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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Alessio Legionarius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Drago Kozlov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kozlov is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Back in the USSR. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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192 lbs
19 - 9 - 0 |
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190 lbs
30 - 11 - 0 |
World class MT
Very quick
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Good gas tank
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Alessio Legionarius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Drago Kozlov!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Legionarius blocks a jab.
Legionarius attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kozlov scores with a hook to the body. Legionarius takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Legionarius misses with a body kick.
Kozlov tries a low kick but Legionarius avoids it.
Kozlov lands with a slapping head kick.
Kozlov's coach down at Team Hopkins was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Kozlov's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Legionarius with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kozlov to score with a decent uppercut.
Legionarius throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Legionarius fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kozlov checks it well.
Kozlov looks to land a combination but Legionarius avoids it well.
Legionarius slips under a jab from Kozlov.
Kozlov takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
It looks like Drago Kozlov has been cut.
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!
Legionarius throws a head kick but Kozlov moves out of range.
Legionarius tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Kozlov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Legionarius tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kozlov thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Legionarius if he has to take too many more of those.
Kozlov throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Legionarius chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kozlov can pounce on him.
Legionarius slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kozlov is rocked!
Kozlov swings widly with a right hand
and Legionarius counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Drago Kozlov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Legionarius attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Kozlov throws a nice head kick!
Legionarius lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kozlov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Legionarius counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Legionarius.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kozlov manages to break the clinch.
Kozlov misses with a head kick.
Kozlov throws a right and a left that Legionarius avoids nicely.
Kozlov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kozlov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kozlov works the jab nicely.
Kozlov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kozlov getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Kozlov blocks a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Kozlov checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Legionarius ducks under a wild hook from Kozlov.
Kozlov finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kozlov throws a right hand that misses
and Legionarius counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Legionarius fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kozlov manages to avoid it.
Kozlov misses with a series of wild punches.
Legionarius misses with an uppercut. Kozlov saw that one coming.
Kozlov lands a nice leg kick that just misses Legionarius's sensitive parts.
Legionarius scores with a nice right hand.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kozlov.
Legionarius bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Drago Kozlov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kozlov tests Legionarius's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kozlov lands a glancing blow to the side of Legionarius's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Drago Kozlov will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Drago Kozlov's cut.
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.
Kozlov throws a leg kick but Legionarius sees it coming and moves out of range.
Kozlov defending well as Legionarius loads up on a big left hand.
Legionarius blocks the body kick.
Legionarius misses with a low kick.
Kozlov tries a head kick but it misses.
Kozlov throws a hook but Legionarius avoids it easily.
Drago Kozlov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Legionarius avoids a kick to the body.
Legionarius wants to clinch up but Kozlov keeps it at a distance.
Kozlov throws the left hand but Legionarius avoids the punch easily.
Kozlov misses with an uppercut.
Kozlov lands with a slapping head kick.
Kozlov misses with a kick to the body.
Legionarius buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kozlov misses with a kick to the body.
Kozlov scores with a head kick. Legionarius tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Legionarius looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Legionarius takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Legionarius tries to clinch up.
Legionarius takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nice defenses there by Legionarius.
Jab by Kozlov.
Legionarius's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kozlov under the eye.
Kozlov is still on wobbly legs! Can Legionarius finish him?
Kozlov tries to get into range but Legionarius steps to the side and lands a beautiful hook that drops Kozlov! He's faceplanted into the mat, ass in the air... he's out cold! That's an image he won't want to show his grandkids when he gets older! Legionarius scores the big KO victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Alessio Legionarius!
An out of breath Alessio Legionarius thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
The defeated Drago Kozlov had this to say: 'As always I can do everything through Christ my lord and savior who strengthens me. Without him I wouldn't be here tonight. I'm Retiring thanks everything I had great career but I can't keep getting beat up like this'.
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energy
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hype
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