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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Emilio Copeland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bill Samuels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bill Samuels has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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207 cm
18
193 lbs
1 - 4 - 0 |
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188 cm
22
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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Decent wrestler
Brawler
Tends to cut |
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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
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Emilio Copeland! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bill Samuels! The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Josh West and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Samuels closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. Copeland really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape. Samuels gets a trip takedown into half guard. We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake. It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup. Copeland is trying to get back to full guard. Copeland trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Samuels lands a big elbow. Samuels is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Copeland has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Copeland is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position. Samuels lands a big shot there that rocks Copeland but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Samuels is looking to stand but Samuels has his arms wrapped tightly around him, looking to prevent the damage.
Copeland is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Copeland is bucking up trying to escape but Samuels cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Copeland is rocked! Samuels lands a big shot to the head and Copeland winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Bill Samuels!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
72% |
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