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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Aleksander Kazimierz (ranked 2524 p4p, 4221 weight class) and Gordon Masten (ranked 188 p4p, 273 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Kazimierz might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6WJFjXtHcy4. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Great wrestler
Dangerous knees
Cardio machine |
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Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
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 28 - 36 - 2, fighting out of London, Aleksander Kazimierz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gordon Masten!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kazimierz shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Kazimierz was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Masten stops Kazimierz from passing to mount.
Kazimierz is trying to get an arm triangle but Masten is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Masten is trying to get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kazimierz controls the position.
Masten is working to avoid the ground and pound but Kazimierz connects with a decent elbow.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Masten can do anything to dispel that myth.
Kazimierz trying to control the action but Masten is working from the bottom.
Masten prevents Kazimierz from improving position.
Masten really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kazimierz. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kazimierz decides to stand back up. Kazimierz steps back and let's Masten get back to his feet.
Kazimierz darts in and clinches Masten up against the cage.
Masten gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Kazimierz regains guard.
Kazimierz scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Kazimierz scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Masten tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Kazimierz trying to control but Masten is having none of it.
Kazimierz unloading with bombs!
Kazimierz looking to secure an arm triangle but Masten defends it well.
Masten is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Kazimierz is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Masten has managed to escape the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kazimierz unloading with bombs!
Kazimierz takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Kazimierz won't let Masten get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Kazimierz content just to control the position here.
Kazimierz landing strikes, looking to finish!
Masten trying desperately to get to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kazimierz tries to control but Masten wriggling away.
Kazimierz breaks from Masten's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Kazimierz wants to take Masten's back here but Masten is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Kazimierz can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Masten is looking to escape.
Masten is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Aleksander Kazimierz dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kazimierz tries to clinch but Masten is having none of it.
Kazimierz tries to clinch there but Masten circles away.
Masten moves out of range of the body kick.
Aleksander Kazimierz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some wild striking there from Kazimierz.
Masten changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Kazimierz throws a sloppy head kick and Masten moves out of range easily.
Masten changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Kazimierz tries to clinch but Masten moves out of range.
Kazimierz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Masten tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kazimierz closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Masten quickly recovers to half guard.
Kazimierz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Masten can do to turn this around?
Nice strikes from Kazimierz there.
Kazimierz passes to full mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kazimierz looking to finish with strikes here!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Masten trying desperately to get to his feet.
Kazimierz is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Masten can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Poor strikes thrown by Kazimierz there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Kazimierz content just to control the position here.
Kazimierz thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kazimierz is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Masten is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Masten flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. Kazimierz anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Masten and secures both hooks! This could be bad! Kazimierz slips an arm under Masten chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. Kazimierz has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. Kazimierz is squeezing on Masten like an anaconda would it's prey. Masten fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Aleksander Kazimierz!
Aleksander Kazimierz decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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