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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aliksandr Kowaljow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Victor Blitzkof (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kowaljow comes to the cage accompanied by Moskau. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Aliksandr Kowaljow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Victor Blitzkof!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Konstantin Menshow and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blitzkof staying out of range there.
Nice sprawl there from Kowaljow as Blitzkof shoots in.
Blitzkof takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Blitzkof avoids the body shot from Kowaljow.
Blitzkof looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kowaljow misses with a few strikes there.
Kowaljow misses with a double jab.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Blitzkof.
Kowaljow leaves Blitzkof with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Aliksandr Kowaljow has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Victor Blitzkof.
No joy there for Kowaljow, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kowaljow lands a left and a right that sends Blitzkof crashing to the canvas! Kowaljow dives into mount looking to finish!
It looks like Victor Blitzkof has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blitzkof tries to lock up and control but Kowaljow gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Kowaljow wants to get back to his feet but Blitzkof is holding on tight.
Blitzkof is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Blitzkof is looking to improve his position but Kowaljow isn't that keen on the idea.
Blitzkof looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kowaljow sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Blitzkof is looking to get to half guard.
Blitzkof has worked his way to half guard, taking advantage of Kowaljow's lack of action.
Kowaljow wants to get back to his feet.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Blitzkof shoots in for a takedown but Kowaljow shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Blitzkof rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kowaljow moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kowaljow scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kowaljow throws a combination. Blitzkof tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Aliksandr Kowaljow is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kowaljow connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kowaljow misses with a two punch combination.
Blitzkof is trying desperately to land a takedown but Kowaljow is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Blitzkof.
Kowaljow tries to bum rush Blitzkof with a series of wild strikes but Blitzkof uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Blitzkof is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Kowaljow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kowaljow comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Aliksandr Kowaljow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kowaljow looks to land a combination but Blitzkof avoids it well.
Kowaljow lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Kowaljow scores with a hook.
Kowaljow misses with a few strikes there.
Kowaljow is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Blitzkof.
Blitzkof closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kowaljow circles away.
Kowaljow leaves Blitzkof with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Blitzkof tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kowaljow swivels and escapes.
Kowaljow paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kowaljow throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Blitzkof misses with a combination
letting Kowaljow counter with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blitzkof misses with a double jab.
Kowaljow throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A punch combination from Kowaljow misses.
Blitzkof closes the distance and clinches up with Kowaljow, looking for a takedown. Blitzkof pushes Kowaljow against the cage but Kowaljow circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Blitzkof fails with the takedown.
Kowaljow falls off balance throwing a combination
and Blitzkof counters with a shoot takedown. Kowaljow fights it but they end up in guard.
Blitzkof pushes down on Kowaljow's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Kowaljow is defending against the submission attempts here by Blitzkof.
Blitzkof not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kowaljow is staying active underneath Blitzkof, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Blitzkof seems to be working for a kimura but Kowaljow defends the submission attempt.
Blitzkof stops Kowaljow from getting back to his feet.
Blitzkof is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Kowaljow has managed to free his arm - good work.
Blitzkof throwing shots but Kowaljow is blocking nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Blitzkof tries to clinch but Kowaljow is having none of it.
Kowaljow stuffs the takedown attempt from Blitzkof. Blitzkof gets slowly back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aliksandr Kowaljow dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Victor Blitzkof's cut.
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.
Nice sprawl there from Kowaljow as Blitzkof shoots in.
Kowaljow throws a nice looking combination but Blitzkof bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nice straight punches there by Kowaljow. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kowaljow.
A combination from Kowaljow does no damage.
Blitzkof gets a takedown into half guard.
Blitzkof stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Kowaljow to get to his feet.
Kowaljow moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kowaljow is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Blitzkof tries to clinch but Kowaljow is having none of it.
Aliksandr Kowaljow is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Blitzkof misses with a double jab
and Kowaljow connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kowaljow lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Blitzkof circles away quickly and effectively.
Blitzkof lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kowaljow wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nice body kick from Kowaljow.
Kowaljow misses with the combination.
Blitzkof looks to land a combination but Kowaljow avoids it well.
Blitzkof takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kowaljow catches Blitzkof with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Blitzkof has a takedown stuffed.
Blitzkof uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kowaljow.
Aliksandr Kowaljow is winning the standup battle so far.
Blitzkof misses with a wild combination.
Kowaljow swinging wilding here.
Blitzkof will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Aliksandr Kowaljow has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Victor Blitzkof.
Kowaljow scores with a sloppy right hand. Blitzkof should have avoided that one.
That's two 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.
Kowaljow misses with a wild combination.
Blitzkof gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kowaljow.
Blitzkof shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Blitzkof tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kowaljow paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kowaljow swings for the body but Blitzkof moves out of range.
Blitzkof on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Kowaljow throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Blitzkof.
The fight stays on the outside here - Blitzkof looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Blitzkof lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Blitzkof fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kowaljow swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Blitzkof shoots in for a takedown but Kowaljow shows good takedown defense.
Kowaljow connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Blitzkof's hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kowaljow throws a combination that misses
and Blitzkof counters with a straight right hand.
Blitzkof shoots in but Kowaljow avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Blitzkof shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Kowaljow is trying to stand up.
Blitzkof thowing shots but they're missing.
Blitzkof is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Blitzkof dodges the punch combination from Kowaljow.
Blitzkof avoids a punch combination nicely.
Blitzkof shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kowaljow as he avoids it easily.
Blitzkof throws out a loose jab but Kowaljow uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blitzkof throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Blitzkof fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kowaljow avoids it really well and circles away.
Kowaljow misses with a combination
and Blitzkof counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Blitzkof.
Blitzkof is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Blitzkof showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Blitzkof throws and elbow that misses. Kowaljow uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Blitzkof's guard. Nice move by Kowaljow!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kowaljow wants to stand but Blitzkof is controlling his posture from full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Victor Blitzkof showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Victor Blitzkof's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
A right-left combo lands from Kowaljow.
Kowaljow misses with a body shot.
Kowaljow takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Blitzkof shoots in for a double leg but Kowaljow sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Kowaljow connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kowaljow falls off balance throwing a combination
and Blitzkof counters with a takedown into side control.
Blitzkof has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Kowaljow is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Blitzkof yanks on the arm and Kowaljow is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Blitzkof.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Victor Blitzkof!
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