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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mika Kallio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brock Lesnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lesnar comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Master of Puppets kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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193 cm
18
272 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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198 cm
20
260 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mika Kallio! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Brock Lesnar ! The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Lesnar shoots and misses and Kallio counters with a good low kick that Lesnar was not able to check. Lesnar misses with a takedown and Kallio counters with a low kick, right behind Lesnar 's knee. A looping hook to the body misses from Kallio. Lesnar does a little dance to reset his feet. Lesnar misses with a takedown attempt and Kallio counters by moving into the clinch. Mika Kallio has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brock Lesnar . Lesnar is working for takedown but Kallio is calmly controlling the position for now. Knees to the body from Kallio.
Lesnar looks gassed! Lesnar is trying to drag Kallio to the mat but Kallio just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there. Lesnar wants a takedown but no success here.
Lesnar has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Kallio is trying to keep an underhook but Lesnar manages to get the takedown into half guard. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet. Kallio wants to get back to his feet. The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's one minute gone in the round. Lesnar is looking for a kimura but Kallio is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Lesnar to get the leverage. Lesnar stops Kallio from getting back to his feet.
Lesnar is working for a kimura but Kallio is defending it quite comfortably.
Lesnar is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Lesnar is trying to work for a kimura but Kallio is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Kallio is defending against the submission attempts here by Lesnar .
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring. Kallio wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult. Lesnar is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Lesnar prevents Kallio from standing back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Kallio trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful. Kallio kicks Lesnar off and gets back to his feet. Lesnar misses with a takedown and Kallio counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body. Lesnar circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kallio wants to clinch. Kallio shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Kallio was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure! Kallio lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Kallio working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Lesnar is trying to get back to his feet but can't. The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Kallio cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Kallio looking to control but Lesnar is working nicely, looking to advance position himself. Lesnar trying desperately to get to his feet.
Lesnar taking shots to the head.
It looks like Brock Lesnar has been cut. Kallio with good strikes from the mount here! As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Kallio is landing with some decent strikes but Lesnar is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue. Kallio won't let Lesnar get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now. Kallio wants to control the pace but Lesnar is squirming around nicely. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mika Kallio dominated that round. The cut man is working on Brock Lesnar 's cut. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kallio clinches up with Lesnar and pushes him back against the ropes. Lesnar looking for a takedown. Kallio stalling.
Kallio gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Lesnar .
Lesnar tightens his grip and picks Kallio up, before dumping him to the ground. Kallio manages to land in guard. Kallio is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far. Lesnar has gone for a leg lock! Kallio slips out almost immediately though and dives into Lesnar 's guard. Kallio trying to control the position from guard on top but Lesnar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Lesnar throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Lesnar is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round. Kallio stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lesnar swivels though and keeps the full guard. Lesnar wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Kallio manages to pass to side control. Mika Kallio overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. Kallio is taking a breather. Lesnar says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something. Lesnar is trying to stand back up but Kallio is controlling him
Kallio winds up and cracks Lesnar with a swinging punch to the side of the head. Kallio trying to mount his opponent but Lesnar defends it. Lesnar looking for submissions from an awkward position here. Lesnar is trying to stand back up but Kallio is controlling him
Kallio is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Lesnar is trying to stand up here but Kallio is controlling him well. Kallio works his foot free and advances to mount. Kallio takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though. Kallio dominating with strikes here. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Kallio postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Lesnar looks a forlorn figure.
Lesnar is squirming around, avoiding Kallio's attempts to control the action. Lesnar wants to try and get back to his feet. Kallio looking to secure an arm triangle but Lesnar defends it well. Kallio landing strikes from the mount. Kallio could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Kallio trying to control but he's not successful this time. Kallio working the ground and pound effectively.
Kallio lands with some strikes. Kallio trying to control but he's not successful this time. Kallio dominating with strikes here.
Lesnar is rocked! Kallio looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Lesnar covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mika Kallio!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
60% |
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