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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ramses Kolmas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). King has chosen Summer Sixteen By: Drake as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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270 lbs
20 - 10 - 0 |
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190 cm
31
265 lbs
25 - 11 - 2 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Great elbows
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent grappler
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ramses Kolmas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, William King!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Trevor Gratis and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King takes one to the side of the head.
A combination from King does no damage.
King throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kolmas ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kolmas appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Kolmas lands a really nice looking cross but King seems unphased.
King shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kolmas as he avoids it easily.
Kolmas tries to land a body kick
and King counters with a takedown into side control.
Kolmas struggling a bit here.
Kolmas trying to remain calm as King controls from the top position.
King tries to advance to mount but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Check out the look on King's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kolmas is looking to regain half guard here but King keeps moving and retains side control.
Kolmas gets back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King trying to advance position but Kolmas counters by regaining guard.
Kolmas bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in King's guard.
Kolmas won't allow King to sweep him here.
King controlling Kolmas's posture.
King looking for a sweep. Not yet King, not yet.
Kolmas working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Kolmas trying to control but King is working from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now King is on top in guard.
King stopping the sweep attempt from Kolmas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kolmas is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. King is aware though and is defending well.
King postures up.
King stopping the sweep attempt from Kolmas.
King keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Kolmas's head.
Kolmas has King pulled in close to control his posture.
King avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kolmas looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
King sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Kolmas's guard.
King passes the guard and advances to mount!
King landing strikes from the mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Kolmas slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
King prevents Kolmas from improving his position.
King trying to pass the guard but Kolmas defending well.
King drops an elbow to the side of Kolmas's head.
Kolmas is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
King is nestled in close to Kolmas, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
King lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kolmas trying to control here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
King trying to control the action but Kolmas is working from the bottom.
Kolmas is trying to control but can't.
King throws a strike but Kolmas avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
King passes Kolmas's left leg - he's now in half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. King connects with a nice short shot to Kolmas's temple.
Kolmas is looking to improve his position.
Kolmas taking some punishment here, with King in his half guard.
King is thwarting Kolmas's attempts to control the position.
Kolmas is staying active underneath King, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
William King dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kolmas throws a solid leg kick but King takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kolmas.
William King seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
King moves in looking to clinch but Kolmas pushes him off.
Kolmas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but King was well out of range. Poor timing from Kolmas.
King lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Kolmas looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
King cracks the inside of Kolmas's front leg.
King takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Kolmas tries to clinch but King moves out of range.
King tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kolmas swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kolmas's waist but Kolmas gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing King off to one side.
Kolmas is looking to counter the offense by King and move into the clinch.
King lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by King.
King shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kolmas as he avoids it easily.
Kolmas tries to counter by moving into the clinch but King manages to circle out of the way.
Kolmas thuds his shin into the meat of King's side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kolmas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by King.
Kolmas will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
King will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kolmas changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Ramses Kolmas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of William King.
King stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kolmas.
King moves into the clinch.
Kolmas pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from King fails to land.
Kolmas goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kolmas.
Kolmas throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kolmas goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
King working aggressively here.
Our sources have told us that Kolmas has been working on his elbows in the gym.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kolmas lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
King can't find room to land a body shot as Kolmas controls the action.
Kolmas tried to land a shot to the body but connects with King's elbow.
Kolmas blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
King lands with a short head shot on the inside.
King tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kolmas misses with a punch to the body.
King wants a takedown.
King works on Kolmas's body with a couple of short punches.
Kolmas lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
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!
Kolmas misses with a shot to the kidneys.
King misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kolmas.
Kolmas blocks an uppercut.
Kolmas lands a body punch.
Kolmas tried to land a shot to the body but connects with King's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by King.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kolmas lands an elbow inside.
Kolmas throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kolmas lands an elbow inside that King shrugs off.
King gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Kolmas.
King prevents a takedown attempt there.
King lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kolmas blocking some punches.
William King seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
King avoids the elbow strike from Kolmas, against the cage.
Kolmas looks to throw an elbow but misses.
King swings away with an uppercut that misses.
King gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Kolmas tries to roll over but King keeps him under control.
King working the head and body with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
King stalling.
Kolmas wants to improve his position but King is controlling well.
King is trying to control the action in half guard but Kolmas is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
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!
King prevents Kolmas from improving his position.
King drops an elbow to the side of Kolmas's head.
William King has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kolmas works his way to full guard. Good work.
King throws a big elbow that misses.
Kolmas wants to sweep but no luck.
King wants to control from the top but Kolmas keeps moving.
Kolmas is trying to control the position but King postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but William King will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
King shoots in and drives through. Kolmas sprawls well.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! King crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Kolmas - the referee stops the clock and King gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Kolmas. King manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
King throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kolmas counters with a nice double leg into side control. King won't be happy with that.
Kolmas wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by King, who protects the arm well.
You can see the frustration on King's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Kolmas is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but King is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Kolmas will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King is looking for a sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King is not content to let Kolmas control the position.
Kolmas goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, King rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Kolmas's guard! Nice work there by King!
Kolmas has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Kolmas is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and King defends well.
Kolmas trying to keep a closed guard but King is proving a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King forces his way into half guard.
King takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
King is trying to control the action in half guard but Kolmas is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Kolmas moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Kolmas looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
King trying to control the position from guard on top but Kolmas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kolmas looking for a sweep. Not yet Kolmas, not yet.
Kolmas has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but King can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kolmas looking to control.
King stands up over Kolmas, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Kolmas is trying to control the position but King postures up.
King landing some decent shots from guard.
King wants to control from the top but Kolmas keeps moving.
King controlling from the top position.
King looking to pass the guard.
Ramses Kolmas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kolmas looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
King trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Kolmas lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kolmas fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches King on the side of the head.
Kolmas lands with a straight right. King didn't see that one coming.
King tries to clinch but Kolmas is having none of it.
King cracks Kolmas with a right hand to the side of the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A decent looking cross lands there for King.
King tries to land a leg kick but Kolmas saw it coming and moves away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ramses Kolmas showed his dominance in that final round.
I think King 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... William King!
During a confident post fight interview, William King thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Ramses Kolmas was interviewed post fight and said 'That was a fluke'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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