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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Fyodor Pending (ranked 6000 p4p, 2175 weight class) and Aleksander Kazimierz (ranked 0 p4p, 121 weight class). Kazimierz has chosen https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6WJFjXtHcy4 as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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150 cm 73 130 60 - 155 - 0 |
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175 cm 36 140 23 - 30 - 2 |
BJJ White Belt Counter fighter Good chin |
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BJJ Red Belt Dangerous knees Powerful |
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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 60 - 155 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fyodor Pending! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 23 - 30 - 2, fighting out of London, Aleksander Kazimierz! The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Robert Twigg and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Kazimierz throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Pending was covering up waiting for the punch and Kazimierz finishes the takedown easily into guard. Pending looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this! Kazimierz is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control. Kazimierz lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard. Kazimierz postures up and lands a big shot to Pending's brow. Kazimierz with a nice head shot there. Pending might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Kazimierz slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard. Kazimierz stands and steps away. Pending gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
That's one minute gone in the round. Kazimierz closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. Kazimierz slowing the pace effectively. Kazimierz gets control of Pending's arms and successfully pulls guard. Kazimierz will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back. Kazimierz has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall. Kazimierz told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet. Kazimierz bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Pending's guard.
Kazimierz stands up and waves to Pending to follow him. Kazimierz lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw. Kazimierz closes the distance and pushes Pending back into the cage. Kazimierz manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Kazimierz seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now. Kazimierz lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard. Kazimierz controls the pace of the fight for a moment. Kazimierz has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Kazimierz passes easily into side control. Nice work. The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult. Kazimierz moves into full mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round. Kazimierz controlling from mount. Kazimierz dominating with strikes here. Kazimierz pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Pending is rocked! Kazimierz with shots to the head and body - Pending looks very uncomfortable down there. Oh Pending is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!! Kazimierz connects with a bit shot that sees Pending covering up! More strikes from Kazimierz and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Kazimierz is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aleksander Kazimierz! Aleksander Kazimierz was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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42% |
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