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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Nathan Silver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ksawery Koltun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 9 - 1, fighting out of London, Nathan Silver!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 1, fighting out of London, Ksawery Koltun!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Nard Betker and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Silver, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Koltun lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Koltun takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Silver misses with a body shot.
Koltun shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Silver as he avoids it easily.
Silver swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Koltun takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Koltun slips under a jab.
Silver misses with a right hand
and Koltun counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Koltun is pressing down on Silver's thigh, looking to free his foot. Silver is holding on for now.
Silver tries to get to full guard but Koltun has control of the leg.
Silver trying to hold on to Koltun's head to control him but Koltun postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silver is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Koltun wants to control but Silver is keeping him busy.
Silver is looking to get back to full guard here but Koltun has managed to pass to side control instead.
Silver tries to improve position but can't.
Koltun staying calm.
Koltun in side control, throwing shots but Silver defends.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Koltun has control of an arm but Silver manages to advance to Koltun's back!
Silver seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Silver gets his hands free as Koltun looks to control.
Koltun looking very determined here, making life difficult for Silver.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
You can see the frustration on Koltun's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silver has good solid back control here.
Koltun just trying to survive but Silver is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Silver trying to control.
You can see the frustration on Koltun's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Koltun is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Silver.
Silver tries to get the hooks in deep but Koltun pushed the leg off.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Koltun is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Koltun is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Silver.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koltun is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Silver trying to control.
Silver is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Koltun looking very determined here, making life difficult for Silver.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silver avoiding Koltun 's attempts to control his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nathan Silver dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Koltun ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Silver.
Silver thuds his shin into the meat of Koltun's side.
Silver scores with a shot to the body.
Silver takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A swing and a miss from Silver.
Silver swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A big right from Silver misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Silver misses.
Silver looks to land a right hand but Koltun moved out of range.
Koltun moves away from the strike by Silver.
Silver throws a jab when Koltun was well out of range.
The fighters circling - Koltun throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Silver misses.
Nathan Silver seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silver misses with a hook.
Nathan Silver is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silver throws a hook to the side of Koltun's head but Koltun sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Koltun staying out of range there.
Silver looks to land a body kick but Koltun moved away.
Silver fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Koltun manages to avoid it.
Silver scores with a three punch combo!
Koltun ducks under a wild hook from Silver.
Silver misses with a low kick.
Silver uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Silver gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Silver misses with a straight left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koltun checks a leg kick.
Koltun lands with a hook. Silver tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Silver misses with a wild combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silver tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Koltun was well out of range. Poor timing from Silver.
A decent looking cross lands there for Koltun.
Silver takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Silver is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Koltun can do to turn this around?
Silver throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Silver throws a series of punches but Koltun moves out of range.
Silver misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Koltun.
Silver misses with a lunging right hand
and Koltun counters with a nice double leg into side control. Silver won't be happy with that.
Koltun controlling the position.
Koltun misses with the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koltun tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Koltun scoring with punches and elbows.
Silver is working to avoid the ground and pound but Koltun connects with a decent elbow.
Koltun wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Silver, who protects the arm well.
Silver is working to avoid the ground and pound but Koltun connects with a decent elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silver tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Koltun wants to lay and pray for a moment but Silver keeps working.
Ksawery Koltun has got the better of the ground game so far.
Koltun might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Silver haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Silver is working to avoid the ground and pound but Koltun connects with a decent elbow.
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 Nathan Silver will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Silver scoring well with a low kick there.
Koltun ducks right into an uppercut from Silver.
Silver misses with a hook to the body
and Koltun counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Koltun postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Koltun lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Silver trying to keep a closed guard but Koltun is proving a slippery customer.
Koltun passes into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koltun looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Silver blocking the ground and pound attempt from Koltun.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koltun drops an elbow to the side of Silver's head.
Silver is looking to improve his position.
Silver trying to control here.
Silver regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Koltun.
Koltun sitting in guard here, content to control.
Koltun has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Silver is trying to control the position but Koltun postures up.
Koltun stopping the sweep attempt from Silver.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Koltun trying to control but Silver is working from the bottom.
Koltun loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Koltun misses with a straight left.
Koltun misses with the combination.
Koltun defending well as Silver loads up on a big left hand.
Silver waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Koltun.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Silver.
Silver throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A low kick from Silver misses
and Koltun counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Koltun has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silver is wriggling around trying to escape.
Koltun wants to control the pace but Silver is squirming around nicely.
Silver is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Koltun trying to control but Silver is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Koltun with good strikes from the mount here!
Silver is looking to improve his position but Koltun isn't that keen on the idea.
Koltun is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Silver can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Koltun scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Koltun punching from mount but Silver doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Koltun wants to control the pace but Silver is squirming around nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ksawery Koltun really 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.
That kick from Koltun tenderised Silver's leg. Silver is trying to keep his angry face on.
Silver tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Koltun was well out of range. Poor timing from Silver.
Koltun tests Silver's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Koltun uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Silver.
Koltun slips under a jab.
Silver misses with an uppercut
so Koltun counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Silver utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koltun in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Koltun is looking to work some ground and pound but Silver has wrist control.
Silver is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silver working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Koltun.
Koltun is working Silver over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Silver is trying to keep Koltun in close.
Silver is adopting a defensive guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Silver misses with a left hand
and Koltun counters with a nice body kick.
Koltun has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Silver catches Koltun with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Silver misses with a hook. Koltun ducked under it nicely.
Silver takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Silver throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A slow jab from Koltun misses its intended target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silver misses with a looping right.
Silver swings widly with a right hand
and Koltun counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Silver trying to control but Koltun postures up.
Silver tries to get to full guard but Koltun has control of the leg.
Koltun looks to land a strike but Silver avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silver avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Koltun wants to control from the top but Silver keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silver pulls Koltun in close to prevent any damage.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A clash of legs there as Koltun blocks the low kick.
Koltun scores with the left hand. Silver knows he should have avoided that one.
Silver fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Koltun pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Some wild striking there from Koltun.
Silver misses with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silver throws a right hand that misses
and Koltun counters with a takedown into side control.
Koltun is trying to ground and pound but Silver uses the momentary lack of control by Koltun to regain half guard.
Koltun tries to pass the half guard into mount. Silver knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Silver is refusing to be controlled, as Koltun sits in half guard.
Koltun throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ksawery Koltun dominated that fourth round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Silver slaps away a takedown attempt from Koltun, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Koltun moves away from the strike by Silver.
Koltun shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Silver as he jumps to the side.
Silver misses with a hook
and Koltun counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Silver!
Silver is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Koltun wants to control but Silver is keeping him busy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koltun throwing shots but missing, from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koltun controlling the position.
Koltun working the head with strikes.
Silver might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Koltun is looking to take a break and control but Silver is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Koltun tries to move to mount but Silver blocks the move with his legs.
Silver can't do much from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Koltun lands a nice forearm strike.
Koltun moves into full mount!
Koltun landing strikes from the mount and Silver is in trouble!
Koltun landing shots from mount.
Silver is desperately trying to improve his position but Koltun has a good base and remains in mount.
Koltun raining down shots from the mount!
Koltun dominating with strikes here.
Koltun working the ground and pound effectively.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koltun cracks Silver with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Silver is rocked!
Koltun with shots to the head and body - Silver looks very uncomfortable down there.
Oh Silver is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Koltun prevents Silver from getting the reversal.
Koltun is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Silver can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Silver working to try and regain half guard.
Silver seems to have got his legs back now.
Silver tries to hold on but Koltun postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koltun lands a nice shot to the head.
Koltun can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Silver is looking to escape.
Koltun landing strikes from the mount and Silver is in trouble!
Koltun postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Silver looks a forlorn figure.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silver is squirming around, avoiding Koltun's attempts to control the action.
Silver tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ksawery Koltun comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Koltun has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 47:48
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 47:48
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ksawery Koltun!
Ksawery Koltun is the new bantamweight champion!
A very excited looking Ksawery Koltun rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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