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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Kozlov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roman Yakimyuk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). He arrived on a last minute flight shortly after looking tired and unhappy. Officials decided the fight should still take place, much to the delight of the fans in attendance.
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Kozlov and Roman Yakimyuk. Roman Yakimyuk has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Ivan Kozlov's chin.
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169 lbs
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167 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent grappler
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 17 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ivan Kozlov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Roman Yakimyuk!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Seu Braga and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yakimyuk throws a right and a left that Kozlov avoids nicely.
Kozlov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kozlov turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Yakimyuk takes a kick to the side of the head.
It looks like Roman Yakimyuk has been cut.
Yakimyuk's coach down at Homunculus Alembic was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Yakimyuk's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Kozlov tries a head kick but it misses.
Kozlov throws a hook but Yakimyuk avoids it easily.
Yakimyuk ducks under a wild hook from Kozlov.
Kozlov lands with a kick to the temple. Yakimyuk shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Yakimyuk throws a looping overhand right but Kozlov ducks down to avoid it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kozlov.
Kozlov misses with a straight right.
Yakimyuk lands with a shot to the body.
Kozlov slips under a jab from Yakimyuk.
Kozlov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yakimyuk tries to land a front kick but Kozlov steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Yakimyuk throws a looping overhand right but Kozlov ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kozlov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kozlov throws a poor cross that misses
and Yakimyuk counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Yakimyuk is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Kozlov defends it well.
Yakimyuk looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kozlov with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Kozlov wants to get back to his feet.
Kozlov trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Yakimyuk not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yakimyuk throwing shots but Kozlov is blocking nicely.
Yakimyuk thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Yakimyuk wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kozlov keeps working.
Kozlov avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Yakimyuk.
Kozlov tries to kick Yakimyuk off in order to stand up. Yakimyuk Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Yakimyuk misses with the ground and pound.
Kozlov bucks up and tries to throw Yakimyuk off but instead Yakimyuk has got his back!
Kozlov is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Yakimyuk.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yakimyuk tries to keep control of the position but Kozlov is staying busy.
Kozlov covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Yakimyuk missing with strikes from the back.
We've been hearing good reports from Kozlov's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Yakimyuk is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Kozlov knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Kozlov for a finish.
Yakimyuk looking to break Kozlov's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Kozlov remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Yakimyuk will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Yakimyuk misses with punches from the back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kozlov is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Yakimyuk is landing with strikes. Kozlov can't take much more of this.
Yakimyuk has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Kozlov's body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kozlov has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Yakimyuk.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roman Yakimyuk dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Roman Yakimyuk's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Yakimyuk goes for a double leg but Kozlov avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Kozlov continues to drive forward.
Kozlov tries a body shot but Yakimyuk blocks it.
Kozlov struggles to land a body shot inside as Yakimyuk controls his hands.
Kozlov leaning his opponent against the cage.
Yakimyuk lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kozlov is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Yakimyuk is keeping busy.
Yakimyuk lands a left hand.
Kozlov blocks an uppercut.
Kozlov is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yakimyuk tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yakimyuk blocking some punches.
Yakimyuk fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kozlov working aggressively here.
Yakimyuk tries to work over Kozlov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kozlov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yakimyuk's elbow.
Kozlov is trying to maintain a safe position but Yakimyuk gets an underhook and turns Kozlov into the cage.
Yakimyuk blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kozlov working hard to break the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kozlov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Yakimyuk digs a right hand into Kozlov's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kozlov's gas tank.
Yakimyuk misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yakimyuk misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kozlov blocks a body shot from Yakimyuk.
Yakimyuk misses with the head strike.
Yakimyuk goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kozlov wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Yakimyuk has him pressed against the cage.
Kozlov scores with a shot to the side of Yakimyuk's head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kozlov.
Kozlov misses with a punch on the inside.
Yakimyuk blocks an uppercut.
Yakimyuk misses with a body punch.
Yakimyuk misses with the head strike.
Yakimyuk misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yakimyuk prevents Kozlov from breaking the clinch.
Yakimyuk lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kozlov or not.
Still in the clinch, Kozlov scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kozlov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yakimyuk working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Kozlov takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Yakimyuk lands with a short punch from the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yakimyuk misses with some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Yakimyuk.
Yakimyuk swings wildly with an uppercut but Kozlov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yakimyuk blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kozlov content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Kozlov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yakimyuk makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Roman Yakimyuk seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Yakimyuk blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yakimyuk blocks an uppercut.
Yakimyuk lands a left hand.
Kozlov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yakimyuk throws a punch but it's blocked by Kozlov.
Kozlov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yakimyuk's elbow.
Kozlov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Yakimyuk backwards.
Kozlov wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kozlov is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Kozlov lands a body punch in the clinch.
Yakimyuk lands a nice uppercut.
A frustrated look appears on Kozlov's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kozlov manages to break the clinch.
A lazy left from Yakimyuk finds it's target.
Kozlov is rocked!
Ivan Kozlov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yakimyuk catches Kozlov with a right, a left, a right. It's raining punches and Kozlov forgot an umbrella! Another punch and he's down. This one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Roman Yakimyuk!
Our winner, Roman Yakimyuk, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
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