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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Harry Kalas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Janus Cross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kalas comes to the cage accompanied by I Abstain, Converge. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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162 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Harry Kalas!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Janus Cross!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Gregory Folan and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kalas takes the fight into the clinch.
Cross can't get the takedown.
Cross turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kalas throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Kalas regains half guard.
Kalas is looking to escape.
Cross is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Kalas is trying to maintain the position but Cross is very close to passing his half guard.
Cross is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Kalas is looking to control Cross's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kalas avoid being mounted?
Kalas regains full guard. Nicely done.
Kalas keeping moving, preventing Cross from controlling successfully.
Kalas striking off his back, scoring a few points.
Kalas lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Cross!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalas cracks Cross with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Kalas raining down shots from the mount!
Kalas landing strikes from the mount.
Cross manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Cross wants to improve his position but Kalas is controlling well.
Kalas throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Cross trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Cross is in a horrible position here. Kalas smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kalas landing punches.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cross is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Kalas landing strikes from the mount and Cross is in trouble!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kalas blocks Cross's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Cross taking shots to the head.
Cross is in a horrible position here. Kalas smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
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!
Kalas has control of Cross's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Cross regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Kalas with a couple of short strikes.
Kalas raining down shots from the mount!
Kalas has control of Cross's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Cross regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Kalas looking to control but Cross is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Cross tries to hold on but Kalas pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cross really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Kalas landing shots from mount.
Kalas has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Cross in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Cross tries to hold on but Kalas pushes him away.
Cross is in all sorts of trouble here.
Kalas is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Cross is desperately trying to improve his position but Kalas has a good base and remains in mount.
Cross looks gassed!
Kalas looking for a guillotine from mount but Cross is having none of it.
Cross slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Cross is looking to control Kalas's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Cross avoid being mounted?
Kalas missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Cross is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Kalas pulls his head out easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cross taking some punishment here, with Kalas in his half guard.
Kalas not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kalas throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Cross looking for submissions off his back.
Cross looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Kalas is looking to clinch but Cross is avoiding it.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kalas misses with an elbow over the top.
Cross takes an elbow to the temple.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kalas landing knees to the body.
Kalas has Cross pushed against the cage.
Kalas lands a left hand.
Cross fails to pull guard.
Kalas lands an elbow that stopped Cross in his tracks for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harry Kalas dominated that round.
That's time! Kalas's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Cross closes the distance and clinches up with Kalas, looking for a takedown. Cross pushes Kalas against the cage but Kalas circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Kalas fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cross avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kalas pushes Cross up against the cage in a clinch.
Cross fails to pull guard.
Cross fails to pull guard.
Harry Kalas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Janus Cross.
Kalas lands an elbow just above Cross 's eye.
It looks like Janus Cross has been cut.
Kalas lands a knee to the head.
Kalas gets underhooks to prevent Cross's takedown attempt.
Kalas is pushing Cross up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Kalas lands a knee to the head.
Kalas with a knee to the head.
Cross lands a takedown into guard.
Kalas manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Cross manages to get himself to full guard.
Kalas thows a big elbow that misses.
Kalas trying to control the position from guard on top but Cross is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kalas chips away with some ground and pound.
Cross looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalas tries to free his leg and advance position but Cross is retaining full guard.
Cross working for a triangle but Kalas defends it easily.
Cross looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Kalas passes into side control.
Kalas lands an elbow.
Cross takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Cross is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Kalas slips a nice elbow through Cross's hands, connecting with Cross's forehead.
Kalas tries to pass the half guard into mount. Cross knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Kalas is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Cross is just riding it out for now. Kalas eventually gives up the hold.
Cross looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Harry Kalas overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cross is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kalas lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Kalas works his way into full mount!
Kalas lands a heavy elbow.
Kalas looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kalas trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Kalas will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Cross is looking to improve his position but Kalas isn't that keen on the idea.
Cross wants to control but Kalas is having none of it.
Kalas lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Kalas raining down shots from the mount!
A nice elbow there by Kalas.
Kalas prevents Cross from getting the reversal.
Cross is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Kalas is landing with some decent strikes but Cross is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Kalas is landing with some decent strikes but Cross is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cross tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kalas lands a heavy elbow.
Cross can't escape the position.
Kalas working the ground and pound effectively.
Kalas unloading with bombs!
Cross keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Kalas pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Cross is working to get back to half guard.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Kalas cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Kalas is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Cross can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Kalas cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
A nice elbow there by Kalas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harry Kalas dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Janus Cross's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Kalas fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cross fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Kalas pushes Cross up against the cage in a clinch.
Cross tries to pull guard but Kalas won't allow it.
Cross tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kalas just stands there and leans against the cage.
Harry Kalas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Janus Cross.
Kalas makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Cross letting Kalas take a breather here.
Cross pulls guard.
Kalas is looking to work some ground and pound but Cross has wrist control.
Kalas in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kalas is in close to Cross's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Kalas tries to free his leg and advance position but Cross is retaining full guard.
Cross keeping moving, preventing Kalas from controlling successfully.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kalas advances position into side control!
Cross is trying to control Kalas's posture but Kalas avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cross is looking for a sweep.
Kalas lands a decent elbow from side control.
Cross taking punishment in the form of punches.
Cross tries to bench press Kalas off him but Kalas keeps the position.
Kalas working the head and body with strikes.
Cross dodges the ground and pound from Kalas.
Kalas misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Cross is looking to reverse the position.
Kalas passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Cross!
Kalas jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Cross manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Cross is looking for a sweep.
Cross takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Cross is looking to regain half guard here but Kalas keeps moving and retains side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kalas moves into full mount!
The referee warns Cross that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Cross sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Cross trying to control here.
Kalas is working for a submission of some sort.
Cross is trying to control but can't.
Kalas trying to control the action but Cross is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kalas is trying for a kimura here. Cross looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Kalas wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Harry Kalas!
Harry Kalas retains his lightweight title!
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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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