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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Vij (ranked 3699 p4p, 2723 weight class) and Vladimir Kozlov (ranked 0 p4p, 347 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexander Vij!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vladimir Kozlov!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Fedor Mirinova and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vij digs a good hook to Kozlov's body.
A combination from Vij does no damage.
Vij misses the jab.
Kozlov looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kozlov throws a good cross that connects.
Vij misses with a wild body shot.
Vij dips to his left and cracks Kozlov with an uppercut!
Vij is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kozlov.
Vij misses with a low kick.
Vij throws a big shot that misses.
Kozlov moves away from the strike by Vij.
Vij keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kozlov.
Vij clinches up against the cage.
Kozlov tries to work over Vij's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kozlov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vij misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Vij with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kozlov wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Vij has him pressed against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Vij.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short left from Vij.
Vij throws a punch but it's blocked by Kozlov.
A left hand lands to the body for Kozlov.
Vij lands with a short shot to the head.
Vij lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kozlov backwards.
Vij works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kozlov can't find room to land a body shot as Vij controls the action.
Vij lands with a light punch inside.
Vij lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Vij throws a knee to the head but misses.
Vij lands a body punch in the clinch.
Vij lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Kozlov fails to land.
Kozlov lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kozlov letting Vij take a breather here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vij slows down the pace here.
Kozlov misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kozlov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kozlov lands a shoulder strike.
Kozlov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A shot in the inside from Vij.
Vij softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kozlov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vij lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kozlov backwards.
Vij keeps control of Kozlov as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Vij tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kozlov struggles to land a body shot inside as Vij controls his hands.
Vij blocks a body shot from Kozlov.
Kozlov being controlled against the cage.
Kozlov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kozlov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Vij keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kozlov.
Kozlov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vij sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kozlov throws a hook but Vij avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kozlov moves in looking to clinch but Vij pushes him off.
A head kick misses from Vij.
Kozlov looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Vij swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kozlov! But no joy.
Kozlov misses with a straight left.
Vij keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kozlov.
Vij scores with a punch to the head.
Kozlov lands a nice hook to Vij's body. Vij takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kozlov throws the left hand but Vij avoids the punch easily.
Kozlov misses with a wild body shot.
Kozlov throws an off balance right hand
and Vij counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Vij misses with a hook.
Kozlov looks to land a left hand but Vij moved out of range nicely.
Vij uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kozlov has time to react.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vij walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Vij connects with a solid leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vij keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kozlov.
Vij scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kozlov throws a right hand that misses
and Vij counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kozlov throws a jab when Vij was well out of range.
Kozlov takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Vij closes the distance and clinches.
Vij lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kozlov backwards.
Vij lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kozlov backwards.
Kozlov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vij blocks an uppercut.
Kozlov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Vij throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kozlovs head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Vij.
Vij taking a breather.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Vij for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Vij.
Vij gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Vij dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Vij closes the distance and clinches.
Vij with a knee to the head.
Vij is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kozlov is defending well for now.
A right hand to the body from Vij.
Vij lands with a light punch inside.
Kozlov managing to block the knees to the body from Vij.
Kozlov takes a shot to the head.
Vij blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kozlov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vij's elbow.
Vij lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kozlov misses with a punch on the inside.
Vij landing knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Vij.
Vij scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vij scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Vij utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Vij displaying some good clinch control by pressing Kozlov up against the cage.
Vij presses Kozlov against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kozlov is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vij stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nice body punch from Vij - that landed with a thud.
Vij stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Vij.
Vij lands a nice shot to the body.
Vij connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kozlov's face.
Vij is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kozlov can do to turn this around?
Vij lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Vij scores with a shoulder strike.
Kozlov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short left from Vij.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Vij taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Vij lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kozlov or not.
Vij tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Vij's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Vij lands a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short right from Vij.
Kozlov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Come on Vij - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Vij blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kozlov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vij's elbow.
Vij lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kozlov backwards.
Knees in the clinch landing for Vij.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Vij lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kozlov misses with a punch on the inside.
Vij lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Vij lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kozlov backwards.
Kozlov swings wildly with an uppercut but Vij uses good head movement to avoid it.
A left hand lands to the body for Vij.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Vij.
Vij scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Vij scores a nice knee to the body.
Vij gets through Kozlov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Alexander Vij has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A right handed body shot lands from Vij.
Vij lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kozlov backwards.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Vij takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Kozlov tries to throw a body punch but Vij avoids it by throwing Kozlov back against the cage.
Good body shot from Vij.
A bit of stalling here from Vij.
Vij lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Vij controlling the action here for a moment.
Vij lands with a right to the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Vij is struggling to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vij lands a body shot in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kozlov misses with a body punch.
A body shot lands from Vij.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Vij presses Kozlov against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Vij holding his opponent close, against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Alexander Vij.
Kozlov tries to move into range but Vij moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Vij digs a good hook to Kozlov's body.
Vij connects with a high kick.
Kozlov throws a poor cross that misses
and Vij makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Vij ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Vij dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Kozlov takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kozlov blocks the body kick.
Vij stuns Kozlov with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Vij ducks under a wild hook from Kozlov.
Kozlov might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Vij staying out of range there.
Vij jabs Kozlov to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Vij scores with a sloppy right hand. Kozlov should have avoided that one.
Kozlov moves forwards but Vij connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Vij keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kozlov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An inside leg kick lands from Vij.
It looks like Vij has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Kozlov moves into the clinch.
Kozlov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kozlov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kozlov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vij's elbow.
Vij lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kozlov backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kozlov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kozlov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Vij backwards.
Vij utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kozlov takes a shot to the head.
Vij dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Vij softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Vij working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Vij lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Vij lands a shot to the body.
Vij lands a nice uppercut.
Vij lands a good knee to the midsection. Kozlov won't want to take too many of those.
Vij just leaning against Kozlov, taking a breather.
Vij with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A bit of stalling here from Vij.
Vij throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kozlovs head.
Vij works on Kozlov's body with a couple of short punches.
Vij digs a right hand underneath Kozlov's ribcage. Kozlov let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Alexander Vij is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Vij.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Vij is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Vij seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Vij lands with a right to the head.
Vij scores with a knee to the head.
Vij pushes Kozlov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kozlov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vij missing with knees to the body.
Vij lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kozlov backwards.
Vij scores with a nice hook to the head.
Vij scores with a nice hook to the head.
Vij manages to break the clinch.
Vij lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kozlov is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kozlov slips a straight right by Vij.
Vij scores with a nice strike.
Kozlov is still on wobbly legs! Can Vij finish him?
Vij scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kozlov in his tracks.
Vij misses with a straight left.
Kozlov seems to have recovered his senses.
Vij comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Vij throws a series of punches but Kozlov moves out of range.
Kozlov ducks right into an uppercut from Vij.
Vij has managed to clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Vij.
Kozlov letting Vij take a breather here.
Kozlov misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kozlov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vij blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vij scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kozlov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vij's elbow.
A short uppercut from Vij.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kozlov wants to break free but Vij has control.
Vij lands a right hand.
Kozlov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vij's elbow.
A short right from Vij on the inside.
Vij blocks a body shot from Kozlov.
Kozlov can't find room to land a body shot as Vij controls the action.
Kozlov tries to work over Vij's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vij blocks an uppercut.
Vij scores with a hook to the body.
Vij lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Vij working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Vij holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Vladimir Kozlov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vij works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alexander Vij showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Vij has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:26
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:26
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexander Vij!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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