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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kosta Gatsalov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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259 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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192 cm
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265 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kosta Gatsalov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alex Young!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Matti Vanhoillinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Young jabs Gatsalov to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Gatsalov misses with an uppercut.
Young misses with a head kick.
It looked like Gatsalov was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Young.
Young has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Gatsalov walks into a left hand.
Young shoots in for a takedown but Gatsalov shows good takedown defense.
Young avoids the body shot from Gatsalov.
Young blocks a low kick nicely.
Young tries to bum rush Gatsalov with a series of wild strikes but Gatsalov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Young fails to land with a series of punches.
Gatsalov lands a nice looking body shot.
Young moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
It looks like Kosta Gatsalov has been cut.
Young misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Gatsalov counters with a straight right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gatsalov fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Young, pushing him back against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gatsalov.
Gatsalov scores with a shot to the side of Young's head.
A hook to the body from Gatsalov.
Gatsalov misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Young working hard to break the clinch.
Gatsalov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gatsalov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice uppercut there from Gatsalov.
Gatsalov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Young.
Young throws a head kick but Gatsalov moves out of range.
A leg kick checked by Young.
Young slips a jab from Gatsalov.
Gatsalov lands with a good body shot.
Gatsalov wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Young lands a jab to the head.
Both fighters circling a little - Young finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Young takes one on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gatsalov scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Gatsalov has Young up against the cage in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gatsalov scores with a shoulder strike.
Young's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Young connects with a body shot that sends Gatsalov's belly button to the back.
Young slips under a jab.
Gatsalov jabs Young to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Young takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Gatsalov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Young sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Young jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A cross from Young lands.
Young lands a big head kick that sends Gatsalov tumbling to the mat! Young takes a step backwards and waves Gatsalov back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Gatsalov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Young throws a sloppy head kick and Gatsalov moves out of range easily.
Young lands a leg kick that knocks Gatsalov off balance momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gatsalov throws a big shot that misses.
Gatsalov has Young up against the cage in a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gatsalov.
A hook to the body from Gatsalov.
Gatsalov lands a body shot.
Gatsalov has Young pressed against the cage, preventing Young from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Young lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gatsalov avoiding damage as Young throws knees to the body.
Young is trying to maintain a safe position but Gatsalov gets an underhook and turns Young into the cage.
Gatsalov lands a shoulder strike.
Young tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Young wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gatsalov has him pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gatsalov scores with a shot to the side of Young's head.
Young is rocked!
Gatsalov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Young is still on wobbly legs! Can Gatsalov finish him?
Gatsalov throws a head punch that misses.
Gatsalov working aggressively here.
Young blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gatsalov has a couple of punches blocked by Young.
Gatsalov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gatsalov working aggressively here.
Gatsalov throws a punch but it's blocked by Young.
Gatsalov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gatsalov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gatsalov throws a pinpoint strike between Young's hands that connects right on the jaw and sends Young crashing to the floor! He's out before he even hits the mat and Gatsalov scores a great knockout victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kosta Gatsalov!
A very excited looking Kosta Gatsalov 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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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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