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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pavel Kostov (ranked 101 p4p, 497 weight class) and Leonard Asmodeus (ranked 11 p4p, 60 weight class). Kostov comes to the cage accompanied by Гио Пика - Буйно Голова. Leonard Asmodeus told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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25 - 16 - 4 |
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 16 - 4, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pavel Kostov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Leonard Asmodeus!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Taro Takaoka and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Asmodeus fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kostov.
Asmodeus throws a hook but Kostov blocks it.
Asmodeus has taken the fight to the clinch.
Asmodeus takes a shot to the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Kostov takes a shot to the head.
Kostov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kostov tries to throw a body punch but Asmodeus avoids it by throwing Kostov back against the cage.
Kostov lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kostov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kostov lands a shoulder strike.
Kostov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Asmodeus's elbow.
Asmodeus lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kostov backwards.
Asmodeus throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kostov misses with a punch to the body.
Kostov digs a right hand into Asmodeus's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Asmodeus's gas tank.
Kostov tries to throw a body punch but Asmodeus avoids it by throwing Kostov back against the cage.
I was talking to Kostov's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kostov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Asmodeus misses with a body punch.
Kostov stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Asmodeus.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Asmodeus stalling in the clinch.
Asmodeus stalling in the clinch but Kostov improves position.
Asmodeus blocks a body shot from Kostov.
Kostov lands a left hand.
Kostov misses with a punch to the body.
Asmodeus misses with the head strike.
Asmodeus misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kostov tries to throw a body punch but Asmodeus avoids it by throwing Kostov back against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Asmodeus takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Asmodeus throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kostov works on Asmodeus's body with a couple of short punches.
Asmodeus lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kostov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kostov is working Asmodeus over against the cage.
Asmodeus is working Kostov over against the cage.
A short left from Kostov.
Asmodeus stalling the fight.
A short uppercut from Kostov.
Asmodeus can't find room to land a body shot as Kostov controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kostov working aggressively here.
Asmodeus prevents a body shot from Kostov.
Kostov lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Asmodeus.
Asmodeus has Kostov pushed against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Asmodeus misses with the head strike.
Kostov tries to throw a body punch but Asmodeus avoids it by throwing Kostov back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Kostov - that landed with a thud.
Asmodeus stalling in the clinch but Kostov improves position.
A body shot lands from Kostov.
Kostov scores with a shoulder strike.
Kostov throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Asmodeus has a couple of punches blocked by Kostov.
Asmodeus blocks a body shot from Kostov.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Asmodeus.
Kostov blocks a body shot from Asmodeus.
Asmodeus throws a punch but it's blocked by Kostov.
Kostov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Asmodeus throws a head punch that misses.
Kostov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Asmodeus presses Kostov against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kostov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kostov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kostov lands a nice uppercut.
Asmodeus misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kostov working aggressively here.
Asmodeus pushes Kostov back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Asmodeus stalling the fight.
Kostov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Asmodeus backwards.
Asmodeus's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Asmodeus blocks a body shot from Kostov.
Kostov misses with a punch to the body.
Asmodeus misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kostov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Asmodeus backwards.
Kostov misses with a body punch.
Asmodeus can't find room to land a body shot as Kostov controls the action.
Kostov misses with the head strike.
Asmodeus works on Kostov's body with a couple of short punches.
Kostov throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Asmodeus.
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!
Asmodeus looking to slow down the pace here.
Kostov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Asmodeus fails to land.
Kostov gets through Asmodeus's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Asmodeus stalling.
Kostov throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kostov blocks an uppercut.
Asmodeus trying to control the position but instead, Kostov has worked for underhooks and has pushed Asmodeus into the cage.
Kostov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Asmodeus's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Asmodeus goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Asmodeus.
Asmodeus leaning his opponent against the cage.
A hook to the body from Kostov.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pavel Kostov dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Asmodeus darts in and clinches Kostov up against the cage.
Asmodeus's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kostov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kostov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kostov struggles to land a body shot inside as Asmodeus controls his hands.
Kostov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Asmodeus's elbow.
Asmodeus displaying some good clinch control by pressing Kostov up against the cage.
Asmodeus tries to work over Kostov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kostov lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Asmodeus.
A short left from Kostov.
Asmodeus is trying to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Asmodeus goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kostov throws a punch but it's blocked by Asmodeus.
Asmodeus prevents a body shot from Kostov.
Kostov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Asmodeus lands a shot to the body.
Asmodeus is trying to maintain a safe position but Kostov gets an underhook and turns Asmodeus into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Asmodeus blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Asmodeus.
Kostov is leaning against Asmodeus and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Asmodeus lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kostov backwards.
Kostov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kostov tries a body shot but Asmodeus blocks it.
Kostov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kostov tries to throw a body punch but Asmodeus avoids it by throwing Kostov back against the cage.
A short left from Kostov.
Asmodeus looking to slow down the pace here.
Asmodeus's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A right hook to the body lands for Kostov.
Kostov struggles to land a body shot inside as Asmodeus controls his hands.
Kostov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Asmodeus stalling in the clinch but Kostov improves position.
Asmodeus tries to work over Kostov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Asmodeus tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kostov's elbow.
Kostov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Asmodeus prevents a body shot from Kostov.
Kostov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kostov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kostov misses with a punch to the body.
Kostov misses with the head strike.
Asmodeus misses with a punch to the body.
Asmodeus blocks an uppercut.
Kostov pushes Asmodeus back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kostov misses with a body punch.
Asmodeus misses with a hook to the ribs.
Asmodeus misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kostov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kostov lands a shoulder strike.
Kostov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kostov digs a right hand into Asmodeus's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Asmodeus's gas tank.
Kostov digs a right hand underneath Asmodeus's ribcage. Asmodeus let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Asmodeus is breathing heavily.
Kostov gets through Asmodeus's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kostov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kostov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Asmodeus backwards.
Asmodeus tries to work over Kostov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kostov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Asmodeus's elbow.
Kostov scores with a shot to the side of Asmodeus's head.
Kostov misses with the head strike.
Kostov misses with a body punch.
Kostov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kostov blocks a body shot from Asmodeus.
Pavel Kostov has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Asmodeus tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kostov lands an uppercut.
Kostov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kostov presses Asmodeus against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kostov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kostov digs a right hand into Asmodeus's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Asmodeus's gas tank.
Asmodeus blocks a body shot from Kostov.
Asmodeus struggles to land a body shot inside as Kostov controls his hands.
Kostov can't find room to land a body shot as Asmodeus controls the action.
Kostov lands with a right to the head.
Kostov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kostov lands a nice uppercut.
It looks like Leonard Asmodeus has been cut.
Asmodeus looking to slow down the pace here.
Kostov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Asmodeus backwards.
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!
Kostov lands a shot to the body.
Asmodeus blocks a body shot from Kostov.
Asmodeus tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kostov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Asmodeus can do to turn this around?
Kostov is leaning against Asmodeus and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Kostov.
A short right from Kostov.
Asmodeus's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kostov lands a nice shot to the body.
Kostov lands a body punch.
Kostov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Asmodeus backwards.
Kostov lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Asmodeus.
Kostov tries to throw a body punch but Asmodeus avoids it by throwing Kostov back against the cage.
Kostov tries to work over Asmodeus's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kostov lands a shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pavel Kostov dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Leonard Asmodeus's cut.
That's time! Kostov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Nice body kick from Kostov.
Asmodeus gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kostov avoiding damage.
Kostov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kostov lands a left hand.
Kostov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kostov lands a body punch.
Kostov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Asmodeus is rocked!
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Kostov.
Asmodeus is still on wobbly legs! Can Kostov finish him?
Kostov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Asmodeuss head.
Kostov dips a shoulder and cracks Asmodeus with a mighty uppercut! Asmodeus falls back against the cage and Kostov unloads with a barrage of strikes! Asmodeus is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Kostov screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pavel Kostov!
Pavel Kostov retains his middleweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Pavel Kostov thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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