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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Roman Ivamov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kedze Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kedze Man has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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180 lbs
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188 cm
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180 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Determined |
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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
0 - 6 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Roman Ivamov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kedze Man!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, David Hoff and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Man throws a shot to the body.
Man fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ivamov, pushing him back against the cage.
Man lands a takedown into guard.
Man controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Let's hope that Man has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ivamov trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man gets to his feet. Ivamov looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Man looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Ivamov pushes Man off but Man dives into side control.
Man lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ivamov taking punishment in the form of punches.
Man grinds an elbow into Ivamov's temple.
Man slows the pace down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man stands up.
Ivamov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ivamov has a takedown stuffed.
Man throws out a counter right but Ivamov avoids it with no problem.
Man shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Ivamov's guard.
Ivamov wants to get back to his feet but Man passes into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Man not doing much here.
Man has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man works his foot free and advances to mount.
Man is landing with some decent strikes but Ivamov is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Man takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Ivamov really wants to buck Man off and get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man lands a big shot there that rocks Ivamov but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Man controlling his opponent.
Ivamov is in a horrible position here. Man smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Man is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Ivamov can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kedze Man dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Man closes the distance and pushes Ivamov back into the cage.
Man manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Man is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Ivamov is defending well.
Man pushes Ivamov back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Man tries for a takedown. No joy.
Ivamov is trying to break the clinch but Man has him pressed against the cage.
Man pulls guard.
Ivamov knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Man on the ground.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Man manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ivamov manages to get himself to full guard.
Man is stalling in the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Man.
Man landing some decent shots from guard.
Man advances to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Man trying to control the pace.
Ivamov wants to control but Man is keeping busy.
Man passes to full mount!
Man prevents Ivamov from getting the reversal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man controlling from mount.
The referee warns Ivamov that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Man looking to control and managing it successfully.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Man cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Man landing strikes from the mount.
Man landing strikes, looking to finish!
Man loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Ivamov scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Man land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Man stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kedze Man!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
37% |
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