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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Barack Bush (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kuula Kallo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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145 lbs
7 - 8 - 0 |
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151 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Barack Bush!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kuula Kallo!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice straight punches there by Bush. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bush.
Kallo has managed to clinch.
Kallo jumps guard and drags Bush to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Kallo is working an open guard so Bush takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Bush doesn't manage to clinch there - Kallo circles away.
Bush looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Kallo closes the distance and pushes Bush back into the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Bush.
Bush looking to stall.
Bush misses with a punch on the inside.
Bush is trying to maintain a safe position but Kallo gets an underhook and turns Bush into the cage.
Bush wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kallo has him pressed against the cage.
Bush using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kallo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kallo has Bush pressed against the cage, preventing Bush from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bush really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Kallo is working for takedown but Bush is calmly controlling the position for now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kallo gets control of Bush's arms and successfully pulls guard. Kallo will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Bush is looking to work some ground and pound but Kallo has wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bush tries to free his leg and advance position but Kallo is retaining full guard.
Bush won't allow Kallo to get back to his feet.
Bush wants to stand but Kallo has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Kallo can do anything to dispel that myth.
Kallo trying to keep a closed guard but Bush is proving a slippery customer.
Bush wants to stand but Kallo is controlling his posture from full guard.
Bush works a leg free and moves into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bush moves nicely into side control.
Bush stands up and beckons Kallo to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kallo misses with a body shot
and Bush counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kallo blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bush.
Bush frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Bush landing strikes from the mount.
Bush lands a nice shot to the head.
Bush pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Bush jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Kallo manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Bush looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Kallo is avoiding damage well.
Bush is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Kallo knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bush stands up.
Bush swats away the attempt to clinch by Kallo.
Bush shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kallo sprawls well. Kallo wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bush gets slowly back to his feet.
Bush has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Barack Bush. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kallo wants to clinch up but Bush keeps it at a distance.
Bush tries to clinch there but Kallo circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kallo wants to clinch up but Bush keeps it at a distance.
Bush connects with a nice looking jab.
Bush throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bush scores with a jab to the jaw.
Bush avoids the head kick by Kallo.
Bush fails with the takedown.
Bush tries to clinch up.
Kallo defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bush.
Bush gets tackled into the cage by Kallo. Kallo maintains the clinch.
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!
Bush lands a shoulder strike.
Bush throws an elbow that misses.
Bush trying to control the position but instead, Kallo has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bush into the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bush tries a knee to the head but Kallo blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Barack Bush dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Kallo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bush circles away quickly and effectively.
Kallo has Bush up against the cage in a clinch.
Kallo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bush in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Bush blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kallo pulls guard successfully.
Bush trying to stand up but can't free himself from Kallo's guard.
Bush works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Kallo wants to get back to full guard.
Kallo wants to get back to his feet.
Kallo is pressing down on Bush's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Bush passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kallo tries to improve position but can't.
Bush trying to control the action but Kallo is working from the bottom.
Bush decides to stand back up.
Kallo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kallo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bush shoots in and drives through. Kallo sprawls well.
Kuula Kallo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kallo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kallo defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bush.
Kallo swats away the attempt to clinch by Bush.
Bush shoots in and drives through. Kallo sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Barack Bush. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kallo tries to clinch but Bush is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kallo swats away the attempt to clinch by Bush.
Kallo lands a jab.
Bush circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bush tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bush tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Kallo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kallo as Bush tries to tie him up.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kallo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bush trying to stall but Kallo improves his position.
Kallo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bush working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Stalling in the clinch from Kallo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kallo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bush fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bush wants to clinch.
Kallo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bush swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bush tries to clinch but Kallo is having none of it.
Bush wants to clinch.
Kallo has closed the distance and engaged Bush in a clinch.
Kallo lands an elbow inside.
Bush is trying to break free.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kallo.
Kallo is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Bush goes for a takedown attempt but Kallo pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Bush wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kallo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kallo slaps away a takedown attempt from Bush, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Bush tries to clinch up
and Kallo counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Kallo.
Bush has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Kallo uses from the top position.
Bush 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.
Bush keeping moving, preventing Kallo from controlling successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kallo wants to stand but Bush is controlling his posture from full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Kuula Kallo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
No luck for Kallo with that takedown attempt.
Bush scores with a jab to the jaw.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Bush tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kallo swivels and escapes.
Bush tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Kallo moves into the clinch.
Kallo is trying to pull guard but Bush has him pressed against the cage.
Bush is trying to force a seperation but Kallo has the dominant position.
Kallo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kallo tries to pull guard but Bush won't allow it.
Barack Bush has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kuula Kallo.
A short left from Bush.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A short uppercut from Bush.
Bush lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bush manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Kallo.
Bush drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Kallo gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Kuula Kallo seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bush taking a breather.
Bush is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Kallo has Bush pressed against the cage, preventing Bush from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kallo connects with a knee to the head.
Kallo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bush.
Kallo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bush tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Kallo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kallo moves into the clinch.
Kallo connects with a knee to the head.
Bush is trying to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Kallo.
Bush blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kallo crunches a lovely knee into Bush's ribcage.
Bush jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kallo walks away with a smile on his face. Bush gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bush wants to clinch up but Kallo keeps it at a distance.
Kallo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bush is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bush tries to clinch up.
Bush tries to clinch but Kallo moves out of range.
Bush tries to clinch but Kallo is having none of it.
Nice takedown defense from Kallo. No joy for Bush on that attempt.
Nice sprawl there from Kallo as Bush shoots in.
Bush fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kallo has closed the distance and engaged Bush in a clinch.
Bush misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bush has a couple of punches blocked by Kallo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kallo with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kallo.
Kallo tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Kallo stalling.
Kallo fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Bush trying to land knees to the body.
Bush prevents a body shot from Kallo.
Kallo tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Bush smiles and moves away.
Kallo moves in looking to clinch but Bush pushes him off.
Bush is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bush is looking to clinch.
Kallo tries to clinch up but Bush circles away and keeps his distance.
Barack Bush seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kallo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kallo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bush tries to close the distance and clinch but Kallo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bush closes the distance and clinches up with Kallo, looking for a takedown. Bush pushes Kallo against the cage but Kallo circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Bush tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Kallo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bush lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Kallo clinches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kallo misses with a knee strike.
Bush looking for a takedown.
Bush has Kallo pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Kallo manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Kallo fails to pull guard.
Kallo connects with a knee to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bush wants to stall.
Bush has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Kallo after a bit of a struggle.
Kallo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kuula Kallo.
I think Kallo has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kuula Kallo!
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