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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Veijo Kala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Martinez Santiago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Santiago has chosen C'est La Vie as his entrance music. The key to victory for Veijo Kala has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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206 lbs
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200 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Veijo Kala!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Martinez Santiago!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnem�ki, Tarja Halkonen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kala cracks the inside of Santiago's front leg.
Kala lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Kala thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Santiago if he has to take too many more of those.
Kala has managed to clinch.
Santiago tries for a takedown. No joy.
Kala breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Kala. Santiago shrugs it off though.
Santiago looks gassed!
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 slapping body kick lands there for Kala.
Kala cracks the inside of Santiago's front leg.
Kala drops Santiago with a beautiful combination! Santiago stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Kala is looking for the KO!
It looks like Martinez Santiago has been cut.
Kala has closed the distance and engaged Santiago in a clinch.
Kala connects with a nasty looking knee right to Santiago's face.
Kala pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Santiago has eaten all the pies!
Kala closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kala connects with a nasty looking knee right to Santiago's face.
Kala misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Santiago.
Kala breaks from the clinch.
Kala drops Santiago with a right and a left! Kala comes rushing in but Santiago regains his composure and manages to keep Kala in guard.
Santiago is rocked!
Kala stands up from Santiago's guard - Kala perhaps looking for a knockout.
Santiago is still on wobbly legs! Can Kala finish him?
Kala scores with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kala scores with a push kick.
Santiago seems to have recovered his senses.
Kala scores with a one two! Santiago had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Santiago is rocked!
Kala scores with a kick to the body.
Kala dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kala lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Santiago backs up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Santiago fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Kala sprawls well initially but Santiago persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Kala manages to get to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kala has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Santiago has passed into side control.
Kala manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Kala keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kala is pressing down on Santiago's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Santiago stops Kala from standing up.
Santiago drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Santiago jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Kala will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Santiago content to stall in guard here.
Kala is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Santiago stopping the sweep attempt from Kala.
Kala doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kala keeps Santiago at a distance using the push kick.
Santiago has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Kala.
Kala lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Santiago shoots in and drives through. Kala sprawls well.
Kala gets caught flat footed, as Santiago shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Kala wants to stand up but Santiago is controlling him.
Kala keeping full guard, as Santiago tries to pass.
Kala looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kala keeping full guard, as Santiago tries to pass.
Santiago trying to control the position from guard on top but Kala is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Santiago preventing the sweep.
Kala throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kala striking off his back but it's not causing Santiago any problems.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Santiago wants to clinch
and Kala counters with a three punch combo that has Santiago backing up. Santiago nods at Kala to acknowledge the strikes.
Santiago on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Santiago checks the leg kick.
Kala pushes Santiago up against the cage in a clinch.
Kala landing knees to the head.
Santiago tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Veijo Kala has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Martinez Santiago.
Kala manages to break the clinch.
Kala will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Santiago closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kala circles away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Santiago fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Kala moves into the clinch successfully.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Veijo Kala dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Martinez Santiago's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Santiago looks to score with a jab to the body but Kala is just out of range.
Kala closes the distance and clinches.
Kala breaks the clinch.
Kala moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Kala keeps Santiago at a distance using the push kick.
Kala works the jab nicely.
Kala scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kala clinches up against the cage.
Santiago's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kala displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Kala comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Santiago shoots in for a double leg but Kala sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Santiago fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Kala has Santiago up against the cage in a clinch.
Kala can't break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santiago pulls guard.
Kala pushing down on Santiago's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Kala tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Kala lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Santiago striking from the bottom.
It looks like Kala is going to stand back up.
Santiago wants to control but Kala is keeping busy.
Santiago tries to get to full guard but Kala has control of the leg.
Kala takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's two 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.
Kala is nestled in close to Santiago, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Both fighters circling a little - Kala finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Santiago throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kala counters with an outside leg kick.
Kala is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Santiago can do to turn this around?
Santiago misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Veijo Kala has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Martinez Santiago.
Santiago misses with a takedown attempt - Kala sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Kala finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Santiago gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Kala counters with an outside leg kick.
Kala throws a series of strikes that have Santiago backpedaling.
Santiago fails with a takedown attempt.
Kala throws a body kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Kala.
Kala throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Santiago keeps the fight on the outside.
Kala throws a series of punches but Santiago avoids them all with ease.
Kala throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kala closes the distance and clinches.
Santiago fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Santiago can't break the clinch.
Kala breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Santiago shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Kala keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kala moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santiago won't allow Kala to get back to his feet.
Santiago wants to control from the top but Kala keeps moving.
Santiago missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kala keeping full guard, as Santiago tries to pass.
Santiago is looking to stand up but Kala won't let him.
Kala 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.
Santiago won't allow Kala to get back to his feet.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Santiago tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kala swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kala scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Kala dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Santiago. That did some damage!
Santiago darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Santiago wants to take a breather but Kala is having none of it.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Veijo Kala dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Martinez Santiago's cut.
That's time! Kala's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Kala lands with a kick to the ribs.
No joy there for Kala, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Veijo Kala is winning the standup battle so far.
Santiago shoots in looking for a takedown. Kala tries to sprawl out of it but Santiago keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kala manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Veijo Kala is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Kala - that will leave a mark!
Santiago moves forwards but Kala connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Martinez Santiago seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kala gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A knee to the head by Kala.
Santiago fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Kala's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kala closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kala breaks from the clinch.
Kala falls off balance throwing a combination
and Santiago counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Kala's guard now.
Kala looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kala keeping full guard, as Santiago tries to pass.
Santiago takes a decent strike to the side of the head.
Kala pushes Santiago off and scrambles back to his feet.
Kala scores with a kick to the body.
Kala tries to clinch there but Santiago circles away.
Kala turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Santiago shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kala as he avoids it easily.
Veijo Kala has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Martinez Santiago.
Kala has Santiago up against the cage in a clinch.
Santiago lands a left hand.
Kala landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kala pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Santiago shoots in looking for a takedown. Kala tries to sprawl out of it but Santiago keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kala manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santiago closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kala circles away.
Kala lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Santiago backs up against the cage.
Santiago misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Santiago fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kala looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kala is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Kala clinches with his opponent.
Kala trying to land knees to the body.
Santiago jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kala walks away with a smile on his face. Santiago gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Kala throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kala stuffs the takedown attempt from Santiago. Santiago gets slowly back to his feet.
Santiago checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santiago misses with a takedown
and Kala counters with an outside leg kick.
Santiago tries to clinch up
and Kala counters with a three punch combo that has Santiago backing up. Santiago nods at Kala to acknowledge the strikes.
Santiago swats away the attempt to clinch by Kala.
Kala swinging wilding here.
Kala gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Santiago stands and steps away. Kala gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kala. That's going to slow Santiago down.
Santiago misses with a takedown
and Kala counters with a three punch combo that has Santiago backing up. Santiago nods at Kala to acknowledge the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kala lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Santiago circles away quickly and effectively.
Kala lunges at Santiago with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Santiago's hand.
Santiago with a poor takedown
and Kala finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Kala thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Santiago if he has to take too many more of those.
Kala misses with a wild body shot.
Kala thumps Santiago with a low kick.
Kala is working the combinations to good effect here.
Kala clinches.
Kala tries to land knees in the clinch but Santiago avoids the damage to the body.
Kala escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Santiago with a poor takedown
and Kala counters with a good, hard body kick but Santiago shrugs it off.
Santiago misses with a takedown attempt
and Kala counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Santiago thinking.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kala fails in his attempt to clinch.
Santiago doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Kala counters with a three punch combo that has Santiago backing up. Santiago nods at Kala to acknowledge the strikes.
Martinez Santiago has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Veijo Kala is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kala fakes the leg kick and cracks Santiago in the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Veijo Kala showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kala, 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 Anni Minnem�ki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:26
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Veijo Kala!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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