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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Evgenii Mamchenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kalle Kullervo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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190 lbs
8 - 1 - 0 |
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195 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Brawler
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Evgenii Mamchenko!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kalle Kullervo!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Ben Zyskovitsi and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kullervo bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Mamchenko's head.
Kullervo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mamchenko was well out of range. Poor timing from Kullervo.
Mamchenko lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
We've been hearing reports that Mamchenko has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Mamchenko throws a sloppy body shot
and Kullervo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kullervo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mamchenko wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Mamchenko scores with the left hand. Kullervo knows he should have avoided that one.
Mamchenko takes one on the button.
Kullervo looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Mamchenko throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kullervo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kullervo doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Mamchenko misses with an uppercut
and Kullervo counters with a nice body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kullervo moves out of range as Mamchenko strikes.
Kullervo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mamchenko circles away quickly and effectively.
Kullervo's jab looks to have found its range, popping Mamchenko under the eye.
A punch combination from Mamchenko misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kullervo! But no joy.
Mamchenko throws a combination. Kullervo tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
It looks like Kalle Kullervo has been cut.
Mamchenko scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kullervo connects with a looping right hand.
Mamchenko bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Mamchenko takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kullervo misses with a hook. Mamchenko ducked under it nicely.
Kullervo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kalle Kullervo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mamchenko misses with a looping left.
Kullervo moves forwards but Mamchenko connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kullervo is rocked!
Evgenii Mamchenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mamchenko lands a huge takedown. Kullervo is out but the ref is slow to react and Mamchenko lands 3 more undefended punches before the fight is stopped. Brutal finish. Kullervo lies on the canvas for a good minute before the doctors bring him round. Good to see he's OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Evgenii Mamchenko!
Evgenii Mamchenko retains his middleweight title!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Evgenii Mamchenko made sure he mentioned Sun-Tzu, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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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
RATING
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