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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Valeriy Kozlaev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Ghandi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kozlaev comes to the cage accompanied by Drago. Ghandi comes into a darkened arena with his song building. I Wish kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Matt Ghandi is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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142 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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135 lbs
11 - 9 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Valeriy Kozlaev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Matt Ghandi!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Mauricio Rocha and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ghandi throws a body kick that misses.
Ghandi throws a head kick that Kozlaev semi-blocks.
Nice defenses there by Ghandi.
Kozlaev scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Kozlaev wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ghandi keeps working.
Kozlaev is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Ghandi regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Kozlaev.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kozlaev trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ghandi has control of Kozlaev's left arm, preventing Kozlaev from doing any damage.
Kozlaev might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Ghandi keeping moving, preventing Kozlaev from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Kozlaev instigates a clinch.
Ghandi is trying to break the clinch but Kozlaev has him pressed against the cage.
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.
Ghandi fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Ghandi misses with a punch to the body.
Ghandi is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Ghandi tries for a takedown. No joy.
Ghandi wants a takedown but no success here.
Valeriy Kozlaev has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt Ghandi.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kozlaev as Ghandi tries to tie him up.
Kozlaev gets underhooks to prevent Ghandi's takedown attempt.
Still in the clinch, Ghandi scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ghandi fails to pull guard.
Ghandi drags the fight down to the ground.
Kozlaev wants to control from the top but Ghandi keeps moving.
Kozlaev trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kozlaev throws a big right hand that misses.
Kozlaev throwing strikes but missing.
Ghandi keeping full guard, as Kozlaev tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kozlaev trying to control but Ghandi is working from the bottom.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Ghandi thumps Kozlaev with a low kick.
A head kick misses from Ghandi.
Ghandi looks gassed!
Kozlaev scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Kozlaev moves nicely into side control.
Kozlaev in side control lands a decent elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kozlaev misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Kozlaev misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Kozlaev tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Kozlaev wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ghandi keeps working.
Ghandi is trying to control Kozlaev's posture but Kozlaev avoids it.
Kozlaev working the ground and pound but Ghandi is defending the strikes.
Kozlaev throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Ghandi works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Kozlaev misses with a head shot. Ghandi uses the momentum to regain guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Valeriy Kozlaev dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kozlaev throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Ghandi was covering up waiting for the punch and Kozlaev finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Kozlaev with a nice head shot there.
Kozlaev trying to control but Ghandi is working from the bottom.
Kozlaev lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Kozlaev throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kozlaev trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kozlaev trying to control but Ghandi is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kozlaev working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ghandi trying to control the position.
Kozlaev has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nice body kick from Ghandi.
Kozlaev gets the takedown into side control.
Kozlaev remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
The strikes coming from Kozlaev are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kozlaev is looking to take a break and control but Ghandi is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kozlaev taking a breather here.
The ground and pound from Kozlaev seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ghandi avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Kozlaev.
Kozlaev misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Kozlaev clinches with his opponent.
Ghandi pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Ghandi tries to pull guard but Kozlaev holds him up against the cage and eventually Ghandi drops back down to his feet.
Kozlaev has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Ghandi regains guard immediately.
Kozlaev missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kozlaev wants to control from the top but Ghandi keeps moving.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kozlaev accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kozlaev trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kozlaev throws and elbow that misses. Ghandi uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Kozlaev's guard. Nice move by Ghandi!
Kozlaev is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Kozlaev wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ghandi keeps working.
Ghandi on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Valeriy Kozlaev dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Kozlaev swats away the attempt to clinch by Ghandi.
A head kick misses from Ghandi.
Kozlaev forces Ghandi back against the cage and clinches.
Ghandi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kozlaev avoids it.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Ghandi.
Ghandi wants a takedown.
Ghandi tries to pull guard but Kozlaev holds him up against the cage and eventually Ghandi drops back down to his feet.
Ghandi goes for a takedown attempt but Kozlaev pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Valeriy Kozlaev has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt Ghandi.
Kozlaev pushes Ghandi up against the cage in a clinch.
Kozlaev has hold of one of Ghandi's legs. Ghandi is fighting the takedown attempt but Kozlaev gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Kozlaev trying to control but Ghandi is working from the bottom.
Ghandi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kozlaev pushes down on Ghandi's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Kozlaev thows a huge punch but Ghandi dodges it nicely.
Kozlaev lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Kozlaev missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Ghandi kicks off Kozlaev and gets to his feet.
Kozlaev scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Kozlaev trying to advance position but Ghandi counters by regaining guard.
Kozlaev stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ghandi swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kozlaev loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kozlaev throwing strikes from guard but Ghandi blocks nicely.
Kozlaev trying to control but Ghandi is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ghandi avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kozlaev is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Valeriy Kozlaev is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kozlaev trying to control the position from guard on top but Ghandi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Matt Ghandi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kozlaev accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ghandi keeping moving, preventing Kozlaev from controlling successfully.
Kozlaev tries to free his leg and advance position but Ghandi is retaining full guard.
Kozlaev is working hard here to advance position.
Kozlaev throws a strike but Ghandi rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
And that's the end of the fight!
Valeriy Kozlaev showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kozlaev, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Valeriy Kozlaev!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
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