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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Paul Eclaro (ranked 507 p4p, 638 weight class) and Kurko Kallio (ranked 55 p4p, 67 weight class). Eclaro comes to the cage accompanied by I'm The Boy. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Paul Eclaro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kurko Kallio!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Steve Erwin and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Decent striking displayed by Eclaro there.
Kallio tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Eclaro was well out of range. Poor timing from Kallio.
Kallio throws a shot from downtown. Eclaro moves away and avoids it.
Kallio throws a big shot that misses.
Eclaro appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Kallio throws out a loose jab but Eclaro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kallio throws a hook to the side of Eclaro's head but Eclaro sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Eclaro drops down looking for a counter takedown but Kallio sprawls and moves away.
A low kick from Kallio misses
and Eclaro counters with a takedown into side control.
Eclaro tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Kallio tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Eclaro scoring with punches and elbows.
Eclaro trying to control the action but Kallio is working from the bottom.
Eclaro goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Kallio has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Eclaro but great work by Kallio.
Eclaro has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kallio tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Eclaro is looking to reverse the position.
Kallio wants to control but Eclaro is keeping him busy.
Eclaro tries to improve position but can't.
Kallio wants to lay and pray for a moment but Eclaro keeps working.
Eclaro manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eclaro wants to pass to mount but Kallio is defending the position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Eclaro connects with a nice short shot to Kallio's temple.
Kallio tries to roll over but Eclaro keeps him under control.
Kallio is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Eclaro scores with a couple of nice shots.
Kallio manages to get to full guard.
Eclaro has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Kallio has his foot on Eclaro's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Eclaro works his way back into a safe position though.
Eclaro chips away with some ground and pound.
Our spies down at at FF Forever inform us that Kallio has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Kallio throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Eclaro chips away with some ground and pound.
Kallio can't keep his opponent in guard - Eclaro advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eclaro trying to control from half guard but Kallio is working away.
Eclaro works his way into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
An elbow from Eclaro crashes against the mat.
Eclaro in side control lands a decent elbow.
Kallio is looking for a sweep.
Kallio struggling a bit here.
Kallio tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Eclaro moves into full mount!
Eclaro cracks Kallio with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Kallio is looking to get to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eclaro working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Kallio is working to get back to half guard.
Eclaro has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Kallio's face.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Eclaro lands a couple of good shots and Kallio has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kallio tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Kallio is looking to improve his position but Eclaro isn't that keen on the idea.
Eclaro lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Eclaro trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Eclaro landing strikes from the mount and Kallio is in trouble!
Eclaro is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Kallio can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Kallio working to try and regain half guard.
Eclaro is landing with some decent strikes but Kallio is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Eclaro dominated that round.
That's time! Eclaro's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kallio misses with a hook
and Eclaro counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Eclaro is pushing down on Kallio's leg trying to pass to half guard. Kallio is fighting to maintain full guard but Eclaro has managed to sneak the leg through.
Paul Eclaro overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Eclaro looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kallio with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Kallio is staying active underneath Eclaro, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Kallio wants to get back to full guard.
Eclaro is pressing down on Kallio's thigh, looking to free his foot. Kallio is holding on for now.
Eclaro wants to control but Kallio is keeping him busy.
Kallio is looking to control Eclaro's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kallio avoid being mounted?
Eclaro looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eclaro moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Kallio.
Eclaro in side control lands a decent elbow.
Kallio sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eclaro is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Kallio reverses the position - he's now on top in Eclaro's guard.
Eclaro bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kallio's guard.
Kallio 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.
Eclaro with a nice head shot there.
Eclaro trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kallio can't keep his opponent in guard - Eclaro advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Kallio taking some punishment here, with Eclaro in his half guard.
Eclaro sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kallio defending well though.
Eclaro is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Kallio!
Eclaro trying to control but Kallio is having none of it.
Eclaro avoids the attempt from Kallio to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kallio is wriggling around trying to escape.
Kallio bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Eclaro looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Eclaro is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Kallio defends well.
Eclaro working for submissions but it's allowed Kallio to get to half guard.
Eclaro regains full guard. Nicely done.
Kallio must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eclaro keeping full guard, as Kallio tries to pass.
Eclaro keeping moving, preventing Kallio from controlling successfully.
Eclaro working for a triangle but Kallio defends it easily.
Eclaro has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Kallio has passed into side control.
That's four 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.
Eclaro tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Kallio wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Kallio wants to control but Eclaro is keeping him busy.
Kallio moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Kallio is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Eclaro has escaped the position, nice work there.
Eclaro manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Eclaro dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Kallio tries a head kick but it misses.
Eclaro tries to counter with a takedown but Kallio is quick to defend against it.
Kurko Kallio has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kallio feints and then cracks Eclaro's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Eclaro down.
Kallio thows a leg kick but Eclaro checks it
and Eclaro counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Eclaro working the head and body with strikes.
Kallio moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Eclaro trying to control but Kallio is working from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Eclaro accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kallio throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eclaro preventing the sweep.
Kallio trying to keep a closed guard but Eclaro is proving a slippery customer.
Eclaro got a little sloppy there for a moment and Kallio has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Eclaro has managed to get both his arms back between Kallio's legs - danger averted.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kallio looking for a sweep. Not yet Kallio, not yet.
Eclaro pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kallio is keeping the position for now.
Kallio working for a triangle but Eclaro defends it easily.
Eclaro slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Kallio tries to buck Eclaro off but Eclaro is having none of it.
Eclaro lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Kallio tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kallio gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kallio is looking to improve his position but Eclaro isn't that keen on the idea.
Eclaro scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Kallio?
Eclaro fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Kallio is working to get back to half guard.
Eclaro is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Kallio can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Kallio regains half guard.
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!
Eclaro prevents Kallio from improving his position.
Eclaro looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Eclaro trying to control the action but Kallio is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kallio won't allow Eclaro to pass to mount.
Eclaro is trying to control the action in half guard but Kallio is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Kallio tries to roll over but Eclaro keeps him under control.
Eclaro trying to mount his opponent but Kallio defends it.
Kallio manages to get to full guard.
Eclaro stands and throws Kallio's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eclaro has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Kallio!
Eclaro prevents Kallio from getting the reversal.
Kallio is squirming around, avoiding Eclaro's attempts to control the action.
Eclaro is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kallio can do to turn this around?
Eclaro connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Kallio is trying desperately to improve position.
Eclaro working Kallio over with strikes here.
Eclaro cracks Kallio with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Kallio is wriggling around trying to escape.
Eclaro landing strikes, looking to finish!
And that's the end of the fight!
Paul Eclaro showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Eclaro, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Topper Green scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paul Eclaro!
An out of breath Paul Eclaro 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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