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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jay Kekoa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and malte rosenkvist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Kekoa might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Boom by P.O.D.. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jay Kekoa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, malte rosenkvist!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Igor Prikhodko and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
rosenkvist shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kekoa sprawls well. Kekoa wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. rosenkvist gets slowly back to his feet.
Kekoa drops rosenkvist with a left and a right! Oh, rosenkvist is hurt - Kekoa dives into side control looking to finish!
rosenkvist is rocked!
It looks like malte rosenkvist has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kekoa decides to stand back up. Kekoa steps back and let's rosenkvist get back to his feet.
Jay Kekoa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kekoa doesn't manage to clinch there - rosenkvist circles away.
Kekoa darts in and clinches rosenkvist up against the cage.
Kekoa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kekoa shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Kekoa showed some decent athleticism there.
rosenkvist trying to control here.
Kekoa not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Kekoa stands up out of the half guard.
rosenkvist misses with a two punch combination.
A head kick misses from rosenkvist.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for rosenkvist, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kekoa tries to clinch there but rosenkvist circles away.
rosenkvist tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Kekoa counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Kekoa circles away from the clinch attempt
and Kekoa counters with a combination of strikes to the head and body that crumple rosenkvist!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kekoa missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
rosenkvist is trying to control but can't.
Kekoa tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
rosenkvist wants to control but Kekoa is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
rosenkvist wants to improve his position but Kekoa is controlling well.
Kekoa is sneakily working for an arm triangle but rosenkvist sees it coming and defends easily.
Kekoa is breathing heavily.
Kekoa prevents rosenkvist from improving his position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Kekoa misses with a double jab.
rosenkvist tries to clinch but Kekoa is having none of it.
rosenkvist misses with a head kick.
Kekoa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from rosenkvist.
rosenkvist avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
rosenkvist tries to clinch
and Kekoa counters by moving into the clinch.
rosenkvist is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Kekoa is pressed up against the cage. rosenkvist has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Kekoa down to the mat. Kekoa avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Kekoa lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but rosenkvist circles away quickly and effectively.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
rosenkvist is looking to clinch but Kekoa is avoiding it.
Kekoa stuffs the takedown.
Jay Kekoa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of malte rosenkvist.
Kekoa misses with a two punch combination.
rosenkvist fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Kekoa stuffs the takedown attempt from rosenkvist. rosenkvist gets slowly back to his feet.
rosenkvist tries for a takedown but Kekoa circles away easily
and Kekoa counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Nice body punch from rosenkvist.
rosenkvist shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. rosenkvist showed some decent athleticism there.
rosenkvist takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
rosenkvist is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
rosenkvist is working for a kimura but Kekoa is defending it quite comfortably.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
rosenkvist is looking to take a break and control but Kekoa is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jay Kekoa dominated that round.
The cut man is working on malte rosenkvist's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Kekoa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
rosenkvist shoots in and bounces Kekoa off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
rosenkvist is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
rosenkvist is pushing down on Kekoa's leg trying to pass to half guard. Kekoa is fighting to maintain full guard but rosenkvist has managed to sneak the leg through.
rosenkvist prevents Kekoa from standing back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
rosenkvist is trying to control the action in half guard but Kekoa is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
rosenkvist looks to land a strike but Kekoa avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
rosenkvist is looking to stand up but Kekoa won't let him.
rosenkvist pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kekoa is keeping the position for now.
rosenkvist wants to control from the top but Kekoa keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
rosenkvist stands and throws Kekoa's legs to the side, diving into side control.
rosenkvist is looking to take a break and control but Kekoa is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
rosenkvist working the strikes but Kekoa uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
rosenkvist sitting and controlling from the half guard.
rosenkvist moves nicely into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kekoa is not content to let rosenkvist control the position.
Kekoa regains half guard, as rosenkvist was trying to land strikes.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
rosenkvist trying to control from half guard but Kekoa is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
malte rosenkvist showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on malte rosenkvist's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Kekoa looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Jay Kekoa is winning the standup battle so far.
Kekoa wants to clinch but rosenkvist slips to the side
and rosenkvist counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Kekoa keeping moving, preventing rosenkvist from controlling successfully.
rosenkvist missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
rosenkvist looking to pass the guard.
rosenkvist tries to stand but Kekoa is controlling from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
rosenkvist trying to control but Kekoa is working from the bottom.
rosenkvist prevents Kekoa from getting back to his feet.
rosenkvist trying to stand up but can't free himself from Kekoa's guard.
rosenkvist won't allow Kekoa to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
rosenkvist fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kekoa avoids it really well and circles away.
rosenkvist avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kekoa throws a left and a right that both miss
and rosenkvist counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Kekoa!
rosenkvist unloads with some shots from mount but Kekoa bucks and avoids them well.
rosenkvist controlling the position easily from mount.
rosenkvist working the ground and pound effectively.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
rosenkvist thowing shots but they're missing.
rosenkvist with the ground and pound from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
rosenkvist throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
rosenkvist throws some wild stikes that Kekoa manages to avoid easily.
rosenkvist throws some wild stikes that Kekoa manages to avoid easily.
rosenkvist thowing shots but they're missing.
Kekoa is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
malte rosenkvist comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think rosenkvist 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... malte rosenkvist!
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RATING
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