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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dave Kopp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Sten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dan Sten will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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130 lbs
10 - 1 - 0 |
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140 lbs
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Dave Kopp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Dan Sten!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Steven Brown and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kopp throws out a loose jab but Sten uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kopp misses with a takedown attempt - Sten sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Sten slaps away a takedown attempt from Kopp, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Sten clinches up with Kopp and pushes him back against the cage.
Sten with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kopp tries to pull guard but Sten holds him up against the cage and eventually Kopp drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dave Kopp. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sten looking to throw knees to the head but Kopp is blocking nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sten connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Dave Kopp has been cut.
Kopp wants to take the fight to the mat but Sten manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Sten with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kopp is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Sten to keep the fight standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sten throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sten throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kopp blocks it with crossed arms.
Sten tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sten misses with a knee to the head.
Kopp tries to score a body lock takedown but Sten shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Sten scores a nice knee to the body.
Kopp avoiding damage as Sten throws knees to the body.
Sten throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kopp takes a knee to the side of the body.
Sten lands a nice knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Sten obliges.
Kopp manages to pull guard.
Sten slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Sten looking to sit in guard and control but Kopp gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Kopp postures up in Sten's guard and throws a big left but Sten blocks it.
Kopp postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sten told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Kopp stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sten swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kopp postures up and lands a big shot to Sten's brow.
Kopp stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sten swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kopp missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kopp accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kopp wants to pass the guard but Sten is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kopp working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kopp pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sten is keeping the position for now.
Kopp chips away with some ground and pound.
Sten utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kopp's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Kopp stops Sten from standing up.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Kopp missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sten is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Sten is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Sten manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kopp manages to get himself to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kopp wants to sweep but no luck.
Sten trying to stand up but can't free himself from Kopp's guard.
Sten looking to sit in guard and control but Kopp gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Kopp lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Kopp connects with a couple of short punches.
Kopp stops Sten from standing up.
Kopp pushes down on Sten's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Kopp with the ground and pound but Sten uses the opportunity to regain guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Dan Sten will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dave Kopp's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kopp blocks the body kick.
Sten tries a head kick but it misses.
Sten defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kopp.
Sten throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kopp seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Kopp fails with a takedown attempt.
Kopp shoots and misses
and Sten counters with a head kick. That will keep Kopp thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dave Kopp. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sten rushes Kopp and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sten with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sten throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kopp blocks it with crossed arms.
Sten with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kopp tries to pull guard but Sten holds him up against the cage and eventually Kopp drops back down to his feet.
Sten utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sten tries to land a knee to the head but Kopp blocks with his arms.
Knees in the clinch landing for Sten.
Sten tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sten throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sten with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kopp is looking for a takedown.
Sten with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kopp fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Sten prevents a takedown attempt there.
Kopp is looking for a takedown.
Sten throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sten misses with a knee strike.
Sten throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kopp blocks it with crossed arms.
Kopp is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Sten to keep the fight standing.
Sten lands a good knee to the midsection. Kopp won't want to take too many of those.
Kopp changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Sten fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Kopp looks to score with a jab to the body but Sten is just out of range.
Kopp darts in looking for a takedown but Sten gets double underhooks and turns Kopp into the cage.
Sten tries to counter by closing the distance.
Sten moves into the clinch successfully.
Sten tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sten misses with a knee strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sten throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kopp blocks it with crossed arms.
Sten lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kopp tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Sten just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sten with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sten throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kopp blocks it with crossed arms.
Dan Sten seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kopp wants a takedown but no success here.
Kopp fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Sten looking to throw knees to the head but Kopp is blocking nicely.
Kopp tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Sten just stands there and leans against the cage.
Kopp manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Sten wants to get up but he can't break Kopp's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Sten looking to pass the guard.
Sten showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Kopp punching to the body, from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sten trying to control but Kopp is working from the bottom.
Kopp lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Sten has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kopp wants to pass the guard but Sten is keeping the position.
Sten wants to sweep here but Kopp controlling him for the moment.
Kopp trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Sten showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dave Kopp's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Sten has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kopp avoiding damage as Sten throws knees to the body.
Sten with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sten misses with a knee strike.
A knee to the head by Sten.
Sten using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kopp has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kopp changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Sten fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Kopp avoids the head kick by Sten.
Dave Kopp seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kopp gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sten throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kopp blocks it with crossed arms.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kopp fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Sten landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Sten misses with a knee to the head.
Kopp tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dave Kopp. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sten lands a knee to the body.
Kopp takes a knee right on the jaw!
Sten takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sten looking to throw knees to the head but Kopp is blocking nicely.
Sten tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sten tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sten with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sten misses with a knee strike.
Kopp jumps guard but Sten turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Sten unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kopp lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kopp fails to pull guard.
Sten throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kopp blocks it with crossed arms.
Sten throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sten tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kopp looking for a takedown.
Dan Sten is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kopp is trying to drag Sten to the mat but Sten just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Sten throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sten looking to throw knees to the head but Kopp is blocking nicely.
Kopp takes a knee right on the jaw!
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!
Sten with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kopp tries to pull guard but Sten holds him up against the cage and eventually Kopp drops back down to his feet.
Sten tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sten tries to land a knee to the head but Kopp blocks with his arms.
Kopp tries to pull guard but Sten forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Sten throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kopp blocks it with crossed arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sten tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kopp avoids it.
Kopp jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Sten walks away with a smile on his face. Kopp gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Kopp throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Sten's waist but Sten gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kopp off to one side.
Sten fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kopp avoids a kick to the body.
Sten moves into the clinch.
Sten prevents the takedown attempt.
Sten tries to land knees in the clinch but Kopp avoids the damage to the body.
Sten misses with a knee to the head.
Sten misses with a knee to the head.
Kopp is trying to pull guard but Sten has him pressed against the cage.
Sten with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sten with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sten with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kopp managing to block the knees to the body from Sten.
Sten landing knees to the head.
Kopp has Sten pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Sten manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Kopp tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Sten just stands there and leans against the cage.
Kopp tries to pull guard but Sten won't allow it.
Sten tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kopp tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Sten smiles and moves away.
Kopp closes the distance and clinches up with Sten, looking for a takedown. Kopp pushes Sten against the cage but Sten circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Kopp moves into the clinch.
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!
Kopp is trying to drag Sten to the mat but Sten just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Dave Kopp has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sten connects with a knee to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dan Sten comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Sten winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 26:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 26:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dan Sten!
After winning the bout, Dan Sten thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
The defeated Dave Kopp had this to say: 'Man, Stumpy got lucky, I want a rematch!'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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