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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Victor Szczęsny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Kopp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dave Kopp told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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135 lbs
25 - 11 - 0 |
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170 cm
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130 lbs
12 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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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
25 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Victor Szczęsny!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Dave Kopp!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Andrew Berry and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kopp fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Szczęsny to the ground. Kopp is now in Szczęsny's guard.
Szczęsny will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Kopp trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kopp has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Szczęsny tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kopp postures up in Szczęsny's guard and throws a big left but Szczęsny blocks it.
Kopp working some strikes from top position.
Szczęsny preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Szczęsny preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Szczęsny preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Szczęsny is trying to control the position but Kopp postures up.
Kopp working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Szczęsny preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Szczęsny on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Szczęsny tries to get out of the position.
Szczęsny is pulling down on Kopp's head to control his posture.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Szczęsny looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kopp is one step ahead there.
Kopp is working Szczęsny over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Kopp missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kopp landing some decent shots from guard.
Kopp pushing down on Szczęsny's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Kopp throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Kopp working the head and body with strikes.
Szczęsny is trying to stand back up but Kopp is controlling him
Kopp thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Szczęsny's head.
Kopp lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Szczęsny taking some punishment here, with Kopp in his half guard.
Kopp lands strikes from half guard.
Kopp throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
We've been hearing good reports from Szczęsny's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Kopp missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Szczęsny is holding on to half guard well.
Szczęsny really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Szczęsny wants to control but Kopp is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kopp not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kopp tries to pass to full mount but Szczęsny defends it.
Kopp throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Szczęsny avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kopp.
Kopp winds up and cracks Szczęsny with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Kopp missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kopp looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Szczęsny with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Kopp throwing shots but Szczęsny is blocking nicely.
Kopp missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kopp winds up and cracks Szczęsny with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Kopp not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Szczęsny taking some punishment here, with Kopp in his half guard.
Szczęsny makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Szczęsny.
Kopp throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Szczęsny works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kopp with a flurry of punches that miss.
Szczęsny trying to control the position.
Kopp throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kopp throws a big elbow that misses.
Kopp won't allow Szczęsny to get back to his feet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kopp accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kopp throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kopp is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Szczęsny looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kopp throwing strikes from guard but Szczęsny blocks nicely.
Kopp loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Kopp postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Szczęsny avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kopp throws a big right hand that misses.
Szczęsny wants to sweep here but Kopp controlling him for the moment.
Kopp scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Kopp trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kopp trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Szczęsny is pulling down on Kopp's head. It's preventing any offense from Kopp, at least for the moment.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Szczęsny connects with a single shot there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Szczęsny scoring well with a low kick there.
Kopp gets tackled into the cage by Szczęsny. Szczęsny maintains the clinch.
Kopp takes an elbow to the temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dave Kopp dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Szczęsny tries to clinch there but Kopp circles away.
Kopp wants to counter the offense by Szczęsny and move into the clinch position.
Kopp tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Szczęsny scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Szczęsny avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kopp tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Szczęsny swivels and escapes.
Kopp fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Szczęsny sprawls well initially but Kopp persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Kopp prevents Szczęsny from standing back up.
Szczęsny keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Kopp working Szczęsny over with strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kopp thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Szczęsny is doing well to control the position and prevent Kopp from advancing to side control.
Szczęsny is trying to stand up here but Kopp is controlling him well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Szczęsny is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kopp lands strikes from half guard.
Kopp looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Kopp sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Szczęsny defending well though.
Kopp missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kopp lands with a punch from half guard.
Kopp working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Szczęsny blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kopp.
Kopp scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Szczęsny is trying to stand.
Kopp throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kopp sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Szczęsny defending well though.
Kopp missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kopp not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Kopp lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Kopp lands a nice short elbow.
Szczęsny trying to hold on to Kopp's head to control him but Kopp postures up.
Szczęsny manages to get to full guard.
Kopp landing with the ground and pound.
Kopp is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Kopp postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Szczęsny is rocked!
Kopp pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Szczęsny is keeping the position for now.
Oh Szczęsny is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Szczęsny trying to control the position.
Szczęsny seems to have got his legs back now.
Szczęsny avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kopp postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Kopp with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kopp stands up over Szczęsny, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Kopp content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Kopp scoring with some ground and pound.
Szczęsny controls Kopp momentarily but Kopp frees himself.
Szczęsny lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Szczęsny wants to control from the top but Kopp keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kopp looking for a sweep. Not yet Kopp, not yet.
Kopp keeping moving, preventing Szczęsny from controlling successfully.
Szczęsny not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Szczęsny trying to control the position from guard on top but Kopp is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dave Kopp showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Szczęsny leaves Kopp with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Kopp feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Szczęsny is on top in guard.
Szczęsny trying to control the position from guard on top but Kopp is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Szczęsny 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kopp is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kopp 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 one minute gone in the round.
Szczęsny is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Szczęsny trying to control the position from guard on top but Kopp is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kopp wants to sweep but no luck.
Szczęsny trying to control the position from guard on top but Kopp is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Szczęsny showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Kopp has a closed guard, preventing Szczęsny from standing up.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Kopp has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kopp tries to score a power double leg takedown but Szczęsny sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Kopp somewhat.
Kopp throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice sprawl there from Szczęsny as Kopp shoots in.
Victor Szczęsny has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Victor Szczęsny has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dave Kopp.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kopp tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Szczęsny manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
An attempted straight right counter from Szczęsny misses the target.
Kopp moves in looking to clinch but Szczęsny pushes him off.
Kopp shoots in for a takedown but Szczęsny shows good takedown defense.
Kopp connects with a body shot.
Kopp has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kopp is trying to drag Szczęsny to the mat but Szczęsny just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Kopp can't get the takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Szczęsny misses with a body punch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Szczęsny throws an elbow but misses.
Szczęsny lands a damaging elbow.
Kopp fails to pull guard.
Kopp tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Szczęsny just stands there and leans against the cage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Szczęsny comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Dave Kopp is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
It looks like Dave Kopp has been cut.
Szczęsny misses with a punch to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Victor Szczęsny showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kopp has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Tew scores the fight 28:29
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dave Kopp!
An out of breath Dave Kopp thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Victor Szczęsny spoke after the fight, saying 'I really wanted to Win but it didn't work out. I'm looking to win back this title, I'll come back'.
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energy
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hype
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