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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Igor Glozman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kauno Kaalikorva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Glozman comes to the cage accompanied by enae Volare Mezzo. This should be a great matchup!
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177 cm
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190 lbs
31 - 11 - 0 |
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180 cm
30
192 lbs
26 - 8 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world! Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
31 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Igor Glozman! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
26 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kauno Kaalikorva! The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Glozman turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. Glozman throws a body kick that misses. Kaalikorva misses with a straight right. Glozman has managed to clinch.
Kaalikorva tries to score a body lock takedown but Glozman shows good agility there to stay on his feet. A head punch on the inside from Kaalikorva fails to land. Kaalikorva lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Glozman lands a left hand.
Kaalikorva taking a breather. Glozman misses with a short punch on the inside. Kaalikorva fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kaalikorva working aggressively here.
Glozman holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Kaalikorva struggles to land a body shot inside as Glozman controls his hands.
Glozman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kaalikorva has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Glozman looking to stall.
Kaalikorva lands a left hand that snaps the head of Glozman backwards. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Nice body punch from Kaalikorva. Glozman trying to land knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round. Kaalikorva tries to break the clinch but Glozman is controlling the position. Kaalikorva working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Glozman pushes Kaalikorva back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Kaalikorva wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. A head punch on the inside from Kaalikorva fails to land. Glozman lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kaalikorva backwards. Glozman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Glozman. Kaalikorva is looking to take this one to the mat. Glozman misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kaalikorva misses with a punch to the body.
A right hand to the body from Glozman.
Both fighters working to control the clinch. Kaalikorva is looking to break free of the clinch but Glozman has double underhooks. Glozman scores with a shot to the side of Kaalikorva's head. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Glozman. Kaalikorva can't get the takedown.
Igor Glozman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kauno Kaalikorva. Kaalikorva lands a left hand that snaps the head of Glozman backwards. Kaalikorva dodges an elbow strike from Glozman.
A head punch on the inside from Kaalikorva fails to land. Nice body punch from Glozman - that landed with a thud.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Glozman makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Glozman lands a body punch. Kaalikorva looks gassed! Kaalikorva throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kaalikorva blocks the elbow strike.
Kaalikorva fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kaalikorva struggles to land a body shot inside as Glozman controls his hands.
Kaalikorva breaks from the clinch.
Glozman is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kaalikorva. Kaalikorva looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. Glozman throws a jab when Kaalikorva was well out of range. Kaalikorva looks to land a left hand but Glozman moved out of range nicely. Kaalikorva swings widly with a right hand
and Glozman counters with a left to the body. Kaalikorva avoids the head kick by Glozman.
Nice sprawl there from Glozman as Kaalikorva shoots in. Kauno Kaalikorva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Kaalikorva throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Glozman sees it coming and avoids it easily. Kaalikorva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Glozman manages to avoid it. Igor Glozman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Glozman throws a right hand that Kaalikorva ducks under and follows up with a left that Kaalikorva also avoids with ease. Glozman tests Kaalikorva's chin there with a solid looking shot. Glozman ducks under a wild hook from Kaalikorva.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Glozman tries to clinch there but Kaalikorva circles away.
Glozman turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. Glozman will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Glozman jabs at Kaalikorva's body. Glozman is looking to clinch. Kaalikorva throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Glozman with a body punch. A glancing blow. Kaalikorva throws a front kick aimed at Glozman's knee but Glozman avoids it well. A big right from Glozman misses. Kaalikorva scores with a jab to the jaw. A big right from Glozman misses. Glozman scores with a body shot.
Glozman thows a body kick. Kaalikorva tries to catch it but that hurt him. Glozman misses with an uppercut. Kaalikorva saw that one coming. Kaalikorva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Kaalikorva takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Kaalikorva has closed the distance and engaged Glozman in a clinch.
Kaalikorva tries a body shot but Glozman blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Glozman fails to land. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Glozman. Kaalikorva goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kaalikorva misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kaalikorva blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kaalikorva has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Glozman avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch. With the two fighters working up against the cage, Glozman just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kaalikorva's brow. Kaalikorva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Glozman content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Glozman. Glozman lands a left hand.
Kaalikorva blocks an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Glozman scores with a nice short uppercut. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Kaalikorva is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though. Glozman pushes Kaalikorva back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. Kaalikorva wants to get back to striking at distance but Glozman won't allow it.
Glozman looking to stall.
Glozman seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Kaalikorva is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Igor Glozman dominated that round. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Glozman throws a big shot that misses. Glozman fails in his attempt to clinch. Kaalikorva has his takedown stuffed and Glozman counters with a lovely straight right hand! Kaalikorva connects with a jab. Glozman looks to score with a jab to the body but Kaalikorva is just out of range. Sloppy strikes from Kaalikorva. Those never looked like landing. Kaalikorva has his takedown stuffed and Glozman counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena. Glozman keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kaalikorva. Glozman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kaalikorva manages to avoid it. Glozman is looking to clinch but Kaalikorva is avoiding it.
Good leg kick by Glozman there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kaalikorva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Glozman.
Glozman ducks under a wild hook from Kaalikorva. Glozman tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Kaalikorva manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Kaalikorva misses with a few strikes there.
Glozman lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round. Kaalikorva looks to land a right hand but Glozman moved out of range. Kaalikorva avoids the head kick by Glozman.
Kaalikorva throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Kaalikorva connects with a right hand. Glozman shakes it off. Kaalikorva gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Glozman.
Kaalikorva is breathing heavily. Kaalikorva ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Glozman fails in his attempt to clinch. Glozman looks to score with a jab to the body but Kaalikorva is just out of range. The fighters circle momentarily. Glozman darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch. Glozman swinging wildly here.
A big right from Kaalikorva misses. Glozman slips under a jab. Glozman scores with a punch to the head. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Kaalikorva scores a takedown into full mount! If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup. Glozman is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Glozman somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet! Glozman scoring well with a low kick there.
Kaalikorva throws a looping overhand right but Glozman ducks down to avoid it. Glozman misses with a straight left. Glozman misses with an uppercut
and Kaalikorva counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Kaalikorva takes a body punch but keeps moving. The fight stays on the outside here - Glozman looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Donk. Glozman catches Kaalikorva right on the button with a cross. Glozman avoids the body shot from Kaalikorva.
Glozman scores with a kick to the midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Glozman takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Wow, both these guys are really going for it! Kaalikorva waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Glozman. Glozman connects with a jab. Glozman throws a leg kick but Kaalikorva moved away. Kaalikorva closes this distance looking for a takedown but Glozman circles away. Igor Glozman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kauno Kaalikorva. Glozman lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Glozman lands a nice looking kick to the body. Kaalikorva takes a step back to recover. Glozman lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Kaalikorva is rocked! This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Kaalikorva gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Glozman gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Kaalikorva is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Igor Glozman! Igor Glozman retains his middleweight title! Our winner, Igor Glozman, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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