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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Kai Rossiter (ranked 3751 p4p, 19768 weight class) and Kimmo Kallio (ranked 437 p4p, 553 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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176 cm 41 174 28 - 22 - 0 |
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177 cm 40 175 22 - 13 - 1 |
Excellent boxer Experienced
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World class MT Good gas tank
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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 28 - 22 - 0, fighting out of London, Kai Rossiter! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 22 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kimmo Kallio! The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Daniel Cesar and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! A telegraphed right hand from Kallio misses the target. Rossiter throws a leg kick that is checked and Kallio counters with a nice uppercut. Kallio fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rossiter looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath. Kallio lands with a cross. Kallio throws a lazy body kick and Rossiter counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Kallio dips to his left and cracks Rossiter with an uppercut! Rossiter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kallio was well out of range. Poor timing from Rossiter. Kallio misses with a looping left. Rossiter thinks about countering with a head kick. Rossiter blocks a head kick by Kallio.
Kallio moves out of range as Rossiter throws a body kick.
Kai Rossiter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Kallio avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rossiter throws a good cross that connects.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Rossiter misses with a wild body shot. Rossiter throws a body shot but no joy. Kallio is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Rossiter with a body shot. Rossiter misses with a hook. Kallio ducked under it nicely. Thud! ouch! good body kick from Kallio - that will leave a mark!
Kallio misses with a straight right. Rossiter scores with a jab. Kallio acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round. Rossiter is looking to land body kicks. Kallio ducks under a wild hook from Rossiter. Kallio throws a nice outside leg kick. Kallio throws a front kick that sends Rossiter stumbling back into the ropes. Kallio scores with a shot to the body.
Kallio moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot. Rossiter throws a sloppy body shot
and Kallio counters with a left to the body. Rossiter is breathing heavily. Kallio jabs Rossiter right on the nose. Rossiter blinks but takes it well. Jab by Kallio. Kallio throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Rossiter wants to clinch. Kallio lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rossiter's sensitive parts.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Rossiter throws a head kick that misses and Kallio connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Kallio moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Kallio cracks Rossiter with a left hand that drops him to the canvas, up against the ropes! Can Rossiter get back up in time? 3, 4, 5, 6, 7... he's on one knee... 8, 9... he's up! 'Walk towards me' says the referee. Rossiter looks steady enough to continue so we're going to continue! Kallio is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Rossiter had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush. Rossiter wants to clinch but Kallio slips to the side and Kallio counters with a straight right hand.
Rossiter is rocked! A looping hook to the body misses from Kallio. Rossiter does a little dance to reset his feet. Oh Rossiter is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Kallio engages and cracks Rossiter with a massive lead left hook - Rossiter tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Kallio is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kimmo Kallio! A very excited looking Kimmo Kallio made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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