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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Igor Glozman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keith Green (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Glozman kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is enae Volare Mezzo. Green has chosen Supersonic - Jamiroquai as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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177 cm
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190 lbs
24 - 8 - 0 |
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187 cm
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194 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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
24 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Igor Glozman! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Keith Green! The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Marco Blurström and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Glozman bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Green takes the fight into the clinch. Glozman works on Green's body with a couple of short punches. Nice body punch from Green - that landed with a thud.
A short body shot lands from Glozman as the two fighters clinch.
Green lands a body punch in the clinch. Glozman missing with knees to the body.
Green tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Glozman throws a head punch that misses. Glozman throws an elbow that misses.
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! Green has a couple of punches blocked by Glozman.
Green pushes off an throws an elbow but Glozman leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage. Green lands with a short shot to the head. Green lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Glozman lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Green backwards. Glozman managing to block the knees to the body from Green.
Glozman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Green is defending well for now. Glozman is trying to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round. Glozman putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Green in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body. Glozman lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Green. Green tries to land knees in the clinch but Glozman avoids the damage to the body. Green throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Glozman blocks it with crossed arms. Glozman misses with a knee strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Glozman creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Green lands with a right to the head. Green tries to land knees in the clinch but Glozman avoids the damage to the body. Green misses with some punches.
Glozman lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Glozman lands with a short shot to the head. Green lands a body punch in the clinch. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Knees to the body from Green.
Green misses with a hook to the ribs.
Glozman wants to stall.
Glozman misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Green lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Glozman backwards. Green blocks an uppercut.
Green misses with a short punch on the inside. Glozman has a couple of punches blocked by Green.
A left hand lands to the body for Green.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Glozman creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Glozman misses with a hook from the clinch. Glozman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Glozman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Green goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Green misses with a short punch on the inside. Glozman lands with a right to the head. A head punch on the inside from Green fails to land. Green doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Green with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Green scores a nice knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Green doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Glozman misses with a knee strike.
Green doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Glozman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Green. An uppercut to the body lands inside from Glozman. Green misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Glozman.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Green. Glozman softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Glozman lands a shoulder strike. Glozman lands with a short shot to the head. Glozman lands a shot to the body. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Glozman lands a right hand. Glozman looking to stall.
Glozman misses with an elbow strike.
Glozman lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Green throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Glozman blocks it with crossed arms. Green misses with a punch on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Green as Glozman tries to tie him up. Glozman lands a body shot. Green throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Glozman blocks it with crossed arms. Glozman working some nice short punches in the clinch. Green blocks an elbow strike. Glozman comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Keith Green has been cut. Glozman misses with a hook from the clinch. Green misses with a body punch.
Glozman working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Glozman controlling the action here for a moment.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Green blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now. Glozman slowing the pace effectively. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Igor Glozman dominated that round. The cut man is working on Keith Green's cut. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Glozman takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming. Glozman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Green was well out of range. Poor timing from Glozman. A jab from Green does it's job there. Green chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Glozman avoids the head kick by Green.
Glozman lands a jab to Green's midsection. Glozman lands a jab. Glozman moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Green misses with a body kick. Green throws a half hearted mid kick. Glozman takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Green avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A nice inside leg kick there by Glozman. That's going to slow Green down. Green misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round. Green misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Glozman.
Glozman takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. Green ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Glozman moves away. Nice straight punches there by Glozman. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Glozman. Keith Green is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Glozman with a body punch. A glancing blow. Glozman jabbing away but nothing is landing. Green drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles. Glozman tried to score with a low kick but Green checks it. Green takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Green throws a solid leg kick but Glozman takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Green. Glozman throws a push kick but Green slaps the foot to one side. Glozman feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Green's calf. Green instigates a clinch. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Still in the clinch, Glozman scores with a nice short uppercut. Igor Glozman has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Glozman misses with the head strike.
Glozman trying to control the position but instead, Green has worked for underhooks and has pushed Glozman into the cage. Glozman tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Green using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Glozman has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Green blocking some punches.
Green missing with knees to the body.
Glozman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Green stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. Glozman prevents a body shot from Green. Green lands a body punch. Green misses with a knee strike.
Green misses with a punch to the body.
Glozman comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Green struggles to land a body shot inside as Glozman controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Glozman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Glozman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Green scores with a shot to the side of Glozman's head. Glozman lands an elbow that stopped Green in his tracks for a moment. Glozman tries a body shot but Green blocks it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Glozman. Glozman is looking to control Green's arms but Green gets an underhook and turns him. Now Glozman has his back to the cage. Glozman tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Green's elbow. Green with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Green looking to throw knees to the head but Glozman is blocking nicely.
Glozman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Green blocks an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Glozman. Green tries to throw a body punch but Glozman avoids it by throwing Green back against the cage. Green is pressed up against the cage. Glozman has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Green down to the mat. Green avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance. Crunch! Green slams his shin into Glozman's torso.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Green closes the distance and clinches. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Glozman tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Green pushes Glozman back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. Green tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Glozman's elbow. Glozman works on Green's body with a couple of short punches. Glozman misses with a punch on the inside.
Knees to the body from Green.
Glozman throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. Glozman makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Glozman tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Green working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Green misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Green avoiding damage as Glozman throws knees to the body.
Green tries a body shot but Glozman blocks it.
Green doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Glozman trying to control the position but instead, Green has worked for underhooks and has pushed Glozman into the cage. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Igor Glozman will probably get the nod. The cut man is working on Keith Green's cut. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Green leaves Glozman with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt. Green thumps Glozman with a low kick. Green cracks Glozman with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
It looks like Igor Glozman has been cut. Glozman misses with a low kick.
Glozman tries to clinch up. Glozman takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor. Glozman jabs Green to the body, keeping him at a distance. Glozman looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Green is fending him off so far but Glozman persists. Nope, Green circles away and we're back to standing. Glozman takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. Glozman misses the shot to the body. Glozman throws out a loose jab but Green uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round. Glozman scores with a jab. Green misses with a looping left. Green blocks a head kick by Glozman.
Green throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Glozman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A head kick by Glozman misses and Green counters with a body kick that stops Glozman in his tracks momentarily. Green lands with a cross. Green lands a jab to the nose. Green explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work. Glozman scores with a sloppy right hand. Green should have avoided that one. Green moves away from the strike by Glozman. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Green closes the distance and pushes Glozman back into the cage. Glozman gets through Green's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Green misses with a hook to the ribs.
Green missing with knees to the body.
Green blocks an elbow strike from Glozman.
Glozman lands an uppercut. A short uppercut from Green. Come on Green - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Glozman lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Green tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Green taking a breather. Green has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight. Glozman has Green pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Glozman pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Green tumbling to the mat - Glozman dives into Green's guard. Green is pulling down on Glozman's head. It's preventing any offense from Glozman, at least for the moment. Glozman stops Green from standing up. Keith Green has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round. Green wants to sweep here but Glozman controlling him for the moment. Glozman postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head. Glozman sitting in guard, not really doing much. Glozman throws an elbow that misses. Green uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Glozman's guard. Nice move by Green! Green wants to stand and escape but instead Glozman has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Glozman trying to control the position from guard on top but Green is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Glozman 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. Glozman is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Green is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him. Green is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive. Green is looking to stand up but Glozman isn't so interested in that idea. Green has Glozman pulled in close to control his posture. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Glozman trying to control the position from guard on top but Green is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that's the end of the fight! I would just about give that final round to Keith Green. I think Glozman has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28 Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29 Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Igor Glozman! Igor Glozman really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that SPARTA FIGHTWARE-GTI logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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