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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Evil Dead (ranked 2733 p4p, 326 weight class) and Travis Copeland (ranked 4347 p4p, 461 weight class). Evil Dead has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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175 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Cardio machine |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Evil Dead!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Travis Copeland!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Josh West and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Copeland throws a body punch but Dead moves out of range.
Dead looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Copeland throws a nice looking combination but Dead bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Copeland scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Dead lands with a nice body punch.
Copeland darts in trying to clinch
and Dead counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Copeland tries to clinch but Dead is having none of it.
Copeland closes the distance looking to clinch
and Copeland takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dead uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Copeland.
Copeland is looking to clinch but Dead is avoiding it.
Dead throwing a counter right hand but Copeland manages to avoid it.
Copeland is looking to clinch but Dead is avoiding it.
Dead defending well as Copeland loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dead misses with an uppercut. Copeland saw that one coming.
Copeland appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Copeland moves into the clinch successfully.
Copeland leaning against his opponent.
Copeland throws an elbow but it misses.
Copeland using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dead has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Copeland throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Copeland tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dead avoids it.
Dead lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Dead lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Copeland blocks an uppercut.
Dead tries a body shot but Copeland blocks it.
Dead lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dead lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short left from Dead.
Dead misses with a hook from the clinch.
Copeland goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dead throws a punch but it's blocked by Copeland.
Dead fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dead lands with a right to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Copeland takes a shot to the head.
Dead misses with some punches.
Copeland pushes off an throws an elbow but Dead leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Copeland trying to land knees to the body.
Copeland throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nice body punch from Copeland.
Dead avoids the elbow strike from Copeland, against the cage.
Copeland's coach down at 3Band MMA ($800/week) was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Copeland's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Copeland lands a nice knee to the body.
Dead avoiding damage as Copeland throws knees to the body.
Dead avoids a wild elbow strike from Copeland.
Copeland throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Dead blocks the elbow strike.
Dead tries to work over Copeland's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dead tries a body shot but Copeland blocks it.
Copeland blocking some punches.
Dead misses with a hook from the clinch.
Copeland blocking some punches.
Copeland blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dead lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Copeland looking to stall.
Copeland is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dead is defending well for now.
Dead scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Dead misses with the head strike.
Copeland tries to work over Dead's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Copeland misses with an elbow strike.
Dead with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A short right from Dead.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Copeland just misses with a elbow thrown towards Dead's brow.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Copeland just misses with a elbow thrown towards Dead's brow.
Dead lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Copeland tries to land a knee to the head but Dead blocks with his arms.
Dead misses with a punch on the inside.
Copeland trying to control the position but instead, Dead has worked for underhooks and has pushed Copeland into the cage.
Copeland tries to stall but Dead uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dead tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Copeland blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dead.
Copeland managing to block the knees to the body from Dead.
Dead tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dead misses with a body punch.
Dead misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dead misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Copeland tries to stall but Dead uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Dead misses with a short punch on the inside.
Copeland looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Copeland comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Dead misses with a short punch on the inside.
Copeland lands an elbow just above Dead 's eye.
A short right from Dead on the inside.
Dead lands a hook to the side of the head.
Copeland misses with an elbow strike.
Dead lands on the inside with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Evil Dead dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Copeland is looking to clinch.
Dead takes a jab right on the kisser.
Copeland swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Dead on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Copeland uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dead.
Copeland moves in looking to clinch but Dead pushes him off.
Copeland swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dead ducks under a wild hook from Copeland.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Dead misses with the head strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dead misses with a short punch on the inside.
Copeland pressing his opponent against the cage.
Dead manages to break the clinch.
Travis Copeland seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big left from Copeland misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dead keeps the fight on the outside.
Dead avoids the body shot from Copeland.
Dead is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Copeland can do to turn this around?
Copeland moves in looking to clinch but Dead pushes him off.
Copeland fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dead was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nice uppercut lands for Copeland. That snapped Dead's head back.
Copeland cracks Dead with a good jab.
Copeland misses with a hook
and Dead counters with a straight right hand.
Copeland scores with a punch to the head.
Copeland misses with a right hand
and Dead connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dead is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Copeland blocks a jab.
Copeland throws a right and a left that Dead avoids nicely.
Dead swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Copeland rushes Dead and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Copeland looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Copeland tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dead avoids it.
Dead misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dead blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dead looking to throw knees to the head but Copeland is blocking nicely.
Dead goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dead tries to throw a body punch but Copeland avoids it by throwing Dead back against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Dead lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Copeland lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Dead lands an uppercut.
Dead lands with a left to the head.
Dead with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dead misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dead lands with a left to the head.
Copeland misses with an elbow strike.
Copeland with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Copeland tries to land knees in the clinch but Dead avoids the damage to the body.
Dead blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dead lands a right hand.
Copeland throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dead lands a left hand that snaps the head of Copeland backwards.
Copeland throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Dead misses with the head strike.
Copeland looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Copeland blocks an uppercut.
With the fighters up against the cage, Dead throws an elbow but misses.
Dead digs a right hand underneath Copeland's ribcage. Copeland let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Dead lands a right hand.
Dead misses with some punches.
A shot in the inside from Dead.
Dead misses with the head strike.
Dead lands a shoulder strike.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Dead as Copeland tries to tie him up.
Dead throws a punch but it's blocked by Copeland.
Copeland throws an elbow but it misses.
Nice body punch from Dead.
Copeland throws an elbow that misses.
Dead fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dead is stalling here.
Dead tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Evil Dead has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Copeland doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Copeland lands an elbow inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dead blocks the elbow strike.
Dead avoiding damage as Copeland throws knees to the body.
Copeland trying to stall but Dead improves his position.
Copeland blocks an elbow strike.
Copeland creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Copeland tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dead's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dead.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Copeland just misses with a elbow thrown towards Dead's brow.
Dead lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Copeland just misses with a elbow thrown towards Dead's brow.
Dead goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Copeland stalling in the clinch.
Copeland misses with a punch to the body.
Dead blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Evil Dead will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Dead throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Copeland rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dead moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jab by Copeland.
Dead uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Dead connects with a body shot that sends Copeland's belly button to the back.
Evil Dead is winning the standup battle so far.
Copeland misses the shot to the body.
Dead fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Copeland manages to avoid it.
Dead looks to score with a jab to the body but Copeland is just out of range.
Copeland fails to land with a series of punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Copeland misses with an uppercut. Dead saw that one coming.
Dead takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Copeland tries to clinch
and Dead counters with a nice uppercut.
Dead takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A swing and a miss from Dead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Copeland tries to clinch up but Dead circles away and keeps his distance.
It looked like Dead was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Copeland.
Dead scores with a punch to the head.
Copeland slips under a jab.
Dead gets tackled into the cage by Copeland. Copeland maintains the clinch.
Copeland is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dead is defending well for now.
Dead lands a right hand that snaps the head of Copeland backwards.
Dead can't find room to land a body shot as Copeland controls the action.
Dead blocks an elbow strike from Copeland.
Dead lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Copeland.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Dead as Copeland tries to tie him up.
Dead scores with a shoulder strike.
Dead working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Copeland blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Copeland misses with a body punch.
Copeland throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dead blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dead lands with a right to the head.
Dead lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Copeland.
Dead avoiding damage as Copeland throws knees to the body.
Copeland blocking some punches.
Copeland is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dead is defending well for now.
Copeland tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dead avoids it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Copeland misses with an elbow strike.
Dead lands a hook that snaps the head of Copeland backwards.
Dead has a couple of punches blocked by Copeland.
Copeland landing knees to the head.
Dead swings wildly with an uppercut but Copeland uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dead misses with some punches.
Dead looks to throw an elbow but misses.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Dead takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Dead breaks the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dead throws a hook to the side of Copeland's head but Copeland sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dead jabs Copeland right on the nose. Copeland blinks but takes it well.
Dead thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dead drops his hands momentarily and Copeland takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Travis Copeland is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Copeland is looking to clinch.
Dead misses with a low kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Dead as he connects with a hook.
Dead looks to land a right hand but Copeland moved out of range.
Copeland lands a right hook to the body.
Dead tries to keep at a distance but Copeland has taken the fight into the clinch.
Copeland misses with a hook to the ribs.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Copeland just misses with a elbow thrown towards Dead's brow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dead on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dead working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dead.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dead misses with some punches.
Copeland pushes off an throws an elbow but Dead leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dead.
A nice left hand lands by Dead.
Copeland is rocked!
Dead lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Copeland is still on wobbly legs! Can Dead finish him?
Dead creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Copeland's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Copeland drops to his knees and Dead pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Evil Dead!
After the fight, Evil Dead was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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RATING
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