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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Maurice Rabanbarou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Norbert Schwager Ii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maurice Rabanbarou has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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169 lbs
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163 lbs
0 - 0 - 1 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Maurice Rabanbarou!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Norbert Schwager Ii!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Vladimir Khabensky and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rabanbarou takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A jab from Schwager Ii finds it's way through Rabanbarou's defenses.
Schwager Ii ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Rabanbarou misses with a double jab
and Schwager Ii counters with a straight right hand.
Rabanbarou will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rabanbarou pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Schwager Ii lands a jab to the nose.
Schwager Ii avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rabanbarou really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Rabanbarou closes the distance and scores with a big combo that sends Schwager Ii crashing to the mat! Schwager Ii uses the ropes to get back to his feet and beat the count. The referee looks concerned but he's going to allow it to continue!
It looks like Norbert Schwager Ii has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rabanbarou takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Rabanbarou gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Schwager Ii scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
It looks like Maurice Rabanbarou has been cut.
Schwager Ii lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rabanbarou at a distance.
Schwager Ii lands with a right hand.
Schwager Ii lands a body shot.
Schwager Ii works over Rabanbarou's head and body with a nice combination.
Schwager Ii scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rabanbarou throws a combination that misses
and Schwager Ii counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rabanbarou is rocked!
Schwager Ii misses with a double jab.
A shot to the liver by Schwager Ii. Beautiful body shot.
Rabanbarou throws a combination that misses
and Schwager Ii counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Schwager Ii lands with a good body shot.
Rabanbarou dodges the punch combination from Schwager Ii.
Schwager Ii bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Rabanbarou's head backwards.
Schwager Ii scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Rabanbarou doesn't seem bothered though.
Schwager Ii will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Schwager Ii is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Rabanbarou had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Schwager Ii lands a body shot.
Schwager Ii looks to land a combination but Rabanbarou avoids it well.
Schwager Ii dodges the punch combination from Rabanbarou.
Rabanbarou just misses with a punch to the body.
No joy there for Rabanbarou, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rabanbarou misses with the combination.
Schwager Ii lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rabanbarou at a distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rabanbarou throws a predictable looking body shot
and Schwager Ii counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A decent looking cross lands there for Schwager Ii.
Rabanbarou fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rabanbarou fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Schwager Ii manages to avoid it.
A left and a right from Schwager Ii both land. Nice combination.
Schwager Ii looks to land a combination but Rabanbarou avoids it well.
Rabanbarou walks into a straight right hand from Schwager Ii.
Oh Rabanbarou is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rabanbarou misses with the combination.
Rabanbarou seems to have got his legs back now.
Schwager Ii connects with a body shot that sends Rabanbarou's belly button to the back.
Schwager Ii lands a jab.
Rabanbarou takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Schwager Ii staggers Rabanbarou with a jab and knocks him down with a follow up straight! Rabanbarou looks in trouble, will he beat the count?! The count has reached 5 and he's only back to 1 knee - it's going to be close! 6,7,8 - he's up! No! He's back down again! 9...10 - he's can't beat the count and Schwager Ii is victorious!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Norbert Schwager Ii!
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Joe Rogan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randall Flagg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rogan comes to the ring accompanied by Train by Day Joe Rogan Podcast by Night. Flagg is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The Platters - Twilight Time. Randall Flagg has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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165 lbs
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160 lbs
0 - 2 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Joe Rogan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Randall Flagg!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Sergei Dronov and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flagg wants to slow Rogan down by chopping away at his legs.
Rogan avoids the head kick by Flagg.
Rogan scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A clash of legs there as Rogan blocks the low kick.
Rogan swings for the body but Flagg moves out of range.
Joe Rogan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick by Rogan misses
and Flagg counters with a leg kick.
Flagg tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A head kick misses from Flagg.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rogan.
Flagg throws a low kick but Rogan moves out of range easily.
Rogan tries a head kick but it misses.
A head kick by Rogan misses
and Flagg counters with a leg kick.
Rogan misses with a low kick.
Flagg looks to throw the jab but Rogan is out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rogan scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Rogan lands a front kick to the face, that drops Flagg to the canvas! Is he dazed or just shocked? He's back to his feet and the referee is going to allow him to continue the fight!
Flagg is rocked!
Flagg avoids the head kick by Rogan.
Flagg is still on wobbly legs! Can Rogan finish him?
Flagg fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rogan manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogan tries a head kick but it misses.
Rogan keeps the fight on the outside.
Rogan throws a head kick but Flagg moves out of range.
Flagg seems to have recovered his senses.
Flagg with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Flagg drops his hands momentarily and Rogan takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Rogan misses with a head kick.
Rogan steps in and throws a big head kick that drops Flagg to the mat! Flagg looks in trouble, can he beat the count? Rogan is bouncing in a neutral corner joining in with the referee '4,5,6' they both chant. 7,8,9... he's not going to make it! 10! He's out! Rogan jumps onto the ropes and takes in the acclaim from the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Joe Rogan!
A relieved looking Joe Rogan thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Atj Lucko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Aleksander (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Lucko might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Wild Boys. Aleksander has chosen Backbone - Gojira as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Ivan Aleksander is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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215 lbs
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215 lbs
11 - 15 - 0 |
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Very quick
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Atj Lucko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 15 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Aleksander!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Fedor Mirinova and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lucko slips a straight right by Aleksander.
Lucko throws a sloppy head kick
and Aleksander cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Aleksander swinging wildly here.
Aleksander throws a lazy right hand but Lucko sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Aleksander lands a slapping body shot.
Aleksander gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Aleksander throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Aleksander throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lucko throws a head kick that misses
and Aleksander counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aleksander throws an off balance right hand
and Lucko counters with a three punch combo that has Aleksander backing up. Aleksander nods at Lucko to acknowledge the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lucko displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Aleksander throws out the jab.
Aleksander throws a hook but Lucko avoids it easily.
Aleksander cracks Lucko with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Lucko throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Aleksander's head.
Aleksander rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lucko counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Lucko.
Aleksander looking to stall.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lucko.
Aleksander breaks from the clinch.
Aleksander throws a series of punches but Lucko moves out of range.
Lucko lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lucko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Aleksander manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lucko misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lucko displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Aleksander throws out the jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aleksander throws an off balance right hand
and Lucko counters with a nice leg kick.
Aleksander cracks Lucko with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Aleksander throws a jab but it's blocked by Lucko.
Lucko throws a hook to the side of Aleksander's head but Aleksander sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Aleksander looks to land a left hand but Lucko moved out of range nicely.
Lucko takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Aleksander looks to throw the jab but Lucko is out of range.
Lucko throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lucko moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Ivan Aleksander seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aleksander lands with a shot to the body.
Aleksander throws a combination that misses
and Lucko counters with a nice uppercut.
Aleksander pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lucko. Aleksander does a little dance to reset his feet.
Aleksander stuns Lucko with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Aleksander misses with a straight left.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aleksander slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Aleksander. That snapped Lucko's head back.
Aleksander misses with a double jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aleksander will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Aleksander displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Lucko is rocked!
Aleksander waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lucko.
Lucko instigates a clinch.
Lucko lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Aleksander backwards.
Aleksander lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lucko backwards.
Aleksander misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lucko presses Aleksander against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Aleksander lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lucko misses with a hook to the ribs.
Aleksander managing to block the knees to the body from Lucko.
Lucko creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Aleksander takes an elbow to the forehead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Aleksander dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A combination from Aleksander does no damage.
Aleksander throws a nice looking combination but Lucko bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ivan Aleksander seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lucko takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Aleksander throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Aleksander bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lucko's head backwards.
Aleksander connects with a quick right hand that sends Lucko tumbling backwards onto the canvas! As his head bounces into the ropes, it doesn't look good for him beating the count! 3,4,5,6,7 and he's up! No, he's back down again! This one is all over - the referee has called off the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Ivan Aleksander!
Ivan Aleksander very nearly forgot to thank Resistance 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.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Judah Benjamin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vitali Zaitsef (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Benjamin's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, lions sleeps tonight. Zaitsef has chosen Mother Puncher - Mastodon as his entrance music. Judah Benjamin is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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276 lbs
21 - 14 - 0 |
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275 lbs
10 - 8 - 0 |
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Very quick
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 14 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Judah Benjamin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vitali Zaitsef!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Viktor Lagutenko and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benjamin tries to clinch there but Zaitsef circles away.
Benjamin closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Benjamin throws an elbow that misses.
Benjamin pushes Zaitsef back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Zaitsef is trying to maintain a safe position but Benjamin gets an underhook and turns Zaitsef into the ropes.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Benjamin as Zaitsef tries to tie him up.
Benjamin trying to land knees to the body.
Benjamin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Zaitsef.
Benjamin stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Benjamin prevents a body shot from Zaitsef.
Zaitsef's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Zaitsef throws an elbow but it misses.
Zaitsef lands a hook that snaps the head of Benjamin backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Benjamin is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Benjamin creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Zaitsef's defenses.
It looks like Vitali Zaitsef has been cut.
Benjamin tries to land a knee to the head but Zaitsef blocks with his arms.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Benjamin throws an elbow but misses.
Zaitsef misses with a hook to the ribs.
Zaitsef misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short left from Zaitsef.
Zaitsef tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Benjamin prevents a body shot from Zaitsef.
Zaitsef misses with a body punch.
A short right from Benjamin on the inside.
Benjamin tries to stall but Zaitsef uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Zaitsef misses with a punch on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Zaitsef as Benjamin tries to tie him up.
A nice right hand lands inside from Benjamin.
Zaitsef lands with a short head shot on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knees in the clinch landing for Benjamin.
Zaitsef looks winded!
Benjamin lands a nice elbow.
Benjamin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Benjamin connects with a knee to the head.
Zaitsef is rocked!
Benjamin stalling the fight.
Zaitsef fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Benjamin misses with an elbow strike.
Zaitsef goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Benjamin blocks a body shot from Zaitsef.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zaitsef doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Zaitsef misses with a short punch on the inside.
Benjamin lands an elbow that stopped Zaitsef in his tracks for a moment.
Benjamin creates a bit of space and cracks Zaitsef with an uppercut that drops him to the canvas! Zaitsef is wobbled and seems to be struggling to get back to his feet. 3,4,5. He's up! Phew, his manager will be relieved but they're no doubt wondering whether he'll be able to recover properly and get back in the fight!
Zaitsef is still on wobbly legs! Can Benjamin finish him?
Benjamin tries to clinch there but Zaitsef circles away.
Zaitsef seems to have recovered his senses.
Vitali Zaitsef is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Zaitsef avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Benjamin looks to land a combination but Zaitsef avoids it well.
Benjamin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Benjamin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Benjamin tries to clinch but Zaitsef moves out of range.
Benjamin tries to clinch but Zaitsef is having none of it.
Benjamin closes the distance looking to clinch
letting Zaitsef counter with a right hand.
Zaitsef misses with a wild body shot.
Benjamin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Zaitsef lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Zaitsef waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Benjamin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benjamin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Zaitsef misses with a wild body shot.
Benjamin fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Zaitsef, pushing him back against the ropes.
Zaitsef misses with a punch to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Benjamin.
Zaitsef working aggressively here.
Benjamin lands with a light punch inside.
A nice left hand lands by Benjamin.
Benjamin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Benjamin is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Zaitsef wants to break free but Benjamin has control.
Benjamin scores with a shot to the side of Zaitsef's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zaitsef breaks from the clinch.
Benjamin staying out of range there.
Benjamin moves in looking to clinch but Zaitsef pushes him off.
Good work by Zaitsef as he checks the leg kick.
Zaitsef avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Zaitsef looks to throw the jab but Benjamin is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benjamin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Benjamin moves in looking to clinch but Zaitsef pushes him off.
Benjamin tries to clinch up.
Zaitsef scores with a jab to the body.
Judah Benjamin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Benjamin fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Zaitsef, pushing him back against the ropes.
A right hand to the body from Benjamin.
Benjamin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Zaitsef.
Zaitsef misses with a hook from the clinch.
Zaitsef takes a shot to the head.
Benjamin lands a nice uppercut.
Zaitsef is looking to control Benjamin's arms but Benjamin gets an underhook and turns him. Now Zaitsef has his back to the ropes.
Benjamin blocking some punches.
Zaitsef misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Benjamin lands with a short shot to the head.
Benjamin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Benjamin just leaning against Zaitsef, taking a breather.
Benjamin trying to control the position but instead, Zaitsef has worked for underhooks and has pushed Benjamin into the ropes.
Zaitsef can't find room to land a body shot as Benjamin controls the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Judah Benjamin should take that round, based on the knockdown.
The cut man is working on Vitali Zaitsef's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Benjamin lands a nice uppercut.
Benjamin lands a body shot in the clinch.
Benjamin breaks the clinch momentarily and cracks Zaitsef with a big right hook that drops him to the canvas! Zaitsef looks like he might be in big trouble here! The referee has started the count straight away and we're up to 5 already. Zaitsef get to one knee - can he make it back to his feet? No, he's flopped back to the mat - he's out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Judah Benjamin!
After winning the bout, Judah Benjamin thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Vic Sotto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jannis Arvanitidis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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155 lbs
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155 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vic Sotto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jannis Arvanitidis!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Sergei Dronov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arvanitidis lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Arvanitidis.
Sotto fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sotto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Arvanitidis manages to avoid it.
Sotto thows a body shot but no joy.
Sotto drops his guard momentarily, allowing Arvanitidis to crack him with a picture perfect lead left hook! Boom! Down goes Sotto! Oh, he's in big trouble - I don't like his chances here as the referee's count reaches 5. 6,7,8,9...10! He's out! Arvanitidis takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Jannis Arvanitidis!
Jannis Arvanitidis really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Damnfield clothing logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Petter Anier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harvi Kalaso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kalaso has chosen Hank Williams SR. as his entrance music. 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 14 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Petter Anier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 26 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Harvi Kalaso!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Vladimir Khabensky and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kalaso is looking to land body kicks.
Anier closes the distance and clinches.
Anier can't break the clinch.
Kalaso tries to break free but Anier pushes him back against the ropes.
Anier's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kalaso fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Anier, pushing him back against the ropes.
Kalaso connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Petter Anier has been cut.
Kalaso breaks from the clinch.
Anier avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kalaso swings for the body but Anier moves out of range.
Kalaso closes the distance and clinches.
Kalaso prevents Anier from breaking the clinch.
Kalaso breaks from the clinch.
Kalaso misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kalaso tries to close the distance and clinch up but Anier swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Anier avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kalaso throws a body kick that misses.
Kalaso swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Anier has closed the distance and engaged Kalaso in a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Anier prevents Kalaso from breaking the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalaso missing with knees to the body.
Anier can't break the clinch.
Kalaso breaks the clinch.
Kalaso closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling Anier to counter with a crisp jab.
Anier gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kalaso breaks from the clinch.
Harvi Kalaso seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kalaso fails with an attempt to clinch.
Anier clinches.
Anier lands an elbow that stopped Kalaso in his tracks for a moment.
Anier breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Anier throws a right and a left that both miss.
Anier moves out of range as Kalaso throws a body kick.
Kalaso tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Anier manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kalaso throws a leg kick but Anier checks it.
Kalaso takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Anier pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Kalaso back to the ropes. Anier follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Kalaso scores with a push kick.
Kalaso misses with a jab to the body
and Anier counters with a three punch combo that has Kalaso backing up. Kalaso nods at Anier to acknowledge the strikes.
Anier tries a head kick but it misses.
Anier drives through and clinches with Kalaso against the ropes.
Kalaso's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kalaso looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kalaso checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Kalaso keeps the fight on the outside.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kalaso, right into the meat.
Kalaso fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kalaso wants to clinch.
Anier buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kalaso forces Anier back against the ropes and clinches.
Anier is trying to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kalaso throws a punch but it's blocked by Anier.
Anier wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kalaso throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Anier blocks it with crossed arms.
Kalaso blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Anier manages to break the clinch.
Kalaso dodges the punch combination from Anier.
Kalaso misses with a low kick.
Anier tries to move into range but Kalaso moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kalaso tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Anier paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kalaso avoids a kick to the body.
Anier throws a head kick but Kalaso moves out of range.
Anier throws a nice head kick!
Anier tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Kalaso paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kalaso tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Anier holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kalaso is trying to push Anier away but Anier has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Anier stalling.
Anier is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kalaso is keeping busy.
Anier breaks the clinch.
Kalaso is looking to clinch.
Anier takes the fight into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anier is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kalaso is keeping busy.
Anier misses with some punches.
Anier wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kalaso has him pressed against the ropes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kalaso misses with a knee to the head.
Kalaso breaks from the clinch.
Kalaso tries to clinch up but Anier circles away and keeps his distance.
Kalaso misses with a wild combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Petter Anier will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Petter Anier's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kalaso throws a sloppy head kick and Anier moves out of range easily.
Some wild striking there from Kalaso.
Kalaso gets a clinch.
Kalaso tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A short uppercut from Kalaso.
Anier managing to block the knees to the body from Kalaso.
Anier breaks the clinch.
Anier throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kalaso.
Anier connects with a leg kick. Kalaso looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Anier swats away the attempt to clinch by Kalaso.
Harvi Kalaso seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kalaso throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Anier counters by clinching up.
Kalaso trying to land knees to the body.
Kalaso is trying to maintain a safe position but Anier gets an underhook and turns Kalaso into the ropes.
Anier stalling against the ropes.
Kalaso looking to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anier working hard to break the clinch.
Anier on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kalaso working hard to break the clinch.
Kalaso lands a damaging elbow.
Anier slows down the pace here.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kalaso as Anier tries to tie him up.
Anier tries to break the clinch but Kalaso is controlling the position.
Kalaso lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Anier backwards.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Kalaso tries a body shot but Anier blocks it.
Anier tries a knee to the head but Kalaso blocks it.
Anier wants to break free but Kalaso has control.
Anier's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Kalaso misses its intended target.
Kalaso throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kalaso fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kalaso pushes Anier up against the ropes in a clinch.
Anier stalling in the clinch but Kalaso improves position.
Anier pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sloppy strikes from Kalaso. Those never looked like landing.
Anier throws a body kick that misses.
Kalaso misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Anier tries to clinch up.
Kalaso lands a nice looking body kick.
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!
Anier throws a head kick that misses.
Kalaso tries to clinch there but Anier circles away.
Kalaso avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Anier throws a head kick but Kalaso moves out of range.
Kalaso is looking to clinch.
Anier circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anier has taken the fight to the clinch.
Anier tries to land a knee to the head but Kalaso blocks with his arms.
Anier goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kalaso lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kalaso lands a right hand that snaps the head of Anier backwards.
Petter Anier has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Anier throws a knee to the head but misses.
Anier is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kalaso is defending well for now.
Anier misses with an elbow strike.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Anier as Kalaso tries to tie him up.
Anier is trying to maintain a safe position but Kalaso gets an underhook and turns Anier into the ropes.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Anier tries to land knees in the clinch but Kalaso avoids the damage to the body.
A short right from Kalaso on the inside.
Anier tries to stall but Kalaso uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kalaso tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kalaso is trying to maintain a safe position but Anier gets an underhook and turns Kalaso into the ropes.
Kalaso breaks the clinch.
Kalaso tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kalaso tries to clinch but Anier moves out of range.
Anier throws a body punch but Kalaso moves out of range.
Anier avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Anier throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Anier gets tackled into the ropes by Kalaso. Kalaso maintains the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Anier - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Anier keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kalaso's efforts to push away.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Kalaso takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kalaso throws an elbow that misses.
Kalaso pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Anier is looking to control Kalaso's arms but Kalaso gets an underhook and turns him. Now Anier has his back to the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harvi Kalaso showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Petter Anier's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kalaso tries to clinch up but Anier circles away and keeps his distance.
Kalaso throws a head kick that misses.
Anier is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kalaso wants to clinch.
Kalaso tries to clinch up but Anier circles away and keeps his distance.
Kalaso tries to clinch but Anier moves out of range.
Kalaso lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Anier closes the distance but Kalaso moves to the side
and Kalaso counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Anier circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kalaso fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kalaso throws a chopping leg kick but Anier manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Anier takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Anier wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anier uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kalaso.
Anier avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kalaso fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kalaso tries to clinch up.
Kalaso is looking to clinch but Anier is avoiding it.
Kalaso throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Anier misses with a head kick.
Crunch! Kalaso slams his shin into Anier's torso.
Anier throws a wild body kick that Kalaso sees coming a mile off.
Kalaso tries to close the distance and clinch up but Anier swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kalaso circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kalaso connects with a right hand. Anier shakes it off.
Anier thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Kalaso if he has to take too many more of those.
Kalaso will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kalaso tries to clinch up but Anier circles away and keeps his distance.
Kalaso tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Anier counters with a head kick. That will keep Kalaso thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anier keeps the fight on the outside.
Kalaso throws a head kick that misses.
Anier tries to close the distance and clinch but Kalaso swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Anier takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kalaso tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Anier manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kalaso moves in looking to clinch but Anier pushes him off.
Petter Anier is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kalaso moves in looking to clinch but Anier pushes him off.
Anier blocks a head kick by Kalaso.
Kalaso tries to clinch up but Anier circles away and keeps his distance.
Anier lands with a cross.
Anier throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kalaso misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kalaso lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kalaso tries to clinch but Anier moves out of range.
Anier misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Anier throws a head kick that misses.
Anier throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Anier goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Anier pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kalaso is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kalaso tries a head kick but it misses.
Kalaso tries to clinch there but Anier circles away.
Kalaso tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Anier manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Anier wants to clinch up but Kalaso keeps it at a distance.
Anier looks to land a right hand but Kalaso moved out of range.
Anier pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kalaso moves in looking to clinch but Anier pushes him off.
Kalaso fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kalaso tries to clinch but Anier is having none of it.
Anier throws a sloppy head kick and Kalaso moves out of range easily.
Anier misses with a series of wild punches.
Kalaso scoring well with a low kick there.
Kalaso throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Anier.
Kalaso tries to close the distance and clinch but Anier swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Anier fails to land with a series of punches.
Anier gets tackled into the ropes by Kalaso. Kalaso maintains the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Anier.
Anier wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kalaso has him pressed against the ropes.
Kalaso lands a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kalaso throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kalaso has Anier pushed against the ropes.
Kalaso keeps control of Anier as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harvi Kalaso really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Petter Anier's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kalaso avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kalaso tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Anier lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Anier misses with a head kick.
Anier tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kalaso wants to clinch.
Anier throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kalaso misses the shot to the body.
Anier avoids the head kick by Kalaso.
Anier lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Kalaso tries to close the distance and clinch but Anier swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kalaso tries to clinch there but Anier circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Anier looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Anier throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalaso fails with an attempt to clinch.
Anier closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Kalaso tries to land knees in the clinch but Anier avoids the damage to the body.
Kalaso breaks the clinch.
Kalaso keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Anier tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Kalaso paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kalaso misses with a body kick.
Anier swats away the attempt to clinch by Kalaso.
Anier moves into the clinch.
Anier breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kalaso misses with an uppercut. Anier saw that one coming.
Anier throws a head kick that misses.
Anier is looking to clinch but Kalaso is avoiding it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kalaso throws a series of punches but Anier moves out of range.
Kalaso moves in looking to clinch but Anier pushes him off.
Kalaso tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Anier counters by moving into the clinch.
Kalaso is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Anier throws an elbow that misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Anier is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Kalaso trying to stall but Anier improves his position.
Kalaso's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Anier swats away the attempt to clinch by Kalaso.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head kick by Kalaso misses
and Anier counters with a big head kick but Kalaso shrugs it off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anier throws a front kick aimed at Kalaso's knee but Kalaso avoids it well.
Kalaso avoids the head kick by Anier.
Kalaso misses the jab.
Kalaso darts in trying to clinch
and Anier counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Anier pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Kalaso back to the ropes. Anier follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Kalaso tries to close the distance and clinch up but Anier swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kalaso checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kalaso tries to clinch up but Anier circles away and keeps his distance.
Kalaso takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Good leg kick by Kalaso there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kalaso tries to clinch up but Anier circles away and keeps his distance.
Anier has Kalaso up against the ropes in a clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anier is trying to break the clinch but Kalaso has him pressed against the ropes.
Anier working hard to break the clinch.
Kalaso avoiding damage as Anier throws knees to the body.
Kalaso doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kalaso misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Anier.
Kalaso wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kalaso throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Anier looking to slow down the pace here.
Kalaso tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Anier breaks the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kalaso tries to clinch but Anier moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Anier.
Kalaso scores with a head kick. Anier tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Petter Anier had his way with Harvi Kalaso in that round.
The cut man is working on Petter Anier'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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Kalaso pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Anier looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Anier misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kalaso closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kalaso clinches.
Anier keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kalaso's efforts to push away.
Kalaso effectively controlling the action here.
Anier slows down the pace here.
Kalaso swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kalaso looking to throw knees to the head but Anier is blocking nicely.
Anier manages to break the clinch.
Kalaso dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick from Anier lands but Kalaso takes it in his stride.
Anier fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kalaso tries to clinch up.
Anier throws a sloppy head kick
and Kalaso counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Kalaso.
Kalaso taking a breather.
Kalaso tries to land knees in the clinch but Anier avoids the damage to the body.
Kalaso lands a damaging elbow.
Anier managing to block the knees to the body from Kalaso.
Anier is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Anier breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Anier fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kalaso connects with a body shot that sends Anier's belly button to the back.
Anier tries to clinch up but Kalaso circles away and keeps his distance.
Kalaso tries to clinch up
and Anier counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kalaso tries to clinch up.
Kalaso misses with a leg kick
and Anier counters by moving into the clinch.
Kalaso wants to get back to striking at distance but Anier won't allow it.
Kalaso on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Anier breaks the clinch.
Kalaso fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Anier throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kalaso moves out of range of the body kick.
Anier tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Kalaso manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Anier closes the distance and clinches.
Kalaso is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Anier is keeping busy.
Kalaso tries a body shot but Anier blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anier is trying to force a seperation but Kalaso has the dominant position.
Anier tries to circle away but Kalaso has him pinned against the ropes.
Kalaso breaks from the clinch.
Kalaso takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Anier tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Kalaso gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Anier is trying to force a seperation but Kalaso has the dominant position.
Kalaso is trying to push Anier away but Anier has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Anier breaks from the clinch.
Kalaso tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kalaso swinging wildly here.
Anier moves in looking to clinch but Kalaso pushes him off.
Anier tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Kalaso manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kalaso fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kalaso moves out of range of the body kick from Anier.
Anier tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kalaso throws a head kick that misses.
Anier throws a head kick that Kalaso semi-blocks.
Anier doesn't manage to clinch there - Kalaso circles away.
Kalaso throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kalaso doesn't manage to clinch there - Anier circles away.
Anier lands a head kick!
Kalaso punishes Anier's body with a nice straight punch.
Kalaso misses with a head kick.
Kalaso tries to close the distance and clinch up but Anier swats him away and circles back towards the center.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kalaso tries to clinch there but Anier circles away.
Kalaso moves into the clinch.
Kalaso wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Anier has him pressed against the ropes.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Harvi Kalaso.
Well Kalaso has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 47:48
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 47:48
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Harvi Kalaso!
Harvi Kalaso decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Tiger JonesJr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sombat Buakaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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169 lbs
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155 lbs
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Excellent boxer
Cardio machine
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Solid chin
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 14 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tiger JonesJr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 16 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sombat Buakaw!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Fedor Mirinova and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
JonesJr throws a hook but Buakaw avoids it easily.
JonesJr misses with a looping left.
JonesJr throws the left hand but Buakaw avoids the punch easily.
JonesJr bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Buakaw's head.
JonesJr lands a right hook to the body.
Buakaw takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Buakaw looks to land a combination but JonesJr avoids it well.
JonesJr lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Buakaw circles away quickly and effectively.
Buakaw on the wrong end of a nice hook.
JonesJr connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Buakaw momentarily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab from JonesJr misses.
JonesJr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Buakaw moves away.
JonesJr fails to land with a series of punches.
JonesJr uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Buakaw has time to react.
JonesJr is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
JonesJr takes a swing at Buakaw's ribcage but misses.
Buakaw lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
JonesJr throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Buakaw takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buakaw uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by JonesJr.
JonesJr throws out a loose jab but Buakaw uses good head movement to avoid it.
Buakaw looks to land a combination but JonesJr avoids it well.
JonesJr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Buakaw feints and then cracks JonesJr's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow JonesJr down.
JonesJr connects with a body shot.
Buakaw avoids the body shot from JonesJr.
Buakaw bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
JonesJr throws a series of punches but Buakaw avoids them all with ease.
Buakaw looks to throw the jab but JonesJr is out of range.
JonesJr is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Buakaw.
The fighters circle momentarily. JonesJr darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Buakaw uses good head movement to avoid the hook from JonesJr.
Buakaw looks to land a left hand but JonesJr moved out of range nicely.
Buakaw connects with a high kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
JonesJr moves out of range of the body kick.
Buakaw keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
JonesJr will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
JonesJr misses with a jab, cross combination.
A telegraphed right hand from JonesJr misses the target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Some wild striking there from JonesJr.
Buakaw will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A telegraphed right hand from JonesJr misses the target.
JonesJr bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Buakaw's head backwards.
Buakaw takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Buakaw swings for the body but JonesJr moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
JonesJr takes a head kick and keeps coming.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! JonesJr crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Buakaw - the referee stops the clock and JonesJr gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Buakaw. JonesJr manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
JonesJr getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
JonesJr throws a right and a left that both miss.
JonesJr swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
JonesJr swings widly with a right hand
and Buakaw counters with a leg kick.
JonesJr lands a slapping body shot.
Good exchange - JonesJr coming out on top.
JonesJr cracks Buakaw with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
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!
A jab from JonesJr does it's job there.
Buakaw is rocked!
A jab from JonesJr misses.
Buakaw is still on wobbly legs! Can JonesJr finish him?
Buakaw drops his guard momentarily, allowing JonesJr to crack him with a picture perfect lead left hook! Boom! Down goes Buakaw! Oh, he's in big trouble - I don't like his chances here as the referee's count reaches 5. 6,7,8,9...10! He's out! JonesJr takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Tiger JonesJr!
A victorious Tiger JonesJr thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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