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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Justin Gimmick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Kozlov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Gimmick might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Six Feet Under - War Is Coming. Ivan Kozlov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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177 cm
32
169 lbs
29 - 12 - 1 |
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179 cm
28
169 lbs
16 - 9 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
29 - 12 - 1, fighting out of London, Justin Gimmick! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ivan Kozlov! The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Dillan Fox and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Kozlov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gimmick.
Kozlov tries a low kick but Gimmick avoids it. Gimmick takes one to the chin there. Kozlov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice cross by Kozlov. Gimmick misses with a low kick.
Kozlov uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Gimmick has time to react. Gimmick avoids a lazy jab quite easily. A shot to the liver by Kozlov. Beautiful body shot. Kozlov throws a jab but it's blocked by Gimmick. Gimmick looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Gimmick is rocked! This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! A telegraphed right hand from Gimmick misses the target. Kozlov moves into range and connects with a jab. Oh Gimmick is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Gimmick ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Gimmick throws a leg kick but Kozlov sees it coming and checks it nicely. Gimmick seems to have got his legs back now. Gimmick ducks under a wild hook from Kozlov. A nice combination there by Gimmick.
It looks like Ivan Kozlov has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round. Gimmick misses with a low kick.
Kozlov moves away from the strike by Gimmick. Kozlov ducks under a wild hook from Gimmick. Kozlov misses with a straight right. Kozlov throws an overhand right that lands on Gimmick's shoulder, as Gimmick tries to avoid the shot. Ivan Kozlov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Kozlov lands with a shot to the body. Gimmick misses the jab. Kozlov is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot. Gimmick walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head. Gimmick slips under a jab from Kozlov. Kozlov walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Gimmick checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side. Kozlov throws a jab but it's blocked by Gimmick. Kozlov lands a glancing blow to the side of Gimmick's head. Gimmick changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Kozlov ducks right into an uppercut from Gimmick.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Kozlov throws a hook but Gimmick blocks it. Kozlov fakes a jab and then connects with a hook. Gimmick tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kozlov was well out of range. Poor timing from Gimmick. Kozlov scores with a hook to the body. Gimmick takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. Gimmick clinches up with Kozlov and pushes him back against the cage. Kozlov lands a hook that snaps the head of Gimmick backwards. Kozlov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. A head punch blocked on the inside by Gimmick. Still in the clinch, Gimmick scores with a nice short uppercut. Kozlov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gimmick's elbow. Kozlov lands a shot to the body. Kozlov swings wildly with an uppercut but Gimmick uses good head movement to avoid it. Gimmick swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kozlov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gimmick is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kozlov is keeping busy. Gimmick is trying to break the clinch but Kozlov has him pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Kozlov prevents a body shot from Gimmick. Gimmick has had enough of the clinch but Kozlov keeps him there for the moment. Gimmick pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Kozlov looks to land a combination. Gimmick sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots. Kozlov throws an overhand right that lands on Gimmick's shoulder, as Gimmick tries to avoid the shot. Kozlov has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kozlov is leaning against Gimmick and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. Kozlov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Kozlov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gimmick trying to control the position but instead, Kozlov has worked for underhooks and has pushed Gimmick into the cage. Kozlov lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kozlov lands with a short shot to the head. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Kozlov stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Gimmick wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Gimmick breaks the clinch.
Gimmick misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Gimmick throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kozlov stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. Kozlov misses with a hook. Kozlov lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw. Kozlov throws a lazy uppercut
and Gimmick counters with a thumping low kick. Kozlov is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Gimmick had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté. Kozlov misses with a hook. Gimmick ducked under it nicely. Kozlov tries to clinch up. Gimmick is looking to slow Kozlov down with leg kicks. Gimmick keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kozlov throws a jab when Gimmick was well out of range. Kozlov is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot. Kozlov digs a good body shot into Gimmick's ribs. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Kozlov throws out a loose jab but Gimmick uses good head movement to avoid it. Kozlov jabbing away but nothing is landing. Kozlov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kozlov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Kozlov dominated that round. The cut man is working on Ivan Kozlov's cut. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kozlov darts in and out, connecting with a jab. Kozlov staying out of range there. Kozlov connects with a nice looking jab.
Gimmick misses the jab. Gimmick lunges at Kozlov with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kozlov's hand. Kozlov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gimmick. A slapping leg kick lands for Kozlov.
Kozlov lands with a straight right. Gimmick didn't see that one coming. Gimmick scores with a jab to the jaw. Kozlov cracks Gimmick with a good jab. Gimmick walks straight into a right hand from Kozlov - that's dropped him! Kozlov jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Gimmick from any more punishment! Gimmick complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Ivan Kozlov! Our winner, Ivan Kozlov, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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