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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Kalishevski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mannerheim kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Touch Of Red. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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182 cm
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181 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
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179 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Kalishevski! The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Valeri Chadov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Mannerheim throws a nice inside leg kick. Mannerheim walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kalishevski checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side. Kalishevski keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Kalishevski. Kalishevski throws a head kick but Mannerheim moves out of range.
Mannerheim throws a head kick that misses and Kalishevski counters with a nice leg kick. A head kick misses from Kalishevski. Kalishevski avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kalishevski swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mannerheim throws a front kick aimed at Kalishevski's knee but Kalishevski avoids it well. Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Mannerheim feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kalishevski's calf. A head kick by Kalishevski misses and Mannerheim counters with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round. Mannerheim throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Kalishevski's head. Kalishevski fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Mannerheim is out of range. Mannerheim lands a jab to Kalishevski's midsection. Kalishevski dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mannerheim. That did some damage! Mannerheim throws a nice outside leg kick. Mannerheim misses with a jab to the body
and Kalishevski counters with a left to the body. Mannerheim pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mannerheim ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. Kalishevski looks gassed! A head kick misses from Kalishevski. Mannerheim works the jab nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Kalishevski takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kalishevski avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kalishevski ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Kalishevski moves out of range of the leg kick from Mannerheim. Mannerheim connects with a high kick. Kalishevski rushes Mannerheim and presses him up against the cage. Mannerheim's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Mannerheim swings away with a leg kick that misses. Kalishevski tries to clinch but Mannerheim moves away and Mannerheim counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Mannerheim throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kalishevski lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Kalishevski defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Mannerheim. A punch combination from Mannerheim misses. Mannerheim throws a nice inside leg kick. Kalishevski is looking to score with low kicks. Mannerheim misses with a wild body shot. Mannerheim tries to work over Kalishevski's front leg with a kick but Kalishevski checks it. Kalishevski throws a lazy head kick and Mannerheim counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body. Mannerheim throws a head kick that Kalishevski semi-blocks.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Mannerheim misses with the combination.
Mannerheim throws the left hand but Kalishevski avoids the punch easily. Kalishevski takes a swing at Mannerheim's ribcage but misses. Mannerheim throws a low kick, looking for Kalishevski's leg but Kalishevski calmly moves out of range. Kalishevski pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kalishevski throws a lazy head kick and Mannerheim counters with an inside leg kick. Mannerheim throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Mannerheim throws a leg kick and Kalishevski makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick. Mannerheim throws a sloppy body shot
and Kalishevski counters with a good, hard body kick but Mannerheim shrugs it off. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim dominated that round. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Mannerheim misses with a looping right. A left and a right from Mannerheim both land. Nice combination. Mannerheim will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mannerheim moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Mannerheim looks to score with a jab to the body but Kalishevski is just out of range. Mannerheim lands with a hook. Kalishevski tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. Mannerheim swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kalishevski counters with a good low kick that Mannerheim was not able to check. Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim is winning the standup battle so far. Mannerheim moves out of range of the body kick. Kalishevski thuds his shin into the meat of Mannerheim's side.
That's one minute gone in the round. Kalishevski fails in his attempt to clinch. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Mannerheim throws a series of strikes that have Kalishevski backpedaling.
Mannerheim misses with a leg kick and Kalishevski counters with a leg kick. Mannerheim throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kalishevski. Kalishevski blocks a low kick nicely. Mannerheim moves out of range as Kalishevski throws a body kick.
Kalishevski blocks a head kick by Mannerheim.
Mannerheim tries to score with a low kick but Kalishevski moves his leg out of the way. Kalishevski closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. Knees to the body from Kalishevski.
Kalishevski has Mannerheim pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Kalishevski lands a knee to the head.
Mannerheim looking to stall.
Kalishevski misses with a knee strike.
Mannerheim tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kalishevski tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A short uppercut from Kalishevski. Mannerheim tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mannerheim misses with a knee strike.
Kalishevski throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kalishevski connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mannerheim's face.
Mannerheim trying to land knees to the body.
Kalishevski throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mannerheim blocks it with crossed arms. Mannerheim blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kalishevski's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Mannerheim throws a knee to the head but misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks. Kalishevski crunches a lovely knee into Mannerheim's ribcage. Kalishevski landing knees to the head.
A short right from Kalishevski.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Mannerheim blocks the elbow strike.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mannerheim. Kalishevski does a little dance to reset his feet. Mannerheim pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Kalishevski misses with a head kick.
Mannerheim is looking to slow Kalishevski down with leg kicks. Kalishevski throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Mannerheim throws a leg kick that is checked and Kalishevski makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Mannerheim really felt that one! Kalishevski plants his feet and lands a nice head kick! Mannerheim lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kalishevski circles away quickly and effectively. Mannerheim avoids the body shot from Kalishevski.
Kalishevski connects with a high kick.
Mannerheim is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round. Mannerheim misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out. Kalishevski moves in looking to clinch but Mannerheim pushes him off. Kalishevski tries to clinch but Mannerheim is having none of it. Mannerheim uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kalishevski.
Mannerheim tries to work over Kalishevski's front leg with a kick but Kalishevski checks it. Kalishevski closes the distance and clinches. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Kalishevski with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kalishevski tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mannerheim avoids it. Kalishevski tries to land a knee to the head but Mannerheim blocks with his arms.
Both guys are working to get underhooks. Kalishevski with a knee to the head.
Mannerheim trying to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Kalishevski showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Kalishevski has closed the distance and engaged Mannerheim in a clinch.
Mannerheim lands a hook that snaps the head of Kalishevski backwards. A right hand to the body from Kalishevski.
Mannerheim misses with a knee to the head. Kalishevski lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Mannerheim tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kalishevski avoids it. Mannerheim is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kalishevski is defending well for now. Kalishevski blocks an uppercut.
Mannerheim looking to throw knees to the head but Kalishevski is blocking nicely.
Mannerheim breaks from the clinch.
Kalishevski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kalishevski throws a body kick, spinning off balance and Mannerheim counters with a lovely shot to the body. Mannerheim is looking to wear down Kalishevski with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment. An inside leg kick lands from Kalishevski. Kalishevski takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kalishevski throws a head kick but Mannerheim moves out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round. Kalishevski tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. A low kick from Mannerheim misses and Kalishevski counters with an inside leg kick. Mannerheim lands a nice hook to Kalishevski's body. Kalishevski takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. Kalishevski takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. A head kick by Kalishevski misses and Mannerheim counters with a left to the body. Kalishevski connects with a high kick. A low kick from Mannerheim is predictable there and Kalishevski counters with a straight punch to the midsection. Mannerheim misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kalishevski pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Mannerheim avoids the head kick by Kalishevski.
A head kick by Kalishevski misses and Mannerheim makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick. Kalishevski throws a sloppy body shot
and Mannerheim counters with a thumping low kick. Kalishevski lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kalishevski slips a jab and a cross from Mannerheim.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mannerheim. That's going to slow Kalishevski down. Kalishevski takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt. A leg kick checked by Kalishevski. Mannerheim thows a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Mannerheim takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky. Mannerheim fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kalishevski manages to avoid it. Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Mannerheim 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 Kalishevski has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kalishevski and we're back underway with a touch of gloves. A low kick from Mannerheim misses and Kalishevski counters with a head kick. That will keep Mannerheim thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks! Good work by Kalishevski as he checks the leg kick. A left and a right from Mannerheim both land. Nice combination. Both fighters circling a little - Kalishevski finishes the exchange with a kick to the body. Kalishevski takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt. Mannerheim ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kalishevski moves away. Mannerheim avoids the head kick by Kalishevski.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Kalishevski pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kalishevski takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A low kick from Mannerheim misses and Kalishevski counters with a big head kick but Mannerheim shrugs it off. Kalishevski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mannerheim misses with the combination.
Kalishevski tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mannerheim swats him away and circles back towards the center. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Kalishevski misses with a head kick.
Mannerheim swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that's the end of the fight! Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim showed his dominance in that final round. I think Mannerheim 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 29:28 Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 29:28 Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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