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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Charles Cozad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roman Strugalsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Strugalsky's choice of entrance music: Muay Thai. Roman Strugalsky has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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160 lbs
14 - 11 - 2 |
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170 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Charles Cozad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Roman Strugalsky!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Albert Achterberg and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cozad lands a jab.
Strugalsky tries to clinch
and Cozad counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Strugalsky looks to clinch
and Cozad counters with a series of strikes. Strugalsky will be more careful next time no doubt.
Strugalsky tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cozad fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Strugalsky, pushing him back against the cage.
Cozad has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Cozad pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Strugalsky tries to close the distance and clinch but Cozad swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Strugalsky tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Cozad counters with a lovely straight right hand!
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!
Strugalsky tries to clinch up but Cozad circles away and keeps his distance.
Cozad tries a head kick but it misses.
Cozad lands a nice leg kick that just misses Strugalsky's sensitive parts.
Strugalsky tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Cozad counters with a series of strikes. Strugalsky will be more careful next time no doubt.
Cozad circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cozad fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Strugalsky wants to clinch
and Cozad counters with a crisp one two that drops Strugalsky! Cozad thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Strugalsky to his feet! Strugalsky is in big trouble!
Strugalsky is rocked!
Cozad lands a nice looking body kick.
Cozad gets a clinch.
Cozad lands a left hand that snaps the head of Strugalsky backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strugalsky keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Cozad's efforts to push away.
Cozad blocks the elbow strike.
Cozad breaks from the clinch.
Roman Strugalsky seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Strugalsky tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Strugalsky tries to clinch but Cozad moves out of range.
Strugalsky tries to keep at a distance but Cozad has taken the fight into the clinch.
Cozad tries to land a knee to the head but Strugalsky blocks with his arms.
Cozad misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Strugalsky.
Cozad is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Strugalsky throws an elbow but misses.
Strugalsky blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cozad lands a body punch.
Strugalsky throws an elbow that misses.
Cozad lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Strugalsky avoiding damage as Cozad throws knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cozad manages to break the clinch.
Cozad instigates a clinch.
Strugalsky throws an elbow but it's blocked.
With the fighters up against the cage, Strugalsky throws an elbow but 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!
Strugalsky throws an elbow but it misses.
Strugalsky keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Cozad's efforts to push away.
Strugalsky keeps control of Cozad as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Strugalsky throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Cozad looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Cozad throws an elbow that misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cozad.
Strugalsky takes an elbow to the forehead.
Cozad's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Strugalsky gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Strugalsky pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cozad misses with an elbow over the top.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Cozad jumps guard and drags Strugalsky to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Strugalsky must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Cozad is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Strugalsky is aware though and is defending well.
Cozad 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.
Strugalsky tries to stand but Cozad is controlling from the bottom.
Cozad seems keen to control Strugalsky's posture.
Cozad has a closed guard, preventing Strugalsky from standing up.
Cozad is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cozad wants to sweep but no luck.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Strugalsky tries to clinch up.
Cozad lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Strugalsky at a distance.
Cozad has closed the distance and engaged Strugalsky in a clinch.
A right hand to the body from Cozad.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Cozad drops down looking for an ankle pick but Strugalsky pulls his leg out and moves away.
Cozad has closed the distance and engaged Strugalsky in a clinch.
Cozad utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Cozad dodges an elbow strike from Strugalsky.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cozad blocks the elbow strike.
Strugalsky misses with an elbow strike.
Strugalsky throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Cozad breaks from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charles Cozad dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Strugalsky tries to clinch but Cozad moves away
and Cozad counters by moving into the clinch.
Cozad misses with a body punch.
Strugalsky throws an elbow that misses.
Cozad has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Strugalsky avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Strugalsky pushes off an throws an elbow but Cozad leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Cozad ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Cozad no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Strugalsky stopping the sweep attempt from Cozad.
Strugalsky wants to stand but Cozad has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Cozad is controlling Strugalsky's posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Charles Cozad.
Cozad darts in and clinches Strugalsky up against the cage.
Strugalsky blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cozad is trying to force a seperation but Strugalsky has the dominant position.
Cozad unloads a knee to the mid-section. Strugalsky lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Cozad lands a left hand that snaps the head of Strugalsky backwards.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Strugalsky just misses with a elbow thrown towards Cozad's brow.
Strugalsky takes an elbow to the forehead.
Cozad blocks an elbow strike from Strugalsky.
Cozad lands a left hand that snaps the head of Strugalsky backwards.
Strugalsky throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Strugalsky lands an elbow just above Cozad 's eye.
Strugalsky throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Cozad dodges an elbow strike from Strugalsky.
Cozad is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Strugalsky can do to turn this around?
Cozad tries to land knees in the clinch but Strugalsky avoids the damage to the body.
Strugalsky takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strugalsky throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Cozad breaks from the clinch.
Charles Cozad is winning the standup battle so far.
Cozad lands a head kick. Strugalsky smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cozad circles away from the clinch attempt
and Cozad counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Strugalsky is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Strugalsky has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cozad.
Strugalsky tries to clinch but Cozad moves away
and Cozad counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Strugalsky is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Strugalsky is still on wobbly legs! Can Cozad finish him?
The fight stays on the outside here - Strugalsky looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Strugalsky is looking to clinch but Cozad is avoiding it.
Cozad swats away the attempt to clinch by Strugalsky.
Strugalsky seems to have recovered his senses.
Strugalsky tries to clinch up.
Strugalsky wants to clinch
and Cozad counters with a left and a right that stings Strugalsky.
Strugalsky darts in trying to clinch
and Cozad counters by moving into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strugalsky pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Strugalsky keeps control of Cozad as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Cozad avoids the elbow strike from Strugalsky, against the cage.
Strugalsky misses with an elbow over the top.
Cozad trying to land knees to the body.
Cozad breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cozad throws a head kick that misses.
Strugalsky tries to clinch but Cozad moves away
and Cozad counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Strugalsky is lucky that one didn't land flush.
The fight stays on the outside here - Strugalsky looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Strugalsky tries to close the distance and clinch but Cozad swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cozad tries for a takedown but Strugalsky sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Cozad fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Strugalsky avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Charles Cozad. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cozad shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Cozad showed some decent athleticism there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Well, if Cozad is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Strugalsky wants to get back to his feet.
Cozad seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Strugalsky does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Cozad seems to be looking for submissions.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Strugalsky won't allow Cozad to pass to mount.
Cozad controlling the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charles Cozad dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Strugalsky clinches.
Strugalsky stops a takedown attempt from Cozad.
Cozad tries for a takedown. No joy.
Cozad escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cozad thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Strugalsky if he has to take too many more of those.
Strugalsky closes the distance but Cozad moves to the side
and Cozad counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Cozad moves into the clinch.
Cozad avoids a wild elbow strike from Strugalsky.
Strugalsky is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Charles Cozad. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cozad lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Strugalsky throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Cozad struggles to land a body shot inside as Strugalsky controls his hands.
Cozad misses with an elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Strugalsky just misses with a elbow thrown towards Cozad's brow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cozad blocks an elbow strike from Strugalsky.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strugalsky pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Cozad wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Strugalsky.
Good body shot from Cozad.
Cozad tries to break the clinch but Strugalsky is controlling the position.
Strugalsky misses with an elbow strike.
Cozad lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Strugalsky blocks a body shot from Cozad.
Cozad blocks the elbow strike.
Cozad has picked Strugalsky up - he's going for a ride! Cozad dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Strugalsky blocking the ground and pound attempt from Cozad.
Well, if Cozad is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Cozad seems to be looking for submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strugalsky looks like he's trying to stand up.
Strugalsky scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Cozad manages to mount him!
Strugalsky tries to buck Cozad off so he can stand up but Cozad has got his back now - this could be big trouble! He's slapped on a rear naked choke that looks really tight! Strugalsky falls backwards, slamming Cozad to the mat but Cozad holds on tight! Strugalsky is forced to tap and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Charles Cozad!
Charles Cozad very nearly forgot to thank No Contest Clothing 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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