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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Elvis Higuita (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marek Koltun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Higuita comes to the cage accompanied by Man with a harmonica. This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Elvis Higuita!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Marek Koltun!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Sam Margolis and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Higuita swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Koltun throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Koltun throws a body punch but Higuita moves out of range.
Higuita swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Koltun throws a head kick that misses
and Higuita counters with a low kick, right behind Koltun 's knee.
Koltun tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Higuita misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice shot by Higuita.
Higuita closes the distance and pushes Koltun back into the cage.
Koltun throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Koltun.
Koltun tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Koltun is trying to maintain a safe position but Higuita gets an underhook and turns Koltun into the cage.
Koltun avoiding damage as Higuita throws knees to the body.
I was talking to Higuita's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Koltun pressing his opponent against the cage.
Higuita trying to land knees to the body.
Koltun stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Higuita misses with a knee to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Koltun's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Higuita gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Marek Koltun has been cut.
Higuita lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Higuita lands with a short shot to the head.
Koltun working aggressively here.
Koltun lands a left hand.
Higuita tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Koltun avoids it.
Higuita lands a body punch in the clinch.
Higuita just leaning against Koltun, taking a breather.
Koltun tries a body shot but Higuita blocks it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Higuita.
Koltun takes an elbow to the temple.
Higuita lands an elbow inside that Koltun shrugs off.
Koltun misses with a hook from the clinch.
Higuita is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Higuita stalling in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Higuita comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That has opened up Marek Koltun's cut even more.
Higuita's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Higuita tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Koltun avoids it.
Koltun breaks from the clinch.
Koltun avoids the head kick by Higuita.
Higuita dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Koltun. That did some damage!
Higuita throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Higuita throws a nice inside leg kick.
Koltun moves out of range of the body kick.
Koltun listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Koltun avoids the head kick by Higuita.
Higuita misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Koltun.
Koltun takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Koltun throws a head kick but Higuita moves out of range.
Koltun looks to throw the jab but Higuita is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Higuita throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Koltun's head.
Koltun misses with a looping left.
Koltun chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Higuita avoids the head kick by Koltun.
Koltun misses with a straight left.
Koltun lands a nice hook to Higuita's body. Higuita takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Koltun checks a leg kick nicely.
Higuita looks to land a body kick but Koltun moved away.
Donk. Koltun catches Higuita right on the button with a cross.
Marek Koltun seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Higuita swings for the body but Koltun moves out of range.
Koltun throws a head kick but Higuita moves out of range.
Higuita tries to clinch there but Koltun circles away.
Koltun moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Higuita just misses with a punch to the body.
Koltun looks to land a body kick but Higuita moved away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koltun throws the kick towards the body but Higuita avoids it.
Koltun misses the shot to the body.
Higuita tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Higuita throws a head kick but Koltun moves out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Koltun swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Koltun avoids the head kick by Higuita.
Higuita misses with a body shot.
Koltun takes a swing at Higuita's ribcage but misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Higuita, right into the meat.
Higuita turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Koltun takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Higuita is looking to wear down Koltun with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Koltun uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Higuita.
Koltun connects with a nice looking jab.
Higuita is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Elvis Higuita dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marek Koltun's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Higuita throws a right and a left that both miss.
Koltun misses with a body shot.
Higuita moves away from the strike by Koltun.
Higuita tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Higuita fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Koltun checks it well.
Higuita on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Higuita looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Koltun wants to slow Higuita down by chopping away at his legs.
Higuita throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Koltun throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Higuita with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Koltun thows a left - swing and a miss!
Higuita misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Koltun slips a jab from Higuita.
Elvis Higuita is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koltun with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Higuita throws a predictable looking body shot
so Koltun counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Koltun throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Higuita works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Higuita keeping moving, preventing Koltun from controlling successfully.
Higuita keeping full guard, as Koltun tries to pass.
Higuita keeping moving, preventing Koltun from controlling successfully.
Koltun is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Koltun pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Higuita is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koltun passes Higuita's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Koltun is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Higuita has managed to free his arm - good work.
Higuita is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Higuita trying to control from the bottom.
Koltun passes to full mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Higuita manages to regain half guard whilst avoiding the strikes.
Higuita makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Higuita.
Higuita not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Koltun wants to pass the guard but Higuita is keeping the position.
Higuita being controlled here, momentarily.
Higuita controlling Koltun's posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koltun wants to control from the top but Higuita keeps moving.
Higuita trying to control the position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Higuita misses with a hook to the body
and Koltun counters with a slapping leg kick.
Higuita misses with a low kick.
Koltun connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A right-left combo lands from Higuita.
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!
A jab from Koltun misses.
Some wild striking there from Higuita.
Higuita takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marek Koltun showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Marek Koltun's cut.
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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Koltun is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Higuita checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Koltun tries to land a front kick but Higuita steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Koltun thumps Higuita with a low kick.
Koltun steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Higuita. That one must have hurt.
Higuita looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Higuita throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Higuita takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Higuita tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Koltun paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Higuita ducks under a wild hook from Koltun.
Koltun misses with a lunging right hand
and Higuita moves into the clinch.
Koltun breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice jab there from Koltun.
Koltun throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Elvis Higuita is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Koltun looks to land a body kick but Higuita moved away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Higuita scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Koltun lunges at Higuita with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Higuita's hand.
Higuita moves out of range of the body kick.
Koltun looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Higuita misses with a wild combination.
Higuita throws a sloppy head kick and Koltun moves out of range easily.
Higuita tries to close the distance and clinch but Koltun swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Higuita lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Higuita displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Koltun throws out the jab.
Koltun throws a chopping leg kick but Higuita manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Koltun pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Higuita tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Higuita swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Koltun counters with a right hand to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koltun goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Koltun clobbers Higuita with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Higuita lands with a thumping leg kick.
Koltun misses with a body shot.
Koltun swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
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!
Koltun misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Higuita.
Higuita on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Higuita throws a head kick that misses.
Koltun bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Higuita's head.
Higuita lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Koltun takes a swing at Higuita's ribcage but misses.
A lazy left from Higuita finds it's target.
Koltun throws a leg kick
and Higuita counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Higuita throws a leg kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Higuita connects with a high kick.
Koltun bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Good leg kick by Koltun there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Koltun's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Higuita throws a looping overhand right but Koltun ducks down to avoid it.
Higuita ducks under a wild hook from Koltun.
Higuita misses with a wild body shot.
Koltun connects with a crisp jab.
Koltun throws a hook but Higuita blocks it.
Koltun takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Koltun tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Higuita pushes Koltun away with a front kick.
Higuita throws a head kick that misses.
Higuita has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Higuita there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Higuita tries to close the distance and clinch but Koltun swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Higuita pushes Koltun away with a front kick.
Koltun digs a good body shot into Higuita's ribs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Higuita misses with a series of wild punches.
Higuita tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Higuita misses with a body kick.
Koltun throws the left hand but Higuita avoids the punch easily.
Higuita throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Higuita throws a sloppy head kick and Koltun moves out of range easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Higuita moves away from the strike by Koltun.
Koltun misses with a body shot.
Koltun fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Higuita is out of range.
Higuita misses with a hook.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Elvis Higuita.
I think Higuita 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Marek Koltun!
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