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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Roy Kalama (ranked 2419 p4p, 1878 weight class) and Mikhail Petrova (ranked 314 p4p, 253 weight class). Kalama's entrance music is Firestarter - The Prodigy. A fine choice. Roy Kalama could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Mikhail Petrova's chin.
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Roy Kalama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mikhail Petrova!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, John Kavanagh and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petrova waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kalama.
Petrova misses with a two punch combination.
Kalama tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Petrova was well out of range. Poor timing from Kalama.
Kalama moves out of range of the strikes.
Kalama wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Kalama works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kalama is looking to clinch but Petrova is avoiding it.
Kalama changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Petrova uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kalama.
A nice side step and Petrova releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Kalama uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Petrova.
Kalama definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Petrova throws a good cross that connects.
Kalama tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Petrova to counter with a crisp jab.
Petrova throws a nice looking combination but Kalama bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kalama steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Petrova.
Kalama ducks under a wild hook from Petrova.
Kalama scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
It looks like Mikhail Petrova has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kalama avoids the body shot from Petrova.
Kalama tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Petrova manages to circle out of the way.
Petrova avoids the body shot from Kalama.
Kalama moves in looking to clinch but Petrova pushes him off.
Kalama tries to close the distance and clinch up but Petrova swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalama tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Petrova counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kalama throws a leg kick
enabling Petrova to counter with a crisp jab.
Kalama fails with an attempt to clinch.
Petrova rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kalama moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kalama ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Petrova moves away.
Petrova lands the left hand.
Kalama moves into the clinch.
Kalama swings wildly with an uppercut but Petrova uses good head movement to avoid it.
Petrova works on Kalama's body with a couple of short punches.
Kalama lands a left hand.
Kalama working aggressively here.
A shot in the inside from Petrova.
Kalama is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Petrova is defending well for now.
Petrova lands a hook to the side of the 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!
Kalama doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kalama working aggressively here.
Kalama manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Petrova misses with a punch on the inside.
Kalama fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kalama swings wildly with an uppercut but Petrova uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kalama lands a body shot in the clinch.
Petrova misses with the head strike.
Petrova's coach down at Level Up MMA was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Petrova's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Kalama prevents a body shot from Petrova.
Kalama lands a nice shot to the body.
Petrova prevents a body shot from Kalama.
Petrova working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Petrova misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kalama lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kalama lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kalama lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Petrova backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Petrova.
Kalama blocking some punches.
Kalama throws a head punch that misses.
Petrova swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Petrova misses with a punch on the inside.
Kalama misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kalama fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kalama creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kalama blocks an uppercut.
Petrova tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Petrova tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kalama misses with the head strike.
Petrova blocks a body shot from Kalama.
Kalama lands a right hand.
Kalama swings wildly with an uppercut but Petrova uses good head movement to avoid it.
Petrova blocks a body shot from Kalama.
Kalama blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrova prevents a body shot from Kalama.
Kalama goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kalama.
Kalama misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice left hand lands by Petrova.
Petrova throws a head punch that misses.
Kalama tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kalama.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
With the fighters up against the cage, Kalama throws an elbow but misses.
Kalama misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Petrova.
Petrova tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Petrova lands a right hand.
Kalama lands with a light punch inside.
Kalama misses with a punch to the body.
Petrova blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Petrova fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Petrova throws a head punch that misses.
Kalama swings wildly with an uppercut but Petrova uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Roy Kalama will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mikhail Petrova's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
A big right from Petrova misses.
Kalama instigates a clinch.
Petrova misses with some punches.
Petrova misses with a punch on the inside.
A short left from Kalama.
Kalama tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kalama lands with a right to the head.
Petrova throws a punch but it's blocked by Kalama.
Kalama misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kalama goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Petrova fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kalama swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Petrova swings wildly with an uppercut but Kalama uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petrova working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kalama.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kalama.
Petrova swings wildly with an uppercut but Kalama uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kalama lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalama misses with a short punch on the inside.
Petrova managing to block the knees to the body from Kalama.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kalama.
Kalama lands with a right to the head.
Petrova throws a punch but it's blocked by Kalama.
Kalama is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Petrova can do to turn this around?
Kalama lands a body punch in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Petrova.
Kalama can't find room to land a body shot as Petrova controls the action.
Petrova misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Petrova.
Petrova misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kalama.
Kalama scores with a shot to the side of Petrova's head.
Roy Kalama has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kalama lands a body punch.
Petrova swings wildly with an uppercut but Kalama uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kalama scores with a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrova misses with the head strike.
Kalama lands a body shot in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Petrova prevents the takedown attempt.
Kalama lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Petrova backwards.
Kalama stalling.
Kalama throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Still in the clinch, Kalama scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kalama missing with knees to the body.
Kalama blocking some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Petrova.
Petrova blocks an uppercut.
Kalama blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kalama lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Petrova backwards.
Petrova prevents a body shot from Kalama.
Petrova swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Petrova lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kalama backwards.
Kalama throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kalama lands with a left to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Kalama.
Petrova is rocked!
Petrova lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kalama.
Petrova is still on wobbly legs! Can Kalama finish him?
Kalama lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Petrova working aggressively here.
Kalama lands a big right hand that drops Petrova! The killer instinct kicks in and Kalama finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Kalama!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Roy Kalama!
After winning the bout, Roy Kalama thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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