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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Paolo Castrogiovanni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Kolanko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Castrogiovanni comes to the cage accompanied by Dean Martin - That's Amore. Max Kolanko will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Paolo Castrogiovanni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Max Kolanko!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Nard Betker and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Castrogiovanni throws a head kick that misses.
Castrogiovanni avoids a punch combination nicely.
Max Kolanko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A solid leg kick lands there for Castrogiovanni.
Castrogiovanni connects with a solid leg kick.
A solid body kick from Castrogiovanni.
Kolanko wants to clinch.
Castrogiovanni scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
It looks like Max Kolanko has been cut.
Kolanko misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kolanko misses with a double jab
and Castrogiovanni makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Kolanko really felt that one!
Kolanko throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Castrogiovanni counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kolanko misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sloppy strikes from Castrogiovanni. Those never looked like landing.
Kolanko tries to close the distance and clinch up but Castrogiovanni swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kolanko misses with a wild combination.
Kolanko looks gassed!
Castrogiovanni pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kolanko is looking to clinch but Castrogiovanni is avoiding it.
Kolanko misses with a series of wild punches.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Castrogiovanni.
Nice cross by Castrogiovanni.
Kolanko takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Kolanko misses with a combination
and Castrogiovanni counters with a good, hard body kick but Kolanko shrugs it off.
Kolanko throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Castrogiovanni counters with a body kick.
Castrogiovanni moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Kolanko misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kolanko sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Castrogiovanni throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Castrogiovanni tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Castrogiovanni slips a jab and a cross from Kolanko.
Kolanko has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Castrogiovanni.
Castrogiovanni lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Castrogiovanni, as that shot connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castrogiovanni misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kolanko dodges the punch combination from Castrogiovanni.
Max Kolanko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Castrogiovanni misses with a head kick.
Castrogiovanni throws a head kick that misses.
Castrogiovanni throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kolanko is looking to clinch but Castrogiovanni is avoiding it.
Kolanko doesn't manage to clinch there - Castrogiovanni circles away.
Castrogiovanni throws a head kick that misses.
Castrogiovanni showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kolanko.
Kolanko doesn't manage to clinch there - Castrogiovanni circles away.
Kolanko clinches.
Castrogiovanni avoids the elbow strike from Kolanko, against the cage.
Kolanko pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kolanko throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castrogiovanni clinches up against the cage.
Castrogiovanni can't break the clinch.
Kolanko pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kolanko throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Castrogiovanni misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kolanko rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Castrogiovanni moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kolanko throws a series of punches but Castrogiovanni moves out of range.
Kolanko tries to clinch but Castrogiovanni is having none of it.
Castrogiovanni throws a head kick that misses.
Castrogiovanni moves into the clinch successfully.
Kolanko pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kolanko throws a left and a right that both miss
and Castrogiovanni counters with a good, hard body kick but Kolanko shrugs it off.
Castrogiovanni looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kolanko steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Castrogiovanni. That one must have hurt.
Kolanko gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kolanko tries to break free but Castrogiovanni pushes him back against the cage.
Castrogiovanni wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kolanko breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Castrogiovanni connects with a solid leg kick.
Castrogiovanni thows a body kick. Kolanko tries to catch it but that hurt him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kolanko tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A combination from Kolanko does no damage.
Kolanko takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Castrogiovanni avoids a punch combination nicely.
Castrogiovanni throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Kolanko's head.
Castrogiovanni connects with a high kick.
Castrogiovanni throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Castrogiovanni misses with an attempted mid kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Castrogiovanni throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kolanko misses with a combination
and Castrogiovanni counters with an outside leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Kolanko. Those never looked like landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paolo Castrogiovanni dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Max Kolanko's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Castrogiovanni lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Kolanko gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kolanko breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kolanko swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kolanko tries to clinch up but Castrogiovanni circles away and keeps his distance.
Kolanko has Castrogiovanni up against the cage in a clinch.
Castrogiovanni avoids a wild elbow strike from Kolanko.
Kolanko breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Castrogiovanni throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Castrogiovanni circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kolanko swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Some wild striking there from Kolanko.
Castrogiovanni lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kolanko is breathing heavily.
Kolanko lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Castrogiovanni circles away quickly and effectively.
Castrogiovanni throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castrogiovanni thows a body kick. Kolanko tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Castrogiovanni dodges the punch combination from Kolanko.
Castrogiovanni has taken the fight to the clinch.
Castrogiovanni is looking to control Kolanko's arms but Kolanko gets an underhook and turns him. Now Castrogiovanni has his back to the cage.
Kolanko prevents Castrogiovanni from breaking the clinch.
Castrogiovanni is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kolanko throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Castrogiovanni can't break the clinch.
Castrogiovanni is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Castrogiovanni tries to break free but Kolanko pushes him back against the cage.
Kolanko breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kolanko looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Castrogiovanni avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kolanko swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Castrogiovanni makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Castrogiovanni throws a sloppy head kick and Kolanko moves out of range easily.
Kolanko stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Castrogiovanni.
Paolo Castrogiovanni is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castrogiovanni tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Castrogiovanni lands a head kick. Kolanko smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Castrogiovanni throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kolanko's waist but Kolanko gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Castrogiovanni off to one side.
An inside leg kick lands from Castrogiovanni.
Kolanko throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Castrogiovanni counters with a head kick.
Castrogiovanni lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Good exchange - Castrogiovanni coming out on top.
Castrogiovanni lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Kolanko takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Kolanko misses with a double jab.
Kolanko takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Castrogiovanni scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Castrogiovanni scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Paolo Castrogiovanni is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kolanko avoids the head kick by Castrogiovanni.
Castrogiovanni fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kolanko has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castrogiovanni throws a right hand that Kolanko ducks under and follows up with a left that Kolanko also avoids with ease.
Kolanko misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kolanko throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Castrogiovanni connects with a body shot.
Castrogiovanni throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Castrogiovanni pushes Kolanko away with a front kick.
Kolanko takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Castrogiovanni - that will leave a mark!
Kolanko misses with a combination
and Castrogiovanni counters with a nice body kick.
Castrogiovanni tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A left and a right from Kolanko both land. Nice combination.
Kolanko misses with the combination.
Castrogiovanni dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kolanko misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Castrogiovanni scores with a kick to the midsection.
Castrogiovanni tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kolanko's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kolanko falls off balance throwing a combination
and Castrogiovanni finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Castrogiovanni lands a high kick!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Castrogiovanni misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kolanko tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Castrogiovanni paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kolanko wants to clinch up but Castrogiovanni keeps it at a distance.
Kolanko falls off balance throwing a combination
and Castrogiovanni counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Kolanko is lucky that one didn't land flush.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kolanko tries to clinch up but Castrogiovanni circles away and keeps his distance.
Castrogiovanni fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kolanko looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kolanko clinches up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paolo Castrogiovanni dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Max Kolanko's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Castrogiovanni circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kolanko throws a series of punches but Castrogiovanni avoids them all with ease.
Castrogiovanni turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kolanko instigates a clinch.
Kolanko pushes off an throws an elbow but Castrogiovanni leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kolanko breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Castrogiovanni moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kolanko closes the distance looking to clinch
and Castrogiovanni counters with a nice leg kick.
Kolanko swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Castrogiovanni keeps the fight on the outside.
Castrogiovanni lands a two punch combo.
Kolanko rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Castrogiovanni moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Castrogiovanni lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Kolanko backs up against the cage.
Kolanko takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kolanko sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castrogiovanni bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Kolanko swinging wildly here.
Castrogiovanni lands a front kick.
Castrogiovanni is looking to wear down Kolanko with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Castrogiovanni throws a front kick that sends Kolanko stumbling back into the cage.
Castrogiovanni circles away from the clinch attempt.
Castrogiovanni dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Castrogiovanni misses with a double jab.
Castrogiovanni lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Castrogiovanni scores with a head kick. Kolanko tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Kolanko clinches up against the cage.
Castrogiovanni is looking to break free of the clinch but Kolanko has double underhooks.
Kolanko breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kolanko wants to clinch.
Kolanko tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Castrogiovanni paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kolanko will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Castrogiovanni avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nice body kick from Castrogiovanni.
Kolanko throws a combination that misses
and Castrogiovanni counters with a slapping leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
That kick from Castrogiovanni tenderised Kolanko's leg. Kolanko is trying to keep his angry face on.
Castrogiovanni explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Castrogiovanni throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Kolanko's head.
Castrogiovanni swinging wildly here.
Kolanko misses with a combination
and Castrogiovanni counters with an outside leg kick.
Castrogiovanni throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kolanko scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick from Castrogiovanni lands but Kolanko takes it in his stride.
Castrogiovanni fakes the leg kick and cracks Kolanko in the body.
Castrogiovanni throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kolanko clinches up against the cage.
Kolanko manages to break the clinch.
Kolanko throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Castrogiovanni counters with a nice kick to the body.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Kolanko crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Castrogiovanni - the referee stops the clock and Kolanko gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Castrogiovanni. Kolanko manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A head kick misses from Castrogiovanni.
Castrogiovanni looks to land a left hand but Kolanko moved out of range nicely.
Kolanko misses with the combination.
Kolanko misses with a series of wild punches.
Max Kolanko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Castrogiovanni feints and then cracks Kolanko's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kolanko down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castrogiovanni fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kolanko.
Kolanko looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Castrogiovanni pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kolanko throws a right and a left that both miss.
Crunch! Castrogiovanni slams his shin into Kolanko's torso.
Kolanko throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Castrogiovanni counters with a straight right hand.
Kolanko avoids the head kick by Castrogiovanni.
Kolanko misses with the combination.
Castrogiovanni throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Kolanko has closed the distance and engaged Castrogiovanni in a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kolanko breaks from the clinch.
Kolanko misses with a series of wild punches.
Castrogiovanni lands with a slapping head kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Paolo Castrogiovanni showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Castrogiovanni, 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paolo Castrogiovanni!
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