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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Igor Kozlov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raheem Sterling (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Igor Kozlov has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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130 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Igor Kozlov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Raheem Sterling!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Viktor Lagutenko and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kozlov tries to close the distance and clinch but Sterling swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kozlov tries to clinch up
so Sterling counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Sterling passes Kozlov's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Sterling throwing shots but Kozlov is blocking nicely.
Kozlov wants to control but Sterling is keeping busy.
Sterling wants to stand up but Kozlov is controlling the position.
Sterling is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Sterling is thwarting Kozlov's attempts to control the position.
Kozlov tries to roll over but Sterling keeps him under control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sterling is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Raheem Sterling wasn't active enough on the ground.
Kozlov misses with a looping left.
Kozlov throws a shot from downtown. Sterling moves away and avoids it.
Sterling swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kozlov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sterling slips under a jab from Kozlov.
Sterling keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kozlov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sterling moves into range and clinches up with Kozlov.
Sterling pulls guard successfully.
Kozlov trying to control the position from guard on top but Sterling is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kozlov sitting in guard here, content to control.
Kozlov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sterling is keeping the position for now.
Kozlov is working hard here to advance position.
Sterling trying to control the position.
Sterling has control of Kozlov's left arm, preventing Kozlov from doing any damage.
Raheem Sterling has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Sterling moves away from the strike by Kozlov.
Sterling throws a leg kick which misses Kozlov's front leg but catches the back leg as Kozlov tries to avoid it.
Sterling on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kozlov lands a nice hook to Sterling's body. Sterling takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sterling looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kozlov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kozlov throws a nice looking combination but Sterling bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sterling displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kozlov throws out the jab.
Kozlov scores with the left hand. Sterling knows he should have avoided that one.
Kozlov tries to clinch up
and Sterling counters with a takedown into side control.
Sterling looks gassed!
Sterling is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Kozlov has escaped the position, nice work there.
Kozlov struggling a bit here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sterling in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Kozlov is trying to control Sterling's posture but Sterling avoids it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sterling is trying to ground and pound but Kozlov uses the momentary lack of control by Sterling to regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raheem Sterling dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Sterling misses with a wild body shot.
Sterling closes the distance and clinches.
Sterling is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Sterling gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Kozlov regains guard.
Kozlov is looking for a triangle but Sterling pushes his legs off easily.
Sterling stopping the sweep attempt from Kozlov.
Sterling wants to control from the top but Kozlov keeps moving.
Kozlov looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Sterling decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Kozlov, up you get!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sterling moves away from the strike by Kozlov.
Sterling looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Kozlov is trying to maintain the position but Sterling is very close to passing his half guard.
Sterling wants to control but Kozlov is keeping him busy.
Sterling is breathing heavily.
Kozlov works his way to full guard. Good work.
Sterling stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kozlov swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kozlov keeping moving, preventing Sterling from controlling successfully.
Kozlov working for a triangle but Sterling defends it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kozlov trying to control the position.
Sterling controls from within his opponent's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Raheem Sterling wasn't active enough on the ground.
Sterling uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kozlov.
Sterling defending well as Kozlov loads up on a big left hand.
Kozlov lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Kozlov.
Kozlov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A head kick misses from Sterling.
Kozlov throws out a powerful jab.
Igor Kozlov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice sprawl there from Kozlov as Sterling shoots in.
Sterling avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Raheem Sterling is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sterling swats away the attempt to clinch by Kozlov.
Kozlov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kozlov jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Sterling on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kozlov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sterling gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sterling fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Kozlov uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Sterling takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Sterling 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 lunges at Sterling with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Sterling's hand.
Kozlov tries to clinch but Sterling is having none of it.
A lazy left from Kozlov finds it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kozlov. Sterling does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kozlov lands with a good body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kozlov fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Sterling on the side of the head.
Kozlov misses the shot to the body.
Kozlov's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sterling under the eye.
Kozlov connects with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Igor Kozlov dominated that second round.
That's time! Kozlov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Kozlov scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Sterling slips under a jab from Kozlov.
Sterling looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Kozlov has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Sterling is working away from the top position though.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Sterling lands a nice short elbow.
Kozlov actively working from the bottom here.
Sterling wants to take a breather but Kozlov is having none of it.
Sterling gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sterling closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Kozlov scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sterling is looking to take this one to the mat.
Sterling misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kozlov.
Kozlov is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Sterling pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Sterling prevents a body shot from Kozlov.
Sterling fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Kozlov tries for a takedown. No joy.
Kozlov is trying to drag Sterling to the mat but Sterling just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Igor Kozlov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sterling fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Sterling struggles to land a body shot inside as Kozlov controls his hands.
Kozlov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Sterling slowing the pace effectively.
Sterling misses with the head strike.
Kozlov has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Sterling is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Sterling jumps guard but Kozlov turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Kozlov lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sterling tries to pull guard but Kozlov won't allow it.
Kozlov wants to take the fight to the mat but Sterling manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Kozlov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kozlov is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Sterling gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sterling pulls guard.
Kozlov tries to free his leg and advance position but Sterling is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sterling working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kozlov doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kozlov manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Kozlov trying to control the position from guard on top but Sterling is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kozlov postures up.
Sterling really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kozlov. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Sterling looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Kozlov wants to control from the top but Sterling keeps moving.
Kozlov avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sterling not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kozlov wants to control from the top but Sterling keeps moving.
Kozlov drops back looking for a leg! Sterling is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Sterling manages to kick Kozlov off! Kozlov jumps back into Sterling's guard.
Sterling has his foot on Kozlov's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Kozlov works his way back into a safe position though.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kozlov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sterling is keeping the position for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Raheem Sterling comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Sterling 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Raheem Sterling!
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energy
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RATING
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