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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joaquim Maria (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tolya Kozakov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maria comes to the cage accompanied by Kronos - Bloodtower. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Tolya Kozakov was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Joaquim Maria!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tolya Kozakov!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Sergei Dronov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maria misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kozakov misses with a jab to the body
and Maria counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kozakov, right into the meat.
Maria tries to score with a low kick but Kozakov moves his leg out of the way.
Kozakov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kozakov throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Maria thows a body kick. Kozakov tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Kozakov throws a sloppy head kick
and Maria counters with a body kick that stops Kozakov in his tracks momentarily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maria throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Maria throws a leg kick but Kozakov checks it.
Maria thuds his shin into the meat of Kozakov's side.
Kozakov looks gassed!
A head kick by Kozakov misses
and Maria counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Tolya Kozakov has been cut.
Maria avoids the head kick by Kozakov.
Kozakov takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maria lands a front kick.
Maria dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kozakov. That did some damage!
Kozakov checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Maria lands a leg kick that knocks Kozakov off balance momentarily.
Maria tried to score with a low kick but Kozakov checks it.
Maria scores with a head kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maria dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kozakov. That did some damage!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Maria, right into the meat.
Maria scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Maria misses with a low kick.
Maria wants to land a leg kick but Kozakov is out of range.
Maria scores with a kick to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maria lands a nice looking body kick.
Kozakov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Maria can pounce on him.
Kozakov on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Kozakov takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Maria throws a nice outside leg kick.
Good leg kick by Maria there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kozakov walks forward, straight into a front kick from Maria.
Kozakov throws a leg kick
and Maria makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Maria cracks the inside of Kozakov's front leg.
Maria throws a nice head kick!
Maria tests Kozakov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Maria throws a leg kick which misses Kozakov's front leg but catches the back leg as Kozakov tries to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maria throws a nice outside leg kick.
Tolya Kozakov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maria pushes Kozakov away with a front kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Maria lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Kozakov has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kozakov and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kozakov misses with a combination
and Maria counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Kozakov is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Maria throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maria lands a leg kick that knocks Kozakov off balance momentarily.
Kozakov takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Kozakov on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Maria. Maria obviously looking to wear him down.
Kozakov takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Maria is looking to slow Kozakov down with leg kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maria throws a leg kick which misses Kozakov's front leg but catches the back leg as Kozakov tries to avoid it.
Kozakov misses the shot to the body.
Maria cracks the inside of Kozakov's front leg.
Kozakov has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Maria.
Maria feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kozakov's calf.
Maria lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kozakov's sensitive parts.
Maria lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Maria connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Maria lands a nice looking body kick.
Maria throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Maria throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kozakov takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Maria throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joaquim Maria dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tolya Kozakov's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Kozakov thows a body shot but no joy.
Maria throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Kozakov counters with a low kick, right behind Maria 's knee.
Kozakov scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kozakov throws a head kick but Maria moves out of range.
Kozakov throws a big shot that misses.
Kozakov walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Maria checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kozakov is looking to chop away at Maria's legs.
Good work by Kozakov as he checks the leg kick.
Maria moves out of range as Kozakov throws a body kick.
Kozakov is breathing heavily.
Maria lands a head kick!
Maria is looking to land body kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maria avoids a punch combination nicely.
Maria lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A chopping leg kick lands by Maria.
Kozakov's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Maria getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Kozakov throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kozakov takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Maria with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kozakov has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Maria.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice leg kick lands there from Maria.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Maria.
Tolya Kozakov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Maria moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maria explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Maria lands a nice looking kick to the body. Kozakov takes a step back to recover.
Maria lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Maria connects with a nice looking jab.
Maria lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Maria bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Maria fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kozakov.
Kozakov takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Kozakov crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Maria - the referee stops the clock and Kozakov gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Maria. Kozakov manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Maria lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Maria lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maria fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kozakov has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Maria scores with a leg kick.
Kozakov checks a leg kick nicely.
A nice leg kick lands there from Maria.
Nice body kick there by Maria.
Maria cracks the inside of Kozakov's front leg.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maria throws a leg kick but Kozakov checks it.
Maria scores with a nice right hand.
Maria scores with a push kick.
Kozakov walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Maria feints and then cracks Kozakov's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kozakov down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kozakov on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Maria buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Maria.
Maria is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kozakov can do to turn this around?
Maria moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Kozakov might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Maria has got the better of the exchanges.
Kozakov throws a jab when Maria was well out of range.
Maria lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kozakov's sensitive parts.
Maria connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Maria.
Maria misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Maria blocks a jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Maria. That's going to slow Kozakov down.
Maria throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joaquim Maria dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tolya Kozakov's cut.
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.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Maria. Kozakov shrugs it off though.
Kozakov tries to bum rush Maria with a series of wild strikes but Maria uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kozakov misses with the combination.
Joaquim Maria is winning the standup battle so far.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Maria.
Kozakov misses with a head kick.
Maria tries a low kick but Kozakov avoids it.
Kozakov has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Maria.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maria scoring well with a low kick there.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Maria.
Kozakov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Maria misses with a low kick.
Maria with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Maria.
Maria connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Maria.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Maria.
A head kick misses from Kozakov.
Maria looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Maria moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Maria.
Maria buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Maria buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Maria connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maria turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kozakov misses with a head kick.
Maria throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kozakov misses with a body shot.
Kozakov is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Maria rather than just go for the knockout.
A nice inside leg kick there by Maria. That's going to slow Kozakov down.
Maria cracks the inside of Kozakov's front leg.
Kozakov takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Maria fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Maria throws a nice inside leg kick.
Maria dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kozakov. That did some damage!
Maria thows a body kick. Kozakov tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Maria cracks the inside of Kozakov's front leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maria connects with a leg kick. Kozakov looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Maria lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Maria lands with a thumping leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Maria.
Kozakov moves out of range of the body kick from Maria.
Maria lands with a kick to the ribs.
Maria pushes Kozakov away with a front kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Maria.
Maria looks to land a body kick but Kozakov moved away.
Kozakov sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Maria throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maria buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Maria connects with a solid leg kick.
Maria delivers a nice body kick.
Maria misses with a low kick.
Nice uppercut there from Maria.
Kozakov throws a series of punches but Maria avoids them all with ease.
Nice body kick there by Maria.
Maria throws a nice outside leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kozakov walks forward, straight into a front kick from Maria.
A slapping body kick lands there for Maria.
Kozakov on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Maria. Maria obviously looking to wear him down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joaquim Maria clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Tolya Kozakov's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Maria scores with a nice body kick.
Kozakov throws a right and a left that Maria avoids nicely.
Kozakov misses with a leg kick
and Maria counters with a big head kick but Kozakov shrugs it off.
Kozakov misses with a kick to the body
and Maria counters with a good low kick that Kozakov was not able to check.
Kozakov throws a leg kick which misses Maria's front leg but catches the back leg as Maria tries to avoid it.
Maria throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A good leg kick by Maria.
Maria is looking to slow Kozakov down with leg kicks.
Kozakov on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Maria. Maria obviously looking to wear him down.
Kozakov is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Maria lands a nice looking body kick.
Maria fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Maria.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kozakov on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Maria. Maria obviously looking to wear him down.
Kozakov steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Maria. That one must have hurt.
Maria fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kozakov.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Maria.
Maria lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kozakov on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Maria. Maria obviously looking to wear him down.
Maria with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kozakov checks the leg kick.
Maria scoring well with a low kick there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maria throws a leg kick which misses Kozakov's front leg but catches the back leg as Kozakov tries to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maria is looking to slow Kozakov down with leg kicks.
Maria scores with a kick to the body.
Maria looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A slapping leg kick lands for Maria.
Maria throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Maria throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kozakov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Maria can pounce on him.
Maria explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Maria thumps Kozakov with a low kick.
Maria throws a front kick aimed at Kozakov's knee but Kozakov avoids it well.
Maria thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Kozakov if he has to take too many more of those.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maria dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kozakov. That did some damage!
Maria delivers a nice body kick.
Kozakov has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Maria.
A slapping leg kick lands for Maria.
Maria tries to land a front kick but Kozakov steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Maria thows a body kick. Kozakov tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Maria thows a body kick. Kozakov tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Kozakov moves out of range of the leg kick from Maria.
Kozakov takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maria lands with a kick to the ribs.
Maria connects with a solid leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kozakov takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Maria lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kozakov takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Maria throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kozakov tries to land a body kick
and Maria counters with a leg kick.
No joy there for Kozakov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Maria looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kozakov has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Maria.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Maria looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Maria lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joaquim Maria had his way with Tolya Kozakov in that round.
The cut man is working on Tolya Kozakov's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Maria darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Kozakov misses with a leg kick
and Maria counters with a slapping leg kick.
Kozakov thows a body shot but no joy.
Kozakov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Maria throws out the jab.
Maria lands a front kick.
Maria buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kozakov throws a leg kick but Maria moved away.
Kozakov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kozakov throws a wild body kick that Maria sees coming a mile off.
Maria blocks a head kick by Kozakov.
Kozakov is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Kozakov.
Kozakov misses the shot to the body.
Kozakov fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Maria is out of range.
Maria tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kozakov takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A big left from Kozakov misses.
Maria misses with a kick to the body.
Maria misses with a low kick.
Maria throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Maria lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kozakov thows a body shot but no joy.
Kozakov connects with a crisp jab.
Maria misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Crunch! Kozakov slams his shin into Maria's torso.
Kozakov tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Maria takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kozakov looks to land a body kick but Maria moved away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kozakov. Maria does a little dance to reset his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kozakov. Maria does a little dance to reset his feet.
Maria throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Kozakov throws a leg kick but Maria moved away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kozakov dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Maria. That did some damage!
Maria fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kozakov is out of range.
Maria lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Maria chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kozakov can pounce on him.
Maria tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kozakov is able to avoid easily.
Kozakov fails to land with a series of punches.
Maria fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kozakov has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Maria throws a lazy body kick
and Kozakov counters with a right hand to the body.
A clash of legs there as Maria blocks the low kick.
Kozakov throws a lazy uppercut
and Maria makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Kozakov really felt that one!
Joaquim Maria is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kozakov misses with the combination.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Maria, right into the meat.
Kozakov throws a body punch but Maria moves out of range.
Kozakov swings away with a body shot that misses
and Maria counters with a good low kick that Kozakov was not able to check.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maria lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kozakov throws a head kick but Maria moves out of range.
Kozakov throws a sloppy head kick and Maria moves out of range easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Maria moves out of range of the strikes.
Maria lands a head shot.
Tolya Kozakov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Maria keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
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 Joaquim Maria.
Well Maria 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 50:41
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 50:41
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 50:41
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joaquim Maria!
Joaquim Maria retains his heavyweight title!
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