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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Titus Arellius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kosti Lom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Titus Arellius has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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190 cm
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265 lbs
32 - 11 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Titus Arellius!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kosti Lom!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Wagner Zegers and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arellius takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Arellius blocks a low kick nicely.
Arellius seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Lom misses with an uppercut. Arellius saw that one coming.
Lom has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Arellius is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Arellius steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lom.
Arellius shoots in but Lom avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Lom appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Lom misses with a low kick.
Arellius ducks under a wild hook from Lom.
Arellius takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Arellius throws a hook to the side of Lom's head but Lom sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arellius swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Arellius checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Arellius connects with a solid leg kick.
Lom bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Arellius misses with a low kick as Lom jumps back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arellius fails with the takedown.
Lom swings for the body but Arellius moves out of range.
Arellius drops down looking for a counter takedown but Lom sprawls and moves away.
Lom pivots, looking for a leg kick but Arellius is out of range and Lom settles back down.
Lom misses with a low kick.
Lom lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kosti Lom seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Arellius misses with a looping left.
Lom chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Arellius takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Lom takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Lom misses with an uppercut.
Arellius drops down looking for a counter takedown but Lom sprawls and moves away.
An inside leg kick lands from Arellius.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lom misses with a leg kick
so Arellius counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lom wants to stand and escape but Arellius is having none of it.
Arellius is looking to advance position but Lom has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Lom content just to control the position here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Arellius is looking to get to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lom takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Lom tries to control but Arellius wriggling away.
Arellius is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Arellius regains half guard.
Lom is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Lom tries to stand and escape but Arellius actually recovers to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Arellius lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Arellius missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Arellius won't allow Lom to get back to his feet.
Arellius trying to control the position from guard on top but Lom is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lom wants to stand and escape but Arellius is having none of it.
Arellius missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Arellius trying to control but Lom is working from the bottom.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kosti Lom dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Lom throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Lom swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Good leg kick by Lom there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Lom throws a sloppy head kick
and Arellius counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Arellius working Lom over with strikes.
Lom moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Lom keeping moving, preventing Arellius from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arellius throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lom is pulling down on Arellius's head. It's preventing any offense from Arellius, at least for the moment.
Lom is continuing to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lom wants to sweep here but Arellius controlling him for the moment.
Arellius slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Arellius working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Lom holds on and takes a little breather.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Arellius drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
It looks like Titus Arellius has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
No joy there for Lom, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A left lands for Arellius.
Lom walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Arellius checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Lom misses the shot to the body.
A leg kick checked by Lom.
A good leg kick by Lom.
Lom missing with a left hand there. Arellius was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lom misses with an uppercut.
Arellius connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
It looks like Kosti Lom has been cut.
Lom misses with a low kick.
Arellius avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Lom slips under a jab from Arellius.
A swing and a miss from Lom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arellius throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lom sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lom fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Arellius has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Arellius misses the shot to the body.
Lom throws a shot from downtown. Arellius moves away and avoids it.
Arellius listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A swing and a miss from Arellius.
Lom throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lom rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Arellius counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Lom!
Lom struggling a bit here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lom is trying to improve his position.
Arellius working away.
The ground and pound from Arellius seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Arellius creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
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!
Arellius lands a nice forearm strike.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Arellius is looking to take a break and control but Lom is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lom wants to control but Arellius postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Titus Arellius dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Lom. Arellius does a little dance to reset his feet.
Arellius moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lom throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Arellius defending well as Lom loads up on a big left hand.
Lom throws a head kick that misses.
Lom throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lom stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Lom wants it to stay on the feet.
Lom throws out a loose jab but Arellius uses good head movement to avoid it.
Arellius on the wrong end of a nice hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lom fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Arellius is out of range.
Arellius appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Arellius scores with a sloppy right hand. Lom should have avoided that one.
Lom tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Arellius decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Lom's guard.
Arellius wants to control from the top but Lom keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lom controls Arellius momentarily but Arellius frees himself.
Lom looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Arellius trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Lom utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lom tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Arellius slips nicely into half guard.
That's two 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.
Arellius working over Lom with some ground and pound. Lom looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Arellius is looking to take a break and control but Lom is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lom wants to get back to full guard.
Arellius stalling.
Lom keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Arellius 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.
Arellius working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Lom's thigh. Lom counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Arellius throws a big elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lom looking for a sweep. Not yet Lom, not yet.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Lom goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Lom misses the shot to the body.
Arellius slips a jab from Lom.
Lom throws a head kick that misses.
Arellius misses with an uppercut. Lom saw that one coming.
Lom motions for Arellius to come forward. Lom throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lom slips under a jab.
Arellius connects with a looping right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Arellius.
Arellius connects with a solid leg kick.
Kosti Lom is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lom misses with a jab, cross combination.
Arellius shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Lom sprawls well. Lom wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Arellius gets slowly back to his feet.
Arellius defending well as Lom loads up on a big left hand.
Arellius thuds a left hand into Lom's body.
Lom keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lom scores with a spinning back kick!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Arellius uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lom.
Lom misses with a body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Titus Arellius did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Lom throws a hook but Arellius avoids it easily.
Arellius throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lom sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lom keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Arellius jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Arellius lands a nice looking body kick.
Arellius blocks a leg kick.
Arellius tries to counter with a takedown but Lom is quick to defend against it.
Arellius drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Good work by Arellius as he checks the leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lom lands a lovely overhand right.
Kosti Lom seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lom misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Arellius.
Nice defenses there by Lom.
Lom takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arellius takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
An inside leg kick from Lom misses.
Nice sprawl there from Lom as Arellius shoots in.
Lom lands with a slapping head kick.
A punch lands to the side of Arellius 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Lom throws a half hearted mid kick.
Lom pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Arellius avoids a kick to the body.
Arellius stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lom.
Lom takes one on the button.
Arellius connects with an inside leg kick.
Arellius looks to land a right hand but Lom moved out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lom moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Lom thuds a left hand into Arellius's body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lom throws a big shot that misses.
Lom fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A big left from Arellius misses.
Arellius checks the leg kick nicely there.
Lom throws a leg kick
and Arellius counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Arellius scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Arellius not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Lom wants to control but Arellius is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arellius throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Arellius slows the pace down in half guard.
Arellius trying to mount his opponent but Lom defends it.
Lom is trying to stand up here but Arellius is controlling him well.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Lom looks to land a left hand but Arellius moved out of range nicely.
Arellius feinted with a counter takedown.
Arellius swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lom sizes up Arellius with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lom misses with a kick to the body.
Nice body punch from Lom.
Arellius moves out of range of the strikes.
Arellius appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Arellius misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Lom throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Arellius attempts a counter takedown but Lom avoids it well and moves away.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lom.
Lom digs a good hook to Arellius's body.
Arellius lands a jab to Lom's midsection.
Arellius checks a leg kick nicely.
Arellius scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Kosti Lom will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Lom throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Lom moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Lom swings widly with a right hand
and Arellius counters with a takedown into side control.
Lom managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Arellius.
Lom dodges the ground and pound from Arellius.
The ground and pound from Arellius seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Arellius cracks Lom with an elbow. That is naaassty.
That has opened up Kosti Lom's cut even more.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lom regains half guard, as Arellius was trying to land strikes.
Lom makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Lom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arellius throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lom has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Lom is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Arellius trying to control the position from guard on top but Lom is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Arellius trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Lom missing with a left hand there. Arellius was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Arellius blocks a head kick by Lom.
Arellius moves out of range of the body kick from Lom.
Lom lands with a kick to the temple. Arellius shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Arellius waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lom.
Arellius lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Arellius moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The cut above Kosti Lom's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Lom swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Arellius.
Lom throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Arellius stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Arellius tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Lom swivels and escapes.
Lom tries to move into range but Arellius moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Lom fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Arellius manages to avoid it.
Arellius swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Lom.
Lom jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lom throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Arellius keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lom misses with a hook
and Arellius counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Lom!
Arellius fails to land a wild elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Arellius seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Arellius scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Lom to see if he's OK.
Lom tries to buck Arellius off but Arellius is having none of it.
Arellius is trying to get an arm triangle but Lom is defending well.
Titus Arellius overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lom is trying to get back to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Titus Arellius showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Arellius 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 48:47
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 47:48
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Kosti Lom!
Kosti Lom is the new super heavyweight champion!
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