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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Koya Urabe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dawid Kalina (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Dawid Kalina was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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150 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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145 lbs
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Excellent MT
KO power
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Decent boxing
Granite chin
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Koya Urabe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dawid Kalina!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Urabe closes the distance and clinches.
A nice left hand lands by Urabe.
Urabe stalling in the clinch but Kalina improves position.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Urabe pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Kalina tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Urabe avoids it.
Kalina working hard to break the clinch.
Urabe is trying to stall.
Urabe misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Urabe is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Kalina tries to throw a body punch but Urabe avoids it by throwing Kalina back against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Urabe is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Koya Urabe.
Kalina gets tackled into the ropes by Urabe. Urabe maintains the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Urabe trying to stall but Kalina improves his position.
Urabe looking to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalina wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kalina blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kalina is trying to push Urabe away but Urabe has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Urabe struggles to land a body shot inside as Kalina controls his hands.
Kalina wants to break free but Urabe has control.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Urabe.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Kalina has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Urabe looking to throw knees to the head but Kalina is blocking nicely.
Urabe looking to stall.
Urabe on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kalina with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Urabe looking to slow down the pace here.
Urabe misses with a knee strike.
Knees to the body from Urabe.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kalina trying to land knees to the body.
Urabe tries to stall but Kalina uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Urabe looking to stall.
Urabe stalling in the clinch but Kalina improves position.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Koya Urabe.
Urabe closes the distance and pushes Kalina back into the ropes.
Kalina struggles to land a body shot inside as Urabe controls his hands.
Urabe looking to stall.
Urabe is trying to maintain a safe position but Kalina gets an underhook and turns Urabe into the ropes.
A right hand to the body from Urabe.
Urabe trying to control the position but instead, Kalina has worked for underhooks and has pushed Urabe into the ropes.
Urabe tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kalina as Urabe tries to tie him up.
Urabe tries to land knees in the clinch but Kalina avoids the damage to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Koya Urabe dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Urabe closes the distance and clinches.
Urabe misses with a knee strike.
Urabe prevents Kalina from breaking the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Kalina with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kalina blocks a body shot from Urabe.
Urabe is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kalina is keeping busy.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Urabe tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kalina's elbow.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Urabe is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Koya Urabe.
Kalina gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kalina tries to stall but Urabe uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Koya Urabe has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Urabe is trying to stall.
Urabe looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Urabe is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Urabe avoiding damage as Kalina throws knees to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Kalina.
Urabe looking to stall.
Urabe struggles to land a body shot inside as Kalina controls his hands.
Urabe pushes Kalina back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Urabe trying to control the position but instead, Kalina has worked for underhooks and has pushed Urabe into the ropes.
Urabe doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kalina tries to circle away but Urabe has him pinned against the ropes.
Urabe goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Urabe lands a shoulder strike.
Urabe can't find room to land a body shot as Kalina controls the action.
Urabe misses with a body punch.
Kalina taking a breather.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Urabe trying to stall but Kalina improves his position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Urabe.
Urabe misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kalina.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kalina.
Urabe is trying to stall.
Urabe has Kalina pressed against the ropes, preventing Kalina from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Urabe taking a breather.
Urabe keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kalina's efforts to push away.
Urabe is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kalina can do to turn this around?
Kalina looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kalina wants to get back to striking at distance but Urabe won't allow it.
Kalina blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Urabe looking to slow down the pace here.
Kalina is trying to push Urabe away but Urabe has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Urabe missing with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Koya Urabe dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Urabe takes the fight into the clinch.
Urabe wants to stall.
Kalina softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Urabe taking a breather.
Urabe is trying to stall.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kalina as Urabe tries to tie him up.
Kalina prevents a body shot from Urabe.
A frustrated look appears on Kalina's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kalina as Urabe tries to tie him up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Urabe throws a head punch that misses.
Urabe lands a shoulder strike.
Urabe misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kalina is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Kalina blocks a body shot from Urabe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Urabe looking to slow down the pace here.
Urabe works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Urabe looking to slow down the pace here.
Urabe tries to land knees in the clinch but Kalina avoids the damage to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kalina.
Urabe is trying to maintain a safe position but Kalina gets an underhook and turns Urabe into the ropes.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Koya Urabe.
Kalina pushes Urabe up against the ropes in a clinch.
Urabe blocks an elbow strike.
Urabe throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kalina blocks it with crossed arms.
Urabe utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Urabe trying to control the position but instead, Kalina has worked for underhooks and has pushed Urabe into the ropes.
Urabe with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Urabe tries a body shot but Kalina blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Urabe tries to stall but Kalina uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kalina prevents a body shot from Urabe.
Urabe has a couple of punches blocked by Kalina.
Urabe taking a breather.
Urabe misses with a knee to the head.
Kalina has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Urabe keeps control of Kalina as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Urabe gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kalina avoids the elbow strike from Urabe, against the ropes.
Urabe tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kalina lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Urabe backwards.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kalina looking to slow down the pace here.
Urabe tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kalina's elbow.
Dawid Kalina has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kalina can't break the clinch.
Kalina is trying to push Urabe away but Urabe has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
And that's the end of the fight!
Koya Urabe showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Urabe has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Koya Urabe!
A relieved looking Koya Urabe thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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