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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vladimir Kopylov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mario Bravo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mario Bravo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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180 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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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
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vladimir Kopylov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mario Bravo!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Illya Tyunina and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kopylov ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A shot to the liver by Bravo. Beautiful body shot.
Kopylov throws a head kick but Bravo moves out of range.
Kopylov tries a head kick but it misses.
Bravo feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Bravo wants to control from the top but Kopylov keeps moving.
Bravo seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Bravo throws a big right hand that misses.
Kopylov has momentary wrist control but Bravo slips an elbow through the middle.
Bravo slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bravo wants to control from the top but Kopylov keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Mario Bravo was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Nice body punch from Bravo.
Vladimir Kopylov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bravo slips under a jab from Kopylov.
Kopylov lands the left hand.
Bravo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kopylov throws a lazy body kick
and Kopylov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Vladimir Kopylov has been cut.
Bravo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kopylov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice defenses there by Bravo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big right from Kopylov misses.
Bravo moves away from the strike by Kopylov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bravo scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Bravo trying to control the action but Kopylov is working from the bottom.
Kopylov blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bravo.
Bravo looks to land a strike but Kopylov avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Bravo is looking to work some ground and pound but Kopylov has wrist control.
Bravo sitting in guard here, content to control.
Bravo stops Kopylov from standing up.
Bravo looking to pass the guard.
Bravo wants to control from the top but Kopylov keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kopylov can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Bravo controls the pace.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Mario Bravo.
Bravo tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kopylov swivels and escapes.
Kopylov stuns Bravo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Oooooh!!! Kopylov has knocked Bravo down with a huge combo! Kopylov steps away and waves a wobbly Bravo back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Bravo is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bravo lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bravo blocks a head kick by Kopylov.
Bravo misses with a head kick.
Bravo tries to bum rush Kopylov with a series of wild strikes but Kopylov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kopylov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bravo wants to clinch but Kopylov slips to the side
and Kopylov counters with a good, hard body kick but Bravo shrugs it off.
Bravo slips a jab and a cross from Kopylov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kopylov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bravo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kopylov blocks a head kick by Bravo.
Bravo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bravo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kopylov lands a big head kick that sends Bravo tumbling to the mat! Kopylov takes a step backwards and waves Bravo back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Bravo is still on wobbly legs! Can Kopylov finish him?
Bravo missing with a left hand there. Kopylov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kopylov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bravo.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kopylov.
Kopylov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kopylov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jab by Bravo.
Kopylov's corner calls for a 1-2. Kopylov obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Kopylov misses with a head kick.
Kopylov tries to keep at a distance but Bravo has taken the fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vladimir Kopylov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vladimir Kopylov's cut.
That's time! Kopylov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Bravo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bravo seems to have recovered his senses.
Kopylov fails to land with a series of punches.
Kopylov misses with an uppercut.
Kopylov wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kopylov slips a jab from Bravo.
Bravo lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Kopylov looks for the body kick but Bravo saw that one coming.
Bravo moves forwards but Kopylov connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Bravo blocks a head kick by Kopylov.
Bravo is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kopylov sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Bravo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bravo tries to clinch up but Kopylov circles away and keeps his distance.
Kopylov throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bravo counters with a straight right hand.
Bravo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Vladimir Kopylov is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bravo is looking to land body kicks.
Bravo misses with a double jab.
Kopylov misses with an uppercut
and Bravo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bravo slips a straight right by Kopylov.
Bravo connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kopylov throws a shot from downtown. Bravo moves away and avoids it.
Bravo pushes Kopylov up against the cage in a clinch.
Kopylov is pressed up against the cage. Bravo has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Kopylov down to the mat. Kopylov avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Bravo tries to clinch there but Kopylov circles away.
Kopylov takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bravo tries a head kick but it misses.
Kopylov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kopylov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kopylov on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bravo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A big right from Bravo misses.
Kopylov throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bravo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
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!
Kopylov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bravo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kopylov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bravo throws a head kick that Kopylov semi-blocks.
Bravo throws a big shot that misses.
Bravo slips under a jab.
Vladimir Kopylov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kopylov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kopylov swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bravo.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Bravo.
Vladimir Kopylov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mario Bravo.
Kopylov lands with an overhand left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bravo misses with a straight right.
Kopylov fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kopylov misses with a straight left.
Bravo changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kopylov tries to avoid it but Bravo manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kopylov to the ground. Kopylov escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Bravo fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kopylov avoids it really well and circles away.
Bravo is breathing heavily.
Bravo staying out of range there.
Bravo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bravo lands with a nice body punch.
Bravo throws a right and a left that Kopylov avoids nicely.
Bravo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kopylov.
Bravo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kopylov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kopylov misses with a looping left.
Bravo misses with a body shot.
Kopylov throws a sloppy head kick and Bravo moves out of range easily.
Bravo stuns Kopylov with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bravo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bravo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bravo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kopylov throws the left hand but Bravo avoids the punch easily.
A jab from Kopylov does it's job there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bravo avoids the body shot from Kopylov.
Kopylov misses with a straight right.
Bravo clobbers Kopylov with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Mario Bravo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Vladimir Kopylov's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Bravo shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kopylov sprawls well. Kopylov wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bravo gets slowly back to his feet.
A punch lands to the side of Bravo 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Bravo avoids a kick to the body.
Bravo throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Kopylov tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Bravo is in Kopylov's guard.
Bravo trying to control the position from guard on top but Kopylov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bravo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bravo won't allow Kopylov to get back to his feet.
Bravo throws a big elbow that misses.
Bravo stops Kopylov from standing up.
Bravo slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Kopylov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bravo showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Bravo's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Mario Bravo was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Bravo darts in and clinches Kopylov up against the cage.
Bravo slows down the pace here.
Bravo is trying to drag Kopylov to the mat but Kopylov just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bravo has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Kopylov after a bit of a struggle.
Vladimir Kopylov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mario Bravo.
Kopylov wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bravo has him pressed against the cage.
Bravo wants a takedown.
Kopylov is trying to break free.
Bravo is trying to pull guard but Kopylov turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Bravo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bravo goes for a takedown in the clinch but Kopylov prevents it.
Kopylov is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Kopylov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fighters circling - Bravo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kopylov throws a good cross that connects.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kopylov misses with a double jab.
Kopylov lands a left and a right that send Bravo crashing to the mat, dazed. Kopylov thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Kopylov cracks Bravo on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Bravo falls backwards against the cage. Kopylov follows up with more strikes that drop Bravo to his knees. Kopylov keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Bravo! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vladimir Kopylov!
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energy
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hype
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