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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arne Kjolby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kalle Kivipelto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kjolby comes to the cage accompanied by Killing in the name of.... Arne Kjolby has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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280 lbs
12 - 3 - 0 |
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274 lbs
9 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Arne Kjolby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kalle Kivipelto!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Nard Betker and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kivipelto on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kjolby. Kjolby obviously looking to wear him down.
Kjolby connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kjolby uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kivipelto.
Kjolby throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kjolby scores with a push kick.
Kjolby keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kjolby appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Kivipelto throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Kjolby throws a sloppy head kick and Kivipelto moves out of range easily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kjolby.
Kivipelto misses with a left hand
and Kjolby counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kivipelto with a nice cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kivipelto gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Kjolby counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kjolby tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kivipelto was well out of range. Poor timing from Kjolby.
Kjolby lands with a hook. Kivipelto tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kjolby displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kivipelto throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kivipelto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kjolby looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kjolby throws a leg kick but Kivipelto sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Kjolby lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Kjolby lands with a slapping head kick.
Kjolby connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kivipelto momentarily.
Kjolby scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nice defenses there by Kjolby.
A big left from Kivipelto misses.
Kivipelto scores with a takedown into Kjolby's guard.
Kivipelto loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kivipelto postures up and lands a big shot to Kjolby's brow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kjolby controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kivipelto stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kjolby swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kivipelto has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kivipelto working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kivipelto throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kjolby works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kivipelto throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kjolby managing to control the position.
Kjolby preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kjolby pulls Kivipelto in close to his closed guard and prevents Kivipelto from doing any damage or advancing position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kjolby fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kjolby explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Kivipelto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A head kick misses from Kjolby.
Kivipelto fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Kjolby is looking to wear down Kivipelto with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Kjolby moves out of range as Kivipelto strikes.
Kivipelto throws a lazy right hand but Kjolby sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kivipelto is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Kjolby bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kivipelto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kjolby was well out of range. Poor timing from Kivipelto.
Kjolby swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kivipelto takes a jab right on the kisser.
Kivipelto takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kjolby gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kjolby tried to score with a low kick but Kivipelto checks it.
A head kick misses from Kjolby.
Kjolby is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kivipelto. Kjolby does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kivipelto throws a shot from downtown. Kjolby moves away and avoids it.
Arne Kjolby is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kjolby loads up on a big right hand but Kivipelto slips the punch.
Kivipelto checks a leg kick nicely.
Kjolby throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Kivipelto.
Kivipelto stuns Kjolby with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kivipelto misses with a looping right.
Kjolby bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Kjolby displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kivipelto throws out the jab.
Kjolby throws a nice head kick!
It looks like Kalle Kivipelto has been cut.
Kjolby swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arne Kjolby dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kalle Kivipelto's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Kjolby with a nice cross.
Arne Kjolby is winning the standup battle so far.
A lazy left from Kjolby finds it's target.
Kjolby walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Nice takedown defense from Kjolby. No joy for Kivipelto on that attempt.
Kjolby was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kivipelto takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kjolby takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kivipelto drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kivipelto in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Kivipelto throws an elbow but Kjolby slips to the side and avoids it well.
Kivipelto throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Kjolby struggling a bit here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kjolby is not content to let Kivipelto control the position.
Kivipelto in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Kjolby tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Kjolby is bucking up trying to escape but Kivipelto cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Kivipelto throwing strikes here but Kjolby is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Kivipelto can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kjolby is looking to escape.
Kivipelto throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Kjolby because Kivipelto loaded up on that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kivipelto looking to control but Kjolby is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Kivipelto with shots to the head and body - Kjolby looks very uncomfortable down there.
Kivipelto scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Kjolby?
Kjolby wants to hold on but Kivipelto pushes him away.
Kjolby holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Kivipelto tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Kivipelto landing strikes from the mount and Kjolby is in trouble!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
BOOM! Kivipelto connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Kivipelto misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kjolby wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Kivipelto.
Kivipelto is landing with some decent strikes but Kjolby is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Kivipelto looking to ground and pound but Kjolby is blocking nicely.
Kivipelto punishing his opponent with strikes.
Kjolby wants to control but Kivipelto is having none of it.
Kjolby is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Kivipelto looking to control but Kjolby is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Kivipelto landing strikes from the mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kjolby is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Kivipelto dominating with strikes here.
Kivipelto wants to control the pace but Kjolby is squirming around nicely.
Kjolby holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Kivipelto tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Kjolby tries to hold on but Kivipelto postures up.
Kjolby avoids a series of strikes thrown by Kivipelto.
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!
Kivipelto postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Kjolby in real trouble here! The ref calls for Kjolby to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kalle Kivipelto!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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