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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Simon Kurken (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justin Mayhem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kurken comes to the cage accompanied by Serbian national anthem . Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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170 cm
23
152 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
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176 cm
21
155 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Solid Muay Thai
KO power |
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Powerful takedowns
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Simon Kurken! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Justin Mayhem! The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Kurken shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Mayhem but Mayhem pushes him off and we're back to square one. Mayhem throws the left hand but Kurken avoids the punch easily. Mayhem scores with a shot to the body.
Mayhem fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kurken manages to avoid it. A head kick misses from Kurken. Kurken looks for the body kick but Mayhem saw that one coming. Kurken scores with a takedown into Mayhem's guard. Kurken stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mayhem swivels though and keeps the full guard. Mayhem controlling Kurken's posture.
That's one minute gone in the round. Mayhem wants to stand up but Kurken is controlling him. Kurken wants to pass the guard but Mayhem is keeping the position. Mayhem controlling the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Justin Mayhem was stalling too much, according to the referee. Mayhem throws a jab when Kurken was well out of range. Mayhem lands a slapping body shot.
Mayhem takes a swing at Kurken's ribcage but misses. A momentary lapse in concentration from Mayhem enables Kurken to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Mayhem manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Mayhem is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far. Mayhem wants to sweep here but Kurken controlling him for the moment. Mayhem looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it. Mayhem lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Kurken! Mayhem controlling from mount. Kurken keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Mayhem sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment. Mayhem looking to control but Kurken is working nicely, looking to advance position himself. Mayhem looking to control and managing it successfully. Mayhem wants to control the pace but Kurken is squirming around nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Justin Mayhem was stalling too much, according to the referee. Kurken circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Mayhem drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Kurken follows Mayhem to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Simon Kurken!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
38% |
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