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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pavel Grigorenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Otto Kekalainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Otto Kekalainen is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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180 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
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186 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Knockout power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pavel Grigorenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Otto Kekalainen!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Bruno Lombardi and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kekalainen throws a sloppy head kick and Grigorenko moves out of range easily.
Kekalainen rushes Grigorenko and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Grigorenko using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kekalainen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Grigorenko lands a nice elbow.
Kekalainen takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Otto Kekalainen has been cut.
Grigorenko lands an elbow just above Kekalainen 's eye.
Kekalainen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Grigorenko misses with a knee strike.
Kekalainen pulls guard.
Grigorenko definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Grigorenko has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Kekalainen looking for a sweep. Not yet Kekalainen, not yet.
Kekalainen scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Grigorenko tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Kekalainen defends well and Grigorenko ends up having to push Kekalainen into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Grigorenko looking to throw knees to the head but Kekalainen is blocking nicely.
Kekalainen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Grigorenko avoids it.
Kekalainen looking to slow down the pace here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kekalainen tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Grigorenko just stands there and leans against the cage.
Kekalainen wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Grigorenko has him pressed against the cage.
Grigorenko unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Grigorenko unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kekalainen lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kekalainen looks winded!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Grigorenko obliges.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grigorenko lands an elbow inside that Kekalainen shrugs off.
Grigorenko lands an elbow inside that Kekalainen shrugs off.
Grigorenko lands an elbow just above Kekalainen 's eye.
Knees in the clinch landing for Grigorenko.
Kekalainen is trying to break the clinch but Grigorenko has him pressed against the cage.
Grigorenko using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kekalainen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Grigorenko lands with a short shot to the head.
Grigorenko working Kekalainen over with knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Grigorenko - that landed with a thud.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grigorenko comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Grigorenko comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Grigorenko lands an elbow that stopped Kekalainen in his tracks for a moment.
Grigorenko working Kekalainen over with knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Grigorenko.
Kekalainen takes a knee to the side of the body.
Grigorenko lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kekalainen is rocked!
Grigorenko lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kekalainen is still on wobbly legs! Can Grigorenko finish him?
Clinched against the cage, Grigorenko lands a big elbow that drops Kekalainen! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - Kekalainen is complaining that he's OK but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pavel Grigorenko!
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FIGHT
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