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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Michael Kalos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Fire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kalos comes to the cage accompanied by Cracks (Flux Pavillion). Fire has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michael Kalos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 5 - 1, fighting out of New York, Tommy Fire!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Alyssa Summers and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kalos feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Fires jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Fire looks gassed!
Kalos has a takedown stuffed.
Kalos lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Fire backs up against the cage.
Nice uppercut there from Kalos.
Michael Kalos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fire on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kalos misses with a wild body shot.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kalos.
Kalos throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fire.
Kalos misses with a leg kick
and Fire counters with a left and a right that stings Kalos.
Kalos fails to land with a series of punches.
Kalos attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalos lands with a shot to the body.
Kalos throws a combination. Fire tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Kalos throws a shot to the body.
Kalos tries to land a front kick but Fire steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kalos lands a nice hook to Fire's body. Fire takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kalos throws a right hand that Fire ducks under and follows up with a left that Fire also avoids with ease.
Kalos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kalos scores with a jab to the head.
Kalos tries to score with a low kick but Fire moves his leg out of the way.
Fire gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Kalos.
Fire takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Kalos throws a one two combo.
Kalos connects with a crisp jab.
Kalos tries to bum rush Fire with a series of wild strikes but Fire uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fire needs to keep his hands up - Kalos had a free shot at his head there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A clash of legs there as Fire blocks the low kick.
Kalos fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Kalos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A jab lands there for Kalos.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kalos comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kalos connects with a good right hand that stumbles Fire. Fire circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Fire moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Kalos connects with a good right hand that stumbles Fire. Fire circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kalos stuns Fire with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kalos fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Kalos throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kalos is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Kalos misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kalos looks to land a combination but Fire avoids it well.
Kalos feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Fires jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Kalos connects with a looping right hand.
Kalos smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kalos misses with a head kick.
Kalos shoots in looking for a takedown but Fire manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Kalos's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kalos lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Fire at a distance.
No joy there for Kalos, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nice takedown defense from Fire. No joy for Kalos on that attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Kalos dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kalos connects with a jab.
Kalos tries to score a power double leg takedown but Fire sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Kalos somewhat.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kalos.
Kalos is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Kalos rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fire moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fire moves out of range of the body kick from Kalos.
Kalos scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Kalos is defended easily by Fire.
Fire is breathing heavily.
Sloppy strikes from Kalos. Those never looked like landing.
Michael Kalos is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalos misses the shot to the body.
Kalos thuds a left hand into Fire's body.
Kalos scores with a body shot.
Tommy Fire is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kalos lands a nice shot that snaps Fire's head back.
Kalos tries for a takedown but Fire circles away easily
and Fire counters with a series of strikes. Kalos will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Kalos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kalos misses with a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kalos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kalos throws the left hand but Fire avoids the punch easily.
Kalos will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A punch lands to the side of Fire 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Kalos swings for the body but Fire moves out of range.
Kalos throws a leg kick but Fire sees it coming and moves out of range.
Kalos lands with a hook. Fire tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kalos ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kalos lands a right hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Kalos. That snapped Fire's head back.
Kalos misses the shot to the body.
Kalos dips to his left and cracks Fire with an uppercut!
Kalos cracks a nice hook into Fire's ribs.
Kalos tries to land a front kick but Fire steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kalos fails with the takedown.
Kalos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kalos keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kalos looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kalos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fire manages to avoid it.
A punch combination from Kalos misses.
Fire keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A combination from Fire does no damage.
Kalos uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Fire has time to react.
Kalos rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fire moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kalos jabs at Fire's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Kalos dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Kalos does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Kalos lands a body shot.
Kalos shoots in looking for a takedown but Fire manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Kalos's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Kalos wants to land a leg kick but Fire is out of range.
Fire has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Fire blocks a leg kick.
Kalos pivots, looking for a leg kick but Fire is out of range and Kalos settles back down.
A lazy left from Kalos finds it's target.
Kalos scores with a decent looking hook.
Kalos tries for a takedown but Fire sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kalos lands an overhand right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalos scores with a hook.
Kalos lands with an overhand left.
Some wild striking there from Kalos.
Kalos looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Fire is fending him off so far but Kalos persists. Nope, Fire circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Kalos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kalos fails with a takedown attempt.
Kalos cracks Fire with a right hand to the side of the head.
Kalos misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kalos shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Fire defends it nicely.
Fire swinging wildly here.
Michael Kalos is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kalos fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kalos fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Fire is out of range.
Kalos scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kalos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kalos thuds a left hand into Fire's body.
Kalos works Fire's body with a nice hook.
Fire throws a series of punches but Kalos moves out of range.
Kalos rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fire moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kalos connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Kalos misses with a wild body shot.
Kalos takes a swing at Fire's ribcage but misses.
Kalos misses with a takedown
and Fire counters with a three punch combo that has Kalos backing up. Kalos nods at Fire to acknowledge the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kalos throws a poor cross that misses
and Fire counters with a left and a right that stings Kalos.
Kalos wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kalos.
Good exchange - Kalos coming out on top.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Kalos is defended easily by Fire.
Fire misses with a combination
and Kalos counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Tommy Fire has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kalos jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Kalos showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kalos has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 John Roberts scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Kalos!
Michael Kalos opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.
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hype
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