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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Litran Kossu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jamie Gillis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kossu kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Holy Diver - Dio. Gillis has chosen I Don't Feel Like Dancing - Scissor Sisters as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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212 lbs
28 - 14 - 2 |
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220 lbs
22 - 10 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Olympic wrestler
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Litran Kossu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jamie Gillis!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Matheus Silva and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gillis throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kossu on the side of the head.
Gillis takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kossu scores with a nice right hand.
It looks like Jamie Gillis has been cut.
Gillis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kossu was well out of range. Poor timing from Gillis.
Kossu fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gillis looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Gillis scores with a nice strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gillis takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Kossu gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kossu attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Kossu throws a series of punches but Gillis avoids them all with ease.
Gillis looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kossu jabs Gillis to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Gillis moves away from the strike by Kossu.
Kossu lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Kossu jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kossu throws a wild body kick that Gillis sees coming a mile off.
Kossu moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good shot there by Kossu.
Kossu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gillis was well out of range. Poor timing from Kossu.
Kossu misses with a double jab
and Kossu takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gillis gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Gillis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Kossu.
Kossu keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gillis's efforts to push away.
Kossu lands a shoulder strike.
Kossu crunches a lovely knee into Gillis's ribcage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kossu lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gillis backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Kossu.
Gillis takes an elbow to the forehead.
A left hand lands to the body for Gillis.
Gillis scores with a nice hook to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Kossu.
Gillis looks winded!
Gillis stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kossu blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Kossu on the inside.
Gillis prevents a body shot from Kossu.
Kossu creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kossu tries a body shot but Gillis blocks it.
Gillis slowing the pace effectively.
Kossu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kossu misses with a body punch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kossu throws an elbow but misses.
Kossu lands a nice shot to the body.
Kossu tries to work over Gillis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gillis lands a nice uppercut.
Kossu working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gillis prevents a body shot from Kossu.
Gillis is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Gillis is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Gillis misses with the head strike.
Kossu scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gillis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gillis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gillis avoiding damage as Kossu throws knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kossu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gillis wants a takedown.
A nice left hand lands by Kossu.
Kossu lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kossu pushes off an throws an elbow but Gillis leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kossu has a couple of punches blocked by Gillis.
A shot in the inside from Kossu.
Kossu lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gillis backwards.
Gillis is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kossu is keeping busy.
Gillis has Kossu pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Kossu manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Gillis dodges an elbow strike from Kossu.
Kossu struggles to land a body shot inside as Gillis controls his hands.
Gillis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kossu tries to work over Gillis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kossu throws a head punch that misses.
Gillis prevents a body shot from Kossu.
Kossu misses with a body punch.
Kossu throws a punch but it's blocked by Gillis.
A head punch on the inside from Kossu fails to land.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kossu can't find room to land a body shot as Gillis controls the action.
A left hand lands to the body for Gillis.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gillis misses with a punch to the body.
Kossu tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gillis lands a hook that snaps the head of Kossu backwards.
Kossu scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gillis throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kossu breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kossu is looking to chop away at Gillis's legs.
Gillis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kossu.
Kossu tries to keep at a distance but Gillis has taken the fight into the clinch.
Gillis's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kossu just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gillis's brow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gillis avoiding damage as Kossu throws knees to the body.
Gillis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kossu lands an elbow inside that Gillis shrugs off.
Kossu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gillis's elbow.
Kossu blocks a body shot from Gillis.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Litran Kossu dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jamie Gillis's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kossu lands with a good body shot.
Kossu misses with a body shot.
Litran Kossu is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice defenses there by Gillis.
Kossu waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gillis.
Nice jab there from Gillis.
Gillis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Litran Kossu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A punch lands to the side of Kossu 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Kossu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gillis throws out the jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kossu. Gillis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gillis shoots in looking for a takedown but Kossu manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Gillis's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Gillis looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Gillis scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Kossu tries to get to full guard but Gillis has control of the leg.
Gillis landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kossu works his way to full guard. Good work.
Gillis trying to control but Kossu is working from the bottom.
Kossu working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Gillis doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Gillis manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Gillis throws a big elbow that misses.
Kossu looking for a guillotine here but Gillis defends easily.
Kossu is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Gillis trying to control but Kossu is working from the bottom.
Gillis is working Kossu over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gillis with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Kossu looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gillis wants to pass the guard but Kossu is keeping the position.
Gillis working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kossu is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kossu has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Gillis can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Gillis landing with the ground and pound.
Gillis stops Kossu from standing up.
Gillis trying to control but Kossu is working from the bottom.
Kossu wants to sweep here but Gillis controlling him for the moment.
Kossu is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gillis is in close to Kossu's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Kossu keeping moving, preventing Gillis from controlling successfully.
Gillis looking to pass the guard.
Kossu controls Gillis momentarily but Gillis frees himself.
Gillis connects with a couple of short punches.
Gillis seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gillis trying to control the position from guard on top but Kossu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Gillis's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Kossu is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Gillis is working Kossu over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gillis tries to free his leg and advance position but Kossu is retaining full guard.
Kossu preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Gillis avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Gillis postures up and lands a big shot to Kossu's brow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kossu has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Gillis can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Gillis preventing the sweep.
Gillis with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Gillis trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gillis with a nice head shot there.
Kossu is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kossu wants to stand up but Gillis is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jamie Gillis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jamie Gillis's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Gillis misses with a straight right.
Gillis 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.
Kossu throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Gillis stands up over Kossu, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Kossu keeping moving, preventing Gillis from controlling successfully.
Gillis sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Kossu's guard.
Kossu wants to improve his position but Gillis is controlling well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gillis is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Kossu is not content to let Gillis control the position.
Gillis lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gillis is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kossu kicks Gillis off and gets back to his feet.
Gillis is looking to clinch.
Kossu gets tackled into the cage by Gillis. Gillis maintains the clinch.
Kossu digs a right hand into Gillis's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gillis's gas tank.
Kossu tries to work over Gillis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kossu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Litran Kossu has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kossu takes a shot to the head.
Gillis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kossu's elbow.
Kossu tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kossu misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gillis throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kossu tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gillis avoids it.
Kossu throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kossu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gillis looking to slow down the pace here.
Gillis is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Kossu has denied him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gillis working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gillis lands a body shot.
Kossu misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kossu tries a knee to the head but Gillis blocks it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gillis avoids the elbow strike from Kossu, against the cage.
Kossu misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gillis digs a right hand underneath Kossu's ribcage. Kossu let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kossu can't find room to land a body shot as Gillis controls the action.
Gillis breaks the clinch.
Kossu lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Gillis closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Kossu quickly recovers to half guard.
Gillis prevents Kossu from improving his position.
Kossu on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Gillis seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Kossu gets back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gillis works over Kossu with some ground and pound from guard.
Gillis passes Kossu's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Gillis looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kossu with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Gillis scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Kossu wants to improve his position but Gillis is controlling well.
Kossu punching from the bottom.
Gillis is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Gillis 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.
Gillis lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gillis scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Kossu is looking to control Gillis's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kossu avoid being mounted?
Kossu looks like he's trying to stand up.
Kossu on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kossu taking some punishment here, with Gillis in his half guard.
Kossu moves into full guard.
Gillis throwing strikes but missing.
Kossu is looking for a triangle here but Gillis uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Gillis scoring with punches and elbows.
Gillis has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Gillis is working Kossu over with some ground and pound from side control.
Kossu is trying to get back to half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kossu taking punishment in the form of punches.
Gillis working the head with strikes.
Gillis scores with a couple of short elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jamie Gillis really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jamie Gillis's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Gillis getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Gillis throws a body punch but Kossu moves out of range.
Kossu missing with a left hand there. Gillis was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gillis closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Kossu did well to prevent Gillis getting side control.
Gillis winds up and cracks Kossu with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Jamie Gillis has got the better of the ground game so far.
Gillis working Kossu over with strikes.
Kossu looking for submissions off his back.
Gillis looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kossu with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Gillis working the head and body with strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gillis sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kossu defending well though.
Kossu looking for submissions off his back.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Kossu taking some punishment here, with Gillis in his half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kossu tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Gillis throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Gillis scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Kossu trying to control here.
Kossu looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Kossu is trying to stand up here but Gillis is controlling him well.
Gillis content to control rather than advance.
Kossu is looking to escape.
Kossu is looking to improve his position.
Gillis 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.
Gillis drops an elbow to the side of Kossu's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gillis takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kossu has one foot on Gillis's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
A big right from Kossu misses.
Good standup being displayed there by Gillis as he connects with a hook.
Gillis is looking to clinch.
Gillis cracks Kossu with a good jab.
Nice shot by Gillis.
Gillis drives through with a takedown into Kossu's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Gillis landing with the ground and pound.
Kossu wants to stand and escape but Gillis is having none of it.
Gillis postures up in Kossu's guard and throws a big left but Kossu blocks it.
Gillis tries to free his leg and advance position but Kossu is retaining full guard.
Gillis is looking to work some ground and pound but Kossu has wrist control.
Gillis looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gillis works over Kossu with some ground and pound from guard.
Gillis distracts Kossu with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Kossu tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gillis keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Kossu's head.
Gillis stopping the sweep attempt from Kossu.
Gillis throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gillis avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Kossu looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gillis with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Kossu controls Gillis momentarily but Gillis frees himself.
Gillis postures up in Kossu's guard and throws a big left but Kossu blocks it.
Gillis won't allow Kossu to sweep him here.
Gillis connects with a couple of short punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gillis trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Gillis keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Kossu's head.
Gillis throwing strikes but missing.
Kossu had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Gillis defends it easily.
Gillis pushing down on Kossu's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gillis lands with a punch from half guard.
Kossu is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jamie Gillis dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Jamie Gillis's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Kossu throws a leg kick but Gillis sees it coming and moves out of range.
Kossu ducks under a wild hook from Gillis.
Gillis changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Kossu looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Kossu on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Kossu takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Check out the look on Gillis's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Kossu is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Gillis in side control lands a decent elbow.
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!
Kossu is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Gillis grinds an elbow into Kossu's temple.
Kossu is rocked!
Kossu is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Gillis off and has taken his back!
Kossu is trying to stick to Gillis's back but Gillis is turning into Kossu. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Kossu's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Gillis.
Kossu bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Gillis's guard.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Gillis is looking for a triangle but Kossu pushes his legs off easily.
Gillis looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kossu stopping the sweep attempt from Gillis.
Gillis trying to control the position.
Kossu won't allow Gillis to sweep him here.
Gillis keeping moving, preventing Kossu from controlling successfully.
Gillis is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Kossu defends well.
Kossu wants to control from the top but Gillis keeps moving.
Kossu throws a big elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kossu accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kossu trying to control the position from guard on top but Gillis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kossu pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gillis is keeping the position for now.
Gillis 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.
Kossu pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gillis is keeping the position for now.
Kossu passes into half guard.
Litran Kossu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kossu thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Gillis's head.
Gillis is looking to improve his position.
Kossu looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gillis is trying to maintain the position but Kossu is very close to passing his half guard.
Gillis is looking for a sweep. Kossu is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Gillis looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Kossu wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gillis keeps working.
Gillis tries to roll over but Kossu keeps him under control.
Gillis taking some punishment here, with Kossu in his half guard.
Kossu maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Gillis could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Kossu has cracked it and Gillis is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Kossu!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 5, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Litran Kossu!
During a confident post fight interview, Litran Kossu thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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