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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Petri Granlund (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joey Calzone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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177 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
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180 cm
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170 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Petri Granlund!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Joey Calzone!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Vladimir Khabensky and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Granlund doesn't manage to clinch there - Calzone circles away.
Calzone throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Granlund tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Granlund lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Calzone swats away the attempt to clinch by Granlund.
Granlund tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Calzone manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Calzone works Granlund's body with a nice hook.
Granlund throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Calzone throws a shot from downtown. Granlund moves away and avoids it.
Petri Granlund seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Calzone just misses with a punch to the body.
Granlund with a body punch. A glancing blow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Calzone takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Calzone is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Granlund.
Calzone misses the shot to the body.
Granlund moves into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Granlund will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Calzone up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Granlund lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Granlund lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Granlund scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Calzone wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Calzone tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Granlund avoids it.
Granlund lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Granlund.
Calzone misses with a short punch on the inside.
Granlund throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Granlund is struggling to control the position.
Granlund scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Granlund stalling in the clinch.
Calzone is trying to force a seperation but Granlund has the dominant position.
Calzone wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Granlund creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Granlund lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Granlund lands with a light punch inside.
Granlund leaning his opponent against the cage.
Nice body punch from Granlund - that landed with a thud.
Granlund scores with a shot to the side of Calzone's head.
Granlund lands a left hand.
Calzone can't break the clinch.
Calzone letting Granlund take a breather here.
Granlund lands an uppercut.
Calzone is rocked!
A short body shot lands from Granlund as the two fighters clinch.
Granlund stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
I was talking to Granlund's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Nice body punch from Granlund.
Granlund works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Calzone looks winded!
Granlund keeps control of Calzone as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Calzone wants to get back to striking at distance but Granlund won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Calzone is trying to break the clinch but Granlund has him pressed against the cage.
Calzone is trying to break free.
Granlund gets through Calzone's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Granlund lands a body shot.
Granlund pushes Calzone back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Granlund scores with a nice hook to the head.
Granlund just leaning against Calzone, taking a breather.
Granlund lands a left hand that snaps the head of Calzone backwards.
Calzone wants to break the clinch but can't.
Granlund makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Calzone is still on wobbly legs! Can Granlund finish him?
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Granlund lands a hook to the side of the head.
Granlund is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Calzone wants to break free but Granlund has control.
Granlund is pushing Calzone up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Calzone seems to have recovered his senses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Granlund lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A hook to the body from Granlund.
Calzone misses with some punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Granlund scores with a hook to the body.
Calzone tries to break the clinch but Granlund is controlling the position.
Calzone looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Calzone struggles to land a body shot inside as Granlund controls his hands.
Calzone stalling in the clinch but Granlund improves position.
A nice right hand lands inside from Granlund.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Granlund.
Granlund digs a right hand underneath Calzone's ribcage. Calzone let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Granlund stalling the fight.
Granlund scores with a hook to the body.
Granlund lands a nice uppercut.
Granlund working some nice short punches in the clinch.
We've been informed that Calzone has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Calzone takes a shot to the head.
Granlund prevents a body shot from Calzone.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Petri Granlund dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Granlund digs a good body shot into Calzone's ribs.
Calzone lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Granlund clinches with his opponent.
Granlund blocks an elbow strike.
Granlund leaning against his opponent.
Granlund pushes Calzone back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Calzone misses with the head strike.
Calzone is trying to force a seperation but Granlund has the dominant position.
Calzone tries to break the clinch but Granlund is controlling the position.
A body shot lands from Granlund.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Calzone in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Granlund lands a right hand that snaps the head of Calzone backwards.
Granlund throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Calzones head.
Granlund scores with a nice hook to the head.
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!
Granlund slowing the pace effectively.
Granlund makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Granlund gets through Calzone's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Granlund lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Calzone to his knees! Granlund keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Petri Granlund!
Petri Granlund decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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