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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thai Bo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vyacheslav Kalashnikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bo comes to the cage accompanied by Дамат - Новый &. Kalashnikov has chosen CMX - Kaikkivaltiaan Peili as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Good wrestling
World class MT
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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
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Thai Bo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vyacheslav Kalashnikov!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Bruno Lombardi and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kalashnikov loads up on a big right hand but Bo slips the punch.
Kalashnikov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kalashnikov digs a good body shot into Bo's ribs.
Bo slips under a jab from Kalashnikov.
Kalashnikov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A slow jab from Bo misses its intended target.
Kalashnikov ducks under a wild hook from Bo.
Kalashnikov throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Bo.
It looks like Thai Bo has been cut.
Kalashnikov connects with the punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kalashnikov. Bo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kalashnikov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kalashnikov thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Bo if he has to take too many more of those.
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!
Bo avoids a kick to the body.
Bo throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kalashnikov.
A left lands for Bo.
Kalashnikov scores with a shot to the body.
Kalashnikov misses with the combination.
Kalashnikov lands a front kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Bo. That snapped Kalashnikov's head back.
Kalashnikov is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bo rather than just go for the knockout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Kalashnikov blocks the low kick.
Bo moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Kalashnikov throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Kalashnikov throws out a loose jab but Bo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kalashnikov looks to throw the jab but Bo is out of range.
Thai Bo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bo misses with a low kick.
Bo tries to clinch up.
Bo scores with a head kick.
Sloppy strikes from Kalashnikov. Those never looked like landing.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kalashnikov.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A swing and a miss from Kalashnikov.
Bo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bo throws a head kick but Kalashnikov moves out of range.
Bo moves into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bo.
Bo scores with a shot to the side of Kalashnikov's head.
Kalashnikov misses with a knee strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kalashnikov breaks the clinch.
Kalashnikov misses with a few strikes there.
Bo tests Kalashnikov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bo takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A lazy left from Kalashnikov finds it's target.
Kalashnikov misses with a body kick.
Bo tries to work over Kalashnikov's front leg with a kick but Kalashnikov checks it.
Kalashnikov tests Bo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kalashnikov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bo.
Kalashnikov takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Bo throws a leg kick which misses Kalashnikov's front leg but catches the back leg as Kalashnikov tries to avoid it.
Kalashnikov throws a hook but Bo avoids it easily.
A left lands for Bo.
Bo slips a straight right by Kalashnikov.
Kalashnikov 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.
Kalashnikov takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Kalashnikov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A bone on bone clash there as Bo blocks the leg kick.
Kalashnikov throws a series of punches but Bo avoids them all with ease.
Bo's corner calls for a 1-2. Bo obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Bo slips a straight right by Kalashnikov.
Bo connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kalashnikov momentarily.
Kalashnikov takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kalashnikov fakes the leg kick and cracks Bo in the body.
Bo cracks the inside of Kalashnikov's front leg.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kalashnikov tries to keep at a distance but Bo has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bo struggles to land a body shot inside as Kalashnikov controls his hands.
Bo lands with a short shot to the head.
Bo takes an elbow to the temple.
Bo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kalashnikov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kalashnikov misses with the head strike.
Bo works on Kalashnikov's body with a couple of short punches.
Bo blocks a body shot from Kalashnikov.
Bo is leaning against Kalashnikov and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bo can't find room to land a body shot as Kalashnikov controls the action.
Kalashnikov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bo lands a head kick!
Kalashnikov on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bo. Bo obviously looking to wear him down.
Nice uppercut lands for Kalashnikov. That snapped Bo's head back.
Bo dodges the punch combination from Kalashnikov.
Bo misses with a wild combination.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kalashnikov thuds a left hand into Bo's body.
Kalashnikov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Thai Bo will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Thai Bo's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
A combination from Bo does no damage.
Bo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kalashnikov throws a shot from downtown. Bo moves away and avoids it.
Bo lands a nice hook to Kalashnikov's body. Kalashnikov takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kalashnikov throws a leg kick but Bo moved away.
Kalashnikov scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Bo misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bo avoids the body shot from Kalashnikov.
Kalashnikov takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Bo slips under a jab.
Bo goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
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!
Kalashnikov takes a kick to the side of the head.
Kalashnikov throws a wild body kick that Bo sees coming a mile off.
Kalashnikov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kalashnikov misses with a looping right.
Bo moves out of range as Kalashnikov throws a body kick.
Bo tries to close the distance and clinch but Kalashnikov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kalashnikov tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kalashnikov throws out the jab.
Bo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bo throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kalashnikov throws a right hand that Bo ducks under and follows up with a left that Bo also avoids with ease.
Thai Bo is winning the standup battle so far.
Kalashnikov tries to land a front kick but Bo steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kalashnikov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bo attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kalashnikov misses with a body kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Kalashnikov crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Bo - the referee stops the clock and Kalashnikov gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Bo. Kalashnikov manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Kalashnikov is breathing heavily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kalashnikov. Bo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bo lands a nice shot that snaps Kalashnikov's head back.
Bo thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Kalashnikov if he has to take too many more of those.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kalashnikov.
Bo pushes Kalashnikov away with a front kick.
Bo tries a head kick but it misses.
Kalashnikov's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bo throws a head kick but Kalashnikov moves out of range.
Kalashnikov misses with the combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bo is looking to chop away at Kalashnikov's legs.
Bo swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Bo throws a low kick, looking for Kalashnikov's leg but Kalashnikov calmly moves out of range.
Kalashnikov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bo has managed to clinch.
Bo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kalashnikov throws a head punch that misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Bo.
Kalashnikov avoiding damage as Bo throws knees to the body.
Kalashnikov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kalashnikov wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bo pushes Kalashnikov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kalashnikov manages to break the clinch.
A thudding body kick lands there by Bo!
Kalashnikov stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bo.
Kalashnikov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bo.
Bo throws a leg kick but Kalashnikov checks it.
Bo tries a head kick but it misses.
Kalashnikov throws a jab but it's blocked by Bo.
Kalashnikov dodges the punch combination from Bo.
Kalashnikov lands a slapping body shot.
Bo misses with a head kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bo.
Bo tried to score with a low kick but Kalashnikov checks it.
Bo lands with a nice body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bo tests Kalashnikov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kalashnikov blocks a head kick by Bo.
An inside leg kick lands from Bo.
Bo tries to close the distance and clinch but Kalashnikov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
An inside leg kick from Bo misses.
Bo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Nice body punch from Bo.
A head punch on the inside from Kalashnikov fails to land.
Thai Bo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bo breaks from the clinch.
Kalashnikov looks for the body kick but Bo saw that one coming.
Good work by Kalashnikov as he checks the leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A slow jab from Kalashnikov misses its intended target.
Bo wants to slow Kalashnikov down by chopping away at his legs.
Bo is looking to slow Kalashnikov down with leg kicks.
Kalashnikov feints and then cracks Bo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bo down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thai Bo dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Thai Bo's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Bo connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Bo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kalashnikov has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bo.
Kalashnikov misses with a wild body shot.
Kalashnikov moves out of range of the body kick.
Bo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bo dips to his left and cracks Kalashnikov with an uppercut!
Kalashnikov tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kalashnikov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bo is looking to clinch but Kalashnikov is avoiding it.
Bo scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Bo throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kalashnikov blocks a head kick by Bo.
Kalashnikov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bo.
Bo scores with a head kick. Kalashnikov tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Bo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Kalashnikov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bo moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bo stalling.
Kalashnikov lands with a short shot to the head.
A right hand to the body from Kalashnikov.
Kalashnikov has a couple of punches blocked by Bo.
Kalashnikov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bo's elbow.
Kalashnikov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bo tries to break the clinch but Kalashnikov is controlling the position.
Bo can't break the clinch.
Bo is looking to control Kalashnikov's arms but Kalashnikov gets an underhook and turns him. Now Bo has his back to the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kalashnikov.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Bo lands a nice shot to the body.
Kalashnikov struggles to land a body shot inside as Bo controls his hands.
Bo stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kalashnikov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bo is looking to slow Kalashnikov down with leg kicks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kalashnikov.
Kalashnikov wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kalashnikov scores with a nice head shot.
Bo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kalashnikov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bo tries a low kick but Kalashnikov avoids it.
Sloppy strikes from Kalashnikov. Those never looked like landing.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bo.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bo.
Bo lands a jab.
Bo connects with an inside leg kick.
Bo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kalashnikov has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Bo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bo throws a front kick that sends Kalashnikov stumbling back into the cage.
Kalashnikov takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Bo throws a leg kick which misses Kalashnikov's front leg but catches the back leg as Kalashnikov tries to avoid it.
Bo throws a wild body kick that Kalashnikov sees coming a mile off.
Bo throws a nice outside leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bo.
Bo bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Kalashnikov chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Thai Bo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bo connects with a solid leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kalashnikov looks to score with a jab to the body but Bo is just out of range.
Bo connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bo closes the distance and clinches.
Bo wants to break the clinch but can't.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kalashnikov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bo breaks the clinch.
Bo throws a lazy head kick
and Kalashnikov counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Bo throws a sloppy head kick and Kalashnikov moves out of range easily.
Bo is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kalashnikov scoring well with a low kick there.
Bo connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bo tries a head kick but it misses.
Bo swinging wildly here.
Bo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bo throws a head kick that misses
and Kalashnikov counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bo thinking.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The crowd cheers as Bo lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kalashnikov doesn't seem phased though.
Kalashnikov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bo moves away.
Vyacheslav Kalashnikov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A slow jab from Kalashnikov misses its intended target.
Kalashnikov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thai Bo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bo 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 29:28
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:28
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thai Bo!
In his post fight interview, Thai Bo started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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