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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Edmund Dorrance Jr (ranked 771 p4p, 115 weight class) and Ivan Kozlov (ranked 1689 p4p, 234 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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222 lbs
14 - 6 - 0 |
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211 lbs
9 - 6 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Edmund Dorrance Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ivan Kozlov!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Eddie Farnsworth and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dorrance Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dorrance Jr lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Dorrance Jr gets tackled into the cage by Kozlov. Kozlov maintains the clinch.
Kozlov misses with the head strike.
Dorrance Jr working aggressively here.
Dorrance Jr lands a body punch.
Dorrance Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
I was talking to Dorrance Jr's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Kozlov throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kozlov looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Dorrance Jr misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice left hand lands by Kozlov.
Kozlov misses with the head strike.
Kozlov working aggressively here.
Dorrance Jr misses with a punch to the body.
Dorrance Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dorrance Jr tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kozlov's elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dorrance Jr struggles to land a body shot inside as Kozlov controls his hands.
Kozlov throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kozlov blocks a body shot from Dorrance Jr.
Dorrance Jr pushes Kozlov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dorrance Jr tries a body shot but Kozlov blocks it.
Kozlov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dorrance Jr scores with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good body shot from Dorrance Jr.
Kozlov throws a head punch that misses.
Dorrance Jr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dorrance Jr throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kozlov looks winded!
Dorrance Jr's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Dorrance Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kozlov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dorrance Jr.
Kozlov swings wildly with an uppercut but Dorrance Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Kozlov fails to land.
Dorrance Jr working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Dorrance Jr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kozlov prevents a body shot from Dorrance Jr.
Dorrance Jr throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Dorrance Jr blocks the elbow strike.
Kozlov swings wildly with an uppercut but Dorrance Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
A right hook to the body lands for Dorrance Jr.
Dorrance Jr scores with a hook to the body.
Dorrance Jr lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dorrance Jr.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dorrance Jr digs a right hand underneath Kozlov's ribcage. Kozlov let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kozlov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kozlov throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Dorrance Jr misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dorrance Jr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dorrance Jr lands a hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Ivan Kozlov has been cut.
Dorrance Jr lands with a left to the head.
Dorrance Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A hook to the body from Dorrance Jr.
Dorrance Jr works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Dorrance Jr misses with a punch to the body.
A right hand to the body from Dorrance Jr.
Dorrance Jr misses with a punch to the body.
Dorrance Jr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dorrance Jr can't find room to land a body shot as Kozlov controls the action.
Dorrance Jr can't find room to land a body shot as Kozlov controls the action.
Dorrance Jr tries to throw a body punch but Kozlov avoids it by throwing Dorrance Jr back against the cage.
Dorrance Jr lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Dorrance Jr tries to throw a body punch but Kozlov avoids it by throwing Dorrance Jr back against the cage.
Dorrance Jr lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kozlov prevents a body shot from Dorrance Jr.
Dorrance Jr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kozlov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Dorrance Jr as the two fighters clinch.
Dorrance Jr tries to throw a body punch but Kozlov avoids it by throwing Dorrance Jr back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Dorrance Jr - that landed with a thud.
A right hook to the body lands for Dorrance Jr.
Dorrance Jr can't find room to land a body shot as Kozlov controls the action.
A right hand to the body from Dorrance Jr.
Kozlov blocks a body shot from Dorrance Jr.
Dorrance Jr misses with a punch to the body.
Dorrance Jr misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kozlov working aggressively here.
Dorrance Jr misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dorrance Jr dodges an elbow strike from Kozlov.
A right hand to the body from Dorrance Jr.
Kozlov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Dorrance Jr scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Dorrance Jr tries to work over Kozlov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dorrance Jr lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dorrance Jr misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dorrance Jr tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kozlov's elbow.
Dorrance Jr misses with a body punch.
Dorrance Jr misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Dorrance Jr.
A short right from Dorrance Jr.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dorrance Jr tries a body shot but Kozlov blocks it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dorrance Jr.
Kozlov blocks a body shot from Dorrance Jr.
A short uppercut from Dorrance Jr.
Kozlov is rocked!
Dorrance Jr lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kozlov is still on wobbly legs! Can Dorrance Jr finish him?
Dorrance Jr is leaning against Kozlov and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Dorrance Jr creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Kozlov with a big uppercut! Kozlov tries to clinch up but Dorrance Jr pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Kozlov to the mat! Kozlov covers up and Dorrance Jr unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Edmund Dorrance Jr!
A very excited looking Edmund Dorrance Jr made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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energy
A | B |
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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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