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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kalevelis Kalvis (ranked 460 p4p, 728 weight class) and Ivor Ivanovic (ranked 41 p4p, 67 weight class). Ivanovic is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Gabry Ponte, LUM!X, Prezioso - Thunder. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kalevelis Kalvis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ivor Ivanovic!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Paul Aken and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kalvis swats away the attempt to clinch by Ivanovic.
It looked like Kalvis was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Ivanovic.
Kalvis closes the distance but Ivanovic moves to the side
and Ivanovic cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ivanovic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ivanovic connects with a leg kick.
Kalvis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ivanovic.
Kalvis swats away the attempt to clinch by Ivanovic.
Kalvis fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kalvis ducks under a wild hook from Ivanovic.
Kalvis fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ivanovic, pushing him back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A shot in the inside from Kalvis.
I was talking to Kalvis's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Kalvis throws a head punch that misses.
Nice body punch from Ivanovic.
Ivanovic lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kalvis backwards.
Kalvis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ivanovic tries to throw a body punch but Kalvis avoids it by throwing Ivanovic back against the cage.
Kalvis digs a right hand into Ivanovic's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ivanovic's gas tank.
Ivanovic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalvis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ivanovic blocking some punches.
Ivanovic lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kalvis backwards.
Kalvis misses with a punch on the inside.
Kalvis throws a head punch that misses.
Kalvis's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ivanovic fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kalvis lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ivanovic lands a shoulder strike.
Ivanovic scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A shot in the inside from Kalvis.
Ivanovic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kalvis's elbow.
Ivanovic lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kalvis blocks a body shot from Ivanovic.
Ivanovic lands with a right to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ivanovic blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ivanovic lands with a right to the head.
A hook to the body from Kalvis.
Ivanovic blocks an uppercut.
Ivanovic blocks an uppercut.
Kalvis has a couple of punches blocked by Ivanovic.
Kalvis breaks from the clinch.
Kalvis misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kalvis throws out a loose jab but Ivanovic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kalvis takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ivanovic, as that shot connected.
Kalvis punishes Ivanovic's body with a nice straight punch.
Kalvis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ivanovic paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ivanovic tries to counter by closing the distance.
Ivanovic throws a head kick that half lands.
Kalvis throws a body punch but Ivanovic moves out of range.
Ivanovic throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kalvis throws out a powerful jab.
Ivanovic bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ivanovic throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ivanovic throws a body punch but Kalvis moves out of range.
Kalvis scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ivanovic in his tracks.
Ivanovic looks to land a right hand but Kalvis moved out of range.
Kalvis throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kalvis swings for the body but Ivanovic moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ivanovic fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kalvis.
Kalvis getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Ivanovic stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Ivanovic drops his hands momentarily and Kalvis takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Ivanovic circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kalvis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ivanovic is looking to slow Kalvis down with leg kicks.
A shot to the liver by Kalvis. Beautiful body shot.
A slow jab from Kalvis misses its intended target.
Ivanovic closes the distance and pushes Kalvis back into the cage.
Ivanovic misses with some punches.
Kalvis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ivanovic misses with some punches.
Kalvis working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch on the inside from Kalvis fails to land.
Ivanovic misses with some punches.
Ivanovic has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Kalvis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ivanovic's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kalvis.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ivanovic swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ivanovic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kalvis has a couple of punches blocked by Ivanovic.
Ivanovic lands a shoulder strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kalvis.
A right hand to the body from Kalvis.
Kalvis lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Kalvis fails to land.
Ivanovic fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ivanovic.
A head punch on the inside from Ivanovic fails to land.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kalvis.
Ivanovic swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ivanovic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kalvis has a couple of punches blocked by Ivanovic.
Kalvis misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Kalvis.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ivanovic struggles to land a body shot inside as Kalvis controls his hands.
Ivanovic tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kalvis misses with some punches.
Ivanovic takes a shot to the head.
Kalvis has a couple of punches blocked by Ivanovic.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kalvis creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
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 Kalevelis Kalvis will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kalvis throws a jab when Ivanovic was well out of range.
Kalvis lands a body shot.
Kalvis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ivanovic.
Kalvis takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Ivanovic walks into a left hand.
Kalvis on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kalvis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ivanovic was well out of range. Poor timing from Kalvis.
Kalevelis Kalvis is winning the standup battle so far.
Ivanovic misses with a leg kick
enabling Kalvis to counter with a crisp jab.
Ivanovic blocks a jab.
Kalvis throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ivanovic keeps the fight on the outside.
Kalvis throws a body shot but no joy.
Sloppy strikes from Kalvis. Those never looked like landing.
Kalvis takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kalvis checks a leg kick.
Kalvis blocks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalvis just misses with a punch to the body.
Ivanovic swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kalvis takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ivanovic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kalvis moves away.
Ivanovic throws an overhand right that lands on Kalvis's shoulder, as Kalvis tries to avoid the shot.
Ivanovic misses with a low kick.
Kalvis tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Ivanovic manages to circle out of the way.
Kalvis misses with a body punch
and Ivanovic counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kalvis thinking.
Ivanovic swats away the attempt to clinch by Kalvis.
Kalvis keeps the fight on the outside.
Kalvis is looking to clinch but Ivanovic is avoiding it.
Kalvis moves into range and clinches up with Ivanovic.
Kalvis misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kalvis swings wildly with an uppercut but Ivanovic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ivanovic struggles to land a body shot inside as Kalvis controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Kalvis fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ivanovic lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kalvis backwards.
Ivanovic swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Kalvis fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kalvis.
Ivanovic misses with some punches.
Kalvis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kalvis lands a left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kalvis scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kalvis tries to throw a body punch but Ivanovic avoids it by throwing Kalvis back against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ivanovic.
Ivanovic lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ivanovic digs a right hand underneath Kalvis's ribcage. Kalvis let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kalvis scores with a shoulder strike.
Ivanovic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kalvis's elbow.
Ivanovic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kalvis's elbow.
Kalvis blocking some punches.
Kalvis misses with a body punch.
Kalvis trying to control the position but instead, Ivanovic has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kalvis into the cage.
Kalvis swings wildly with an uppercut but Ivanovic uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kalvis.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Ivanovic.
Ivanovic can't find room to land a body shot as Kalvis controls the action.
Kalvis softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Ivanovic.
Ivanovic can't find room to land a body shot as Kalvis controls the action.
Ivanovic makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kalevelis Kalvis has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kalvis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ivanovic tries to work over Kalvis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ivanovic.
Ivanovic scores with a shot to the side of Kalvis's head.
Ivanovic takes a shot to the head.
Ivanovic fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Kalvis.
Ivanovic tries to work over Kalvis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ivanovic prevents a body shot from Kalvis.
Kalvis working aggressively here.
Kalvis misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Ivanovic fails to land.
A left hand lands to the body for Kalvis.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kalvis misses with some punches.
A short left from Ivanovic.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ivanovic tries to throw a body punch but Kalvis avoids it by throwing Ivanovic back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Kalvis fails to land.
Ivanovic tries a body shot but Kalvis blocks it.
Kalvis working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kalvis lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Ivanovic fails to land.
Ivanovic working aggressively here.
Kalvis gets through Ivanovic's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kalvis misses with the head strike.
Ivanovic tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ivanovic fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kalvis lands a body punch.
Kalvis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kalvis.
Kalvis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kalvis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ivanovic has a couple of punches blocked by Kalvis.
Kalvis misses with some punches.
Kalvis tries to work over Ivanovic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Ivanovic fails to land.
Kalvis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Kalevelis Kalvis will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Kalvis walks into a straight right hand from Ivanovic.
Kalevelis Kalvis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Good standup being displayed there by Kalvis as he connects with a hook.
Ivanovic avoids the body shot from Kalvis.
Ivanovic takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ivanovic slips a straight right by Kalvis.
Ivanovic keeps the fight on the outside.
Kalvis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ivanovic.
Ivanovic gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kalvis has managed to clinch.
Ivanovic misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ivanovic misses with some punches.
Ivanovic tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ivanovic misses with a punch on the inside.
Kalvis blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ivanovic works on Kalvis's body with a couple of short punches.
Ivanovic misses with the head strike.
Ivanovic prevents a body shot from Kalvis.
Ivanovic misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ivanovic.
Ivanovic scores with a shot to the side of Kalvis's head.
Ivanovic lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kalvis backwards.
A short left from Ivanovic.
Ivanovic fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ivanovic swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A shot in the inside from Ivanovic.
Ivanovic can't find room to land a body shot as Kalvis controls the action.
Ivanovic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kalvis's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ivanovic lands a left hand.
Kalvis lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short right from Kalvis.
Kalvis prevents a body shot from Ivanovic.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ivanovic tries to throw a body punch but Kalvis avoids it by throwing Ivanovic back against the cage.
Ivanovic has a couple of punches blocked by Kalvis.
A nice left hand lands by Ivanovic.
Ivanovic has a couple of punches blocked by Kalvis.
Kalvis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ivanovic makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ivanovic swings wildly with an uppercut but Kalvis uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ivanovic.
Ivor Ivanovic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kalvis's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kalvis blocks an uppercut.
Kalvis prevents a body shot from Ivanovic.
Kalvis blocks an uppercut.
Ivanovic prevents a body shot from Kalvis.
Kalvis blocks a body shot from Ivanovic.
Kalvis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kalvis misses with some punches.
Ivanovic has a couple of punches blocked by Kalvis.
Ivanovic misses with some punches.
Ivanovic swings wildly with an uppercut but Kalvis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kalvis misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kalvis throws a punch but it's blocked by Ivanovic.
Kalvis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ivanovic.
A left hand lands to the body for Ivanovic.
Ivanovic working aggressively here.
Ivanovic misses with the head strike.
Kalvis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kalvis scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ivanovic lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kalvis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ivanovic misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ivanovic.
Ivanovic blocking some punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ivor Ivanovic comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kalvis 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kalevelis Kalvis!
A victorious Kalevelis Kalvis thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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