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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Balthazar Jefferson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Klajdi Kelmendi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Klajdi Kelmendi will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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267 lbs
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280 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Balthazar Jefferson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Klajdi Kelmendi!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jefferson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kelmendi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jefferson tries to clinch up but Kelmendi circles away and keeps his distance.
Kelmendi circles away from the clinch attempt
and Kelmendi counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Balthazar Jefferson has been cut.
Jab, jab by Kelmendi - just one landing.
Jefferson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kelmendi.
That kick from Jefferson tenderised Kelmendi's leg. Kelmendi is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kelmendi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jefferson jabs Kelmendi right on the nose. Kelmendi blinks but takes it well.
A slow jab from Kelmendi misses its intended target.
Jefferson looks to clinch
enabling Kelmendi to counter with a crisp jab.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A short right from Kelmendi.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kelmendi lands with a left to the head.
Kelmendi is trying to force a seperation but Jefferson has the dominant position.
Kelmendi is trying to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelmendi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kelmendi as Jefferson tries to tie him up.
Jefferson misses with the head strike.
Jefferson lands with a right to the head.
Jefferson blocking some punches.
Kelmendi trying to control the position but instead, Jefferson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kelmendi into the cage.
Kelmendi misses with a punch to the body.
Jefferson lands with a light punch inside.
Jefferson misses with a body punch.
Kelmendi misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Kelmendi as the two fighters clinch.
Kelmendi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The referee calls for Jefferson to work.
Jefferson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelmendi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kelmendi misses with a punch on the inside.
A bit of stalling here from Kelmendi.
A nice left hand lands by Kelmendi.
Jefferson takes a shot to the head.
Jefferson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Good body shot from Jefferson.
Jefferson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jefferson stalls.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jefferson.
Jefferson misses with the head strike.
Kelmendi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jefferson backwards.
Balthazar Jefferson's cut is getting worse.
Jefferson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jefferson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kelmendi backwards.
Jefferson cracks Kelmendi with a nice body shot.
Kelmendi leaning against his opponent.
Jefferson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelmendi misses with a body punch.
Jefferson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Jefferson is stalling here.
Jefferson misses with a knee to the head.
Kelmendi tries a body shot but Jefferson blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Jefferson fails to land.
Kelmendi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kelmendi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jefferson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kelmendi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jefferson looking to throw knees to the head but Kelmendi is blocking nicely.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jefferson.
Kelmendi misses with some punches.
Kelmendi has a couple of punches blocked by Jefferson.
Jefferson misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kelmendi prevents a body shot from Jefferson.
Jefferson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jefferson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jefferson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kelmendi is looking to break free of the clinch but Jefferson has double underhooks.
Kelmendi wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jefferson has him pressed against the cage.
Jefferson misses with some punches.
Jefferson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Jefferson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jefferson has Kelmendi pressed against the cage, preventing Kelmendi from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Jefferson looking to slow down the pace here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kelmendi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jefferson blocks an uppercut.
Jefferson blocking some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jefferson.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jefferson misses with a punch on the inside.
Jefferson looking to throw knees to the head but Kelmendi is blocking nicely.
Kelmendi throws a head punch that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Klajdi Kelmendi will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Balthazar Jefferson's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Jefferson tries to clinch but Kelmendi moves out of range.
Jefferson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kelmendi throws a hook to the side of Jefferson's head but Jefferson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jefferson seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Jefferson lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Kelmendi misses with a looping right.
Kelmendi throws a lazy right hand but Jefferson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jefferson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Jefferson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kelmendi.
A lazy left from Kelmendi finds it's target.
Jefferson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kelmendi, pushing him back against the cage.
Kelmendi lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jefferson backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jefferson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kelmendi lands a body shot in the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Jefferson.
Jefferson blocking some punches.
Kelmendi lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jefferson backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jefferson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelmendi lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Jefferson throws a head punch that misses.
Kelmendi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jefferson blocks a body shot from Kelmendi.
Jefferson tries to land a knee to the head but Kelmendi blocks with his arms.
Kelmendi lands with a short shot to the head.
Kelmendi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kelmendi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Jefferson fails to land.
Jefferson landing knees to the body.
Jefferson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jefferson dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Jefferson lands with a right to the head.
Kelmendi misses with a body punch.
A short uppercut from Kelmendi.
Jefferson misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jefferson stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jefferson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kelmendi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kelmendi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jefferson has a couple of punches blocked by Kelmendi.
Kelmendi lands with a short shot to the head.
Kelmendi struggles to land a body shot inside as Jefferson controls his hands.
Jefferson tries to land a knee to the head but Kelmendi blocks with his arms.
Kelmendi misses with a punch on the inside.
Jefferson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kelmendi blocks an uppercut.
Jefferson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jefferson misses with an elbow over the top.
Kelmendi lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Kelmendi misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelmendi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Jefferson.
Jefferson has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Jefferson working aggressively here.
Kelmendi misses with a punch on the inside.
Kelmendi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kelmendi misses with a punch to the body.
Jefferson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jefferson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kelmendi.
Kelmendi lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kelmendi tries to throw a body punch but Jefferson avoids it by throwing Kelmendi back against the cage.
Jefferson misses with some punches.
Jefferson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jefferson has Kelmendi pressed against the cage, preventing Kelmendi from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kelmendi tries to break the clinch but Jefferson is controlling the position.
Jefferson tries to throw a body punch but Kelmendi avoids it by throwing Jefferson back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kelmendi.
Kelmendi scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jefferson blocks an uppercut.
Jefferson prevents a body shot from Kelmendi.
Kelmendi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jefferson backwards.
Balthazar Jefferson's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Jefferson throws a punch but it's blocked by Kelmendi.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Nice body punch from Kelmendi.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jefferson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kelmendi blocks it with crossed arms.
Klajdi Kelmendi seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kelmendi misses with a punch to the body.
Kelmendi can't find room to land a body shot as Jefferson controls the action.
Kelmendi wants to get back to striking at distance but Jefferson won't allow it.
Jefferson misses with a knee strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kelmendi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kelmendi misses with a punch on the inside.
Kelmendi misses with the head strike.
Jefferson blocking some punches.
Jefferson blocking some punches.
Jefferson swings wildly with an uppercut but Kelmendi uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Klajdi Kelmendi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Balthazar Jefferson's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Jefferson is looking to clinch.
Jefferson throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Kelmendi to counter with a crisp jab.
Jefferson throws a jab but it's blocked by Kelmendi.
Jefferson tries to clinch
letting Kelmendi counter with a right hand.
Kelmendi misses with a body shot.
Kelmendi connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Jefferson momentarily.
Kelmendi closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Jefferson lands with a nice body kick.
Jefferson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kelmendi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Balthazar Jefferson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kelmendi drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Jefferson connects with a body shot.
Kelmendi might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Kelmendi swats away the attempt to clinch by Jefferson.
Nice defenses there by Jefferson.
Kelmendi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
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!
The fight stays on the outside here - Jefferson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jefferson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jefferson wants to clinch but Kelmendi slips to the side
and Kelmendi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jefferson tries to clinch there but Kelmendi circles away.
Jefferson tries to clinch but Kelmendi is having none of it.
Jefferson moves away from the strike by Kelmendi.
Jefferson tries to clinch but Kelmendi moves out of range.
Kelmendi appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Jefferson is looking to clinch.
Jefferson moves in looking to clinch but Kelmendi pushes him off.
Kelmendi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kelmendi looks to throw the jab but Jefferson is out of range.
Jefferson wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Jefferson tries to close the distance and clinch but Kelmendi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kelmendi unleashes a big counter combination but Jefferson bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Kelmendi steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Jefferson. That one must have hurt.
Jefferson closes the distance and clinches.
Jefferson throws a punch but it's blocked by Kelmendi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelmendi misses with a short punch on the inside.
The referee is keeping an eye on Kelmendi - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jefferson.
Jefferson's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Kelmendi blocking some punches.
Jefferson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kelmendi manages to break the clinch.
Nice straight punches there by Kelmendi. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kelmendi.
Jeez, Balthazar Jefferson's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jefferson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kelmendi.
Jefferson connects with a right hand. Kelmendi shakes it off.
Kelmendi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
As Kelmendi tries to get set, Jefferson tries to push him back and clinch up but Kelmendi manages to avoid the attempt.
Jefferson is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Jefferson pushes Kelmendi up against the cage in a clinch.
Kelmendi misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jefferson tries to stall but Kelmendi uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kelmendi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jefferson blocks an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kelmendi.
Jefferson lands a nice uppercut.
Kelmendi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kelmendi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Klajdi Kelmendi is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Jefferson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kelmendi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kelmendi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kelmendi wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jefferson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kelmendi misses with a punch on the inside.
Kelmendi stalling in the clinch but Jefferson improves position.
Jefferson prevents a body shot from Kelmendi.
Balthazar Jefferson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for Jefferson to work.
Jefferson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kelmendi misses with a punch on the inside.
Jefferson misses with a knee strike.
Jefferson struggles to land a body shot inside as Kelmendi controls his hands.
Kelmendi blocks a body shot from Jefferson.
Jefferson trying to stall but Kelmendi improves his position.
Kelmendi throws a head punch that misses.
Kelmendi blocking some punches.
Jefferson with a knee to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jefferson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kelmendi throws a punch but it's blocked by Jefferson.
Kelmendi misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Kelmendi fails to land.
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 Balthazar Jefferson.
I think Kelmendi has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Klajdi Kelmendi!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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