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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexei Chatzikomninos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Reuben Cox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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211 lbs
12 - 7 - 0 |
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191 cm
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206 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Excellent grappler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alexei Chatzikomninos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Reuben Cox!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chatzikomninos throws a combination that misses
and Cox makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Chatzikomninos looks to land a combination but Cox avoids it well.
Cox scores with a push kick.
Nice body kick from Cox.
Cox takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Cox scores with a hook to the body. Chatzikomninos takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Cox moves out of range of the strikes.
Chatzikomninos jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Chatzikomninos stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cox.
Cox goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Cox misses with a body kick.
Cox looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Cox fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Chatzikomninos.
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!
Cox throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Chatzikomninos.
Chatzikomninos looks to land a combination. Cox sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Chatzikomninos gets a double leg takedown into Cox's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Chatzikomninos accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Chatzikomninos postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chatzikomninos throwing strikes from guard but Cox blocks nicely.
Cox controlling Chatzikomninos's posture.
Cox is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Chatzikomninos defends well.
Cox is trying to keep Chatzikomninos in close.
Chatzikomninos throwing strikes from guard but Cox blocks nicely.
Chatzikomninos avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Our spies down at at The Lion's Den inform us that Cox has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Cox has his foot on Chatzikomninos's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Chatzikomninos works his way back into a safe position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Chatzikomninos controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Chatzikomninos throws a big right hand that misses.
Cox throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Chatzikomninos has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Chatzikomninos throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Chatzikomninos postures up.
Cox preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Chatzikomninos throws a big elbow that misses.
Chatzikomninos trying to control the position from guard on top but Cox is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Chatzikomninos slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Chatzikomninos accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cox escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Chatzikomninos gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Cox is trying to control the position but Chatzikomninos postures up.
Cox is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Chatzikomninos wants to control from the top but Cox keeps moving.
Chatzikomninos sitting in guard here, content to control.
Chatzikomninos missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Chatzikomninos pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cox is keeping the position for now.
Chatzikomninos postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Chatzikomninos working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Cox trying to keep a closed guard but Chatzikomninos is proving a slippery customer.
Chatzikomninos looking to sit in guard and control but Cox gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Chatzikomninos trying to control the position.
Cox loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Cox won't allow Chatzikomninos to get back to his feet.
Cox slips nicely into half guard.
Cox prevents Chatzikomninos from standing back up.
Chatzikomninos wants to control but Cox is keeping busy.
Chatzikomninos is trying to get back to full guard.
Chatzikomninos wants to sweep but Cox has passed to side control!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Reuben Cox will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
A nice inside leg kick there by Chatzikomninos. That's going to slow Cox down.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cox.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Cox - that will leave a mark!
Cox shoots in but no luck this time.
Cox throws a big shot that misses.
Chatzikomninos throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cox fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Chatzikomninos.
Chatzikomninos will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Chatzikomninos steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Cox. That one must have hurt.
Cox looks for a takedown but Chatzikomninos sprawls well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cox throws a sloppy head kick and Chatzikomninos moves out of range easily.
Chatzikomninos scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Good standup being displayed there by Chatzikomninos as he connects with a hook.
Chatzikomninos stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cox throws a nice head kick!
It looks like Alexei Chatzikomninos has been cut.
Cox misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chatzikomninos.
Reuben Cox seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chatzikomninos checks the leg kick.
It looked like Chatzikomninos was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Cox.
Cox will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Chatzikomninos throwing a counter right hand but Cox manages to avoid it.
A good leg kick by Cox.
Chatzikomninos cracks Cox with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Chatzikomninos has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Cox to stand back up!
Cox is rocked!
Cox gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Chatzikomninos gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Cox is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alexei Chatzikomninos!
An out of breath Alexei Chatzikomninos thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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