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WPFC 25 - Owens vs. Rasmussen PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Li Huang (ranked 5105 p4p, 391 weight class) and Cole Kong (ranked 24559 p4p, 509 weight class). Cole Kong is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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265 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Li Huang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cole Kong!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Bruno Lombardi and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kong throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Huang was covering up waiting for the punch and Kong finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Huang is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Huang 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.
Kong lands a couple of elbows.
Kong connects with a couple of short punches.
Kong lands a couple of decent looking shots.
It looks like Li Huang has been cut.
Kong working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Kong looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Huang is breathing heavily.
Kong is working Huang over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Huang keeping moving, preventing Kong from controlling successfully.
Kong really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Huang. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Huang has momentary wrist control but Kong slips an elbow through the middle.
Huang is rocked!
Kong gets to his feet and stands over Huang, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Huang felt that one! Kong unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Huang from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cole Kong!
Cole Kong decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roy Glennville (ranked 24061 p4p, 588 weight class) and Woodford May (ranked 22845 p4p, 608 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Roy Glennville!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Woodford May!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Dean Styles and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Glennville misses with a wild body shot.
Woodford May seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
May tries to close the distance and clinch but Glennville swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Glennville circles away from the clinch attempt.
Glennville feints and then cracks May's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow May down.
Glennville connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Glennville.
May throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Glennville was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
May is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
May swings for the body but Glennville moves out of range.
May is looking to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Glennville thumps May with a low kick.
Glennville thuds his shin into the meat of May's side.
May looking to land some kicks to the body here.
May rushes Glennville and presses him up against the cage.
Glennville gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from May.
I was talking to Glennville's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
May breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
May dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Glennville scores with a sloppy right hand. May should have avoided that one.
May takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
May misses with a head kick.
Glennville lets loose with a powerful body kick. May will feel that in the morning.
May sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
May looks winded!
Glennville scores with a leg kick.
Glennville misses with a body shot.
Glennville digs a good body shot into May's ribs.
May tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Glennville was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Glennville throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent May stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Glennville bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Glennville scoring well with a low kick there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
May just misses with a punch to the body.
That kick from Glennville tenderised May's leg. May is trying to keep his angry face on.
May tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Glennville paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Glennville cracks the inside of May's front leg.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Glennville.
Glennville throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Glennville throws an overhand right that drops May like a sack of potatoes! Glennville dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Roy Glennville!
In defeat, Woodford May stepped up to the mic, saying 'Live and learn. '.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Samir Mourani (ranked 4106 p4p, 402 weight class) and Kendall Albright (ranked 24770 p4p, 556 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Samir Mourani!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kendall Albright!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Columbo Gatti and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Danga de danga de dang - Mourani scores with a four punch combination!
It looks like Kendall Albright has been cut.
Albright looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Mourani darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Mourani looks to land a combination but Albright avoids it well.
Despite the aggression on Albright's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Mourani swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Albright looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Mourani works Albright's body with a nice hook.
Mourani thuds his right hand into Albright's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Mourani lands a two punch combo.
Mourani looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Mourani bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Albright's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Albright is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Albright showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mourani.
Mourani lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Albright is rocked!
Mourani throws a 1-2 combo that connects squarely on Albright's jaw, knocking him onto his back! Mourani dives in looking to finish as Albright flails his arms in a desperate attempt to block Mourani's strikes! Mourani is raining down hammerfists and the ref stops it! Albright's desperate flailing just didn't constitute intelligent defence. Some people will probably question the ref's decision but Albright was definitely hurt and the ref saved him from taking unnecessary punishment. A fighter's safety is paramount in this sport.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Samir Mourani!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Fadden (ranked 2840 p4p, 337 weight class) and Jackson Pollock (ranked 7280 p4p, 593 weight class). John Fadden has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Fadden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jackson Pollock!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Alyssa Summers and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fadden uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pollock.
Pollock avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pollock throws a series of strikes that have Fadden backpedaling.
Pollock lands with a right hand.
Pollock feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Fadden's calf.
Nice shot by Pollock.
Fadden is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pollock.
Fadden tries to clinch but Pollock is having none of it.
Pollock moves out of range of the strikes.
Pollock throws out a counter right but Fadden avoids it with no problem.
Pollock has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Fadden lands a slapping body shot.
Pollock misses with a looping left.
Pollock throws a leg kick which misses Fadden's front leg but catches the back leg as Fadden tries to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pollock lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Fadden tries to clinch up.
Fadden tries to close the distance and clinch but Pollock swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Good exchange - Pollock coming out on top.
Fadden closes the distance looking to clinch
and Pollock counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pollock misses with a body shot.
Pollock lands a glancing blow to the side of Fadden's head.
Pollock dips to his left and cracks Fadden with an uppercut!
John Fadden seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fadden is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pollock.
Fadden throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fadden tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pollock was well out of range. Poor timing from Fadden.
Fadden has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Pollock staying out of range there.
Pollock cracks Fadden with an open hand slap.
Fadden throws out a loose jab but Pollock uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fadden throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fadden misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pollock paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Fadden takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Fadden throws a jab but it's blocked by Pollock.
Pollock avoids the head kick by Fadden.
Fadden closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good shot there by Pollock.
Fadden is rocked!
Fadden with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Pollock to score with a decent uppercut.
Oh Fadden is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pollock walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Fadden drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Pollock swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Fadden's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jackson Pollock!
After the fight, Jackson Pollock was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vasiliy Kulik (ranked 2789 p4p, 312 weight class) and Nick Tropper (ranked 2476 p4p, 291 weight class). Nick Tropper acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vasiliy Kulik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nick Tropper!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Reed Andrews and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kulik cracks Tropper with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Tropper misses with a wild body shot.
Tropper throws a right hand that Kulik ducks under and follows up with a left that Kulik also avoids with ease.
Tropper fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
It looked like Kulik was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Tropper has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Tropper tries to clinch up but Kulik circles away and keeps his distance.
Kulik swats away the attempt to clinch by Tropper.
Kulik connects with a looping right hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tropper looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kulik throws out a loose jab but Tropper uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice side step and Tropper releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Kulik takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Sloppy strikes from Tropper. Those never looked like landing.
Tropper wants to clinch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kulik.
Tropper doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Tropper lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kulik at a distance.
Kulik looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Tropper does no damage.
Tropper gets a clinch.
Tropper misses with the head strike.
Tropper gets control of Kulik's arms and successfully pulls guard. Tropper will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Tropper throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Tropper throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Kulik tries to stand but Tropper is controlling from the bottom.
Tropper wants to sweep here but Kulik controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tropper wants to control but Kulik passes easily into half guard.
Kulik wants to stand but Tropper has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Tropper gets full guard.
Kulik wanted to stand there but Tropper had control of the position.
Tropper throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Tropper has a closed guard, preventing Kulik from standing up.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tropper is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Kulik is aware though and is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tropper looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Tropper tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kulik paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kulik lands with a right hand.
Tropper throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kulik.
Tropper displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kulik throws out the jab.
Despite the aggression on Tropper's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Kulik wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kulik throws a series of punches but Tropper moves out of range.
Tropper misses with a body shot.
Kulik appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Tropper looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kulik connects with a good right hand that stumbles Tropper. Tropper circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kulik ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kulik throws a sloppy head kick and Tropper moves out of range easily.
Jab, jab by Kulik - just one landing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tropper tries to clinch there but Kulik circles away.
It looked like Kulik was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Tropper.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tropper tries to clinch up.
It looks like Kulik has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Kulik throws a hook but Tropper blocks it.
Tropper is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Kulik with a body shot.
Kulik throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tropper sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tropper throws a series of punches but Kulik moves out of range.
Tropper avoids the head kick by Kulik.
Tropper throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kulik avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kulik with a nice cross.
Sloppy strikes from Tropper. Those never looked like landing.
Kulik lands a right hook to the body.
Kulik looks to land a left hand but Tropper moved out of range nicely.
Tropper misses with a double jab.
Kulik lands with a slapping head kick.
Kulik really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Tropper misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tropper misses with a double jab.
A little feinted left hand from Kulik on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kulik works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kulik lands a nice hook to Tropper's body. Tropper takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vasiliy Kulik dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kulik throws a series of punches but Tropper moves out of range.
Tropper looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kulik throws a series of punches but Tropper avoids them all with ease.
Tropper tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kulik manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tropper is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kulik is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Tropper tries to close the distance and clinch but Kulik swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kulik throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nick Tropper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tropper rushes Kulik and presses him up against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Kulik.
Kulik escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kulik drops Tropper with a beautiful combination! Tropper stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Kulik is looking for the KO!
Tropper is rocked!
It looks like Nick Tropper has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kulik closes the distance and lands a crisp combination that knocks Tropper out cold! Tropper corner are devastated, head in hands behind our commentary position. Poor guys.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Vasiliy Kulik!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Malicious Singcoli (ranked 3190 p4p, 337 weight class) and Augustus Kratos (ranked 3718 p4p, 373 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Kratos's choice of entrance music: Choices. Augustus Kratos is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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193 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Malicious Singcoli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Augustus Kratos!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Steve Montenegro and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kratos throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A lazy left from Singcoli finds it's target.
It looks like Augustus Kratos has been cut.
Singcoli connects with a body shot that sends Kratos's belly button to the back.
Kratos has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Singcoli throws a sloppy head kick and Kratos moves out of range easily.
Singcoli throws a head kick but Kratos moves out of range.
Kratos takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A slow jab from Singcoli misses its intended target.
Kratos wants to counter the offense by Singcoli and move into the clinch position.
Singcoli throws a body punch but Kratos moves out of range.
Singcoli looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Singcoli throws a nice looking combination but Kratos bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Singcoli.
Kratos throws a body shot but no joy.
Singcoli thows a left - swing and a miss!
Singcoli moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Singcoli tests Kratos's chin there with a solid looking shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Singcoli tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Singcoli lands with a nice body punch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kratos manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Singcoli throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Singcoli throws a sloppy head kick and Kratos moves out of range easily.
Kratos scores with a jab to the jaw.
A big left from Kratos misses.
Singcoli takes a jab right on the kisser.
Singcoli throws a body shot but no joy.
Kratos lands an overhand right.
Singcoli throws a body punch but Kratos moves out of range.
Kratos scores with a punch to the head.
It looks like Malicious Singcoli has been cut.
Kratos drops his shoulder and cracks Singcoli with a huge uppercut! Singcoli goes down! Can Kratos finish him?
Singcoli is rocked!
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!
Singcoli looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Oh Singcoli is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kratos really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Singcoli. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kratos is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Kratos advances position into side control!
Singcoli seems to have got his legs back now.
Kratos tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Singcoli gets back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Singcoli moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kratos avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Singcoli has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kratos can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Singcoli is looking for a triangle but Kratos pushes his legs off easily.
Kratos throws a big elbow that misses.
Kratos throwing strikes but missing.
Kratos would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kratos postures up in Singcoli's guard and throws a big left but Singcoli blocks it.
Kratos throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Singcoli works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Singcoli is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Kratos defends well.
Kratos throwing strikes from guard but Singcoli blocks nicely.
Kratos wanted to stand there but Singcoli had control of the position.
Singcoli looking for a sweep. Not yet Singcoli, not yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Kratos wants to pass the guard but Singcoli is keeping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kratos postures up in Singcoli's guard and throws a big left but Singcoli blocks it.
Singcoli is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Kratos missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Singcoli working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kratos.
Kratos must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Kratos stands up over Singcoli, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Singcoli 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.
Kratos wanted to stand there but Singcoli had control of the position.
Kratos trying to control but Singcoli is working from the bottom.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Singcoli escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kratos gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Kratos loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Malicious Singcoli will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Singcoli is looking to clinch.
Kratos lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Singcoli circles away quickly and effectively.
Good leg kick by Singcoli there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kratos.
Singcoli tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kratos manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kratos is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kratos lands with a shot to the body.
Kratos throws a nice looking combination but Singcoli bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Singcoli throws a quick counter kick to the body but Kratos avoids it.
Kratos slips under a jab from Singcoli.
Kratos takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Singcoli takes a swing at Kratos's ribcage but misses.
Singcoli tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kratos swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Singcoli is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kratos.
Singcoli takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Singcoli throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Nice jab there from Kratos.
Singcoli is looking to clinch.
Singcoli tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Singcoli cracks Kratos with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
and Kratos counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Singcoli! He's just covering up as Kratos starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Augustus Kratos!
An out of breath Augustus Kratos thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hugo Chavez (ranked 2635 p4p, 312 weight class) and John Goldberg (ranked 24060 p4p, 609 weight class). The key to victory for Hugo Chavez has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hugo Chavez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Goldberg!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Anthony Taglia and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goldberg closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Chavez quickly recovers to half guard.
Goldberg thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Chavez tries to kick Goldberg off but Goldberg keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Goldberg thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Goldberg missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Goldberg stops Chavez from getting back to his feet.
Chavez is staying active underneath Goldberg, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Goldberg lands a nice short elbow.
Chavez is refusing to be controlled, as Goldberg sits in half guard.
Chavez wants to get back to his feet.
Goldberg is looking to take a break and control but Chavez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Goldberg is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Goldberg misses with a head shot. Chavez uses the momentum to regain guard.
Goldberg is looking to work some ground and pound but Chavez has wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chavez is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Goldberg is controlling him.
Goldberg throws a big right hand that misses.
Chavez has momentary wrist control but Goldberg slips an elbow through the middle.
Goldberg missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Goldberg is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Goldberg prevents Chavez from getting back to his feet.
Goldberg connects with a couple of short punches.
Goldberg throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Chavez works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Goldberg prevents Chavez from getting back to his feet.
Goldberg throwing strikes from guard but Chavez blocks nicely.
Goldberg lands a couple of digs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goldberg working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Chavez is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Goldberg landing some decent shots from guard.
Goldberg must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Goldberg pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Chavez is keeping the position for now.
Chavez preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Chavez wants to get back to his feet but Goldberg is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Chavez avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Goldberg throwing strikes but missing.
Goldberg won't allow Chavez to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goldberg distracts Chavez with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Goldberg loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Goldberg throws a big elbow that misses.
Goldberg wants to pass the guard but Chavez is keeping the position.
Goldberg chips away with some ground and pound.
Goldberg trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Chavez working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Goldberg.
Goldberg scoring with some ground and pound.
Goldberg working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Goldberg is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Goldberg working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Chavez's head.
Goldberg makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Chavez is rocked!
Goldberg loads up on a big left hand. Chavez felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Goldberg looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Chavez can't hide his disappointment, as Goldberg celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Goldberg!
John Goldberg thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jay Villanueva (ranked 1791 p4p, 230 weight class) and Mark Doncaster (ranked 3737 p4p, 414 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jay Villanueva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mark Doncaster!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Jorge Garcia and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Villanueva throws a low kick but it's checked well by Doncaster.
Villanueva throws a head kick but Doncaster moves out of range.
Doncaster looks for a takedown but Villanueva sprawls well.
Villanueva wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Villanueva tries a knee to the head but Doncaster blocks it.
Doncaster takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Mark Doncaster has been cut.
Doncaster tries to pull guard but Villanueva won't allow it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Villanueva.
Villanueva connects with a knee to the head.
Doncaster jumps guard but Villanueva turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Jay Villanueva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Doncaster.
Villanueva working Doncaster over with knees to the body.
Villanueva with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Villanueva connects with a knee to the head.
Doncaster looks winded!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Villanueva gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Doncaster.
Villanueva lands a knee to the head.
Villanueva is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doncaster takes a knee right on the jaw!
Doncaster is rocked!
Villanueva lands a big knee! That's hurt Doncaster! Oh, he's all over the place! Villanueva lands another knee that sends Doncaster to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jay Villanueva!
A relieved looking Jay Villanueva thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kolbee Owens (ranked 1406 p4p, 181 weight class) and Ryland Rasmussen (ranked 2062 p4p, 242 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Owens might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Destroyer. Kolbee Owens 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 lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kolbee Owens!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ryland Rasmussen!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Jorge Garcia and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Owens lands a nice looking body shot.
Owens throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rasmussen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rasmussen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Owens lunges at Rasmussen with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Rasmussen's hand.
Rasmussen lands with a kick to the ribs.
Owens scores with a nice head shot.
Owens moves out of range of the strikes.
Owens on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Owens connects with a body shot.
Rasmussen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Owens.
Owens has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Owens fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Rasmussen avoids it really well and circles away.
A little jabbing left from Rasmussen on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Owens misses with a shot to the body
and Rasmussen counters with a right hand to the body.
Rasmussen slips a straight right by Owens.
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!
Rasmussen works Owens's body with a nice hook.
Owens throws a body shot but no joy.
Owens keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Owens just misses with a punch to the body.
Owens connects with a body shot.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Owens.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Owens throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Rasmussen was covering up waiting for the punch and Owens finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Rasmussen has his hands on Owens's head, controlling the position.
Rasmussen controls Owens momentarily but Owens frees himself.
Our spies down at at The Forge inform us that Rasmussen has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Rasmussen is looking for a triangle but Owens pushes his legs off easily.
Owens with a flurry of punches that miss.
Owens trying to control the position from guard on top but Rasmussen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Owens pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rasmussen is keeping the position for now.
Owens controlling from the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rasmussen is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Owens is aware though and is defending well.
Owens got a little sloppy there for a moment and Rasmussen has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Owens has managed to get both his arms back between Rasmussen's legs - danger averted.
Owens pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rasmussen is keeping the position for now.
Rasmussen is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Owens is aware though and is defending well.
Rasmussen looking to control.
Rasmussen has his foot on Owens's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Owens works his way back into a safe position though.
Owens is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Rasmussen has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Owens can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Owens throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Owens preventing the sweep.
Rasmussen is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Owens is aware though and is defending well.
Owens seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Owens scoring with punches to the head and body.
Owens slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Rasmussen sneaks back into half guard.
Owens is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Rasmussen tries to get to full guard but Owens has control of the leg.
Owens controlling the pace.
Rasmussen wants to control but Owens is keeping busy.
Nice strikes from Owens there.
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.
Rasmussen actively working from the bottom here.
Owens landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Owens perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Rasmussen is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Rasmussen looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Rasmussen is trying to stand back up but Owens is controlling him
Owens tries to pass to full mount but Rasmussen defends it.
Owens sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Owens seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Rasmussen for as long as he can get away with.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kolbee Owens dominated that round.
That's time! Owens's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Rasmussen misses the shot to the body.
Owens swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Owens looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Owens has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Owens wants to pass the guard but Rasmussen is keeping the position.
Owens landing some decent shots from guard.
Rasmussen escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Owens gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Rasmussen escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Owens gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Rasmussen has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Owens can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Owens throws a big right hand that misses.
Rasmussen has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Owens can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rasmussen bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Owens's guard.
Rasmussen looking to pass the guard.
Owens is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Owens manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Rasmussen manages to get himself to full guard.
Owens cracks Rasmussen with a solid left hand.
Owens is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Rasmussen not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Rasmussen looking for a guillotine here but Owens defends easily.
Owens is working Rasmussen over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Owens controls from within his opponent's guard.
Rasmussen escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Owens gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Owens sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Owens trying to control but Rasmussen is working from the bottom.
Owens slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Rasmussen not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Owens trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Owens distracts Rasmussen with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Rasmussen keeping full guard, as Owens tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rasmussen keeping moving, preventing Owens from controlling successfully.
Rasmussen being controlled here, momentarily.
Rasmussen is trying to control the position but Owens postures up.
Owens is stalling in the full guard.
Owens got a little sloppy there for a moment and Rasmussen has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Owens has managed to get both his arms back between Rasmussen's legs - danger averted.
Owens stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rasmussen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Owens trying to control but Rasmussen is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Rasmussen closes the distance and clinches up with Owens, looking for a takedown. Rasmussen pushes Owens against the cage but Owens circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Owens waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rasmussen.
Rasmussen avoids the body shot from Owens.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Owens swings for the body but Rasmussen moves out of range.
Rasmussen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Owens at a distance.
Rasmussen scores with a kick to the midsection.
Owens lands the left hand.
Owens tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rasmussen was well out of range. Poor timing from Owens.
Owens bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Owens lands with a nice body punch.
Owens throws a shot from downtown. Rasmussen moves away and avoids it.
Rasmussen changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Rasmussen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Owens is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rasmussen can do to turn this around?
Owens is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Good exchange - Owens coming out on top.
Rasmussen dives in for a single leg takedown but Owens sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Owens fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Owens is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rasmussen gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Owens distracts Rasmussen with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Owens loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kolbee Owens dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Rasmussen takes one to the chin there.
Rasmussen tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Owens defends well and Rasmussen ends up having to push Owens into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Owens tries to counter with a takedown but Rasmussen is quick to defend against it.
Nice jab there from Rasmussen.
Owens lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rasmussen at a distance.
Rasmussen missing with a left hand there. Owens was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rasmussen stuns Owens with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Owens connects with a crisp jab.
Owens misses with a body shot.
Rasmussen misses with a looping left.
Owens misses with a takedown attempt - Rasmussen sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Sloppy strikes from Rasmussen. Those never looked like landing.
Kolbee Owens is winning the standup battle so far.
Rasmussen throws a chopping leg kick but Owens manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Rasmussen takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Rasmussen slips under a jab.
Owens misses the shot to the body.
Kolbee Owens seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Owens bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rasmussen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Owens blocks the body kick.
Owens throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rasmussen takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Rasmussen doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Owens uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rasmussen.
Owens changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Owens throws an overhand right that lands on Rasmussen's shoulder, as Rasmussen tries to avoid the shot.
Owens scores with a decent looking hook.
Owens throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Rasmussen tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Owens is in Rasmussen's guard.
Rasmussen working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Owens.
Owens got a little sloppy there for a moment and Rasmussen has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Owens has managed to get both his arms back between Rasmussen's legs - danger averted.
Rasmussen is looking for a triangle but Owens pushes his legs off easily.
Rasmussen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Owens trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Rasmussen can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Owens controls the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Owens stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rasmussen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kolbee Owens overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Owens is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Owens is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Owens won't allow Rasmussen to sweep him here.
Rasmussen escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Owens gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Rasmussen not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Owens slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Owens's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Owens swings for the body but Rasmussen moves out of range.
Rasmussen throws a leg kick but Owens sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Rasmussen moves forwards but Owens connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Owens scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Owens sizes up Rasmussen with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Owens swings for the body but Rasmussen moves out of range.
Owens takes a swing at Rasmussen's ribcage but misses.
Rasmussen doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Owens scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Owens ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rasmussen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Owens.
Owens steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Rasmussen. That one must have hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rasmussen takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Owens scores with a shot to the body.
Rasmussen ducks right into an uppercut from Owens.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Owens slips under a jab from Rasmussen.
Owens scores with a jab to the body.
Owens lands with a good body shot.
Rasmussen throws the left hand but Owens avoids the punch easily.
A head kick misses from Rasmussen.
A good leg kick by Rasmussen.
Rasmussen gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Rasmussen is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Rasmussen had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Owens defends it easily.
Owens pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rasmussen is keeping the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kolbee Owens clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Rasmussen walks into a straight right hand from Owens.
Owens drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Owens is looking to work some ground and pound but Rasmussen has wrist control.
Rasmussen can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Owens controls the pace.
Owens postures up.
Owens throwing strikes from guard but Rasmussen blocks nicely.
Owens forces his way into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rasmussen is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Owens pulls his head out easily.
Owens is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Owens controlling the position easily from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Owens lands a nice shot to the head.
Owens controlling from mount.
Owens punishing his opponent with strikes.
Owens controlling from mount.
Rasmussen is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Owens punishing his opponent with strikes.
Rasmussen is desperately trying to improve his position but Owens has a good base and remains in mount.
Owens controlling from the full mount.
Owens scoring with strikes but Rasmussen is staying in there.
Owens controlling from mount.
Owens scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Rasmussen is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Owens controlling from mount.
Rasmussen is still in real trouble! Can Owens finish him?
Rasmussen seems to have recovered his senses.
Owens is landing with some decent strikes but Rasmussen is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Owens lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rasmussen is looking to get to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Owens landing strikes, looking to finish!
Owens controlling the pace for now.
Rasmussen is trying desperately to improve position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Owens looking to finish Rasmussen with some ground and pound. This is bad for Rasmussen!
Owens is working for a guillotine from mount but Rasmussen frees his head quite easily.
Owens looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Owens controlling the pace for now.
Rasmussen tries to lock up and control but Owens gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Rasmussen is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Owens controlling the position easily from mount.
Owens avoids the attempt from Rasmussen to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rasmussen working to try and regain half guard.
Owens sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Owens landing strikes from the mount.
Owens controlling the position easily from mount.
Owens is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Owens controlling from mount.
A big strike lands for Owens! That's really hurt Rasmussen and he's turned his back - Owens keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Owens jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kolbee Owens!
Kolbee Owens retains his lightweight title!
As Kolbee Owens got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: Everyone keeps writing me off, making me the underdog. They'd rather talk about my garden than my skills, but I'm not going anywhere. I am the king of this division.'.
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