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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Nathan Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grzgorz Kozacki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kozacki has chosen Do góry łeb as his entrance music. Nathan Young has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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139 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Nathan Young!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Grzgorz Kozacki!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kozacki scores with a takedown into Young's guard.
Young lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Kozacki!
Young trying to control but Kozacki is having none of it.
Young is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Kozacki has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Kozacki!
Kozacki won't allow Young to sweep him here.
Kozacki trying to control the position from guard on top but Young is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Young might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Kozacki stands up from guard. Let's bang!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kozacki shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Young manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Kozacki content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Kozacki trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Young manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Kozacki holds on and takes a little breather.
Young tries to free his leg and advance position but Kozacki is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kozacki wriggles free and stands up.
Young is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kozacki sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A low kick from Young misses
and Kozacki counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Young tries to pull guard but Kozacki holds him up against the cage and eventually Young drops back down to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Young changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Kozacki fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nathan Young. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Young throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kozacki bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Young is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Check out the look on Kozacki's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Young is not content to let Kozacki control the position.
Young could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Kozacki decides to stand back up.
Young checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Young is looking to clinch.
Kozacki takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kozacki does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Kozacki is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Kozacki closes the distance and clinches.
Kozacki tries a body shot but Young blocks it.
Kozacki jumps into guard, dragging Young to the mat.
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!
Young is looking to stand up but Kozacki won't let him.
Kozacki is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Young trying to control the position from guard on top but Kozacki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kozacki seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Grzgorz Kozacki dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Young tries to sprawl but Kozacki drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Young trying to hold on to Kozacki's head to control him but Kozacki postures up.
Grzgorz Kozacki has got the better of the ground game so far.
Young preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Kozacki is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Young sees it coming and defends easily.
Young wants to get back to full guard.
Young is looking to escape.
Young is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Kozacki connects with a nice short shot to Young's temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Young is looking to control Kozacki's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Young avoid being mounted?
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Kozacki lands a nice short elbow.
Kozacki wants to pass the guard but Young is defending well.
Young wants to improve his position but Kozacki is controlling well.
Young wants to get back to his feet.
Kozacki moves into full mount! Young won't be happy about that!
Kozacki landing strikes, looking to finish!
Kozacki lands a nice shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kozacki working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Kozacki can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Young is looking to escape.
Young is bucking up trying to escape but Kozacki cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Kozacki scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Young?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Young wants to hold on but Kozacki pushes him away.
Kozacki lands a big elbow.
Kozacki content just to control the position here.
Young can't escape the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kozacki scoring with strikes but Young is staying in there.
Young is working to get back to half guard.
Kozacki lands a nice shot to the head.
Kozacki in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Kozacki trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Kozacki controlling the pace for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kozacki dominating with strikes here.
Kozacki controlling from mount.
Kozacki looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kozacki looking to control but Young is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Young is trying desperately to improve position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Grzgorz Kozacki 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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Kozacki closes the distance and clinches.
Kozacki escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Young tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kozacki paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nice body kick there by Young.
Kozacki throws a head kick but Young moves out of range.
Young tries to clinch there but Kozacki circles away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Young. Kozacki does a little dance to reset his feet.
Young lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kozacki circles away quickly and effectively.
Kozacki throws a nice looking combination but Young bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Young drives through and clinches with Kozacki against the cage.
Kozacki tries to break free but Young pushes him back against the cage.
A knee to the head by Young.
Young tries to stall but Kozacki uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Young tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kozacki smiles and moves away.
Young misses with a low kick.
Kozacki blocks a head kick by Young.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kozacki gets a takedown into half guard.
Kozacki decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Nathan Young is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kozacki lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Young tries to clinch up but Kozacki circles away and keeps his distance.
Kozacki shoots in and bounces Young off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
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!
Kozacki postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kozacki gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Kozacki lands with a slapping head kick.
Kozacki takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Young misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Kozacki closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Kozacki lands in his opponent's guard.
Young 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.
Kozacki throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kozacki stands up from Young's guard - Kozacki perhaps looking for a knockout.
Kozacki blocks the body kick.
Young wants to clinch up but Kozacki keeps it at a distance.
Young throws a nice looking combination but Kozacki bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kozacki gets a takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kozacki takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
And that's the end of the fight!
Grzgorz Kozacki comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Kozacki winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Grzgorz Kozacki!
After the fight, Grzgorz Kozacki was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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