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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jarred Rose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Krokodil Zelenij (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zelenij is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Eminem - Evil Deeds. This should be fireworks!
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220 lbs
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219 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jarred Rose!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Krokodil Zelenij!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Russell Pearce and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zelenij lands a slapping body shot.
Rose misses with a series of wild punches.
Rose misses with a series of wild punches.
Zelenij swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Zelenij throws a head kick that half lands.
Zelenij fails to land the takedown.
Rose shoots in for a takedown but Zelenij shows good takedown defense.
Rose ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rose misses with a few strikes there.
Zelenij throws a hook but Rose avoids it easily.
A leg kick checked by Rose.
Rose closes the distance and clinches.
Zelenij misses with a knee to the head.
Zelenij can't find room to land a body shot as Rose controls the action.
Rose jumps guard.
Rose trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Zelenij looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rose working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Zelenij.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rose working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Zelenij.
Rose 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.
Rose 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.
Zelenij stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rose swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Zelenij trying to control the position from guard on top but Rose is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Zelenij throws a strike but Rose rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Rose wants to control from the top but Zelenij keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rose missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Zelenij looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Rose trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zelenij keeping moving, preventing Rose from controlling successfully.
Zelenij is looking for a triangle but Rose pushes his legs off easily.
Rose postures up in Zelenij's guard and throws a big left but Zelenij blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rose loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Rose in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Rose missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Rose postures up and lands a big shot to Zelenij's brow.
Rose throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Zelenij works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Zelenij keeping moving, preventing Rose from controlling successfully.
Zelenij avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zelenij controls Rose momentarily but Rose frees himself.
Rose lands a couple of digs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jarred Rose will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Rose looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rose misses with a wild body shot.
Zelenij on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Zelenij ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Zelenij throws a jab when Rose was well out of range.
Rose moves in looking to clinch but Zelenij pushes him off.
No luck for Rose with that takedown attempt.
Zelenij fails with an attempt to clinch.
Zelenij tries to move into range but Rose moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zelenij shoots in for a double leg but Rose sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Zelenij fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Zelenij throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rose scores a takedown into full mount!
Rose looking to finish with strikes here!
Rose looking to finish with strikes here!
Rose is landing with some decent strikes but Zelenij is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zelenij is wriggling around trying to escape.
Zelenij is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Zelenij manages to regain half guard. Good work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rose throwing shots but Zelenij is blocking nicely.
Rose is trying to control the action in half guard but Zelenij is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Rose not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Rose not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Rose throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rose with the ground and pound but Zelenij uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Rose passes into half guard.
Rose seems to be looking for submissions.
Zelenij is trying to maintain the position but Rose is very close to passing his half guard.
Zelenij keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Rose sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Zelenij defending well though.
Rose throws a strike but Zelenij avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Rose is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zelenij trying to keep a closed guard but Rose is proving a slippery customer.
Rose missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rose accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jarred Rose overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rose working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Zelenij throws his legs up looking for a submission but Rose uses it to pass to side control.
Rose looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Zelenij is avoiding damage well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rose is chipping away with strikes.
Zelenij tries to buck Rose off but Rose is having none of it.
Zelenij is not content to let Rose control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jarred Rose dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Rose attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Zelenij showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rose.
Rose takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rose defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Zelenij.
Rose tries to clinch but Zelenij is having none of it.
Rose misses with a double jab
enabling Zelenij to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Zelenij doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Zelenij creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Zelenij softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short right from Zelenij.
The referee is keeping an eye on Rose - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Zelenij pushes Rose back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zelenij misses with the head strike.
Zelenij lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Zelenij gets underhooks to prevent Rose's takedown attempt.
Zelenij lands a hook to the side of the head.
Zelenij misses with the head strike.
Zelenij throws a punch but it's blocked by Rose.
Zelenij misses with a short punch on the inside.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Rose taking a breather.
Zelenij digs a right hand into Rose's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rose's gas tank.
Rose tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Zelenij smiles and moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Zelenij.
Zelenij lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Rose attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Rose swats away the attempt to clinch by Zelenij.
Rose checks a leg kick nicely.
Rose throws a jab when Zelenij was well out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rose looks to throw the jab but Zelenij is out of range.
Krokodil Zelenij seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zelenij wants to land a leg kick but Rose is out of range.
Rose drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Rose postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Zelenij has his foot on Rose's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Rose works his way back into a safe position though.
Zelenij keeping moving, preventing Rose from controlling successfully.
Rose got a little sloppy there for a moment and Zelenij has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Rose has managed to get both his arms back between Zelenij's legs - danger averted.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rose trying to control the position from guard on top but Zelenij is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Krokodil Zelenij really dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Zelenij slips a jab from Rose.
Zelenij tests Rose's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rose looks to throw the jab but Zelenij is out of range.
Zelenij throws a hook to the side of Rose's head but Rose sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zelenij delivers a nice body kick.
Zelenij fails with a takedown attempt.
Rose pushes Zelenij up against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zelenij drops down looking for an ankle pick but Rose pulls his leg out and moves away.
Zelenij throws a leg kick but Rose moved away.
Rose throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rose tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Zelenij paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Zelenij throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rose stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rose blocks a head kick by Zelenij.
Zelenij walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Zelenij looks for the body kick but Rose saw that one coming.
Rose throws a hook but Zelenij avoids it easily.
A big left from Rose misses.
Zelenij jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Zelenij keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A jab from Zelenij finds it's way through Rose's defenses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zelenij clinches up with Rose and pushes him back against the cage.
Zelenij misses with a hook from the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Zelenij.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Zelenij tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rose escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Zelenij scores with a body shot.
Zelenij tries to close the distance and clinch but Rose swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zelenij looks for the body kick but Rose saw that one coming.
Zelenij leaves Rose with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Rose looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Zelenij is fending him off so far but Rose persists. Nope, Zelenij circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jarred Rose. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rose closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Zelenij misses with a body kick.
Zelenij throws a looping overhand right but Rose ducks down to avoid it.
Zelenij misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Krokodil Zelenij dominated that fourth round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Zelenij dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rose misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Rose moves out of range of the body kick from Zelenij.
Jarred Rose is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rose slips a jab from Zelenij.
Rose avoids the head kick by Zelenij.
Rose shoots in looking for a takedown. Zelenij tries to sprawl out of it but Rose keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Zelenij manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Rose shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jarred Rose. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Zelenij.
Zelenij lands with a right hand.
Rose drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Rose trying to control the position from guard on top but Zelenij is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rose throwing strikes but missing.
Rose throws a big right hand that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rose trying to control the position from guard on top but Zelenij is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rose trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Rose postures up.
Zelenij keeping moving, preventing Rose from controlling successfully.
Zelenij has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Rose should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Zelenij has tightened it up now! Rose should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 5, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Krokodil Zelenij!
Krokodil Zelenij is the new light heavyweight champion!
Krokodil Zelenij very nearly forgot to thank {xXx} iFight Nut. Energy Recovery 160 $55 amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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