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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Juhan Ubin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Kopstoot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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185 cm
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200 lbs
2 - 3 - 0 |
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195 cm
23
205 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Juhan Ubin! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dave Kopstoot! The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Roosa Järviläinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Ubin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ubin looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this! Ubin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kopstoot swats him away and circles back towards the center. Kopstoot throws a hook but Ubin avoids it easily. Kopstoot closes the distance and clinches up with Ubin, looking for a takedown. Kopstoot pushes Ubin against the cage but Ubin circles to the side and manages to break the clinch. Kopstoot misses with the combination.
Juhan Ubin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. The fight stays on the outside here - Ubin looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Kopstoot lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ubin checks a leg kick. Kopstoot comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. Kopstoot fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Kopstoot moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Kopstoot throws the kick towards the body but Ubin avoids it. Kopstoot scores with a nice head shot. Kopstoot misses with a two punch combination.
Ubin blocks a low kick nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round. Ubin takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt. Kopstoot throws a leg kick but Ubin checks it. Kopstoot rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ubin moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Kopstoot digs a good hook to Ubin's body.
Kopstoot misses with a two punch combination.
Kopstoot is looking to chop away at Ubin's legs. Kopstoot scores to the head and body with a nice combination! Ubin takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Ubin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kopstoot's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Kopstoot duly obliges. Kopstoot throws a good cross that connects.
Ubin takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Kopstoot wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. Ubin fails with an attempt to clinch.
A combination from Kopstoot does no damage. Kopstoot displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination. Kopstoot feints and as Ubin raises his hands in defense, Kopstoot changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard. Kopstoot has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Ubin is proving hard to escape from.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Ubin wants to stand and escape but Kopstoot is having none of it. Kopstoot is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Ubin wants to stand but Kopstoot is controlling the position. Ubin is looking to stand back up but Kopstoot counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Ubin.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it. Ubin wants to get back to his feet.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up. Kopstoot lands with a kick to the ribs.
Nice jab there from Kopstoot. Kopstoot fakes a jab and then connects with a hook. Kopstoot misses with a takedown attempt - Ubin sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses. Ubin doesn't manage to clinch there - Kopstoot circles away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Kopstoot lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent. Kopstoot fails miserably with a takedown attempt. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dave Kopstoot dominated that round. That's time! Back to the action!
Ubin throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kopstoot counters with a straight right hand. Kopstoot throws a mid kick that lands with a slap. Kopstoot digs a good body shot into Ubin's ribs. Kopstoot throws a low kick but Ubin avoids it. Juhan Ubin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Kopstoot lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook. Nice uppercut there from Kopstoot. Kopstoot keeps the fight on the outside. Kopstoot scores with the left hand. Ubin knows he should have avoided that one. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Kopstoot cracks Ubin with a right hand to the side of the head. Kopstoot catches Ubin with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong! The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Ubin checks a leg kick. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Kopstoot lands a two punch combo.
Kopstoot moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round. Ubin takes one on the chin but seems OK.
No joy there for Kopstoot, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kopstoot throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ubin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nice uppercut lands for Kopstoot. That snapped Ubin's head back.
Kopstoot scores with a hook. Kopstoot has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Kopstoot throws out a loose jab but Ubin uses good head movement to avoid it. Ubin misses with a double jab.
Kopstoot lands a jab to the head.
Kopstoot avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ubin tries to clinch and Ubin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Ubin throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kopstoot counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so. Kopstoot lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Ubin swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kopstoot connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Kopstoot throws a combination that misses and Ubin counters with a low kick, right behind Kopstoot 's knee. Juhan Ubin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Ubin misses with a double jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kopstoot.
Ubin darts in and clinches Kopstoot up against the cage. Kopstoot prevents Ubin from breaking the clinch. Kopstoot's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Dave Kopstoot seems to be getting the better of the standup. Kopstoot jabs at Ubin's body. Ubin throws a combination that misses and Kopstoot counters with a nice uppercut. Ubin closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. Ubin tries to clinch but Kopstoot moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Ubin is looking to clinch. Ubin checks a leg kick. Ubin tries to bum rush Kopstoot with a series of wild strikes but Kopstoot uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Kopstoot with a hook. Ubin tries to clinch but Kopstoot is having none of it. Kopstoot lands a really nice looking cross but Ubin seems unphased.
Ubin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kopstoot swats him away and circles back towards the center. Kopstoot stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush. Kopstoot lands a two punch combo.
Kopstoot takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Ubin throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kopstoot counters with a left to the body. Ubin tries to clinch up.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so. Kopstoot misses with an uppercut. Kopstoot swats away the attempt to clinch by Ubin. A telegraphed right hand from Kopstoot misses the target. Ubin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kopstoot lands the left hand. Ubin avoids the head kick by Kopstoot.
Ubin wants to clinch and Kopstoot counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Ubin tries to clinch but Kopstoot is having none of it. Kopstoot throws out a leg kick but Ubin moves out of range and Kopstoot only half commits. Ubin throws a right and a left that both miss. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dave Kopstoot showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Kopstoot thuds his right hand into Ubin's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters. Ubin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ubin moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross. Kopstoot throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ubin on the side of the head. A head kick misses from Ubin. Kopstoot shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Kopstoot was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure! Kopstoot get's back to his feet. Ubin on the wrong end of a nice hook. Ubin ducks under a wild hook from Kopstoot. Both fighters are breathing heavily. A chopping leg kick lands by Ubin. Nice jab there from Kopstoot.
That's one minute gone in the round. Ubin is looking to clinch but Kopstoot is avoiding it.
Kopstoot is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot. Ubin lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Kopstoot swinging wilding here.
Ubin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ubin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kopstoot. Kopstoot uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ubin. A big left from Kopstoot misses. Kopstoot throws a hook but Ubin avoids it easily. Ubin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ubin swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ubin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it. Ubin ducks right into an uppercut from Kopstoot. Kopstoot avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ubin looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that. Kopstoot takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ubin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Kopstoot throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Kopstoot misses with a straight left. Jab by Kopstoot. Ubin throws a sloppy head kick and Kopstoot moves out of range easily. Ubin is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Ubin doesn't manage to clinch there - Kopstoot circles away.
Nice cross by Kopstoot.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Ubin on the wrong end of a nice hook. A jab lands there for Kopstoot. Kopstoot throws a lazy right hand but Ubin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Ubin lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Kopstoot misses with a low kick.
Kopstoot misses with a few strikes there.
Kopstoot tries for a takedown but Ubin sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily. Jab from Kopstoot. Ubin lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin. Ubin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Ubin scores with a one two! Kopstoot had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd. Ubin closes the distance looking to clinch enabling Kopstoot to counter with a crisp jab. Kopstoot lands an overhand right. Kopstoot looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ubin fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kopstoot, pushing him back against the cage. Kopstoot is looking to break free of the clinch but Ubin has double underhooks. Kopstoot being controlled against the cage. Ubin with a knee to the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Kopstoot keeps control of Ubin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Kopstoot's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Juhan Ubin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Dave Kopstoot is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Ubin swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ubin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that's the end of the fight! Dave Kopstoot comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I've got Kopstoot winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 26:30 Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 26:30 Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dave Kopstoot!
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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
74% |
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