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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cadian Karskin Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyle Newheart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kyle Newheart has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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279 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
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193 cm
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267 lbs
12 - 7 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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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
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cadian Karskin Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kyle Newheart!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Daniel Franklin and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Newheart ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Newheart stuffs the takedown attempt from Karskin Jr. Karskin Jr gets slowly back to his feet.
Newheart scores with a nice head shot.
Newheart tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Karskin Jr fails to land the takedown.
Karskin Jr takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Karskin Jr misses with a wild combination.
Nice takedown defense from Newheart. No joy for Karskin Jr on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cadian Karskin Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Newheart scores with a jab.
Newheart punishes Karskin Jr's body with a nice straight punch.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Newheart enables Karskin Jr to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Newheart manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Newheart can do anything to dispel that myth.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Karskin Jr throwing strikes but missing.
Newheart avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Karskin Jr throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Newheart works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Newheart wants to stand but Karskin Jr is controlling the position.
Karskin Jr throwing strikes from guard but Newheart blocks nicely.
Newheart is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Karskin Jr pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Newheart is keeping the position for now.
Karskin Jr in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Karskin Jr throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Karskin Jr missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Karskin Jr cracks Newheart with a solid left hand.
Karskin Jr 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.
Newheart is trying to control the position but Karskin Jr postures up.
Karskin Jr landing some decent shots from guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karskin Jr postures up in Newheart's guard and throws a big left but Newheart blocks it.
Newheart has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Karskin Jr missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Karskin Jr controls from within his opponent's guard.
Karskin Jr working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Newheart utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Karskin Jr is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Newheart utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karskin Jr is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Karskin Jr throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Newheart pulls Karskin Jr in close to prevent any damage.
Karskin Jr postures up in Newheart's guard and throws a big left but Newheart blocks it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Karskin Jr trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Karskin Jr with a flurry of punches that miss.
Karskin Jr throws and elbow that misses. Newheart uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Karskin Jr's guard. Nice move by Newheart!
Newheart wants to control from the top but Karskin Jr keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karskin Jr manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Karskin Jr looking to finish with strikes here!
Newheart tries to hold on but Karskin Jr pushes him away.
Karskin Jr landing punches.
It looks like Kyle Newheart has been cut.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Karskin Jr landing strikes, looking to finish!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cadian Karskin Jr dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kyle Newheart's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Karskin Jr tests Newheart's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nice takedown defense from Newheart. No joy for Karskin Jr on that attempt.
Newheart throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Karskin Jr defending well as Newheart loads up on a big left hand.
Karskin Jr bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A jab from Newheart misses.
Newheart swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Newheart misses with a straight right.
Karskin Jr shoots in but no luck this time.
Karskin Jr fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Karskin Jr takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Karskin Jr defending well as Newheart loads up on a big left hand.
Newheart stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cadian Karskin Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Newheart scores with a nice right hand.
Newheart is looking to land body kicks.
Karskin Jr takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Newheart.
Karskin Jr shoots in looking for a takedown but Newheart manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Karskin Jr's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Karskin Jr ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Karskin Jr shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Newheart but Newheart pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A jab from Newheart misses.
Karskin Jr fails to land the takedown.
Karskin Jr shoots in for a takedown but Newheart shows good takedown defense.
Karskin Jr fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Kyle Newheart seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Newheart looks to score with a jab to the body but Karskin Jr is just out of range.
Cadian Karskin Jr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Newheart tries a head kick but it misses.
Newheart throws a head kick that misses.
Newheart changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Newheart lands a head kick. Karskin Jr smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A punch lands to the side of Karskin Jr 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Newheart connects with a right hand. Karskin Jr shakes it off.
Newheart connects with a crisp jab.
Karskin Jr has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Karskin Jr there as he acknowledges the shot.
Newheart thows a left - swing and a miss!
Karskin Jr throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Newheart's waist but Newheart gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Karskin Jr off to one side.
Kyle Newheart is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sloppy strikes from Karskin Jr. Those never looked like landing.
Karskin Jr swings away with a body shot that misses
and Newheart counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A jab-cross combination lands for Newheart and sends Karskin Jr crashing to the mat! Newheart follows him down to the mat - Karskin Jr regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
It looks like Cadian Karskin Jr has been cut.
Newheart controlling the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Newheart is keen to just control but Karskin Jr is a slippery customer.
Karskin Jr tries to roll over but Newheart keeps him under control.
Newheart tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Karskin Jr trying to hold on to Newheart's head to control him but Newheart postures up.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Kyle Newheart was stalling too much, according to the referee.
A punch combination from Newheart misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A combination from Karskin Jr does no damage.
Karskin Jr misses with a takedown attempt
and Newheart counters with a nice uppercut.
Karskin Jr fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Newheart throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Karskin Jr on the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kyle Newheart showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Karskin Jr fails with the takedown
letting Newheart counter with a right hand.
Karskin Jr takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Karskin Jr takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Karskin Jr changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Newheart looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Karskin Jr working the ground and pound but Newheart is defending the strikes.
Newheart is looking to reverse the position.
Newheart is pushing Karskin Jr's head away, looking to escape. Karskin Jr manages to hold on to the position though.
Karskin Jr misses with the ground and pound.
Newheart dodges the ground and pound from Karskin Jr.
Newheart tries to buck Karskin Jr off but Karskin Jr is having none of it.
Karskin Jr is trying to get an arm triangle but Newheart is defending well.
You can see the frustration on Newheart's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Newheart takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Newheart tries to improve position but can't.
Karskin Jr in the domination position with Newheart hanging on.
Karskin Jr lands a few punches from side control.
Karskin Jr working the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Karskin Jr working the body and head with strikes.
Newheart takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Karskin Jr in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Karskin Jr misses with the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karskin Jr scores with a couple of short elbows.
Newheart avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Karskin Jr.
Newheart managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Karskin Jr.
Karskin Jr throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Karskin Jr is working Newheart over with some ground and pound from side control.
The cut above Kyle Newheart's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The ground and pound from Karskin Jr seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Newheart is trying to get back to his feet.
Newheart dodges the ground and pound from Karskin Jr.
Karskin Jr working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Karskin Jr landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Kyle Newheart's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Kyle Newheart's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:01 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Cadian Karskin Jr!
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energy
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