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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ogami Itto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kalle Kala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Kalle Kala was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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180 lbs
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Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
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World class boxer
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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
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ogami Itto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kalle Kala!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Johanna Lukiainen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Itto slips a jab from Kala.
A big left from Kala misses.
Kala shoots in for a takedown but Itto shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Kala throws a looping overhand right but Itto ducks down to avoid it.
Kala shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Itto pinned against the cage. Itto gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Itto throws a low kick, looking for Kala's leg but Kala calmly moves out of range.
Itto misses the body punch
and Kala counters with a straight right hand.
Itto throws the kick towards the body but Kala avoids it.
Kala misses with an uppercut. Itto saw that one coming.
A looping hook to the body misses from Itto. Kala does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kala connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Itto momentarily.
Kala dives in and scores a takedown into Itto's guard.
Itto is looking for a triangle here but Kala uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Kala tries to advance to mount but can't.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kala working the ground and pound from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Itto is not content to let Kala control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Itto is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Kala off and has taken his back!
Kala controlling his opponent's hands, preventing the submission attempt.
Kala turns into Itto and is now in his guard.
Kala postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Itto is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Itto missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kala tries to get to full guard but Itto has control of the leg.
Itto is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Kala is looking to control Itto's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kala avoid being mounted?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Itto throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Kala is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kala moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Kala looking for a sweep. Not yet Kala, not yet.
Itto trying to control but Kala is working from the bottom.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kala is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Kala looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Itto slips nicely into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kala is trying to get back to full guard.
Itto is trying to control. Kala wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Kala wants to control but Itto is keeping busy.
Kala misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Kala tries to roll over but Itto keeps him under control.
Kala looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Itto is working for a kimura but Kala is defending it quite comfortably.
Kala is not content to let Itto control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kala actively working from the bottom here.
Kala moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Kala wants to sweep here but Itto controlling him for the moment.
Kala lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Itto!
Itto is in a horrible position here. Kala smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Kala lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Itto tries to hold on but Kala postures up.
Kala cracks Itto with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kalle Kala dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Itto takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kala ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Itto moves away.
Itto has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kala finds it's way round the side to connect with Itto's head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kala. Itto does a little dance to reset his feet.
Itto throws a nice looking combination but Kala bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Itto dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kala. That did some damage!
Sloppy strikes from Itto. Those never looked like landing.
Itto uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kala has time to react.
A big right from Kala misses.
Itto connects with the punch.
Nice jab there from Kala.
Itto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Itto throws a leg kick but Kala sees it coming and moves out of range.
Kala moves out of range of the leg kick from Itto.
Itto takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Kala has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Kala tries to bum rush Itto with a series of wild strikes but Itto uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kala fails with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Itto with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Itto lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kala keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Itto avoids the body shot from Kala.
Nice defenses there by Kala.
Kala throws a hook but Itto blocks it.
Itto chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kala throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kala swings for the body but Itto moves out of range.
Kala misses with a wild body shot.
Ogami Itto is winning the standup battle so far.
Kala scores with a jab to the head.
Kala misses with a hook. Itto ducked under it nicely.
Itto looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kala. Itto does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kala fails with a takedown attempt.
Itto throws a jab when Kala was well out of range.
Ogami Itto is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Itto throws a hook to the side of Kala's head but Kala sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kala dives in and grabs Itto's left leg, looking for a takedown. Itto pushes down on Kala's head and hops out.
Ogami Itto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kalle Kala.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Itto. Kala does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kala throws a hook but Itto blocks it.
Itto slips a jab from Kala.
Nice body punch from Itto.
Kala is breathing heavily.
A lazy left from Itto finds it's target.
It looks like Kalle Kala has been cut.
Kala takes one to the chin there.
Itto is looking to slow Kala down with leg kicks.
Itto fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kala checks it well.
Kala misses with a right hand
and Itto counters with a good low kick that Kala was not able to check.
Itto lands with a nice body punch.
Itto dodges the punch combination from Kala.
Itto pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Itto ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A jab from Kala misses.
Itto swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kala slips under a jab.
Kala uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Itto.
Itto scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Itto lands a slapping body shot.
Itto ducks under a wild hook from Kala.
Itto swings for the body but Kala moves out of range.
Kala checks a leg kick.
Itto showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kala.
Itto jabs Kala right on the nose. Kala blinks but takes it well.
Kala takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Itto steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kala.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Itto takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Itto lands a right hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Itto will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Itto.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Itto lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Kala has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kala and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Itto misses with a straight right.
Itto on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Itto.
Itto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kala cracks a nice hook into Itto's ribs.
Itto ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kala moves away.
Kala misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kala ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kala fails with a takedown attempt.
Kala throws a shot from downtown. Itto moves away and avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ogami Itto dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kalle Kala's cut.
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!
Kala blocks a low kick nicely.
Itto tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kala is able to avoid easily.
Kala needs to keep his hands up - Itto had a free shot at his head there.
Kala pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Itto looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ogami Itto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kala takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Itto throws a leg kick
and Kala counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kala swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Itto.
Kala thows a body shot but no joy.
Kala misses with a wild combination.
Itto feints and then cracks Kala's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kala down.
Itto scores with a spinning back kick!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kala takes one on the button.
Kala throws a hook but Itto avoids it easily.
Kala takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Itto connects with a solid leg kick.
Itto throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Itto scores with a jab.
Kala tries to move into range but Itto moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Itto misses with a few strikes there.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kala checks a leg kick.
Itto works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Itto thows a body shot but no joy.
Itto looks to score with a jab to the body but Kala is just out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Itto 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Kala tries to score a power double leg takedown but Itto sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Kala somewhat.
Itto swings for the body but Kala moves out of range.
Itto looks for the body kick but Kala saw that one coming.
Kala lands a jab-cross combination.
Kala thows a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Itto.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kala moves out of range of the strikes.
Itto takes a swing at Kala's ribcage but misses.
Itto moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Kala.
Itto lands with a thumping leg kick.
Itto getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Itto looks to land a body kick but Kala moved away.
Itto scores with a jab to the body.
Kala's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kala on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Itto. Itto obviously looking to wear him down.
Itto thumps Kala with a low kick.
Nice body kick from Itto.
A solid leg kick lands there for Itto.
Kala takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Itto with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kala chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Itto can pounce on him.
Itto ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kala throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Itto jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Itto slips under a jab.
Itto lands a jab.
Itto lands with a good body shot.
A head kick misses from Itto.
A good leg kick by Itto.
Kala misses with a hook
and Itto counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Itto throws a one two combo.
Kala is rocked!
Itto delivers a nice body kick.
Kala is still on wobbly legs! Can Itto finish him?
Itto buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kala seems to have recovered his senses.
Itto lands a nice looking body shot.
Itto pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kala misses with a straight right.
Itto lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Itto throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kala stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Itto.
Kala throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Itto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kala.
Kala misses with a looping right.
Itto lands a jab to the nose.
That has opened up Kalle Kala's cut even more.
Kala moves out of range of the leg kick from Itto.
Kala shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Nice takedown defense from Itto. No joy for Kala on that attempt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Itto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Itto bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A left lands for Kala.
Kala takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ogami Itto showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Itto 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ogami Itto!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Ogami Itto waved his t-shirt featuring Adrenaline's logo in front of the cameras.
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hype
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