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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dax Kopp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jordan Youngblood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dax Kopp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jordan Youngblood!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Trevor Gratis and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kopp misses with a few strikes there.
Kopp uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Kopp fails to land the takedown.
Kopp misses with a wild combination.
Youngblood dodges the punch combination from Kopp.
Kopp misses with a two punch combination.
Kopp swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kopp will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Youngblood tries to close the distance and clinch but Kopp swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Youngblood tries to clinch but Kopp moves out of range.
Kopp throws a series of punches but Youngblood moves out of range.
Kopp misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kopp will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kopp wants to clinch
and Youngblood counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Youngblood.
Youngblood pushing down on Kopp's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Youngblood moves into full mount! Kopp won't be happy about that!
BOOM! Youngblood connects with a massive shot to the dome!
A nice elbow there by Youngblood.
Youngblood landing shots from mount.
Kopp is breathing heavily.
Youngblood lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Youngblood lands a big elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Youngblood wants to control the pace but Kopp is squirming around nicely.
Youngblood landing strikes, looking to finish!
Youngblood landing strikes from the mount.
Youngblood looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Kopp taking shots to the head.
Kopp in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Youngblood lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Youngblood lands a big shot there that rocks Kopp but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Youngblood landing strikes from the mount and Kopp is in trouble!
Youngblood looking to finish Kopp with some ground and pound. This is bad for Kopp!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Youngblood is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Kopp can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Kopp knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Youngblood on the ground.
Kopp avoids a strike by Youngblood and manages to complete a very nice reversal in the process, to end up in Youngblood's guard! Fantastic escape!
Kopp working some strikes from top position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Youngblood is working an open guard so Kopp takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Kopp throws a left and a right that both miss
and Youngblood counters with a nice double leg into side control. Kopp won't be happy with that.
Kopp on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Kopp tries to get out of the position.
Youngblood working the ground and pound but Kopp is defending the strikes.
Kopp is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Kopp managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Youngblood.
Youngblood has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kopp is trying to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Youngblood working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Kopp is trying to buck Youngblood off.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Youngblood throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Kopp gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Kopp makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kopp swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kopp tries to close the distance and clinch up but Youngblood swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A leg kick checked by Youngblood.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jordan Youngblood dominated that round.
That's time! Kopp's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A combination from Kopp does no damage.
Kopp swinging wilding here.
Kopp throws a sloppy head kick and Youngblood moves out of range easily.
Kopp fails to land with a series of punches.
Kopp shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Youngblood as he avoids it easily.
Youngblood circles away from the clinch attempt
and Youngblood counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Youngblood thows a big elbow that misses.
Youngblood is working Kopp over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Youngblood pushes down on Kopp's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Youngblood looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Kopp trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Youngblood sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Kopp gets back to half guard.
Youngblood is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Kopp manages to escape and get back to his feet!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kopp closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Kopp misses with a combination
and Youngblood counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Kopp is trying to stand.
Youngblood missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Youngblood stands up out of the half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Kopp misses with a body shot.
Dax Kopp is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Youngblood gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kopp works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Youngblood successfully pulls guard.
Youngblood working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kopp doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kopp manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Youngblood bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kopp's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Youngblood wants to pass the guard but Kopp is keeping the position.
Youngblood throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kopp works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Youngblood wants to pass the guard but Kopp is keeping the position.
Youngblood passes Kopp's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Youngblood seems to be working for a kimura but Kopp defends the submission attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Youngblood throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Youngblood looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Youngblood winds up and cracks Kopp with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jordan Youngblood showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Youngblood gets a takedown into half guard.
Youngblood is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Youngblood works his foot free and advances to mount.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Youngblood has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! Kopp is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:03 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jordan Youngblood!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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