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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kauno Kaalikorva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maek Houzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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192 lbs
11 - 5 - 0 |
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192 lbs
16 - 9 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Decent boxing
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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
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kauno Kaalikorva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Maek Houzo!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kaalikorva swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Houzo.
Houzo closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Kaalikorva tries to get to full guard but Houzo has control of the leg.
Kaalikorva works his way to full guard. Good work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Houzo stopping the sweep attempt from Kaalikorva.
Kaalikorva had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Houzo defends it easily.
Houzo is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Kaalikorva wants to sweep but no luck.
Kaalikorva is working hard here to advance position.
Houzo throws a big right hand that misses.
Houzo cracks Kaalikorva with a solid left hand.
Houzo scoring with some ground and pound.
Houzo postures up in Kaalikorva's guard and throws a big left but Kaalikorva blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Houzo stops Kaalikorva from standing up.
Houzo landing with the ground and pound.
Houzo tries to free his leg and advance position but Kaalikorva is retaining full guard.
Kaalikorva lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Houzo!
Kaalikorva putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Kaalikorva is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Houzo can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Houzo is wriggling around trying to escape.
Kaalikorva controlling from the full mount.
Houzo takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaalikorva is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Houzo can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Houzo tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kaalikorva looking to control but Houzo is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Kaalikorva 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.
Kaalikorva is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Houzo can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Kaalikorva is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Houzo has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Kaalikorva trying to control but Houzo is having none of it.
Kaalikorva throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Houzo because Kaalikorva loaded up on that one.
Houzo is looking to improve his position but Kaalikorva isn't that keen on the idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Houzo manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Still in half guard, Kaalikorva seems content to control.
Houzo trying to control from the bottom.
Kaalikorva slips a nice elbow through Houzo's hands, connecting with Houzo's forehead.
Houzo controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Houzo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Houzo is looking to control Kaalikorva's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Houzo avoid being mounted?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kaalikorva controlling the pace.
Houzo blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kaalikorva.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Houzo is looking to improve his position.
Houzo looking for submissions off his back.
Houzo regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Kaalikorva.
Houzo is trying to control the position but Kaalikorva postures up.
Kaalikorva is looking to work some ground and pound but Houzo has wrist control.
Kaalikorva trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kaalikorva wants to control from the top but Houzo keeps moving.
Houzo is trying to control the position but Kaalikorva postures up.
Kaalikorva stays in close to Houzo's body and controls the position.
Kaalikorva throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kauno Kaalikorva dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Kaalikorva gets a clinch.
A body shot lands from Kaalikorva.
A short right from Kaalikorva on the inside.
Houzo is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Kaalikorva gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Kaalikorva is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kaalikorva.
Kaalikorva pushes Houzo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kaalikorva working aggressively here.
Kaalikorva misses with the head strike.
Good body shot from Kaalikorva.
Houzo has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Kaalikorva avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kaalikorva creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kaalikorva throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kaalikorva scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kaalikorva makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kaalikorva lands a hook that snaps the head of Houzo backwards.
Kaalikorva displaying some good clinch control by pressing Houzo up against the cage.
Kaalikorva lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kaalikorva lands a right hand.
Houzo is breathing heavily.
Kaalikorva displaying some good clinch control by pressing Houzo up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kaalikorva.
A shot in the inside from Kaalikorva.
Kaalikorva lands a right hand.
Houzo changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Kaalikorva fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Kauno Kaalikorva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Maek Houzo.
Kaalikorva misses with a double jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaalikorva throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Houzo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kauno Kaalikorva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kaalikorva comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Houzo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kaalikorva moves away.
Houzo's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kaalikorva connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Houzo scrambles back to his feet.
A punch lands to the side of Houzo 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Kaalikorva lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kaalikorva throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Houzo on the side of the head.
Houzo fails with a takedown attempt.
A jab from Kaalikorva misses.
Kaalikorva keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Houzo fails with a takedown attempt.
Kaalikorva connects with a jab.
Houzo ducks under a wild hook from Kaalikorva.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaalikorva works the jab nicely.
Houzo shoots in for a takedown but Kaalikorva shows good takedown defense.
Kaalikorva lands a jab to Houzo's midsection.
Kaalikorva scores with a decent looking hook.
Houzo shoots for a double leg takedown but Kaalikorva sprawls well. He's pushed Houzo's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Houzo walks into a stiff left hand from Kaalikorva.
Nice cross by Kaalikorva.
Houzo misses the body punch
letting Kaalikorva counter with a right hand.
Kaalikorva misses with a straight right.
Houzo shoots and misses
and Kaalikorva cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kaalikorva waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Houzo.
Houzo on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Kaalikorva is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Kaalikorva gets a clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kaalikorva pushes Houzo back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kaalikorva makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Kaalikorva.
Kaalikorva lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short right from Kaalikorva.
Kaalikorva pushes Houzo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Houzo tries for a takedown. No joy.
Houzo looking for a takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Kaalikorva.
Kaalikorva lands a left hand.
Houzo is rocked!
A short uppercut from Kaalikorva.
Houzo is still on wobbly legs! Can Kaalikorva finish him?
Kaalikorva lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kaalikorva lands a big knee! That's hurt Houzo! Oh, he's all over the place! Kaalikorva lands another knee that sends Houzo to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kauno Kaalikorva!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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