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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dima Kozlov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julio Cobos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kozlov kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genuis that is Jushniy Kray - S Yuga do Zapada. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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211 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dima Kozlov!
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, Julio Cobos!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Aleksandr Martynov and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Cobos does no damage.
Cobos connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kozlov. Kozlov circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kozlov closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Kozlov lands in his opponent's guard.
Cobos utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kozlov stops Cobos from standing up.
Kozlov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cobos swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Cobos is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Kozlov is controlling him.
Kozlov thows a big elbow that misses.
Kozlov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kozlov chips away with some ground and pound.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kozlov.
Kozlov throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Cobos's waist but Cobos gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kozlov off to one side.
Kozlov swinging wilding here.
Cobos swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kozlov throws a right and a left that Cobos avoids nicely.
Kozlov takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kozlov fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Kozlov is breathing heavily.
Kozlov tries to move into range but Cobos moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kozlov misses with a body kick.
Cobos showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kozlov.
Kozlov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kozlov thows a body kick. Cobos tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Kozlov is looking to clinch.
Kozlov fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dima Kozlov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cobos misses with a takedown attempt - Kozlov sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Kozlov tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Cobos swivels and escapes.
Cobos lands with a cross.
Kozlov takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Cobos throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kozlov.
Cobos should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Kozlov tries to clinch up but Cobos circles away and keeps his distance.
Nice shot lands for Kozlov.
Cobos has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Cobos there as he acknowledges the shot.
Cobos shoots in but Kozlov avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kozlov throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Cobos.
Cobos is rocked!
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!
A head kick from Kozlov lands but Cobos takes it in his stride.
Cobos is still on wobbly legs! Can Kozlov finish him?
Cobos misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cobos slips a jab and a cross from Kozlov.
Kozlov moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Kozlov drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Kozlov has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Cobos is in a horrible position here. Kozlov smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
BOOM! Kozlov connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Kozlov has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Cobos's face.
Kozlov scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Kozlov landing strikes from the mount and Cobos is in trouble!
Kozlov with shots to the head and body - Cobos looks very uncomfortable down there.
The referee warns Cobos that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Kozlov scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Kozlov working the ground and pound effectively.
Kozlov landing punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cobos taking shots to the head.
Cobos takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Kozlov lands a big shot there that rocks Cobos but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Kozlov lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Cobos hang on?
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Kozlov scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Cobos?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kozlov landing strikes from the mount.
Cobos is in a horrible position here. Kozlov smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Kozlov has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Kozlov is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Cobos has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Kozlov punishing his opponent with strikes.
Kozlov lands a big elbow.
Kozlov is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Cobos has managed to escape the submission attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kozlov putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Cobos is wriggling around trying to escape.
Kozlov lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Kozlov landing strikes from the mount and Cobos is in trouble!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kozlov landing shots from mount.
Cobos can't escape the position.
Cobos trying desperately to get to his feet.
Cobos is looking to get to half guard.
Cobos wants to get back to his feet.
Kozlov cracks Cobos with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kozlov lands a big shot there that rocks Cobos but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Kozlov lands a nice shot to the head.
Cobos can't escape the position.
Cobos gets back to half guard.
Cobos actively working from the bottom here.
Kozlov sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Cobos defending well though.
Cobos slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cobos is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Kozlov postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Kozlov lands a couple of decent looking shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dima Kozlov dominated that round.
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 leg kick checked by Kozlov.
Kozlov staying out of range there.
Kozlov shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Cobos's guard.
Kozlov drops back looking for a leg! Cobos is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Cobos manages to kick Kozlov off! Kozlov jumps back into Cobos's guard.
Kozlov tries to free his leg and advance position but Cobos is retaining full guard.
Kozlov preventing the sweep.
Kozlov landing with the ground and pound.
Kozlov works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Kozlov looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Kozlov scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Kozlov scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Kozlov looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Dima Kozlov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Cobos kicks off Kozlov and gets to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cobos throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Cobos is breathing heavily.
Cobos gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Kozlov with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Cobos is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Kozlov dives into side control.
Cobos on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Kozlov lands a nice forearm strike.
Cobos pushes Kozlov away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Kozlov gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Cobos misses with a strike from the bottom.
Cobos is pushing Kozlov's head away, looking to escape. Kozlov manages to hold on to the position though.
Kozlov scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Cobos to see if he's OK.
Cobos wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
Kozlov working the head with strikes.
Cobos taking punishment in the form of punches.
Cobos gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Kozlov looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Cobos with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Cobos tries to roll over but Kozlov keeps him under control.
Cobos wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Kozlov lands a nice short elbow.
Kozlov trying to mount his opponent but Cobos defends it.
Kozlov is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Cobos makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Kozlov fails to land the takedown.
Cobos throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kozlov's waist but Kozlov gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Cobos off to one side.
Nice sprawl there from Kozlov as Cobos shoots in.
Kozlov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cobos misses with a combination
and Kozlov counters with a stiff right hand.
Kozlov avoids the body shot from Cobos.
Kozlov closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Cobos shoots in but Kozlov avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Dima Kozlov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Julio Cobos.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cobos will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kozlov throws a nice head kick!
Kozlov lands a big head kick that sends Cobos to the canvas! Kozlov follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dima Kozlov!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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