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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Keast Kann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Konrad Koltun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Koltun is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Hans Solo - Dopoki jestem. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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154 lbs
23 - 16 - 1 |
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172 cm
28
152 lbs
25 - 7 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
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
23 - 16 - 1, fighting out of London, Keast Kann!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 7 - 1, fighting out of London, Konrad Koltun!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Andrew Berry and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kann staying out of range there.
Kann shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Koltun pinned against the cage. Koltun gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Kann throws a lazy right hand but Koltun sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Keast Kann seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kann fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Koltun manages to avoid it.
Kann throws out a loose jab but Koltun uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kann lands with a hook. Koltun tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kann. Koltun does a little dance to reset his feet.
A swing and a miss from Kann.
Kann takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kann leaves Koltun with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A jab from Kann misses.
Kann misses with a body punch
and Koltun counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Horrible takedown by Kann or perhaps it was just good defense by Koltun which made him look bad.
Kann misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koltun fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kann looks to land a right hand but Koltun moved out of range.
Koltun misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Kann counters with a nice uppercut.
Kann avoids the body shot from Koltun.
Kann gets caught flat footed, as Koltun shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Koltun must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Kann lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Koltun!
Koltun working to try and regain half guard.
Koltun is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Kann prevents Koltun from getting the reversal.
A nice elbow there by Kann.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kann fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koltun wants to hold on but Kann pushes him away.
Kann sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Koltun regains half guard.
Koltun trying to control here.
Kann misses with a head shot. Koltun uses the momentum to regain guard.
Kann is in close to Koltun's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Kann 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.
Koltun wants to sweep here but Kann controlling him for the moment.
Kann is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koltun is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Koltun with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Koltun trying to pass the guard but Kann defending well.
Kann tries to get to full guard but Koltun has control of the leg.
Koltun seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kann does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Koltun connects with a nice short shot to Kann's temple.
Kann is looking to improve his position.
Koltun seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kann is refusing to be controlled, as Koltun sits in half guard.
Koltun blocks the strikes from Kann.
Kann wants to improve his position but Koltun is controlling well.
Koltun working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Koltun seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kann is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Koltun working Kann over with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kann gets back to full guard.
Kann looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kann keeping moving, preventing Koltun from controlling successfully.
Koltun controlling from the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Konrad Koltun will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Koltun misses with an uppercut.
Kann defending well as Koltun loads up on a big left hand.
Koltun jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Koltun rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kann moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Koltun throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kann's waist but Kann gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Koltun off to one side.
Koltun on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Kann misses with an uppercut. Koltun saw that one coming.
Koltun throws a leg kick which misses Kann's front leg but catches the back leg as Kann tries to avoid it.
Kann misses with a takedown attempt
and Koltun counters with a left to the body.
Kann rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Koltun moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Koltun lands a high kick!
Kann scores with a nice right hand.
A swing and a miss from Koltun.
Koltun walks into a left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koltun moves in looking to clinch but Kann pushes him off.
Koltun throws a leg kick but Kann moved away.
Koltun throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kann throws a jab when Koltun was well out of range.
Kann swings for the body but Koltun moves out of range.
Koltun throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Koltun drives through and clinches with Kann against the cage.
Koltun is trying to maintain a safe position but Kann gets an underhook and turns Koltun into the cage.
Kann tries to pull guard but Koltun won't allow it.
Kann pulls Koltun into guard.
Kann is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Koltun pushing down on Kann's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Koltun scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Kann tries to get to full guard but Koltun has control of the leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koltun passes to full mount!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kann throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Kann is desperately trying to improve his position but Koltun has a good base and remains in mount.
Koltun postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Kann looks a forlorn figure.
Koltun sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Koltun trying to control but Kann is having none of it.
Kann is bucking up trying to escape but Koltun cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Kann is rocked!
Koltun unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Kann wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Koltun celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Konrad Koltun!
After winning the bout, Konrad Koltun thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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