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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Savas Kaya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Konrad Knudsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kaya comes to the cage accompanied by Woodstock. Knudsen comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Gorgoroth - Destroyer kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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168 lbs
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168 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
World class MT
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Savas Kaya!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Konrad Knudsen!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Paul Tew and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kaya with a hook.
Kaya fails with an attempt to clinch.
Knudsen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Knudsen walks forward, straight into a front kick from Kaya.
Kaya fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Knudsen checks it well.
Knudsen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kaya closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Knudsen wants to break the clinch but can't.
Knudsen can't break the clinch.
Kaya misses with an elbow strike.
Kaya comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Knudsen wants to get back to striking at distance but Kaya won't allow it.
Nice elbow from Kaya.
Knudsen tries to break the clinch but Kaya is controlling the position.
Knudsen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Knudsen tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kaya smiles and moves away.
Kaya darts in and clinches Knudsen up against the cage.
Knudsen looking to stall.
Kaya throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Knudsen blocks it with crossed arms.
Knudsen breaks the clinch.
Knudsen takes a swing at Kaya's ribcage but misses.
Nice straight punches there by Kaya. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kaya.
A chopping leg kick lands by Knudsen.
Kaya chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Knudsen can pounce on him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaya pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kaya misses with a shot to the body
and Knudsen counters with a good, hard body kick but Kaya shrugs it off.
Kaya fails with an attempt to clinch.
A head kick from Knudsen lands but Kaya takes it in his stride.
Knudsen swats away the attempt to clinch by Kaya.
Kaya lets loose with a powerful body kick. Knudsen will feel that in the morning.
Kaya gets in close and instigates a clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kaya throws an elbow but misses.
Kaya creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Knudsen avoiding damage as Kaya throws knees to the body.
Kaya lands an elbow that stopped Knudsen in his tracks for a moment.
Knudsen tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kaya just stands there and leans against the cage.
Knudsen blocks an elbow strike.
Knudsen drags the fight down to the ground.
Knudsen not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kaya in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kaya decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Knudsen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kaya throws a chopping leg kick but Knudsen manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaya has managed to clinch.
Kaya throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Knudsen blocks the elbow strike.
Knudsen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Knudsen is trying to break free.
Kaya lands a nice elbow.
Knudsen tries to pull guard but Kaya holds him up against the cage and eventually Knudsen drops back down to his feet.
Savas Kaya has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Konrad Knudsen.
Kaya is pushing Knudsen up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Knudsen wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kaya looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Knudsen avoids the elbow strike from Kaya, against the cage.
Knudsen has had enough of the clinch but Kaya keeps him there for the moment.
Knudsen looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Knudsen tries to circle away but Kaya has him pinned against the cage.
Kaya throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kaya works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Knudsen looks gassed!
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!
Kaya keeps control of Knudsen as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Knudsen jumps guard but Kaya stands there with Knudsen around his waist. Knudsen gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Kaya is struggling to control the position.
Knudsen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kaya backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaya tries to land knees in the clinch but Knudsen avoids the damage to the body.
Kaya unloads a knee to the mid-section. Knudsen lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kaya looking to throw knees to the head but Knudsen is blocking nicely.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Knudsen tries to pull guard but Kaya holds him up against the cage and eventually Knudsen drops back down to his feet.
Kaya leaning against his opponent.
Knudsen gets control of Kaya's arms and successfully pulls guard. Knudsen will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Knudsen is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Kaya is aware though and is defending well.
Kaya stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Knudsen takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Kaya looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Knudsen throws a sloppy head kick and Kaya moves out of range easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kaya. That's going to slow Knudsen down.
Kaya moves into the clinch.
Kaya gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kaya.
Kaya creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Knudsen tries to land knees in the clinch but Kaya avoids the damage to the body.
Knudsen avoids the elbow strike from Kaya, against the cage.
Knudsen takes an elbow to the forehead.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Kaya.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaya throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Knudsen blocks it with crossed arms.
Kaya prevents Knudsen from breaking the clinch.
Knudsen avoids the elbow strike from Kaya, against the cage.
Knudsen wants to break free but Kaya has control.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kaya.
Kaya lands an elbow inside.
Knudsen tries to stall but Kaya uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kaya lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kaya lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Knudsen breaks the clinch.
Nice uppercut lands for Kaya. That snapped Knudsen's head back.
Knudsen gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kaya comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kaya gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Knudsen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Knudsen fails to pull guard.
Kaya lands a nice elbow.
Kaya lands a damaging elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kaya connects with a nasty looking knee right to Knudsen's face.
Knudsen takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kaya lands an elbow inside that Knudsen shrugs off.
Kaya throws an elbow but it misses.
Kaya pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kaya misses with a knee strike.
Kaya lands an elbow inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Savas Kaya dominated 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.
A nice leg kick lands there from Knudsen.
Knudsen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kaya has taken the fight to the clinch.
Knudsen avoids a wild elbow strike from Kaya.
Knudsen blocks an elbow strike.
Kaya lands a knee to the body.
Kaya tries a knee to the head but Knudsen blocks it.
Kaya lands an elbow inside.
Kaya with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kaya throws a punch but it's blocked by Knudsen.
Kaya lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Knudsen jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kaya walks away with a smile on his face. Knudsen gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Savas Kaya seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Knudsen swats away the attempt to clinch by Kaya.
Knudsen is looking to chop away at Kaya's legs.
Kaya swats away the attempt to clinch by Knudsen.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kaya darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Kaya.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Knudsen takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A head kick misses from Knudsen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knudsen misses with a body kick.
Knudsen throws a low kick but Kaya avoids it.
Kaya has taken the fight to the clinch.
Knudsen tries to circle away but Kaya has him pinned against the cage.
Kaya utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Knudsen blocks an elbow strike from Kaya.
Knudsen avoids the elbow strike from Kaya, against the cage.
Kaya lands an elbow just above Knudsen 's eye.
Kaya misses with an elbow over the top.
Kaya pushes Knudsen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Knudsen blocks an elbow strike.
Knudsen misses with a knee to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kaya just misses with a elbow thrown towards Knudsen's brow.
Kaya throws an elbow but it misses.
Knudsen tries to pull guard but Kaya holds him up against the cage and eventually Knudsen drops back down to his feet.
Kaya pushes off an throws an elbow but Knudsen leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kaya throws an elbow but it misses.
Kaya is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Knudsen wants to break the clinch but can't.
Knudsen blocks an elbow strike.
Kaya lands an elbow inside.
Kaya lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knudsen takes an elbow to the temple.
Knudsen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Knudsen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kaya forces Knudsen back against the cage and clinches.
Knudsen wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kaya has him pressed against the cage.
Knudsen takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kaya gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kaya creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kaya lands an elbow inside that Knudsen shrugs off.
Knudsen tries to land a knee to the head but Kaya blocks with his arms.
Kaya has Knudsen pressed against the cage, preventing Knudsen from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kaya lands a nice elbow.
Kaya utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kaya throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kaya lands a damaging elbow.
Knudsen blocks an elbow strike from Kaya.
Kaya throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kaya misses with an elbow over the top.
Knudsen avoids the elbow strike from Kaya, against the cage.
Kaya comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Knudsen avoids the elbow strike from Kaya, against the cage.
Knudsen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knudsen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kaya closes the distance and clinches.
Kaya prevents Knudsen from breaking the clinch.
Kaya throws an elbow but it misses.
Kaya lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kaya lands an elbow inside.
Kaya has Knudsen pressed against the cage, preventing Knudsen from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Knudsen takes an elbow to the temple.
Kaya lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Knudsen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Knudsen takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kaya clinches up with Knudsen and pushes him back against the cage.
Knudsen wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kaya lands a knee to the head.
Knudsen managing to block the knees to the body from Kaya.
Kaya prevents Knudsen from breaking the clinch.
Knudsen tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kaya smiles and moves away.
Savas Kaya has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Konrad Knudsen.
A low kick from Knudsen misses
and Kaya counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kaya is looking to land body kicks.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kaya, right into the meat.
Kaya drives through and clinches with Knudsen against the cage.
Kaya gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knudsen is trying to break free.
Knudsen blocks the elbow strike.
Kaya throws an elbow but it misses.
Knudsen tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kaya smiles and moves away.
Knudsen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kaya is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Konrad Knudsen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kaya fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Knudsen, pushing him back against the cage.
Kaya using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Knudsen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Knudsen blocks an elbow strike.
Kaya crunches a lovely knee into Knudsen's ribcage.
Kaya misses with a knee to the head.
Knudsen can't break the clinch.
Kaya crunches a lovely knee into Knudsen's ribcage.
Kaya throws an elbow that misses.
Kaya tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Knudsen avoids it.
Kaya keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Knudsen's efforts to push away.
Knudsen gets control of Kaya's arms and successfully pulls guard. Knudsen will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Kaya wanted to stand there but Knudsen had control of the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Savas Kaya dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Knudsen takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kaya scores with a kick to the midsection.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kaya.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kaya checks a leg kick.
Kaya lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Knudsen tries to work over Kaya's front leg with a kick but Kaya checks it.
Kaya avoids a kick to the body.
Knudsen swats away the attempt to clinch by Kaya.
Good shot there by Kaya.
Kaya instigates a clinch.
Kaya makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kaya just misses with a elbow thrown towards Knudsen's brow.
Knudsen drags the fight down to the ground.
Knudsen has a closed guard, preventing Kaya from standing up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Knudsen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knudsen working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kaya doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kaya manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Knudsen looking for a sweep. Not yet Knudsen, not yet.
Kaya tries to free his leg and advance position but Knudsen is retaining full guard.
Kaya would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Some wild striking there from Knudsen.
Kaya tries to clinch but Knudsen moves out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Knudsen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Knudsen lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Kaya rushes Knudsen and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Knudsen avoiding damage as Kaya throws knees to the body.
Kaya misses with an elbow over the top.
Knudsen is trying to break free.
Knudsen has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Kaya.
Knudsen tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kaya.
Knudsen wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kaya is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Knudsen is defending well for now.
Kaya lands a damaging elbow.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kaya as Knudsen tries to tie him up.
Knudsen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kaya avoids it.
Knudsen lands a left hand.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kaya just misses with a elbow thrown towards Knudsen's brow.
Kaya lands an elbow that stopped Knudsen in his tracks for a moment.
Knudsen takes an elbow to the temple.
Kaya misses with an elbow strike.
Kaya creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kaya lands a damaging elbow.
Kaya throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Knudsen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Kaya. Knudsen shrugs it off though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knudsen throws a series of punches but Kaya avoids them all with ease.
Kaya fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Knudsen, pushing him back against the cage.
Kaya lands an elbow inside that Knudsen shrugs off.
Knudsen misses with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kaya.
Kaya working Knudsen over with knees to the body.
Kaya lands a nice elbow.
Kaya with a knee to the head.
Knudsen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kaya thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Knudsen if he has to take too many more of those.
Knudsen throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Kaya has taken the fight to the clinch.
Konrad Knudsen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kaya just misses with a elbow thrown towards Knudsen's brow.
Kaya prevents Knudsen from breaking the clinch.
Kaya pushes off an throws an elbow but Knudsen leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Knudsen avoids the elbow strike from Kaya, against the cage.
Kaya throws an elbow that misses.
Kaya creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kaya blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Knudsen looking to throw knees to the head but Kaya is blocking nicely.
Kaya avoiding damage as Knudsen throws knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kaya.
Knudsen takes an elbow to the temple.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knudsen fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Kaya lands a nice elbow.
Kaya is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Kaya lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kaya's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Knudsen jumps guard and drags Kaya to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Knudsen looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kaya is one step ahead there.
Savas Kaya is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Knudsen trying to keep a closed guard but Kaya is proving a slippery customer.
Knudsen looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Kaya content to stall in guard here.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Savas Kaya.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kaya, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Savas Kaya!
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