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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Crazyhorse (ranked 57 p4p, 140 weight class) and Hjallis Kalske (ranked 13 p4p, 21 weight class). Crazyhorse comes to the cage accompanied by They Don’t Care About Us. Kalske is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Children Of Bodom - Are You Dead Yet?. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, James Crazyhorse!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hjallis Kalske!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Patrick Alders and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crazyhorse misses with a wild body shot.
Kalske dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kalske fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Crazyhorse to the ground. Kalske is now in Crazyhorse's guard.
Crazyhorse has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kalske can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Crazyhorse keeping moving, preventing Kalske from controlling successfully.
Kalske might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Crazyhorse haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kalske throws a big right hand that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalske throws a strike but Crazyhorse rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Crazyhorse trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kalske is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Crazyhorse tries to roll over but Kalske keeps him under control.
Kalske seems to be working for a kimura but Crazyhorse defends the submission attempt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kalske is thwarting Crazyhorse's attempts to control the position.
Kalske tries to pass the half guard into mount. Crazyhorse knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crazyhorse is trying to get back to full guard.
Kalske is trying to work for a kimura but Crazyhorse is defending well.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Crazyhorse wants to get back to full guard.
Kalske looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Crazyhorse with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Kalske trying to control the action but Crazyhorse is working from the bottom.
Kalske looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Crazyhorse with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Crazyhorse gets back to full guard.
Kalske keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Crazyhorse's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crazyhorse is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Kalske defends well.
Crazyhorse is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Crazyhorse is looking for a triangle but Kalske pushes his legs off easily.
Kalske with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Crazyhorse is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Kalske connects with a couple of short punches.
Kalske wants to control from the top but Crazyhorse keeps moving.
Kalske wants to pass the guard but Crazyhorse is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crazyhorse seems keen to control Kalske's posture.
Kalske trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Crazyhorse looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Crazyhorse has momentary wrist control but Kalske slips an elbow through the middle.
Crazyhorse looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kalske is one step ahead there.
Kalske stands up over Crazyhorse, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Crazyhorse looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Kalske passes into half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hjallis Kalske dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Kalske avoids the body shot from Crazyhorse.
Kalske keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kalske throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Crazyhorse throws a hook but Kalske avoids it easily.
Crazyhorse takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
James Crazyhorse seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crazyhorse doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Crazyhorse lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kalske at a distance.
Kalske on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Crazyhorse throws a body punch but Kalske moves out of range.
Crazyhorse tries to sprawl but Kalske drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Crazyhorse is looking to improve his position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kalske throwing shots but Crazyhorse is blocking nicely.
Crazyhorse wants to improve his position but Kalske is controlling well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalske working over Crazyhorse with some ground and pound. Crazyhorse looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Kalske looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Crazyhorse with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Kalske is trying to control. Crazyhorse wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Kalske is pressing down on Crazyhorse's thigh, looking to free his foot. Crazyhorse is holding on for now.
Crazyhorse looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Crazyhorse looking for submissions off his back.
Kalske not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kalske looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kalske is pressing down on Crazyhorse's thigh, looking to free his foot. Crazyhorse is holding on for now.
Crazyhorse regains full guard. Nicely done.
Crazyhorse is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Hjallis Kalske has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kalske throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kalske works over Crazyhorse with some ground and pound from guard.
Kalske postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Crazyhorse can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Kalske controls the pace.
Kalske throws a big elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crazyhorse keeping full guard, as Kalske tries to pass.
Kalske works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Kalske seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Kalske is working for a submission of some sort.
Crazyhorse trying to control from the bottom.
Kalske slips a nice elbow through Crazyhorse's hands, connecting with Crazyhorse's forehead.
Kalske looks to land a strike but Crazyhorse avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Crazyhorse not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crazyhorse keeping moving, preventing Kalske from controlling successfully.
Crazyhorse pulls Kalske in close to his closed guard and prevents Kalske from doing any damage or advancing position.
Crazyhorse has momentary wrist control but Kalske slips an elbow through the middle.
Kalske is looking to work some ground and pound but Crazyhorse has wrist control.
Kalske avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Kalske landing with the ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kalske with a nice head shot there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hjallis Kalske showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A lazy body kick from Crazyhorse
and Kalske counters with a single leg into guard. Crazyhorse didn't expect that.
Crazyhorse wants to control the position but Kalske says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Crazyhorse trying to control from the bottom.
Crazyhorse is looking for a sweep. Kalske is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kalske is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Crazyhorse is just riding it out for now. Kalske eventually gives up the hold.
Crazyhorse won't allow Kalske to pass to mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crazyhorse is staying active underneath Kalske, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Kalske tries to pass to full mount but Crazyhorse defends it.
Crazyhorse is looking to control Kalske's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Crazyhorse avoid being mounted?
Kalske has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalske is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Crazyhorse makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Crazyhorse.
Kalske is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Crazyhorse controls Kalske momentarily but Kalske frees himself.
Kalske is fighting to break Crazyhorse's control of his arms but Crazyhorse is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kalske's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Kalske cracks Crazyhorse with a solid left hand.
Crazyhorse not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Crazyhorse is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Kalske defends well.
Crazyhorse working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Kalske has passed into half guard!
Kalske is nestled in close to Crazyhorse, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Kalske slips a nice elbow through Crazyhorse's hands, connecting with Crazyhorse's forehead.
Kalske looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Kalske throws a strike but Crazyhorse avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Kalske scoring with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kalske with a nice head shot there.
Kalske throws a big elbow that misses.
Kalske connects with a couple of short punches.
Kalske content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Crazyhorse is rocked!
Kalske wants to control from the top but Crazyhorse keeps moving.
Oh Crazyhorse is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Crazyhorse working for a triangle but Kalske defends it easily.
Kalske landing some decent shots from guard.
Kalske preventing the sweep.
Crazyhorse seems to have got his legs back now.
Crazyhorse keeping full guard, as Kalske tries to pass.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kalske scoring with punches to the head and body.
Kalske trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Crazyhorse has momentary wrist control but Kalske slips an elbow through the middle.
Kalske wants to control from the top but Crazyhorse keeps moving.
Crazyhorse is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Kalske is aware though and is defending well.
Kalske wants to control from the top but Crazyhorse keeps moving.
Kalske got a little sloppy there for a moment and Crazyhorse has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Kalske has managed to get both his arms back between Crazyhorse's legs - danger averted.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kalske stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Crazyhorse swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kalske is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hjallis Kalske really dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Crazyhorse swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kalske moves out of range of the strikes.
Kalske cracks Crazyhorse with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kalske misses with a looping left.
A slow jab from Kalske misses its intended target.
Kalske misses with a wild body shot.
Kalske lands a nice shot that snaps Crazyhorse's head back.
A jab lands there for Kalske.
Kalske is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Crazyhorse's half guard.
Crazyhorse is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Crazyhorse is trying to control but can't.
Kalske is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crazyhorse slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Crazyhorse working for a triangle but Kalske defends it easily.
Kalske postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kalske stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Crazyhorse swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kalske passes Crazyhorse's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Crazyhorse wants to get back to full guard but Kalske has passed into side control.
Crazyhorse is trying to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crazyhorse is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Kalske is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Kalske with the ground and pound from mount.
Crazyhorse wants to control but Kalske is having none of it.
Crazyhorse can't escape the position.
Kalske lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Kalske looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Kalske landing punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kalske lands a big shot to the head and Crazyhorse winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Hjallis Kalske!
Hjallis Kalske is the new light heavyweight champion!
An out of breath Hjallis Kalske 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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