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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gurgen Davidyan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Untamo Kalervo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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
3 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Gurgen Davidyan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 1, fighting out of London, Untamo Kalervo!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Konstantin Menshow and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davidyan tries to work over Kalervo's front leg with a kick but Kalervo checks it.
Davidyan misses with a body shot.
Kalervo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Davidyan manages to avoid it.
Kalervo on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Kalervo gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kalervo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kalervo lands with a light punch inside.
Davidyan scores with a shot to the side of Kalervo's head.
Davidyan lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kalervo or not.
Davidyan lands a body shot.
Kalervo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Davidyan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short right from Davidyan on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice body punch from Davidyan.
Kalervo swings wildly with an uppercut but Davidyan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Good body shot from Davidyan.
Kalervo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Davidyan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Davidyan.
Kalervo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Davidyan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Davidyan sizes up Kalervo with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A big left from Davidyan misses.
Kalervo's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Davidyan connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kalervo scrambles back to his feet.
Kalervo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kalervo throws a lazy uppercut
and Davidyan counters with a nice body kick.
Kalervo moves away from the strike by Davidyan.
Davidyan definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Davidyan connects with a solid leg kick.
Davidyan misses with a body kick.
Davidyan scores with a decent looking hook.
Kalervo on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Davidyan misses with a looping left.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kalervo. Davidyan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kalervo throws a poor cross that misses
and Davidyan counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kalervo thinking.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A looping hook to the body misses from Davidyan. Kalervo does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kalervo throws a big shot that misses.
Davidyan misses with an uppercut.
Kalervo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Davidyan lands with a cross.
Kalervo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Davidyan. That did some damage!
A low kick from Kalervo is predictable there
and Davidyan counters with a nice uppercut.
Kalervo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kalervo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kalervo checks the leg kick.
Davidyan throws a lazy right hand but Kalervo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Davidyan misses the target.
Jab, jab by Davidyan - just one landing.
Davidyan misses the jab.
Davidyan loads up on a big right hand but Kalervo slips the punch.
Davidyan moves out of range as Kalervo strikes.
Davidyan scores with a hook to the body. Kalervo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nice defenses there by Kalervo.
Kalervo connects with a nice looking jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Davidyan misses the target.
Davidyan works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kalervo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Davidyan.
Davidyan looks to land a body kick but Kalervo moved away.
Kalervo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Davidyan throws a body shot but no joy.
A nice side step and Kalervo releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Kalervo throws a right hand that Davidyan ducks under and follows up with a left that Davidyan also avoids with ease.
Davidyan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kalervo.
Kalervo throws a leg kick but Davidyan checks it.
The fighters circling - Davidyan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Davidyan fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kalervo takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Davidyan moves out of range as Kalervo strikes.
Kalervo moves in looking to clinch but Davidyan pushes him off.
Davidyan is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A big right from Davidyan misses.
Kalervo throws a body punch but Davidyan moves out of range.
Kalervo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davidyan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kalervo.
Kalervo throws out a counter right but Davidyan avoids it with no problem.
Davidyan misses with a shot to the body
and Kalervo counters with a straight right hand.
Davidyan misses with an uppercut
enabling Kalervo to counter with a crisp jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Davidyan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kalervo.
Davidyan is looking to counter punch.
Davidyan walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kalervo checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Davidyan lunges at Kalervo with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kalervo's hand.
Davidyan misses with an uppercut
and Kalervo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kalervo checks a leg kick.
Davidyan throws a hook but Kalervo blocks it.
Kalervo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kalervo walks forward, straight into a front kick from Davidyan.
Kalervo staying out of range there.
Kalervo scores with a crisp jab that stopped Davidyan in his tracks.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kalervo takes one on the button.
Kalervo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Davidyan misses with a straight left.
A swing and a miss from Kalervo.
Davidyan is looking to counter punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gurgen Davidyan dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Davidyan throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Kalervo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kalervo connects with an inside leg kick.
Davidyan fails to land with a series of punches.
Kalervo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That kick from Kalervo tenderised Davidyan's leg. Davidyan is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kalervo avoids the body shot from Davidyan.
Kalervo takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kalervo walks into a left hand.
Davidyan scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Davidyan misses with the body kick
and Kalervo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kalervo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
It looked like Davidyan wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A looping hook to the body misses from Davidyan. Kalervo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kalervo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice body kick there by Davidyan.
Kalervo tries to clinch
and Davidyan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Davidyan explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Davidyan delivers a nice body kick.
Gurgen Davidyan is winning the standup battle so far.
Kalervo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Davidyan. Beautiful body shot.
Davidyan takes a swing at Kalervo's ribcage but misses.
Kalervo slips a jab from Davidyan.
A punch lands to the side of Kalervo 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Davidyan scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kalervo doesn't seem bothered though.
Kalervo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Davidyan.
Davidyan scores with a leg kick.
Davidyan throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kalervo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kalervo moves out of range of the strikes.
Davidyan misses with a body shot.
Kalervo throws a jab but it's blocked by Davidyan.
Davidyan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kalervo manages to avoid it.
Davidyan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kalervo.
A slow jab from Kalervo misses its intended target.
Kalervo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Davidyan.
Kalervo throws out a counter right but Davidyan avoids it with no problem.
Kalervo gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Davidyan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davidyan tries to land a front kick but Kalervo steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Davidyan misses with an uppercut. Kalervo saw that one coming.
Kalervo tries to land a leg kick but Davidyan saw it coming and moves away.
Davidyan slips under a jab.
Kalervo drops his hands momentarily and Davidyan takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Davidyan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kalervo.
A shot to the body from Davidyan misses
and Kalervo counters with a nice body shot.
Kalervo takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kalervo tries to clinch up.
Kalervo swings for the body but Davidyan moves out of range.
Kalervo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Davidyan 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.
Kalervo throws a sloppy body shot
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
and Davidyan counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kalervo takes the fight into the clinch.
Kalervo takes a shot to the head.
Kalervo missing with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kalervo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Davidyan is defending well for now.
Davidyan scores with a shoulder strike.
Davidyan lands a right hand.
Kalervo has a couple of punches blocked by Davidyan.
A nice right hand lands inside from Davidyan.
Davidyan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kalervo misses with some punches.
Davidyan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Davidyan.
Kalervo has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Davidyan.
Davidyan lands a shoulder strike.
Davidyan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Davidyan's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Davidyan lands a nice shot to the body.
Kalervo throws a punch but it's blocked by Davidyan.
Kalervo working aggressively here.
Kalervo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Davidyan struggles to land a body shot inside as Kalervo controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Davidyan - that landed with a thud.
Kalervo trying to land knees to the body.
Kalervo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Davidyan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kalervo's elbow.
Davidyan swings wildly with an uppercut but Kalervo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kalervo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kalervo.
Davidyan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Davidyan misses with a body punch.
Kalervo misses with a knee strike.
Davidyan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kalervo misses with the head strike.
Kalervo swings wildly with an uppercut but Davidyan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kalervo misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gurgen Davidyan dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Davidyan misses with a wild body shot.
Davidyan throws a jab when Kalervo was well out of range.
It seemed like Kalervo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kalervo shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kalervo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Davidyan.
Davidyan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Davidyan misses with a looping right.
Kalervo is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Davidyan with a body shot.
Kalervo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kalervo with a hook.
Davidyan connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kalervo momentarily.
Davidyan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kalervo throws a jab when Davidyan was well out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice uppercut lands for Kalervo. That snapped Davidyan's head back.
Kalervo misses with a right hand
and Davidyan counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kalervo swings away with a body shot that misses
and Davidyan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Davidyan tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kalervo is able to avoid easily.
Davidyan misses the shot to the body.
Davidyan backing away here, and Kalervo unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Davidyan has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kalervo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davidyan misses with a shot to the body
and Davidyan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kalervo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Davidyan moves away.
It looked like Davidyan wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Davidyan throws a leg kick but Kalervo checks it.
Kalervo is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Davidyan with a body shot.
Kalervo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Davidyan.
Kalervo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Davidyan.
Davidyan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kalervo.
Davidyan misses with a hook.
Kalervo scores with a body shot.
Kalervo misses with a wild body shot.
Kalervo lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kalervo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Davidyan manages to avoid it.
Davidyan throws a body shot but no joy.
Davidyan lands a jab to the nose.
Kalervo shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Davidyan misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davidyan misses with a looping right.
Kalervo on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Davidyan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kalervo can do to turn this around?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kalervo lands a jab to the nose.
Davidyan connects with a right hand. Kalervo shakes it off.
Kalervo wants to clinch.
Davidyan misses with a left hand
letting Kalervo counter with a right hand.
Davidyan misses with a shot to the body
and Kalervo counters with a straight right hand.
Davidyan bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kalervo's head.
Davidyan lands a jab to the nose.
Davidyan tries to land a body kick
and Kalervo makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kalervo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kalervo scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jab from Davidyan.
Davidyan delivers a nice body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kalervo slips a straight right by Davidyan.
Davidyan throws a looping overhand right but Kalervo ducks down to avoid it.
Davidyan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kalervo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Davidyan checks a leg kick.
Davidyan fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Davidyan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kalervo.
Davidyan swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Davidyan lands a jab.
Davidyan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kalervo.
Kalervo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Davidyan was well out of range. Poor timing from Kalervo.
Davidyan takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kalervo darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Davidyan misses with an attempted mid kick.
Untamo Kalervo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kalervo ducks under a wild hook from Davidyan.
Kalervo throws a leg kick that misses.
Kalervo has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A looping hook to the body misses from Davidyan. Kalervo does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kalervo throws a hook to the side of Davidyan's head but Davidyan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kalervo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Davidyan misses the shot to the body.
Davidyan lands a glancing blow to the side of Kalervo's 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!
Kalervo connects with the punch.
Kalervo slips under a jab from Davidyan.
Kalervo misses with the combination.
Kalervo shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Davidyan eats them both and turns towards Kalervo to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Kalervo looks to land a left hand but Davidyan moved out of range nicely.
Kalervo throws a leg kick but Davidyan checks it.
Davidyan lands a nice shot to the body.
Gurgen Davidyan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nice cross by Kalervo.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Davidyan lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
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 Gurgen Davidyan.
Well Davidyan 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight for Gurgen Davidyan!
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight for Gurgen Davidyan!
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight for Gurgen Davidyan!
Gurgen Davidyan wins by unanimous decision!
Gurgen Davidyan took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Vandal & Laundry for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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