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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brendon Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zenon Kopytko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Kopytko's choice of entrance music: Dla Zysku. Brendon Davis had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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279 lbs
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260 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Brendon Davis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Zenon Kopytko!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Radbod Blank and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davis slips a straight right by Kopytko.
Kopytko misses with a hook.
Kopytko fails to land with a series of punches.
Kopytko throws a series of punches but Davis avoids them all with ease.
Davis swats away the attempt to clinch by Kopytko.
Davis closes the distance and pushes Kopytko back into the cage.
Davis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kopytko rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Davis moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kopytko looks to land a combination but Davis avoids it well.
Zenon Kopytko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kopytko tries to clinch up.
Davis avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Davis defending well as Kopytko loads up on a big left hand.
Kopytko misses with a body shot.
Davis takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kopytko gets tackled into the cage by Davis. Davis maintains the clinch.
Kopytko is trying to maintain a safe position but Davis gets an underhook and turns Kopytko into the cage.
Davis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kopytko misses with a double jab
and Davis counters with a three punch combo that has Kopytko backing up. Kopytko nods at Davis to acknowledge the strikes.
Kopytko misses with a double jab.
Davis swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Kopytko waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Davis.
Kopytko misses with a body shot.
Kopytko throws a right hand that Davis ducks under and follows up with a left that Davis also avoids with ease.
Nice defenses there by Davis.
Kopytko misses with a double jab.
Davis moves into the clinch successfully.
Kopytko pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Davis gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kopytko.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis looks to land a combination but Kopytko avoids it well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kopytko rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Davis counters with a big head kick but Kopytko shrugs it off.
Kopytko is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Davis.
The fighters circling - Kopytko throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Some wild striking there from Davis.
Kopytko swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Davis counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Davis throws a nice looking combination but Kopytko bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kopytko tries to clinch
and Davis counters with a series of strikes. Kopytko will be more careful next time no doubt.
Davis closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Davis gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Davis manages to break the clinch.
Davis moves into the clinch successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kopytko lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Davis controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Davis moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Kopytko looking to sit in guard and control but Davis gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Kopytko working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Davis doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Davis manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Davis engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Kopytko is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Kopytko's head.
Davis makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Davis won't allow Kopytko to sweep him here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Davis is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Davis in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kopytko is trying to control the position but Davis postures up.
Davis has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Davis not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brendon Davis dominated that round.
That's time! Davis's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kopytko misses with a jab, cross combination.
Davis keeps the fight on the outside.
Davis seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Davis forces Kopytko back against the cage and clinches.
Davis gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Kopytko regains guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Davis loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Davis will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Kopytko controls Davis momentarily but Davis frees himself.
Davis throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Davis connects with a couple of short punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kopytko can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Davis controls the pace.
Kopytko has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Cozad Amsterdam. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Kopytko has momentary wrist control but Davis slips an elbow through the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kopytko controls Davis momentarily but Davis frees himself.
Davis cracks Kopytko with a solid left hand.
Davis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kopytko can do to turn this around?
Kopytko working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Davis.
Kopytko working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Davis.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Kopytko controls Davis momentarily but Davis frees himself.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Kopytko looks to land a right hand but Davis moved out of range.
Davis is looking for a counter combo.
A telegraphed right hand from Kopytko misses the target.
Kopytko sizes up Davis with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Zenon Kopytko seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kopytko lands a glancing blow to the side of Davis's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kopytko cracks Davis with an open hand slap.
Kopytko throws a series of punches but Davis avoids them all with ease.
Davis slips a straight right by Kopytko.
Davis with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kopytko to score with a decent uppercut.
Sloppy strikes from Kopytko. Those never looked like landing.
Davis misses with a two punch combination.
Kopytko 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.
Kopytko is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Davis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Davis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kopytko.
Kopytko lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Davis circles away quickly and effectively.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kopytko misses with a series of wild punches.
It looked like Davis was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Kopytko is breathing heavily.
Kopytko throws a right and a left that Davis avoids nicely.
Davis lands a nice shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis instigates a clinch.
Davis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kopytko is looking to clinch.
Davis instigates a clinch.
Kopytko on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Davis is looking to take this one to the mat.
Davis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Davis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Davis dodges the punch combination from Kopytko.
Kopytko scores with a sloppy right hand. Davis should have avoided that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kopytko throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kopytko wants to clinch.
Davis swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Kopytko misses with a hook.
Davis staying out of range there.
A slow jab from Kopytko misses its intended target.
Kopytko just misses with a punch to the body.
Davis blocks a jab.
Davis appears to be looking for a big counter.
Kopytko tries to clinch there but Davis circles away.
Kopytko misses the shot to the body.
Davis moves into the clinch successfully.
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!
Davis keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kopytko's efforts to push away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Zenon Kopytko will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Davis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Davis pushes Kopytko up against the cage in a clinch.
Davis keeps control of Kopytko as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kopytko breaks the clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Kopytko misses the target.
It looked like Davis was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Kopytko.
Davis goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Kopytko throws a right hand that Davis ducks under and follows up with a left that Davis also avoids with ease.
Davis has managed to clinch.
Davis has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Davis has hold of one of Kopytko's legs. Kopytko is fighting the takedown attempt but Davis gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Davis works over Kopytko with some ground and pound from guard.
Kopytko is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Davis lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kopytko is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kopytko has his foot on Davis's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Davis works his way back into a safe position though.
Kopytko takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Davis sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Davis scoring with punches to the head and body.
Davis gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Davis rushes Kopytko and presses him up against the cage.
Davis lands a shoulder strike.
Davis breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kopytko misses with a shot to the body
and Davis makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kopytko looks to land a body kick but Davis moved away.
Kopytko loads up on a big right hand but Davis slips the punch.
Kopytko misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Davis circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kopytko fails in his attempt to clinch.
Davis misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Kopytko counters with a nice uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kopytko. Davis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Davis misses the shot to the body.
Davis swats away the attempt to clinch by Kopytko.
Davis seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Kopytko tries to clinch up.
Kopytko tries to land a front kick but Davis steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kopytko throws a shot from downtown. Davis moves away and avoids it.
Davis is looking for a counter combo.
Davis closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Davis manages to break the clinch.
Davis fails to land with a series of punches.
Kopytko swings for the body but Davis moves out of range.
Brendon Davis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kopytko throws a low kick, looking for Davis's leg but Davis calmly moves out of range.
Kopytko attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Davis seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Kopytko looks to land a left hand but Davis moved out of range nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Davis. Those never looked like landing.
Kopytko jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice shot lands for Kopytko.
Kopytko throws the left hand but Davis avoids the punch easily.
Kopytko chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kopytko tries to close the distance and clinch up but Davis swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kopytko misses with an uppercut.
Davis gets a clinch.
Davis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kopytko tries to clinch up but Davis circles away and keeps his distance.
Davis throws a big counter combination but Kopytko scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Kopytko scores with a leg kick.
Davis is looking to wear down Kopytko with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Davis lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kopytko circles away quickly and effectively.
Kopytko is looking for the big counter here.
Davis takes the fight into the clinch.
Kopytko manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Davis sitting in guard here, content to control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brendon Davis showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Davis 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 29:28
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brendon Davis!
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energy
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pop
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