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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kristo Kivi (ranked 533 p4p, 579 weight class) and Marco Natta (ranked 24 p4p, 29 weight class). Kristo Kivi has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 18 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Kristo Kivi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Marco Natta!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Natta closes the distance and clinches.
Kivi tries to work over Natta's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Good body shot from Kivi.
Natta misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kivi lands a body shot in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Natta.
Kivi lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kivi lands with a right to the head.
Natta swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Natta misses with the head strike.
Kivi presses Natta against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kivi lands with a left to the head.
Natta fails to pull guard.
A right handed body shot lands from Kivi.
Kivi lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kivi scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Natta jumps guard but Kivi turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Kivi pushes Natta back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kivi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kivi digs a right hand into Natta's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Natta's gas tank.
I was talking to Kivi's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Natta looks winded!
Kivi will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Natta up against the cage.
Kivi lands a body punch in the clinch.
A hook to the body from Kivi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kivi pressing his opponent against the cage.
Kivi lands a shoulder strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Kivi.
Nice body punch from Kivi - that landed with a thud.
Natta looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Natta throws a head punch that misses.
A short uppercut from Kivi.
Natta swings wildly with an uppercut but Kivi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kivi throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kivi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kivi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kivi lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kivi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kivi has Natta pressed against the cage.
Kivi lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Natta is rocked!
Kivi lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Natta.
Natta is still on wobbly legs! Can Kivi finish him?
Kivi lands a hook that snaps the head of Natta backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kivi lands with a left to the head.
Natta tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kivi smiles and moves away.
Kristo Kivi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marco Natta.
Natta leaves his chin hanging out and Kivi seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Natta crumbles to the floor in a heap! The referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kristo Kivi!
A victorious Kristo Kivi thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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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
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