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Event:
DFC 24
Date: Nov 12, 2016 |
#R1#
Kalervo throws an overhand right that lands on MacAskill's shoulder, as MacAskill tries to avoid the shot.
MacAskill swings for the body but Kalervo moves out of range.
Kalervo misses with the combination.
MacAskill misses the jab.
Kalervo has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as MacAskill is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Kalervo misses with an uppercut. MacAskill saw that one coming.
MacAskill tries to land a leg kick but Kalervo saw it coming and moves away.
MacAskill swings and misses with a hook to the body.
#CL2#
Kalervo has managed to clinch.
Kalervo tries to throw a body punch but MacAskill avoids it by throwing Kalervo back against the cage.
Kalervo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A left hand lands to the body for MacAskill.
MacAskill creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kalervo's defenses.
MacAskill working some nice short punches in the clinch.
MacAskill scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kalervo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with MacAskill's elbow.
Kalervo lands an elbow just above MacAskill 's eye. #T1#
A right hand to the body from MacAskill.
Kalervo tries to work over MacAskill's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Our sources have told us that MacAskill has been working on his elbows in the gym.
MacAskill misses with a shot to the kidneys.
MacAskill throws a punch but it's blocked by Kalervo.
MacAskill misses with a body punch.
Kalervo tries to land knees in the clinch but MacAskill avoids the damage to the body.
MacAskill looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kalervo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kalervo lands a damaging elbow.
Kalervo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from MacAskill.
MacAskill lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kalervo backwards.
Kalervo misses with the head strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kalervo. #BC#
MacAskill breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kalervo misses the shot to the body.
It looked like MacAskill wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
MacAskill slips a straight right by Kalervo.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kalervo. MacAskill does a little dance to reset his feet.#T2#
MacAskill pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
MacAskill stuns Kalervo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kalervo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kalervo lands a slapping body shot.
MacAskill misses with a hook.
MacAskill finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kalervo doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Kalervo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kalervo misses with a hook.
Kalervo takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
MacAskill looks to land a body kick but Kalervo moved away.
Kalervo wants to counter the offense by MacAskill and move into the clinch position.
The fighters circling - MacAskill throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
MacAskill slips a straight right by Kalervo.
Kalervo throws a lazy uppercut
and MacAskill counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Kalervo misses the shot to the body.
A little feinted left hand from MacAskill on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.#T3#
MacAskill misses with a looping left.
MacAskill misses with a low kick.
Kalervo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kalervo smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
MacAskill throws a push kick but Kalervo slaps the foot to one side.
MacAskill loads up on a big right hand but Kalervo slips the punch.
Kalervo smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A swing and a miss from MacAskill.
Kalervo swings for the body but MacAskill moves out of range.
MacAskill tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kalervo moves out of range of the body kick from MacAskill.
Kalervo misses the shot to the body.
Kalervo needs to keep his hands up - MacAskill had a free shot at his head there.
MacAskill missing with a left hand there. Kalervo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kalervo is looking for the big counter here.
MacAskill just misses with a punch to the body.
#T4#
Kalervo lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Kalervo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. MacAskill sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice defenses there by Kalervo.
Kalervo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract MacAskill.
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!
MacAskill throws out a loose jab but Kalervo uses good head movement to avoid it.
MacAskill misses with a hook.
Kalervo throws out a counter right but MacAskill avoids it with no problem.
Kalervo moves out of range as MacAskill strikes.
Kalervo misses with the combination.
MacAskill ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kalervo moves away.
MacAskill connects with a crisp jab.
Kalervo lands a right hook to the body.
MacAskill looks to score with a jab to the body but Kalervo is just out of range.
MacAskill pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rory MacAskill 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.
#R2#
MacAskill fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kalervo manages to avoid it.
MacAskill misses with a body shot.
MacAskill fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kalervo manages to avoid it.
MacAskill throws a solid leg kick but Kalervo takes the impact on his shin and smiles at MacAskill.
MacAskill moves away from the strike by Kalervo.
It looked like MacAskill was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Kalervo.
Kalervo misses with an uppercut
enabling MacAskill to counter with a crisp jab.
Kalervo just misses with a punch to the body.
MacAskill avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
MacAskill slips under a jab from Kalervo.
MacAskill throws a predictable looking body shot
and Kalervo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
MacAskill throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kalervo.
Kalervo scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
MacAskill moves out of range as Kalervo strikes.
A quick step to the side and MacAskill tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
MacAskill throws the left hand but Kalervo avoids the punch easily.#T1#
Kalervo misses with a straight left.
Rory MacAskill is winning the standup battle so far.
MacAskill misses with a body shot
and Kalervo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kalervo lands with an overhand left.
Kalervo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
MacAskill takes a swing at Kalervo's ribcage but misses.
Kalervo stuns MacAskill with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kalervo lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kalervo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kalervo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
MacAskill throws a hook but Kalervo blocks it.
MacAskill throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Kalervo counter with a right hand.
MacAskill lunges at Kalervo with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kalervo's hand.
MacAskill throws a leg kick
and Kalervo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
MacAskill feints a jab promting Kalervo to slip. MacAskill then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Kalervo slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.#T2#
MacAskill throws a hook to the side of Kalervo's head but Kalervo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kalervo throws a shot from downtown. MacAskill moves away and avoids it.
MacAskill takes a swing at Kalervo's ribcage but misses.
Kalervo is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
MacAskill tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kalervo was well out of range. Poor timing from MacAskill.
Kalervo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and MacAskill cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
MacAskill moves out of range as Kalervo strikes.
Kalervo moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Kalervo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but MacAskill moves away.
MacAskill appears to be looking for a big counter.
MacAskill throws a quick inside leg kick.
MacAskill lands a nice looking kick to the body. Kalervo takes a step back to recover.
MacAskill throws a hook to the side of Kalervo's head but Kalervo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kalervo throws an off balance right hand
and MacAskill counters with a stiff right hand.
MacAskill uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kalervo.#T3#
MacAskill connects with a nice looking jab.
Kalervo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kalervo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from MacAskill.
MacAskill misses with an uppercut.
Kalervo is clearly trying to counter these attacks from MacAskill with a body shot.
Kalervo looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kalervo connects with a body shot.
Kalervo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
MacAskill misses the body punch
and Kalervo counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kalervo cracks a nice hook into MacAskill's ribs.
MacAskill's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kalervo connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! MacAskill scrambles back to his feet.
MacAskill has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from MacAskill there as he acknowledges the shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kalervo fails to land with a series of punches.
MacAskill throws out a loose jab but Kalervo uses good head movement to avoid it. #T4#
A big left from MacAskill misses.
Kalervo misses with an uppercut.
Kalervo tests MacAskill's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Kalervo takes one to the chin there.
Kalervo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract MacAskill.
MacAskill misses with a kick to the body
and Kalervo counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps MacAskill thinking.
Kalervo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kalervo moves out of range as MacAskill throws a body kick.
MacAskill lands a lovely overhand right.
MacAskill throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
MacAskill sets himself, and Kalervo steps forward looking for the clinch! MacAskill avoids it this time.
MacAskill swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kalervo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
MacAskill 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Untamo Kalervo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3#
MacAskill throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kalervo.
Kalervo scores with a jab to the jaw.
MacAskill with a jab.
MacAskill throws a quick inside leg kick.
MacAskill steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kalervo.
Kalervo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
MacAskill walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kalervo checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kalervo wants to counter with a clinch but MacAskill pushes him away.
Kalervo scores with a jab to the head.
MacAskill connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kalervo's hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL2#
Kalervo darts in and clinches MacAskill up against the cage.
Kalervo looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kalervo tries to work over MacAskill's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
MacAskill swings wildly with an uppercut but Kalervo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kalervo misses with a punch on the inside.
#T1#
Kalervo working MacAskill over with knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for MacAskill.
MacAskill misses with an elbow strike.
Kalervo misses with the head strike.
Kalervo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kalervo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. MacAskill is defending well for now.
MacAskill throws an elbow but it's blocked.
MacAskill wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kalervo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with MacAskill's elbow.
MacAskill has a couple of punches blocked by Kalervo.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kalervo.
MacAskill misses with an elbow strike.
Kalervo takes a shot to the head.
MacAskill fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
MacAskill wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kalervo has him pressed against the cage.
Kalervo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kalervo.
#T2#
Kalervo swings wildly with an uppercut but MacAskill uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kalervo blocks the elbow strike.
Kalervo scores with a shoulder strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
MacAskill lands a shoulder strike.
MacAskill lands with a short head shot on the inside.
MacAskill tries to throw a body punch but Kalervo avoids it by throwing MacAskill back against the cage.
Kalervo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kalervo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kalervo struggles to land a body shot inside as MacAskill controls his hands.
MacAskill lands an elbow inside.
MacAskill throws an elbow that misses.
MacAskill fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kalervo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
MacAskill lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kalervo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kalervo avoids a wild elbow strike from MacAskill.#T3#
MacAskill can't find room to land a body shot as Kalervo controls the action.
Kalervo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
MacAskill misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kalervo lands an elbow that stopped MacAskill in his tracks for a moment.
Kalervo throws a head punch that misses.
Rory MacAskill has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kalervo throws a head punch that misses.
Kalervo misses with a short punch on the inside.
MacAskill tries a body shot but Kalervo blocks it.
Kalervo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
MacAskill lands a nice uppercut.
Kalervo misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Kalervo fails to land.
Kalervo avoids the elbow strike from MacAskill, against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kalervo.
MacAskill fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
MacAskill tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
MacAskill is trying to break the clinch but Kalervo is controlling him.#T4#
Kalervo misses with a hook to the ribs.
MacAskill is trying to break free.
MacAskill blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A body shot lands from MacAskill.
MacAskill struggles to land a body shot inside as Kalervo controls his hands.
MacAskill is leaning against Kalervo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
MacAskill misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kalervo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A shot in the inside from Kalervo.
MacAskill tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #BC#
MacAskill pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kalervo misses with a two punch combination.
#CL2#
Kalervo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with MacAskill, pushing him back against the cage.
Kalervo throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
MacAskill swings away with an uppercut that misses.
MacAskill is trying to break free.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Untamo Kalervo.
Well Kalervo has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Konstantin Menshow scores the fight for Untamo Kalervo!
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight for Untamo Kalervo!
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight for Untamo Kalervo!
Untamo Kalervo wins by unanimous decision!
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Event:
StrikeForce Union #9
Date: Apr 16, 2016 |
#R1#
Robert misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from MacAskill.
Robert throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Robert swings for the body but MacAskill moves out of range.
MacAskill swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
MacAskill jabs Robert to the body, keeping him at a distance.
MacAskill lands with a nice body punch.
MacAskill takes a swing at Robert's ribcage but misses.
MacAskill looks to land a body kick but Robert moved away.
MacAskill uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Robert.
MacAskill digs a good body shot into Robert's ribs.
Robert throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
MacAskill throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
MacAskill is looking to wear down Robert with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
MacAskill connects with a crisp jab.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Robert has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Robert misses with a body shot.
Robert fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
MacAskill uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Robert.
#T1#
Robert misses with a body shot.
Robert takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
MacAskill uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Robert.
MacAskill misses with a body shot.
Robert lands with a shot to the body.
Robert chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before MacAskill can pounce on him.
Robert thuds a left hand into MacAskill's body.
Robert on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
MacAskill lands a slapping body shot.
Robert misses with a jab to the body
and MacAskill counters with a slapping leg kick.
MacAskill looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Robert looks winded!
MacAskill scores with a body shot.
A lazy left from MacAskill finds it's target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Robert moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
MacAskill misses with a body shot.
#T2#
A cross from MacAskill lands.
MacAskill throws a nice outside leg kick.
Robert takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
MacAskill lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice shot lands for MacAskill.
MacAskill digs a good body shot into Robert's ribs.
MacAskill bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Robert's head backwards.#ROC#
Robert is rocked!
MacAskill drops Robert with a naaaaasty hook - Robert is in real trouble here! MacAskill dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rory MacAskill!
An out of breath Rory MacAskill thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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