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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Piotr Kopacz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jerome Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harris has chosen The Clash - Rock the Casbah as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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184 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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182 lbs
10 - 2 - 1 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Decent boxing
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Piotr Kopacz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jerome Harris!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Viktor Lagutenko and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kopacz misses with a looping left.
Harris tries to clinch up but Kopacz circles away and keeps his distance.
Kopacz changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Harris tries to clinch there but Kopacz circles away.
Kopacz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Harris.
Harris uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kopacz.
Harris avoids the head kick by Kopacz.
Harris takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Kopacz changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kopacz slips a straight right by Harris.
Harris uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kopacz.
Kopacz lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Harris at a distance.
Harris jabs Kopacz right on the nose. Kopacz blinks but takes it well.
Kopacz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kopacz throws a hook to the side of Harris's head but Harris sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris avoids the head kick by Kopacz.
Harris gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Piotr Kopacz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Harris takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Harris misses the shot to the body.
Kopacz stuffs the takedown.
A jab from Kopacz does it's job there.
Harris shoots in for a takedown but Kopacz shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A combination from Kopacz does no damage.
Kopacz moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice sprawl there from Kopacz as Harris shoots in.
Piotr Kopacz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jerome Harris.
Harris throws a combination that misses
and Kopacz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris misses with a looping left.
Harris takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Harris misses the shot to the body.
Kopacz connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Harris shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Harris takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Harris takes one to the side of the head.
Harris misses with a wild body shot.
Kopacz avoids the body shot from Harris.
Kopacz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Harris closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Harris is trying to move to mount but Kopacz reverses beautifully and ends up in Harris's guard.
Harris trying to control the position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kopacz looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Harris managing to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Harris throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Harris looking for a sweep. Not yet Harris, not yet.
Harris not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Piotr Kopacz dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Kopacz misses with a head kick.
Kopacz throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Kopacz takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Harris throws out a loose jab but Kopacz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harris throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kopacz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Harris staying out of range there.
Harris fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kopacz avoids it really well and circles away.
Kopacz misses the shot to the body.
Kopacz avoids the body shot from Harris.
Harris takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A slow jab from Harris misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris tries to clinch up.
Kopacz misses with a wild body shot.
Harris tries to clinch up but Kopacz circles away and keeps his distance.
Kopacz slaps away a takedown attempt from Harris, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Kopacz looks to land a right hand but Harris moved out of range.
Harris tries to clinch but Kopacz is having none of it.
Nice uppercut there from Kopacz.
Harris takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Harris misses with a double jab
letting Kopacz counter with a right hand.
Kopacz moves out of range as Harris strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kopacz circles away.
Piotr Kopacz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jerome Harris.
Kopacz darts in and clinches Harris up against the cage.
Kopacz has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Harris has Kopacz pressed against the cage, preventing Kopacz from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Harris blocks an elbow strike from Kopacz.
Harris blocks the elbow strike.
The referee calls for Harris to work.
Harris misses with some punches.
Kopacz tries to stall but Harris uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kopacz creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Harris's defenses.
It looks like Jerome Harris has been cut.
Harris is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Kopacz trying to land knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Kopacz's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kopacz lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kopacz scores with a shot to the side of Harris's head.
Kopacz gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kopacz.
Kopacz creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kopacz throws an elbow but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kopacz backwards.
Kopacz lands a nice elbow.
Kopacz looking to slow down the pace here.
Kopacz lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kopacz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Harris shoots and misses
and Kopacz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Harris ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kopacz moves away.
Kopacz throws a head kick but Harris moves out of range.
Harris takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Harris avoids the head kick by Kopacz.
Kopacz is looking to clinch.
Kopacz connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kopacz fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Harris on the side of the head.
Kopacz throws a left and a right that both miss
and Harris counters with a straight right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Harris looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A head kick misses from Kopacz.
Kopacz slips under a jab from Harris.
Kopacz tries to close the distance and clinch but Harris swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Piotr Kopacz is winning the standup battle so far.
Harris misses with a two punch combination.
Kopacz fails in his attempt to clinch.
A shot to the body from Kopacz misses
and Harris counters with a nice double leg into side control. Kopacz won't be happy with that.
Kopacz is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Harris off and has taken his back!
Harris trying to control the position but Kopacz manages to sink in the hooks.
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 Piotr Kopacz will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jerome Harris's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Kopacz misses with a wild body shot.
Harris dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Harris misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Harris shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Harris was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
A nice elbow there by Harris.
Harris wants to control the pace but Kopacz is squirming around nicely.
Harris lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Harris sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Harris thowing shots but they're missing.
Harris controlling from the full mount.
Kopacz is squirming around, avoiding Harris's attempts to control the action.
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.
Harris unloads with some shots from mount but Kopacz bucks and avoids them well.
Harris can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kopacz is looking to escape.
Harris controlling from mount.
Harris looking to control but Kopacz is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Jerome Harris has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Piotr Kopacz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Kopacz because Harris loaded up on that one.
Kopacz is wriggling around trying to escape.
Kopacz tries to hold on but Harris pushes him away.
Harris throws some wild stikes that Kopacz manages to avoid easily.
Kopacz tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kopacz is squirming around, avoiding Harris's attempts to control the action.
Harris throwing strikes here but Kopacz is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Kopacz avoids a series of strikes thrown by Harris.
Kopacz wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Harris.
Harris can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kopacz is looking to escape.
Harris moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Kopacz has worked his arm free - good work by Kopacz!
And that's the end of the fight!
Jerome Harris comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kopacz has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 29:28
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Piotr Kopacz!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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