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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marek Koltun (ranked 937 p4p, 124 weight class) and Aznar Thrul (ranked 1194 p4p, 153 weight class). Aznar Thrul has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Marek Koltun's chin.
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177 lbs
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181 lbs
30 - 28 - 3 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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
33 - 19 - 4, fighting out of Helsinki, Marek Koltun!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 28 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aznar Thrul!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Elvis Blanc and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koltun stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Thrul.
A punch combination from Thrul misses.
Thrul looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Aznar Thrul seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thrul throws a leg kick that misses.
Koltun drops down looking for a counter takedown but Thrul sprawls and moves away.
Koltun pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Thrul swings for the body but Koltun moves out of range.
Both fighters circling a little - Thrul finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Thrul pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A slapping leg kick lands for Koltun.
Thrul takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The fighters circle momentarily. Koltun darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Thrul dives in for a single leg takedown but Koltun sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Koltun takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Thrul ducks under a wild hook from Koltun.
Thrul throws a front kick aimed at Koltun's knee but Koltun avoids it well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thrul throws a head kick that misses
so Koltun counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Koltun controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koltun throws an elbow that misses. Thrul uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Koltun's guard. Nice move by Thrul!
Koltun is pulling down on Thrul's head. It's preventing any offense from Thrul, at least for the moment.
Koltun continues to stall.
Koltun wants to sweep here but Thrul controlling him for the moment.
Thrul chips away with some ground and pound.
Thrul with a nice head shot there.
Thrul throws a big right hand that misses.
Thrul wants to control from the top but Koltun keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thrul cracks Koltun with a solid left hand.
Thrul throwing strikes from guard but Koltun blocks nicely.
Thrul loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Thrul lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Koltun looking to hit a scissor sweep but Thrul is one step ahead there.
Thrul in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Thrul wants to control from the top but Koltun keeps moving.
Thrul postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koltun manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Thrul manages to get himself to full guard.
Koltun trying to control but Thrul is working from the bottom.
Koltun looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Koltun throwing strikes but missing.
Koltun tries to free his leg and advance position but Thrul is retaining full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Koltun looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Koltun slips nicely into half guard.
Thrul has hold of Koltun's hands but Koltun slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Koltun takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Koltun looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Thrul with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Koltun thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Thrul's head.
Koltun missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Koltun is trying to control. Thrul wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marek Koltun dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Nice body punch from Thrul.
Thrul throws a hook to the side of Koltun's head but Koltun sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Koltun throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Thrul counters with a nice uppercut.
A big left from Thrul misses.
Koltun appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Koltun moves out of range of the strikes.
Koltun slips a jab from Thrul.
Koltun feinted with a counter takedown.
Aznar Thrul is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Thrul throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Koltun changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Thrul tries to work over Koltun's front leg with a kick but Koltun checks it.
Koltun changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Koltun lands a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koltun throws a jab when Thrul was well out of range.
Koltun checks the leg kick nicely there.
A cross from Koltun lands.
Aznar Thrul seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A solid body kick from Thrul.
Koltun walks into a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thrul throws a right and a left that both miss.
Koltun is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Thrul.
Thrul lands with a right hand.
Thrul looks to land a combination but Koltun avoids it well.
Thrul throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Koltun just misses with a punch to the body.
Thrul misses with a few strikes there.
Thrul rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Koltun moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Thrul closes the distance but Koltun moves to the side
and Koltun counters with a nice double leg into side control. Thrul won't be happy with that.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thrul on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Koltun throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Thrul works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koltun is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Thrul sees it coming and defends easily.
Koltun is working for a kimura but Thrul is defending it quite comfortably.
Koltun is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Koltun prevents Thrul from improving his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koltun is working for a kimura but Thrul is defending it quite comfortably.
Koltun wants to pass to mount but Thrul is defending the position.
Koltun thows a huge punch but Thrul dodges it nicely.
Thrul has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Koltun is working away from the top position though.
Koltun trying to control the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Thrul is looking to escape.
Koltun looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Koltun working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Thrul blocking the ground and pound attempt from Koltun.
Koltun trying to control the action but Thrul is working from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Thrul tries to kick Koltun off but Koltun keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aznar Thrul showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Koltun throws a quick inside leg kick.
Koltun shoots for a takedown but Thrul saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Thrul misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Thrul looks to land a right hand but Koltun moved out of range.
Koltun showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Thrul.
Thrul throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Koltun tries for a takedown but Thrul sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thrul misses with a wild combination.
Koltun half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Thrul stuns Koltun with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thrul rushes Koltun and presses him up against the cage.
Thrul manages to break the clinch.
Thrul swinging wildly here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thrul. Koltun does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thrul feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Koltun's calf.
Koltun looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Thrul is fending him off so far but Koltun persists. Nope, Thrul circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marek Koltun. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thrul misses with a wild combination.
Thrul steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Koltun.
Koltun dives in and scores a takedown into Thrul's guard.
Koltun throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Thrul works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Thrul is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Koltun is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thrul looking for a sweep. Not yet Thrul, not yet.
Koltun advances to half guard.
Koltun working the head and body with strikes.
Koltun is stalling here. Thrul is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Koltun seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Thrul has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thrul working the head and body with strikes.
Koltun is looking to regain half guard here but Thrul keeps moving and retains side control.
Koltun defending against the ground and pound.
Thrul remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Marek Koltun overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thrul wants to stand but Koltun has him controlled and pulls him back into his guard.
Thrul working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Koltun's head.
Koltun controls Thrul momentarily but Thrul frees himself.
Thrul with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Thrul working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Thrul throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Koltun working a defensive guard here.
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.
Thrul with a flurry of punches that miss.
Koltun working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Thrul doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Thrul manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Thrul trying to control the position from guard on top but Koltun is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Koltun is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Koltun working a defensive guard here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Thrul stopping the sweep attempt from Koltun.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Thrul scores with a spinning back kick!
And that's the end of the fight!
Aznar Thrul comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Thrul has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 William Peck scores the fight 28:29
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aznar Thrul!
Aznar Thrul spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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