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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vedran Halamic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladdy Kozlov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kozlov has chosen Era - Ameno as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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205 lbs
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212 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Big heart |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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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, Vedran Halamic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vladdy Kozlov!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Dmitry Maklakov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Halamic stuns Kozlov with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Halamic tries to clinch but Kozlov moves out of range.
Halamic stuns Kozlov with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Halamic stuffs the takedown.
A solid leg kick lands there for Halamic.
Halamic scores with a nice body kick.
Halamic gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Halamic wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kozlov has him pressed against the cage.
Halamic wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kozlov has him pressed against the cage.
Halamic wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kozlov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Halamic moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Kozlov looks gassed!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kozlov gets caught flat footed, as Halamic shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Halamic trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Halamic content to stall in guard here.
Halamic wants to stand but Kozlov has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halamic trying to control but Kozlov is working from the bottom.
Halamic decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Halamic lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Halamic lands a front kick.
Halamic shoots and misses
and Kozlov counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Kozlov prevents Halamic from getting back to his feet.
Halamic trying to keep a closed guard but Kozlov is proving a slippery customer.
Halamic keeping moving, preventing Kozlov from controlling successfully.
Kozlov trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halamic not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kozlov trying to control the position from guard on top but Halamic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kozlov's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Halamic looking for a sweep. Not yet Halamic, not yet.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Kozlov misses with a jab to the body
and Halamic counters with a body kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Halamic.
Halamic thows a body kick. Kozlov tries to catch it but that hurt him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice sprawl there from Kozlov as Halamic shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vedran Halamic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kozlov changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Halamic tries to avoid it but Kozlov manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Halamic to the ground. Halamic escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Halamic shoots in but no luck this time.
Vedran Halamic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Halamic bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kozlov's head.
Halamic avoids a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kozlov scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Halamic tries to roll over but Kozlov keeps him under control.
Halamic tries to kick Kozlov off but Kozlov keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Kozlov passes to side control.
Halamic struggling a bit here.
Kozlov taking a breather here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kozlov trying to control the action but Halamic is working from the bottom.
Kozlov working the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kozlov scores with a couple of short elbows.
Kozlov looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Halamic is looking to regain half guard here but Kozlov keeps moving and retains side control.
Kozlov lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Kozlov scores with a couple of short elbows.
Kozlov lands a decent elbow from side control.
Kozlov wants to control but Halamic is keeping him busy.
Halamic stops Kozlov from passing to mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kozlov wants to control but Halamic is keeping him busy.
Kozlov lands a few punches from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Vedran Halamic will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kozlov shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Halamic but Halamic pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Halamic doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Kozlov counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Halamic keeping full guard, as Kozlov tries to pass.
Kozlov is in close to Halamic's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Kozlov landing some decent shots from guard.
Halamic working a defensive guard here.
Kozlov trying to control but Halamic is working from the bottom.
Halamic knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kozlov on the ground.
Halamic trying to control the position.
Kozlov landing some decent shots from guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halamic keeping moving, preventing Kozlov from controlling successfully.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Halamic tries to clinch up but Kozlov circles away and keeps his distance.
Halamic tries to clinch up.
Kozlov looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Halamic!
Kozlov controlling from the full mount.
Halamic wants to control but Kozlov is having none of it.
Halamic keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Halamic is working hard here to advance position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halamic regains half guard.
Halamic avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kozlov.
Halamic is trying to control but can't.
Kozlov seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Halamic does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Kozlov misses with a head shot. Halamic uses the momentum to regain guard.
Halamic is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Kozlov dives into side control.
You can see the frustration on Halamic's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Kozlov landing strikes.
Halamic wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kozlov working the ground and pound but Halamic is defending the strikes.
Halamic is looking to reverse the position.
Halamic is trying to get back to his feet.
Kozlov scores with punches from side control.
Halamic takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Halamic tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Kozlov wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Halamic is not content to let Kozlov control the position.
Kozlov cracks Halamic with a big elbow.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Kozlov scores with punches from side control.
Kozlov scoring with punches and elbows.
Kozlov 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kozlov advances to mount.
Kozlov controlling from mount.
Kozlov trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Kozlov working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Halamic working to try and regain half guard.
Vladdy Kozlov has got the better of the ground game so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vladdy Kozlov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Kozlov gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Halamic feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kozlov's calf.
Halamic looks to land a combination but Kozlov avoids it well.
Vedran Halamic is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Halamic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kozlov.
Halamic throws a one two combo.
It looks like Vladdy Kozlov has been cut.
Kozlov takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kozlov drops Halamic with a right and a left! Kozlov comes rushing in but Halamic regains his composure and manages to keep Kozlov in guard.
Halamic is rocked!
Kozlov with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Oh Halamic is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kozlov with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kozlov looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kozlov throwing strikes from guard but Halamic blocks nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kozlov passes into half guard.
Halamic seems to have got his legs back now.
Kozlov trying to control from half guard but Halamic is working away.
Halamic wants to control but Kozlov is keeping busy.
Kozlov scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Halamic tries to get to full guard but Kozlov has control of the leg.
Kozlov has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Kozlov scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Halamic?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kozlov scoring with strikes but Halamic is staying in there.
Halamic keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Kozlov connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Kozlov dominating with strikes here.
Halamic can't escape the position.
Halamic wants to hold on but Kozlov pushes him away.
Halamic is working to get back to half guard.
Kozlov putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Kozlov looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Kozlov landing shots from mount.
Halamic is trying to stand up.
Kozlov trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kozlov is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Kozlov lands a heavy elbow.
Halamic wants to hold on but Kozlov pushes him away.
Kozlov won't let Halamic get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Kozlov unloading with bombs!
Kozlov unloading with bombs!
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 Halamic's face.
Kozlov cracks Halamic with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Kozlov has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kozlov looking to control but Halamic is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Halamic tries to reverse the position but Kozlov maintains control.
Kozlov scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Halamic?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halamic tries to lock up and control but Kozlov gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Halamic wants to get back to his feet.
Kozlov lands a big shot there that rocks Halamic but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Kozlov cracks Halamic with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Kozlov fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Kozlov looking to control but Halamic is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Kozlov lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Kozlov cracks Halamic with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vladdy 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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