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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Small Richard (ranked 150 p4p, 376 weight class) and Kalevelis Kalvis (ranked 12 p4p, 35 weight class). Kalevelis Kalvis has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Small Richard's chin.
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36
146
29 - 14 - 1 |
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150 cm
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136
10 - 2 - 0 |
Great wrestler
Excellent MT
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Small Richard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kalevelis Kalvis!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Patrick Alders and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kalvis misses the shot to the body.
Kalevelis Kalvis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kalvis throws a body shot but no joy.
Kalvis throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Richard looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kalvis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Richard manages to avoid it.
Richard tries to counter with a takedown but Kalvis is quick to defend against it.
Richard moves forwards but Kalvis connects with a nice, crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Richard slips under a jab from Kalvis.
A swing and a miss from Kalvis.
Kalvis with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalvis lands a body shot.
Kalvis lands with a hook. Richard tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kalvis misses with a body shot.
Richard tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Kalvis manages to circle out of the way.
Kalvis throws a poor cross that misses
and Richard moves into the clinch.
Richard has picked Kalvis up - he's going for a ride! Richard dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Kalvis wants to get back to full guard.
Richard seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Kalvis tries to get to full guard but Richard has control of the leg.
Kalvis regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richard is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Richard throwing strikes but missing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Richard loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Richard scoring with some ground and pound.
Richard chips away with some ground and pound.
Kalvis has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Richard has passed into side control.
Richard goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Kalvis rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Richard's guard! Nice work there by Kalvis!
Richard is adopting a defensive guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kalvis takes a decent strike to the side of the head.
Kalvis wants to stand but Richard is controlling his posture from full guard.
Kalvis is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Richard trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Kalvis looking to pass the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Richard is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Kalvis wants to stand but Richard has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Richard working for a triangle but Kalvis defends it easily.
Kalvis wants to stand but Richard has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kalvis trying to control but Richard is working from the bottom.
Richard punching from the bottom - just letting Kalvis know he's still in a fight.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kalevelis Kalvis dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Richard takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kalvis throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Richard drops down looking for a counter takedown but Kalvis sprawls and moves away.
Kalvis throws a jab but it's blocked by Richard.
Richard half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Richard moves out of range as Kalvis strikes.
Richard half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Kalvis looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Richard avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Richard attempts a counter takedown but Kalvis avoids it well and moves away.
Kalvis looks to throw the jab but Richard is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalvis bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Richard displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kalvis throws out the jab.
Kalvis misses with an uppercut. Richard saw that one coming.
Kalvis lands with an overhand left.
Kalvis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Richard moves away.
Richard changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Richard blocks a jab.
Kalvis misses with a lunging right hand
and Richard counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richard winds up and cracks Kalvis with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Kalvis has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kalvis makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Kalvis.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Richard's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kalvis utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Richard distracts Kalvis with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Richard accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kalvis avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kalvis looking for a sweep. Not yet Kalvis, not yet.
Richard working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Kalvis's head.
Richard working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Kalvis's head.
Kalvis wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kalvis is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Richard loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Richard throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kalvis works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kalvis working a defensive guard but Richard manages to pass into side control anyway.
Richard working the ground and pound.
Richard lands a few punches from side control.
Richard cracks Kalvis with a big right hand but Kalvis just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
The ground and pound from Richard seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kalvis avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Richard.
Richard working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kalvis manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Richard landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Richard is nestled in close to Kalvis, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Richard lands a nice short elbow.
Richard working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice strikes from Richard there.
Kalvis wants to improve his position but Richard is controlling well.
Richard slips a nice elbow through Kalvis's hands, connecting with Kalvis's forehead.
Richard is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Richard prevents Kalvis from standing back up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Small Richard dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Kalvis throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kalvis looks to throw the jab but Richard is out of range.
Richard throwing a counter right hand but Kalvis manages to avoid it.
Kalvis throws an off balance right hand
and Richard counters with a nice double leg into side control. Kalvis won't be happy with that.
Kalvis takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Richard tries for a kimura but Kalvis is defending well.
Kalvis is looking to regain half guard here but Richard keeps moving and retains side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Richard is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Kalvis knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalvis regains half guard.
Kalvis wants to get back to his feet.
Kalvis is trying to maintain the position but Richard is very close to passing his half guard.
Richard prevents Kalvis from improving his position.
Kalvis preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Richard is trying to control. Kalvis wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Richard has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Kalvis is looking to improve his position.
Ground and pound from Richard.
Richard is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Richard lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Kalvis wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kalvis trying to control from the bottom.
Kalvis is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Richard is trying to control the action in half guard but Kalvis is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Kalvis has his hands clasped together around Richard's back. He's all about the action.
Richard lands strikes from half guard.
Kalvis kicks Richard off and gets back to his feet.
Kalvis throws a lazy right hand but Richard sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Richard was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A big right from Kalvis misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kalvis throws a right hand that misses
and Richard counters with a straight right hand.
Kalvis waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Richard.
Richard swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A swing and a miss from Kalvis.
Richard drops down looking for a counter takedown but Kalvis sprawls and moves away.
Kalvis misses with an uppercut.
Richard is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Kalvis.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kalvis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Richard throwing a counter right hand but Kalvis manages to avoid it.
Kalvis throws a jab when Richard was well out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Small Richard.
I think Richard has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 29:28
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Small Richard!
A victorious Small Richard 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
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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