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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shane Carwin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fernando Kiki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kiki has chosen Roy Jones - Can't be touched as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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285 lbs
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270 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Shane Carwin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Fernando Kiki!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Winston Howard and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carwin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kiki.
Kiki avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kiki pushes Carwin up against the cage in a clinch.
Carwin looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A frustrated look appears on Carwin's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kiki has picked Carwin up - he's going for a ride! Kiki dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Kiki is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Kiki lands strikes from half guard.
It looks like Shane Carwin has been cut.
Kiki throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Kiki is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Kiki wants to lay and pray for a moment but Carwin keeps working.
Kiki really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Carwin. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Carwin is looking for a sweep. Kiki is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Carwin is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kiki pulls his head out easily.
Carwin wants to improve his position but Kiki is controlling well.
Kiki thows a huge punch but Carwin dodges it nicely.
Kiki wants to pass the guard but Carwin is defending well.
Carwin is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kiki pulls his head out easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiki tries to pass to full mount but Carwin defends it.
Kiki takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Kiki tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Carwin wants to get back to full guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Carwin won't allow Kiki to pass to mount.
Carwin gets back to full guard.
Carwin has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Kiki is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Carwin.
Kiki tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Kiki has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Carwin manages to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carwin looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Kiki trying to mount his opponent but Carwin defends it.
Kiki wants to lay and pray for a moment but Carwin keeps working.
Carwin tries to get to full guard but Kiki has control of the leg.
Kiki thows a huge punch but Carwin dodges it nicely.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Kiki lands a nice short elbow.
Kiki looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Kiki wants to lay and pray for a moment but Carwin keeps working.
Kiki wants to pass to mount but Carwin is defending the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carwin works his way to full guard. Good work.
Carwin looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Carwin is working hard here to advance position.
Kiki trying to control but Carwin is working from the bottom.
Carwin looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Carwin keeping full guard, as Kiki tries to pass.
Carwin throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Carwin not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Carwin is looking for a triangle but Kiki pushes his legs off easily.
Carwin is breathing heavily.
Carwin has his foot on Kiki's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Kiki works his way back into a safe position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kiki trying to control but Carwin is working from the bottom.
Kiki throws a big right hand that misses.
Kiki throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Carwin keeping moving, preventing Kiki from controlling successfully.
Kiki stands and steps away. Carwin gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Shane Carwin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Carwin throws a nice looking combination but Kiki bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kiki avoids a punch combination nicely.
Carwin misses the shot to the body.
Carwin defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kiki.
Carwin throws a body punch but Kiki moves out of range.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Kiki.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fernando Kiki dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Shane Carwin's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kiki fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Carwin sprawls well initially but Kiki persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Kiki thows a huge punch but Carwin dodges it nicely.
Kiki is taking a breather. Carwin says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Kiki is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Kiki uses his free foot to push down on Carwin's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Carwin.
Carwin keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Kiki trying to control but Carwin is having none of it.
Kiki cracks Carwin with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Kiki lands a big shot there that rocks Carwin but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Kiki punishing his opponent with strikes.
Carwin slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiki slips a nice elbow through Carwin's hands, connecting with Carwin's forehead.
Carwin moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Kiki trying to control but Carwin is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kiki working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kiki gets to his feet - Carwin follows without any prompting.
Kiki closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Carwin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Shane Carwin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kiki has Carwin up against the cage in a clinch.
Kiki prevents Carwin from breaking the clinch.
Kiki has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Carwin clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Carwin is trying to break free.
Carwin rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Kiki controlling the action here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kiki thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Carwin's head.
Kiki is looking for a kimura here.
Kiki lands with a punch from half guard.
Carwin tries to get to full guard but Kiki has control of the leg.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Kiki connects with a nice short shot to Carwin's temple.
Kiki seems to be looking for submissions.
Carwin trying to control but Kiki postures up.
Kiki trying to control the action but Carwin is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carwin has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Kiki is working away from the top position though.
Kiki moves into full mount! Carwin won't be happy about that!
Kiki throwing strikes here but Carwin is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Carwin is trying to escape the mount.
Carwin regains half guard.
Carwin has hold of Kiki's hands but Kiki slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Carwin gets back to full guard.
Carwin wants to sweep here but Kiki controlling him for the moment.
Kiki is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carwin tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kiki must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Carwin keeping moving, preventing Kiki from controlling successfully.
Kiki tries to free his leg and advance position but Carwin is retaining full guard.
Kiki wants to control from the top but Carwin keeps moving.
Kiki looking to pass the guard.
Carwin tries to land a sweep but no joy.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Fernando Kiki hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Kiki shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Carwin is trying to defend but Kiki finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Kiki takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Carwin gets full guard.
Kiki slips nicely into half guard.
Kiki is keen to just control but Carwin is a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fernando Kiki showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Shane Carwin's cut.
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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Carwin takes a swing at Kiki's ribcage but misses.
Carwin gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Carwin can't keep his opponent in guard - Kiki advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Carwin moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Carwin lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Kiki!
Carwin is working for a guillotine from mount but Kiki frees his head quite easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kiki gets back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiki is staying active underneath Carwin, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Kiki is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Carwin wants to pass to mount but Kiki is defending the position.
Kiki wants to improve his position but Carwin is controlling well.
Carwin wants to take a breather but Kiki is having none of it.
Shane Carwin has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Carwin throws a shot from downtown. Kiki moves away and avoids it.
Kiki closes the distance and clinches.
Kiki has Carwin pressed against the cage, preventing Carwin from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carwin takes an elbow to the forehead.
Shane Carwin's cut is getting worse.
Kiki turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Kiki manages to end up in side control.
Kiki slows the pace down.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Carwin is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Kiki's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Carwin works his way to full guard. Good work.
Fernando Kiki is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Carwin is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kiki got a little sloppy there for a moment and Carwin has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Kiki has managed to get both his arms back between Carwin's legs - danger averted.
Kiki is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Carwin looking for a sweep. Not yet Carwin, not yet.
Kiki looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Let's hope that Kiki has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Fernando Kiki hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Carwin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kiki moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Carwin misses with a straight right.
Nice straight punches there by Carwin. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Carwin.
Some wild striking there from Carwin.
Carwin misses with a looping left.
Kiki scores a takedown into full mount!
Carwin is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Fernando Kiki comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kiki has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Damien Edna scores the fight 27:30
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fernando Kiki!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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