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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tyler Jensen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dmitriy Kozoriz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tyler Jensen could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Dmitriy Kozoriz's chin.
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184 cm
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185 lbs
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186 cm
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184 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tyler Jensen! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dmitriy Kozoriz! The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Jensen feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position. The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet. Jensen is looking to work some ground and pound but Kozoriz has wrist control. Kozoriz can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Jensen controls the pace. Kozoriz is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far. Jensen sitting in guard here, content to control. Jensen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kozoriz works some decent striking defense from the bottom. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Jensen wants to control from the top but Kozoriz keeps moving. Jensenis looking to pass into half guard but Kozoriz pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Kozoriz is in guard. Kozoriz wants to stand but Jensen has a closed guard, so he can't escape. Jensen wants to stand up but Kozoriz is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round. Kozoriz wants to stand but Jensen is controlling his posture from full guard. Kozoriz prevents Jensen from getting back to his feet. Kozoriz wants to stand but Jensen is controlling his posture from full guard. Kozoriz prevents Jensen from getting back to his feet. Kozoriz wants to stand but Jensen has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up. Jensen shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Kozoriz manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Jensen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. Jensen got a little sloppy there for a moment and Kozoriz has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Jensen has managed to get both his arms back between Kozoriz's legs - danger averted. Jensen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. Kozoriz controls Jensen momentarily but Jensen frees himself. Jensen with a nice head shot there. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Jensen trying to control but Kozoriz is working from the bottom. Jensen scores with a decent looking elbow strike. Jensen got a little sloppy there for a moment and Kozoriz has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Jensen has managed to get both his arms back between Kozoriz's legs - danger averted. Kozoriz is trying to control the position but Jensen postures up. Jensen has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Jensen controls from within his opponent's guard. Jensen throwing strikes from guard but Kozoriz blocks nicely. Jensen trying to control but Kozoriz is working from the bottom. Jensen throwing strikes from guard but Kozoriz blocks nicely. Kozoriz trying to control the position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup. Jensen is pushing down on Kozoriz's leg trying to pass to half guard. Kozoriz is fighting to maintain full guard but Jensen has managed to sneak the leg through. Jensen not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. Jensen is looking to pass Kozoriz's guard but actually Kozoriz recovers to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Kozoriz is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. Jensen wants to control from the top but Kozoriz keeps moving. Jensen is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound. Jensen lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard. Jensen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kozoriz swivels though and keeps the full guard. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Jensen with a nice head shot there. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Kozoriz not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Jensen postures up and lands a big shot to Kozoriz's brow. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyler Jensen 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.
Jensen scores with a three punch combo!
Kozoriz tries to clinch but Jensen moves away and Jensen counters with a series of strikes. Kozoriz will be more careful next time no doubt.
It looks like Dmitriy Kozoriz has been cut. Jensen keeps the fight on the outside. Jensen connects with a body shot. Kozoriz doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. Kozoriz will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts. Kozoriz tries to clinch and Jensen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Jensen blocks a head kick by Kozoriz.
Jensen looking to score a takedown here. Kozoriz is defending well but Jensen drives through and ends up in Kozoriz's guard. This has been an exciting period of action! Jensen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kozoriz swivels though and keeps the full guard. Jensen not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up. Kozoriz can't keep his opponent in guard - Jensen advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount. Jensen thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kozoriz's head.
That's one minute gone in the round. Jensen is keen to just control but Kozoriz is a slippery customer. Jensen is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position. The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Jensen lands a nice short elbow. Jensen scores with a couple of good hammerfists. Kozoriz regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Jensen. Kozoriz avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. Jensen tries to free his leg and advance position but Kozoriz is retaining full guard. Kozoriz trying to keep a closed guard but Jensen is proving a slippery customer.
Jensen working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Jensen working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Kozoriz's head. Jensen is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Jensen throwing strikes from guard but Kozoriz blocks nicely. Jensen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kozoriz works some decent striking defense from the bottom. Kozoriz trying to control the position.
Jensen throws a big right hand that misses. Jensen throws a strike but Kozoriz rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. Jensen wants to get back to his feet but Kozoriz is in a dominant position and won't allow it. Jensen pushes Kozoriz off and gets back to his feet.
Kozoriz on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Kozoriz throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Jensen. You can see the frustration on Kozoriz's face, being in this tough position on the bottom. Jensen in side control lands a decent elbow. Jensen sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Kozoriz is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Tyler Jensen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. Jensen working the ground and pound from side control. Jensen cracks Kozoriz with a big elbow. Jensen working away. Jensen tries to land with some ground and pound but misses. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Jensen lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Kozoriz can't do much from the bottom here. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Jensen misses with the ground and pound. Kozoriz is trying to control Jensen's posture but Jensen avoids it. Jensen lands an elbow. Jensen throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage. Jensen is staying tight to Kozoriz's torso, preventing him from escaping. Jensen is working Kozoriz over with some ground and pound from side control. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! The strikes coming from Jensen are missing the target in this wave of attacks. Jensen controls the position. Kozoriz is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyler Jensen dominated that second round. The cut man is working on Dmitriy Kozoriz's cut. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Jensen moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination. Tyler Jensen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Jensen closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Kozoriz did well to prevent Jensen getting side control. Kozoriz taking some punishment here, with Jensen in his half guard. Jensen missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. Jensen not landing any meaningful shots this time. Jensen missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. Jensen thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. Jensen drops an elbow to the side of Kozoriz's head. Kozoriz avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jensen. Jensen with the ground and pound but Kozoriz uses the opportunity to regain guard. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Jensen wants to control from the top but Kozoriz keeps moving. Jensen postures up in Kozoriz's guard and throws a big left but Kozoriz blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round. Jensen is looking to work some ground and pound but Kozoriz has wrist control. Kozoriz avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. Jensen looking to pass the guard. Kozoriz controls Jensen momentarily but Jensen frees himself. Jensen controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling. Jensen throwing strikes from guard but Kozoriz blocks nicely. Jensen won't allow Kozoriz to sweep him here. Jensen throws a strike but Kozoriz rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. Jensen pushes Kozoriz off and gets back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The fight stays on the outside here - Kozoriz looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Nice body punch from Jensen. Kozoriz tries to clinch but Jensen is having none of it. Jensen bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kozoriz's head backwards. Kozoriz tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Jensen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Jensen drives through with a takedown into guard. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Jensen thows a big elbow that misses. Jensen is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long. Jensen is looking to advance position but Kozoriz has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round. Jensen trying desperately to get to his feet.
Kozoriz get's back to his feet. Kozoriz moves forwards but Jensen connects with a nice, crisp jab. Kozoriz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Jensen shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Kozoriz's guard. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Kozoriz is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent. Jensen is in close to Kozoriz's body, working some short punches and elbows. Jensen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Kozoriz preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. Kozoriz is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Jensen is controlling him. Jensen trying to control but Kozoriz is working from the bottom. Kozoriz wants to get back to his feet but Jensen is in a dominant position and won't allow it. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Jensen with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal. Jensen seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up. Jensen wants to pass the guard but Kozoriz is keeping the position. Dmitriy Kozoriz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Tyler Jensen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Jensen chips away with some ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight! Tyler Jensen showed his dominance in that final round. Well Jensen has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27 Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27 Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tyler Jensen!
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energy
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