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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Seven Sestine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivo Koljeno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Seven Sestine has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Seven Sestine seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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188 cm
18
199 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
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180 cm
25
190 lbs
4 - 8 - 1 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Seven Sestine! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
4 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Ivo Koljeno! The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Ron Honeybunn and Chris Dean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Koljeno tries to bum rush Sestine with a series of wild strikes but Sestine uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Sestine throws a shot to the body.
Koljeno fails with the takedown. Sestine chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sestine showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Koljeno.
Koljeno rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sestine moves out of range and avoids them all easily. A looping hook to the body misses from Sestine. Koljeno does a little dance to reset his feet. Koljeno tries a head kick but it misses.
Sestine gets tackled into the cage by Koljeno. Koljeno maintains the clinch. Koljeno working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Sestine fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The referee calls for Koljeno to work.
Koljeno lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Sestine working hard to break the clinch. Koljeno effectively controlling the action here. Koljeno's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round. Sestine lands the left hand. Decent striking displayed by Sestine there. Koljeno gets a clinch. Koljeno throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sestine blocks it with crossed arms. Koljeno pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Sestine throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sestine throws a nice inside leg kick. Good standup being displayed there by Sestine as he connects with a hook. Koljeno shoots and misses and Sestine connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Sestine connects with a nice looking jab.
A punch combination from Koljeno misses. Sestine throws a good cross that connects.
Ivo Koljeno seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Koljeno throws a push kick but Sestine slaps the foot to one side. Koljeno throws a series of punches but Sestine avoids them all with ease. Sestine lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw. Koljeno throws a head kick but Sestine moves out of range.
Koljeno is looking to clinch but Sestine is avoiding it.
Sestine was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. Koljeno shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. Sestine turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Koljeno shoots and misses and Sestine counters with a straight right hand. Seven Sestine has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ivo Koljeno. Koljeno looks winded! Koljeno scores with a decent looking hook. Sestine looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. Sestine is really peppering his opponent's head with punches. Sestine takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away. Koljeno takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him. Sestine works Koljeno's body with a nice hook. Koljeno takes a shot right to the bread basket. Seven Sestine is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Koljeno takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Koljeno tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sestine swats him away and circles back towards the center. Sestine with a jab. Koljeno has a takedown stuffed. It looked like Sestine wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit. Danga de danga de dang - Sestine scores with a four punch combination! Sestine swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Koljeno. Sestine lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent. Nice takedown defense from Sestine. No joy for Koljeno on that attempt. Sestine thuds a left hand into Koljeno's body. Sestine is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches. Sestine fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Left hook, right uppercut from Sestine. Sestine fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Koljeno looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath. Koljeno throws a series of punches but Sestine avoids them all with ease. Sestine avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sestine. Sestine lands with a straight right. Koljeno didn't see that one coming. Koljeno takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. Koljeno shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. Koljeno swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sestine counters with a three punch combo that has Koljeno backing up. Koljeno nods at Sestine to acknowledge the strikes. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Sestine lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. Nice shot by Sestine. Sestine lunges at Koljeno with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Koljeno's hand. Koljeno wants to clinch and Sestine counters with a lovely straight right hand! Koljeno takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor. Sestine lands a leg kick that knocks Koljeno off balance momentarily. Sestine will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Koljeno throws a sloppy head kick and Sestine counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body. A left lands for Sestine. Sestine rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Koljeno moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Wow, both these guys are really going for it! Sestine lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Koljeno backs up against the cage.
Sestine throws a body kick that digs right into the meat. Koljeno lands a head kick. Sestine smiles back at him and beckons him forward. No joy there for Sestine, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A jab from Sestine does it's job there. Good standup being displayed there by Sestine as he connects with a hook. Koljeno wants to clinch up but Sestine keeps it at a distance. Sestine takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Sestine scores with a punch to the head. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Sestine cracks Koljeno with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business. Sestine scores with a leg kick.
Koljeno wants to clinch up but Sestine keeps it at a distance. Sestine throws a lazy uppercut
and Koljeno counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Seven Sestine dominated that round. That's time! Back to the action!
Koljeno has managed to clinch.
Sestine tries to throw a body punch but Koljeno avoids it by throwing Sestine back against the cage. Sestine looking to slow down the pace here. A nice right hand lands inside from Koljeno. Sestine is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Koljeno is keeping busy. Koljeno creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. The pace really dropping off here, momentarily. Koljeno blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Koljeno tries a knee to the head but Sestine blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Sestine is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Sestine misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sestine can't find room to land a body shot as Koljeno controls the action.
Sestine wants to stall.
Koljeno leaning against his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round. Sestine tries to break free but Koljeno pushes him back against the cage. Sestine has a couple of punches blocked by Koljeno.
Koljeno lands a hook to the side of the head. Koljeno's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down. A frustrated look appears on Sestine's face as he tries to break the clinch. Koljeno blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Koljeno scores with a knee to the head.
Sestine wants to break free but Koljeno has control.
A frustrated look appears on Sestine's face as he tries to break the clinch. Sestine is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage. Koljeno throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sestine blocks it with crossed arms. A short uppercut from Sestine. Koljeno has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye. Koljeno tries a knee to the head but Sestine blocks it.
Koljeno connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sestine's face.
Koljeno misses with a knee to the head. Koljeno escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Koljeno tries a head kick but it misses.
Koljeno is breathing heavily. Horrible takedown attempt by Koljeno or perhaps it was just good defense by Sestine, which made it look bad.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A slow jab from Sestine misses its intended target. Koljeno tries to clinch up. Koljeno misses with a double jab.
Koljeno moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross. This has been an exciting period of action! Koljeno closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Sestine quickly recovers to half guard. Sestine trying to control but Koljeno postures up.
Sestine is trying to stand back up but Koljeno is controlling him
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Sestine keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. Sestine is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. Koljeno working Sestine over with strikes. In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Koljeno working his ground and pound in the gym. Koljeno missing with the ground and pound from half guard. Koljeno looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Sestine with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Sestine wants to get back to his feet. Sestine is trying to maintain the position but Koljeno is very close to passing his half guard. Koljeno has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. Koljeno throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. Koljeno working Sestine over with strikes. Koljeno is trying to work for a kimura but Sestine is defending well.
Koljeno thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sestine's head. Sestine looks like he's trying to stand up.
Sestine trying to hold on to Koljeno's head to control him but Koljeno postures up.
Sestine knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Koljeno on the ground. Sestine tries to get to full guard but Koljeno has control of the leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Sestine wants to get back to his feet.
Koljeno is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound. Sestine is trying to stand up here but Koljeno is controlling him well. Koljeno winds up and cracks Sestine with a swinging punch to the side of the head. Koljeno takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists. Koljeno working the head and body with strikes.
Sestine is rocked! Sestine is looking for a sweep. Koljeno is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position. Oh Sestine is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!! Koljeno lands with a punch from half guard. Koljeno lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Sestine quite badly. Sestine pulls Koljeno in close trying to recover. Koljeno postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Sestine on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Sestine doesn't seem to be complaining too much.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ivo Koljeno!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
79% |
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