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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anze Kopitar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Baltozar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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212 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
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190 cm
28
220 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite 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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Anze Kopitar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Carlos Baltozar!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Ivan Kurochkin and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baltozar cracks Kopitar with an open hand slap.
It looks like Anze Kopitar has been cut.
Kopitar cracks Baltozar with an open hand slap.
Kopitar jabs at Baltozar's body.
Kopitar dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Baltozar shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Baltozar showed some decent athleticism there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Baltozar tries to pass the half guard into mount. Kopitar knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Baltozar is looking for a kimura here.
Kopitar blocking the ground and pound attempt from Baltozar.
Kopitar blocking the ground and pound attempt from Baltozar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baltozar is looking to advance position but Kopitar won't allow it.
Kopitar keeping control of the position.
Kopitar keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kopitar trying to control from the bottom.
Baltozar trying to control from half guard but Kopitar is working away.
Baltozar is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Kopitar has managed to free his arm - good work.
Baltozar thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baltozar working over Kopitar with some ground and pound. Kopitar looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Baltozar wants to work for an arm triangle but Kopitar is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Baltozar prevents Kopitar from improving his position.
Baltozar seems to be looking for submissions.
Baltozar wants to work for an arm triangle but Kopitar is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Kopitar has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Baltozar is working away from the top position though.
Baltozar looks to land a strike but Kopitar avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Kopitar tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baltozar pushing down on Kopitar's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Baltozar is thwarting Kopitar's attempts to control the position.
Baltozar thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kopitar's head.
Kopitar trying to control but Baltozar postures up.
The fighters are battling for position here. Kopitar manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Kopitar utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Baltozar postures up in Kopitar's guard and throws a big left but Kopitar blocks it.
Baltozar showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Baltozar stands up over Kopitar, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baltozar stopping the sweep attempt from Kopitar.
Kopitar escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Baltozar gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Kopitar working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Baltozar.
Baltozar postures up in Kopitar's guard and throws a big left but Kopitar blocks it.
Baltozar postures up in Kopitar's guard and throws a big left but Kopitar blocks it.
Kopitar not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Baltozar stopping the sweep attempt from Kopitar.
Kopitar keeping moving, preventing Baltozar from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlos Baltozar dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Anze Kopitar's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kopitar moves away from the strike by Baltozar.
Baltozar throws a hook but Kopitar avoids it easily.
Kopitar takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kopitar misses with the combination.
Baltozar blocks a jab.
Baltozar showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kopitar.
Baltozar throws a lazy right hand but Kopitar sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kopitar throws a combination. Baltozar tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Baltozar looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Kopitar!
Kopitar can't do much from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kopitar is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Baltozar's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Kopitar won't allow Baltozar to pass to mount.
Kopitar trying to control from the bottom.
Kopitar is looking for a sweep. Baltozar is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kopitar is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Baltozar's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Baltozar's back!
Baltozar is trying to break free.
Baltozar looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Baltozar prevents Kopitar from getting a body triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kopitar is not going to allow Baltozar to sit and survive in this position.
Baltozar has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Even with his hooks in, Kopitar manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Baltozar tries to escape the position.
Kopitar trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Baltozar doesn't escape.
Carlos Baltozar has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kopitar tries to get the hooks in deep but Baltozar pushed the leg off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kopitar really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Baltozar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baltozar can't escape the position.
Baltozar manages to reverse the position and now he's in Kopitar's guard. Nice work there by Baltozar.
Kopitar manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Baltozar is wriggling around trying to escape.
Baltozar takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Baltozar is trying to escape the mount.
Baltozar regains half guard.
Kopitar is thwarting Baltozar's attempts to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kopitar is trying to control. Baltozar wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Baltozar looking for submissions off his back.
Kopitar wants to get back to his feet.
Baltozar actively working from the bottom here.
Baltozar wants to control but Kopitar is keeping busy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Baltozar flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Baltozar has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Kopitar is working away from the top position though.
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 Anze Kopitar will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Anze Kopitar's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Baltozar keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kopitar.
Baltozar throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kopitar sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Baltozar misses with a looping left.
A swing and a miss from Baltozar.
Kopitar looks to land a left hand but Baltozar moved out of range nicely.
Anze Kopitar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kopitar throws a jab when Baltozar was well out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Baltozar misses the target.
Baltozar slips under a jab from Kopitar.
Baltozar tries to clinch up.
Kopitar misses with a hook.
Kopitar throws a hook to the side of Baltozar's head but Baltozar sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kopitar chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baltozar missing with a left hand there. Kopitar was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A big left from Kopitar misses.
Baltozar tries for a takedown but Kopitar sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Kopitar is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kopitar tries to land a leg kick but Baltozar saw it coming and moves away.
Kopitar blocks a jab.
Baltozar listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Anze Kopitar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kopitar keeps the fight on the outside.
Kopitar fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Baltozar.
Baltozar swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kopitar missing with a left hand there. Baltozar was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Baltozar misses with a right hand
enabling Kopitar to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baltozar looks to land a right hand but Kopitar moved out of range.
Baltozar uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kopitar.
Kopitar uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Baltozar.
Baltozar throws a hook but Kopitar blocks it.
Kopitar with a hook.
Baltozar ducks under a wild hook from Kopitar.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kopitar looks to land a right hand but Baltozar moved out of range.
Kopitar throws a hook but Baltozar avoids it easily.
Kopitar misses with a straight right.
A jab from Kopitar misses.
Baltozar throws a poor cross that misses
and Kopitar counters with a two punch combo.
Baltozar throws a lazy uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kopitar misses with a looping left.
Kopitar throws a series of punches but Baltozar moves out of range.
Kopitar misses with a hook. Baltozar ducked under it nicely.
Kopitar lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kopitar fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Baltozar checks it well.
Baltozar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Baltozar might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Kopitar avoids the body shot from Baltozar.
Baltozar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Baltozar slips a straight right by Kopitar.
Kopitar throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kopitar throws a jab but it's blocked by Baltozar.
A big right from Kopitar misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Kopitar misses.
Baltozar doesn't manage to clinch there - Kopitar circles away.
Kopitar connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kopitar looks to land a left hand but Baltozar moved out of range nicely.
A cross from Kopitar lands.
Baltozar bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Horrible takedown by Baltozar or perhaps it was just good defense by Kopitar which made him look bad.
Kopitar avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Baltozar takes one to the side of the head.
Kopitar lands a nice hook to Baltozar's body. Baltozar takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anze Kopitar showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kopitar 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Anze Kopitar!
Anze Kopitar made sure to mention his sponsor, Vitality in his post fight interview.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
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