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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Kozlov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peko Talalelei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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169 lbs
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155 lbs
5 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Decent boxing
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 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
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Peko Talalelei!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Cecil Peabody and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Talalelei tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Kozlov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The fight stays on the outside here - Talalelei looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Talalelei tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Kozlov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Talalelei is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kozlov.
Ivan Kozlov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kozlov scores with a push kick.
Talalelei misses with a leg kick.
Kozlov gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kozlov scores with a shoulder strike.
Kozlov manages to break the clinch.
Kozlov cracks Talalelei with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Talalelei lands a nice looking body shot.
Kozlov closes the distance and lands a one-two.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kozlov moves into the clinch successfully.
Kozlov lands a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kozlov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kozlov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kozlov stalling.
Kozlov lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kozlov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Talalelei.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Talalelei creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kozlov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Talalelei backwards.
Talalelei lands an uppercut.
Kozlov lands with a right to the head.
Kozlov is struggling to control the position.
A head punch on the inside from Talalelei fails to land.
Kozlov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kozlov lands with a left to the head.
A short right from Kozlov.
Kozlov breaks the clinch.
A solid body kick from Kozlov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Talalelei wants to clinch up but Kozlov keeps it at a distance.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kozlov.
Talalelei takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kozlov pushes Talalelei up against the cage in a clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Talalelei lands a nice uppercut.
Talalelei lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kozlov lands a left hand.
Kozlov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Talalelei backwards.
Talalelei misses with the head strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kozlov.
Kozlov throws a head punch that misses.
Kozlov stalling the fight.
A short left from Kozlov.
Talalelei tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kozlov's elbow.
Kozlov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kozlov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Talalelei backwards.
Talalelei misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kozlov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jab, jab by Kozlov - just one landing.
Talalelei has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Kozlov.
Talalelei rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kozlov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Talalelei takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Talalelei jabs Kozlov right on the nose. Kozlov blinks but takes it well.
Kozlov thuds a left hand into Talalelei's body.
Kozlov throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Talalelei stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kozlov lands a nice shot to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Jab, jab by Kozlov - just one landing.
Talalelei tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Kozlov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kozlov.
Talalelei tries to clinch there but Kozlov circles away.
Kozlov throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Talalelei looks gassed!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kozlov scores with a head kick.
Talalelei is rocked!
A left lands for Kozlov.
Talalelei is still on wobbly legs! Can Kozlov finish him?
Talalelei takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kozlov ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kozlov scores with a punch to the head.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Kozlov! Talalelei is out on his feet! Kozlov rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Talalelei is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Talalelei is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ivan Kozlov!
A very excited looking Ivan Kozlov made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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