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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arkadiusz Mackowicz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kusimo Kalante (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kusimo Kalante will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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220 lbs
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210 lbs
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Good wrestling
Decent elbows
Granite chin |
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Good kicks
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Arkadiusz Mackowicz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kusimo Kalante!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Konstantin Menshow and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mackowicz gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kalante swings for the body but Mackowicz moves out of range.
Mackowicz looks to clinch
and Kalante counters with a straight right hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mackowicz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mackowicz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kalante paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kalante was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Mackowicz has closed the distance and engaged Kalante in a clinch.
Mackowicz throws an elbow that misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Mackowicz throws an elbow but misses.
Mackowicz dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Mackowicz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mackowicz will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Kalante up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kalante wants to break free but Mackowicz has control.
Kalante misses with some punches.
Kalante scores with a shoulder strike.
Mackowicz is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalante dodges an elbow strike from Mackowicz.
Kalante blocks an elbow strike from Mackowicz.
Kalante throws a punch but it's blocked by Mackowicz.
Mackowicz looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Mackowicz lands an elbow just above Kalante 's eye.
It looks like Kusimo Kalante has been cut.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Kalante has had enough of the clinch but Mackowicz keeps him there for the moment.
Mackowicz slowing the pace effectively.
Mackowicz creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kalante as Mackowicz tries to tie him up.
Kalante tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mackowicz's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Kalante fails to land.
Kalante has had enough of the clinch but Mackowicz keeps him there for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mackowicz keeps control of Kalante as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mackowicz lands a damaging elbow.
Kalante is trying to break the clinch but Mackowicz is controlling him.
Mackowicz looking to slow down the pace here.
Mackowicz misses with an elbow strike.
Kalante can't find room to land a body shot as Mackowicz controls the action.
Kalante lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kalante misses with the head strike.
Kalante struggles to land a body shot inside as Mackowicz controls his hands.
Kalante wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mackowicz has him pressed against the cage.
Mackowicz is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Kalante struggles to land a body shot inside as Mackowicz controls his hands.
Kalante avoids the elbow strike from Mackowicz, against the cage.
Mackowicz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kalante stalling in the clinch but Mackowicz improves position.
Mackowicz is pushing Kalante up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Mackowicz throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Mackowicz has Kalante pressed against the cage, preventing Kalante from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kalante.
Kalante has had enough of the clinch but Mackowicz keeps him there for the moment.
Mackowicz has Kalante pushed against the cage.
Kalante working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nice elbow from Mackowicz.
Mackowicz throws an elbow but it misses.
Mackowicz looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kalante letting Mackowicz take a breather here.
Kalante wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mackowicz has him pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kalante tries to work over Mackowicz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mackowicz lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kalante tries to throw a body punch but Mackowicz avoids it by throwing Kalante back against the cage.
Mackowicz throws an elbow but it misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kalante as Mackowicz tries to tie him up.
Kalante stalling.
Kalante is trying to break the clinch but Mackowicz is controlling him.
Mackowicz lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Mackowicz lands an elbow inside that Kalante shrugs off.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Mackowicz as Kalante tries to tie him up.
Mackowicz looks to throw an elbow but misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mackowicz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Mackowicz manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arkadiusz Mackowicz dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kusimo Kalante's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Mackowicz wants to clinch up but Kalante keeps it at a distance.
Kalante let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Kalante avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kalante swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Arkadiusz Mackowicz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mackowicz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kalante paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mackowicz fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kalante was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Mackowicz rushes Kalante and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Mackowicz stalling in the clinch.
Mackowicz lands an elbow inside that Kalante shrugs off.
Kalante dodges an elbow strike from Mackowicz.
Mackowicz throws an elbow that misses.
Arkadiusz Mackowicz has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Mackowicz being controlled against the cage.
Kalante breaks the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mackowicz tries to clinch up
and Kalante counters with a left to the body.
Mackowicz fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalante throws a leg kick which misses Mackowicz's front leg but catches the back leg as Mackowicz tries to avoid it.
Mackowicz tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kalante manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kalante circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mackowicz takes the fight into the clinch.
Mackowicz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mackowicz pushes off an throws an elbow but Kalante leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kalante breaks the clinch.
Kalante swats away the attempt to clinch by Mackowicz.
Mackowicz wants to clinch.
Mackowicz sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mackowicz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mackowicz checks a leg kick.
Mackowicz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
No joy there for Mackowicz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Arkadiusz Mackowicz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mackowicz moves to clinch but Kalante breaks away
and Kalante counters with a one-two to the body.
Kalante connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mackowicz tries to clinch but Kalante moves out of range.
Kalante throws a counter combo.
Kalante thumps Mackowicz with a low kick.
Kalante scores with a kick to the body.
Mackowicz tries to clinch up.
Mackowicz tries to clinch but Kalante moves out of range.
Mackowicz backing away here, and Kalante unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Kalante swats away the attempt to clinch by Mackowicz.
Kalante looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Mackowicz is looking to clinch.
Kusimo Kalante seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mackowicz fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mackowicz tries to clinch
and Kalante counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mackowicz moves in looking to clinch but Kalante pushes him off.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Kalante - that will leave a mark!
Kalante scoring well with a low kick there.
Mackowicz closes the distance looking to clinch
and Kalante counters with a right hand to the body.
Kalante is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Mackowicz tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kalante manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kalante gets tackled into the cage by Mackowicz. Mackowicz maintains the clinch.
Kalante throws a punch but it's blocked by Mackowicz.
Kalante takes an elbow to the temple.
Kalante tries to break free but Mackowicz pushes him back against the cage.
Mackowicz lands an elbow just above Kalante 's eye.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kalante.
Kalante breaks from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mackowicz tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Kalante counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mackowicz moves out of range of the body kick from Kalante.
Mackowicz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And Kalante responds with a good body kick, but Mackowicz manages to step out the way in time.
Kalante looks to score with a jab to the body but Mackowicz is just out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Kalante.
Mackowicz fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mackowicz avoids a kick to the body.
Kalante lands a jab.
Kalante has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mackowicz throws a series of punches but Kalante avoids them all with ease.
Mackowicz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kalante swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mackowicz has closed the distance and engaged Kalante in a clinch.
Kalante works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kusimo Kalante showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kusimo Kalante'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!
The fight stays on the outside here - Mackowicz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mackowicz tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Kalante counters with a head kick. That will keep Mackowicz thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Kalante lands a head kick. Mackowicz smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Mackowicz wants to clinch.
Mackowicz wants to clinch.
Kalante buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mackowicz tries to clinch but Kalante moves out of range.
Mackowicz has closed the distance and engaged Kalante in a clinch.
Kalante swings wildly with an uppercut but Mackowicz uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalante breaks the clinch.
Mackowicz's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kalante connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Mackowicz scrambles back to his feet.
Kalante swats away the attempt to clinch by Mackowicz.
Kalante circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mackowicz wants to clinch up but Kalante keeps it at a distance.
Mackowicz misses the body punch
and Kalante counters with a stiff right hand.
Mackowicz wants to clinch up but Kalante keeps it at a distance.
Kalante lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Kalante lands a nice looking kick to the body. Mackowicz takes a step back to recover.
Kalante throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Mackowicz will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Mackowicz tries to clinch but Kalante is having none of it.
Mackowicz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mackowicz tries to clinch up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mackowicz throws a head kick that misses.
Good shot there by Kalante.
Mackowicz tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kalante manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mackowicz misses with a kick to the body.
Kalante misses with a low kick.
Mackowicz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kalante paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kalante steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Mackowicz tries to clinch
and Kalante counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mackowicz avoids a kick to the body.
Kalante punishes Mackowicz's body with a nice straight punch.
Kalante pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mackowicz tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kalante manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kalante misses with a low kick.
Kalante scores with a decent looking hook.
Kalante lands a body shot.
Mackowicz clinches up with Kalante and pushes him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mackowicz trying to control the position but instead, Kalante has worked for underhooks and has pushed Mackowicz into the cage.
Mackowicz trying to stall but Kalante improves his position.
Mackowicz lands a damaging elbow.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kalante takes an elbow to the temple.
Mackowicz taking a breather.
Kalante is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kalante has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Mackowicz'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.
With the fighters up against the cage, Mackowicz throws an elbow but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kalante has Mackowicz pushed against the cage.
Kalante has Mackowicz pressed against the cage.
Kalante is trying to stall.
Kalante gets through Mackowicz's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Mackowicz throws an elbow but misses.
Kalante is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Mackowicz is keeping busy.
Kalante tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mackowicz's elbow.
Kalante avoids a wild elbow strike from Mackowicz.
Mackowicz creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Arkadiusz Mackowicz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mackowicz comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kalante makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kusimo Kalante comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kalante has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight for Kusimo Kalante!
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight for Kusimo Kalante!
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight for Kusimo Kalante!
Kusimo Kalante wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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