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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Justin Adams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Kopnabradu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Justin Adams has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Justin Adams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Steve Kopnabradu!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kopnabradu tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Adams manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Adams lands a nice hook to Kopnabradu's body. Kopnabradu takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kopnabradu moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Adams shoots in for a double leg but Kopnabradu sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Kopnabradu moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Kopnabradu listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kopnabradu connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Adams's hands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Adams tries to clinch up.
Kopnabradu lands with a thumping leg kick.
Adams misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Adams is breathing heavily.
Kopnabradu fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Adams, pushing him back against the cage.
Kopnabradu's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Adams avoids a punch combination nicely.
Adams fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kopnabradu looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kopnabradu clinches.
Adams is trying to push Kopnabradu away but Kopnabradu has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kopnabradu tries for a takedown. No joy.
Kopnabradu wants to break free but Adams has control.
Adams has Kopnabradu pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Kopnabradu manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Justin Adams. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Adams is trying to pull guard but Kopnabradu has him pressed against the cage.
Kopnabradu wants to take the fight to the mat but Adams manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Kopnabradu decides to pull guard.
Kopnabradu keeping moving, preventing Adams from controlling successfully.
Kopnabradu pushes Adams off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Adams tries to sprawl but Kopnabradu drives through with a takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kopnabradu has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kopnabradu throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Kopnabradu throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Kopnabradu misses with a head shot.
Kopnabradu misses with a head shot.
Kopnabradu looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Kopnabradu thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kopnabradu content just to control the position here.
Adams knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kopnabradu on the ground.
Kopnabradu landing strikes, looking to finish!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Adams wants to control but Kopnabradu is having none of it.
Kopnabradu sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Kopnabradu is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Adams can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adams is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Kopnabradu can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Adams is looking to escape.
Kopnabradu controlling from the full mount.
Kopnabradu trying to control but he's not successful this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kopnabradu throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Kopnabradu dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kopnabradu closes the distance and clinches up with Adams, looking for a takedown. Kopnabradu pushes Adams against the cage but Adams circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Adams is defended easily by Kopnabradu.
Adams dives in and scores a takedown into Kopnabradu's guard.
Kopnabradu has Adams pulled in close to control his posture.
Kopnabradu has his feet on Adams's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Some wild striking there from Kopnabradu.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kopnabradu closes this distance looking for a takedown but Adams circles away.
Kopnabradu closes the distance and clinches up with Adams, looking for a takedown. Kopnabradu pushes Adams against the cage but Adams circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Justin Adams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Steve Kopnabradu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kopnabradu lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Adams throws a head kick that misses.
No luck for Adams with that takedown attempt.
Kopnabradu clinches with his opponent.
Kopnabradu pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kopnabradu shoots for a double leg takedown but Adams sprawls well. He's pushed Kopnabradu's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Adams.
Adams tries to stand but Kopnabradu is controlling his head.
Kopnabradu manages to work his way to half guard, despite Adams's best efforts.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kopnabradu has one foot on Adams's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kopnabradu blocks a head kick by Adams.
Adams fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Nice sprawl there from Adams as Kopnabradu shoots in.
Adams wants to clinch.
Adams tries to work over Kopnabradu's front leg with a kick but Kopnabradu checks it.
Kopnabradu scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Kopnabradu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adams looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Kopnabradu!
Adams wants to control but Kopnabradu is keeping him busy.
Kopnabradu has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kopnabradu is trying to get back to his feet.
Kopnabradu throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adams tries to keep at a distance but Kopnabradu has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kopnabradu pulls guard.
Adams trying to control the position from guard on top but Kopnabradu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Adams pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kopnabradu is keeping the position for now.
Kopnabradu has his feet on Adams's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A combination from Kopnabradu does no damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Steve Kopnabradu will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Adams bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Adams wants to take a breather but Kopnabradu manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Adams.
Kopnabradu bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Adams's guard.
Kopnabradu stands and steps away. Adams gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Steve Kopnabradu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kopnabradu fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Adams looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nice uppercut lands for Kopnabradu. That snapped Adams's head back.
Kopnabradu closes this distance looking for a takedown but Adams circles away.
Kopnabradu tries to close the distance and clinch up but Adams swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Horrible takedown by Kopnabradu or perhaps it was just good defense by Adams which made him look bad.
Adams defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kopnabradu.
Justin Adams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Steve Kopnabradu.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kopnabradu goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Adams changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Kopnabradu looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Kopnabradu is pushing Adams's head away, looking to escape. Adams manages to hold on to the position though.
Adams lands some shots froms side control.
Kopnabradu wants to control but Adams postures up.
Kopnabradu manages to work his way to half guard, despite Adams's best efforts.
Adams wants to take a breather but Kopnabradu is having none of it.
Adams trying to mount his opponent but Kopnabradu defends it.
Kopnabradu trying to control but Adams postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kopnabradu has one foot on Adams's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Kopnabradu moves in looking to clinch but Adams pushes him off.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kopnabradu shoots in looking for a takedown. Adams tries to sprawl out of it but Kopnabradu keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Adams manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Adams tries for a takedown but Kopnabradu sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Adams looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kopnabradu is fending him off so far but Adams persists. Nope, Kopnabradu circles away and we're back to standing.
Adams is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Adams displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kopnabradu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adams lands with a right hand.
Adams closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Kopnabradu's guard.
Kopnabradu is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Adams wants to pass the guard but Kopnabradu is keeping the position.
Adams trying to control but Kopnabradu is working from the bottom.
Kopnabradu manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Kopnabradu unloads with some shots from mount but Adams bucks and avoids them well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adams is looking to improve his position but Kopnabradu isn't that keen on the idea.
Adams is squirming around, avoiding Kopnabradu's attempts to control the action.
Kopnabradu throwing strikes here but Adams is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Kopnabradu controlling from the full mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Adams tries to hold on but Kopnabradu pushes him away.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Steve Kopnabradu.
Well Kopnabradu has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steve Kopnabradu!
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