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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Igor Kotzlowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cowboy Henry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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190 lbs
7 - 8 - 0 |
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185 lbs
16 - 12 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
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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
7 - 8 - 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
16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Cowboy Henry!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Ivan Kurochkin and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henry gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Kotzlowski postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Henry is pulling down on Kotzlowski's head. It's preventing any offense from Kotzlowski, at least for the moment.
Kotzlowski trying to control but Henry is working from the bottom.
Henry wants to stand and escape but Kotzlowski is having none of it.
Henry avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Henry can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Kotzlowski controls the pace.
Kotzlowski throwing strikes but missing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kotzlowski trying to control the position from guard on top but Henry is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Igor Kotzlowski has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Nice uppercut lands for Henry. That snapped Kotzlowski's head back.
Kotzlowski lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Kotzlowski is defended easily by Henry.
Henry throws a poor cross that misses
and Kotzlowski counters with a single leg into guard. Henry didn't expect that.
Henry is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Kotzlowski is controlling him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kotzlowski throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Henry works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kotzlowski wants to control from the top but Henry keeps moving.
Kotzlowski throwing strikes from guard but Henry blocks nicely.
Kotzlowski stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Henry swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kotzlowski is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Kotzlowski wants to get up but he can't break Henry's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kotzlowski postures up in Henry's guard and throws a big left but Henry blocks it.
Kotzlowski missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kotzlowski preventing the sweep.
Kotzlowski drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Henry manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Kotzlowski has Henry in his guard.
Henry lands a couple of elbows.
Henry is looking to work some ground and pound but Kotzlowski has wrist control.
Henry throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kotzlowski works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Henry throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kotzlowski working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Henry.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kotzlowski utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Henry lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Henry landing with the ground and pound.
Henry working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Henry loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Henry accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kotzlowski avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Henry stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kotzlowski swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Henry throws a big elbow that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Henry accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Henry working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
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 Igor Kotzlowski will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Henry shoots in for a double leg but Kotzlowski sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Nice takedown defense from Henry. No joy for Kotzlowski on that attempt.
Henry swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kotzlowski tries to close the distance and clinch up but Henry swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Henry moves into the clinch successfully.
Kotzlowski keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Henry's efforts to push away.
Henry drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Kotzlowski gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Henry breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Henry throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Kotzlowski was covering up waiting for the punch and Henry finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Kotzlowski bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Henry's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kotzlowski wants to control from the top but Henry keeps moving.
Kotzlowski throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Henry works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kotzlowski wants to control from the top but Henry keeps moving.
Kotzlowski trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kotzlowski missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kotzlowski postures up in Henry's guard and throws a big left but Henry blocks it.
Henry trying to keep a closed guard but Kotzlowski is proving a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kotzlowski trying to control but Henry is working from the bottom.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Kotzlowski forces his way into half guard.
Kotzlowski not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Kotzlowski working over Henry with some ground and pound. Henry looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Kotzlowski tries to pass the half guard into mount. Henry knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Kotzlowski trying to control the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henry is refusing to be controlled, as Kotzlowski sits in half guard.
Henry is looking to improve his position.
Kotzlowski stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Henry to get to his feet.
Kotzlowski shoots and misses
and Henry counters by clinching up.
Henry escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kotzlowski with a lazy takedown attempt
and Kotzlowski takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Igor Kotzlowski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kotzlowski displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Henry.
Henry lands a glancing blow to the side of Kotzlowski's head.
Kotzlowski has a takedown stuffed.
Henry circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nice takedown defense from Henry. No joy for Kotzlowski on that attempt.
Kotzlowski throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Henry tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Kotzlowski is in Henry's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kotzlowski throwing strikes but missing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kotzlowski stopping the sweep attempt from Henry.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Igor Kotzlowski dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Kotzlowski uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Henry.
Kotzlowski shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Henry as he jumps to the side.
Henry connects with the punch.
Kotzlowski has Henry up against the cage in a clinch.
Henry tries to break free but Kotzlowski pushes him back against the cage.
Henry working hard to break the clinch.
Kotzlowski keeps control of Henry as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kotzlowski keeps control of Henry as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Henry working hard to break the clinch.
Kotzlowski is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henry has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kotzlowski pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Henry tries to circle away but Kotzlowski has him pinned against the cage.
Henry is trying to push Kotzlowski away but Kotzlowski has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Henry breaks from the clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Henry. Those never looked like landing.
Igor Kotzlowski is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kotzlowski closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Kotzlowski looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Henry won't allow Kotzlowski to pass to mount.
Henry is staying active underneath Kotzlowski, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Henry slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Henry takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kotzlowski loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Cowboy Henry has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kotzlowski is looking to advance position but Henry has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Henry scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Kotzlowski?
Henry landing strikes from the mount.
Henry with shots to the head and body - Kotzlowski looks very uncomfortable down there.
Henry landing strikes from the mount.
Kotzlowski throwing hammer fists to the chest of Henry. What's that going to do exactly?
Henry working Kotzlowski over with strikes here.
Igor Kotzlowski overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henry landing shots from mount.
Kotzlowski is rocked!
Kotzlowski takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Henry's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cowboy Henry!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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