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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kalle Kula (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marian Balkon (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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193 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
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191 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kalle Kula!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marian Balkon!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Bruno Lombardi and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good standup being displayed there by Kula as he connects with a hook.
Kula misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kula misses the shot to the body.
Balkon misses with a double jab.
Kula misses with a jab to the body
and Balkon counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A big left from Balkon misses.
Kula was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Kula ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Balkon throws a head kick that misses.
Balkon misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Balkon ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kula misses with a body punch
and Balkon counters with a right hand to the body.
Balkon swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kula misses with a hook
enabling Balkon to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Balkon lands a jab-cross combination.
It looks like Kalle Kula has been cut.
Kula ducks under a wild hook from Balkon.
Kula throws a big shot that misses.
It seemed like Balkon was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Balkon tries a head kick but it misses.
Balkon throws a looping overhand right but Kula ducks down to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Balkon.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kula throws a looping overhand right but Balkon ducks down to avoid it.
Kula misses with a straight left.
Balkon avoids the body shot from Kula.
Balkon let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Kula stalks Balkon and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Balkon's face. Balkon staggers backwards, shaken.
Left hook, right uppercut from Kula.
Kula swings for the body but Balkon moves out of range.
Kula misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Balkon.
Kula swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Balkon steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kula.
Kula ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A decent looking cross lands there for Balkon.
Balkon throws a head kick that half lands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Balkon uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kula.
Kula cracks Balkon with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Balkon slips under a jab from Kula.
Kula moves out of range as Balkon strikes.
Balkon steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kula.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kula throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kula misses with a right hand
and Kula takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kula misses with a hook to the body
and Balkon counters with a nice uppercut.
Balkon misses with a head kick.
Kula throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Balkon lands a head kick!
Balkon bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kula's head.
Kula slips a jab from Balkon.
Kula throws a lazy uppercut
and Balkon cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Balkon throws a shot to the body.
Balkon lands a nice shot to the body.
Balkon misses with a double jab.
Kula connects with a nice looking jab.
Kula lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Balkon misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kula connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Balkon's hands.
Kula misses with a wild body shot.
Nice defenses there by Balkon.
Balkon slips under a jab from Kula.
Kula thows a left - swing and a miss!
Balkon ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jab by Kula.
Kula misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Balkon.
Balkon throws a jab when Kula was well out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Kula misses the target.
Kula throws a big shot that misses.
Kula throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kula moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Balkon connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kula lands the left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kula throws a lazy right hand but Balkon sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Balkon looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kula, as that shot connected.
Nice shot by Balkon.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balkon throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Balkon drives through and clinches with Kula against the cage.
Balkon lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kula backwards.
Balkon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kula is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Kula looks to score with a jab to the body but Balkon is just out of range.
Kula throws an overhand right that lands on Balkon's shoulder, as Balkon tries to avoid the shot.
Kula takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kula misses with a few strikes there.
Kula thows a left - swing and a miss!
Balkon is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kula misses with a straight left.
Balkon appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Kula misses with a few strikes there.
Balkon swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Balkon misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Kula counters with a nice uppercut.
Kula avoids the head kick by Balkon.
Kula throws a right hand that Balkon ducks under and follows up with a left that Balkon also avoids with ease.
A little jabbing left from Balkon on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Balkon connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Kalle Kula will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kalle Kula's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Balkon scores with a body shot.
Kalle Kula is winning the standup battle so far.
Kula moves into range and connects with a jab.
A slow jab from Balkon misses its intended target.
Balkon lands a head shot.
Balkon scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kula in his tracks.
Kula has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Kula looks to throw the jab but Balkon is out of range.
Balkon throws out a counter right but Kula avoids it with no problem.
Balkon lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kula lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kula throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kula swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Balkon takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kula throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Balkon.
Balkon is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kula throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Balkon counters with a nice uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kula. Balkon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kula looks to land a right hand but Balkon moved out of range.
Balkon throws out a counter right but Kula avoids it with no problem.
Balkon slips under a jab from Kula.
Balkon pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Balkon has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balkon ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Balkon jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Balkon misses with an uppercut.
Balkon swings for the body but Kula moves out of range.
Balkon uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kula.
Kula misses with a right hand
and Balkon counters with a straight right hand.
Kula moves forwards but Balkon connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Balkon scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Balkon avoids the body shot from Kula.
Kula throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Balkon sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kula pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A little jabbing left from Balkon on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A jab from Balkon finds it's way through Kula's defenses.
Kula throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kula works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kula lands a glancing blow to the side of Balkon's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Balkon darts in and clinches Kula up against the cage.
Kula misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Kula fails to land.
Balkon trying to control the position but instead, Kula has worked for underhooks and has pushed Balkon into the cage.
Kula misses with the head strike.
Balkon breaks from the clinch.
Balkon is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kula.
Balkon uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kula has time to react.
Balkon throws a head kick but Kula moves out of range.
Balkon bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kula misses with a left hand
and Balkon counters with a nice uppercut.
Kula looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A head kick from Balkon lands but Kula takes it in his stride.
The fighters circle momentarily. Balkon darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Kula is rocked!
Balkon moves into the clinch.
Kula throws a head punch that misses.
Balkon lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Oh Kula is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kula misses with a punch on the inside.
Balkon connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kula's face.
Balkon breaks from the clinch.
Kula looks up at the clock. Bad move! Balkon lands a right hand from hell, dropping Kula. Balkon pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marian Balkon!
Marian Balkon thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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