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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Smokudju Womba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hjalmar Klason (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Womba comes to the cage accompanied by Ludacris - Blueberry Yum Yum. Klason comes into a darkened arena with his song building. (Hed) Pe - Raise Hell kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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215 lbs
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216 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Smokudju Womba!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hjalmar Klason!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Summer Carpenter and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab, jab by Womba - just one landing.
Klason connects with a body shot.
Womba fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Klason manages to avoid it.
Womba looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Womba shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Klason napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Klason tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Womba wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Womba misses with the ground and pound.
Womba throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Womba wants to control but Klason is keeping him busy.
Womba is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Klason has escaped the position, nice work there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A lull in the action here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Womba fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Klason struggling a bit here.
Klason takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Womba has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Womba postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Womba is trying to get an arm triangle but Klason is defending well.
Womba wants to control but Klason is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klason regains half guard, as Womba was trying to land strikes.
Klason keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Womba is keen to just control but Klason is a slippery customer.
Womba looks to land a strike but Klason avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Womba working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Womba throwing strikes but missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Womba trying to control but Klason is working from the bottom.
Womba postures up in Klason's guard and throws a big left but Klason blocks it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Womba slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Klason regains half guard, as Womba was trying to land strikes.
Womba throws a strike but Klason avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klason keeping moving, preventing Womba from controlling successfully.
Womba throws a strike but Klason rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Klason controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Klason trying to control but Womba is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Womba tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Womba controlling the position.
Womba escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Klason gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Smokudju Womba dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Womba misses with a low kick.
Klason swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Womba takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Klason misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Womba.
Womba takes a swing at Klason's ribcage but misses.
Klason darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Klason swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Womba fails with a takedown attempt.
Womba misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Womba changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Klason looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Womba swings around for an armbar but Klason sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Womba's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Klason is looking to work some ground and pound but Womba has wrist control.
Womba manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Klason manages to get himself to full guard.
Womba wants to pass the guard but Klason is keeping the position.
Klason working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Womba.
Womba throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Womba drops back, looking for a kneebar! Klason looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Klason looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Klason!
Womba manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Womba is not content to let Klason control the position.
Klason prevents Womba from improving his position.
Klason looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Womba is trying to get back to full guard.
Womba is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Klason's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Klason's back!
Klason showing good submission defense here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Womba is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Womba gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Womba gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Womba apologises and we restart here on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Womba takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Womba throws a hook but Klason blocks it.
Womba jabs Klason right on the nose. Klason blinks but takes it well.
Klason will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Klason connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Womba goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Womba.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Smokudju Womba. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Klason looks for the body kick but Womba saw that one coming.
Womba walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Klason checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Womba connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Womba looks to land a body kick but Klason moved away.
Klason tried to score with a low kick but Womba checks it.
Smokudju Womba seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Womba scores with a nice strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Womba misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Klason.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Klason throws a jab when Womba was well out of range.
Womba looks to land a combination but Klason avoids it well.
Klason throws a jab but it's blocked by Womba.
Klason fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Womba looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Klason swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Womba fails to land the takedown.
Womba takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Womba checks a leg kick.
Womba lands a front kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Womba fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Klason has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Womba cracks the inside of Klason's front leg.
Womba fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Klason.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Smokudju Womba will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Womba punishes Klason's body with a nice straight punch.
Klason misses the body punch
and Womba counters with a nice kick to the body.
A lazy left from Womba finds it's target.
Klason throws a low kick but Womba avoids it.
Klason moves out of range as Womba throws a body kick.
Klason throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sloppy strikes from Klason. Those never looked like landing.
Klason walks into a left hand.
Klason fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Womba manages to avoid it.
Klason is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Womba rather than just go for the knockout.
Womba thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Klason if he has to take too many more of those.
Womba throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Klason ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Womba moves away.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Klason checks a leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Klason blocks the low kick.
Womba misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Womba swings for the body but Klason moves out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Klason checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Klason misses with a shot to the body
and Womba counters with a nice body shot.
Klason moves out of range as Womba throws a body kick.
Klason blocks the body kick.
Klason misses with a two punch combination.
Klason throws a hook but Womba blocks it.
Womba fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Klason swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Womba avoids the body shot from Klason.
Womba misses with a head kick.
Womba misses with a jab, cross combination.
Klason throws a half hearted mid kick.
Klason looks to score with a jab to the body but Womba is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Womba works the jab nicely.
Womba keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Womba lands a jab to Klason's midsection.
Klason takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Klason throws a front kick aimed at Womba's knee but Womba avoids it well.
Womba lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Womba looks to throw the jab but Klason is out of range.
Klason waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Womba.
Womba shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Klason but Klason pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Hjalmar Klason is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Klason takes a swing at Womba's ribcage but misses.
Klason misses with a wild body shot.
Klason lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Womba misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Klason.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Klason. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Klason.
Klason shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Klason throws a body punch but Womba moves out of range.
Womba scores with a spinning back kick!
Womba fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Womba shoots in and gets a takedown into Klason's guard.
Womba missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Womba looking to sit in guard and control but Klason gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Womba looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Womba keeping moving, preventing Klason from controlling successfully.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Womba working for a triangle but Klason defends it easily.
Klason won't allow Womba to sweep him here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Klason trying to control but Womba is working from the bottom.
Klason looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Smokudju Womba clearly takes that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Womba thows a body shot but no joy.
Klason explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Womba misses with a wild body shot.
Womba stuns Klason with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Horrible takedown by Womba or perhaps it was just good defense by Klason which made him look bad.
Klason moves out of range of the body kick.
Womba avoids a punch combination nicely.
Womba ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Klason scores with a nice right hand.
Womba wants to slow Klason down by chopping away at his legs.
Womba slips under a jab from Klason.
Womba thumps Klason with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Womba throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Klason tries to land a front kick but Womba steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Klason throws a lazy head kick
and Womba counters with a nice body shot.
Klason lands a glancing blow to the side of Womba's head.
Womba scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Womba throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Womba tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Klason slips a straight right by Womba.
A leg kick checked by Womba.
Womba ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Klason moves away.
Womba misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Klason.
Klason takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Womba shoots in looking for a takedown. Klason tries to sprawl out of it but Womba keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Klason manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klason throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Womba has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Klason.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Womba wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Womba misses with a looping right.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Klason is stalling here.
Womba blocks an uppercut.
Womba throws a punch but it's blocked by Klason.
Womba blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Womba tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Klason digs a right hand into Womba's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Womba's gas tank.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Womba jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Klason walks away with a smile on his face. Womba gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Smokudju Womba. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Klason misses with a hook. Womba ducked under it nicely.
Womba 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.
Klason takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Klason defending well as Womba loads up on a big left hand.
Womba bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
No joy there for Klason, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Klason looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Womba throws a right and a left that both miss.
Womba avoids the body shot from Klason.
Klason uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Womba.
Klason has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Womba.
Womba looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Klason is fending him off so far but Womba persists. Nope, Klason circles away and we're back to standing.
Klason throws a body kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Womba scores with a kick to the midsection.
Womba takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Smokudju Womba is winning the standup battle so far.
A head kick misses from Klason.
A leg kick checked by Klason.
Klason just misses with a punch to the body.
Klason tries a head kick but it misses.
Womba throws a sloppy head kick and Klason moves out of range easily.
Klason is looking to clinch but Womba is avoiding it.
Klason thows a left - swing and a miss!
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!
Womba misses with a wild body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Womba looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Womba throwing shots but Klason is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Hjalmar Klason will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Klason wants to clinch up but Womba keeps it at a distance.
Danga de danga de dang - Womba scores with a four punch combination!
Klason tries to clinch but Womba is having none of it.
Klason throws a solid leg kick but Womba takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Klason.
Womba checks a leg kick.
Womba tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Klason avoids the body shot from Womba.
Womba throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Klason was covering up waiting for the punch and Womba finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Klason can't keep his opponent in guard - Womba advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Womba seems to be working for a kimura but Klason defends the submission attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Klason has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Womba is working away from the top position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Womba trying to control the pace.
Womba wants to take a breather but Klason is having none of it.
Hjalmar Klason has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two 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.
Womba missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Womba is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Klason!
Womba throws a sloppy strike and Klason uses the opportunity to reverse the position! A bit of a scramble here and Klason has ended up in Womba's guard.
Womba is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Womba has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Klason can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Klason slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Womba working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Klason doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Klason manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Womba keeping moving, preventing Klason from controlling successfully.
Smokudju Womba overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Klason preventing the sweep.
Womba utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Klason preventing the sweep.
Klason avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Womba is looking for a triangle but Klason pushes his legs off easily.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klason chips away with some ground and pound.
Womba looking to control.
Klason trying to control the position from guard on top but Womba is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Womba can't keep his opponent in guard - Klason advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Smokudju Womba is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Klason is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Klason wants to take a breather but Womba is having none of it.
Womba controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Smokudju Womba showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Womba has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 49:46
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 49:46
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Smokudju Womba!
Smokudju Womba retains his light heavyweight title!
After the big win, Smokudju Womba made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Down Under - Supplements.160Q Video Proof and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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