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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stefan Struve (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christian Kazamgba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Struve has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Christian Kazamgba has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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265 lbs
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271 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Good kicks
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Stefan Struve!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Christian Kazamgba!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Phil Schofield and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kazamgba has managed to clinch.
Struve is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kazamgba is defending well for now.
Struve blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Struve taking a breather.
Kazamgba throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kazamgba misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Struve has a couple of punches blocked by Kazamgba.
Struve blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kazamgba lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kazamgba has a couple of punches blocked by Struve.
Kazamgba tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Struve's elbow.
Kazamgba misses with a body punch.
Kazamgba misses with some punches.
Kazamgba lands a right hand that snaps the head of Struve backwards.
Kazamgba's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kazamgba jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kazamgba throws the left hand but Struve avoids the punch easily.
Struve misses with a head kick.
Struve is breathing heavily.
Struve takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Kazamgba swats away the attempt to clinch by Struve.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Struve checks a low kick from Kazamgba.
Christian Kazamgba seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kazamgba tried to score with a low kick but Struve checks it.
Nice takedown defense from Kazamgba. No joy for Struve on that attempt.
Kazamgba wants to slow Struve down by chopping away at his legs.
Struve takes one to the chin there.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Struve is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Kazamgba to keep the fight standing.
Struve blocks a body shot from Kazamgba.
Kazamgba breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Struve fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stefan Struve. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kazamgba lands a jab to Struve's midsection.
Struve checks a low kick from Kazamgba.
Struve checks a leg kick nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kazamgba, as that shot connected.
Kazamgba misses the shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kazamgba throws a good cross that connects.
Struve takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kazamgba throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kazamgba has Struve up against the cage in a clinch.
Kazamgba working aggressively here.
Struve blocking some punches.
Kazamgba has Struve pressed against the cage.
Kazamgba tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Struve avoids it.
Kazamgba breaks from the clinch.
Kazamgba misses with a leg kick.
Struve moves out of range of the leg kick from Kazamgba.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kazamgba tries to bum rush Struve with a series of wild strikes but Struve uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kazamgba instigates a clinch.
Kazamgba just leaning against Struve, taking a breather.
Struve blocks a body shot from Kazamgba.
Kazamgba lands a damaging elbow.
Kazamgba swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kazamgba pushes Struve back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kazamgba breaks the clinch.
Kazamgba digs a good body shot into Struve's ribs.
Struve keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Christian Kazamgba is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kazamgba misses with a straight right.
Struve throws a lazy head kick
and Kazamgba counters with a series of strikes. Struve will be more careful next time no doubt.
Kazamgba scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kazamgba throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Struve has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Kazamgba.
Kazamgba lands an overhand right.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kazamgba. That's going to slow Struve down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kazamgba has closed the distance and engaged Struve in a clinch.
Kazamgba tries to work over Struve's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kazamgba lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kazamgba lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Struve blocks a body shot from Kazamgba.
Struve takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kazamgba lands with a right to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kazamgba breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Struve throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Kazamgba's head.
Kazamgba attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kazamgba moves into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Christian Kazamgba dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Struve blocks the body kick.
Struve tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kazamgba fakes the leg kick and cracks Struve in the body.
Stefan Struve is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kazamgba scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kazamgba does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Kazamgba fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kazamgba misses the shot to the body.
Struve has a takedown stuffed.
Kazamgba throws a leg kick but Struve sees it coming and moves out of range.
Kazamgba tries to work over Struve's front leg with a kick but Struve checks it.
Kazamgba moves into the clinch.
Kazamgba is leaning against Struve and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kazamgba misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Struve blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A body shot lands from Kazamgba.
Kazamgba works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Struve blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kazamgba works on Struve's body with a couple of short punches.
Kazamgba unloads a knee to the mid-section. Struve lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kazamgba escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kazamgba instigates a clinch.
Kazamgba is leaning against Struve and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kazamgba pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Struve takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kazamgba.
Struve takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Kazamgba tried to score with a low kick but Struve checks it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kazamgba.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kazamgba tries to work over Struve's front leg with a kick but Struve checks it.
Struve tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Struve walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Kazamgba has Struve up against the cage in a clinch.
Kazamgba misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kazamgba tries to land a knee to the head but Struve blocks with his arms.
Struve is looking to take this one to the mat.
Kazamgba tries a body shot but Struve blocks it.
Kazamgba misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kazamgba swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Struve stalling in the clinch but Kazamgba improves position.
Kazamgba working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Struve jumps guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Struve has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kazamgba can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Kazamgba wants to stand but Struve has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Struve is trying to control the position but Kazamgba postures up.
Kazamgba gets to his feet - Struve follows without any prompting.
Kazamgba is looking to land body kicks.
Kazamgba defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Struve.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stefan Struve. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Struve keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Struve moves out of range of the leg kick from Kazamgba.
Kazamgba scores with a crisp jab that stopped Struve in his tracks.
Struve takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Struve doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Kazamgba counters with a nice leg kick.
Kazamgba misses with a low kick.
Struve looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kazamgba is fending him off so far but Struve persists. Nope, Kazamgba circles away and we're back to standing.
Kazamgba throws a solid leg kick but Struve takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kazamgba.
Struve tries to clinch up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Struve shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kazamgba moves into the clinch successfully.
Kazamgba swings wildly with an uppercut but Struve uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Christian Kazamgba showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
A leg kick checked by Kazamgba.
Kazamgba ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Struve moves away.
Kazamgba has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Struve moves out of range of the body kick from Kazamgba.
Struve takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kazamgba misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Struve fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Kazamgba throws a jab but it's blocked by Struve.
Struve walks forward, straight into a front kick from Kazamgba.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kazamgba scores with a leg kick.
Kazamgba walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Struve checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kazamgba is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Struve.
Kazamgba misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kazamgba moves into the clinch.
Kazamgba lands with a short shot to the head.
Struve is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kazamgba misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short left from Kazamgba.
Kazamgba misses with a hook from the clinch.
Struve prevents a body shot from Kazamgba.
Kazamgba scores with a nice hook to the head.
Struve tries to pull guard but Kazamgba forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Kazamgba scores with a hook to the body.
Kazamgba lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kazamgba misses with a body punch.
Kazamgba presses Struve against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Struve blocks an uppercut.
Kazamgba misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kazamgba misses with a body punch.
Kazamgba should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Struve jumps into guard, dragging Kazamgba to the mat.
Kazamgba seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Struve keeping moving, preventing Kazamgba from controlling successfully.
Kazamgba stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Struve swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Struve lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Kazamgba!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kazamgba working to try and regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Struve is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Kazamgba can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Kazamgba working to try and regain half guard.
A nice elbow there by Struve.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Struve.
Kazamgba looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Struve has the rear naked choke here! This is very bad for Kazamgba! Can he survive? No! He's out! Struve gets to his feet and celebrates with his cornermen. He looks absolutely delighted. In the post fight interviews he takes time to thank his parents and everyone who has believed in him from the start. How sweet.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Stefan Struve!
Our winner, Stefan Struve, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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