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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Temudjin Khaan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kalle Palikka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Khaan's entrance music is Genghis Khan. A fine choice. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Kalle Palikka enters the cage!
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183 lbs
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181 cm
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176 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Temudjin Khaan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kalle Palikka!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Glass and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khaan keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Palikka uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Khaan.
Palikka misses the shot to the body.
Palikka pivots, looking for a leg kick but Khaan is out of range and Palikka settles back down.
Khaan lands with a cross.
Palikka shoots in but no luck this time.
Khaan cracks Palikka with a right hand to the side of the head.
Palikka fails to land the takedown.
Palikka throws a lazy uppercut
and Khaan counters with a head kick. That will keep Palikka thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Palikka is rocked!
Palikka has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Khaan misses with a head kick.
Palikka chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Khaan can pounce on him.
Palikka misses the jab.
Palikka is looking to score with low kicks.
Khaan throws a head kick but Palikka moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Khaan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khaan tries a head kick but it misses.
Khaan throws a sloppy head kick and Palikka moves out of range easily.
Khaan takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Khaan looks to throw the jab but Palikka is out of range.
Khaan throws a body punch but Palikka moves out of range.
Khaan has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Khaan there as he acknowledges the shot.
Khaan misses with an uppercut.
Palikka tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Khaan was well out of range. Poor timing from Palikka.
Khaan ducks right into an uppercut from Palikka.
Khaan misses with a body shot.
Palikka lands a jab to the nose.
Palikka scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Khaan on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Khaan tries to get out of the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Khaan avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Palikka.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Palikka in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Palikka controls the position from side control.
Palikka works to advance to full mount. Khaan defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Khaan tries to improve his position but instead Palikka has taken his back!
Khaan staying busy and making it hard for Palikka to control.
Khaan showing good submission defense here.
Palikka trying to control.
Palikka has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palikka biding his time, controlling Khaan.
Well, with Palikka on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Khaan is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Palikka's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Khaan trying to control the hands but Palikka won't let him.
That's four 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.
Khaan defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Palikka's arms.
Palikka lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Khaan is trying to stand back up.
Palikka is riding his opponent, not letting Khaan buck him off.
Khaan knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Palikka on the ground.
Palikka tries to keep control of the position but Khaan is staying busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kalle Palikka dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Palikka scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Palikka throws a half hearted mid kick.
Palikka lands a nice shot to the body.
Khaan misses with an uppercut
and Palikka counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Palikka wants to pass the guard but Khaan is defending well.
Khaan keeping control of the position.
Palikka seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Palikka has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kalle Palikka has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Palikka working over Khaan with some ground and pound. Khaan looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Khaan has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Palikka in particular looking to stall.
Khaan moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Palikka passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Palikka tries to score with some ground and pound. Khaan controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Palikka tries to move to mount but Khaan blocks the move with his legs.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Khaan seems a little lost for a moment, as Palikka dominates the positioning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palikka tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Khaan is trying to improve his position.
Khaan tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Palikka has good solid back control here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Will Palikka go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Khaan is taking damage to the body and head.
Khaan is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Palikka.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Palikka working from the back looking to end the fight with a rear naked choke. Khaan is doing well to defend. Palikka seems to have got his hand under the chin though and he's sunk the choke in! Khaan is forced to tap and this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Kalle Palikka!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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