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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Zach Aderis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cal Culator (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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175 lbs
3 - 4 - 0 |
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180 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Big heart |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Zach Aderis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Cal Culator!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aderis throws a quick inside leg kick.
Crunch! Aderis slams his shin into Culator's torso.
Aderis throws a head kick that misses.
Culator tries to clinch up but Aderis circles away and keeps his distance.
Culator walks forward, straight into a front kick from Aderis.
Zach Aderis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Culator takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Aderis scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Culator doesn't seem bothered though.
Culator on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Aderis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Culator takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Culator looks gassed!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aderis throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Culator dives in and grabs Aderis's left leg, looking for a takedown. Aderis pushes down on Culator's head and hops out.
Aderis throws a nice outside leg kick.
Aderis tries to clinch there but Culator circles away.
Culator takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Culator steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Aderis. That one must have hurt.
Culator takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Culator tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Aderis throws a head kick that half lands.
Culator on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Aderis. Aderis obviously looking to wear him down.
A good leg kick by Aderis.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aderis lands a high kick!
It looks like Cal Culator has been cut.
Aderis lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nice shot lands for Aderis.
Aderis throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Culator.
Aderis lands a big head kick that sends Culator tumbling to the mat! Aderis takes a step backwards and waves Culator back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Culator is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
No luck for Aderis with that takedown attempt.
A solid body kick from Aderis.
Aderis lands with a thumping leg kick.
Aderis fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Culator, pushing him back against the cage.
Aderis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Aderis connects with a good right hand that stumbles Culator. Culator circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Aderis shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Culator sprawls well. Culator wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Aderis gets slowly back to his feet.
Aderis lands an overhand right.
Aderis dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Culator. That did some damage!
Aderis lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aderis stalks Culator and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Culator's face. Culator staggers backwards, shaken.
That has opened up Cal Culator's cut even more.
Aderis connects with a high kick.
Good leg kick by Aderis there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Aderis. Culator shrugs it off though.
Aderis lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Culator takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Aderis scores with a head kick.
Aderis scores with a spinning back kick!
Aderis lands a nice hook to Culator's body. Culator takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Aderis lands a right hook to the body.
Culator's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A good leg kick by Aderis.
Aderis with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Aderis closes the distance and pushes Culator back into the cage.
Aderis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Aderis looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zach Aderis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Aderis wants to clinch up but Culator keeps it at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aderis moves into the clinch.
Culator misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nice elbow from Aderis.
Aderis tries to circle away but Culator has him pinned against the cage.
Aderis is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Culator is defending well for now.
Culator is working for takedown but Aderis is calmly controlling the position for now.
Aderis using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Culator has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Culator dodges an elbow strike from Aderis.
Aderis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A right-left combo lands from Aderis.
Aderis lands a head kick!
Aderis scores with a head kick.
Aderis is looking to wear down Culator with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Culator tries for a takedown but Aderis sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Culator on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Aderis. Aderis obviously looking to wear him down.
Aderis moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Aderis goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aderis misses with a takedown attempt - Culator sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Culator shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Culator frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Culator controlling from the full mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Aderis keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zach Aderis dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cal Culator's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Culator.
Zach Aderis is winning the standup battle so far.
A solid leg kick lands there for Aderis.
A left and a right from Aderis both land. Nice combination.
Aderis connects with a high kick.
Aderis lands a head kick!
Aderis lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Culator takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Culator throws a left and a right that both miss
and Aderis counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Aderis.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Culator not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Aderis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Culator can do to turn this around?
Aderis won't allow Culator to sweep him here.
Culator looking for a guillotine here but Aderis defends easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Culator wants to get back to his feet but Aderis is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Culator is breathing heavily.
Culator keeping moving, preventing Aderis from controlling successfully.
Aderis loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Culator is trying to keep Aderis in close.
Aderis has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Aderis is looking to work some ground and pound but Culator has wrist control.
Aderis tries to stand but Culator is controlling from the bottom.
Culator is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Aderis trying to control but Culator is working from the bottom.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Culator is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, if Culator is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Aderis is refusing to be controlled, as Culator sits in half guard.
Aderis is looking for a sweep. Culator is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Culator passes the guard and advances to mount!
Aderis is in all sorts of trouble here.
Culator looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
A nice elbow there by Culator.
Aderis is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zach Aderis dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Cal Culator's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Culator looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Aderis keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Culator prevents Aderis from standing back up.
Aderis is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Culator uses his free foot to push down on Aderis's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Aderis.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Culator takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aderis is in all sorts of trouble here.
Culator can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Aderis is looking to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Culator lands a big elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Culator moves to the back position.
Aderis looking very determined here, making life difficult for Culator.
Aderis is trying to stand back up.
What can Aderis do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Culator is working for a rear naked choke. Aderis is not defending it well and Culator has tightened it up quickly! This could be all over! Aderis refuses to tap and goes to sleep, forcing the referee to intervene. A little trickle of blood came out of Aderis's nose as his head slumped to the floor. That is naaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Cal Culator!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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