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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Korgan Bloodaxe (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, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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177 lbs
0 - 2 - 0 |
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167 lbs
37 - 31 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
World class MT
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Korgan Bloodaxe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
37 - 31 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Harvi Kalaso!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Konstantin Menshow and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kalaso darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Bloodaxe trying to control but Kalaso postures up.
Bloodaxe knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kalaso on the ground.
Bloodaxe tries to get to full guard but Kalaso has control of the leg.
Bloodaxe has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Kalaso is working away from the top position though.
Bloodaxe wants to get back to full guard.
Kalaso sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Korgan Bloodaxe wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Bloodaxe scores with a nice strike.
Bloodaxe tries to keep at a distance but Kalaso has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kalaso tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bloodaxe throws a punch but it's blocked by Kalaso.
Kalaso breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bloodaxe scoring well with a low kick there.
Kalaso closes the distance and clinches up with Bloodaxe, looking for a takedown. Kalaso pushes Bloodaxe against the cage but Bloodaxe circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Bloodaxe feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kalaso's calf.
Bloodaxe lands with a shot to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bloodaxe, right into the meat.
Bloodaxe throws a big shot that misses.
Bloodaxe tries to close the distance and clinch but Kalaso swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Harvi Kalaso seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kalaso will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kalaso looks winded!
Bloodaxe fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kalaso chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bloodaxe can pounce on him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kalaso shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bloodaxe pinned against the cage. Bloodaxe gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Korgan Bloodaxe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Harvi Kalaso.
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!
Jab by Bloodaxe.
Korgan Bloodaxe is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bloodaxe buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kalaso clinches with his opponent.
Bloodaxe trying to control the position but instead, Kalaso has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bloodaxe into the cage.
Bloodaxe tries to land a knee to the head but Kalaso blocks with his arms.
Bloodaxe tries to land a knee to the head but Kalaso blocks with his arms.
Kalaso breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kalaso closes the distance and clinches.
Bloodaxe avoiding damage as Kalaso throws knees to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Bloodaxe.
Kalaso misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bloodaxe.
Bloodaxe avoiding damage.
Kalaso blocks a body shot from Bloodaxe.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kalaso blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bloodaxe swings wildly with an uppercut but Kalaso uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kalaso blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kalaso creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Bloodaxe swings wildly with an uppercut but Kalaso uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kalaso.
Bloodaxe struggles to land a body shot inside as Kalaso controls his hands.
Kalaso breaks from the clinch.
Bloodaxe throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Horrible takedown by Kalaso or perhaps it was just good defense by Bloodaxe which made him look bad.
Kalaso keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bloodaxe.
Bloodaxe connects with a leg kick. Kalaso looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Bloodaxe.
That kick from Bloodaxe tenderised Kalaso's leg. Kalaso is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kalaso walks into a left hand.
Kalaso closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kalaso pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bloodaxe tries a low kick but Kalaso avoids it.
Bloodaxe throws a hook to the side of Kalaso's head but Kalaso sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bloodaxe is looking to clinch but Kalaso is avoiding it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bloodaxe throws a sloppy head kick and Kalaso moves out of range easily.
Kalaso moves into the clinch.
Kalaso looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bloodaxe tries to land a knee to the head but Kalaso blocks with his arms.
Bloodaxe stalling in the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bloodaxe lands a knee to the body.
Bloodaxe is trying to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Korgan Bloodaxe dominated that round.
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.
Kalaso looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bloodaxe is fending him off so far but Kalaso persists. Nope, Bloodaxe circles away and we're back to standing.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kalaso breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bloodaxe fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kalaso checks it well.
Korgan Bloodaxe is winning the standup battle so far.
A good leg kick by Bloodaxe.
Kalaso pushes Bloodaxe up against the cage in a clinch.
Bloodaxe tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bloodaxe lands a nice uppercut.
Bloodaxe lands with a light punch inside.
Kalaso's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bloodaxe tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kalaso manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kalaso moves out of range of the body kick from Bloodaxe.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kalaso checks a leg kick.
Bloodaxe swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice uppercut lands for Bloodaxe. That snapped Kalaso's head back.
Kalaso fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bloodaxe, pushing him back against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bloodaxe misses with a punch on the inside.
Bloodaxe wants to stall.
Bloodaxe tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kalaso avoids it.
Bloodaxe throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kalaso blocks it with crossed arms.
Bloodaxe tries to land knees in the clinch but Kalaso avoids the damage to the body.
Kalaso breaks from the clinch.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Bloodaxe!
Harvi Kalaso is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bloodaxe with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bloodaxe scoring well with a low kick there.
Bloodaxe misses with a leg kick.
Kalaso checks a leg kick.
Kalaso shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Kalaso showed some decent athleticism there.
Kalaso is breathing heavily.
Bloodaxe wants to control but Kalaso is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kalaso is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Kalaso is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Bloodaxe sees it coming and defends easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bloodaxe desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Kalaso looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bloodaxe keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bloodaxe is trying to maintain the position but Kalaso is very close to passing his half guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Korgan Bloodaxe wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Kalaso scores with a head kick.
Kalaso displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bloodaxe throws out the jab.
Kalaso gets a clinch.
Kalaso blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kalaso is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kalaso.
Kalaso pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bloodaxe lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Kalaso has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kalaso and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kalaso rushes Bloodaxe and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Kalaso is looking to control Bloodaxe's arms but Bloodaxe gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kalaso has his back to the cage.
Bloodaxe with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kalaso can't break the clinch.
Kalaso is trying to break the clinch but Bloodaxe has him pressed against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bloodaxe tries a knee to the head but Kalaso blocks it.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Kalaso is trying to break the clinch but Bloodaxe has him pressed against the cage.
Korgan Bloodaxe has scored more points in the clinch so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kalaso manages to break the clinch.
Kalaso dives in for a single leg takedown but Bloodaxe sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Bloodaxe throws a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Harvi Kalaso will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Kalaso circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bloodaxe forces Kalaso back against the cage and clinches.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bloodaxe as Kalaso tries to tie him up.
Kalaso's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kalaso.
Bloodaxe throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kalaso blocks it with crossed arms.
Bloodaxe lands a hook that snaps the head of Kalaso backwards.
Bloodaxe lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kalaso backwards.
Kalaso tries to land a knee to the head but Bloodaxe blocks with his arms.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bloodaxe.
Kalaso breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bloodaxe connects with a jab.
Kalaso rushes Bloodaxe and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Bloodaxe fails to land.
Kalaso blocks an uppercut.
Kalaso pushes off an throws an elbow but Bloodaxe leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Bloodaxe using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bloodaxe prevents a body shot from Kalaso.
Kalaso takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bloodaxe on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bloodaxe tries a knee to the head but Kalaso blocks it.
Bloodaxe swings wildly with an uppercut but Kalaso uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kalaso manages to break the clinch.
Bloodaxe stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
An inside leg kick lands from Bloodaxe.
Bloodaxe tries to land a leg kick but Kalaso saw it coming and moves away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kalaso.
Bloodaxe fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kalaso has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kalaso keeps the fight on the outside.
An inside leg kick from Bloodaxe misses.
Bloodaxe moves into the clinch.
Bloodaxe lands with a left to the head.
Bloodaxe blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bloodaxe with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kalaso lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Bloodaxe fails to land.
Bloodaxe tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kalaso misses with a punch on the inside.
Bloodaxe lands a body punch in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bloodaxe struggles to land a body shot inside as Kalaso controls his hands.
Bloodaxe stalling in the clinch.
Kalaso's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bloodaxe lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Kalaso has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kalaso and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Bloodaxe tries to clinch but Kalaso moves out of range.
Kalaso darts in and clinches Bloodaxe up against the cage.
Kalaso misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bloodaxe obliges.
Kalaso manages to break the clinch.
Kalaso takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kalaso shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bloodaxe sprawls well. Bloodaxe wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Kalaso gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bloodaxe throws a quick inside leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Bloodaxe misses.
Bloodaxe wants to land a leg kick but Kalaso is out of range.
Bloodaxe fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kalaso darts in and clinches Bloodaxe up against the cage.
Bloodaxe taking a breather.
Bloodaxe utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kalaso is trying to stall.
Bloodaxe tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bloodaxe tries to land a knee to the head but Kalaso blocks with his arms.
Bloodaxe looking to throw knees to the head but Kalaso is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kalaso on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bloodaxe misses with a knee to the head.
Bloodaxe looking to stall.
Kalaso throws a knee to the head but misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Bloodaxe putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kalaso in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kalaso looking to throw knees to the head but Bloodaxe is blocking nicely.
Bloodaxe tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bloodaxe misses with a knee strike.
Still in the clinch, Bloodaxe scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kalaso's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bloodaxe's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kalaso under the eye.
Kalaso closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Bloodaxe to the mat! Bloodaxe manages to get full guard.
Kalaso in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
Korgan Bloodaxe showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bloodaxe has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 29:28
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 29:28
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Korgan Bloodaxe!
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