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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Liwa Kursiwa (ranked 1486 p4p, 3569 weight class) and Tyrann Madden (ranked 103 p4p, 221 weight class). Tyrann Madden has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Liwa Kursiwa's chin.
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Liwa Kursiwa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tyrann Madden!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Chris Edwards and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kursiwa ducks under a wild hook from Madden.
Madden looks to land a combination but Kursiwa avoids it well.
Kursiwa tries to counter by clinching up but Madden breaks away and moves out of range.
Kursiwa manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Madden on his heels. He'll look to pass Madden's guard now, I'm sure.
Madden is looking to stand up but Kursiwa isn't so interested in that idea.
Kursiwa looking to pass the guard.
Madden really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kursiwa. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kursiwa is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Kursiwa cracks Madden with a solid left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kursiwa controlling from the top position.
Madden is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kursiwa throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kursiwa pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Madden is keeping the position for now.
Madden wants to stand and escape but Kursiwa is having none of it.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Madden has momentary wrist control but Kursiwa slips an elbow through the middle.
Kursiwa working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Madden's head.
Kursiwa throwing strikes from guard but Madden blocks nicely.
Madden is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Kursiwa is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Kursiwa throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Madden works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kursiwa passes Madden's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Kursiwa throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Madden to regain full guard.
Kursiwa is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Kursiwa is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Kursiwa won't allow Madden to get back to his feet.
Kursiwa landing some decent shots from guard.
Madden keeping moving, preventing Kursiwa from controlling successfully.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kursiwa's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Kursiwa has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Madden wants to stand but Kursiwa is controlling the position.
Kursiwa chips away with some ground and pound.
Kursiwa with a nice head shot there.
Kursiwa stays in close to Madden's body and controls the position.
Kursiwa works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Kursiwa is looking to take a break and control but Madden is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kursiwa working Madden over with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Madden pushes Kursiwa off but Kursiwa dives into side control.
Madden is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Kursiwa is controlling him well.
Kursiwa works to advance to full mount. Madden defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Kursiwa lands with some strikes.
Madden takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Kursiwa lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Kursiwa can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Madden is looking to escape.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kursiwa landing punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Liwa Kursiwa dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Madden looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kursiwa rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Madden moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Madden swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Madden misses with a looping left.
Madden throws a big shot that misses.
Kursiwa is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Madden.
Kursiwa shoots for a double leg takedown but Madden sprawls well. He's pushed Kursiwa's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Kursiwa with a poor takedown
and Madden counters with a nice uppercut.
Madden misses with a straight right.
Kursiwa moves out of range of the body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Madden looks to land a right hand but Kursiwa moved out of range.
Kursiwa clinches with his opponent.
Madden has a couple of punches blocked by Kursiwa.
Kursiwa is working for takedown but Madden is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Liwa Kursiwa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kursiwa drops down looking for an ankle pick but Madden pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kursiwa moves out of range as Madden strikes.
Madden fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kursiwa manages to avoid it.
Tyrann Madden is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Madden looks to land a left hand but Kursiwa moved out of range nicely.
Liwa Kursiwa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Madden, as that shot connected.
Madden throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kursiwa tries to counter by clinching up but Madden breaks away and moves out of range.
Kursiwa shoots in and bounces Madden off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Kursiwa pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Madden is keeping the position for now.
Madden wants to stand and escape but Kursiwa is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kursiwa wants to control from the top but Madden keeps moving.
Madden wants to stand up but Kursiwa is controlling him.
Kursiwa passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Kursiwa cracks Madden with a big right hand but Madden just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Kursiwa landing strikes.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Madden can do anything to dispel that myth.
Kursiwa working the head and body with strikes.
Madden is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Madden being controlled for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kursiwa goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Madden has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Kursiwa but great work by Madden.
Kursiwa struggling a bit here.
Kursiwa is looking to reverse the position.
Kursiwa sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Kursiwa is positioning himself well to prevent Madden advancing to mount.
Kursiwa is trying to maintain the position but Madden is very close to passing his half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kursiwa landing rabbit punches to the side of Madden's head. Not doing much damage but still scoring a few points.
Kursiwa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Madden can do to turn this around?
Kursiwa gets back to full guard.
Kursiwa is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Madden defends well.
Kursiwa looking for a sweep. Not yet Kursiwa, not yet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kursiwa had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Madden defends it easily.
Kursiwa tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Tyrann Madden will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
A big right from Madden misses.
Kursiwa slips under a jab from Madden.
Kursiwa misses with the combination.
Madden blocks a jab.
Madden looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Madden dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Madden connects with a nice looking jab.
Madden throws a jab when Kursiwa was well out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Madden looks to throw the jab but Kursiwa is out of range.
Kursiwa misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kursiwa gets a takedown into half guard.
Kursiwa wants to control but Madden is keeping him busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kursiwa is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Madden is trying to stand.
Madden keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Madden is looking to get back to is feet but Kursiwa passes into side control.
Kursiwa just content to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kursiwa prevents Madden from escaping the position.
Kursiwa wants to lay and pray for a moment but Madden keeps working.
Kursiwa scoring with punches and elbows.
Madden is not content to let Kursiwa control the position.
Kursiwa thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Kursiwa working the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Madden is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Kursiwa working the ground and pound.
Kursiwa tries to move into full mount but can't pass Madden's legs.
Madden tries to escape but Kursiwa is in control.
Kursiwa looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Madden is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Kursiwa has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Madden felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Kursiwa working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Madden wants to get back to his feet.
Kursiwa in side control, throwing shots but Madden defends.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Madden wants to get back to his feet but Kursiwa drags him back down.
Kursiwa is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Madden looks calm but he's in trouble here. Kursiwa gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Madden is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Kursiwa lets go of the hold and Madden can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Liwa Kursiwa!
An out of breath Liwa Kursiwa thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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hype
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RATING
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