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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sumbu Kalambay (ranked 137 p4p, 96 weight class) and AJ Brown (ranked 21 p4p, 15 weight class). Brown has chosen Ace Hood - Undefeated as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sumbu Kalambay !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, AJ Brown!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Paulsen Ambrosius and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kalambay throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kalambay throws a body shot but no joy.
Brown finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kalambay takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Kalambay looks to land a combination but Brown avoids it well.
Brown tries a quick counter leg kick but Kalambay is wise to it.
Kalambay misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brown.
Kalambay takes a swing at Brown's ribcage but misses.
A head kick misses from Kalambay .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown connects with an inside leg kick.
We've been informed that Brown has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Brown misses with a body shot.
Kalambay throwing a counter right hand but Brown manages to avoid it.
Kalambay throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kalambay ducks under a wild hook from Brown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalambay throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Good standup being displayed there by Brown as he connects with a hook.
Brown swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Brown connects with a crisp jab.
Kalambay ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brown moves away.
Kalambay instigates a clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Kalambay .
Brown is looking to break free of the clinch but Kalambay has double underhooks.
Kalambay keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Brown's efforts to push away.
Kalambay misses with a knee to the head.
Kalambay lands a left hand.
Brown tries to break free but Kalambay pushes him back against the cage.
Brown blocking some punches.
Brown manages to break the clinch.
Kalambay throws an overhand right that lands on Brown's shoulder, as Brown tries to avoid the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown throws a body shot but no joy.
Kalambay looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Brown pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kalambay swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Kalambay is looking to wear down Brown with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Kalambay lunges at Brown with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Brown's hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kalambay throws a head kick that misses.
Kalambay swings for the body but Brown moves out of range.
Brown pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kalambay swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
AJ Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brown throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kalambay looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Kalambay misses with a straight right.
Brown throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kalambay sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kalambay takes a swing at Brown's ribcage but misses.
Kalambay bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Brown works over Kalambay 's head and body with a nice combination.
Nice straight punches there by Brown. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Brown.
Kalambay misses with a head kick.
Brown feints a counter leg kick.
Brown wants to land a leg kick but Kalambay is out of range.
Brown dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kalambay . That did some damage!
Kalambay misses with a straight left.
Kalambay closes the distance and clinches.
Brown breaks the clinch.
Kalambay throws a jab but it's blocked by Brown.
Brown misses with a shot to the body
and Kalambay counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Brown stalks Kalambay and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Kalambay 's face. Kalambay staggers backwards, shaken.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kalambay avoids the body shot from Brown.
Kalambay swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kalambay throws a body punch but Brown moves out of range.
Brown swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kalambay chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Brown can pounce on him.
Brown throws a leg kick that misses.
Kalambay throws a head kick that misses
and Brown counters with a nice body kick.
Brown lands with a cross.
Brown throws a chopping leg kick but Kalambay manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A little feinted left hand from Kalambay on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Brown misses with an uppercut. Kalambay saw that one coming.
Kalambay thinks about countering with a head kick.
Brown throws a shot to the body.
Brown moves out of range of the strikes.
Kalambay slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but AJ Brown will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A jab lands there for Kalambay .
Brown connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kalambay steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Brown.
A big right from Brown misses.
Kalambay scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Brown thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kalambay throws a right hand that misses
and Brown makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Brown misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kalambay throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Brown thows a leg kick but Kalambay checks it
and Kalambay counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Kalambay .
Brown looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Brown breaks from the clinch.
Brown throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown moves out of range of the strikes.
It seemed like Brown was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kalambay misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brown.
Kalambay slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Brown swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kalambay moves out of range of the leg kick from Brown.
Brown throws a leg kick
and Kalambay counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sloppy strikes from Kalambay . Those never looked like landing.
Kalambay backing away here, and Brown unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Kalambay throws out a loose jab but Brown uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kalambay avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kalambay closes the distance looking to clinch
and Kalambay takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown throws a head kick that misses.
Brown misses with a straight right.
Brown avoids the head kick by Kalambay .
Brown uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kalambay has time to react.
Kalambay blocks a low kick nicely.
Brown misses with a low kick.
Kalambay slips under a jab.
Brown lands a jab to the head.
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 shot to the body from Kalambay misses
and Brown counters with a body kick that stops Kalambay in his tracks momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown misses with a straight left.
Kalambay swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Some bone on bone action there as Kalambay checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Brown thows a left - swing and a miss!
Brown throws a leg kick but Kalambay sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Kalambay throwing a counter right hand but Brown manages to avoid it.
A cross from Brown lands.
Kalambay lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Brown scores with a hook to the body. Kalambay takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kalambay lands with a good body shot.
Brown misses with a low kick.
Kalambay throws a body shot but no joy.
A nice leg kick from Brown, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Brown misses the target.
A telegraphed right hand from Kalambay misses the target.
Brown avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Brown ducks under a wild hook from Kalambay .
A looping hook to the body misses from Kalambay . Brown does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kalambay throws a sloppy head kick and Brown moves out of range easily.
Kalambay slips a jab from Brown.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Brown.
Kalambay misses with a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brown fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kalambay manages to avoid it.
Kalambay misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but AJ Brown will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Brown misses the body punch
and Kalambay cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sumbu Kalambay has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kalambay has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Brown.
A clash of legs there as Kalambay blocks the low kick.
Kalambay looks to land a right hand but Brown moved out of range.
Brown throws a poor cross that misses
and Kalambay counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kalambay slips under a jab from Brown.
Brown pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kalambay is looking for a counter combo.
Brown walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kalambay checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kalambay missing with a left hand there. Brown was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kalambay misses with a straight right.
Brown steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Kalambay throws a head kick but Brown moves out of range.
A nice side step and Brown releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown looks for the body kick but Kalambay saw that one coming.
Brown missing with a left hand there. Kalambay was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kalambay throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kalambay avoids a kick to the body.
Kalambay checks a leg kick nicely.
Kalambay seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Brown throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kalambay just misses with a punch to the body.
Brown looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Brown throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It looked like Kalambay was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Brown.
Kalambay throws a head kick that misses.
Brown throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Brown lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Kalambay has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kalambay and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Brown scores with a spinning back kick!
Brown throws a leg kick but Kalambay sees it coming and moves out of range.
Kalambay is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Brown.
Brown keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kalambay uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Brown.
It looked like Kalambay was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Brown.
Kalambay moves into range and connects with a jab.
It looks like AJ Brown has been cut.
Kalambay pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Brown throws a leg kick
and Kalambay connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kalambay swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kalambay tries to clinch up but Brown circles away and keeps his distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Kalambay crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Brown - the referee stops the clock and Kalambay gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Brown. Kalambay manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Brown throws a solid leg kick but Kalambay takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Brown.
Brown swings for the body but Kalambay moves out of range.
Brown throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A shot to the liver by Kalambay . Beautiful body shot.
Kalambay will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Kalambay swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brown bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And Brown responds with a good body kick, but Kalambay manages to step out the way in time.
Brown thows a left - swing and a miss!
Brown with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kalambay misses with a hook
and Brown counters with a left and a right that stings Kalambay .
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kalambay ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brown moves away.
Kalambay swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Brown makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Brown misses with a series of wild punches.
Brown takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kalambay throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Brown misses with an uppercut. Kalambay saw that one coming.
Kalambay tries to counter by clinching up but Brown breaks away and moves out of range.
Kalambay misses the shot to the body.
Kalambay misses with a wild body shot.
Kalambay backing away here, and Brown unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Sumbu Kalambay .
I think Brown 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 28:30
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... AJ Brown!
An out of breath AJ Brown 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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