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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cael Sanderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Drago Kozlov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sanderson's entrance music is Dope - Debonair. A fine choice. Kozlov has chosen Back in the USSR as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!
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196 lbs
6 - 0 - 0 |
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194 lbs
11 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent 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
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cael Sanderson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Drago Kozlov!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Saam Ante and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanderson scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Kozlov is trying to control Sanderson's posture but Sanderson avoids it.
Sanderson is trying to ground and pound but Kozlov uses the momentary lack of control by Sanderson to regain half guard.
Kozlov is looking to escape.
Sanderson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Sanderson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Sanderson is nestled in close to Kozlov, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Kozlov works his way to full guard. Good work.
Sanderson won't allow Kozlov to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanderson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kozlov is keeping the position for now.
Sanderson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sanderson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sanderson trying to move into half guard but instead Kozlov has managed to sweep!
Kozlov wants to control from the top but Sanderson keeps moving.
Sanderson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
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.
Sanderson has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Kozlov throws out a loose jab but Sanderson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sanderson just misses with a punch to the body.
Sanderson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sanderson 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 Sanderson off to one side.
Drago Kozlov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
No joy there for Sanderson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Sanderson.
Sanderson throws a jab but it's blocked by Kozlov.
Kozlov defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sanderson.
Nice shot by Kozlov.
Sanderson needs to keep his hands up - Kozlov had a free shot at his head there.
Sanderson looks to land a right hand but Kozlov moved out of range.
Kozlov leaves Sanderson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cael Sanderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sanderson throws a shot from downtown. Kozlov moves away and avoids it.
Kozlov defending well as Sanderson loads up on a big left hand.
Sanderson throws a shot from downtown. Kozlov moves away and avoids it.
Sanderson slips under a jab.
No joy there for Sanderson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kozlov moves out of range of the strikes.
Kozlov lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kozlov throws a good cross that connects.
Sanderson misses with a series of wild punches.
Kozlov with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sanderson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kozlov is fending him off so far but Sanderson persists. Nope, Kozlov circles away and we're back to standing.
Sanderson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sanderson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kozlov sprawls well. Kozlov wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Sanderson gets slowly back to his feet.
Kozlov slaps away a takedown attempt from Sanderson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Sanderson is breathing heavily.
Sanderson has a takedown stuffed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Drago Kozlov dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A chopping leg kick lands by Kozlov.
Sanderson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Sanderson throws a strike but Kozlov rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Kozlov sitting in guard here, content to control.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sanderson wants to sweep but no luck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Kozlov controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Sanderson keeping moving, preventing Kozlov from controlling successfully.
Sanderson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kozlov is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kozlov controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Kozlov stopping the sweep attempt from Sanderson.
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.
Kozlov trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Drago Kozlov will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Sanderson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Sanderson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kozlov.
Sanderson misses with the combination.
Sanderson throws a nice looking combination but Kozlov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nice jab there from Sanderson.
Sanderson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kozlov defends it nicely.
Sanderson throws a big shot that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kozlov with a hook.
Sanderson throws a looping overhand right but Kozlov ducks down to avoid it.
Sanderson misses with a wild body shot.
Sanderson has a takedown stuffed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kozlov missing with a left hand there. Sanderson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sanderson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kozlov leaves Sanderson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cael Sanderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sanderson connects with a jab.
Sanderson shoots for a double leg takedown but Kozlov sprawls well. He's pushed Sanderson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Sanderson misses with a straight right.
Sanderson thows a body shot but no joy.
Sanderson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kozlov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sanderson misses with a straight left.
Sanderson misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Sanderson tries to close the distance and clinch but Kozlov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sanderson throws an overhand right that lands on Kozlov's shoulder, as Kozlov tries to avoid the shot.
Kozlov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sanderson loads up on a big right hand but Kozlov slips the punch.
Kozlov connects with a solid leg kick.
Sanderson looks to land a right hand but Kozlov moved out of range.
Sanderson misses the shot to the body.
Sanderson missing with a left hand there. Kozlov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kozlov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sanderson misses with a wild combination.
Kozlov lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Sanderson backs up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanderson throws a jab but it's blocked by Kozlov.
Sanderson misses with a double jab
and Kozlov makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kozlov lands a jab to the head.
Sanderson with a poor takedown
and Kozlov counters with a stiff right hand.
Sanderson is rocked!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sanderson steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Kozlov. That one must have hurt.
Oh Sanderson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kozlov lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sanderson leaves his chin hanging out and Kozlov seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Sanderson crumbles to the floor in a heap, and the referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Drago Kozlov!
Drago Kozlov is the new middleweight champion!
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RATING
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