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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sven Artur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sumbu Kalambayo (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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210 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sven Artur!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sumbu Kalambayo!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Ben Zyskovitsi and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Artur thows a left - swing and a miss!
Artur scores with a shot to the body.
Artur misses with an uppercut.
Artur ducks right into an uppercut from Kalambayo.
Kalambayo misses the shot to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Artur on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Artur checks a leg kick.
We've been informed that Kalambayo has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Kalambayo misses with a looping left.
Kalambayo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kalambayo misses with a low kick.
Kalambayo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Artur moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Artur staying out of range there.
Kalambayo throws a leg kick
and Artur counters with a slapping leg kick.
Kalambayo misses with a double jab
and Artur counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A clash of legs there as Artur blocks the low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalambayo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Artur.
Kalambayo throws a leg kick but Artur moved away.
Kalambayo is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Artur.
Artur walks into a left hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Kalambayo misses the target.
An attempted straight right counter from Artur misses the target.
Artur swings away with a body shot that misses
and Kalambayo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Artur misses with a looping right.
Kalambayo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Artur moves away.
Artur swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Artur scores with a jab.
Artur moves away from the strike by Kalambayo.
Kalambayo tests Artur's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Artur doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Artur defending well as Kalambayo loads up on a big left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kalambayo scores with a body shot.
Kalambayo connects with an inside leg kick.
Artur throws an overhand right that lands on Kalambayo's shoulder, as Kalambayo tries to avoid the shot.
Kalambayo looks to land a right hand but Artur moved out of range.
Kalambayo with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kalambayo cracks the inside of Artur's front leg.
Artur will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kalambayo does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Artur walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A low kick from Kalambayo misses
and Artur counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Artur avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kalambayo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Artur.
Kalambayo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Artur.
Kalambayo missing with a left hand there. Artur was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Artur swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Artur throws a shot from downtown. Kalambayo moves away and avoids it.
Kalambayo throws a leg kick
letting Artur counter with a right hand.
The fighters circling - Kalambayo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Artur misses with a hook
and Kalambayo makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Artur moves away from the strike by Kalambayo.
Kalambayo moves out of range of the strikes.
Artur looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kalambayo misses with a hook. Artur ducked under it nicely.
Artur misses with a hook. Kalambayo ducked under it nicely.
Artur ducks under a wild hook from Kalambayo.
Kalambayo connects with a leg kick. Artur looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Sumbu Kalambayo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Artur throws a hook to the side of Kalambayo's head but Kalambayo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Kalambayo misses.
Artur uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kalambayo.
Artur swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kalambayo staying out of range there.
Kalambayo appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Artur fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kalambayo on the side of the head.
A big right from Kalambayo misses.
Kalambayo sizes up Artur with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kalambayo connects with a crisp jab.
Artur throws a leg kick which misses Kalambayo's front leg but catches the back leg as Kalambayo tries to avoid it.
Artur swings for the body but Kalambayo moves out of range.
Artur throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kalambayo is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Kalambayo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Artur lands a lovely overhand right.
Kalambayo looks to score with a jab to the body but Artur is just out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sumbu Kalambayo dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kalambayo throws a leg kick
and Artur counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Artur misses with a looping left.
Kalambayo swings widly with a right hand
and Artur counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kalambayo defending well as Artur loads up on a big left hand.
Kalambayo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Artur manages to avoid it.
Artur ducks under a wild hook from Kalambayo.
Kalambayo needs to keep his hands up - Artur had a free shot at his head there.
Kalambayo slips a jab and a cross from Artur.
Artur keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kalambayo misses with a straight right.
Sumbu Kalambayo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Artur fails to land with a series of punches.
Artur misses with an uppercut
and Kalambayo counters with a nice body shot.
Kalambayo defending well as Artur loads up on a big left hand.
Artur ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalambayo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kalambayo throws a head kick that misses.
Kalambayo tried to score with a low kick but Artur checks it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kalambayo.
Kalambayo throws a poor cross that misses
letting Artur counter with a right hand.
Kalambayo throws a left and a right that both miss
and Artur counters with an inside leg kick.
Kalambayo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Artur turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Artur takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Artur gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kalambayo.
Kalambayo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Artur swings for the body but Kalambayo moves out of range.
Kalambayo throws a shot from downtown. Artur moves away and avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Artur checks a leg kick.
Artur was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A slow jab from Kalambayo misses its intended target.
Kalambayo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kalambayo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kalambayo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Artur. That did some damage!
Kalambayo throws an off balance right hand
and Artur cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kalambayo tries to work over Artur's front leg with a kick but Artur checks it.
Artur is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kalambayo is looking to chop away at Artur's legs.
It looked like Artur was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Kalambayo.
Artur avoids the head kick by Kalambayo.
Artur thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kalambayo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Artur throwing a counter right hand but Kalambayo manages to avoid it.
Kalambayo thumps Artur with a low kick.
Artur uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kalambayo.
An attempted straight right counter from Artur misses the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kalambayo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kalambayo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kalambayo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Artur waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kalambayo.
A decent looking cross lands there for Artur.
Kalambayo misses with a jab to the body
and Artur counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Artur looks to land a left hand but Kalambayo moved out of range nicely.
Kalambayo takes a swing at Artur's ribcage but misses.
Kalambayo jabs Artur to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kalambayo.
Kalambayo on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Artur needs to keep his hands up - Kalambayo had a free shot at his head there.
Kalambayo throws a hook but Artur avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kalambayo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Artur checks a leg kick.
Artur moves away from the strike by Kalambayo.
It looked like Artur was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Kalambayo.
Kalambayo takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Artur avoids the head kick by Kalambayo.
Kalambayo throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Artur slips a jab from Kalambayo.
Kalambayo lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Artur lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Kalambayo has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kalambayo and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kalambayo looks to score with a jab to the body but Artur is just out of range.
Kalambayo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kalambayo scores with a hook to the body. Artur takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kalambayo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Sumbu Kalambayo 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. This is the final round!
Kalambayo scores with a push kick.
Artur moves away from the strike by Kalambayo.
Artur throws a lazy right hand but Kalambayo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Artur waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kalambayo.
Kalambayo misses with a low kick.
Artur swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kalambayo misses with an uppercut
and Artur counters with a stiff right hand.
Kalambayo is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Artur wants to clinch but Kalambayo slips to the side
and Kalambayo counters with a right hand to the body.
Kalambayo throws a lazy uppercut
and Artur counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Artur throws a hook to the side of Kalambayo's head but Kalambayo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kalambayo misses with a two punch combination.
Kalambayo misses with a right hand
and Artur counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Artur misses with a straight right.
Kalambayo gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalambayo swings widly with a right hand
and Artur counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kalambayo thinking.
Kalambayo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Artur throws an overhand right that lands on Kalambayo's shoulder, as Kalambayo tries to avoid the shot.
Kalambayo connects with a crisp jab.
Artur throws a shot from downtown. Kalambayo moves away and avoids it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Artur.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Artur connects with a looping right hand.
Kalambayo connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Artur momentarily.
Kalambayo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Artur throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Artur loads up on a big right hand but Kalambayo slips the punch.
Artur avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kalambayo walks into a stiff left hand from Artur.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kalambayo gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Artur.
Artur bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Artur connects with a solid leg kick.
Artur misses with a head kick.
Kalambayo throws a right hand that misses
and Artur counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kalambayo thinking.
Artur looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kalambayo throws a series of punches but Artur moves out of range.
Artur misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Kalambayo to counter with a crisp jab.
Kalambayo thows a leg kick but Artur checks it
and Artur counters with a straight right hand.
Kalambayo connects with a crisp jab.
Artur connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kalambayo takes a swing at Artur's ribcage but misses.
Artur gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kalambayo has a couple of punches blocked by Artur.
Artur misses with a short punch on the inside.
Artur escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kalambayo throws a lazy body kick
and Kalambayo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Artur scores with a hook to the body. Kalambayo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Artur looks to throw the jab but Kalambayo is out of range.
Artur fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kalambayo throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Kalambayo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kalambayo throws a lazy uppercut
and Artur counters with a straight right hand.
Kalambayo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kalambayo misses with a left hand
and Artur counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kalambayo is rocked!
Artur steps into range and cracks Kalambayo with a monster punch that buckles his knees! Kalambayo flops backwards and Artur dives into his guard looking to finish!
Kalambayo is still in real trouble! Can Artur finish him?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Artur gets to his feet - Kalambayo follows without any prompting.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Artur cracks Kalambayo with a left hook right on the temple and Kalambayo goes down! He's out! Referee! Stop the fight! Artur lands a few more punches before the dopey ref steps in - hopefully Kalambayo is OK!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:10 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sven Artur!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Sven Artur waved his t-shirt featuring Irish Collar & Elbow Nutrition and Laundry's logo in front of the cameras.
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