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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Trent Copeland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tristan Barolo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tristan Barolo has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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240 lbs
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220 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Trent Copeland!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tristan Barolo!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Yves DeLean and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Copeland clinches up with Barolo and pushes him back against the cage.
Barolo tries to pull guard but Copeland won't allow it.
Copeland struggles to land a body shot inside as Barolo controls his hands.
Barolo leaning against his opponent.
Barolo fails to pull guard.
A body shot lands from Copeland.
Copeland is pressed up against the cage. Barolo has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Copeland down to the mat. Copeland avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Trent Copeland has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tristan Barolo.
Copeland scores with a one two! Barolo had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Barolo throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Copeland's waist but Copeland gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Barolo off to one side.
Copeland dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Copeland lands the left hand.
Barolo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Barolo looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Barolo dips to his left and cracks Copeland with an uppercut!
Barolo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Trent Copeland is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barolo fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Barolo has his takedown stuffed
and Copeland counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A shot to the liver by Copeland. Beautiful body shot.
Copeland fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Copeland lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Barolo fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Barolo.
Barolo has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Barolo with a poor takedown
and Copeland counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Copeland bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Barolo's head.
Copeland shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Barolo eats them both and turns towards Copeland to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Barolo misses with a double jab
and Copeland counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Copeland lands a right hook to the body.
Copeland lands a right hook to the body.
Copeland lands a jab to the nose.
Barolo shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Barolo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Copeland looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Barolo's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Copeland connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Barolo scrambles back to his feet.
Barolo with a lazy takedown attempt
and Copeland counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Barolo looks winded!
Barolo walks into a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barolo has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Barolo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Copeland half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Copeland lands a nice shot to the body.
Copeland lands a slapping body shot.
Copeland digs a good body shot into Barolo's ribs.
Barolo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Barolo throws a series of punches but Copeland moves out of range.
Copeland pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Barolo back to the cage. Copeland follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Barolo takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barolo tries a low kick but Copeland avoids it.
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 scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Copeland lands with a nice body punch.
Copeland is working the combinations to good effect here.
Nice cross by Copeland.
Copeland stuffs the takedown attempt from Barolo. Barolo gets slowly back to his feet.
Copeland tries to counter with a takedown but Barolo is quick to defend against it.
Copeland moves into the clinch.
Barolo tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Copeland smiles and moves away.
Copeland swinging wildly here.
Copeland punishes Barolo's body with a nice straight punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Trent Copeland dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Barolo moves in looking to clinch but Copeland pushes him off.
Copeland dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Copeland thuds a left hand into Barolo's body.
Copeland instigates a clinch.
Copeland prevents a takedown attempt there.
Copeland tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Copeland scores with a nice short uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Copeland working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Barolo is trying to maintain a safe position but Copeland gets an underhook and turns Barolo into the cage.
Barolo is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Copeland pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Copeland lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Barolo backwards.
Good body shot from Copeland.
A right hook to the body lands for Barolo.
Barolo is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Copeland pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Trent Copeland has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tristan Barolo.
Copeland prevents the takedown attempt.
Barolo tries to pull guard but Copeland won't allow it.
Barolo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Copeland lands a right hand.
Copeland tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Barolo's elbow.
Copeland gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Barolo.
Copeland gets through Barolo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Copeland is pressed up against the cage. Barolo has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Copeland down to the mat. Copeland avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Copeland uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Barolo has time to react.
Copeland digs a good body shot into Barolo's ribs.
Trent Copeland is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice takedown defense from Copeland. No joy for Barolo on that attempt.
Copeland appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Copeland cracks a nice hook into Barolo's ribs.
Copeland thuds his right hand into Barolo's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
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!
Barolo throws a left and a right that both miss
and Copeland counters with a left to the body.
Copeland is looking to wear down Barolo with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Copeland closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Barolo fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Barolo is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Copeland cracks Barolo with a nice body shot.
Barolo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Copeland lands a right hand.
Barolo drops down looking for an ankle pick but Copeland pulls his leg out and moves away.
Copeland is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Barolo can do to turn this around?
Barolo shoots and misses
and Copeland counters with a nice body shot.
Barolo gets tackled into the cage by Copeland. Copeland maintains the clinch.
Copeland lands a right hand.
Copeland lands a hook that snaps the head of Barolo backwards.
Copeland misses with a hook to the ribs.
Barolo is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Copeland.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Copeland on the inside.
Copeland lands a shot to the body.
Copeland lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Copeland goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Barolo is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Copeland pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Copeland lands with a light punch inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Copeland is leaning against Barolo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Copeland works on Barolo's body with a couple of short punches.
Copeland lands with a left to the head.
Copeland lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Trent Copeland dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Copeland connects with the punch.
Copeland uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barolo.
Barolo fails to land the takedown.
Barolo misses with a double jab
and Copeland counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tristan Barolo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Copeland darts in and clinches Barolo up against the cage.
Copeland lands a right hand that snaps the head of Barolo backwards.
Barolo tries to throw a body punch but Copeland avoids it by throwing Barolo back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barolo is trying to pull guard but Copeland turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Copeland.
Barolo tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Copeland smiles and moves away.
Trent Copeland has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tristan Barolo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Copeland throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Copeland stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Copeland wants it to stay on the feet.
Copeland lands a nice shot that snaps Barolo's head back.
Copeland stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Copeland wants it to stay on the feet.
Barolo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Barolo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Barolo is looking to clinch.
Copeland half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Barolo doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Copeland makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Barolo tries to clinch there but Copeland circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Copeland avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Copeland lands with a good body shot.
Copeland thuds a left hand into Barolo's body.
Barolo takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Copeland ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Copeland feinted with a counter takedown.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Copeland.
Barolo takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Copeland lands a nice shot that snaps Barolo's head back.
Copeland connects with a nice looking jab.
Copeland has Barolo up against the cage in a clinch.
Copeland lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Copeland.
Barolo is trying desperately to land a takedown but Copeland is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Barolo.
Barolo drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Copeland gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Barolo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Copeland scores with a nice hook to the head.
Barolo working aggressively here.
Barolo tries for a takedown. No joy.
Copeland gets through Barolo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Copeland lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Barolo has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Copeland presses Barolo against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Copeland working some nice short punches in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Copeland creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Barolo takes a shot to the head.
Copeland lands a nice shot to the body.
Tristan Barolo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Barolo jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Copeland walks away with a smile on his face. Barolo gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
A left and a right from Copeland both land. Nice combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A lazy body kick from Barolo
and Copeland counters with a nice body shot.
Some wild striking there from Barolo.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Barolo is defended easily by Copeland.
And that's the end of the fight!
Trent Copeland showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Copeland has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 William Peck scores the fight 30:25
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:25
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Trent Copeland!
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RATING
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