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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Roman Kozlov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clarence Azarcon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kozlov comes into the arena with Eminem-Till I Colapse blaring out of the sound system. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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195 lbs
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175 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
Dangerous GnP
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Roman Kozlov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Clarence Azarcon!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Konstantin Menshow and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kozlov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Azarcon swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Azarcon looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Kozlov is trying hard to land a takedown here. Azarcon sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Kozlov takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kozlov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kozlov shoots in looking for a takedown. Azarcon tries to sprawl out of it but Kozlov keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Azarcon manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Kozlov defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Azarcon.
Kozlov shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Azarcon as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roman Kozlov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Azarcon gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Kozlov to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Kozlov forces his way into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Kozlov in particular looking to stall.
Nice strikes from Kozlov there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Azarcon won't allow Kozlov to pass to mount.
Kozlov looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Azarcon with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Kozlov sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Azarcon defending well though.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Kozlov lands a nice short elbow.
Kozlov scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Ground and pound from Kozlov.
Kozlov is controlling the pace.
Kozlov wants to control but Azarcon is keeping him busy.
Kozlov slips a nice elbow through Azarcon's hands, connecting with Azarcon's forehead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Azarcon is staying active underneath Kozlov, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kozlov is nestled in close to Azarcon, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Kozlov keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Kozlov landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Kozlov is nestled in close to Azarcon, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Kozlov working Azarcon over with strikes.
Azarcon is looking for a sweep. Kozlov is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kozlov is pressing down on Azarcon's thigh, looking to free his foot. Azarcon is holding on for now.
Azarcon wants to control but Kozlov is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Kozlov landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kozlov drops an elbow to the side of Azarcon's head.
Kozlov winds up and cracks Azarcon with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Kozlov scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Kozlov performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Azarcon has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Kozlov is working away from the top position though.
Azarcon gets full guard.
Azarcon is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Kozlov defends well.
Kozlov connects with a couple of short punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Kozlov scoring with some ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kozlov accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kozlov content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Kozlov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Azarcon swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Azarcon is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kozlov looking to sit in guard and control but Azarcon gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Azarcon won't allow Kozlov to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roman Kozlov dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Azarcon closes the distance and pushes Kozlov back into the cage.
Kozlov is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Azarcon looking to slow down the pace here.
Kozlov tries for a takedown. No joy.
Kozlov has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Azarcon avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roman Kozlov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kozlov looking for a takedown.
Azarcon pulls Kozlov into guard.
Kozlov is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Kozlov working some strikes from top position.
Azarcon wants to sweep here but Kozlov controlling him for the moment.
Kozlov scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Kozlov with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Azarcon keeping full guard, as Kozlov tries to pass.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kozlov postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Azarcon wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Kozlov wants to control from the top but Azarcon keeps moving.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Azarcon clinches up with Kozlov and pushes him back against the cage.
Kozlov can't get the takedown.
Kozlov changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Azarcon fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Azarcon looks for the body kick but Kozlov saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Azarcon scores a takedown into full mount!
Azarcon can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kozlov is looking to escape.
Kozlov on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Kozlov tries to get out of the position.
Kozlov tries to hold on but Azarcon pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Azarcon thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Kozlov is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Kozlov tries to hold on but Azarcon pushes him away.
Kozlov blocking the ground and pound.
Kozlov is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Azarcon throws a strike there. Kozlov manages to avoid it well and slips a leg under to get to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Clarence Azarcon showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Azarcon moves into range and clinches up with Kozlov.
Kozlov tries for a takedown. No joy.
Kozlov tries for a takedown but Azarcon manages to get underhooks.
Kozlov has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Azarcon avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roman Kozlov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Azarcon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kozlov tries for a takedown but Azarcon sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Roman Kozlov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Azarcon scores with a takedown into Kozlov's guard.
Kozlov is looking to stand back up but Azarcon counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Kozlov.
Kozlov tries to kick Azarcon off but Azarcon keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like Azarcon is going to stand back up.
Azarcon is stalling here. Kozlov is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Azarcon seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Kozlov has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Kozlov scores with punches from side control.
Azarcon tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Kozlov wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Azarcon takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Kozlov scoring with punches and elbows.
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.
Azarcon tries to improve position but can't.
Kozlov lands a decent elbow from side control.
Azarcon tries to bench press Kozlov off him but Kozlov keeps the position.
Azarcon can't do much from the bottom here.
Azarcon is working to avoid the ground and pound but Kozlov connects with a decent elbow.
You can see the frustration on Azarcon's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Azarcon wants to get back to his feet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kozlov shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Azarcon manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kozlov accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kozlov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kozlov is in close to Azarcon's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Kozlov knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Azarcon on the ground.
Kozlov trying to control but Azarcon is working from the bottom.
Kozlov postures up in Azarcon's guard and throws a big left but Azarcon blocks it.
Kozlov throws and elbow that misses. Azarcon uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Kozlov's guard. Nice move by Azarcon!
Kozlov keeping moving, preventing Azarcon from controlling successfully.
Azarcon sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Azarcon trying to control but Kozlov is working from the bottom.
Azarcon stops Kozlov from standing up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Azarcon trying to control the position from guard on top but Kozlov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Clarence Azarcon.
I think Azarcon 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 28:29
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Clarence Azarcon!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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