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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tino Kallio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sud Saming (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Saming's choice of entrance music: Kiss of the Dragon Soundtrack. Sud Saming acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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176 lbs
5 - 2 - 1 |
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184 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Excellent grappler
World class MT
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
5 - 2 - 1, fighting out of London, Tino Kallio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Sud Saming!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Glass and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kallio fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Saming manages to avoid it.
Kallio on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Saming connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kallio momentarily.
Saming is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That kick from Kallio tenderised Saming's leg. Saming is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kallio is looking to score with low kicks.
Saming throws a good cross that connects.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Saming.
Kallio blocks a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kallio scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kallio working the ground and pound.
Saming is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Saming is trying to work for a sweep but Kallio has mounted him!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kallio looking to ground and pound but Saming is blocking nicely.
Kallio with good strikes from the mount here!
Kallio is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Kallio content just to control the position here.
Saming wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Kallio.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Saming wants to control but Kallio is having none of it.
Kallio working the ground and pound effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kallio landing strikes, looking to finish!
Saming regains half guard.
Kallio trying to control from Saming's half guard. Saming has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Saming trying to keep a closed guard but Kallio is proving a slippery customer.
Kallio is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Kallio passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Kallio seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Saming tries to buck Kallio off but Kallio is having none of it.
Kallio is looking to take a break and control but Saming is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kallio tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
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.
Saming seems a little lost for a moment, as Kallio dominates the positioning.
Saming tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Kallio wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Saming struggling a bit here.
Kallio scores with punches from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Saming can't do much from the bottom here.
Saming felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Kallio throws a strike aimed at the side of Saming's head but Saming avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tino Kallio dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kallio looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kallio swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Saming counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Saming lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Saming is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Saming takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kallio misses with a body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Saming! But no joy.
Kallio cracks the inside of Saming's front leg.
Kallio misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kallio throws a nice looking combination but Saming bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Saming lands a nice hook to Kallio's body. Kallio takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Saming throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kallio scores with a three punch combo!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Saming moves into range and clinches up with Kallio.
Kallio swings wildly with an uppercut but Saming uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kallio misses with a short punch on the inside.
Saming connects with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kallio throws a punch but it's blocked by Saming.
Kallio has a couple of punches blocked by Saming.
A short right from Saming.
Kallio blocks a body shot from Saming.
Kallio blocks an uppercut.
Kallio is trying to stall.
Saming is leaning against Kallio and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kallio throws a punch but it's blocked by Saming.
Saming lands a hook that snaps the head of Kallio backwards.
Kallio blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Saming throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kallio blocks it with crossed arms.
Saming is trying to maintain a safe position but Kallio gets an underhook and turns Saming into the cage.
Saming lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kallio working aggressively here.
Kallio is looking to break free of the clinch but Saming has double underhooks.
Saming tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saming throws a punch but it's blocked by Kallio.
Kallio lands with a light punch inside.
Saming tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
I was talking to Kallio's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Kallio's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Saming blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Kallio fails to land.
Saming tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kallio lands with a right to the head.
Kallio throws a head punch that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Saming.
Kallio tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Saming.
Kallio tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Saming looking to slow down the pace here.
Saming misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saming works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Saming tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kallio lands a right hand.
Saming swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Saming landing knees to the body.
Saming tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kallio's elbow.
Kallio managing to block the knees to the body from Saming.
A head punch on the inside from Kallio fails to land.
Kallio lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kallio has a couple of punches blocked by Saming.
Saming wants to stall.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kallio creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Saming landing knees to the head.
Saming throws a head punch that misses.
Kallio softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kallio working aggressively here.
Kallio lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch on the inside from Kallio fails to land.
Kallio takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kallio swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nice body punch from Saming - that landed with a thud.
Saming softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Saming blocking some punches.
Kallio tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Saming softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Saming blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Saming throws a punch but it's blocked by Kallio.
Kallio misses with a hook from the clinch.
Saming misses with a punch to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Saming creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kallio avoiding damage.
Kallio working aggressively here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Sud Saming will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Kallio bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Saming misses with a wild body shot.
Kallio tries to land a leg kick but Saming saw it coming and moves away.
Sud Saming seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sloppy strikes from Saming. Those never looked like landing.
Kallio drops down looking for a counter takedown but Saming sprawls and moves away.
Kallio ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Saming moves away.
Kallio moves out of range of the body kick.
Saming misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kallio.
Kallio is looking to land body kicks.
Nice shot by Saming.
Saming pulls out of a head kick attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kallio cracks the inside of Saming's front leg.
Saming has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Saming misses with a double jab
and Kallio counters with a takedown into side control.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Saming trying to remain calm as Kallio controls from the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saming tries to buck Kallio off but Kallio is having none of it.
Kallio trying to control the action but Saming is working from the bottom.
Kallio tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Kallio landing strikes.
Kallio looks up at the clock and then as Saming takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Kallio smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Saming regains half guard.
Kallio is looking to advance position but Saming won't allow it.
Saming is concentrating on defense, preventing Kallio from advancing position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kallio trying to control from half guard but Saming is working away.
Saming trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Kallio manages to pass to mount!
Kallio lands a nice shot to the head.
Kallio thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Kallio cracks Saming with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Kallio with shots to the head and body - Saming looks very uncomfortable down there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kallio scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Saming is in a horrible position here. Kallio smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Saming is rocked!
Kallio trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Kallio fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Saming is still in real trouble! Can Kallio finish him?
Saming has worked his way to half guard, taking advantage of Kallio's lack of action.
Saming seems to have recovered his senses.
Kallio is keen to just control but Saming is a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kallio thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kallio throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Saming trying to control but Kallio postures up.
Tino Kallio overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kallio is looking to take a break and control but Saming is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kallio seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kallio winds up and cracks Saming with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Kallio is trying to control. Saming wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tino Kallio showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kallio 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Gold scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tino Kallio!
Tino Kallio made sure to mention his sponsor, V-Mask Clothing (10%) in his post fight interview.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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