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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tsuyoshi Kohsaka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Milodrag Karadgich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Karadgich has chosen 50 Cent - Many men as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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135 lbs
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Good wrestling
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tsuyoshi Kohsaka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Milodrag Karadgich!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Fedor Mirinova and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karadgich is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Karadgich throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kohsaka.
Karadgich wants to clinch up but Kohsaka keeps it at a distance.
Karadgich tries to clinch but Kohsaka moves out of range.
Kohsaka feints and as Karadgich raises his hands in defense, Kohsaka changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Kohsaka throws and elbow that misses. Karadgich uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Kohsaka's guard. Nice move by Karadgich!
Karadgich wants to get up but he can't break Kohsaka's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Kohsaka looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Karadgich has picked Kohsaka up and slammed him! Kohsaka can't keep hold of the triangle and Karadgich manages to pass to side control!
Kohsaka tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Karadgich is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Karadgich tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kohsaka is trying to improve his position.
Kohsaka is working hard here to advance position.
Kohsaka tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Karadgich presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Kohsaka on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Kohsaka tries to get out of the position.
Karadgich wants to get back to his feet but Kohsaka is holding on tight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kohsaka slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Kohsaka looking for submissions off his back.
Kohsaka looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Kohsaka looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Kohsaka wants to get back to full guard but Karadgich has mounted him!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kohsaka keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Kohsaka is trying to reverse the position but instead Karadgich has taken his back - oops!
Kohsaka is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Kohsaka manages to reverse the position and now he's in Karadgich's guard. Nice work there by Kohsaka.
Kohsaka throws a big right hand that misses.
Kohsaka postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kohsaka throws a big right hand that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karadgich is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Kohsaka is controlling him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Karadgich looks gassed!
Karadgich preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Karadgich preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Karadgich preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kohsaka stands up over Karadgich, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kohsaka accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kohsaka postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kohsaka scoring with punches to the head and body.
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!
Kohsaka works over Karadgich with some ground and pound from guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tsuyoshi Kohsaka dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kohsaka gets a takedown into half guard.
Tsuyoshi Kohsaka overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kohsaka throwing shots but Karadgich is blocking nicely.
Kohsaka tries to pass the half guard into mount. Karadgich knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Kohsaka is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Karadgich defends it well.
Kohsaka misses with a head shot. Karadgich uses the momentum to regain guard.
Kohsaka trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kohsaka landing some decent shots from guard.
Kohsaka throwing strikes from guard but Karadgich blocks nicely.
Kohsaka postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Karadgich working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kohsaka.
Kohsaka is looking to work some ground and pound but Karadgich has wrist control.
Kohsaka tries to free his leg and advance position but Karadgich is retaining full guard.
Karadgich preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karadgich is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Kohsaka is controlling him.
Karadgich is breathing heavily.
Kohsaka drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Karadgich dives on top into guard.
Kohsaka looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Karadgich has picked Kohsaka up and slammed him! Kohsaka can't keep hold of the triangle and Karadgich manages to pass to side control!
Kohsaka tries to buck Karadgich off but Karadgich is having none of it.
Kohsaka looking for a sweep but Karadgich has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Kohsaka sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kohsaka gets back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kohsaka is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Karadgich defends well.
Kohsaka looking to hit a scissor sweep but Karadgich is one step ahead there.
Karadgich must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Kohsaka working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Karadgich doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Karadgich manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Kohsaka has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Kohsaka is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kohsaka looking for a guillotine here but Karadgich defends easily.
Kohsaka has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Karadgich can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kohsaka working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Karadgich doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Kohsaka is tightening it up a little... Karadgich has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Karadgich reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Karadgich taps out! Nice BJJ there by Kohsaka!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Tsuyoshi Kohsaka!
A very excited looking Tsuyoshi Kohsaka made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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