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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jamal Garvey (ranked 5465 p4p, 6139 weight class) and Magomed Kozmas (ranked 0 p4p, 563 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jamal Garvey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Magomed Kozmas!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Alexandre Firmino and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garvey shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Kozmas's guard.
Garvey not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Kozmas is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Garvey keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Kozmas is looking to take a break and control but Garvey is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garvey tries to roll over but Kozmas keeps him under control.
Garvey misses with some strikes from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kozmas is trying to control the action in half guard but Garvey is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Garvey regains full guard. Nicely done.
Garvey controlling the position.
Kozmas content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Garvey looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kozmas is one step ahead there.
Garvey working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kozmas.
Garvey keeping moving, preventing Kozmas from controlling successfully.
Kozmas looking to sit in guard and control but Garvey gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kozmas is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Garvey trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Kozmas has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Garvey's face.
Garvey is trying to escape the mount.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Kozmas cracks Garvey with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Garvey is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Garvey is breathing heavily.
Kozmas working the ground and pound effectively.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kozmas raining down hammerfists from mount.
Garvey tries to hold on but Kozmas pushes him away.
Garvey is squirming around, avoiding Kozmas's attempts to control the action.
Kozmas is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Garvey has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Kozmas wants to control the pace but Garvey is squirming around nicely.
Garvey tries to reverse the position but Kozmas maintains control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Kozmas lands with some strikes.
We've been informed that Kozmas has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Garvey is working to get back to half guard.
Kozmas looking to finish Garvey with some ground and pound. This is bad for Garvey!
Kozmas lands a big elbow.
Kozmas is landing with some decent strikes but Garvey is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Kozmas trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Garvey tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kozmas lands a big elbow.
Kozmas controlling his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Magomed Kozmas dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kozmas clinches up with Garvey and pushes him back against the cage.
Garvey wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kozmas as Garvey tries to tie him up.
Garvey is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kozmas has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Garvey is trying to keep an underhook but Kozmas manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Kozmas is trying to work for a kimura but Garvey is defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kozmas works his way into side control.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
Magomed Kozmas has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kozmas tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Kozmas working the ground and pound.
An elbow from Kozmas crashes against the mat.
Kozmas lands an elbow.
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.
Garvey tries to buck Kozmas off but Kozmas is having none of it.
Kozmas has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kozmas working the body and head with strikes.
Kozmas looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Kozmas landing strikes.
Kozmas in the domination position with Garvey hanging on.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kozmas lands a nice forearm strike.
Kozmas is looking to take a break and control but Garvey is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kozmas creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garvey bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Garvey shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kozmas defends it nicely.
Magomed Kozmas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Garvey dives in and grabs Kozmas's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kozmas pushes down on Garvey's head and hops out.
Kozmas closes the distance and clinches.
Garvey prevents the takedown attempt.
Kozmas is looking to take this one to the mat.
Garvey wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kozmas has him pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garvey looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jamal Garvey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Garvey is fighting off a takedown attempt but Kozmas is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Garvey to the mat. Garvey regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Kozmas is standing up over Garvey. Garvey looks to escape but Kozmas dives into side control.
Kozmas works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kozmas goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Garvey rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Kozmas's guard! Nice work there by Garvey!
Kozmas is working an open guard so Garvey takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kozmas scores with a hook.
Kozmas misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Magomed Kozmas showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Garvey's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Kozmas has Garvey up against the cage in a clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Garvey is trying to break the clinch but Kozmas has him pressed against the cage.
Garvey wants a takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garvey is trying to break the clinch but Kozmas is controlling him.
Kozmas is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Garvey is working for takedown but Kozmas is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kozmas drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Garvey has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Garvey tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kozmas just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jamal Garvey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Garvey prevents a takedown attempt there.
Kozmas gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Garvey looking for a sweep. Not yet Garvey, not yet.
Kozmas throwing strikes but missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garvey is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Kozmas controlling from the top position.
Kozmas drops back looking for a leg! Garvey is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Garvey manages to kick Kozmas off! Kozmas jumps back into Garvey's guard.
Garvey is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garvey keeping moving, preventing Kozmas from controlling successfully.
Kozmas missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Kozmas scores with a nice strike.
Garvey tries to bum rush Kozmas with a series of wild strikes but Kozmas uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kozmas cracks Garvey with an open hand slap.
Kozmas fails with the takedown.
Garvey tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Kozmas cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kozmas looks for a takedown but Garvey sprawls well.
Kozmas leaves Garvey with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kozmas.
Kozmas darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Garvey pushes Kozmas up against the cage in a clinch.
Garvey throws an elbow but it misses.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kozmas changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Garvey fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Jamal Garvey has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Magomed Kozmas is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Garvey has managed to clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Magomed Kozmas comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kozmas has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 27:30
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Magomed Kozmas!
Magomed Kozmas seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
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RATING
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