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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Akiyo Nishiura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Kozlov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Akiyo Nishiura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ivan Kozlov!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kozlov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nishiura.
Nishiura pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nishiura missing with a left hand there. Kozlov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kozlov avoids the body shot from Nishiura.
Nishiura catches Kozlov with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Kozlov moves out of range of the body kick.
Kozlov walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Kozlov walks into a straight right hand from Nishiura.
Nishiura throws a hook but Kozlov avoids it easily.
Nishiura looks to land a body kick but Kozlov moved away.
Nishiura misses with a series of wild punches.
Nishiura misses with a hook.
Kozlov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nishiura moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kozlov doesn't manage to clinch there - Nishiura circles away.
Kozlov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nishiura.
Nishiura shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kozlov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kozlov with a hook.
Kozlov throws a sloppy head kick and Nishiura moves out of range easily.
Nishiura throws a predictable looking body shot
and Kozlov holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kozlov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nishiura swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kozlov counters with a left to the body.
Nishiura misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kozlov.
Nishiura throws a series of punches but Kozlov moves out of range.
Kozlov connects with a crisp jab.
Nishiura rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kozlov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kozlov takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nishiura throws a lazy uppercut
and Kozlov counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Nishiura lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Kozlov!
Kozlov throws a jab but it's blocked by Nishiura.
Nishiura misses with an uppercut.
Nishiura throws a shot from downtown. Kozlov moves away and avoids it.
Nishiura throws a series of punches but Kozlov avoids them all with ease.
Nishiura smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A shot to the liver by Kozlov. Beautiful body shot.
Kozlov fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nishiura is breathing heavily.
Nishiura moves out of range of the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kozlov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kozlov slips a straight right by Nishiura.
Kozlov lands with a right hand.
Kozlov misses with a hook.
Kozlov's jab looks to have found its range, popping Nishiura under the eye.
A swing and a miss from Nishiura.
Kozlov avoids the body shot from Nishiura.
Nishiura lands an overhand right.
Kozlov misses with an uppercut. Nishiura saw that one coming.
Kozlov fakes the leg kick and cracks Nishiura in the body.
Kozlov scores with a crisp jab that stopped Nishiura in his tracks.
Donk. Kozlov catches Nishiura right on the button with a cross.
Akiyo Nishiura seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nishiura swats away the attempt to clinch by Kozlov.
Nishiura avoids the body shot from Kozlov.
Nishiura moves away from the strike by Kozlov.
Kozlov connects with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kozlov tries to clinch up but Nishiura circles away and keeps his distance.
Nishiura misses with a body shot.
Kozlov misses with a head kick.
Kozlov has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Nishiura is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Nishiura swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Kozlov to counter with a crisp jab.
Kozlov bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Kozlov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kozlov takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Nishiura takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kozlov throws a head kick that half lands.
Nishiura throws a series of punches but Kozlov moves out of range.
Kozlov throws a big shot that misses.
Kozlov moves out of range of the body kick from Nishiura.
Nishiura takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nishiura doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kozlov darts in and clinches Nishiura up against the cage.
Nishiura breaks from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nishiura throws the left hand but Kozlov avoids the punch easily.
Nishiura gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Nishiura works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Nishiura walks into a straight right hand from Kozlov.
Nishiura looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kozlov on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Nishiura. Nishiura obviously looking to wear him down.
Nishiura takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Nishiura gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kozlov.
A punch combination from Nishiura misses.
Kozlov moves into the clinch.
Nishiura blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kozlov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nishiura tries to stall but Kozlov uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Good body shot from Kozlov.
Kozlov swings wildly with an uppercut but Nishiura uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kozlov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Kozlov dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kozlov sizes up Nishiura with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kozlov.
Nishiura takes a jab right on the kisser.
Kozlov scores with a punch to the head.
Kozlov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nishiura.
Kozlov defending well as Nishiura loads up on a big left hand.
Kozlov throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nishiura throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nishiura misses with a looping right.
Nishiura 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.
Kozlov tests Nishiura's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kozlov moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Kozlov is looking to clinch but Nishiura is avoiding it.
Nishiura is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kozlov moves away from the strike by Nishiura.
Kozlov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nishiura.
Kozlov tries to land a front kick but Nishiura steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kozlov throws a hook but Nishiura blocks it.
Nishiura lands a slapping body shot.
Kozlov misses with a kick to the body.
Nishiura takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kozlov with a hook.
Nishiura looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Kozlov fails to land with a series of punches.
A punch lands to the side of Nishiura 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Kozlov checks a low kick from Nishiura.
Kozlov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nishiura throws out the jab.
Nishiura moves away from the strike by Kozlov.
Nishiura scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kozlov in his tracks.
Nishiura tries to bum rush Kozlov with a series of wild strikes but Kozlov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nishiura lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kozlov circles away quickly and effectively.
Nishiura throws a nice looking combination but Kozlov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nishiura throws a shot from downtown. Kozlov moves away and avoids it.
Nishiura misses with an uppercut. Kozlov saw that one coming.
Nishiura misses with an uppercut.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kozlov lands a head kick. Nishiura smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nishiura throws a hook but Kozlov avoids it easily.
A slow jab from Nishiura misses its intended target.
Kozlov buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kozlov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nishiura misses with a two punch combination.
Kozlov throws a shot to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kozlov.
Nishiura pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kozlov slips under a jab from Nishiura.
Kozlov fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Both fighters circling a little - Kozlov finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Kozlov moves out of range as Nishiura strikes.
Kozlov connects with a leg kick. Nishiura looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kozlov scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kozlov ducks under a wild hook from Nishiura.
Nishiura shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Kozlov eats them both and turns towards Nishiura to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Kozlov.
The crowd cheers as Kozlov lands an impressive looking overhand right. Nishiura doesn't seem phased though.
Nishiura is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A jab from Kozlov finds it's way through Nishiura's defenses.
A slow jab from Nishiura misses its intended target.
Nishiura misses with a hook.
Nishiura on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kozlov forces Nishiura back against the cage and clinches.
Nishiura wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kozlov tries a body shot but Nishiura blocks it.
A short uppercut from Kozlov.
Kozlov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nishiura lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nishiura blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kozlov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nishiura takes a shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kozlov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nishiura wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kozlov lands with a short shot to the head.
Nishiura breaks the clinch.
Kozlov rushes Nishiura and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Nishiura wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kozlov lands a right hand.
Kozlov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kozlov lands a left hand.
Kozlov misses with a punch on the inside.
Kozlov has a couple of punches blocked by Nishiura.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kozlov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kozlov breaks from the clinch.
A lazy left from Kozlov finds it's target.
Nishiura keeps the fight on the outside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Kozlov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Kozlov closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Kozlov lands a nice leg kick that just misses Nishiura's sensitive parts.
Nishiura misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A head kick from Kozlov lands but Nishiura takes it in his stride.
Nishiura rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kozlov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kozlov fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Nishiura looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kozlov is looking to clinch.
Kozlov misses with a body kick.
Nishiura throws an overhand right that lands on Kozlov's shoulder, as Kozlov tries to avoid the shot.
Nishiura keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Nishiura takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Kozlov moves into the clinch successfully.
Nishiura's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kozlov rushes Nishiura and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Nishiura is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
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!
Nishiura is trying to break the clinch but Kozlov is controlling him.
Nishiura pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nishiura throws out a loose jab but Kozlov uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Nishiura.
Nice body punch from Kozlov.
Nishiura throws a body kick that misses.
Kozlov checks the leg kick.
Nishiura lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kozlov scores with the left hand. Nishiura knows he should have avoided that one.
Ivan Kozlov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kozlov connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kozlov keeps Nishiura at a distance using the push kick.
A left lands for Kozlov.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nishiura. Kozlov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kozlov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nishiura.
Nishiura throws a looping overhand right but Kozlov ducks down to avoid it.
Kozlov throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Nishiura is looking to land body kicks.
Kozlov cracks Nishiura with a right hand to the side of the head.
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!
Kozlov wants to clinch up but Nishiura keeps it at a distance.
Akiyo Nishiura has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kozlov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kozlov scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A solid body kick from Kozlov.
Kozlov goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Kozlov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kozlov slips under a jab from Nishiura.
Kozlov is looking to slow Nishiura down with leg kicks.
Nishiura pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kozlov.
Kozlov scores with a nice right hand.
That kick from Kozlov tenderised Nishiura's leg. Nishiura is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nishiura throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Kozlov with a jab.
Kozlov bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Nishiura's head.
Kozlov scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nishiura tries a head kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kozlov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nishiura paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kozlov scores with a crisp jab that stopped Nishiura in his tracks.
Nishiura tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kozlov is able to avoid easily.
Kozlov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kozlov lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nishiura tries a head kick but it misses.
Kozlov tries to close the distance and clinch but Nishiura swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kozlov fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Nishiura looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kozlov.
Kozlov connects with a good right hand that stumbles Nishiura. Nishiura circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kozlov moves out of range of the body kick from Nishiura.
Nishiura takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A slapping body kick lands there for Kozlov.
Nishiura misses with a hook
and Kozlov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kozlov scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nishiura throws a hook to the side of Kozlov's head but Kozlov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kozlov blocks a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kozlov throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Nishiura's head.
Nishiura will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Nishiura throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kozlov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kozlov blocks a jab.
Kozlov keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nishiura. Kozlov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kozlov moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kozlov ducks under a wild hook from Nishiura.
Kozlov doesn't manage to clinch there - Nishiura circles away.
Kozlov staying out of range there.
Kozlov scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Nishiura doesn't seem bothered though.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The crowd cheers as Kozlov lands an impressive looking overhand right. Nishiura doesn't seem phased though.
Nishiura takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Nishiura is rocked!
Kozlov cracks Nishiura with a good jab.
Oh Nishiura is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kozlov scores with a hook.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ivan Kozlov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kozlov has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ivan Kozlov!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Ivan Kozlov made sure he mentioned Hellbent , along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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