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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Igor Kotzlowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Igor Kotzlowski has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Igor Kotzlowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anderson Silva!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kotzlowski bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Kotzlowski stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Kotzlowski fails with an attempt to clinch.
Silva closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Kotzlowski to the mat! Kotzlowski manages to get full guard.
Silva slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Kotzlowski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva looking to pass the guard.
Kotzlowski looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Igor Kotzlowski just wasn't active enough.
Kotzlowski feints and as Silva raises his hands in defense, Kotzlowski changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kotzlowski wants to get up but he can't break Silva's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Kotzlowski controls from within his opponent's guard.
Kotzlowski looking to pass the guard.
Kotzlowski connects with a couple of short punches.
Kotzlowski trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kotzlowski wants to stand and escape but instead Silva has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Kotzlowski thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Kotzlowski utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kotzlowski wants to stand up but Silva is controlling him.
Silva showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Silva stops Kotzlowski from standing up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva looking to pass the guard.
Silva not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Anderson Silva was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Kotzlowski fails with an attempt to clinch.
Silva throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kotzlowski's waist but Kotzlowski gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Silva off to one side.
Silva gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Silva fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kotzlowski cracks the inside of Silva's front leg.
Nice takedown defense from Kotzlowski. No joy for Silva on that attempt.
Igor Kotzlowski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anderson Silva.
Silva moves into range and clinches up with Kotzlowski.
Silva looks gassed!
Silva is trying to push Kotzlowski away but Kotzlowski has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kotzlowski digs a right hand into Silva's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Silva's gas tank.
Kotzlowski working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kotzlowski lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Kotzlowski blocks with his arms.
Silva is trying to stall.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Anderson Silva has been cut.
Kotzlowski tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Kotzlowski lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Igor Kotzlowski dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Anderson Silva's cut.
That's time! Kotzlowski's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kotzlowski forces Silva back against the cage and clinches.
Silva fails to pull guard.
Silva being controlled against the cage.
Kotzlowski decides to pull guard.
Kotzlowski keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
Kotzlowski is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kotzlowski 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.
Kotzlowski is pulling down on Silva's head. It's preventing any offense from Silva, at least for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Silva gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Kotzlowski trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kotzlowski stands and steps away. Silva gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Silva with a poor takedown
and Kotzlowski counters with a one-two to the body.
Kotzlowski closes the distance and pushes Silva back into the cage.
Kotzlowski jumps guard and drags Silva to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kotzlowski being controlled here, momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kotzlowski wriggles free and stands up.
Silva shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kotzlowski as he jumps to the side.
Igor Kotzlowski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anderson Silva.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Kotzlowski scores a takedown into full mount!
Kotzlowski jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Silva manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Kotzlowski tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva is looking for a sweep.
You can see the frustration on Silva's face as Kotzlowski controls the position.
Kotzlowski thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Silva wants to control but Kotzlowski postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kotzlowski wants to control but Silva is keeping him busy.
A lull in the action here.
Silva is looking to regain half guard here but Kotzlowski keeps moving and retains side control.
Silva is trying to control Kotzlowski's posture but Kotzlowski avoids it.
Kotzlowski postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kotzlowski decides to stand back up.
Kotzlowski shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Silva sprawls well. Silva wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Kotzlowski gets slowly back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Igor Kotzlowski dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Anderson Silva's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Silva forces Kotzlowski back against the cage and clinches.
Silva tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Kotzlowski digs a right hand into Silva's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Silva's gas tank.
Silva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Silva has his takedown stuffed
and Kotzlowski counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Kotzlowski closes the distance and pushes Silva back into the cage.
Silva tries to score a body lock takedown but Kotzlowski shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Igor Kotzlowski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anderson Silva.
Kotzlowski ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Kotzlowski no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Kotzlowski looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Silva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
We're going to have a standup here because Igor Kotzlowski wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Kotzlowski rushes Silva and presses him up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kotzlowski just misses with a elbow thrown towards Silva's brow.
Kotzlowski leaning his opponent against the cage.
Silva misses with the head strike.
Silva looking for a takedown.
Kotzlowski lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
A short left from Kotzlowski.
Kotzlowski lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Silva jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kotzlowski walks away with a smile on his face. Silva gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Kotzlowski feints and as Silva raises his hands in defense, Kotzlowski changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Kotzlowski stopping the sweep attempt from Silva.
Kotzlowski lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kotzlowski is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Kotzlowski works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Kotzlowski sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Kotzlowski works his way into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kotzlowski decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Kotzlowski is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Silva can do to turn this around?
Kotzlowski gets the takedown into side control.
Kotzlowski has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Igor Kotzlowski is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kotzlowski content just to control the position here.
Kotzlowski's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
And that's the end of the fight!
Igor Kotzlowski showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kotzlowski has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Igor Kotzlowski!
Igor Kotzlowski made sure to mention his sponsor, Steel Penn's Laundry 93% in his post fight interview.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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