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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Samppa Linna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ramses Kolmas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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242 lbs
22 - 9 - 0 |
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201 cm
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270 lbs
15 - 7 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine |
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Excellent grappler
Great elbows
Granite chin |
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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
22 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Samppa Linna!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ramses Kolmas!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Ian Loll and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Linna throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Linna with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Linna misses with an uppercut.
Linna looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Linna seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Kolmas connects with a solid leg kick.
Kolmas shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Linna manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Kolmas passes Linna's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Kolmas in particular looking to stall.
Kolmas sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Linna defending well though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Linna has hold of Kolmas's hands but Kolmas slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Linna is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Kolmas's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Kolmas's back!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Linna is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Linna controlling well, preventing Kolmas from escaping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kolmas keeps trying to improve his position.
Linna misses with punches from the back.
Linna lands a shot to the body.
Kolmas has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Linna.
Kolmas tries to break free.
Linna is looking to control Kolmas but Kolmas is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Linna not allowing Kolmas to control his hands.
Linna is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Good control from Linna.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kolmas breaks Linna's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Linna has his hands on Kolmas's head, controlling the position.
Linna working a defensive guard here.
Linna is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Kolmas drops back, looking for a kneebar! Linna looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Linna looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Linna!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Kolmas is trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Linna wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kolmas keeps working.
Linna decides to stand back up. Linna steps back and let's Kolmas get back to his feet.
Kolmas dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Linna. That did some damage!
Linna throws a chopping leg kick but Kolmas manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kolmas gets a double leg takedown into Linna's guard.
Kolmas trying to control the position from guard on top but Linna is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kolmas tries to free his leg and advance position but Linna is retaining full guard.
Kolmas throwing strikes from guard but Linna blocks nicely.
Kolmas trying to control the position from guard on top but Linna is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Linna managing to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kolmas chips away with some ground and pound.
Linna might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Kolmas lands a couple of digs.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kolmas throws a big right hand that misses.
Linna is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Linna avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kolmas lands a couple of digs.
Kolmas trying to control the position from guard on top but Linna is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kolmas makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ramses Kolmas will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kolmas wants to clinch
and Linna counters with a straight right hand.
Linna fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Linna looks to land a combination but Kolmas avoids it well.
Kolmas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Linna.
Linna moves forwards but Kolmas connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kolmas looking to score a takedown here. Linna is defending well but Kolmas drives through and ends up in Linna's guard.
Kolmas throws a big right hand that misses.
Kolmas missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Linna trying to control the position.
Kolmas postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Kolmas postures up in Linna's guard and throws a big left but Linna blocks it.
Kolmas trying to control but Linna is working from the bottom.
Kolmas preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kolmas throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Linna works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kolmas working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kolmas postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Kolmas trying to control the position from guard on top but Linna is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kolmas missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kolmas has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Linna utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kolmas working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kolmas trying to control the position from guard on top but Linna is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Linna wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Kolmas throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Linna works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Kolmas postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Kolmas postures up in Linna's guard and throws a big left but Linna blocks it.
Kolmas throws a big elbow that misses.
Kolmas throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Linna works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Linna keeping moving, preventing Kolmas from controlling successfully.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Kolmas walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Linna checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kolmas fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Linna avoids it really well and circles away.
Linna ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kolmas moves away.
Kolmas steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Linna.
Linna tries to clinch but Kolmas moves out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kolmas.
Kolmas fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Linna.
Linna throws a solid leg kick but Kolmas takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Linna.
Linna fails to land the takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kolmas pivots, looking for a leg kick but Linna is out of range and Kolmas settles back down.
Kolmas shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kolmas connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Kolmas tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Linna manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A head kick misses from Kolmas.
Kolmas uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Kolmas connects with a solid leg kick.
Kolmas lands with a straight right. Linna didn't see that one coming.
Nice jab there from Linna.
Ramses Kolmas seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Linna looks for a takedown but Kolmas sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Samppa Linna. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kolmas scoring well with a low kick there.
Kolmas misses with a low kick.
Linna appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Linna misses with a body shot.
Kolmas thumps Linna with a low kick.
Kolmas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kolmas wants to counter the offense by Linna and move into the clinch position.
Linna stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kolmas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kolmas pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Linna is looking to wear down Kolmas with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Kolmas drives through with a takedown into guard.
Kolmas postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Linna trying to control the position.
Kolmas has gone for a leg lock! Linna slips out almost immediately though and dives into Kolmas's guard.
Linna tries to free his leg and advance position but Kolmas is retaining full guard.
Kolmas controls Linna momentarily but Linna frees himself.
Linna is pushing down on Kolmas's leg trying to pass to half guard. Kolmas is fighting to maintain full guard but Linna has managed to sneak the leg through.
Linna throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Linna throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ramses Kolmas showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Kolmas wants to land a leg kick but Linna is out of range.
A jab from Linna finds it's way through Kolmas's defenses.
Linna blocks a leg kick.
Linna shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Kolmas looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Linna puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Linna wants to take a breather but Kolmas is having none of it.
Linna seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Linna is thwarting Kolmas's attempts to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Linna prevents Kolmas from improving his position.
Kolmas is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Ramses Kolmas has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Linna 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.
Linna prevents Kolmas from improving his position.
Kolmas trying to control here.
Kolmas is looking to improve his position.
Linna sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Kolmas moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Kolmas trying to keep a closed guard but Linna is proving a slippery customer.
Samppa Linna has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Kolmas tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Linna wants to control from the top but Kolmas keeps moving.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Kolmas shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Kolmas is trying to work for a kimura but Linna is defending well.
Kolmas is thwarting Linna's attempts to control the position.
Kolmas is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Ramses Kolmas is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kolmas wants to lay and pray for a moment but Linna keeps working.
Kolmas is working for a kimura but Linna is defending it quite comfortably.
Kolmas throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Kolmas throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kolmas is trying to control the action in half guard but Linna is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Linna manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Kolmas has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Linna controls Kolmas momentarily but Kolmas frees himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Kolmas loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kolmas trying to control but Linna is working from the bottom.
Kolmas pushes down on Linna's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Linna wants to improve his position but Kolmas is controlling well.
Kolmas is thwarting Linna's attempts to control the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kolmas throwing shots but Linna is blocking nicely.
Kolmas working the head and body with strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ramses Kolmas comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kolmas has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ramses Kolmas!
Ramses Kolmas decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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