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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hjallis Kalske (ranked 403 p4p, 812 weight class) and Santino Cabal (ranked 53 p4p, 107 weight class). Kalske comes to the cage accompanied by Children Of Bodom - Are You Dead Yet?. Hjallis Kalske had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hjallis Kalske!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Santino Cabal!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Wagner Zegers and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cabal throws a body kick that misses.
Kalske swings for the body but Cabal moves out of range.
Cabal throws a counter combo.
Kalske swats away the attempt to clinch by Cabal.
A little feinted left hand from Kalske on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Cabal misses with a double jab
and Kalske cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kalske scores with the left hand. Cabal knows he should have avoided that one.
Kalske tries to clinch up.
Cabal lands with a right hand.
Kalske fails with the takedown.
Kalske explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kalske lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Cabal scores with a hook to the body. Kalske takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Cabal cracks Kalske with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A leg kick checked by Cabal.
Cabal now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cabal swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kalske half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalske displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Kalske slips under a jab.
Kalske moves in looking to clinch but Cabal pushes him off.
Cabal misses the shot to the body.
Cabal connects with a high kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Kalske blocks the leg kick.
Cabal paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kalske swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cabal throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kalske checks a low kick from Cabal.
Kalske half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Kalske fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kalske ducks under a wild hook from Cabal.
It looked like Kalske wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Cabal throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Kalske counters with a nice uppercut.
Kalske is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cabal.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A shot to the body from Cabal misses
and Kalske counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Cabal lands a head kick. Kalske smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Cabal lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kalske will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Cabal up against the cage.
Cabal letting Kalske take a breather here.
Cabal effectively controlling the action here.
A short left from Cabal.
Kalske prevents a body shot from Cabal.
Kalske tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cabal avoids it.
Cabal controlling the action here for a moment.
A head punch on the inside from Cabal fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kalske throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Cabal is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Cabal throws a punch but it's blocked by Kalske.
Kalske blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cabal tries to throw a body punch but Kalske avoids it by throwing Cabal back against the cage.
Cabal lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cabal has a couple of punches blocked by Kalske.
Cabal scores with a hook to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cabal.
Cabal lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cabal has Kalske pressed against the cage, preventing Kalske from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Cabal misses with a punch on the inside.
Kalske wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hjallis Kalske. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kalske's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cabal controlling the action here for a moment.
The referee is keeping an eye on Kalske - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cabal misses with a short punch on the inside.
A bit of stalling here from Cabal.
Kalske misses with a punch on the inside.
Kalske looking to slow down the pace here.
Cabal can't find room to land a body shot as Kalske controls the action.
Kalske has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Cabal after a bit of a struggle.
Cabal tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cabal lands a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cabal throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kalske is breathing heavily.
Cabal scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cabal working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Cabal lands with a light punch inside.
Cabal misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cabal lands with a light punch inside.
Cabal avoiding damage.
Cabal lands with a left to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Santino Cabal dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Cabal throws an overhand right that lands on Kalske's shoulder, as Kalske tries to avoid the shot.
Kalske tries for a takedown but Cabal sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Kalske scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Cabal has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cabal with a jab.
A punch combination from Kalske misses.
Cabal lands the left hand.
Cabal throws a nice looking combination but Kalske bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A jab from Cabal misses.
Cabal throws the left hand but Kalske avoids the punch easily.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Cabal, as that shot connected.
Cabal throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kalske counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cabal throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kalske slips under a jab.
Cabal fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kalske, pushing him back against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cabal.
Kalske wants to stall.
Kalske has Cabal pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Kalske pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Cabal tumbling to the mat - Kalske dives into Cabal's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cabal has his hands on Kalske's head, controlling the position.
Cabal is continuing to stall.
Kalske missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kalske is fighting to break Cabal's control of his arms but Cabal is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Kalske looking to pass the guard.
Cabal pulls Kalske in close to his closed guard and prevents Kalske from doing any damage or advancing position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Cabal throws a sloppy head kick and Kalske moves out of range easily.
Cabal misses with a hook to the body
and Kalske counters with a one-two to the body.
Kalske will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cabal lands a nice looking body shot.
Kalske takes a swing at Cabal's ribcage but misses.
Cabal is looking for the big counter here.
Kalske is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Kalske drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Cabal pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Santino Cabal is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kalske fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Cabal fakes the leg kick and cracks Kalske in the body.
A low kick lands for Kalske.
Kalske scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Cabal throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Cabal scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Cabal swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Kalske cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kalske takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kalske goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Kalske gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Cabal.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kalske looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cabal thows a body kick. Kalske tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cabal misses with a looping left.
Kalske throws a head kick but Cabal moves out of range.
It seemed like Cabal was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Santino Cabal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cabal's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kalske under the eye.
Cabal misses with a left hand
and Kalske counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Cabal jabs at Kalske's body.
Kalske slips under a jab.
Cabal pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cabal darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Cabal connects with a leg kick.
Santino Cabal seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A swing and a miss from Cabal.
Hjallis Kalske is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kalske scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Kalske doesn't manage to clinch there - Cabal circles away.
Kalske moves out of range as Cabal throws a body kick.
Cabal just misses with a punch to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Santino Cabal showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!
Cabal with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kalske scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kalske keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kalske throws a counter high kick but Cabal was just alert enough to avoid it.
Cabal misses with a lunging right hand
and Kalske makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Cabal misses the shot to the body.
Kalske seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Cabal throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kalske fails with the takedown.
Cabal pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cabal fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kalske manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed right hand from Cabal misses the target.
Kalske feinted with a counter takedown.
A jab lands there for Kalske.
Cabal lands a glancing blow to the side of Kalske's head.
Cabal throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kalske.
Kalske keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cabal.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalske fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cabal fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A head kick from Cabal lands but Kalske takes it in his stride.
Kalske throws a lazy head kick
and Kalske takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cabal. Kalske does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kalske uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cabal.
Kalske avoids a kick to the body.
Kalske throws a big shot that misses.
Kalske drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Cabal tries to buck Kalske off but Kalske is having none of it.
Kalske trying to control the action but Cabal is working from the bottom.
Kalske working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
What's Cabal going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.
Kalske is looking to take a break and control but Cabal is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Cabal struggling a bit here.
Kalske throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Cabal is holding Kalske down, trying to stall.
Cabal can't do much from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kalske tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Kalske has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Hjallis Kalske has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kalske working the ground and pound but Cabal is defending the strikes.
Cabal struggling a bit here.
Cabal tries to buck Kalske off but Kalske is having none of it.
Kalske works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Cabal struggling a bit here.
Santino Cabal is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Kalske throws a strike aimed at the side of Cabal's head but Cabal avoids it well.
Hjallis Kalske overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
You can see the frustration on Cabal's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Kalske misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Cabal is trying to control Kalske's posture but Kalske avoids it.
Kalske working the head and body with strikes.
What's Cabal going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.
Cabal managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Kalske.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cabal tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Kalske easily slips into full mount!
Cabal controls the position.
Cabal wants to control but Kalske is having none of it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hjallis Kalske showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Cabal has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Santino Cabal!
After winning the bout, Santino Cabal thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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