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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kalle Leka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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280 lbs
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255 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kalle Leka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paul White!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Felipe Paraventi and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Leka moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
White defending well as Leka loads up on a big left hand.
White throws a series of punches but Leka moves out of range.
Leka avoids a punch combination nicely.
White moves out of range of the strikes.
White moves into the clinch.
White prevents a body shot from Leka.
White prevents a body shot from Leka.
Leka lands a shoulder strike.
White pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
White fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
White fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Leka avoids it really well and circles away.
White lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
White misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Leka misses with a looping right.
White uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Leka.
Leka showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from White.
White shoots in but Leka avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Leka throws a shot from downtown. White moves away and avoids it.
White shoots in looking for a takedown. Leka tries to sprawl out of it but White keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Leka manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Kalle Leka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul White.
White lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from White misses.
The crowd cheers as Leka lands an impressive looking overhand right. White doesn't seem phased though.
White moves forwards but Leka connects with a nice, crisp jab.
It looks like Paul White has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Leka connects with a looping right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Leka. White does a little dance to reset his feet.
White darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Leka misses with a straight left.
White fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
White slips a jab from Leka.
Nice defenses there by White.
White rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Leka moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
White fails with the takedown.
Paul White seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - White looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nice body punch from Leka.
White shoots in for a takedown but Leka shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Leka lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
White steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Leka.
White doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kalle Leka is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
White looks winded!
Leka scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
White showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Leka.
Leka lands a jab to White's midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Leka misses.
White slips a straight right by Leka.
Leka smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
White shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
White looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
White seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Leka does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Leka is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of White's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take White's back!
Leka struggling to land strikes to the head as White covers up.
Leka is landing with strikes from the back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kalle Leka dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Paul White's cut.
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.
Leka throws out a loose jab but White uses good head movement to avoid it.
Leka lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
White slips under a jab.
White connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Leka misses with a looping left.
Leka uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from White.
Leka jabbing away but nothing is landing.
White throws a head kick but Leka moves out of range.
Leka leaves White with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Leka is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Leka throws a jab when White was well out of range.
Leka takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A nice leg kick lands there from White.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Leka. White does a little dance to reset his feet.
A left lands for White.
Sloppy strikes from Leka. Those never looked like landing.
White tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Leka swivels and escapes.
Kalle Leka is winning the standup battle so far.
White moves out of range as Leka strikes.
A combination from White does no damage.
White uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Leka.
White throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
White missing with a left hand there. Leka was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
White closes the distance and clinches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by White.
A head punch blocked on the inside by White.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Leka.
A head punch blocked on the inside by White.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Leka.
White tries to break free but Leka pushes him back against the cage.
White blocking some punches.
White is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Leka pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Kalle Leka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul White.
A short left from Leka.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch on the inside from Leka fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Leka.
White drops down looking for an ankle pick but Leka pulls his leg out and moves away.
White looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Leka is fending him off so far but White persists. Nope, Leka circles away and we're back to standing.
White is breathing heavily.
White takes one to the chin there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White blocks a jab.
Leka stuffs the takedown attempt from White. White gets slowly back to his feet.
Leka thows a body shot but no joy.
White uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Leka.
Leka 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.
Sloppy strikes from Leka. Those never looked like landing.
Leka lands with a straight right. White didn't see that one coming.
Leka fakes high and swings low for a body shot but White manages to avoid it.
White misses with a double jab.
White lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Leka sizes up White with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
White shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Leka but Leka pushes him off and we're back to square one.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
White walks into a left hand.
Leka connects with a single shot there.
White on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Leka connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between White's hands.
White fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
White on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
White staying out of range there.
Leka lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
White moves away from the strike by Leka.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kalle Leka dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Paul White's cut.
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!
White shoots in and drives through. Leka sprawls well.
White swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Leka lands a jab to the head.
White uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Leka.
White defending well as Leka loads up on a big left hand.
Paul White is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Leka drops White with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but White looks back up at him and smiles so Leka waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
White is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big left from Leka misses.
White is still on wobbly legs! Can Leka finish him?
White throws a hook to the side of Leka's head but Leka sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Leka fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
White seems to have recovered his senses.
Leka throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent White stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Leka drops White with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but White looks back up at him and smiles so Leka waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
White takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Leka misses with a body shot.
Leka ducks down into range and throws a picture perfect right hook that connects with White's jaw. White's eyes stare off into space as he falls to the mat, out cold! Leka does the decent thing and steps back, rather than landing any shots to his unconscious opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kalle Leka!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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