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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hjalmar Klason (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Viktor Kowalczyk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Klason comes to the cage accompanied by (Hed) Pe - Raise Hell. Hjalmar Klason has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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216 lbs
16 - 6 - 0 |
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170 cm
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186 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hjalmar Klason!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Viktor Kowalczyk!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Roosa Järviläinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kowalczyk on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Klason throws a body punch but Kowalczyk moves out of range.
Kowalczyk scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Kowalczyk throws a shot from downtown. Klason moves away and avoids it.
Kowalczyk misses with a body shot.
Kowalczyk cracks Klason with an open hand slap.
Klason throws a hook but Kowalczyk avoids it easily.
Kowalczyk keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Klason.
Kowalczyk uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Klason.
Kowalczyk bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kowalczyk on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Klason circles away from the clinch attempt.
Klason connects with a crisp jab.
Kowalczyk moves out of range as Klason strikes.
Kowalczyk defending well as Klason loads up on a big left hand.
Klason throws out a loose jab but Kowalczyk uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kowalczyk is looking to clinch but Klason is avoiding it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Klason throws a sloppy head kick and Kowalczyk moves out of range easily.
Kowalczyk moves in looking to clinch but Klason pushes him off.
Kowalczyk tries to clinch up but Klason circles away and keeps his distance.
Klason misses with a few strikes there.
Hjalmar Klason is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kowalczyk shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Kowalczyk postures up in Klason's guard and throws a big left but Klason blocks it.
Kowalczyk stopping the sweep attempt from Klason.
Kowalczyk looking to sit in guard and control but Klason gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Kowalczyk looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klason wanted to stand there but Kowalczyk had control of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kowalczyk looking for a sweep. Not yet Kowalczyk, not yet.
Klason wants to stand but Kowalczyk is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Kowalczyk looking to hit a scissor sweep but Klason is one step ahead there.
Kowalczyk is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Viktor Kowalczyk will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kowalczyk misses with a few strikes there.
Klason scores with a shot to the body.
Klason swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Kowalczyk moves into the clinch.
Kowalczyk blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Klason fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Klason throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kowalczyks head.
Kowalczyk prevents Klason from breaking the clinch.
Kowalczyk is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Klason pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Klason tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Klason takes a knee right on the jaw!
A right hand to the body from Kowalczyk.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Klason.
Klason stalling.
Klason lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kowalczyk misses with a punch to the body.
Kowalczyk struggles to land a body shot inside as Klason controls his hands.
Klason is trying to force a seperation but Kowalczyk has the dominant position.
Klason working aggressively here.
Klason has a couple of punches blocked by Kowalczyk.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kowalczyk blocks a body shot from Klason.
Kowalczyk lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Klason backwards.
Klason has a couple of punches blocked by Kowalczyk.
Kowalczyk throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Klason misses with a hook from the clinch.
Klason working hard to break the clinch.
Klason stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Klason misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Klason as the two fighters clinch.
Kowalczyk stalling in the clinch.
Klason stops a takedown attempt from Kowalczyk.
Klason tries to work over Kowalczyk's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kowalczyk lands with a left to the head.
Klason lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kowalczyk drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Klason gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Hjalmar Klason has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Viktor Kowalczyk.
Klason tries to throw a body punch but Kowalczyk avoids it by throwing Klason back against the cage.
Klason misses with the head strike.
Klason working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kowalczyk lands a body shot.
Kowalczyk digs a right hand underneath Klason's ribcage. Klason let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Klason lands a left hand.
Klason is trying to maintain a safe position but Kowalczyk gets an underhook and turns Klason into the cage.
Klason digs a right hand underneath Kowalczyk's ribcage. Kowalczyk let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Klason blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kowalczyk pushes Klason back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kowalczyk pushes Klason back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Klason is trying to force a seperation but Kowalczyk has the dominant position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Klason.
Kowalczyk gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Klason blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kowalczyk.
Kowalczyk has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Kowalczyk looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kowalczyk working Klason over with strikes here.
Kowalczyk trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Kowalczyk throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Klason wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Kowalczyk.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klason is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Kowalczyk lands with some strikes.
Kowalczyk looking to finish Klason with some ground and pound. This is bad for Klason!
Kowalczyk wants to control the pace but Klason is squirming around nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kowalczyk controlling the position easily from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Viktor Kowalczyk showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Klason misses with a straight left.
Klason throws a head kick that misses.
Kowalczyk gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Klason throws a punch but it's blocked by Kowalczyk.
Klason struggles to land a body shot inside as Kowalczyk controls his hands.
Kowalczyk misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Klason.
Kowalczyk presses Klason against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kowalczyk struggles to land a body shot inside as Klason controls his hands.
Klason lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kowalczyk backwards.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Kowalczyk. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Klason lands a left hand.
Klason misses with a punch to the body.
Kowalczyk blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kowalczyk lands a body shot.
Kowalczyk lands a shot to the body.
Kowalczyk tries to throw a body punch but Klason avoids it by throwing Kowalczyk back against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Kowalczyk.
Klason tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kowalczyk tries to throw a body punch but Klason avoids it by throwing Kowalczyk back against the cage.
Klason effectively controlling the action here.
Kowalczyk pushes Klason back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kowalczyk dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Klason lands a nice uppercut.
Klason misses with a punch to the body.
Kowalczyk stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kowalczyk digs a right hand underneath Klason's ribcage. Klason let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kowalczyk scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short right from Klason on the inside.
Kowalczyk can't get the takedown.
Kowalczyk looking to slow down the pace here.
Klason swings wildly with an uppercut but Kowalczyk uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kowalczyk tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Klason avoids it.
Viktor Kowalczyk seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Klason working aggressively here.
Klason misses with a hook to the ribs.
Viktor Kowalczyk is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klason tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Kowalczyk.
Klason lands a shoulder strike.
Klason lands a body shot in the clinch.
Klason has a couple of punches blocked by Kowalczyk.
Kowalczyk misses with a hook to the ribs.
Klason has a couple of punches blocked by Kowalczyk.
Nice body punch from Klason - that landed with a thud.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kowalczyk.
Klason misses with a punch on the inside.
Klason wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Klason tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Klason controlling the action here for a moment.
Klason misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klason goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Klason lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Klason throws a head punch that misses.
Klason lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kowalczyk backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kowalczyk.
Kowalczyk blocking some punches.
Klason struggles to land a body shot inside as Kowalczyk controls his hands.
Kowalczyk throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Klason is trying to maintain a safe position but Kowalczyk gets an underhook and turns Klason into the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Klason fails to land.
Kowalczyk blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kowalczyk misses with a hook to the ribs.
Still in the clinch, Klason scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klason is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Klason misses with some punches.
Klason cracks Kowalczyk with a nice body shot.
Klason is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Klason tries to throw a body punch but Kowalczyk avoids it by throwing Klason back against the cage.
Klason working aggressively here.
Hjalmar Klason has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kowalczyk scores with a hook to the body.
Kowalczyk lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Klason tries to break free but Kowalczyk pushes him back against the cage.
Kowalczyk has Klason pressed against the cage, preventing Klason from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Klason tries to work over Kowalczyk's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Klason can't find room to land a body shot as Kowalczyk controls the action.
Klason goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Klason fails to land.
Kowalczyk blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hjalmar Klason showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kowalczyk 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Viktor Kowalczyk!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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