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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Travis Copeland (ranked 1479 p4p, 1272 weight class) and Garik Andonian (ranked 214 p4p, 183 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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 18 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Travis Copeland!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Garik Andonian!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shigeki Sano and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Andonian, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Copeland forces Andonian back against the cage and clinches.
Copeland prevents Andonian from breaking the clinch.
Copeland lands with a right to the head.
Andonian told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Copeland lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Andonian is trying to break the clinch but Copeland has him pressed against the cage.
Andonian blocking some punches.
Andonian breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Copeland closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Andonian's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Travis Copeland seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Copeland clinches with his opponent.
Copeland has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Andonian has had enough of the clinch but Copeland keeps him there for the moment.
Andonian on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Andonian prevents a body shot from Copeland.
Andonian wants to get back to striking at distance but Copeland won't allow it.
Andonian is trying to force a seperation but Copeland has the dominant position.
Copeland gets through Andonian's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Andonian breaks the clinch.
Andonian gets tackled into the cage by Copeland. Copeland maintains the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Andonian tries to break free but Copeland pushes him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Copeland misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Copeland on the inside.
Andonian manages to break the clinch.
Copeland rushes Andonian and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Copeland misses with a punch to the body.
Andonian wants to break free but Copeland has control.
A short right from Copeland.
Andonian manages to break the clinch.
Garik Andonian is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Copeland moves in looking to clinch but Andonian pushes him off.
Andonian throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Copeland sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Copeland defending well as Andonian loads up on a big left hand.
Copeland displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Andonian throws out the jab.
Copeland tries to clinch up but Andonian circles away and keeps his distance.
Copeland is looking to clinch but Andonian is avoiding it.
Copeland uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Andonian.
Andonian thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Copeland if he has to take too many more of those.
Andonian gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Andonian is looking to break free of the clinch but Copeland has double underhooks.
A head punch on the inside from Copeland fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andonian breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Copeland clinches up against the cage.
Copeland working aggressively here.
Copeland keeps control of Andonian as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Andonian escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Copeland clinches with his opponent.
Andonian blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Andonian pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Andonian throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Copeland showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Andonian.
Copeland fails in his attempt to clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Andonian! But no joy.
Copeland wants to clinch up but Andonian keeps it at a distance.
Copeland throws a lazy right hand but Andonian sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Andonian is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Copeland fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Andonian, pushing him back against the cage.
Andonian is trying to push Copeland away but Copeland has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Andonian pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Copeland takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Andonian throws a lazy head kick
and Andonian takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Copeland darts in trying to clinch
and Andonian counters with a two punch combo.
Andonian tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Copeland was well out of range. Poor timing from Andonian.
Copeland tries to clinch but Andonian moves out of range.
Copeland tries to clinch up.
It seemed like Andonian was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Andonian throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Copeland counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Copeland wants to clinch but Andonian slips to the side
enabling Andonian to counter with a crisp jab.
Copeland tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A nice combination there by Andonian.
It looks like Travis Copeland has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Copeland wants to clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Andonian. Those never looked like landing.
Copeland seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Copeland shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Copeland tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Andonian paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Andonian lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Andonian keeps the fight on the outside.
Andonian tries to clinch up
and Copeland cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Andonian rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Copeland moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Andonian tries a head kick but it misses.
A head kick by Andonian misses
and Copeland counters with a two punch combo.
Copeland doesn't manage to clinch there - Andonian circles away.
Andonian looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Andonian misses with a series of wild punches.
Andonian circles away from the clinch attempt
and Andonian counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Copeland connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Garik Andonian will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Travis Copeland's cut.
That's time! Copeland's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Andonian swinging wildly here.
Travis Copeland is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Andonian pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Copeland back to the cage. Andonian follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Copeland is looking to clinch.
Copeland closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Travis Copeland has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Andonian wants to break free but Copeland has control.
Andonian breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Copeland wants to clinch.
Andonian throws a combination. Copeland tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Copeland avoids the body shot from Andonian.
Andonian swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Copeland throwing a counter right hand but Andonian manages to avoid it.
Andonian throws a sloppy head kick and Copeland moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Copeland doesn't manage to clinch there - Andonian circles away.
Copeland tries to keep at a distance but Andonian has taken the fight into the clinch.
Copeland misses with the head strike.
Andonian on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Copeland tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Andonian tries to circle away but Copeland has him pinned against the cage.
Andonian breaks the clinch.
Copeland tries to close the distance and clinch up but Andonian swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fight stays on the outside here - Copeland looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Copeland closes the distance but Andonian moves to the side
enabling Andonian to counter with a crisp jab.
Andonian misses with a head kick.
Copeland avoids the body shot from Andonian.
Copeland tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Andonian cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Andonian drops Copeland with a beautiful combination! Copeland stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Andonian is looking for the KO!
Copeland is rocked!
Garik Andonian seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Andonian fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Copeland, pushing him back against the cage.
Oh Copeland is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andonian breaks from the clinch.
Copeland moves to clinch but Andonian breaks away
and Andonian makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Andonian fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Copeland to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Copeland looks to clinch but Andonian throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Copeland taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Garik Andonian!
In defeat, Travis Copeland stepped up to the mic, saying 'No one likes seeing their opponent's hand raised, but that just means that they were the better man today. My team at 3Band MMA and I will break down this match and make the proper changes for my next camp.'.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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