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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Lennart Hohenthal (ranked 15 p4p, 80 weight class) and Zafir Farman (ranked 1 p4p, 6 weight class). Lennart Hohenthal has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 33 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Lennart Hohenthal!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zafir Farman!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Frank Dennis and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hohenthal scores with a nice right hand.
Hohenthal throws a body shot but no joy.
Farman takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Farman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hohenthal.
Hohenthal misses with a hook to the body
and Farman counters with a nice uppercut.
Hohenthal swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hohenthal misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Farman.
A little jabbing left from Farman on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hohenthal throws a body punch but Farman moves out of range.
It seemed like Farman was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hohenthal with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A jab from Hohenthal misses.
Farman flicks out a counter leg kick but Hohenthal steps away.
We've been hearing reports that Hohenthal has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Hohenthal lands a lovely overhand right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hohenthal misses with a shot to the body
and Farman counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Lennart Hohenthal has been cut.
Hohenthal scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Farman throws Hohenthal to one side and escapes!
Hohenthal throws a sloppy body shot
and Farman counters with a nice 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!
Farman takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hohenthal scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hohenthal shoots in but no luck this time.
Farman now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Farman takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hohenthal misses with the combination.
Farman swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hohenthal throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Farman to counter with a crisp jab.
Hohenthal swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It seemed like Farman was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hohenthal misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Farman.
Hohenthal fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hohenthal takes a swing at Farman's ribcage but misses.
A little jabbing left from Farman on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hohenthal just misses with a punch to the body.
It seemed like Farman was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hohenthal fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Zafir Farman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hohenthal just misses with a punch to the body.
Hohenthal is looking to wear down Farman with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hohenthal shoots in looking for a takedown but Farman manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hohenthal's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Farman swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hohenthal jabs Farman to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hohenthal fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Farman looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hohenthal dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hohenthal tests Farman's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hohenthal scores with a hook.
Hohenthal fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Farman manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Hohenthal.
Hohenthal lands a right hook to the body.
Hohenthal misses with a body punch
and Farman connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hohenthal lands with a nice body punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hohenthal just misses with a punch to the body.
Farman looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Farman blocks a jab.
Farman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It seemed like Farman was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hohenthal throws a body punch but Farman moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Farman on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hohenthal bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lennart Hohenthal dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lennart Hohenthal's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Hohenthal looking to score a takedown here. Farman is defending well but Hohenthal drives through and ends up in Farman's guard.
Farman is looking to stand up but Hohenthal isn't so interested in that idea.
Hohenthal slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Farman is trying to improve his position.
Farman defending against the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hohenthal throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Hohenthal cracks Farman with a big right hand but Farman just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hohenthal tries to move into full mount but can't pass Farman's legs.
Hohenthal throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hohenthal misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Hohenthal lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Farman down.
Hohenthal tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Hohenthal is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Farman can do to turn this around?
Hohenthal trying to control the position but Farman is working away.
Hohenthal tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Hohenthal has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's two 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.
Hohenthal trying to control the position but Farman is working away.
The strikes coming from Hohenthal are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Farman tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Hohenthal wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
You can see the frustration on Farman's face as Hohenthal controls the position.
Farman felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Hohenthal sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Farman is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Hohenthal looking to control but instead Farman has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Hohenthal lands a nice short elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hohenthal moves nicely into side control.
Farman is not content to let Hohenthal control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hohenthal is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Farman's shoulder. That is not cool.
Hohenthal wants to lay and pray for a moment but Farman keeps working.
Hohenthal working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Hohenthal in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Hohenthal in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hohenthal tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
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.
Farman defending against the ground and pound.
Farman is not content to let Hohenthal control the position.
Hohenthal throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Hohenthal has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Hohenthal misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Hohenthal lands an elbow.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hohenthal in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Hohenthal working the ground and pound but Farman is defending the strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lennart Hohenthal dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Lennart Hohenthal's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Hohenthal digs a good body shot into Farman's ribs.
Lennart Hohenthal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Farman takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Lennart Hohenthal is winning the standup battle so far.
Hohenthal shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Farman makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Hohenthal shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Farman but Farman pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Farman ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Farman looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hohenthal rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Farman to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hohenthal swings for the body but Farman moves out of range.
Hohenthal misses with a wild body shot.
Hohenthal misses the body punch
and Farman counters with a right hand to the body.
Hohenthal ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hohenthal fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Farman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hohenthal.
Hohenthal misses with a looping right.
Farman looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hohenthal misses with a hook to the body
and Farman counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lennart Hohenthal's cut is getting worse.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Farman avoids the body shot from Hohenthal.
A telegraphed right hand from Hohenthal misses the target.
Farman throws out a counter right but Hohenthal avoids it with no problem.
Hohenthal misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Farman.
Hohenthal misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Farman.
Farman looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hohenthal dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hohenthal misses with a shot to the body
and Farman counters with a nice uppercut.
Hohenthal misses the body punch
and Farman counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hohenthal is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hohenthal misses with a body shot
and Farman counters with a huge overhand right that connects right on the temple, sending him crumpling, face first to the floor! This one is all over! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Zafir Farman!
Zafir Farman is the new bantamweight champion!
An out of breath Zafir Farman thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
The defeated Lennart Hohenthal had this to say: 'We will meet again.'.
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