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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marek Koltun (ranked 864 p4p, 141 weight class) and Bob Goblin (ranked 2375 p4p, 345 weight class). Bob Goblin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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177 lbs
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165 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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
27 - 15 - 4, fighting out of Helsinki, Marek Koltun!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bob Goblin!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Cecil Peabody and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goblin fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Koltun, pushing him back against the cage.
Goblin goes for a takedown attempt but Koltun pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Goblin fails with a takedown attempt.
Goblin shoots in but no luck this time.
Marek Koltun has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bob Goblin.
Koltun connects with an inside leg kick.
Goblin thows a body kick. Koltun tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Goblin forces Koltun back against the cage and clinches.
Koltun manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Goblin content to stall in guard here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koltun manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Goblin manages to get himself to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goblin manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Koltun blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Koltun tries to work over Goblin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Koltun digs a right hand underneath Goblin's ribcage. Goblin let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Koltun successfully pulls guard.
Goblin in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Goblin is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Koltun looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Koltun keeping moving, preventing Goblin from controlling successfully.
Goblin must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Goblin stopping the sweep attempt from Koltun.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koltun avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Goblin seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Goblin takes one to the chin there.
Goblin shoots in for a takedown but Koltun shows good takedown defense.
Goblin avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Koltun dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Goblin connects with an inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Goblin with a lazy takedown attempt
and Koltun counters with a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goblin shoots in looking for a takedown. Koltun tries to sprawl out of it but Goblin keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Koltun manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bob Goblin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Goblin shoots in but no luck this time.
Goblin gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Goblin shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Koltun sprawls well. Koltun wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Goblin gets slowly back to his feet.
Koltun fails with the takedown.
Goblin fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
An attempted straight right counter from Koltun misses the target.
Goblin with a poor takedown
and Koltun connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Koltun shoots in and bounces Goblin off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goblin has momentary wrist control but Koltun slips an elbow through the middle.
Koltun postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Koltun controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Koltun throwing strikes but missing.
Koltun preventing the sweep.
Goblin is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Koltun wants to control from the top but Goblin keeps moving.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marek Koltun dominated that 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.
Koltun shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Koltun was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Koltun working the strikes but Goblin uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Goblin keeping hold of Koltun's head, controlling as best he can.
Goblin avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Koltun.
Marek Koltun overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Goblin tries to roll over but Koltun keeps him under control.
Koltun throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Goblin is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Koltun is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Goblin can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koltun is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Goblin is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ground and pound from Koltun.
Koltun seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Koltun is looking to advance position but Goblin won't allow it.
Koltun is trying to control the action in half guard but Goblin is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Koltun is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Goblin sees it coming and defends easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koltun trying to control from half guard but Goblin is working away.
Goblin looks like he's trying to stand up.
Koltun working the head and body with strikes.
Goblin wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Goblin tries to get to full guard but Koltun has control of the leg.
Koltun not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Koltun is working for a submission of some sort.
Koltun is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Goblin defends it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goblin is looking for a sweep. Koltun is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Goblin is trying to control but can't.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Koltun fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Goblin manages to avoid it.
Goblin follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Marek Koltun is winning the standup battle so far.
Koltun throws a body punch but Goblin moves out of range.
Goblin gets a clinch.
Koltun jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Goblin walks away with a smile on his face. Koltun gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Koltun swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koltun lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Goblin shoots in but no luck this time.
Goblin closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Koltun quickly recovers to half guard.
Goblin thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Koltun is looking to improve his position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Koltun is defending against the submission attempts here by Goblin.
Koltun wants to control but Goblin is keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marek Koltun dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Goblin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Koltun fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Goblin on the side of the head.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Goblin.
Koltun being controlled for a moment.
Goblin working the strikes but Koltun uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Goblin wants to control but Koltun is keeping him busy.
Koltun tries to roll over but Goblin keeps him under control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goblin is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Koltun makes his way to full guard, as Goblin worked for a kimura.
Goblin postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Koltun is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Goblin, into his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goblin controlling Koltun's posture.
Koltun is looking to stand up but Goblin won't let him.
Koltun controls from within his opponent's guard.
Koltun trying to control the position from guard on top but Goblin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koltun trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Goblin working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Koltun.
Goblin controlling the position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Koltun wants to control from the top but Goblin keeps moving.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Goblin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Marek Koltun is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Goblin closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Goblin lands in his opponent's guard.
Koltun is adopting a defensive guard.
Bob Goblin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Goblin trying to control but Koltun is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goblin throws a big right hand that misses.
Koltun keeping moving, preventing Goblin from controlling successfully.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Goblin is looking to work some ground and pound but Koltun has wrist control.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bob Goblin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Koltun 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marek Koltun!
Marek Koltun thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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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
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