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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Steven NZonzi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harvi Kalaso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kalaso has chosen Hank Williams SR. as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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160 lbs
12 - 7 - 0 |
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174 cm
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167 lbs
34 - 29 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
KO power |
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Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Steven NZonzi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 29 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Harvi Kalaso!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Dmitry Maklakov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kalaso clinches up against the cage.
NZonzi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kalaso takes the fight into the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Kalaso scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kalaso blocks a body shot from NZonzi.
NZonzi unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kalaso lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kalaso lands with a right to the head.
NZonzi is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
NZonzi tries to circle away but Kalaso has him pinned against the cage.
Kalaso breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
NZonzi shoots for a takedown but Kalaso saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Kalaso swats away the attempt to clinch by NZonzi.
Kalaso stuffs the takedown.
Kalaso closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kalaso pushes off an throws an elbow but NZonzi leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kalaso prevents NZonzi from breaking the clinch.
NZonzi comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kalaso keeps control of NZonzi as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kalaso just misses with a elbow thrown towards NZonzi's brow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalaso lands an elbow just above NZonzi 's eye.
NZonzi wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kalaso can't break the clinch.
NZonzi breaks from the clinch.
No luck for Kalaso with that takedown attempt.
NZonzi shoots in and drives through. Kalaso sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steven NZonzi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kalaso moves into the clinch.
Kalaso prevents a body shot from NZonzi.
A quick uppercut on the inside from NZonzi.
NZonzi is looking to break free of the clinch but Kalaso has double underhooks.
Kalaso prevents the takedown attempt.
Nice elbow from Kalaso.
NZonzi jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kalaso walks away with a smile on his face. NZonzi gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
NZonzi is breathing heavily.
NZonzi misses with a takedown attempt - Kalaso sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Kalaso moves out of range of the strikes.
Kalaso displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from NZonzi.
NZonzi fails with the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
NZonzi takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
NZonzi gets tackled into the cage by Kalaso. Kalaso maintains the clinch.
NZonzi drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kalaso avoiding damage.
Kalaso softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kalaso breaks from the clinch.
Steven NZonzi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
NZonzi lunges at Kalaso with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kalaso's hand.
Kalaso closes the distance and clinches.
NZonzi misses with an elbow over the top.
NZonzi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kalaso pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
NZonzi fails with the takedown.
Kalaso throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. NZonzi tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Kalaso is in NZonzi's guard.
Kalaso loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kalaso wants to control from the top but NZonzi keeps moving.
Kalaso trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kalaso wants to control from the top but NZonzi keeps moving.
Kalaso postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kalaso accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kalaso is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Kalaso forces his way into half guard.
Kalaso thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kalaso lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Kalaso is nestled in close to NZonzi, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Still in half guard, Kalaso seems content to control.
Kalaso is just content to waste time from the top position. NZonzi takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
NZonzi keeping moving, preventing Kalaso from controlling successfully.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
NZonzi is trying to control the position from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harvi Kalaso dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kalaso clinches with his opponent.
NZonzi drops down looking for an ankle pick but Kalaso pulls his leg out and moves away.
NZonzi changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Kalaso looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Kalaso tries to bench press NZonzi off him but NZonzi keeps the position.
Kalaso wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Kalaso is trying to improve his position.
Kalaso is not content to let NZonzi control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalaso is trying to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
NZonzi prevents Kalaso from escaping the position.
Kalaso is not content to let NZonzi control the position.
NZonzi has control of an arm but Kalaso manages to advance to NZonzi's back!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
NZonzi looking very determined here, making life difficult for Kalaso.
Kalaso scores with punches from the back.
NZonzi covers up after that shot from Kalaso.
Kalaso missing with punches from the back.
Kalaso missing with strikes from the back.
NZonzi looking very determined here, making life difficult for Kalaso.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kalaso missing with strikes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kalaso lands with a hammerfist to the side of NZonzi's head.
Harvi Kalaso has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kalaso working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Kalaso misses with punches from the back.
NZonzi wants to control his opponent's hands but Kalaso gets his hands free.
NZonzi defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Kalaso's arms.
Kalaso lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns NZonzi.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
NZonzi is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
NZonzi is taking damage to the body and head.
Kalaso biding his time, controlling NZonzi.
Kalaso struggling to keep hold of the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harvi Kalaso showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! NZonzi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
NZonzi finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kalaso drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
NZonzi is not content to let Kalaso control the position.
Kalaso throwing strikes but NZonzi manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
NZonzi tries for a kimura but Kalaso is defending well.
You can see the frustration on Kalaso's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalaso is trying to get back to half guard.
NZonzi is looking to take a break and control but Kalaso is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kalaso is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Kalaso wants to improve his position but NZonzi is controlling well.
Kalaso is not content to let NZonzi control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
NZonzi controlling the pace.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Kalaso is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
NZonzi stops Kalaso from getting back to his feet.
Steven NZonzi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kalaso manages to escape and get back to his feet!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Kalaso is defended easily by NZonzi.
A nice combination there by Kalaso.
Harvi Kalaso is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Kalaso.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kalaso wants to control but NZonzi is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
NZonzi is trying to control Kalaso's posture but Kalaso avoids it.
Kalaso wants to lay and pray for a moment but NZonzi keeps working.
Kalaso taking a breather here.
You can see the frustration on NZonzi's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kalaso controlling from side mount.
Kalaso advances nicely into full mount.
Kalaso throwing strikes here but NZonzi is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kalaso controlling the position easily from mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Harvi Kalaso comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kalaso has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Harvi Kalaso!
In his post fight interview, Harvi Kalaso gave a big smile as he said 'Buy Juicy Fruit or F... U thanks for watching party at my house byob!!! '.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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