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eye Land dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Butch Copeland's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Copeland has a takedown stuffed.
Land clinches with his opponent.
Land connects with a knee to the head.
Copeland tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Land has a couple of punches blocked by Copeland.
Copeland fails to pull guard.
Eye Land has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Butch Copeland.
Land scores with a knee to the head.
Land manages to break the clinch.
Copeland throws out a loose jab but Land uses good head movement to avoid it.
Land delivers a nice body kick.
Copeland takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Land looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Copeland will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That kick from Land tenderised Copeland's leg. Copeland is trying to keep his angry face on.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A slapping leg kick lands for Land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Land tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Copeland paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Land fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Copeland.
Land tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Copeland misses with a kick to the body.
Copeland shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Land sprawls well. Land wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Copeland gets slowly back to his feet.
Land takes the fight into the clinch.
Land working Copeland over with knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Land.
Land with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Land slows down the pace here.
Land manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Copeland takes a kick to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big right from Land misses.
Copeland throws a nice looking combination but Land bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Land clinches up against the cage.
Land scores a nice knee to the body.
Copeland prevents a body shot from Land.
Land is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Land landing knees to the head.
Land misses with a punch to the body.
Land swings wildly with an uppercut but Copeland uses good head movement to avoid it.
Land leaning his opponent against the cage.
Eye Land has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Land's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Some bone on bone action there as Land checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Copeland ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Land moves away.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Copeland is defended easily by Land.
Land checks a leg kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Copeland is defended easily by Land.
A swing and a miss from Copeland.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Land moves away from the strike by Copeland.
Land lands a nice leg kick that just misses Copeland's sensitive parts.
A slapping leg kick lands for Land.
Copeland tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Copeland dives in and grabs Land's left leg, looking for a takedown. Land pushes down on Copeland's head and hops out.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Land enables Copeland to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Land manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
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 drops back looking for a leg! Land is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Land manages to kick Copeland off! Copeland jumps back into Land's guard.
Land wants to sweep but no luck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eye Land clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Butch Copeland's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Copeland shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Land's guard.
Copeland drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Copeland jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Copeland trying to control but Land is working from the bottom.
Copeland with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Copeland's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Land working a defensive guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Copeland pushing down on Land's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Copeland not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Land tries to roll over but Copeland keeps him under control.
Copeland works his way into side control.
Land on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Land tries to get out of the position.
Copeland just content to control the position.
Copeland has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Land is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Copeland yanks on the arm and Land is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Copeland.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Butch Copeland!
Butch Copeland is the new welterweight champion!
Butch Copeland decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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