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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ron Kos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raivis Vidzis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Raivis Vidzis enters the cage!
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225 lbs
6 - 8 - 0 |
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180 cm
28
250 lbs
3 - 8 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ron Kos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Raivis Vidzis!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Wesley Smith and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kos throws a chopping leg kick but Vidzis manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kos misses with an uppercut
and Vidzis counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Kos's guard now.
Kos is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Vidzis is controlling him.
Vidzis gets to his feet. Kos looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Kos tried to score with a low kick but Vidzis checks it.
Kos misses with a straight left.
Ron Kos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kos clobbers Vidzis with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
It looks like Raivis Vidzis has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kos throws an off balance right hand
and Vidzis counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Kos is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Vidzis stands up and waves to Kos to follow him.
Vidzis ducks under a wild hook from Kos.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kos looks to land a combination but Vidzis avoids it well.
Kos swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kos swings widly with a right hand
and Vidzis decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Kos's guard.
Kos scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Kos loads up on a big right hand but Vidzis slips the punch.
Vidzis takes a jab right on the kisser.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kos falls off balance throwing a combination
and Vidzis counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Vidzis.
Kos wants to stand but Vidzis is controlling the position.
Vidzis tries to stand but Kos is controlling from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kos wants to stand but Vidzis is controlling the position.
Vidzis decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
A swing and a miss from Kos.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Kos throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kos misses with a straight right.
Kos misses with an uppercut. Vidzis saw that one coming.
Kos lands the left hand.
Kos throws a jab when Vidzis was well out of range.
A punch combination from Kos misses.
An inside leg kick from Kos misses.
Vidzis staying out of range there.
Kos throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kos throws a shot from downtown. Vidzis moves away and avoids it.
Kos throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Vidzis ducks under a wild hook from Kos.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Kos misses.
Kos misses with a hook
so Vidzis counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kos wants to stand but Vidzis is controlling the position.
Vidzis decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
A big left from Kos misses.
Ron Kos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kos throws an ugly left hook that misses
so Vidzis counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Vidzis decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kos falls off balance throwing a combination
and Vidzis counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Kos wants to stand up but Vidzis is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Raivis Vidzis will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Raivis Vidzis's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kos throws out a powerful jab.
Vidzis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kos.
Kos misses with an uppercut.
A slow jab from Kos misses its intended target.
Kos misses with a few strikes there.
Kos cracks Vidzis with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vidzis was well out of range. Poor timing from Kos.
Kos lands a really nice looking cross but Vidzis seems unphased.
Ron Kos is winning the standup battle so far.
Vidzis moves away from the strike by Kos.
Kos throws a leg kick
and Vidzis counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vidzis wants to stand but Kos has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Kos wants to stand back up but Vidzis manages to pass into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vidzis stands up.
Kos misses with a right hand
and Vidzis counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Kos's guard now.
Vidzis prevents Kos from getting back to his feet.
Raivis Vidzis has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vidzis stands up from Kos's guard - Vidzis perhaps looking for a knockout.
A slow jab from Kos misses its intended target.
Vidzis blocks a low kick nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kos getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Vidzis avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Vidzis ducks right into an uppercut from Kos.
Kos jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kos lands with a nice combination. Vidzis backs away looking to recover.
That has opened up Raivis Vidzis's cut even more.
Kos misses with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kos throws a body punch but Vidzis moves out of range.
Kos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vidzis manages to avoid it.
Kos wants to land a leg kick but Vidzis is out of range.
Kos throws a poor cross that misses
and Vidzis counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Kos is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kos on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Kos tries to get out of the position.
Vidzis has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Kos is proving hard to escape from.
Vidzis decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Kos, up you get!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vidzis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kos.
Kos misses with a hook to the body
and Vidzis counters with a single leg into guard. Kos didn't expect that.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kos wants to stand up but Vidzis is controlling him.
Vidzis stands up from Kos's guard - Vidzis perhaps looking for a knockout.
Kos throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Vidzis.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vidzis blocks a jab.
Kos thows a left - swing and a miss!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ron Kos dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Raivis Vidzis's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Kos throws a right hand that misses
and Vidzis counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Kos!
Vidzis prevents Kos from escaping the position.
Vidzis stands up and beckons Kos to his feet.
The fighters circling - Kos throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kos throws a poor cross that misses
and Vidzis counters with a takedown into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kos bucks up and tries to throw Vidzis off but instead Vidzis has got his back!
Vidzis gets back to his feet. Kos is certainly not going to complain about that decision.
Kos just misses with a punch to the body.
Kos throws a looping overhand right but Vidzis ducks down to avoid it.
Kos swings widly with a right hand
and Vidzis counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kos looks like he's trying to stand up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Vidzis tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Kos.
Vidzis decides to stand and escape the position.
Kos misses with an uppercut.
Kos throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Vidzis counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Vidzis.
Vidzis would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kos wants to get back to his feet but Vidzis is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Vidzis gets to his feet - Kos follows without any prompting.
Kos throws a right and a left that both miss.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kos misses with a hook. Vidzis ducked under it nicely.
A big left from Kos misses.
Kos pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kos throws a lazy right hand but Vidzis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kos misses with an uppercut.
Kos throws a jab but it's blocked by Vidzis.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vidzis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kos.
Kos throws a lazy right hand but Vidzis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kos lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kos throws a lazy right hand but Vidzis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A low kick from Kos is predictable there
and Vidzis counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Kos's guard now.
Vidzis prevents Kos from getting back to his feet.
Vidzis gets to his feet. Kos looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Kos lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kos swings widly with a right hand
and Vidzis counters with a takedown into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kos is trying to get back to his feet.
Vidzis decides to stand up, so the ref orders Kos to his feet.
A low kick from Kos is predictable there
and Vidzis counters with a takedown into side control.
Vidzis decides to stand back up.
Vidzis staying out of range there.
Kos pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kos tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Vidzis is able to avoid easily.
Vidzis avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kos throws a right hand that misses
and Vidzis counters with a single leg into guard. Kos didn't expect that.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kos is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Vidzis is controlling him.
Vidzis stands up from Kos's guard - Vidzis perhaps looking for a knockout.
And that's the end of the fight!
Raivis Vidzis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Vidzis 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Raivis Vidzis!
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energy
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hype
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