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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Mauri Kunnas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Zalachenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kunnas comes into the arena with Jumal x10 Lavis - Jeesus blaring out of the sound system. Zalachenko is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Torture Chamber. 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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290 lbs
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270 lbs
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World class MT
Cardio machine
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Granite chin
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Mauri Kunnas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexander Zalachenko!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shigeki Sano and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zalachenko tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kunnas was well out of range. Poor timing from Zalachenko.
A solid leg kick lands there for Zalachenko.
Zalachenko throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kunnas has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kunnas there as he acknowledges the shot.
Kunnas bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Zalachenko misses with an uppercut
and Kunnas cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kunnas ducks under a wild hook from Zalachenko.
Zalachenko looks to land a right hand but Kunnas moved out of range.
Kunnas scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kunnas moves into range and clinches up with Zalachenko.
Kunnas connects with a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zalachenko tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kunnas's elbow.
Zalachenko tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kunnas's elbow.
Zalachenko lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kunnas tries to land a knee to the head but Zalachenko blocks with his arms.
Zalachenko lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kunnas tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Zalachenko's elbow.
Kunnas missing with knees to the body.
Kunnas blocks the elbow strike.
Zalachenko lands an uppercut.
Kunnas connects with a knee to the head.
Kunnas struggles to land a body shot inside as Zalachenko controls his hands.
Kunnas tries a knee to the head but Zalachenko blocks it.
Kunnas pushes Zalachenko back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kunnas with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Zalachenko unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The referee is keeping an eye on Zalachenko - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Zalachenko receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Zalachenko lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kunnas.
Nice body punch from Zalachenko - that landed with a thud.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kunnas.
Zalachenko is trying to maintain a safe position but Kunnas gets an underhook and turns Zalachenko into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zalachenko blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kunnas pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Zalachenko misses with a lunging right hand
and Kunnas counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Zalachenko misses with a low kick.
Zalachenko throws a low kick but Kunnas moves out of range easily.
Danga de danga de dang - Zalachenko scores with a four punch combination!
Zalachenko scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Zalachenko swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A big right from Zalachenko misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zalachenko lands a leg kick that knocks Kunnas off balance momentarily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zalachenko. Kunnas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Zalachenko scores with a nice strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Zalachenko 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.
Zalachenko throws a right hand that Kunnas ducks under and follows up with a left that Kunnas also avoids with ease.
A head kick misses from Kunnas.
Kunnas moves out of range as Zalachenko throws a body kick.
Zalachenko throws a hook to the side of Kunnas's head but Kunnas sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kunnas throws a leg kick but Zalachenko checks it.
Zalachenko keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Zalachenko throws a body punch but Kunnas moves out of range.
Zalachenko bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kunnas's head backwards.
Zalachenko feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kunnas's calf.
Kunnas throws a wild body kick that Zalachenko sees coming a mile off.
Zalachenko misses the jab.
Zalachenko wants to clinch up but Kunnas keeps it at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot by Zalachenko.
Zalachenko thuds his right hand into Kunnas's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Alexander Zalachenko seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kunnas lands a high kick!
Zalachenko misses with a leg kick
and Kunnas moves into the clinch.
Kunnas takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Mauri Kunnas has been cut.
Zalachenko fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kunnas lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Alexander Zalachenko has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zalachenko takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kunnas misses with the head strike.
A short body shot lands from Zalachenko as the two fighters clinch.
Zalachenko avoiding damage as Kunnas throws knees to the body.
Kunnas misses with an elbow strike.
Zalachenko misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kunnas with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kunnas with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Zalachenko lands a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kunnas on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kunnas misses with a knee strike.
Zalachenko lands a nice knee to the body.
Zalachenko lands with a light punch inside.
Alexander Zalachenko seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Zalachenko lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Zalachenko lands an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Zalachenko.
Zalachenko lands a hook to the side of the head.
Zalachenko tries to land knees in the clinch but Kunnas avoids the damage to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Zalachenko.
Kunnas tries to land knees in the clinch but Zalachenko avoids the damage to the body.
Zalachenko misses with the head strike.
Zalachenko tries a body shot but Kunnas blocks it.
Kunnas misses with a knee strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Good body shot from Zalachenko.
Zalachenko is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kunnas as Zalachenko tries to tie him up.
Zalachenko struggles to land a body shot inside as Kunnas controls his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Zalachenko showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Zalachenko lands a front kick to the face, that drops Kunnas to the canvas! Is he dazed or just shocked? He's back to his feet and the referee is going to allow him to continue the fight!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kunnas checks a low kick from Zalachenko.
Alexander Zalachenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zalachenko takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Zalachenko scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd cheers as Zalachenko lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kunnas doesn't seem phased though.
Zalachenko misses with a lunging right hand
and Kunnas makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Kunnas backs away from a small jab... but Zalachenko lunges forward with a huge superman punch! Kunnas crumples to the ground as his mouth piece is sent flying! Zalachenko with a spectacular finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Alexander Zalachenko!
Alexander Zalachenko was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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hype
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