Kincl defeated Vémola and Kozma tactically ran over Lohoré! The O2 arena also saw two great KOs. How did OKTAGON 43 look like?

OKTAGON 43 is over and we have seen a breathtaking and above all atmospheric spectacle. Two great knockouts, big wins and big surprises. Plus, we already know the winner of the Kincl vs. Vémola duel. How did the tournament look like?

Prelims

Matěj Daněk finished his opponent in his Octagon debut

The Czech fighter Matěj Macek made his premiere in the organization right at the beginning of the prelims card and was tested by the participant of the German Oktagon Challenge Endrit Brajshori. One could hardly ask for a better opener of the tournament.

From the start we saw stand-up shootouts and Danek tried to deliver several submissions to the hand, but none of them worked. Brajshori showed great heart and then even had the upper hand in the first round.

Both fighters went into the second round very tired, but it didn’t detract from the level of the fight. We even saw the end. When Danek was in trouble, he was able to take the fight to the ground and there he landed a successful rear-naked choke.

Ahmed Vila patiently worked his way to a rear-naked choke

Ahmed Vila was originally supposed to fight Jakub Tichota on the card, but as we already know, he split with Losen Keita in the interim title fight. He was looking for a new opponent and we got a newcomer in the form of Kim Thinghaugen.

Vila was the big favorite, one of the biggest on the card. And that’s how the match played out. The Bosnian took his opponent to the ground quickly, where he patiently worked to improve his position for over three minutes. He got into Nora’s back and won on a rear-naked choke.

After the win, Vila said he intends to go for the title and wants to become featherweight champion.

Doussis delivered his third straight submission

The third fight of the tournament offered the first surprise. Daniel Toledo, who Oktagon fans may already know, faced another new face. Marc Doussis came in as a big unknown, but performed well in the match.

In fact, he was able to easily finish his opponent in the first round. He landed a successful guillotine on his opponent and Toledo had to tap out. The third bout was the third submission.

In addition, Etebar was taking the fight on short notice and Gogoladze was a fairly big favorite. Gogoladze was still rather warming up in the first round, although he had it to himself, but he was noticeably more dominant in the second. He got the Brit to the ground and worked him over there.

The third round was in the same vein and although it was not a very attractive duel in a rather intimate atmosphere, Gogoladze dominated the fight without any major complications.

Mazuch delivered the first KO of the night

Two losses in a row. A calling card for both players on the last fight of the prelims card, looking to right the ship and the score. Giovanni Melillo, in the role of slight favourite, started the duel better. He got Mark Mazuch to the canvas and held him there for a long time, trying for a takedown.

But the Slovakian fighter fought back and when he wasn’t pressed against the cage, he was the one landing the hard shots. He also landed a good shot at the end of the first round, but didn’t have time to follow up with a longer combination.

In the second round, however, Melillo never got to the canvas again. Or rather, he did, but when Mazuch finished him hard and broke the losing streak.

Main Card

Brož defeated Pukac in the Czechoslovakian derby

The main card kicked off with a Czechoslovakian battle between local stars. Robert Pukac went into action for Slovakia, while the Czech side was represented by returnee Miroslav Brož

Inquisitor came in as the favourite and the reason was obvious. He was expected to press against the more technical Diamond Chav and that’s exactly what happened. So Pukač mainly defended and countered from the retreat and didn’t do too badly at all.

The first two rounds decided that this was the best fight of the night so far. The fans had reason to look forward to the third five minutes as well, and it showed in the arena. Pukac had to make a difference in the fight, so he took Broze down quickly. There he controlled him all round and included punches.

The fight came down to the points. The winner was Inquisitor after an attractive split decision battle. Pukac was not happy with the result, Brož would have seen a draw as a fair result.

Legierski defeated Kuznik and wants back on the throne

The return of a former champion in a big way? Mateusz Legierski took on Mateusz Kuznik and although he was a big favourite, he had to be wary. The Czech fighter is an unpleasant opponent for any fighter.

Especially in the first round, Kuznik gave the Polish prospect problems with his wrestling. He delivered a takedown and controlled the fight for a while. But Legierski reversed positions and then started pulling the longer end of the rope in the fight.

The former lightweight king showed that he could not only keep up with such a great groundskeeper, but even outclass him at his strongest. He absolutely deserved to win on points in three rounds and seems to want to fight for the belt again as soon as possible.

After the win, the Pole apologized that the fight wasn’t very attractive and that he definitely intends to make amends.

Bryczek delivered another hard KO

Lee Chadwick didn’t live up to his nickname. Octagon promoted him as the English Vemola, only the English fighter didn’t get anything going in the fight. Robert Bryczek, who is looking for a title shot, delivered another KO.

He managed to land a great left hand right on Chadwick’s chin during the first round and then it was all over. No more punches were needed.

Glismann delivered an incredible finish

The Danish fighter did better in the match. Once he got his opponent to the ground, he had the upper hand. He landed punches and then delivered an incredible submission that would make any fighter proud.

Kozma’s brilliant tactical performance matured Lohoré

Everyone expected Kozama’s path to victory to be through takedowns and ground control. Lohoré had been preparing for it, but it didn’t show in the match. In fact, the Pink Panther calmly dominated the first two rounds on the ground.

It wasn’t until the third round that there was more standing, but could Da Kills King threaten the home star? No way. The Panther did a great job of keeping his distance and not letting Lohoré get anywhere. He deservedly won on points to a big ovation from the crowd.

Kincl drowned Vemola in his own game!

The fight that was most anticipated created an incredible atmosphere before it even started. The tension in the hall was literally cutable. The importance of the match was in the air.

The hall was on the side of Patrik Kinzl. And so were the judges, who saw Karlos Vemola lose quite clearly. Namely 49-46, 50-45 and 50-45.

The Terminator was pulling the fight to the net the whole time, trying to deliver takedowns. He did take Kinc down a few times throughout the fight, but never held him down for even a few seconds. In contrast, Kincl was much more active in the clinch against the cage.

Inspector concentrated on his strikes and damage. The damage he did to Vemola’s face was really obvious. After the fight, Kincl made it clear that he drowned Vemola in his own game.

Source: Octagon MMA