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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kalle Kiikuli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Butch Fulton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fulton has chosen Funky Town as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Butch Fulton enters the cage!
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kalle Kiikuli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Butch Fulton!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Aleksandr Martynov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fulton shoots in and drives through. Kiikuli sprawls well.
Kiikuli looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Fulton avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kiikuli tries to keep at a distance but Fulton has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kiikuli manages to pull guard.
Fulton stands up from Kiikuli's guard - Fulton perhaps looking for a knockout.
Fulton looks for a takedown but Kiikuli sprawls well.
Fulton throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kiikuli looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Fulton!
Fulton really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Fulton is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fulton is wriggling around trying to escape.
Fulton is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Kiikuli unloads with some shots from mount but Fulton bucks and avoids them well.
Fulton really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Fulton is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Kiikuli looking to control and managing it successfully.
Fulton is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Fulton is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Kiikuli trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Fulton tries to lock up and control but Kiikuli gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fulton is in all sorts of trouble here.
Fulton tries to hold on but Kiikuli postures up.
Fulton working to try and regain half guard.
Fulton reaches up to try and control the position but Kiikuli seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Fulton rolls and tries to escape and now Kiikuli has his back!
Kiikuli trying to control momentarily.
Kiikuli misses with a punch to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Kiikuli is not going to allow Fulton to sit and survive in this position.
Fulton is trying to get back to his feet but Kiikuli has full control of the position and if anything, Fulton has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Kiikuli struggling to keep hold of the position.
Fulton manages to reverse the position and now he's in Kiikuli's guard. Nice work there by Fulton.
Fulton trying to control but Kiikuli is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kiikuli fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fulton clinches.
Kiikuli manages to break the clinch.
Kiikuli looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Kalle Kiikuli will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Danga de danga de dang - Fulton scores with a four punch combination!
Kiikuli circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kiikuli looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Fulton is fending him off so far but Kiikuli persists. Nope, Fulton circles away and we're back to standing.
Kiikuli circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fulton misses with a takedown
and Kiikuli counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Fulton trying to control but Kiikuli postures up.
Kiikuli passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Fulton!
Fulton tries to lock up and control but Kiikuli gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Fulton throwing hammer fists to the chest of Kiikuli. What's that going to do exactly?
Fulton is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kiikuli prevents Fulton from getting the reversal.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fulton doing his best to control the position. Can he escape?
Fulton wants to hold on but Kiikuli pushes him away.
Fulton is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Kiikuli can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Fulton is looking to escape.
Fulton really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Fulton wants to control but Kiikuli is having none of it.
Kiikuli controlling from the full mount.
Kiikuli wants to control the pace but Fulton is squirming around nicely.
Fulton regains half guard.
Fulton is trying is best to control the position here.
Fulton tries to roll over but Kiikuli keeps him under control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiikuli is looking for a kimura but Fulton is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Kiikuli to get the leverage.
Fulton tries to get to full guard but Kiikuli has control of the leg.
Fulton is not content to let Kiikuli control the position.
Kiikuli is stalling here. Fulton is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Kiikuli seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Fulton has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Fulton in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Kiikuli is not content to let Fulton control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Fulton decides to stand up, so the ref orders Kiikuli to his feet.
Kiikuli keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fulton shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Fulton controlling from mount.
Fulton is trying to take his opponent's back.
Fulton has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Kiikuli's face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Butch Fulton will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Fulton.
Fulton throws a nice looking combination but Kiikuli bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Fulton shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kiikuli blocks the body kick.
Kiikuli feints and as Fulton raises his hands in defense, Kiikuli changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Kiikuli working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Fulton lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Kiikuli!
Fulton controlling from the full mount.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fulton wants to take his opponent's back but instead Kiikuli manages to regain half guard.
Fulton is working for a kimura but Kiikuli is defending it quite comfortably.
Kiikuli blocking the ground and pound attempt from Fulton.
Fulton decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Fulton gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Kiikuli counters with a takedown into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kiikuli stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Kalle Kiikuli is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fulton drives through with a takedown into guard.
Kiikuli is trying to control the position but Fulton postures up.
Fulton stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kiikuli swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Fulton is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kiikuli not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kiikuli is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Fulton connects with a couple of short punches.Kiikuli being controlled here, momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Fulton has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Fulton preventing the sweep.
Fulton avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Fulton trying to control but Kiikuli is working from the bottom.
Kiikuli trying to control the position.
Fulton trying to control but Kiikuli is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Fulton landing some decent shots from guard.
Fulton wants to control from the top but Kiikuli keeps moving.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Kiikuli looks to land a combination but Fulton avoids it well.
Fulton is looking to clinch but Kiikuli is avoiding it.
Fulton ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kiikuli swats away the attempt to clinch by Fulton.
Kiikuli circles away from the clinch attempt.
A combination from Fulton does no damage.
Fulton shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kalle Kiikuli has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Butch Fulton.
Kiikuli steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fulton.
Kiikuli stuffs the takedown attempt from Fulton. Fulton gets slowly back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Kalle Kiikuli.
I think Kiikuli 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kalle Kiikuli!
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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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