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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Aiden Rivers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Igor Kozlov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rivers's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, hed(pe)- Bartender. This should be a great matchup!
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185 lbs
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182 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Dangerous GnP
Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aiden Rivers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Igor Kozlov!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Alan Glass and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kozlov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rivers.
Kozlov loads up on a big right hand but Rivers slips the punch.
Rivers moves out of range of the strikes.
Kozlov tries to work over Rivers's front leg with a kick but Rivers checks it.
Kozlov connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kozlov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kozlov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rivers.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kozlov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rivers.
Rivers prevents a body shot from Kozlov.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rivers.
Kozlov utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kozlov misses with a knee strike.
Rivers effectively controlling the action here.
Kozlov swings wildly with an uppercut but Rivers uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kozlov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kozlov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rivers swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kozlov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rivers.
Kozlov tries to work over Rivers's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rivers.
Kozlov lands a hook that snaps the head of Rivers backwards.
Rivers working aggressively here.
Kozlov lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Aiden Rivers has been cut.
Kozlov misses with a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kozlov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rivers wants to get back to striking at distance but Kozlov won't allow it.
A head punch on the inside from Kozlov fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kozlov swings wildly with an uppercut but Rivers uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kozlov.
Kozlov tries a knee to the head but Rivers blocks it.
Kozlov swings wildly with an uppercut but Rivers uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rivers looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Rivers avoiding damage as Kozlov throws knees to the body.
Kozlov controlling the action here for a moment.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kozlov.
Rivers blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kozlov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kozlov keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rivers's efforts to push away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kozlov keeps control of Rivers as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rivers swings wildly with an uppercut but Kozlov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kozlov is working Rivers over against the cage.
Kozlov tries a body shot but Rivers blocks it.
Rivers takes a knee to the side of the body.
Rivers takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kozlov landing knees to the body.
Kozlov scores with a knee to the head.
Kozlov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kozlov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rivers blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kozlov looking to throw knees to the head but Rivers is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rivers is trying to force a seperation but Kozlov has the dominant position.
A frustrated look appears on Kozlov's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Rivers tries to work over Kozlov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kozlov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rivers on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kozlov misses with the head strike.
Kozlov with a knee to the head.
Kozlov has a couple of punches blocked by Rivers.
Rivers looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kozlov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rivers managing to block the knees to the body from Kozlov.
Kozlov landing knees to the head.
Rivers takes a knee to the side of the body.
Rivers throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Igor Kozlov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Aiden Rivers's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kozlov fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rivers has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kozlov has managed to clinch.
Kozlov lands a right hand.
A short right from Kozlov on the inside.
Rivers blocking some punches.
Kozlov is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Kozlov leaning his opponent against the cage.
Kozlov lands a good knee to the midsection. Rivers won't want to take too many of those.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Kozlov lands a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kozlov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kozlov lands a nice uppercut.
Kozlov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kozlov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kozlov scores with a shoulder strike.
A bit of stalling here from Kozlov.
Kozlov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kozlov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rivers lands with a light punch inside.
Kozlov stalling.
Kozlov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kozlov misses with an elbow strike.
Kozlov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kozlov digs a right hand into Rivers's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rivers's gas tank.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kozlov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rivers backwards.
Kozlov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rivers.
Rivers avoiding damage as Kozlov throws knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kozlov cracks Rivers with a nice body shot.
Kozlov stalling in the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Kozlov scores with a hook to the body.
Kozlov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kozlov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rivers avoids it.
Kozlov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kozlov is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Rivers looking to slow down the pace here.
Rivers is trying to break the clinch but Kozlov is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kozlov has Rivers pressed against the cage.
Rivers wants to get back to striking at distance but Kozlov won't allow it.
Kozlov tries to land a knee to the head but Rivers blocks with his arms.
Rivers throws a head punch that misses.
Kozlov scores with a knee to the head.
Rivers wants to get back to striking at distance but Kozlov won't allow it.
Kozlov trying to land knees to the body.
Kozlov lands a nice shot to the body.
Kozlov misses with a knee to the head.
Kozlov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rivers wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kozlov has him pressed against the cage.
Kozlov lands a nice shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kozlov tries to throw a body punch but Rivers avoids it by throwing Kozlov back against the cage.
Kozlov manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Rivers blocks a body shot from Kozlov.
Kozlov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kozlov lands a nice uppercut.
Kozlov landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rivers is trying to break free.
Kozlov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Riverss head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rivers fails to pull guard.
Kozlov is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Kozlov misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Igor Kozlov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Aiden Rivers'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. This is the final round!
Kozlov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rivers sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kozlov blocks a jab.
Rivers throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A combination from Kozlov does no damage.
Jab by Kozlov.
Kozlov's jab looks to have found its range, popping Rivers under the eye.
Rivers throws a big shot that misses.
Kozlov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kozlov lands with an uppercut that bounces Rivers off the cage and back into range.
Kozlov listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Rivers displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Kozlov scoring well with a low kick there.
Rivers misses with a hook.
Rivers stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kozlov.
Rivers gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kozlov.
Rivers has a takedown stuffed.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kozlov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kozlov throws a shot from downtown. Rivers moves away and avoids it.
Good leg kick by Kozlov there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kozlov scores with the left hand. Rivers knows he should have avoided that one.
Kozlov avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Rivers.
Rivers misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kozlov.
Kozlov lands with a slapping head kick.
Igor Kozlov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good leg kick by Kozlov there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kozlov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rivers looks to land a combination but Kozlov avoids it well.
Kozlov closes the distance and clinches.
Kozlov struggles to land a body shot inside as Rivers controls his hands.
Kozlov working aggressively here.
A bit of stalling here from Kozlov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kozlov pushes Rivers back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rivers tries to circle away but Kozlov has him pinned against the cage.
Kozlov controlling the action here for a moment.
Kozlov working aggressively here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kozlov is looking to control Rivers's arms but Rivers gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kozlov has his back to the cage.
Kozlov unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rivers lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kozlov lands a knee to the head.
Kozlov has a couple of punches blocked by Rivers.
Kozlov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kozlov misses with a knee to the head.
Rivers is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kozlov misses with the head strike.
Kozlov missing with knees to the body.
Kozlov stalling against the cage.
Kozlov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rivers has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kozlov wants to stall.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rivers.
Rivers avoiding damage as Kozlov throws knees to the body.
Kozlov tries to break the clinch but Rivers is controlling the position.
Kozlov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rivers backwards.
Kozlov landing knees to the head.
Kozlov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kozlov throws a punch but it's blocked by Rivers.
Kozlov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rivers throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Decent striking displayed by Kozlov there.
Rivers fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kozlov avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aiden Rivers. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kozlov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Aiden Rivers has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rivers drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Rivers fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Kozlov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rivers lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kozlov tries a head kick but it misses.
Kozlov uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Igor Kozlov is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Rivers throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kozlov's waist but Kozlov gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Rivers off to one side.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nice uppercut lands for Kozlov. That snapped Rivers's head back.
And that's the end of the fight!
Igor Kozlov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kozlov has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Igor Kozlov!
Igor Kozlov seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
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FIGHT
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