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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Miles Kaszinski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andy Barton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kaszinski comes to the cage accompanied by eye of the tiger. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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195 cm
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285 lbs
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225 cm
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300 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Inexperienced |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Miles Kaszinski! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Andy Barton! The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Reed Andrews and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Barton shoots for a takedown but Kaszinski saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily. Kaszinski fails to land with a series of punches.
Barton wants to clinch up but Kaszinski keeps it at a distance. Kaszinski swinging wildly here.
Kaszinski misses with a takedown attempt - Barton sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses. Kaszinski lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Barton with a poor takedown and Kaszinski counters with a left and a right that stings Barton. 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! Kaszinski closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Barton did well to prevent Kaszinski getting side control. Barton is in trouble now - Kaszinski has advanced to mount! Barton is bucking up trying to escape but Kaszinski cracks him with another couple of good strikes. Barton looks gassed! Kaszinski looking to control and managing it successfully. Barton is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round. Kaszinski controlling the pace for now. Barton is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Kaszinski looking to control and managing it successfully. Barton is looking to improve his position but Kaszinski isn't that keen on the idea. Kaszinski trying to control but Barton is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action. Kaszinski sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment. Kaszinski seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Barton for as long as he can get away with. Kaszinski breaks from Barton's wrist control and lands an elbow. Kaszinski unloading with bombs! Barton really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Kaszinski wants to control the pace but Barton is squirming around nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Miles Kaszinski just wasn't active enough from the dominant position. Barton jabbing away but nothing is landing. Barton with a lazy takedown attempt and Kaszinski counters with a left and a right that stings Barton. Miles Kaszinski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andy Barton. Barton gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Kaszinski to score an easy takedown into full guard. Kaszinski not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up. Kaszinski's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Kaszinski throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. Kaszinski sitting in guard, not really doing much. Kaszinski wants to pass the guard but Barton is keeping the position. Kaszinski trying to control the position from guard on top but Barton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Barton avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. Kaszinski's corner is telling him to maintain position. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miles Kaszinski dominated that round. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kaszinski misses with the combination.
Barton throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. Miles Kaszinski is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Barton misses with a takedown attempt and Kaszinski counters with a single leg into guard. Barton didn't expect that. Kaszinski passes easily into side control. Nice work. Barton wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land. Kaszinski works to advance to full mount. Barton defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs. Kaszinski working Barton over with strikes here. A nice elbow there by Kaszinski. Kaszinski controlling the pace for now. Kaszinski has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round. Kaszinski is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Barton can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Kaszinski with the ground and pound from mount. Kaszinski looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Kaszinski dominating with strikes here. Kaszinski tries to control but Barton wriggling away. Kaszinski takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though. Kaszinski 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 two minutes gone in the round. Kaszinski landing shots from mount. Kaszinski controlling from the full mount. BOOM! Kaszinski connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Kaszinski pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage. Kaszinski tries to control but Barton wriggling away. Kaszinski sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Miles Kaszinski just wasn't active enough from the dominant position. Kaszinski shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Kaszinski showed some decent athleticism there. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Barton trying to control from the bottom.
Kaszinski is controlling the pace.
Kaszinski throwing shots but Barton is blocking nicely. Barton is not content to let Kaszinski control the position. The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd. Kaszinski is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Kaszinski seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Barton does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Miles Kaszinski. Barton looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard. Barton controlling the action here. Miles Kaszinski overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. Barton not landing any meaningful shots this time. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Kaszinski flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Kaszinski might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground. Barton tries to pass to full mount but Kaszinski defends it. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miles Kaszinski dominated that second round. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Kaszinski misses with a series of wild punches.
Barton misses with a combination
and Kaszinski counters with a nice double leg into half guard. Kaszinski controlling the action here. Kaszinski missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. Kaszinski wants to control but Barton is keeping him busy. Kaszinski prevents Barton from improving his position. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Kaszinski is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount! Kaszinski controlling the position easily from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round. Barton takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position. Kaszinski is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Barton can do to turn this around? Kaszinski controlling the pace for now. Barton is bucking up trying to escape but Kaszinski cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena. Barton bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done! Kaszinski can't keep his opponent in guard - Barton advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount. Kaszinski punching from the bottom.
Kaszinski is looking for a sweep. Barton is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position. Kaszinski looking for submissions from an awkward position here. Kaszinski tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land. Kaszinski flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Kaszinski looking to work for a kimura from the bottom. Barton seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kaszinski does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up. Kaszinski looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily. Kaszinski closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Barton to the mat! Barton manages to get full guard. Barton keeping moving, preventing Kaszinski from controlling successfully. Barton trying to control the position.
Kaszinski postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Kaszinski is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control. Kaszinski sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Barton's guard. Kaszinski has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount. Kaszinski lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Kaszinski controlling his opponent. Kaszinski landing shots from mount. Kaszinski trying to control but Barton is having none of it. Andy Barton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Miles Kaszinski is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Kaszinski controlling from mount.
And that's the end of the fight! Miles Kaszinski showed his dominance in that final round. Well Kaszinski has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 John Roberts scores the fight 30:26 Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:26 Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Miles Kaszinski!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
57% |
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