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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nycky Downtime (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wasim Kayani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Downtime comes into the arena with Bring It blaring out of the sound system. Kayani is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Audioslave - Exploder. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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159 lbs
24 - 20 - 0 |
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167 lbs
10 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nycky Downtime!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Wasim Kayani!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Winston Howard and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from Downtime. Those never looked like landing.
Downtime keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kayani has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kayani there as he acknowledges the shot.
Kayani throws a lazy uppercut
and Downtime counters with a straight right hand.
Kayani lands an overhand right.
Kayani misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kayani throws a jab when Downtime was well out of range.
Downtime will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Downtime tries to score a power double leg takedown but Kayani sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Downtime somewhat.
Downtime swings for the body but Kayani moves out of range.
Downtime bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kayani moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Kayani misses the shot to the body.
Downtime checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kayani slaps away a takedown attempt from Downtime, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nycky Downtime. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kayani takes a swing at Downtime's ribcage but misses.
Kayani scoring well with a low kick there.
Downtime walks into a straight right hand from Kayani.
Kayani fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Downtime manages to avoid it.
Downtime scores with a hook.
Downtime looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kayani is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Downtime.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Downtime takes one to the chin there.
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!
Kayani misses with a hook. Downtime ducked under it nicely.
Downtime ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kayani moves away.
Downtime misses with a body shot.
A jab from Kayani does it's job there.
Downtime's corner calls for a 1-2. Downtime obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A big left from Kayani misses.
A jab lands there for Kayani.
Kayani throws a body punch but Downtime moves out of range.
Kayani works the jab nicely.
Wasim Kayani seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kayani ducks under a wild hook from Downtime.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Downtime throws a right hand that Kayani ducks under and follows up with a left that Kayani also avoids with ease.
Kayani misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Downtime takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A jab lands there for Downtime.
Kayani throws a poor cross that misses
and Downtime counters with a one-two to the body.
Nice defenses there by Downtime.
Kayani misses with a right hand
and Downtime counters with a nice uppercut.
Kayani throws a lazy right hand but Downtime sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kayani walks into a stiff left hand from Downtime.
Downtime misses with a double jab.
Kayani blocks a jab.
Downtime looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kayani misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kayani throws a right hand that misses
enabling Downtime to counter with a crisp jab.
Downtime throws a sloppy head kick and Kayani moves out of range easily.
Kayani throws a hook but Downtime blocks it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kayani avoids the head kick by Downtime.
A swing and a miss from Kayani.
Kayani lands a slapping body shot.
Good leg kick by Kayani there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A good leg kick by Kayani.
A big right from Kayani misses.
Kayani looks to land a body kick but Downtime moved away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wasim Kayani dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Kayani connects with an inside leg kick.
Downtime moves out of range of the strikes.
Kayani paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Downtime avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Downtime fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Nice defenses there by Downtime.
Downtime slips under a jab.
Kayani sizes up Downtime with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kayani.
Kayani throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kayani connects with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kayani bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Kayani lands a nice leg kick that just misses Downtime's sensitive parts.
Downtime takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kayani scoring well with a low kick there.
Downtime avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kayani lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A jab from Kayani misses.
Kayani uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Downtime.
Kayani connects with a high kick.
Kayani with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Downtime to score with a decent uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kayani misses with the combination.
Wasim Kayani seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Downtime throws a head kick that misses.
Downtime fails with a takedown attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Downtime keeps the fight on the outside.
Kayani scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Downtime doesn't seem bothered though.
Downtime throws a sloppy head kick and Kayani moves out of range easily.
Kayani stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nycky Downtime. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kayani jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Downtime on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kayani. Kayani obviously looking to wear him down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kayani looks to land a right hand but Downtime moved out of range.
Kayani misses with an uppercut.
Downtime uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kayani.
Kayani misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Kayani misses the target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Downtime. Kayani does a little dance to reset his feet.
Downtime uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kayani.
Kayani throws a right and a left that Downtime avoids nicely.
Downtime tries to land a body kick
and Kayani counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kayani uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Downtime has time to react.
Downtime throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kayani.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Downtime checks the leg kick.
Kayani lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kayani misses with a left hand
and Downtime counters with a big head kick but Kayani shrugs it off.
Downtime swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kayani throws a leg kick which misses Downtime's front leg but catches the back leg as Downtime tries to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Downtime moves out of range of the leg kick from Kayani.
Decent striking displayed by Kayani there.
Wasim Kayani is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kayani connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Downtime is rocked!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kayani moves away from the strike by Downtime.
Downtime goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wasim Kayani showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Jab from Kayani.
Oh Downtime is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kayani throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Downtime seems to have got his legs back now.
Downtime shoots in for a takedown but Kayani shows good takedown defense.
A big left from Kayani misses.
A thudding body kick lands there by Kayani!
Downtime lands with a good body shot.
Kayani fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Downtime.
Kayani with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Downtime might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kayani. That's going to slow Downtime down.
Downtime looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Sloppy strikes from Kayani. Those never looked like landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Downtime throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jab from Kayani.
Kayani lands a big head kick that sends Downtime tumbling to the mat! Kayani takes a step backwards and waves Downtime back to his feet - he wants the finish!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kayani jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Downtime gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Downtime connects with a body shot that sends Kayani's belly button to the back.
Kayani ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Downtime is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Downtime lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Nycky Downtime has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wasim Kayani is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Downtime misses with a combination
and Kayani counters with an inside leg kick.
Downtime lands a head kick!
Kayani cracks a nice hook into Downtime's ribs.
Kayani misses the shot to the body.
Kayani cracks Downtime with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kayani loads up on a big right hand but Downtime slips the punch.
Kayani blocks a head kick by Downtime.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Downtime. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Kayani with a hook.
Kayani with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Downtime to score with a decent uppercut.
Kayani has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Downtime lands with a good body shot.
Downtime closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Downtime tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Kayani trying to remain calm as Downtime controls from the top position.
Kayani managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Downtime.
Downtime creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Kayani sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Kayani is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Downtime off and has taken his back!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
I would not like to be Downtime right now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kayani doesn't have the hooks in and Downtime manages to turn into his guard.
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!
Downtime throwing strikes from guard but Kayani blocks nicely.
Downtime is stalling in the full guard.
Downtime won't allow Kayani to sweep him here.
Kayani is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Downtime displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kayani throws out the jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wasim Kayani comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Kayani winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Donatello Bradman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 27:30
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wasim Kayani!
Wasim Kayani seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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