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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Max Paua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keijo Calsberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Max Paua has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Max Paua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Keijo Calsberg!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Saam Ante and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Calsberg fails to land the takedown.
Calsberg delivers a nice body kick.
Paua shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Calsberg as he avoids it easily.
No luck for Calsberg with that takedown attempt.
Calsberg misses with a wild combination.
Calsberg misses the jab.
Calsberg throws the left hand but Paua avoids the punch easily.
Paua fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Calsberg moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
It looks like Max Paua has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Paua shoots in for a takedown but Calsberg shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Max Paua. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Paua ducks under a wild hook from Calsberg.
Paua keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Paua throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Calsberg looks for a takedown but Paua sprawls well.
Calsberg feints a jab promting Paua to slip. Calsberg then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Paua slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Paua is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paua fails in his attempt to clinch.
Calsberg slaps away a takedown attempt from Paua, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Calsberg scores with a jab. Paua acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Calsberg scores with a nice strike.
Calsberg stuns Paua with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Paua keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Calsberg gets the takedown into side control.
Calsberg stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Calsberg misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A swing and a miss from Calsberg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Calsberg.
Calsberg swats away the attempt to clinch by Paua.
Calsberg dives in and scores a takedown into Paua's guard.
Calsberg stands up and waves to Paua to follow him.
Paua moves out of range as Calsberg throws a body kick.
Paua moves out of range of the body kick from Calsberg.
Calsberg throws a right and a left that Paua avoids nicely.
Paua shoots in looking for a takedown. Calsberg tries to sprawl out of it but Paua keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Calsberg manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Paua tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Calsberg paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Calsberg scores with a head kick. Paua tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Paua attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Calsberg fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Paua avoids it really well and circles away.
Paua scores with a kick to the midsection.
Paua moves out of range as Calsberg strikes.
Paua is trying hard to land a takedown here. Calsberg sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Paua tries to clinch
so Calsberg counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Calsberg is looking to work some ground and pound but Paua has wrist control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Paua not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Calsberg landing with the ground and pound.
Calsberg stands up from Paua's guard - Calsberg perhaps looking for a knockout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Calsberg. Those never looked like landing.
Calsberg shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Paua pinned against the cage. Paua gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Calsberg avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Paua shoots in for a takedown but Calsberg shows good takedown defense.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice defenses there by Paua.
Calsberg stuffs the takedown.
Calsberg closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Calsberg misses with the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Keijo Calsberg dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Max Paua's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Paua lands a nice hook to Calsberg's body. Calsberg takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Calsberg swinging wildly here.
Nice takedown defense from Calsberg. No joy for Paua on that attempt.
Paua dives in and grabs Calsberg's left leg, looking for a takedown. Calsberg pushes down on Paua's head and hops out.
Paua walks into a jab.
Paua throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Calsberg's waist but Calsberg gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Paua off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Max Paua. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Calsberg drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Calsberg loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Calsberg postures up and lands a big shot to Paua's brow.
Calsberg throwing strikes from guard but Paua blocks nicely.
Calsberg missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Calsberg scoring with some ground and pound.
Calsberg trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Calsberg throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Paua works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Calsberg gets to his feet - Paua follows without any prompting.
Some wild striking there from Calsberg.
Sloppy strikes from Calsberg. Those never looked like landing.
Max Paua is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Calsberg misses with an attempted mid kick.
Calsberg connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Paua momentarily.
Calsberg throws a nice looking combination but Paua bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Paua.
Calsberg cracks Paua with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Calsberg closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Calsberg throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Calsberg scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Paua tries to get to full guard but Calsberg has control of the leg.
Calsberg seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Calsberg working over Paua with some ground and pound. Paua looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Calsberg thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Paua's head.
Calsberg winds up and cracks Paua with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Calsberg connects with a nice short shot to Paua's temple.
Calsberg working over Paua with some ground and pound. Paua looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Calsberg lands with a punch from half guard.
Paua has a hand on Calsberg's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Calsberg takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Keijo Calsberg has got the better of the ground game so far.
Calsberg fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
You get the feeling that Paua really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Calsberg is landing with some decent strikes but Paua is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Paua taking shots to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Paua is bucking up trying to escape but Calsberg cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Paua takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Calsberg with shots to the head and body - Paua looks very uncomfortable down there.
BOOM! Calsberg connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Calsberg cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Calsberg connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
BOOM! Calsberg connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Calsberg scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Paua?
Calsberg lands a heavy elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Keijo Calsberg showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Max Paua's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Calsberg shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Paua manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Calsberg with a flurry of punches that miss.
Calsberg with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Calsberg missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Calsberg makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Paua has momentary wrist control but Calsberg slips an elbow through the middle.
Calsberg decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Paua, up you get!
Paua takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Calsberg tries to bum rush Paua with a series of wild strikes but Paua uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Calsberg throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Paua.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Calsberg misses with a few strikes there.
Paua rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Calsberg moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Calsberg throws a one two combo.
Paua tries to clinch
and Calsberg counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Paua tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Calsberg misses with a wild combination.
Keijo Calsberg seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Paua fails with an attempt to clinch.
Calsberg shoots in and drives through. Paua sprawls well.
Paua throws out a leg kick but Calsberg moves out of range and Paua only half commits.
Calsberg looks to land a right hand but Paua moved out of range.
Paua wants to clinch but Calsberg slips to the side
letting Calsberg counter with a right hand.
Paua looks for a takedown but Calsberg sprawls well.
Paua tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Calsberg manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Calsberg throws a sloppy head kick and Paua moves out of range easily.
Calsberg darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Calsberg stands up from half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Calsberg tries to score a power double leg takedown but Paua sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Calsberg somewhat.
Paua shoots in but Calsberg avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Nice cross by Calsberg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Calsberg keeps the fight on the outside.
Paua tries to clinch but Calsberg is having none of it.
Calsberg throws a shot from downtown. Paua moves away and avoids it.
Paua tries to clinch but Calsberg moves out of range.
Calsberg swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Paua to counter with a crisp jab.
Paua scores with a jab to the head.
Calsberg cracks Paua with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Calsberg shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Calsberg thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Paua to regain full guard.
Calsberg content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paua avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Calsberg stands up from Paua's guard - Calsberg perhaps looking for a knockout.
Calsberg scores with a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Calsberg stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Max Paua. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Calsberg throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Paua.
Calsberg dips to his left and cracks Paua with an uppercut!
Keijo Calsberg is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Calsberg misses with a head kick.
Paua fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nice shot lands for Calsberg.
Max Paua has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Paua misses with a leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Keijo Calsberg comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Calsberg 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 26:30
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 26:30
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Keijo Calsberg!
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