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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Adam Murth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Drago Kozlov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Murth might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Enemy. Kozlov has chosen Back in the USSR as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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190 lbs
14 - 10 - 0 |
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187 cm
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190 lbs
19 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good low kicks
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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
14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Adam Murth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Drago Kozlov!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kozlov throws a sloppy head kick and Murth moves out of range easily.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Murth, as that shot connected.
Nice body kick there by Kozlov.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kozlov.
Kozlov buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Murth gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Murth misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kozlov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kozlov does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murth throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A head kick misses from Kozlov.
Murth with a lazy takedown attempt
and Kozlov counters with a low kick, right behind Murth 's knee.
Kozlov just misses with a punch to the body.
Kozlov scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Murth throws a body punch but Kozlov moves out of range.
Kozlov throws a right and a left that Murth avoids nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murth misses with a wild body shot.
Murth throws a looping overhand right but Kozlov ducks down to avoid it.
Murth shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Kozlov's guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Murth throws a strike but Kozlov rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Murth is controlling Kozlov's posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kozlov stands up over Murth, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kozlov throwing strikes from guard but Murth blocks nicely.
Kozlov throwing strikes but missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kozlov won't allow Murth to sweep him here.
Kozlov trying to control but Murth is working from the bottom.
Murth working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kozlov.
Murth wants to sweep but no luck.
Kozlov loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kozlov wants to control from the top but Murth keeps moving.
Kozlov throws and elbow that misses. Murth uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Kozlov's guard. Nice move by Murth!
Kozlov is trying to keep Murth in close.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murth tries to free his leg and advance position but Kozlov is retaining full guard.
Kozlov looking for a sweep. Not yet Kozlov, not yet.
Murth trying to control the position from guard on top but Kozlov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kozlov has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kozlov keeping moving, preventing Murth from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Drago Kozlov dominated that round.
That's time! Murth's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kozlov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A right-left combo lands from Murth.
Kozlov closes the distance and pushes Murth back into the cage.
Murth wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kozlov has him pressed against the cage.
Kozlov lands a good knee to the midsection. Murth won't want to take too many of those.
Kozlov pushes Murth back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Murth escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kozlov misses the shot to the body.
Murth misses with a series of wild punches.
Murth takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Adam Murth seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kozlov clinches up with Murth and pushes him back against the cage.
Murth blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Murth blocks a body shot from Kozlov.
Kozlov creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Murth's defenses.
Kozlov lands a shoulder strike.
Murth wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kozlov lands an uppercut.
Kozlov keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Murth's efforts to push away.
Kozlov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kozlov has a couple of punches blocked by Murth.
Kozlov tries to throw a body punch but Murth avoids it by throwing Kozlov back against the cage.
Kozlov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kozlov.
Kozlov prevents Murth from breaking the clinch.
Kozlov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kozlov lands with a left to the head.
Kozlov throws an elbow but it misses.
Good body shot from Murth.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kozlov.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kozlov manages to break the clinch.
Murth swings for the body but Kozlov moves out of range.
Kozlov throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Adam Murth is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Murth stuffs the takedown.
Murth misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kozlov will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Kozlov connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Murth drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Murth stopping the sweep attempt from Kozlov.
Murth is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Kozlov keeping moving, preventing Murth from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kozlov manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Murth manages to get himself to full guard.
Murth has a closed guard, preventing Kozlov from standing up.
Kozlov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Murth is keeping the position for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kozlov postures up.
Kozlov trying to control but Murth is working from the bottom.
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.
That's time! Murth's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Nice body punch from Murth.
Murth will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kozlov lands a nice leg kick that just misses Murth's sensitive parts.
Drago Kozlov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Murth throws a right and a left that both miss.
Murth ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Murth swinging wildly here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murth clobbers Kozlov with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Kozlov's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Murth connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kozlov scrambles back to his feet.
Murth fails with a takedown attempt.
Kozlov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Murth was well out of range. Poor timing from Kozlov.
Kozlov dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Murth. That did some damage!
Nice sprawl there from Murth as Kozlov shoots in.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kozlov lands a body shot.
Kozlov slips a jab and a cross from Murth.
Some wild striking there from Murth.
Murth with a poor takedown
and Kozlov counters with a nice leg kick.
Kozlov has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kozlov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Murth tries to circle away but Kozlov has him pinned against the cage.
Kozlov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Murth is trying to break the clinch but Kozlov has him pressed against the cage.
Murth is trying to break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murth on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kozlov blocks an uppercut.
Kozlov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kozlov tries a body shot but Murth blocks it.
Murth blocks a body shot from Kozlov.
Murth looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Murth breaks from the clinch.
Murth moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Murth rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kozlov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Drago Kozlov is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Murth rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kozlov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Murth misses with a series of wild punches.
Kozlov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Adam Murth has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murth throws a combination that misses
and Kozlov counters with a nice low kick that buckles Murth's knee momentarily.
Kozlov leaves Murth with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adam Murth. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kozlov plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Murth throws a combination that misses
letting Kozlov counter with a right hand.
Murth throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Kozlov was covering up waiting for the punch and Murth finishes the takedown easily into guard.
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 Adam Murth.
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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Drago Kozlov!
Post fight, Drago Kozlov took to the microphone: 'I'm back! And this crazy son of bitch is making a run for the title.'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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