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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Butch Copeland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Koli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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175 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
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196 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Butch Copeland!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Sam Koli!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Dirk Anderson and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Copeland misses with a takedown
enabling Koli to counter with a crisp jab.
Copeland shoots in for a double leg but Koli sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Copeland shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Koli as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Butch Copeland. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Copeland misses with a takedown
and Koli counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Copeland shoots in for a takedown but Koli shows good takedown defense.
Koli fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Copeland gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Koli cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Copeland closes this distance looking for a takedown but Koli circles away.
Copeland shoots in for a takedown but Koli shows good takedown defense.
Copeland takes one on the button.
Copeland with a poor takedown
and Koli counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Copeland shoots and misses
and Koli counters with a nice uppercut.
Copeland has been working on his balance at , so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Koli.
Copeland misses with a takedown
and Koli counters with a one-two to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Copeland gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Koli counters with a nice body shot.
Koli bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Copeland's head.
Copeland shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Koli counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Copeland shoots in for a double leg but Koli sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Koli's corner calls for a 1-2. Koli obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Copeland is defended easily by Koli.
Copeland gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Koli counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Copeland is breathing heavily.
Copeland has his takedown stuffed
and Koli counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Copeland thinking.
Copeland shoots and misses
and Koli counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Koli is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Copeland shoots in for a takedown but Koli shows good takedown defense.
Copeland shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Copeland takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Koli has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koli works over Copeland's head and body with a nice combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Copeland walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Copeland. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Copeland gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Koli counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Koli works the jab nicely.
Copeland has his takedown stuffed
and Koli counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Koli as he connects with a hook.
Koli lands a nice shot to the body.
Copeland shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Koli counters with a two punch combo.
Copeland takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Copeland misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Koli to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Copeland dodges the punch combination from Koli.
Copeland goes for a double leg but Koli avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Koli continues to drive forward.
Copeland fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Koli breaks the clinch.
Koli moves into range and connects with a jab.
Copeland shoots for a takedown but Koli saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Koli has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Copeland fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Koli stuffs the takedown.
Copeland tries for a takedown but Koli circles away easily
enabling Koli to counter with a crisp jab.
Good exchange - Koli coming out on top.
Copeland tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Koli defends well and Copeland ends up having to push Koli into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koli stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Copeland tries to stall but Koli uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Koli breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Copeland with a poor takedown
and Koli counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Butch Copeland seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Copeland shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Koli counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Copeland feints and as Koli raises his hands in defense, Copeland changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Copeland has gone for a leg lock! Koli slips out almost immediately though and dives into Copeland's guard.
Koli wants to stand but Copeland is controlling his posture from full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sam Koli dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Koli misses with a two punch combination.
Koli feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Copelands jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Copeland gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Koli connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Copeland misses with a takedown
and Koli counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Copeland gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Koli counter with a right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Butch Copeland. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Copeland tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Koli swivels and escapes.
Copeland takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Copeland ducks right into an uppercut from Koli.
Koli throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sam Koli seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Copeland shoots in looking for a takedown. Koli tries to sprawl out of it but Copeland keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Koli manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Copeland fails with the takedown
and Koli counters with a left and a right that stings Copeland.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Copeland tries for a takedown but Koli circles away easily
and Koli counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Koli slaps away a takedown attempt from Copeland, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Koli lands a lovely overhand right.
Copeland shoots and misses
and Koli counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice jab there from Koli.
Koli scores with a body shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Koli darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Koli connects with a single shot there.
Koli lands a right hook to the body.
Koli wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Copeland walks into a stiff left hand from Koli.
Koli throws a good cross that connects.
Copeland looks for a takedown but Koli sprawls well.
Koli lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Copeland takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Copeland shoots and misses
enabling Koli to counter with a crisp jab.
Koli feints a jab promting Copeland to slip. Koli then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Copeland slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Copeland shoots in for a takedown but Koli shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Copeland fails with a takedown attempt.
Copeland tries for a takedown but Koli circles away easily
and Koli counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Copeland with a lazy takedown attempt
and Koli cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koli lands with an uppercut that bounces Copeland off the cage and back into range.
Copeland looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Copeland with a lazy takedown attempt
and Koli counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Copeland takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Koli smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Copeland misses with a takedown attempt
and Copeland takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Copeland shoots in looking for a takedown. Koli tries to sprawl out of it but Copeland keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Koli manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Copeland closes the distance and clinches up with Koli, looking for a takedown. Copeland pushes Koli against the cage but Koli circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Nice jab there from Koli.
Koli scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Koli has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Copeland takes a jab right on the kisser.
Copeland fails with the takedown
and Koli counters with a two punch combo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Copeland takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Koli lands with a nice body punch.
Copeland shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Copeland was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Copeland is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Koli has escaped the position, nice work there.
Koli really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Copeland. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Koli can't do much from the bottom here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Koli wants to control the position but that's not easy when your opponent is in side control! Copeland seems to be going for some sort of submission here. Hard to say what - oh, it's a Brabo choke! He's got it! Koli is tapping! Wow, great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Brabo Choke). Butch Copeland!
Butch Copeland decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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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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