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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ilia Kosarev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Garrus Vakarian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vakarian has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Garrus Vakarian has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Solid boxing
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ilia Kosarev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Garrus Vakarian!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kosarev fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vakarian manages to avoid it.
Kosarev falls off balance throwing a combination
and Vakarian counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Ilia Kosarev has been cut.
Kosarev throws an off balance right hand
and Vakarian counters with a two punch combo.
Vakarian looks gassed!
Vakarian throws the left hand but Kosarev avoids the punch easily.
Kosarev throws a predictable looking body shot
and Vakarian counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kosarev moves into the clinch successfully.
Kosarev keeps control of Vakarian as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kosarev lands a hook that snaps the head of Vakarian backwards.
Kosarev looking to throw knees to the head but Vakarian is blocking nicely.
Kosarev is looking to break free of the clinch but Vakarian has double underhooks.
Vakarian letting Kosarev take a breather here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kosarev throws a head punch that misses.
Kosarev breaks from the clinch.
Kosarev fails to land the takedown.
Kosarev on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Vakarian should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Vakarian connects with the punch.
Vakarian rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kosarev moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Vakarian dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kosarev keeps control of Vakarian as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kosarev keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Vakarian's efforts to push away.
Kosarev's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Vakarian fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kosarev looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kosarev looks for a takedown but Vakarian sprawls well.
Kosarev shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Vakarian counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ilia Kosarev. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vakarian connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kosarev momentarily.
Kosarev throws a right hand that misses
and Vakarian counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Vakarian throws a looping overhand right but Kosarev ducks down to avoid it.
Vakarian jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kosarev looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Vakarian is fending him off so far but Kosarev persists. Nope, Vakarian circles away and we're back to standing.
Kosarev misses with an uppercut
and Vakarian counters with a stiff right hand.
Kosarev misses with a hook to the body
and Vakarian counters with a straight right hand.
Kosarev throws a right hand that misses
and Vakarian counters with a left to the body.
Kosarev throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Vakarian counter with a right hand.
Vakarian swats away the attempt to clinch by Kosarev.
Kosarev throws an off balance right hand
and Vakarian counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Kosarev misses with a hook
and Vakarian counters with a nice body shot.
Vakarian misses with an uppercut
and Kosarev counters with a two punch combo.
Kosarev takes a swing at Vakarian's ribcage but misses.
Vakarian throws an overhand right that lands on Kosarev's shoulder, as Kosarev tries to avoid the shot.
Kosarev throws a poor cross that misses
and Vakarian counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A shot to the body from Kosarev misses
and Vakarian counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Garrus Vakarian is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kosarev looks to clinch
enabling Vakarian to counter with a crisp jab.
Kosarev misses with a hook
and Kosarev takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kosarev swings widly with a right hand
letting Vakarian counter with a right hand.
Kosarev throws a left and a right that both miss
and Vakarian counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kosarev throws a combination that misses
and Vakarian counters with a stiff right hand.
Vakarian keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kosarev connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Garrus Vakarian dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ilia Kosarev's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Kosarev throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Vakarian counters with a right hand to the body.
Kosarev shoots in but no luck this time.
Vakarian lands a body shot.
A punch combination from Vakarian misses.
Kosarev throws a series of punches but Vakarian avoids them all with ease.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kosarev.
Kosarev misses with a combination
and Vakarian counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Vakarian fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Horrible takedown by Kosarev or perhaps it was just good defense by Vakarian which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ilia Kosarev. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kosarev avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kosarev takes a jab right on the kisser.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vakarian uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kosarev.
Kosarev throws an off balance right hand
and Kosarev takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kosarev cracks Vakarian with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kosarev misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Vakarian counters with a stiff right hand.
Kosarev misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Vakarian to counter with a crisp jab.
Kosarev throws a lazy uppercut
and Vakarian counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kosarev misses with a lunging right hand
letting Vakarian counter with a right hand.
Kosarev misses with an uppercut
letting Vakarian counter with a right hand.
Nice uppercut there from Kosarev.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Vakarian enables Kosarev to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Vakarian manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Kosarev content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kosarev gets to his feet. Vakarian looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Kosarev falls off balance throwing a combination
and Vakarian counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Vakarian with a jab.
Kosarev throws a right hand that misses
and Kosarev takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Vakarian lands a lovely overhand right.
Vakarian scores with a shot to the body.
Vakarian waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kosarev.
Kosarev throws an off balance right hand
enabling Vakarian to counter with a crisp jab.
Vakarian throws a shot from downtown. Kosarev moves away and avoids it.
Kosarev moves out of range as Vakarian strikes.
Kosarev throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Vakarian counters with a straight right hand.
Kosarev lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Vakarian 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Vakarian, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kosarev misses with a combination
and Vakarian counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kosarev tries to clinch up
and Vakarian cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Vakarian ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Vakarian is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kosarev.
Kosarev is looking to clinch.
Vakarian lands with a nice combination. Kosarev backs away looking to recover.
Kosarev looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Kosarev ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vakarian moves away.
Kosarev throws an off balance right hand
and Vakarian counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Kosarev throws a right hand that misses
and Vakarian counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kosarev throws a right hand that misses
and Vakarian counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Nice body punch from Kosarev.
Kosarev misses the body punch
and Vakarian counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kosarev misses with a double jab
and Vakarian counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A combination from Vakarian does no damage.
Vakarian thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kosarev looks to score with a jab to the body but Vakarian is just out of range.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A shot to the liver by Kosarev. Beautiful body shot.
Kosarev misses the shot to the body.
Vakarian scores with a body shot.
Vakarian throws out a loose jab but Kosarev uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Ilia Kosarev will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ilia Kosarev's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Kosarev changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Vakarian tries to avoid it but Kosarev manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Vakarian to the ground. Vakarian escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Vakarian lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Kosarev slips a jab and a cross from Vakarian.
Vakarian darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Kosarev throws a left and a right that both miss
and Vakarian counters with a straight right hand.
Kosarev throws a lazy uppercut
and Vakarian cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kosarev is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Vakarian's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Vakarian throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kosarev will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Vakarian with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kosarev to score with a decent uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kosarev tries to clinch but Vakarian moves away
and Vakarian counters with a series of strikes. Kosarev will be more careful next time no doubt.
Kosarev throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Vakarian's waist but Vakarian gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kosarev off to one side.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kosarev misses with an uppercut
and Vakarian counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kosarev moves to clinch but Vakarian breaks away
and Vakarian connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kosarev misses with a lunging right hand
and Vakarian counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kosarev thinking.
Kosarev throws an off balance right hand
and Vakarian counters with a stiff right hand.
Kosarev throws a poor cross that misses
and Vakarian counters with a nice uppercut.
Kosarev slips a straight right by Vakarian.
Kosarev connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Vakarian's hands.
Kosarev misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ilia Kosarev. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vakarian takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kosarev falls off balance throwing a combination
and Vakarian cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Kosarev has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Vakarian finds it's way round the side to connect with Kosarev's head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vakarian. Kosarev does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kosarev misses with a body punch
and Kosarev takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kosarev fails with a takedown attempt.
Vakarian jabs at Kosarev's body.
Kosarev misses with an uppercut
and Vakarian counters with a one-two to the body.
Kosarev thuds a left hand into Vakarian's body.
Vakarian throws a right hand that misses
and Kosarev counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Kosarev.
Kosarev stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Kosarev dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kosarev throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Vakarian tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Kosarev is in Vakarian's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kosarev trying to control but Vakarian is working from the bottom.
Kosarev throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kosarev accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Vakarian can do anything to dispel that myth.
Kosarev postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Vakarian is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Kosarev, into his guard.
Vakarian prevents Kosarev from getting back to his feet.
Vakarian postures up.
Vakarian won't allow Kosarev to sweep him here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Vakarian tries to stand but Kosarev is controlling from the bottom.
Kosarev doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Vakarian has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Kosarev is proving hard to escape from.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ilia Kosarev showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kosarev has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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