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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vladimir Kosmanov (ranked 499 p4p, 2023 weight class) and Walad Anubis (ranked 72 p4p, 226 weight class). Anubis has chosen Hideaway as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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World class MT
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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 31 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vladimir Kosmanov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Walad Anubis!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Taro Takaoka and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anubis jabs Kosmanov to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Anubis misses with a jab, cross combination.
Anubis looks to land a combination but Kosmanov avoids it well.
It looked like Kosmanov wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Anubis's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Anubis duly obliges.
Anubis plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Anubis throws a nice head kick!
Anubis swings away with a body shot that misses
and Kosmanov counters with a stiff right hand.
Kosmanov swats away the attempt to clinch by Anubis.
Kosmanov has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Roosters Coop in the buildup to the fight.
Anubis cracks a nice hook into Kosmanov's ribs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Anubis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kosmanov misses with an uppercut. Anubis saw that one coming.
Anubis falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kosmanov counters with a stiff right hand.
Kosmanov misses with a left hand
and Anubis counters with a nice uppercut.
Kosmanov motions for Anubis to come forward. Kosmanov throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anubis tries to clinch but Kosmanov moves out of range.
Anubis swings for the body but Kosmanov moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Kosmanov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kosmanov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kosmanov avoids the head kick by Anubis.
Kosmanov is looking to counter punch.
Anubis tries to clinch up but Kosmanov circles away and keeps his distance.
Kosmanov is looking to counter punch.
Anubis throws a head kick but Kosmanov moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Anubis.
Anubis lands a head kick. Kosmanov smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Anubis throws a predictable looking body shot
and Kosmanov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Anubis has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Kosmanov cracks Anubis with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Anubis is rocked!
Kosmanov gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Anubis is still on wobbly legs! Can Kosmanov finish him?
Anubis lands the left hand.
Anubis seems to have recovered his senses.
Anubis scores with a one two! Kosmanov had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Anubis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kosmanov tried to counter with a leg kick but Anubis avoided it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anubis with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Anubis tries to clinch there but Kosmanov circles away.
Anubis moves away from the strike by Kosmanov.
Anubis rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kosmanov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kosmanov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kosmanov half committed to a counter leg kick.
Anubis throws a shot from downtown. Kosmanov moves away and avoids it.
Anubis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kosmanov throws a lazy right hand but Anubis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kosmanov throws a hook but Anubis avoids it easily.
Kosmanov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Anubis moves away.
Anubis closes the distance looking to clinch
and Kosmanov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Anubis lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Walad Anubis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kosmanov misses with a series of wild punches.
Anubis unleashes a big counter combination but Kosmanov bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Anubis throws a one two combo.
Anubis staying out of range there.
Anubis needs to keep his hands up - Kosmanov had a free shot at his head there.
Anubis loads up on a big right hand but Kosmanov slips the punch.
Nice uppercut lands for Kosmanov. That snapped Anubis's head back.
Anubis throws a head kick that misses
and Kosmanov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kosmanov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Anubis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kosmanov dodges the punch combination from Anubis.
Kosmanov loads up on a big right hand but Anubis slips the punch.
Kosmanov avoids the head kick by Anubis.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anubis throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kosmanov on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kosmanov is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Anubis throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Anubis scores with a head kick. Kosmanov tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Kosmanov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Anubis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kosmanov manages to avoid it.
Kosmanov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kosmanov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Anubis tries to clinch but Kosmanov moves out of range.
Kosmanov walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Anubis checks the leg kick nicely there.
Anubis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Anubis scores with a spinning back kick!
Anubis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Anubis is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kosmanov rather than just go for the knockout.
Kosmanov throws a jab when Anubis was well out of range.
A head kick by Anubis misses
and Kosmanov counters with a crisp right hand that drops Anubis! Kosmanov lets Anubis back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Walad Anubis dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Anubis blocks a head kick by Kosmanov.
Kosmanov misses with a straight left.
Good leg kick by Anubis.
Anubis throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Anubis tries a head kick but it misses.
Anubis misses with a head kick.
Walad Anubis seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Anubis looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
An attempted straight right counter from Kosmanov misses the target.
Anubis lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kosmanov avoids the head kick by Anubis.
An attempted straight right counter from Kosmanov misses the target.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Anubis, as that shot connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kosmanov keeps the fight on the outside.
Anubis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Anubis rushes Kosmanov and presses him up against the cage.
Anubis manages to break the clinch.
Kosmanov connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kosmanov smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Anubis has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kosmanov takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Anubis closes the distance and clinches.
Kosmanov gets through Anubis's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Anubis breaks the clinch.
Anubis misses with a head kick.
Kosmanov throwing a counter right hand but Anubis manages to avoid it.
Anubis lunges at Kosmanov with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kosmanov's hand.
Kosmanov moves out of range as Anubis strikes.
Anubis thows a left - swing and a miss!
Anubis tries to clinch there but Kosmanov circles away.
Kosmanov 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.
Anubis throws a head kick but Kosmanov moves out of range.
Crunch! Anubis slams his shin into Kosmanov's torso.
Kosmanov throws the left hand but Anubis avoids the punch easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kosmanov throws a jab when Anubis was well out of range.
Kosmanov takes a kick to the side of the head.
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!
A jab lands there for Kosmanov.
Anubis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Anubis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kosmanov moves away.
Kosmanov misses with a body shot.
Anubis forces Kosmanov back against the cage and clinches.
Kosmanov manages to break the clinch.
Kosmanov moves away from the strike by Anubis.
An attempted straight right counter from Kosmanov misses the target.
Kosmanov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Anubis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kosmanov takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A head kick by Anubis misses
letting Kosmanov counter with a right hand.
Some wild striking there from Anubis.
Anubis is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kosmanov.
Kosmanov is looking to counter punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anubis clobbers Kosmanov with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Anubis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Anubis just misses with a punch to the body.
Anubis rushes Kosmanov and presses him up against the cage.
Anubis misses with a hook to the ribs.
Anubis is trying to stall.
Kosmanov prevents a body shot from Anubis.
Kosmanov controlling the action here for a moment.
Kosmanov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Anubis misses with a looping right.
Kosmanov tried to counter with a leg kick but Anubis avoided it.
Kosmanov misses with a looping left.
Anubis misses the shot to the body.
Anubis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kosmanov avoids the head kick by Anubis.
Kosmanov is looking to counter punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anubis misses with a looping right.
Kosmanov seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Anubis scores with a head kick. Kosmanov tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Anubis throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kosmanov on the side of the head.
Kosmanov ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Anubis misses with a double jab
and Kosmanov counters with a stiff right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kosmanov avoids the body shot from Anubis.
Anubis is looking to clinch but Kosmanov is avoiding it.
Good shot there by Anubis.
The fight stays on the outside here - Anubis looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Anubis throws a predictable looking body shot
and Kosmanov counters with a nice right hand that sends Anubis toppling to the canvas! Anubis scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Kosmanov finish him?!
Anubis throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kosmanov counters with a nice right hand that sends Anubis toppling to the canvas! Anubis scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Kosmanov finish him?!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kosmanov needs to keep his hands up - Anubis had a free shot at his head there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Walad Anubis 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!
Anubis tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kosmanov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A head kick by Anubis misses
and Kosmanov scores with a counter punch that sends Anubis to the canvas! Kosmanov smells blood - he's punishing Anubis with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Anubis has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vladimir Kosmanov!
During a confident post fight interview, Vladimir Kosmanov thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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hype
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