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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Kozlov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damien Demented (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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169 lbs
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166 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ivan Kozlov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 24 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Damien Demented!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Cecil Peabody and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Kozlov finds it's way through Demented's defenses.
Kozlov's corner calls for a 1-2. Kozlov obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Demented moves out of range of the body kick.
Demented fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Demented swats away the attempt to clinch by Kozlov.
Demented misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Demented throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kozlov.
Demented needs to keep his hands up - Kozlov had a free shot at his head there.
Kozlov tries to clinch but Demented is having none of it.
Damien Demented seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kozlov scores with a push kick.
Kozlov tries to clinch up but Demented circles away and keeps his distance.
Demented fails to land with a series of punches.
Demented fails to land with a series of punches.
Kozlov fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Demented has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Demented sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Kozlov scores with a hook.
Kozlov blocks the body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kozlov bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kozlov with a jab.
Kozlov is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Kozlov lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kozlov's jab looks to have found its range, popping Demented under the eye.
Kozlov slips a jab and a cross from Demented.
Kozlov scores with a jab to the body.
Kozlov instigates a clinch.
Demented lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kozlov breaks from the clinch.
Kozlov darts in and clinches Demented up against the cage.
Kozlov breaks from the clinch.
Demented takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kozlov scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kozlov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Demented paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Demented swinging wildly here.
Demented wants to land a leg kick but Kozlov is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kozlov throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Demented's head.
Demented takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kozlov is looking to clinch but Demented is avoiding it.
Kozlov keeps Demented at a distance using the push kick.
Demented misses with a hook
and Kozlov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kozlov keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kozlov looks for the body kick but Demented saw that one coming.
Kozlov lands a nice leg kick that just misses Demented's sensitive parts.
Kozlov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Demented.
Demented tries to land a leg kick but Kozlov saw it coming and moves away.
Kozlov checks a low kick from Demented.
Demented looks gassed!
Kozlov tries to clinch but Demented is having none of it.
Demented takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Nice uppercut lands for Kozlov. That snapped Demented's head back.
Kozlov slips a jab and a cross from Demented.
Demented throws a nice looking combination but Kozlov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kozlov swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Demented.
Demented misses with a double jab.
Demented tries to bum rush Kozlov with a series of wild strikes but Kozlov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Demented has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Kozlov.
Kozlov throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Demented stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kozlov scores with a shot to the body.
Kozlov lands the left hand.
Demented on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Kozlov stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Demented doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kozlov scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Demented's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kozlov connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Demented scrambles back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kozlov moves into the clinch.
Kozlov throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kozlov scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short uppercut from Kozlov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Kozlov.
Kozlov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Demented misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kozlov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd cheers as Kozlov lands an impressive looking overhand right. Demented doesn't seem phased though.
Kozlov lands a leg kick that knocks Demented off balance momentarily.
Kozlov is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Demented gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kozlov scores with a leg kick.
Kozlov fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Demented with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kozlov to score with a decent uppercut.
Demented gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kozlov.
Kozlov lands a jab.
Nice shot by Kozlov.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Kozlov dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Demented throws a leg kick
and Kozlov counters with a thumping low kick.
Demented throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kozlov scores with a jab. Demented acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Demented takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Kozlov moves out of range of the leg kick from Demented.
Kozlov's jab looks to have found its range, popping Demented under the eye.
Kozlov moves into range and clinches up with Demented.
Demented has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Demented is trying to maintain a safe position but Kozlov gets an underhook and turns Demented into the cage.
Kozlov stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Demented.
Kozlov slows down the pace here.
Kozlov lands with a right to the head.
Demented blocks a body shot from Kozlov.
Demented is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kozlov slowing the pace effectively.
Kozlov digs a right hand underneath Demented's ribcage. Demented let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kozlov breaks the clinch.
Kozlov is looking to clinch.
Kozlov scores with a nice strike.
Demented walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Kozlov closes the distance and clinches.
Kozlov lands with a light punch inside.
Kozlov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kozlov is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Kozlov breaks the clinch.
Demented throws a right hand that Kozlov ducks under and follows up with a left that Kozlov also avoids with ease.
Demented pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kozlov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Demented takes one on the button.
Kozlov digs a good hook to Demented's body.
Demented swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Demented takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kozlov throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Demented's head.
Kozlov connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Demented's hands.
Damien Demented is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kozlov tries to close the distance and clinch but Demented swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kozlov lunges at Demented with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Demented's hand.
Kozlov throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Demented on the side of the head.
Crunch! Kozlov slams his shin into Demented's torso.
Kozlov lands a nice shot that snaps Demented's head back.
Kozlov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Demented can do to turn this around?
Kozlov cracks Demented with a right hand to the side of the head.
Kozlov fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Demented on the side of the head.
Kozlov moves away from the strike by Demented.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Demented throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kozlov counters with a good low kick that Demented was not able to check.
Jab from Kozlov.
Kozlov connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Demented momentarily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kozlov. That's going to slow Demented down.
Kozlov goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Kozlov lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kozlov lands a jab to the head.
Demented takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Both fighters circling a little - Kozlov finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A left lands for Kozlov.
Kozlov throws a head kick that Demented semi-blocks.
Kozlov lands with a hook. Demented tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Demented fails to land with a series of punches.
Kozlov lands a nice leg kick that just misses Demented's sensitive parts.
Demented tries to move into range but Kozlov moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Demented drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Kozlov thuds his right hand into Demented's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Demented has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kozlov finds it's way round the side to connect with Demented's head.
Demented lands a jab to the nose.
Demented misses with a combination
and Kozlov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Demented is rocked!
Kozlov moves into the clinch.
Demented's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kozlov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kozlov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kozlov lands a hook that snaps the head of Demented backwards.
A body shot lands from Kozlov.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kozlov lands a shoulder strike.
Kozlov breaks the clinch.
Demented tries to bum rush Kozlov with a series of wild strikes but Kozlov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Kozlov dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Good standup being displayed there by Kozlov as he connects with a hook.
Kozlov fakes the leg kick and cracks Demented in the body.
Kozlov throws out a powerful jab.
Demented misses the jab.
Kozlov wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kozlov lands a really nice looking cross but Demented seems unphased.
Kozlov rushes Demented and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Kozlov is trying to stall.
Demented lands with a right to the head.
Ivan Kozlov has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kozlov manages to break the clinch.
Kozlov connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Demented takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Demented misses with a few strikes there.
Demented throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kozlov instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kozlov stalls.
Kozlov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kozlov tries a body shot but Demented blocks it.
Kozlov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Demented blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kozlov throws a punch but it's blocked by Demented.
Demented struggles to land a body shot inside as Kozlov controls his hands.
Kozlov gets through Demented's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kozlov lands with a short shot to the head.
Kozlov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Demented backwards.
Kozlov misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kozlov stalls.
Demented blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Demented has had enough of the clinch but Kozlov keeps him there for the moment.
Kozlov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kozlov pushes Demented back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kozlov lands with a short shot to the head.
Kozlov stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Kozlov lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Demented or not.
Demented has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Kozlov.
Kozlov has Demented pushed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kozlov is trying to break the clinch but Demented has him pressed against the cage.
Kozlov trying to control the position but instead, Demented has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kozlov into the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kozlov.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Demented stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Kozlov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Demented has a couple of punches blocked by Kozlov.
Kozlov is trying to break free.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kozlov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kozlov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kozlov blocking some punches.
Nice body punch from Kozlov - that landed with a thud.
Kozlov misses with some punches.
Kozlov tries to work over Demented's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Stalling in the clinch from Kozlov.
Demented softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Demented misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head punch on the inside from Kozlov fails to land.
Kozlov misses with a punch to the body.
Damien Demented has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kozlov wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ivan Kozlov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kozlov 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ivan Kozlov!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Ivan Kozlov made sure he mentioned Hellbent - Pit Inc, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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