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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adrik Mihaylov (ranked 663 p4p, 1811 weight class) and Amaru Kawiwasulu (ranked 93 p4p, 225 weight class). Mihaylov comes to the cage accompanied by Senza Pagare (ft. T Pain) - J-AX & Fedez. Adrik Mihaylov has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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BJJ White Belt
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Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
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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 5 - 1 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Adrik Mihaylov !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Amaru Kawiwasulu!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Santiago Holmes and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Kawiwasulu misses.
Kawiwasulu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mihaylov .
Mihaylov tries to clinch up.
Kawiwasulu misses with a looping left.
Mihaylov closes the distance and clinches.
Mihaylov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kawiwasulu digs a right hand underneath Mihaylov 's ribcage. Mihaylov let out a lung full of air as it connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mihaylov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kawiwasulu blocks it with crossed arms.
Kawiwasulu looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Mihaylov is breathing heavily.
Kawiwasulu looking to throw knees to the head but Mihaylov is blocking nicely.
Good body shot from Kawiwasulu.
Mihaylov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kawiwasulu digs a right hand into Mihaylov 's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Mihaylov 's gas tank.
Knees to the body from Kawiwasulu.
Kawiwasulu lands a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kawiwasulu is stalling here.
Mihaylov takes a shot to the head.
Kawiwasulu scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kawiwasulu lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kawiwasulu lands a body shot in the clinch.
Knees to the body from Kawiwasulu.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kawiwasulu.
Kawiwasulu is leaning against Mihaylov and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kawiwasulu lands a left hand.
Kawiwasulu lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mihaylov backwards.
Kawiwasulu lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kawiwasulu breaks from the clinch.
Kawiwasulu throws a hook but Mihaylov blocks it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mihaylov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mihaylov gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kawiwasulu blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kawiwasulu with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mihaylov avoiding damage as Kawiwasulu throws knees to the body.
Kawiwasulu lands a shoulder strike.
Kawiwasulu lands with a light punch inside.
Kawiwasulu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mihaylov 's elbow.
Mihaylov tries to land a knee to the head but Kawiwasulu blocks with his arms.
Kawiwasulu lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kawiwasulu pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Kawiwasulu swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Mihaylov counters by clinching up.
Mihaylov definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Kawiwasulu misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kawiwasulu makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mihaylov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mihaylov takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kawiwasulu lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kawiwasulu lands with a short shot to the head.
Kawiwasulu lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kawiwasulu throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mihaylov s head.
Kawiwasulu misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mihaylov .
Kawiwasulu digs a right hand underneath Mihaylov 's ribcage. Mihaylov let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kawiwasulu has Mihaylov pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kawiwasulu pushes Mihaylov back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kawiwasulu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kawiwasulu scores with an uppercut up the middle.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kawiwasulu.
Kawiwasulu stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Kawiwasulu.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kawiwasulu.
Kawiwasulu tries a body shot but Mihaylov blocks it.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kawiwasulu obliges.
A hook to the body from Kawiwasulu.
Mihaylov tries a knee to the head but Kawiwasulu blocks it.
Kawiwasulu working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short body shot lands from Kawiwasulu as the two fighters clinch.
Kawiwasulu breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mihaylov moves out of range of the strikes.
Kawiwasulu throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mihaylov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kawiwasulu.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mihaylov wants to clinch.
Mihaylov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kawiwasulu throws out the jab.
Kawiwasulu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mihaylov throws out the jab.
Mihaylov slips a jab from Kawiwasulu.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Amaru Kawiwasulu dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Mihaylov wants to clinch.
A little jabbing left from Kawiwasulu on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kawiwasulu gets tackled into the cage by Mihaylov . Mihaylov maintains the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kawiwasulu lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kawiwasulu misses with a body punch.
Mihaylov misses with a knee to the head.
Mihaylov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kawiwasulu is defending well for now.
Amaru Kawiwasulu seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kawiwasulu pushes Mihaylov back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kawiwasulu is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kawiwasulu manages to break the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mihaylov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mihaylov wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Kawiwasulu misses with a wild body shot.
Mihaylov is looking to counter the offense by Kawiwasulu and move into the clinch.
Mihaylov moves out of range of the strikes.
Kawiwasulu misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kawiwasulu misses the jab.
Mihaylov seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Kawiwasulu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mihaylov .
Mihaylov takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
It looks like Adrik Mihaylov has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mihaylov tries to close the distance and clinch but Kawiwasulu swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kawiwasulu doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Mihaylov is looking to clinch but Kawiwasulu is avoiding it.
Mihaylov blocks a jab.
Mihaylov slips under a jab from Kawiwasulu.
Mihaylov tries to clinch there but Kawiwasulu circles away.
Nice uppercut lands for Kawiwasulu. That snapped Mihaylov 's head back.
Mihaylov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kawiwasulu.
Mihaylov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kawiwasulu might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Kawiwasulu misses.
Mihaylov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kawiwasulu misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kawiwasulu has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kawiwasulu rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mihaylov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mihaylov throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kawiwasulu let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Mihaylov ducks under a wild hook from Kawiwasulu.
Mihaylov has closed the distance and engaged Kawiwasulu in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mihaylov trying to land knees to the body.
Kawiwasulu misses with a knee to the head.
Kawiwasulu gets through Mihaylov 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kawiwasulu avoiding damage.
Nice body punch from Kawiwasulu.
Kawiwasulu misses with a punch to the body.
Mihaylov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kawiwasulu is defending well for now.
Kawiwasulu lands a body punch.
Mihaylov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kawiwasulu avoids it.
Kawiwasulu lands a right hand.
Kawiwasulu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mihaylov 's elbow.
Kawiwasulu tries to land a knee to the head but Mihaylov blocks with his arms.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mihaylov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mihaylov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kawiwasulu is stalling here.
Mihaylov tries to land a knee to the head but Kawiwasulu blocks with his arms.
Kawiwasulu lands a body punch.
Kawiwasulu avoiding damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Amaru Kawiwasulu showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Adrik Mihaylov 's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Mihaylov slips a jab and a cross from Kawiwasulu.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kawiwasulu throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mihaylov .
Mihaylov is looking to counter the offense by Kawiwasulu and move into the clinch.
Kawiwasulu throws the left hand but Mihaylov avoids the punch easily.
Kawiwasulu throws an overhand right that lands on Mihaylov 's shoulder, as Mihaylov tries to avoid the shot.
Mihaylov is looking to counter the offense by Kawiwasulu and move into the clinch.
Mihaylov moves in looking to clinch but Kawiwasulu pushes him off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mihaylov loads up on a big right hand but Kawiwasulu slips the punch.
Kawiwasulu thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mihaylov wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Kawiwasulu misses.
Mihaylov tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Kawiwasulu manages to circle out of the way.
Mihaylov defending well as Kawiwasulu loads up on a big left hand.
Kawiwasulu throws a series of punches but Mihaylov moves out of range.
Mihaylov wants to clinch.
Mihaylov tries to clinch there but Kawiwasulu circles away.
Kawiwasulu throws out a counter right but Mihaylov avoids it with no problem.
Adrik Mihaylov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
A telegraphed right hand from Kawiwasulu misses the target.
Kawiwasulu missing with a left hand there. Mihaylov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mihaylov is looking to counter the offense by Kawiwasulu and move into the clinch.
Mihaylov pushes Kawiwasulu up against the cage in a clinch.
Mihaylov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kawiwasulu.
Kawiwasulu has a couple of punches blocked by Mihaylov .
Kawiwasulu lands with a short shot to the head.
Good body shot from Kawiwasulu.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kawiwasulu lands a hook to the side of the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kawiwasulu.
Kawiwasulu stalling.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kawiwasulu.
Kawiwasulu with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A short body shot lands from Kawiwasulu as the two fighters clinch.
Kawiwasulu presses Mihaylov against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Nice body punch from Kawiwasulu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kawiwasulu can't find room to land a body shot as Mihaylov controls the action.
Kawiwasulu lands an uppercut.
Mihaylov managing to block the knees to the body from Kawiwasulu.
Kawiwasulu with an attempt at a knee that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kawiwasulu creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kawiwasulu breaks the clinch.
Kawiwasulu throws a body shot but no joy.
Mihaylov is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Kawiwasulu.
Kawiwasulu circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling Kawiwasulu to counter with a crisp jab.
Kawiwasulu lands a really nice looking cross but Mihaylov seems unphased.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Kawiwasulu misses the target.
Mihaylov tries to counter by clinching up but Kawiwasulu breaks away and moves out of range.
Kawiwasulu misses with a looping left.
Mihaylov is looking to counter the offense by Kawiwasulu and move into the clinch.
Kawiwasulu misses with the combination.
Mihaylov seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Mihaylov tries to clinch there but Kawiwasulu circles away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mihaylov closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Amaru Kawiwasulu is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Mihaylov misses with a knee strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
Amaru Kawiwasulu comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kawiwasulu 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 Peter Branson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Amaru Kawiwasulu!
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