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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Heiluva Kalu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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205 lbs
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256 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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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
0 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Mike Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Heiluva Kalu!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson shoots for a takedown but Kalu saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Jackson throws a head kick but Kalu moves out of range.
Jackson goes for a double leg but Kalu avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Kalu continues to drive forward.
Jackson breaks the clinch.
Jackson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kalu pinned against the cage. Kalu gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Jackson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kalu works Jackson's body with a nice hook.
Kalu has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Jackson has his takedown stuffed
and Kalu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kalu jabs Jackson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A head kick from Jackson lands but Kalu takes it in his stride.
Jackson defending well as Kalu loads up on a big left hand.
Jackson lands a nice shot to the body.
Kalu misses with a wild combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson throws a leg kick
and Kalu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jackson swinging wildly here.
Jackson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kalu.
Kalu throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jackson.
Jackson tries for a takedown but Kalu circles away easily
and Kalu counters with a straight right hand.
Kalu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kalu lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jackson circles away quickly and effectively.
Jackson avoids a punch combination nicely.
A punch combination from Kalu misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kalu misses with a series of wild punches.
Kalu will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jackson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Kalu counters with a series of strikes. Jackson will be more careful next time no doubt.
Kalu rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jackson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jackson has his takedown stuffed
and Kalu counters with a left and a right that stings Jackson.
Jackson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Kalu counters with a two punch combo.
Jackson is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kalu misses with a two punch combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson wants to clinch.
Jackson moves in looking to clinch but Kalu pushes him off.
Jackson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jackson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Kalu counters with a left and a right that stings Jackson.
Kalu misses with an uppercut
and Jackson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kalu stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kalu wants it to stay on the feet.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kalu escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Kalu misses.
Kalu throws a big shot that misses.
Jackson misses with a double jab.
Jackson throws a series of punches but Kalu moves out of range.
Jackson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Kalu fails to land with a series of punches.
Jackson misses with a hook. Kalu ducked under it nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Kalu. Those never looked like landing.
Kalu throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kalu throws a combination that misses
and Jackson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Jackson with a poor takedown
and Kalu counters with a nice body shot.
Kalu looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Heiluva Kalu dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kalu just misses with a punch to the body.
Mike Jackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kalu misses with a wild body shot.
Kalu throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jackson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Kalu throws a jab when Jackson was well out of range.
Jackson closes the distance and clinches up with Kalu, looking for a takedown. Jackson pushes Kalu against the cage but Kalu circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Jackson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kalu.
No luck for Jackson with that takedown attempt.
Jackson throws a nice looking combination but Kalu bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jackson misses with a takedown attempt
and Kalu counters with a one-two to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Jackson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kalu throws a right hand that misses
and Jackson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Heiluva Kalu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kalu lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jackson circles away quickly and effectively.
Kalu swats away the attempt to clinch by Jackson.
Kalu misses with a few strikes there.
Kalu throws a series of punches but Jackson moves out of range.
Jackson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Kalu makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kalu scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jackson tries for a takedown but Kalu circles away easily
and Kalu counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson moves in looking to clinch but Kalu pushes him off.
Kalu circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kalu slips a straight right by Jackson.
Kalu lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Kalu.
Jackson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kalu pinned against the cage. Kalu gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Kalu throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kalu looks to score with a jab to the body but Jackson is just out of range.
Jackson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Mike Jackson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kalu misses with a series of wild punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kalu lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jackson circles away quickly and effectively.
Kalu misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jackson tries to clinch up.
Jackson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jackson throws a head kick but Kalu moves out of range.
Heiluva Kalu seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Jackson.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Kalu is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Jackson is controlling him well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kalu sneaks out the side door and pushes Jackson away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Horrible takedown by Jackson or perhaps it was just good defense by Kalu which made him look bad.
Kalu fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kalu misses with the combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jackson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Heiluva Kalu showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Kalu stuffs the takedown attempt from Jackson. Jackson gets slowly back to his feet.
Jackson has his takedown stuffed
and Kalu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kalu avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jackson closes the distance but Kalu moves to the side
and Kalu counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jackson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kalu swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Jackson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kalu throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jackson counters with a head kick. That will keep Kalu thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Kalu looks to land a combination but Jackson avoids it well.
Jackson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kalu.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kalu misses with a two punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Kalu. Those never looked like landing.
Jackson shoots and misses
and Kalu counters with a one-two to the body.
Jackson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kalu breaks from the clinch.
Jackson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Kalu lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jackson circles away quickly and effectively.
Jackson tries to clinch
and Kalu counters with a nice body shot.
Kalu throws a hook but Jackson avoids it easily.
Jackson doesn't manage to clinch there - Kalu circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson throws a right hand that Kalu ducks under and follows up with a left that Kalu also avoids with ease.
Jackson clinches with his opponent.
Kalu escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kalu misses with the combination.
Jackson throws a head kick that Kalu semi-blocks.
Kalu throws a right hand that Jackson ducks under and follows up with a left that Jackson also avoids with ease.
Kalu misses with the combination.
Jackson has Kalu up against the cage in a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kalu's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kalu swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kalu as he avoids it easily.
Jackson slips a jab from Kalu.
Jackson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jackson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Kalu counters with a nice body shot.
Kalu throws a nice looking combination but Jackson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kalu fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kalu looks to land a combination but Jackson avoids it well.
Jackson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kalu throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jackson.
Jackson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Left hook, right uppercut from Kalu.
Jackson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Kalu fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kalu will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A punch combination from Kalu misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kalu but Kalu pushes him off and we're back to square one.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Heiluva Kalu.
I've got Kalu winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Heiluva Kalu!
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