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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kalle Natsisiwa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abe Lincon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Abe Lincon has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Kalle Natsisiwa's chin.
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208 lbs
12 - 8 - 0 |
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213 lbs
9 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kalle Natsisiwa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Abe Lincon!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Valeri Chadov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Natsisiwa swinging wildly here.
Lincon uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Natsisiwa.
Natsisiwa throws an off balance right hand
and Lincon counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Natsisiwa's guard now.
Lincon trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Lincon seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Natsisiwa trying to keep a closed guard but Lincon is proving a slippery customer.
Natsisiwa is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Lincon is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Lincon engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Lincon moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Natsisiwa.
Lincon displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Natsisiwa throws out the jab.
Lincon looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Natsisiwa!
Natsisiwa wants to control but Lincon postures up.
Lincon is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Natsisiwa will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Lincon in side control lands a decent elbow.
Natsisiwa taking punishment in the form of punches.
Natsisiwa gets back to half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Natsisiwa keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Natsisiwa is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Bad Pluto! that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lincon missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Lincon controlling the pace.
Lincon not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Lincon seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Lincon sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Natsisiwa defending well though.
Lincon is trying to control. Natsisiwa wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Lincon is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lincon is nestled in close to Natsisiwa, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Lincon slips a nice elbow through Natsisiwa's hands, connecting with Natsisiwa's forehead.
Lincon working Natsisiwa over with strikes.
Lincon throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Lincon not doing much here.
Lincon is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Natsisiwa preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lincon missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Natsisiwa working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lincon.
Natsisiwa preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lincon working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lincon throwing strikes from guard but Natsisiwa blocks nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lincon with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lincon throwing strikes from guard but Natsisiwa blocks nicely.
Lincon trying to control but Natsisiwa is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abe Lincon dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Natsisiwa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lincon takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Lincon avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lincon jabs Natsisiwa right on the nose. Natsisiwa blinks but takes it well.
Natsisiwa misses with a wild body shot.
Natsisiwa works the jab nicely.
Natsisiwa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lincon.
Lincon getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Natsisiwa swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nice uppercut lands for Natsisiwa. That snapped Lincon's head back.
Natsisiwa misses with a hook. Lincon ducked under it nicely.
Natsisiwa thows a body shot but no joy.
Lincon comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A shot to the liver by Lincon. Beautiful body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lincon misses with a two punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lincon pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice uppercut lands for Natsisiwa. That snapped Lincon's head back.
Natsisiwa slips under a jab from Lincon.
Kalle Natsisiwa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lincon moves away from the strike by Natsisiwa.
Natsisiwa misses with a jab, cross combination.
Horrible takedown by Lincon or perhaps it was just good defense by Natsisiwa which made him look bad.
A combination from Lincon does no damage.
Natsisiwa connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Lincon's hands.
Natsisiwa avoids a kick to the body.
Natsisiwa is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Natsisiwa takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Natsisiwa throws out a loose jab but Lincon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lincon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Natsisiwa was well out of range. Poor timing from Lincon.
Lincon ducks under a wild hook from Natsisiwa.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Natsisiwa.
Natsisiwa looks to score with a jab to the body but Lincon is just out of range.
Lincon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Natsisiwa.
Lincon lands a lovely overhand right.
Natsisiwa throws a right and a left that both miss.
Natsisiwa throws a nice looking combination but Lincon bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Natsisiwa throws a poor cross that misses
so Lincon counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Natsisiwa looking to control.
Natsisiwa keeping moving, preventing Lincon from controlling successfully.
Lincon might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Natsisiwa haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Natsisiwa being controlled here, momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lincon throws a big elbow that misses.
Lincon trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Natsisiwa utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lincon tries to free his leg and advance position but Natsisiwa is retaining full guard.
Lincon has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Lincon slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Abe Lincon has got the better of the ground game so far.
The strikes coming from Lincon are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lincon misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lincon scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Natsisiwa to see if he's OK.
Natsisiwa knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Lincon on the ground.
Natsisiwa is letting Lincon control him for a moment.
Natsisiwa is not content to let Lincon control the position.
Natsisiwa parries the strikes from Lincon easily there. Lincon is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Natsisiwa to escape.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lincon sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Natsisiwa is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Lincon throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abe Lincon showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Natsisiwa takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Lincon shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Natsisiwa napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Natsisiwa avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Lincon.
Lincon tries to score with some ground and pound. Natsisiwa controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Lincon in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Lincon lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Natsisiwa down.
Lincon content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The strikes coming from Lincon are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Natsisiwa taking a bit of punishment here - Lincon scoring with strikes.
Lincon misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Lincon fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Lincon creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Natsisiwa sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Lincon working the ground and pound.
Lincon postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Natsisiwa is trying to escape the position but Lincon is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Check out the look on Lincon's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lincon creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Natsisiwa is rocked!
Lincon trying to control the position but Natsisiwa is working away.
A lull in the action here.
Lincon connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Natsisiwa some visible discomfort.
Oh Natsisiwa is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lincon scoring with punches from side control.
Lincon throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Lincon working the ground and pound.
Lincon looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Natsisiwa is avoiding damage well.
Lincon working the ground and pound but Natsisiwa is defending the strikes.
Lincon grinds an elbow into Natsisiwa's temple.
Kalle Natsisiwa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lincon working the ground and pound from side control.
Lincon cracks Natsisiwa with a big right hand but Natsisiwa just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lincon controlling the position from side mount.
Lincon has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lincon lands a strong strike to the head of Natsisiwa. That's dazed him! Lincon looking to finish here. Natsisiwa is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Lincon lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Abe Lincon!
A very excited looking Abe Lincon made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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