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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cain Velasquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pavel Kotov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Velasquez comes to the cage accompanied by Alab ng Puso-Abra. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Cain Velasquez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pavel Kotov!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Velasquez closes the distance and clinches.
Kotov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kotov slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Velasquez gets a takedown into half guard.
Velasquez trying to control the action but Kotov is working from the bottom.
Velasquez tries to pass to full mount but Kotov defends it.
Velasquez is looking to stall here but Kotov recovers full guard.
Kotov keeping moving, preventing Velasquez from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kotov not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kotov keeping moving, preventing Velasquez from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Cain Velasquez wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Kotov blocks a head kick by Velasquez.
Velasquez closes the distance and clinches.
Kotov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kotov closes the distance and clinches.
Kotov leaning against his opponent.
A short right from Kotov.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kotov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Velasquez drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kotov lands an elbow inside that Velasquez shrugs off.
Kotov lands a nice elbow.
Still in the clinch, Kotov scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kotov is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Velasquez really is a fat lump.
Kotov prevents a body shot from Velasquez.
Kotov manages to break the clinch.
Kotov clinches with his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Velasquez is trying to pull guard but Kotov turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Kotov prevents Velasquez from breaking the clinch.
Velasquez is trying to break the clinch but Kotov has him pressed against the cage.
Velasquez tries to stall but Kotov uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kotov will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Velasquez up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Kotov.
Kotov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kotov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kotov closes the distance and pushes Velasquez back into the cage.
Kotov connects with a knee to the head.
Kotov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kotov misses with a takedown attempt - Velasquez sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Kotov lands with a cross.
Nice uppercut lands for Kotov. That snapped Velasquez's head back.
Velasquez shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kotov as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cain Velasquez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Velasquez looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kotov is fending him off so far but Velasquez persists. Nope, Kotov circles away and we're back to standing.
Velasquez is breathing heavily.
Velasquez stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kotov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kotov lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Velasquez throws a low kick but Kotov avoids it.
Kotov doesn't manage to clinch there - Velasquez circles away.
Kotov with a jab.
Kotov slips a jab and a cross from Velasquez.
Kotov lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Kotov moves into the clinch successfully.
Kotov breaks the clinch.
Kotov stalks Velasquez and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Velasquez's face. Velasquez staggers backwards, shaken.
Kotov throws a right hand that Velasquez ducks under and follows up with a left that Velasquez also avoids with ease.
Kotov thuds a left hand into Velasquez's body.
Kotov closes the distance and pushes Velasquez back into the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kotov is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Velasquez's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kotov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pavel Kotov 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.
A right-left combo lands from Kotov.
Kotov gets a clinch.
Kotov lands a knee to the head.
Kotov breaks the clinch.
A punch combination from Kotov misses.
Velasquez misses with a takedown attempt
and Kotov counters with a straight right hand.
Kotov scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Velasquez doesn't seem bothered though.
Kotov displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Cain Velasquez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Velasquez moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kotov shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Velasquez defends it nicely.
Kotov connects with a looping right hand.
Kotov goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Velasquez gets tackled into the cage by Kotov. Kotov maintains the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kotov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kotov.
Pavel Kotov seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Velasquez drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Kotov gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Velasquez takes a shot to the head.
Velasquez jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kotov walks away with a smile on his face. Velasquez gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cain Velasquez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kotov throws a nice looking combination but Velasquez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kotov connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Velasquez's hands.
Velasquez dives in and grabs Kotov's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kotov pushes down on Velasquez's head and hops out.
Kotov tries to clinch but Velasquez moves out of range.
Kotov throws a series of punches but Velasquez avoids them all with ease.
Pavel Kotov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kotov throws a one two combo.
Velasquez takes a jab right on the kisser.
Kotov lands a two punch combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kotov slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kotov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kotov misses with a few strikes there.
Kotov takes the fight into the clinch.
Kotov breaks from the clinch.
Kotov darts in and clinches Velasquez up against the cage.
Kotov with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A short right from Kotov on the inside.
Kotov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nice elbow from Kotov.
Velasquez can't break the clinch.
Kotov manages to break the clinch.
Velasquez swats away the attempt to clinch by Kotov.
Pavel Kotov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Velasquez takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Velasquez fails with a takedown attempt.
Kotov feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Velasquez's calf.
Velasquez looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kotov is fending him off so far but Velasquez persists. Nope, Kotov circles away and we're back to standing.
Kotov has managed to clinch.
Kotov lands a nice elbow.
Kotov stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Kotov lands a left hand.
Velasquez is trying to pull guard but Kotov has him pressed against the cage.
Kotov lands a left hand.
Kotov manages to break the clinch.
Kotov punishes Velasquez's body with a nice straight punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Kotov.
Kotov scoring well with a low kick there.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Kotov!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kotov displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Kotov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kotov rushes Velasquez and presses him up against the cage.
Kotov scores with a knee to the head.
Kotov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kotov breaks the clinch.
Kotov tries to clinch there but Velasquez circles away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kotov misses with a series of wild punches.
Kotov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Velasquez.
Kotov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pavel Kotov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Velasquez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kotov lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Kotov moves into the clinch.
Kotov breaks the clinch.
Kotov misses with a wild combination.
Velasquez shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Kotov manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Velasquez trying to control but Kotov is working from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Cain Velasquez wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Kotov avoids the head kick by Velasquez.
Kotov tries to clinch but Velasquez is having none of it.
Kotov lands with a right hand.
Velasquez throws a sloppy head kick and Kotov moves out of range easily.
Kotov tries to clinch up but Velasquez circles away and keeps his distance.
Kotov lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Velasquez fails with the takedown.
Kotov has managed to clinch.
Kotov breaks from the clinch.
Kotov throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kotov moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Kotov has Velasquez up against the cage in a clinch.
Kotov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kotov lands a shoulder strike.
Kotov lands a knee to the head.
Kotov breaks from the clinch.
Kotov pushes Velasquez up against the cage in a clinch.
Kotov lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kotov lands a right hand.
Velasquez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Kotov - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Kotov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kotov breaks from the clinch.
Kotov punishes Velasquez's body with a nice straight punch.
Velasquez looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Velasquez has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Kotov lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Kotov rushes Velasquez and presses him up against the cage.
Kotov lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kotov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kotov rushes Velasquez and presses him up against the cage.
Kotov manages to break the clinch.
Kotov throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Velasquez takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kotov closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Velasquez's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Velasquez wants to sweep here but Kotov controlling him for the moment.
Kotov looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Velasquez looking to control.
Kotov lands a couple of digs.
Kotov won't allow Velasquez to sweep him here.
Kotov with a nice head shot there.
Kotov must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Kotov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Velasquez is keeping the position for now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kotov with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Cain Velasquez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pavel Kotov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Velasquez is looking for a triangle but Kotov pushes his legs off easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pavel Kotov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Kotov winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Pavel Kotov!
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Pavel Kotov!
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Pavel Kotov!
Pavel Kotov wins by unanimous decision!
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