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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cletus Kasady (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ichabod Klopfenstein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Klopfenstein has chosen Freebird as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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171 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart |
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Decent wrestler
Good elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Cletus Kasady!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ichabod Klopfenstein !
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Donatello Bradman and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Klopfenstein tries to score a power double leg takedown but Kasady sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Klopfenstein somewhat.
Kasady will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Klopfenstein takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kasady stuffs the takedown attempt from Klopfenstein . Klopfenstein gets slowly back to his feet.
Klopfenstein tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Klopfenstein is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A jab from Kasady finds it's way through Klopfenstein 's defenses.
Klopfenstein is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kasady.
Kasady looks to land a left hand but Klopfenstein moved out of range nicely.
Kasady scores with a hook to the body. Klopfenstein takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A clash of legs there as Kasady blocks the low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Kasady. No joy for Klopfenstein on that attempt.
Cletus Kasady has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ichabod Klopfenstein .
The fight stays on the outside here - Klopfenstein looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Klopfenstein tries to clinch but Kasady is having none of it.
Klopfenstein tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kasady paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Klopfenstein scoring well with a low kick there.
Kasady throws a body punch but Klopfenstein moves out of range.
Kasady displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Klopfenstein walks into a straight right hand from Kasady.
A head kick misses from Klopfenstein .
Kasady connects with a looping right hand.
Klopfenstein tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kasady swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kasady fails to land with a series of punches.
Klopfenstein misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klopfenstein will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Klopfenstein has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Klopfenstein there as he acknowledges the shot.
Kasady throws a body punch but Klopfenstein moves out of range.
Kasady is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Klopfenstein shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kasady as he jumps to the side.
Klopfenstein is looking to land body kicks.
Klopfenstein changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Kasady looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Kasady is looking to reverse the position.
Kasady wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kasady takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Klopfenstein cracks Kasady with a big right hand but Kasady just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
You can see the frustration on Kasady's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Kasady manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Klopfenstein looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Klopfenstein trying to control the action but Kasady is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klopfenstein winds up and cracks Kasady with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Kasady trying to control from the bottom.
Kasady has a hand on Klopfenstein 's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Klopfenstein takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Kasady manages to control the position for a moment.
Kasady is desperately trying to improve his position but Klopfenstein has a good base and remains in mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cletus Kasady dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kasady scores with a jab to the body.
Klopfenstein throws a head kick that misses.
Klopfenstein explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Kasady swats away the attempt to clinch by Klopfenstein .
Kasady keeps the fight on the outside.
Klopfenstein rushes Kasady and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Klopfenstein tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kasady pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kasady ducks under a wild hook from Klopfenstein .
Klopfenstein changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Kasady looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Kasady wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Kasady is looking to regain half guard here but Klopfenstein keeps moving and retains side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Klopfenstein prevents Kasady from escaping the position.
Klopfenstein wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kasady keeps working.
Kasady tries to escape but Klopfenstein is in control.
Kasady tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Klopfenstein wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Klopfenstein throws an elbow but Kasady slips to the side and avoids it well.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Klopfenstein tries to clinch there but Kasady circles away.
Klopfenstein shoots in for a takedown but Kasady shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Klopfenstein tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kasady paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Klopfenstein shoots for a double leg takedown but Kasady sprawls well. He's pushed Klopfenstein 's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Kasady lands a glancing blow to the side of Klopfenstein 's head.
Cletus Kasady is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Klopfenstein tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kasady swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Klopfenstein tries to clinch up but Kasady circles away and keeps his distance.
Klopfenstein is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kasady slaps away a takedown attempt from Klopfenstein , before circling back to the center of the mat.
Cletus Kasady has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ichabod Klopfenstein .
Klopfenstein tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kasady swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Klopfenstein fails with a takedown attempt.
Klopfenstein fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klopfenstein tries to clinch up but Kasady circles away and keeps his distance.
Klopfenstein fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Kasady is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Klopfenstein fails with a takedown attempt.
Klopfenstein is breathing heavily.
Klopfenstein tries to clinch up.
Kasady fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Klopfenstein plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Kasady avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nice cross by Kasady.
Klopfenstein avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kasady throws a right hand that Klopfenstein ducks under and follows up with a left that Klopfenstein also avoids with ease.
Kasady throws a hook but Klopfenstein avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kasady misses with a series of wild punches.
Klopfenstein looks to clinch
and Kasady counters with a nice uppercut.
Kasady will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Klopfenstein wants to clinch but Kasady slips to the side
and Kasady counters with a stiff right hand.
Kasady circles away from the clinch attempt
and Kasady counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Klopfenstein darts in trying to clinch
and Kasady cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Klopfenstein tries to clinch up
and Kasady counters with a stiff right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cletus Kasady dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Klopfenstein is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kasady.
Klopfenstein wants to clinch
and Kasady counters with a right hand to the body.
Kasady scores with a jab. Klopfenstein acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Klopfenstein tries to clinch up
and Kasady counters with a two punch combo.
Klopfenstein shoots in for a takedown but Kasady shows good takedown defense.
Kasady checks a low kick from Klopfenstein .
Klopfenstein tries to clinch
and Kasady counters with a nice body shot.
Kasady circles away from the clinch attempt
and Kasady counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Klopfenstein takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kasady connects with a body shot.
Ichabod Klopfenstein seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Klopfenstein takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Klopfenstein wants to clinch but Kasady slips to the side
and Kasady cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Klopfenstein tries to clinch up
letting Kasady counter with a right hand.
Kasady just misses with a punch to the body.
Kasady circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Kasady counter with a right hand.
Kasady throws a nice looking combination but Klopfenstein bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Klopfenstein drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Kasady lands an overhand right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klopfenstein darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Kasady moves into full guard.
Kasady uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Klopfenstein tries to clinch but Kasady moves away
and Kasady cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Klopfenstein looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Klopfenstein is thwarting Kasady's attempts to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kasady wants to get back to full guard.
Kasady looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Kasady has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Klopfenstein is working away from the top position though.
Klopfenstein working Kasady over with strikes.
Klopfenstein scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Klopfenstein looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Kasady tries to roll over but Klopfenstein keeps him under control.
Klopfenstein really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kasady. 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 four minutes gone in the round.
Klopfenstein thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kasady is trying to get back to full guard.
Kasady wants to control the action here but instead Klopfenstein manages to pass to full mount!
Kasady wants to get back to his feet.
A nice elbow there by Klopfenstein .
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kasady really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cletus Kasady clearly takes 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.
Klopfenstein throws a head kick that misses
and Kasady counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Klopfenstein is looking to clinch but Kasady is avoiding it.
Klopfenstein tries to clinch up but Kasady circles away and keeps his distance.
Klopfenstein showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kasady.
The fight stays on the outside here - Klopfenstein looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Klopfenstein misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kasady steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Klopfenstein .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kasady misses with a body shot.
Klopfenstein fails with a takedown attempt.
Kasady lands with a hook. Klopfenstein tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Klopfenstein wants to clinch.
Klopfenstein tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Kasady counters with a one-two to the body.
Kasady swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Klopfenstein pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Klopfenstein plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Klopfenstein tries to clinch up
letting Kasady counter with a right hand.
Kasady misses with the combination.
A head kick by Klopfenstein misses
and Kasady counters with a one-two to the body.
Klopfenstein closes the distance looking to clinch
and Kasady counters with a left to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klopfenstein tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kasady throws a big shot that misses.
Klopfenstein swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Good standup being displayed there by Kasady as he connects with a hook.
Klopfenstein throws a body kick that misses.
Klopfenstein misses with a low kick as Kasady jumps back.
Kasady slaps away a takedown attempt from Klopfenstein , before circling back to the center of the mat.
Klopfenstein throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Kasady's head.
Klopfenstein throws a hook but Kasady blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klopfenstein shoots in for a takedown but Kasady shows good takedown defense.
Cletus Kasady has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ichabod Klopfenstein .
Klopfenstein is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Klopfenstein looks to clinch
and Klopfenstein takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kasady lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Klopfenstein backs up against the cage.
A left and a right from Kasady both land. Nice combination.
Kasady stuffs the takedown attempt from Klopfenstein . Klopfenstein gets slowly back to his feet.
A nice inside leg kick there by Klopfenstein . That's going to slow Kasady down.
Kasady scores with a nice head shot.
Kasady throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Klopfenstein stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kasady pushes Klopfenstein up against the cage in a clinch.
Klopfenstein looking to throw knees to the head but Kasady is blocking nicely.
Kasady throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kasady lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Klopfenstein backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klopfenstein throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kasady wants to break the clinch but can't.
A right handed body shot lands from Kasady.
With the fighters up against the cage, Klopfenstein throws an elbow but misses.
Kasady managing to block the knees to the body from Klopfenstein .
Kasady stalling in the clinch but Klopfenstein improves position.
Kasady lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Klopfenstein backwards.
Kasady manages to break the clinch.
Klopfenstein shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Kasady counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kasady swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Klopfenstein darts in trying to clinch
and Kasady counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Klopfenstein scores a takedown into full mount!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Klopfenstein thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cletus Kasady had his way with Ichabod Klopfenstein in that round.
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!
Kasady throws a combination. Klopfenstein tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Good work by Kasady as he checks the leg kick.
Kasady swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Klopfenstein .
Klopfenstein tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Kasady cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Klopfenstein closes the distance looking to clinch
and Kasady counters with a straight right hand.
Klopfenstein shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Kasady moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Kasady is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kasady wants to stand but Klopfenstein is controlling the position.
Klopfenstein wants to control from the top but Kasady keeps moving.
Klopfenstein throwing strikes but missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Klopfenstein showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Kasady is looking for a triangle but Klopfenstein pushes his legs off easily.
Kasady trying to control the position.
Klopfenstein prevents Kasady from getting back to his feet.
Klopfenstein must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Kasady circles away from the clinch attempt
and Kasady counters with a stiff right hand.
Klopfenstein misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kasady looks to score with a jab to the body but Klopfenstein is just out of range.
Klopfenstein with a lazy takedown attempt
and Kasady counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ichabod Klopfenstein has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Klopfenstein swats away the attempt to clinch by Kasady.
Klopfenstein darts in trying to clinch
and Kasady counters with a three punch combo that has Klopfenstein backing up. Klopfenstein nods at Kasady to acknowledge the strikes.
Kasady misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kasady avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Kasady misses with a series of wild punches.
Klopfenstein throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Klopfenstein throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kasady's waist but Kasady gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Klopfenstein off to one side.
Klopfenstein darts in trying to clinch
and Kasady counters with a stiff right hand.
Klopfenstein tries to clinch but Kasady moves away
and Kasady counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Kasady.
Kasady looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kasady avoiding damage as Klopfenstein throws knees to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kasady.
Kasady managing to block the knees to the body from Klopfenstein .
Klopfenstein avoiding damage as Kasady throws knees to the body.
Kasady wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Cletus Kasady is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Klopfenstein lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Klopfenstein has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kasady is trying to break the clinch but Klopfenstein has him pressed against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cletus Kasady showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kasady, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 50:45
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 50:45
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cletus Kasady!
Cletus Kasady retains his welterweight title!
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