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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alex Novoselic (ranked 4589 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kimmo Kallio (ranked 2625 p4p, 0 weight class). Novoselic comes to the cage accompanied by The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here - Alice in Chains. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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174 lbs
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177 cm
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175 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Excellent grappler
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alex Novoselic! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
5 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kimmo Kallio! The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Alan Glass and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Kallio pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Kallio throws a good cross that connects.
Novoselic takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Novoselic is looking to slow Kallio down with leg kicks. Kallio defending well as Novoselic loads up on a big left hand. Kallio throws a counter combo. A shot to the liver by Novoselic. Beautiful body shot. Novoselic dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kallio. That did some damage! Kallio misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Novoselic steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Kallio. That one must have hurt. Kallio works Novoselic's body with a nice hook. Novoselic has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Novoselic there as he acknowledges the shot. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Novoselic misses with a double jab.
Kallio throws a combination. Novoselic tries to block but a couple of punches get through. Novoselic slips under a jab. Novoselic is looking to counter punch. Kallio lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Novoselic wants to land a leg kick but Kallio is out of range. Kallio closes the distance and lands a one-two. Novoselic misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round. Novoselic lands with an overhand left. Donk. Novoselic catches Kallio right on the button with a cross. Novoselic slips a jab from Kallio. Kallio misses with a looping right. Kallio takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. Novoselic throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean. Novoselic scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kallio doesn't seem bothered though. Kallio walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush. Novoselic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Novoselic scores with a jab to the jaw. Kallio scores with a kick to the body.
Nice jab there from Kallio. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Novoselic. Novoselic's corner calls for a 1-2. Novoselic obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
It looks like Kimmo Kallio has been cut. Novoselic looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kallio throws a head kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Novoselic looks to throw the jab but Kallio is out of range. A shot to the liver by Kallio. Beautiful body shot. A big left from Kallio misses. Novoselic misses with a body kick. No joy there for Kallio, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Novoselic looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio. Kallio misses with a left hand and Novoselic counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Kallio throws a body kick despite being completely out of range and Novoselic counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Kallio cracks Novoselic with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage. Novoselic fakes a jab and then connects with a hook. Kallio is looking to chop away at Novoselic's legs. A nice combination there by Kallio.
Novoselic works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance. Kallio wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. Novoselic swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Novoselic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kallio manages to avoid it. Novoselic on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Kallio misses with a straight left. Novoselic takes a swing at Kallio's ribcage but misses. Kallio throws a head kick that misses. Novoselic throws a lazy body kick and Kallio counters with a left and a right that stings Novoselic. A looping hook to the body misses from Novoselic. Kallio does a little dance to reset his feet. Novoselic throws a quick inside leg kick. Kallio digs a good body shot into Novoselic's ribs. Kallio tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Novoselic was well out of range. Poor timing from Kallio. Kallio misses with a looping right. An attempted straight right counter from Novoselic misses the target. Kallio digs a good body shot into Novoselic's ribs. Novoselic takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards. Novoselic throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kallio sees it coming and avoids it easily. Novoselic throws a predictable looking body shot
and Kallio counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Novoselic thinking. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Novoselic swings for the body but Kallio moves out of range.
Kallio digs a good hook to Novoselic's body.
Novoselic stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kallio.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Kallio throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Novoselic misses with a hook. Novoselic slips under a jab. Kallio lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook. Novoselic fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kallio checks it well. Kallio swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kallio moves out of range of the body kick. Kallio moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Kallio misses with a looping left. Novoselic lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin. Kallio is working the combinations to good effect here. Kallio scores with a hook. Novoselic walks into a left hand. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. A decent looking body kick lands there for Kallio. Kallio looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Kallio closes the distance and lands a one-two. A jab from Kallio misses. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kimmo Kallio dominated that round. The cut man is working on Kimmo Kallio'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.
Novoselic tries to move into range but Kallio moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand. Kallio keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A swing and a miss from Novoselic. Kallio throws a jab when Novoselic was well out of range. This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Novoselic might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far. Kallio staying out of range there. Novoselic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kallio scores with the left hand. Novoselic knows he should have avoided that one. Kallio throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Novoselic stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. Novoselic works the jab nicely. Kallio tries a head kick but it misses.
Novoselic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. A low kick from Kallio is predictable there letting Novoselic counter with a right hand. Kallio misses with a low kick. Novoselic misses with a low kick.
Jab from Novoselic. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Kallio lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Kallio.
That's one minute gone in the round. Novoselic stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kallio. Novoselic throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. Novoselic dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Novoselic lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Kallio has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kallio and we're back underway with a touch of gloves. A little jabbing left from Kallio on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. Novoselic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Novoselic lands a front kick. Novoselic throws a head kick but Kallio moves out of range.
Donk. Kallio catches Novoselic right on the button with a cross. Kimmo Kallio seems to be getting the better of the standup. Kallio throws a low kick but Novoselic moves out of range easily. Kallio throws a head kick but Novoselic moves out of range.
Novoselic appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick. Kallio ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Novoselic moves away. Kallio has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Kallio looks to land a body kick but Novoselic moved away. Novoselic misses with a low kick.
Novoselic ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. A low kick from Kallio misses and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick. Kallio takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Kallio throws a looping overhand right but Novoselic ducks down to avoid it. Jab, jab by Kallio - just one landing. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Kallio misses with a looping right. Novoselic looks to score with a jab to the body but Kallio is just out of range. Novoselic throws the left hand but Kallio avoids the punch easily. Kallio checks the leg kick. Novoselic throws a looping overhand right but Kallio ducks down to avoid it. Kallio misses with a straight right. Novoselic tries a low kick but Kallio avoids it. Novoselic throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Novoselic lands a body shot.
Novoselic connects with the punch. Kallio misses with a wild combination.
Kallio throws the left hand but Novoselic avoids the punch easily. Novoselic jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Nice straight punches there by Novoselic. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Novoselic. Kallio throws a body punch but Novoselic moves out of range. Kallio throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Novoselic on the side of the head. Novoselic lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. The fighters circling - Kallio throws out the jab but it was never going to land. An attempted straight right counter from Novoselic misses the target. This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Novoselic. A slapping leg kick lands for Novoselic.
Kallio fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Novoselic. Kallio jabbing away but nothing is landing. Novoselic throws a sloppy head kick and Kallio counters with a stiff right hand. Novoselic tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Novoselic throws a body punch but Kallio moves out of range. Novoselic defending well as Kallio loads up on a big left hand. Kallio throws out a leg kick but Novoselic moves out of range and Kallio only half commits. Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kallio.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kallio, right into the meat.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Novoselic throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kallio sees it coming and avoids it easily. Novoselic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Novoselic lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head. Kallio throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kallio takes a swing at Novoselic's ribcage but misses. An inside leg kick from Novoselic misses. Novoselic takes a jab right on the kisser.
A shot to the liver by Novoselic. Beautiful body shot. Novoselic misses with a straight right. Kallio misses with a few strikes there.
Kallio takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor. Novoselic just misses with a punch to the body.
Kallio lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin. A leg kick checked by Kallio. Novoselic thows a left - swing and a miss! And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Alex Novoselic will probably get the nod. The cut man is working on Kimmo Kallio's cut. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Novoselic tries to score with a low kick but Kallio moves his leg out of the way. Kallio moves away from the strike by Novoselic. Kallio appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body. Kallio shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. Novoselic throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kallio stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. A big right from Kallio misses. A big left from Novoselic misses. Kallio jabs at Novoselic's body. Kallio tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Novoselic looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger. Novoselic throws a solid leg kick but Kallio takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Novoselic. Kallio scores with a shot to the body.
Kallio stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Novoselic. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Kallio swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Novoselic. Kallio waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Novoselic. Kallio swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The crowd cheers as Kallio lands an impressive looking overhand right. Novoselic doesn't seem phased though. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Novoselic takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's one minute gone in the round. A big left from Kallio misses. A bone on bone clash there as Kallio blocks the leg kick.
Novoselic throws a low kick but Kallio moves out of range easily. Kallio throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Novoselic buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Novoselic fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kallio is out of range. Kallio throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Novoselic swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kallio. Kallio's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down. Kallio misses with a straight left. Kallio paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button. Kallio feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Novoselic's calf. Kallio lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Novoselic misses with a body kick. Novoselic throws a quick inside leg kick. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Novoselic throws a low kick but Kallio moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A leg kick checked by Kallio. A thudding body kick lands there by Kallio!
Kallio throws a leg kick that misses. Novoselic uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kallio. Novoselic throws an overhand right that lands on Kallio's shoulder, as Kallio tries to avoid the shot. Novoselic tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target. Kallio has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye. Novoselic with a hook. Kallio throws a leg kick that is checked letting Novoselic counter with a right hand. Novoselic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kallio.
Kallio misses with a double jab.
Kallio lands with a nice body punch. A telegraphed right hand from Novoselic misses the target. Kallio connects with a leg kick. Novoselic looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. Kallio lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent. Kallio takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Novoselic tries a low kick but Kallio avoids it. Novoselic is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A jab from Novoselic does it's job there. Kallio avoids a kick to the body.
Novoselic throws a head kick that misses. Kallio connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Novoselic's hands. Kallio lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Novoselic throws a body kick that misses. Novoselic throws a looping overhand right but Kallio ducks down to avoid it. Novoselic uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kallio. Novoselic slips under a jab from Kallio. Novoselic on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. Kallio lands a nice looking body kick. Good work by Novoselic as he checks the leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Kallio just misses with a punch to the body.
Kallio's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Novoselic connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kallio scrambles back to his feet. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Novoselic lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kallio slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range. Kallio avoids a low kick by using good footwork. Kallio connects with the punch. Kallio ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Kallio throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kallio tries a low kick but Novoselic avoids it. Novoselic keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kallio. Kallio scores with a shot to the body.
Novoselic waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kallio. Kallio swings away with a leg kick that misses. Kallio throws a shot from downtown. Novoselic moves away and avoids it. Kallio wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
And that's the end of the fight! Kimmo Kallio comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. Well Kallio 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29 Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29 Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kimmo Kallio! A relieved looking Kimmo Kallio 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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hype
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