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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Motoumba Kalakoda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fletcher Leone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Leone's choice of entrance music: "Diesel Blues" by Jim Johnston. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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300 lbs
4 - 4 - 0 |
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171 cm
27
295 lbs
0 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Motoumba Kalakoda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Fletcher Leone!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Roosa Järviläinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leone throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kalakoda circles away from the clinch attempt
and Kalakoda counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Leone!
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Kalakoda fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Leone parries the strikes from Kalakoda easily there. Kalakoda is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Leone to escape.
An elbow from Kalakoda crashes against the mat.
Kalakoda tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Kalakoda has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Kalakoda throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Kalakoda will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Kalakoda is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Leone knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Kalakoda is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Leone is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kalakoda trying to control the action but Leone is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalakoda misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Kalakoda fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Kalakoda is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Leone has escaped the position, nice work there.
Leone is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Kalakoda's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Leone is trying to get back to full guard.
Leone trying to control from the bottom.
Leone looks winded!
Kalakoda is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Leone sees it coming and defends easily.
Kalakoda works his way into side control.
Kalakoda misses with the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Kalakoda thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Kalakoda sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Leone is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Kalakoda is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Leone looks calm but he's in trouble here. Kalakoda gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Leone is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Kalakoda lets go of the hold and Leone can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Motoumba Kalakoda!
Motoumba Kalakoda very nearly forgot to thank Arcticus University: London amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
The defeated Fletcher Leone had this to say: 'It doesn't matter if you win or lose, you still in charge of your legacy!'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
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