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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kyle Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrei Kopylov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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225 cm
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220 lbs
2 - 3 - 0 |
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189 cm
25
267 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Experienced |
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Good wrestler
Basic striking
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kyle Carter! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Andrei Kopylov! The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Sandra Marshall and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Kopylov fails to land the takedown. Kopylov rushes Carter and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch. Kopylov leaning against his opponent.
Kopylov looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights. Kopylov misses with the head strike.
Kopylov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Carter breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kopylov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Carter counters with a stiff right hand. Kopylov darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard. Carter manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Kopylov keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Carter has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Kopylov uses from the top position. Kopylov throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. Carter on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Carter tries to get out of the position. Carter is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Kopylov is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round. Kopylov controls from within his opponent's guard. Carter wants to stand up but Kopylov is controlling him. Kopylov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Carter swivels though and keeps the full guard. Carter wants to get back to his feet but Kopylov is in a dominant position and won't allow it. Carter looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio. Kopylov thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position. Kopylov works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so. Carter is defending against the submission attempts here by Kopylov.
Kopylov content to sit in half guard and control for a moment. Kopylov seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Carter is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Andrei Kopylov!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
42% |
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