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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Xavier Naidoo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Drago Kozlov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Drago Kozlov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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192 lbs
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194 lbs
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Dangerous GnP
Basic striking
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Xavier Naidoo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Drago Kozlov!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kozlov with a hook.
Naidoo takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Naidoo pushes Kozlov up against the cage in a clinch.
Naidoo misses with the head strike.
Kozlov with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Naidoo wants to stall.
Kozlov crunches a lovely knee into Naidoo's ribcage.
Kozlov landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kozlov lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Xavier Naidoo has been cut.
Naidoo lands a body punch.
Kozlov stops a takedown attempt from Naidoo.
Naidoo just leaning against Kozlov, taking a breather.
Naidoo tries to break the clinch but Kozlov is controlling the position.
Naidoo wants to break free but Kozlov has control.
Kozlov comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Naidoo tries to land knees in the clinch but Kozlov avoids the damage to the body.
Naidoo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kozlov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Naidoo.
Naidoo has had enough of the clinch but Kozlov keeps him there for the moment.
Naidoo looking to stall.
Kozlov missing with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Kozlov.
Naidoo missing with knees to the body.
Kozlov scores with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Kozlov.
Naidoo managing to block the knees to the body from Kozlov.
Kozlov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Naidoo blocks it with crossed arms.
Kozlov dodges an elbow strike from Naidoo.
Naidoo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Naidoo has Kozlov pushed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kozlov gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Naidoo.
Kozlov throws a knee to the head but misses.
Naidoo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Naidoo just leaning against Kozlov, taking a breather.
Kozlov is pressed up against the cage. Naidoo has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Kozlov down to the mat. Kozlov avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Xavier Naidoo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Naidoo.
Kozlov stuffs the takedown.
Naidoo is breathing heavily.
Kozlov closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kozlov tries to land a knee to the head but Naidoo blocks with his arms.
Kozlov crunches a lovely knee into Naidoo's ribcage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kozlov.
Naidoo takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kozlov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kozlov landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kozlov lands an elbow inside that Naidoo shrugs off.
Kozlov comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
With the fighters up against the cage, Naidoo throws an elbow but misses.
Kozlov lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kozlov using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kozlov lands an elbow inside that Naidoo shrugs off.
Naidoo controlling the action here for a moment.
Kozlov connects with a nasty looking knee right to Naidoo's face.
Naidoo tries to break the clinch but Kozlov is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kozlov crunches a lovely knee into Naidoo's ribcage.
Kozlov with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Naidoo looking to slow down the pace here.
Naidoo missing with knees to the body.
Naidoo wants to stall.
Naidoo can't break the clinch.
Kozlov unloads a knee to the mid-section. Naidoo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kozlov tries a knee to the head but Naidoo blocks it.
Kozlov scores a nice knee to the body.
Kozlov lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Naidoo is looking to control Kozlov's arms but Kozlov gets an underhook and turns him. Now Naidoo has his back to the cage.
Knees to the body from Kozlov.
Naidoo takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kozlov gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Naidoo stalling in the clinch but Kozlov improves position.
Kozlov landing knees to the body.
Kozlov with a knee to the head.
Naidoo content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Naidoo gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Xavier Naidoo.
Naidoo wants to clinch
and Kozlov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Drago Kozlov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kozlov throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Kozlov connects with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kozlov with a hook.
Naidoo looks to clinch
letting Kozlov counter with a right hand.
Kozlov has Naidoo up against the cage in a clinch.
Naidoo breaks the clinch.
Kozlov lands a with a good body shot.
Naidoo with a poor takedown
and Kozlov counters with a stiff right hand.
Kozlov ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Naidoo tries to clinch
and Kozlov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice uppercut lands for Kozlov. That snapped Naidoo's head back.
Drago Kozlov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Naidoo keeps the fight on the outside.
Kozlov tries to clinch there but Naidoo circles away.
Naidoo doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Kozlov counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Naidoo is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Kozlov pushes Naidoo up against the cage in a clinch.
Naidoo drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kozlov with a knee to the head.
Naidoo wants to break free but Kozlov has control.
A knee to the head by Kozlov.
Kozlov with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kozlov misses with an elbow strike.
Naidoo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kozlov misses with a knee to the head.
Naidoo goes for a takedown attempt but Kozlov pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Naidoo on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Naidoo on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kozlov throws a head kick that lands with a deafening thwack! The crowd roars as Naidoo stumbles backwards and falls to the mat. Kozlov follows into mount!
Naidoo is rocked!
Naidoo wants to hold on but Kozlov pushes him away.
Oh Naidoo is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Naidoo is looking to get to half guard.
Naidoo seems to have got his legs back now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kozlov tries to control but Naidoo wriggling away.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Naidoo is desperately trying to improve his position but Kozlov has a good base and remains in mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Drago Kozlov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Xavier Naidoo's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Naidoo tries to clinch up but Kozlov circles away and keeps his distance.
A shot to de liver by Kozlov. Beautiful body shot.
Kozlov tries to clinch there but Naidoo circles away.
Naidoo changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kozlov tries to avoid it but Naidoo manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kozlov to the ground. Kozlov escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A right-left combo lands from Kozlov.
Naidoo has Kozlov up against the cage in a clinch.
Kozlov using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kozlov using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Naidoo looking to throw knees to the head but Kozlov is blocking nicely.
Kozlov crunches a lovely knee into Naidoo's ribcage.
Kozlov unloads a knee to the mid-section. Naidoo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kozlov landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kozlov lands a knee to the body.
Kozlov scores with a knee to the head.
Kozlov prevents Naidoo from breaking the clinch.
Kozlov gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kozlov with a knee to the head.
Naidoo looking to stall.
Knees to the body from Kozlov.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kozlov scores a nice knee to the body.
Kozlov connects with a nasty looking knee right to Naidoo's face.
Kozlov lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kozlov unloads a knee to the mid-section. Naidoo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kozlov lands a nice elbow.
Naidoo taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Drago Kozlov seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kozlov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Naidoo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Naidoo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kozlov landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Naidoo drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Kozlov gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Kozlov missing with knees to the body.
Naidoo has Kozlov pressed against the cage.
Kozlov using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Naidoo missing with knees to the body.
Naidoo is looking to control Kozlov's arms but Kozlov gets an underhook and turns him. Now Naidoo has his back to the cage.
Naidoo lands a takedown into guard.
Naidoo wants to control from the top but Kozlov keeps moving.
Naidoo with a flurry of punches that miss.
Naidoo looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Naidoo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kozlov swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Naidoo stopping the sweep attempt from Kozlov.
Naidoo content to stall in guard here.
Naidoo with a nice head shot there.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Naidoo's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Naidoo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kozlov avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Naidoo thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Naidoo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kozlov swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Naidoo is looking to work some ground and pound but Kozlov has wrist control.
Naidoo throws and elbow that misses. Kozlov uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Naidoo's guard. Nice move by Kozlov!
Naidoo working a defensive guard here.
Naidoo is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Kozlov really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Naidoo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Naidoo fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Xavier Naidoo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
A thudding body kick lands there by Kozlov!
Naidoo fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Kozlov thuds a left hand into Naidoo's body.
Kozlov lands a jab to the head.
Kozlov scores with a nice head shot.
Kozlov lands a really nice looking cross but Naidoo seems unphased.
Naidoo 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 Naidoo off to one side.
Kozlov tests Naidoo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Naidoo rushes Kozlov and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Naidoo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Naidoo with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kozlov to score with a decent uppercut.
Naidoo clinches.
Naidoo wants to stall.
Naidoo has Kozlov pressed against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Naidoo drops down looking for an ankle pick but Kozlov pulls his leg out and moves away.
Naidoo moves into the clinch successfully.
Kozlov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Drago Kozlov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Xavier Naidoo's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Naidoo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kozlov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kozlov tries a head kick but it misses.
Xavier Naidoo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Naidoo tries to clinch
and Kozlov counters with a straight right hand.
Kozlov darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Kozlov keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kozlov keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Naidoo moves into range and clinches up with Kozlov.
Kozlov missing with knees to the body.
Naidoo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Naidoo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Naidoo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Naidoo slows down the pace here.
Naidoo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kozlov has him pressed against the cage.
Kozlov looking to throw knees to the head but Naidoo is blocking nicely.
Kozlov prevents a takedown attempt there.
Kozlov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Naidoo.
Naidoo is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kozlov is keeping busy.
Naidoo managing to block the knees to the body from Kozlov.
Kozlov tries to land knees in the clinch but Naidoo avoids the damage to the body.
Naidoo takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kozlov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Naidoo leaning against his opponent.
Naidoo is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Maybe Naidoo would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kozlov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Naidoo blocks it with crossed arms.
Naidoo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kozlov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kozlov pushes off an throws an elbow but Naidoo leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Naidoo is working for takedown but Kozlov is calmly controlling the position for now.
Naidoo tries to land knees in the clinch but Kozlov avoids the damage to the body.
Naidoo is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kozlov is keeping busy.
Naidoo managing to block the knees to the body from Kozlov.
Kozlov trying to land knees to the body.
Kozlov misses with a knee to the head.
Kozlov lands a knee to the head.
Kozlov tries to land knees in the clinch but Naidoo avoids the damage to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kozlov lands a nice elbow.
Naidoo takes an elbow to the temple.
Naidoo is trying to break free.
Naidoo is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Kozlov gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Xavier Naidoo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kozlov unloads a knee to the mid-section. Naidoo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Naidoo managing to block the knees to the body from Kozlov.
Kozlov tries to land a knee to the head but Naidoo blocks with his arms.
Naidoo landing knees to the head.
Naidoo is trying to stall.
Naidoo has Kozlov pushed against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kozlov.
Naidoo is trying to break free.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Naidoo can't break the clinch.
Kozlov lands a nice knee to the body.
Naidoo is trying to stall.
Naidoo takes a knee right on the jaw!
Naidoo is trying to stall.
Kozlov connects with a knee to the head.
Kozlov unloads a knee to the mid-section. Naidoo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Naidoo tries to break the clinch but Kozlov is controlling the position.
Kozlov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Naidoo.
Stalling in the clinch from Naidoo.
Kozlov landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kozlov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kozlov trying to land knees to the body.
Naidoo stalling against the cage.
Kozlov comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kozlov crunches a lovely knee into Naidoo's ribcage.
Kozlov trying to land knees to the body.
Naidoo avoiding damage as Kozlov throws knees to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Naidoo.
Kozlov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Naidoo.
Kozlov avoiding damage as Naidoo throws knees to the body.
Kozlov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Naidoo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kozlov has him pressed against the cage.
Kozlov lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Naidoo is trying to break free.
Naidoo working aggressively here.
Knees to the body from Kozlov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kozlov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kozlov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kozlov landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Naidoo avoiding damage as Kozlov throws knees to the body.
Kozlov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Naidoo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Naidoo has picked Kozlov up - he's going for a ride! Naidoo dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Naidoo working Kozlov over with strikes.
Naidoo sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kozlov defending well though.
Naidoo missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Naidoo is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Naidoo is landing with some decent strikes but Kozlov is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Naidoo throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Kozlov is trying desperately to improve position.
Naidoo thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Kozlov working to try and regain half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Naidoo cracks Kozlov with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Naidoo scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Naidoo landing strikes, looking to finish!
Naidoo sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Naidoo trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Kozlov is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Xavier Naidoo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Naidoo throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Kozlov because Naidoo loaded up on that one.
Kozlov tries to hold on but Naidoo postures up.
Naidoo with shots to the head and body - Kozlov looks very uncomfortable down there.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Xavier Naidoo.
I think Kozlov has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Drago Kozlov!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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