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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Filipo Mirkovic (ranked 318 p4p, 605 weight class) and Artyom Kozlov (ranked 41 p4p, 80 weight class). Artyom Kozlov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Filipo Mirkovic!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Artyom Kozlov!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Jorge Garcia and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mirkovic slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kozlov scores with a one two! Mirkovic had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
It looks like Filipo Mirkovic has been cut.
Kozlov shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Mirkovic slips under a jab.
Mirkovic fires out a quick counter leg kick but Kozlov just manages to avoid it.
Kozlov listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Mirkovic ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've been told by Mirkovic's head coaches at Guerrilla Fight Club 🇺🇸 that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Kozlov gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kozlov has a couple of punches blocked by Mirkovic.
Mirkovic makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mirkovic blocks an uppercut.
Mirkovic lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kozlov backwards.
Kozlov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mirkovic blocks it with crossed arms.
Mirkovic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mirkovic lands a nice uppercut.
Kozlov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mirkovic lands with a right to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kozlov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kozlov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Mirkovic.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mirkovic.
Mirkovic blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kozlov misses with a knee strike.
Kozlov lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kozlov misses with a knee to the head.
Mirkovic digs a right hand into Kozlov's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kozlov's gas tank.
Kozlov swings wildly with an uppercut but Mirkovic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mirkovic tries a body shot but Kozlov blocks it.
Mirkovic makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kozlov has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Mirkovic seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Kozlov can turn it around.
Mirkovic lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Mirkovic lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kozlov backwards.
Kozlov misses with a punch on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kozlov being controlled against the cage.
Mirkovic controlling the action here for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kozlov misses with a knee strike.
Kozlov can't find room to land a body shot as Mirkovic controls the action.
Kozlov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Kozlov fails to land.
Kozlov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A short right from Mirkovic on the inside.
Mirkovic digs a right hand into Kozlov's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kozlov's gas tank.
Kozlov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mirkovic lands with a short shot to the head.
Mirkovic lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kozlov blocking some punches.
Kozlov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch on the inside from Kozlov fails to land.
Mirkovic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kozlov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mirkovic lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mirkovic lands a hook that snaps the head of Kozlov backwards.
Mirkovic lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mirkovic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mirkovic tries to work over Kozlov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kozlov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kozlov lands with a light punch inside.
Mirkovic slowing the pace effectively.
Mirkovic throws a head punch that misses.
Kozlov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kozlov working aggressively here.
Mirkovic misses with a short punch on the inside.
A bit of stalling here from Mirkovic.
Mirkovic softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mirkovic misses with some punches.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Mirkovic'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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mirkovic presses Kozlov against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kozlov misses with the head strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kozlov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kozlov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mirkovic lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kozlov.
Mirkovic misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mirkovic.
Mirkovic blocks an uppercut.
Mirkovic working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Mirkovic.
Mirkovic misses with some punches.
Kozlov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Mirkovic fails to land.
Mirkovic tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kozlov misses with a knee to the head.
Mirkovic misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kozlov throws a punch but it's blocked by Mirkovic.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Filipo Mirkovic dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Filipo Mirkovic's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Mirkovic works the jab nicely.
Kozlov throws a lazy right hand but Mirkovic sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kozlov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kozlov defending well as Mirkovic loads up on a big left hand.
Mirkovic tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mirkovic moves out of range of the strikes.
A little feinted left hand from Mirkovic on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kozlov has managed to clinch.
Mirkovic tries to work over Kozlov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kozlov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kozlov has a couple of punches blocked by Mirkovic.
Mirkovic blocks an uppercut.
Mirkovic pushes Kozlov back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kozlov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mirkovic has a couple of punches blocked by Kozlov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kozlov misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Kozlov fails to land.
Kozlov takes a shot to the head.
Mirkovic lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Mirkovic misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mirkovic is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kozlov can do to turn this around?
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mirkovic.
Kozlov lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Mirkovic misses with the head strike.
Mirkovic taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Kozlov.
Kozlov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kozlov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kozlov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mirkovic throws a head punch that misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Mirkovic.
Kozlov lands with a light punch inside.
A shot in the inside from Mirkovic.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mirkovic lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kozlov misses with a knee to the head.
Kozlov is breathing heavily.
Kozlov misses with some punches.
Filipo Mirkovic has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kozlov misses with some punches.
A short right from Mirkovic on the inside.
Mirkovic blocking some punches.
Mirkovic misses with a punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kozlov.
Kozlov misses with a punch to the body.
A shot in the inside from Mirkovic.
A nice left hand lands by Mirkovic.
Mirkovic content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Mirkovic slowing the pace effectively.
Kozlov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mirkovic scores with a shoulder strike.
Kozlov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kozlov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mirkovic blocking some punches.
Kozlov tries a knee to the head but Mirkovic blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Mirkovic fails to land.
Mirkovic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mirkovic creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Come on Mirkovic - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Kozlov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mirkovic swings wildly with an uppercut but Kozlov uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Kozlov fails to land.
Kozlov swings wildly with an uppercut but Mirkovic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mirkovic lands with a light punch inside.
Kozlov blocking some punches.
Mirkovic tries to work over Kozlov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kozlov blocks an uppercut.
Come on Mirkovic - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Kozlov misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kozlov swings wildly with an uppercut but Mirkovic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kozlov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kozlov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mirkovic lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mirkovic.
Mirkovic blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Mirkovic.
Mirkovic lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Still in the clinch, Mirkovic scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mirkovic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mirkovic works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A body shot lands from Mirkovic.
A nice left hand lands by Mirkovic.
Kozlov throws a head punch that misses.
Mirkovic can't find room to land a body shot as Kozlov controls the action.
Kozlov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mirkovic swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Filipo Mirkovic dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Filipo Mirkovic's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Mirkovic drives through and clinches with Kozlov against the cage.
Kozlov misses with some punches.
A short left from Mirkovic.
Kozlov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mirkovic has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kozlov.
Mirkovic gets through Kozlov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Mirkovic.
Kozlov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mirkovic lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mirkovic lands a nice uppercut.
Kozlov is rocked!
Kozlov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kozlov is still on wobbly legs! Can Mirkovic finish him?
Kozlov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kozlov throws a head punch that misses.
Kozlov seems to have recovered his senses.
Kozlov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mirkovic slows down the pace here.
Kozlov blocking some punches.
Mirkovic scores with a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mirkovic lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mirkovic throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kozlovs head.
Mirkovic drops Kozlov onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Kozlov is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Kozlov working aggressively here.
Mirkovic blocking some punches.
Mirkovic throws a big uppercut that drops Kozlov! More strikes from Mirkovic and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Kozlov lies dazed against the cage as Mirkovic celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Filipo Mirkovic!
Filipo Mirkovic retains his heavyweight title!
After winning the bout, Filipo Mirkovic thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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