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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kalle Kossu (ranked 961 p4p, 807 weight class) and Andrei Voronov (ranked 151 p4p, 126 weight class). Voronov has chosen Noize Mc - Make Destroy as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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 7 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kalle Kossu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Andrei Voronov!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Illya Tyunina and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kossu blocks a head kick by Voronov.
Voronov fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Voronov finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kossu has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Malmi Aitta in the buildup to the fight.
A head kick misses from Kossu.
Voronov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kossu throws out the jab.
Good shot there by Voronov.
Kossu misses with a hook to the body
and Voronov counters with a good low kick that Kossu was not able to check.
Kossu uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Voronov.
Kossu moves forwards but Voronov connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Voronov misses the target.
Voronov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kossu.
Kossu tried to counter with a leg kick but Voronov avoided it.
Voronov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kossu.
Some wild striking there from Kossu.
Kossu connects with a single shot there.
Kossu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Voronov manages to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Voronov looks to throw the jab but Kossu is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kossu throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kossu moves away from the strike by Voronov.
It looked like Kossu wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kalle Kossu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kossu is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kossu looks to score with a jab to the body but Voronov is just out of range.
Kossu lands with a shot to the body.
Voronov with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kossu scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Voronov doesn't seem bothered though.
Voronov sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Kossu jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kossu connects with a leg kick.
Kossu misses with a two punch combination.
Voronov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kossu throws out the jab.
Kossu ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Voronov cracks Kossu with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kossu getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Kossu swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kossu takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kossu.
Voronov has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kossu.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kossu.
Voronov throws a shot from downtown. Kossu moves away and avoids it.
A little feinted left hand from Kossu on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kossu fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kossu lands a jab to Voronov's midsection.
Voronov wants to slow Kossu down by chopping away at his legs.
Voronov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Voronov dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kossu. That did some damage!
Voronov throws a leg kick
and Kossu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kossu moves away from the strike by Voronov.
It looked like Kossu was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Kossu paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kossu throws a head kick that misses.
Voronov goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
It looks like Kalle Kossu has been cut.
Kossu swats away the attempt to clinch by Voronov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kossu scores with the left hand. Voronov knows he should have avoided that one.
Voronov gets a clinch.
Kossu lands with a right to the head.
Voronov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Voronov lands with a right to the head.
Voronov tries to land a knee to the head but Kossu blocks with his arms.
Voronov tries to land a knee to the head but Kossu blocks with his arms.
Kossu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Voronov working Kossu over with knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kossu can't find room to land a body shot as Voronov controls the action.
Kossu lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Voronov backwards.
Kossu misses with a hook to the ribs.
Voronov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kossu.
Kossu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kossu content to slow the pace in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Voronov trying to control the position but instead, Kossu has worked for underhooks and has pushed Voronov into the cage.
Kossu lands with a light punch inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kossu lands a shot to the body.
Voronov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kossu misses with a hook to the ribs.
Voronov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kossu works on Voronov's body with a couple of short punches.
Voronov is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kossu misses with a punch on the inside.
Kossu can't find room to land a body shot as Voronov controls the action.
Kossu blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Voronov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice body punch from Kossu.
Kossu lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Voronov backwards.
Kossu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kalle Kossu dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kalle Kossu's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Voronov throws a front kick that sends Kossu stumbling back into the cage.
Voronov ducks under a wild hook from Kossu.
Voronov misses with a hook.
Kossu just misses with a punch to the body.
And Voronov responds with a good body kick, but Kossu manages to step out the way in time.
Kalle Kossu is winning the standup battle so far.
Kossu loads up on a big right hand but Voronov slips the punch.
A shot to the body from Voronov misses
and Kossu counters with a nice uppercut.
Kossu pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Voronov only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Kossu tries a low kick but Voronov avoids it.
Voronov explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Kossu tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kossu just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kossu ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Voronov looks for the body kick but Kossu saw that one coming.
Voronov tries a low kick but Kossu avoids it.
Kossu uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Voronov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kossu swings for the body but Voronov moves out of range.
Voronov looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kossu lands with an overhand left.
Voronov scores with a leg kick.
Kossu scores with a decent looking hook.
Kossu on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Kossu swings for the body but Voronov moves out of range.
Voronov throws out a counter right but Kossu avoids it with no problem.
Kossu tries a low kick but Voronov avoids it.
Voronov throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kossu stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kossu scores with a body shot.
Kossu misses with a looping left.
A low kick lands for Voronov.
Voronov gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kossu throws a head kick that misses.
Voronov throws a nice inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kossu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A slapping leg kick lands for Voronov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kossu.
Kossu looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kossu does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Voronov walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Kossu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Voronov was well out of range. Poor timing from Kossu.
Kossu lets loose with a powerful body kick. Voronov will feel that in the morning.
Voronov throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kossu.
A big left from Kossu misses.
Kossu misses the shot to the body.
Voronov lands the left hand.
Kossu does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Voronov stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kossu.
Kossu tries a head kick but it misses.
Voronov throws a counter combo.
Voronov throws a shot to the body.
Voronov with a jab.
Kossu throws a poor cross that misses
and Voronov counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kossu looks to score with a jab to the body but Voronov is just out of range.
Voronov throws out a counter right but Kossu avoids it with no problem.
Nice shot lands for Voronov.
Kossu slips under a jab.
Kossu scores with a jab to the body.
Voronov looks to throw the jab but Kossu is out of range.
Nice shot lands for Kossu.
Kossu stuns Voronov with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kossu fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Voronov has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Voronov bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Kossu lands with a nice body punch.
Kossu throws a half hearted mid kick.
Voronov lands a nice hook to Kossu's body. Kossu takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Voronov moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kossu throws a jab when Voronov was well out of range.
Kossu misses with a straight left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kossu will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Voronov loads up on a big right hand but Kossu slips the punch.
It looked like Kossu was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Voronov.
Kossu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kossu wants to land a leg kick but Voronov is out of range.
Kossu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kossu throws a body punch but Voronov moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Voronov! But no joy.
Kossu takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kossu misses with a leg kick
and Voronov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Voronov moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Kossu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Voronov.
Kossu just misses with a punch to the body.
Kossu loads up on a big right hand but Voronov slips the punch.
Voronov throws out a counter right but Kossu avoids it with no problem.
Voronov misses the jab.
Voronov pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Nice cross by Voronov.
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 Kalle Kossu will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kalle Kossu's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Kossu takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Voronov clobbers Kossu with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Kossu fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Voronov is out of range.
A shot to the body from Kossu misses
and Voronov counters with a low kick, right behind Kossu 's knee.
Kossu avoids the head kick by Voronov.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kossu checks a leg kick.
Kossu appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
A combination from Kossu does no damage.
Voronov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kossu sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kossu thows a left - swing and a miss!
And Voronov responds with a good body kick, but Kossu manages to step out the way in time.
Kossu throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Kossu is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kossu throws a series of punches but Voronov moves out of range.
Voronov now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Kossu tries to land a leg kick but Voronov saw it coming and moves away.
Kossu throws an overhand right that lands on Voronov's shoulder, as Voronov tries to avoid the shot.
Voronov takes a swing at Kossu's ribcage but misses.
Voronov defending well as Kossu loads up on a big left hand.
Voronov misses with a looping right.
Kossu was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Voronov. Those never looked like landing.
Voronov fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Voronov lands a nice looking kick to the body. Kossu takes a step back to recover.
Kossu tries to move into range but Voronov moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kossu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Voronov.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Voronov! But no joy.
Kossu dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Voronov. That did some damage!
Kossu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kossu smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kossu lands a head shot.
Voronov connects with a looping right hand.
Kossu works Voronov's body with a nice hook.
Kossu misses with a low kick as Voronov jumps back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kossu lands with a cross.
Voronov is looking to slow Kossu down with leg kicks.
Andrei Voronov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Voronov.
Kossu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Voronov flicks out a counter leg kick but Kossu steps away.
Kossu punishes Voronov's body with a nice straight punch.
Kossu ducks under a wild hook from Voronov.
Kossu jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Voronov throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kossu on the side of the head.
A nice leg kick lands there from Voronov.
A jab from Kossu does it's job there.
A jab lands there for Voronov.
Sloppy strikes from Kossu. Those never looked like landing.
Kossu misses with a low kick.
Kossu lunges at Voronov with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Voronov's hand.
Voronov ducks right into an uppercut from Kossu.
Voronov throws a right hand that misses
and Kossu counters with a left to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kossu scores with a shot to the body.
Voronov throws a low kick, looking for Kossu's leg but Kossu calmly moves out of range.
Kossu is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Kossu with a hook.
Voronov takes a head kick and keeps coming.
No joy there for Kossu, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A low kick from Voronov is predictable there
and Kossu counters with a nice body kick.
Kossu throws an off balance right hand
and Voronov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kossu walks into a straight right hand from Voronov.
Voronov misses with a hook to the body
and Kossu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Voronov fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kossu checks it well.
Kossu bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Voronov's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Voronov gets in close and instigates a clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Voronov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kossu is rocked!
Voronov has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kossu on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Voronov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kalle Kossu is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Voronov lands with a left to the head.
Voronov prevents a body shot from Kossu.
Voronov lands a nice uppercut.
Voronov landing knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Voronov scores with a shot to the side of Kossu's head.
Oh Kossu is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Voronov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kossu blocks it with crossed arms.
Voronov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kossu.
Voronov misses with a knee strike.
Kossu seems to have got his legs back now.
Voronov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kossu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kossu blocks an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Voronov has a couple of punches blocked by Kossu.
A short uppercut from Voronov.
Voronov scores with a knee to the head.
Kossu tries to throw a body punch but Voronov avoids it by throwing Kossu back against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Andrei Voronov.
I think Kossu has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 29:28
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kalle Kossu!
An out of breath Kalle Kossu thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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