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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sonny Jawo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bjorn Koslof (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Jawo might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Bebot by Black Eyed Peas. Sonny Jawo has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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25
145 lbs
11 - 4 - 0 |
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160 cm
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137 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Very confident |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Sonny Jawo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Bjorn Koslof!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Andrew Berry and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jawo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Koslof will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jawo swats away the attempt to clinch by Koslof.
Koslof uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jawo.
Jawo thows a body shot but no joy.
Koslof will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jawo moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Jawo looks to score with a jab to the body but Koslof is just out of range.
Jawo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Koslof tries to clinch but Jawo is having none of it.
Koslof gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Jawo lands with a short shot to the head.
Jawo stalling in the clinch but Koslof improves position.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Koslof.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koslof working aggressively here.
Koslof working aggressively here.
Koslof swings wildly with an uppercut but Jawo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Koslof misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jawo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jawo throws a head kick but Koslof moves out of range.
Koslof checks a leg kick.
Koslof tries to clinch up but Jawo circles away and keeps his distance.
A head kick misses from Jawo.
Koslof gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Jawo manages to break the clinch.
Jawo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Koslof darts in and clinches Jawo up against the cage.
Koslof lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jawo backwards.
Jawo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Koslof misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Koslof.
Koslof tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Koslof changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Jawo fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Sonny Jawo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bjorn Koslof.
Jawo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Koslof shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Koslof drops an elbow to the side of Jawo's head.
Koslof stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jawo keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Koslof is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Koslof lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Koslof trying to control the action but Jawo is working from the bottom.
Koslof lands strikes from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Koslof wants to free his trapped foot but Jawo is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Koslof missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Jawo is trying to maintain the position but Koslof is very close to passing his half guard.
Koslof drops an elbow to the side of Jawo's head.
Koslof lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Koslof missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Bjorn Koslof dominated that round.
That's time! Jawo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Jawo misses with a low kick as Koslof jumps back.
The fight stays on the outside here - Koslof looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jawo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Koslof fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Koslof tries to clinch there but Jawo circles away.
Jawo lands a head kick. Koslof smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Jawo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Koslof is looking to clinch but Jawo is avoiding it.
Jawo throws a head kick that half lands.
Jawo displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Koslof.
Koslof doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koslof moves in looking to clinch but Jawo pushes him off.
Koslof avoids the head kick by Jawo.
Jawo throws a head kick that misses.
Jawo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jawo misses with a wild body shot.
Jawo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jawo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Koslof is looking to clinch but Jawo is avoiding it.
Koslof doesn't manage to clinch there - Jawo circles away.
Jawo throws a sloppy head kick and Koslof moves out of range easily.
Jawo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Koslof tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jawo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sonny Jawo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Koslof doesn't manage to clinch there - Jawo circles away.
Jawo goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Sonny Jawo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jawo misses with an uppercut. Koslof saw that one coming.
Koslof gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Jawo thuds a left hand into Koslof's body.
Koslof blocks the body kick.
Koslof wants to clinch up but Jawo keeps it at a distance.
Koslof slips a straight right by Jawo.
Koslof tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jawo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jawo lands a jab.
Koslof tries to close the distance and clinch but Jawo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Koslof has closed the distance and engaged Jawo in a clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Jawo takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Jawo working hard to break the clinch.
Koslof is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Jawo pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Sonny Jawo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bjorn Koslof.
Jawo stalling in the clinch but Koslof improves position.
Jawo is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Jawo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Koslof tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jawo is pressed up against the cage. Koslof has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Jawo down to the mat. Jawo avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Jawo walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Koslof checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koslof pushes Jawo up against the cage in a clinch.
Jawo throws a knee to the head but misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Koslof.
Jawo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jawo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jawo misses with a body shot.
Koslof needs to keep his hands up - Jawo had a free shot at his head there.
Koslof tries to clinch but Jawo is having none of it.
Jawo delivers a nice body kick.
Jawo with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Koslof tries to clinch up.
Jawo misses with a head kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Koslof misses with a takedown attempt - Jawo sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Sonny Jawo dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Koslof wants to clinch up but Jawo keeps it at a distance.
Jawo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Koslof tries to close the distance and clinch but Jawo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Koslof shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Koslof showed some decent athleticism there.
Jawo taking some punishment here, with Koslof in his half guard.
Koslof tries to pass the half guard into mount. Jawo knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Koslof working the head and body with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koslof thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jawo's head.
Koslof throwing shots but Jawo is blocking nicely.
Jawo on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Jawo tries to get out of the position.
Koslof is looking to take a break and control but Jawo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Koslof throws a strike but Jawo avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Koslof throwing strikes but missing.
That's two 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.
Koslof wants to control from the top but Jawo keeps moving.
Koslof throwing strikes but missing.
Koslof landing with the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Koslof thows a big elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jawo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jawo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Koslof tries to clinch up but Jawo circles away and keeps his distance.
Koslof shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Koslof showed some decent athleticism there.
Koslof is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Koslof has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Koslof missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koslof lands strikes from half guard.
Koslof missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Koslof missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Koslof is keen to just control but Jawo is a slippery customer.
Koslof sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jawo defending well though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Koslof trying to control the action but Jawo is working from the bottom.
Koslof working over Jawo with some ground and pound. Jawo looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bjorn Koslof comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Koslof 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 James Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bjorn Koslof!
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FIGHT
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