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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hjallis Kalske (ranked 27 p4p, 315 weight class) and Kwawi Mumba (ranked 6 p4p, 39 weight class). Kalske kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Children Of Bodom - Are You Dead Yet?. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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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 26 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hjallis Kalske!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kwawi Mumba!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Paulsen Ambrosius and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mumba swings for the body but Kalske moves out of range.
Kalske has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Chikara MMA Gym in the buildup to the fight.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kalske. That's going to slow Mumba down.
Kalske tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mumba was well out of range. Poor timing from Kalske.
Kalske is looking to clinch.
Mumba now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Mumba's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kalske connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Mumba scrambles back to his feet.
Kalske throws a body punch but Mumba moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Mumba misses the target.
Kalske misses with a low kick as Mumba jumps back.
Mumba is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kalske throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Mumba on the side of the head.
Mumba throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kalske tries to counter by clinching up but Mumba breaks away and moves out of range.
Mumba on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalske throws a nice inside leg kick.
Mumba misses with a body shot.
Nice defenses there by Kalske.
Kalske misses with a hook
and Mumba counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kalske misses with a left hand
and Mumba counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mumba throws a hook but Kalske avoids it easily.
Kalske lands a right hook to the body.
Kalske tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mumba paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mumba circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling Mumba to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kalske tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kalske blocks a jab.
Kalske throws the left hand but Mumba avoids the punch easily.
Kalske misses with a body shot
and Mumba cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mumba ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mumba ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kalske takes a swing at Mumba's ribcage but misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Mumba misses.
Kalske uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mumba.
Mumba avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mumba! But no joy.
Mumba staying out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kalske takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kalske throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Mumba counters with a straight right hand.
Kalske wants to clinch.
Mumba swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mumba misses with a straight right.
Kalske seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Kalske looks to clinch
and Mumba counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mumba checks a low kick from Kalske.
Kalske sets himself, and Mumba steps forward looking for the clinch! Kalske avoids it this time.
Kalske lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mumba misses with a right hand
and Kalske counters with a nice body shot.
A combination from Mumba does no damage.
Mumba misses with a straight right.
Kalske clinches up with Mumba and pushes him back against the cage.
Mumba fails to pull guard.
Mumba wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kalske doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mumba jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kalske walks away with a smile on his face. Mumba gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kalske scores with a decent looking hook.
Kalske rushes Mumba and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Mumba blocks a body shot from Kalske.
Kalske makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kalske doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kwawi Mumba will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Mumba misses with a left hand
and Kalske counters with a nice uppercut.
Kalske lands with a nice body punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kalske. Mumba does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kalske tries to clinch there but Mumba circles away.
Kwawi Mumba seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kalske misses with a low kick.
Kalske tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kalske wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mumba throws a shot from downtown. Kalske moves away and avoids it.
As Mumba tries to get set, Kalske tries to push him back and clinch up but Mumba manages to avoid the attempt.
Kalske misses with a hook to the body
and Mumba counters with a straight right hand.
Kalske tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mumba paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kalske tries to clinch
and Mumba cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalske misses with a body punch
and Mumba counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kalske dodges the punch combination from Mumba.
Kalske doesn't manage to clinch there - Mumba circles away.
A swing and a miss from Mumba.
A counter left hand to the body from Kalske misses its target.
Kalske throws a combination. Mumba tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Kalske punishes Mumba's body with a nice straight punch.
Mumba takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Mumba throws a big shot that misses.
Kalske was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mumba swings for the body but Kalske moves out of range.
Mumba digs a good body shot into Kalske's ribs.
Mumba misses the shot to the body.
Kalske is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Kalske throws a body shot but no joy.
Mumba swings widly with a right hand
and Kalske counters by clinching up.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kalske lands a hook that snaps the head of Mumba backwards.
Mumba is trying to pull guard but Kalske has him pressed against the cage.
Mumba is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Kalske to keep the fight standing.
Mumba breaks the clinch.
Kalske lands a leg kick that knocks Mumba off balance momentarily.
Kalske misses with a low kick as Mumba jumps back.
Kalske scores with a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mumba misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kalske avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kalske misses the shot to the body.
Kalske lands a body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kalske looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mumba wants to counter with a clinch but Kalske pushes him away.
Kalske uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mumba.
Kalske waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mumba.
Kalske tries to clinch up.
Mumba looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kalske is looking to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kalske misses with a body shot.
Kalske fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Mumba pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kalske fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mumba connects with a body shot that sends Kalske's belly button to the back.
Kalske slips a jab from Mumba.
Kalske swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Kalske with a jab.
Mumba scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kalske in his tracks.
Kalske is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kalske fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Hjallis Kalske will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Mumba keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kalske tries to clinch but Mumba is having none of it.
Kalske throws a body punch but Mumba moves out of range.
Mumba keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kalske looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Despite the aggression on Mumba's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Kalske keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The fighters circling - Mumba throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mumba misses with an uppercut.
Kalske throws a jab when Mumba was well out of range.
Kalske moves out of range as Mumba strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalske stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Kalske misses with a jab to the body
and Mumba counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kalske.
Mumba throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kalske takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kalske is looking to clinch but Mumba is avoiding it.
Kalske is looking to wear down Mumba with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Kalske takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Mumba misses with a hook. Kalske ducked under it nicely.
Kalske keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mumba throws a combination that misses
and Kalske counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mumba ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A slow jab from Mumba misses its intended target.
Mumba avoids the body shot from Kalske.
Mumba circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Mumba counter with a right hand.
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!
Mumba throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kalske sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mumba misses with an uppercut.
It looked like Kalske was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Mumba.
Kalske misses with a two punch combination.
Mumba wants to counter with a clinch but Kalske pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kalske blocks a jab.
Mumba lands a jab to Kalske's midsection.
Mumba swats away the attempt to clinch by Kalske.
Mumba fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mumba lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Mumba stalks Kalske and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Kalske's face. Kalske staggers backwards, shaken.
Kalske bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Mumba checks a leg kick nicely.
Kalske misses with a body punch
and Mumba cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kalske fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kalske closes the distance and clinches.
Mumba tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kalske just stands there and leans against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mumba tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Kalske can't find room to land a body shot as Mumba controls the action.
Mumba tries to pull guard but Kalske won't allow it.
Hjallis Kalske has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kwawi Mumba.
Mumba is trying to pull guard but Kalske turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Kalske tries a body shot but Mumba blocks it.
Kalske lands a body shot.
Mumba tries to pull guard but Kalske forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Mumba's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kalske fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Mumba on the side of the head.
Mumba throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kwawi Mumba really dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Kalske clinches with his opponent.
Mumba tries to pull guard but Kalske won't allow it.
Mumba tries to pull guard but Kalske won't allow it.
Mumba tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kalske just stands there and leans against the cage.
Hjallis Kalske has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kwawi Mumba.
Mumba tries to pull guard but Kalske won't allow it.
Kalske misses with a punch to the body.
Mumba tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kalske smiles and moves away.
Mumba lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kalske is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mumba avoids the body shot from Kalske.
Mumba is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Kalske with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Mumba throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mumba looks to land a right hand but Kalske moved out of range.
Kalske cracks Mumba with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Mumba steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Kalske. That one must have hurt.
Mumba needs to keep his hands up - Kalske had a free shot at his head there.
Mumba with a hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mumba. Kalske does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kalske dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kalske instigates a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mumba fails to pull guard.
Mumba jumps guard but Kalske stands there with Mumba around his waist. Mumba gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Kalske fails to land.
A right hook to the body lands for Kalske.
Kalske can't find room to land a body shot as Mumba controls the action.
Kalske throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Mumba is trying to pull guard but Kalske turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Kalske swings wildly with an uppercut but Mumba uses good head movement to avoid it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kalske.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kalske lands with a short shot to the head.
Mumba blocks an uppercut.
Kalske lands with a light punch inside.
Mumba fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Mumba manages to break the clinch.
Mumba takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Good leg kick by Kalske.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Mumba misses the target.
Kalske punishes Mumba's body with a nice straight punch.
Kalske tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kalske ducks under a wild hook from Mumba.
Mumba takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Mumba gets tackled into the cage by Kalske. Kalske maintains the clinch.
Kalske has Mumba pressed against the cage, preventing Mumba from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kalske struggles to land a body shot inside as Mumba controls his hands.
Mumba jumps guard but Kalske stands there with Mumba around his waist. Mumba gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Kalske misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mumba breaks from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kalske fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mumba manages to avoid it.
Kalske steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mumba.
Kalske tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kalske connects with a good right hand that stumbles Mumba. Mumba circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kalske darts in trying to clinch
and Mumba cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kalske's jab looks to have found its range, popping Mumba under the eye.
Kalske keeps Mumba at a distance using the push kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hjallis Kalske had his way with Kwawi Mumba in that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Kalske takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kalske fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mumba scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kalske is looking to slow Mumba down with leg kicks.
Kalske clinches up with Mumba and pushes him back against the cage.
Mumba tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kalske just stands there and leans against the cage.
Mumba fails to pull guard.
Mumba fails to pull guard.
Hjallis Kalske has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kwawi Mumba.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mumba tries to pull guard but Kalske holds him up against the cage and eventually Mumba drops back down to his feet.
Kalske misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kalske scores with a shoulder strike.
Mumba has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Kalske seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Mumba can turn it around.
Kalske misses with the head strike.
Mumba prevents a body shot from Kalske.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mumba blocking some punches.
Mumba jumps guard but Kalske stands there with Mumba around his waist. Mumba gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Kalske makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kalske keeps control of Mumba as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mumba has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kalske stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Mumba tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kalske smiles and moves away.
Mumba is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Kalske connects with a good right hand that stumbles Mumba. Mumba circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kalske jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kalske lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kalske throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Mumba steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Kalske.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mumba fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kalske looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kalske throws a low kick but it's checked well by Mumba.
Mumba looks to land a combination. Kalske sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Kalske keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mumba.
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 swing and a miss from Mumba.
Kalske moves away from the strike by Mumba.
Kalske tries to clinch but Mumba moves away
and Mumba counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Kalske misses its intended target.
Mumba misses with a shot to the body
and Kalske counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kalske misses with a low kick.
Kalske ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A big right from Mumba misses.
Kalske tries to clinch up.
Kalske wants to clinch up but Mumba keeps it at a distance.
A little jabbing left from Mumba on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kalske pushes Mumba up against the cage in a clinch.
Mumba jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kalske walks away with a smile on his face. Mumba gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kalske throws a shot from downtown. Mumba moves away and avoids it.
Kalske scores with a jab to the head.
Mumba pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kalske tries to clinch there but Mumba circles away.
Mumba takes a jab right on the kisser.
Mumba misses with a body shot.
Kalske tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Mumba manages to circle out of the way.
Kalske tries to close the distance and clinch but Mumba swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mumba moves out of range of the strikes.
Mumba is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Kalske.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hjallis Kalske showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kalske 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 48:47
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 48:47
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hjallis Kalske!
Hjallis Kalske retains his light heavyweight title!
Hjallis Kalske seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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