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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alistar Astyages (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manchild Warsaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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165 lbs
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160 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alistar Astyages!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 1, fighting out of New York, Manchild Warsaw!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Russell Pearce and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Warsaw tests Astyages's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Warsaw misses the target.
Warsaw tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Astyages was well out of range. Poor timing from Warsaw.
Warsaw bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Warsaw just misses with a punch to the body.
Warsaw lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Astyages shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Warsaw sprawls well. Warsaw wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Astyages gets slowly back to his feet.
Warsaw connects with a good right hand that stumbles Astyages. Astyages circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Warsaw cracks Astyages with a right hand to the side of the head.
Astyages keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Warsaw.
Nice defenses there by Warsaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Warsaw throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Astyages stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Astyages fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Manchild Warsaw is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Astyages steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Warsaw.
Warsaw gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Astyages drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Warsaw dives on top into guard.
Warsaw trying to control the position from guard on top but Astyages is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Astyages looking for a sweep. Not yet Astyages, not yet.
Astyages keeping moving, preventing Warsaw from controlling successfully.
Astyages is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Warsaw defends well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warsaw looking to pass the guard.
Astyages can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Warsaw controls the pace.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Manchild Warsaw wasn't active enough on the ground.
Warsaw lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Astyages backs up against the cage.
Astyages lands with an uppercut that bounces Warsaw off the cage and back into rage.
Warsaw avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Astyages uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Warsaw.
Astyages misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Astyages shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Warsaw but Warsaw pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alistar Astyages. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Warsaw lands with a good body shot.
Warsaw misses with an uppercut.
Astyages checks a low kick from Warsaw.
Warsaw steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Astyages.
Astyages shoots for a double leg takedown but Warsaw sprawls well. He's pushed Astyages's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Warsaw misses with a body shot
and Astyages counters with a stiff right hand.
A jab from Astyages misses.
Warsaw ducks under a wild hook from Astyages.
Warsaw misses the jab.
Warsaw misses with a body punch
and Astyages counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Astyages looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Astyages tries to pass to full mount but Warsaw defends it.
Astyages seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Warsaw does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Astyages is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Manchild Warsaw will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Warsaw misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Astyages.
Astyages will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Astyages avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Warsaw misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Astyages.
Warsaw slaps away a takedown attempt from Astyages, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Astyages gets cracked there but stands up to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Warsaw scores with a jab to the head.
Warsaw scores with the left hand. Astyages knows he should have avoided that one.
Astyages slips a straight right by Warsaw.
Warsaw lands with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Astyages lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Warsaw looks to land a right hand but Astyages moved out of range.
A swing and a miss from Astyages.
Warsaw lands with a right hand.
Astyages looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alistar Astyages. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Warsaw just misses with a punch to the body.
Astyages misses with a wild body shot.
Astyages throws out a loose jab but Warsaw uses good head movement to avoid it.
Astyages is trying hard to land a takedown here. Warsaw sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Warsaw scores with a body shot.
Warsaw uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Astyages.
Astyages is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warsaw throws a combination that misses
and Astyages counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Warsaw is concentrating on defense, preventing Astyages from advancing position.
Warsaw really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Astyages. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Warsaw keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Astyages passes to full mount!
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!
Warsaw tries to hold on but Astyages postures up.
Astyages sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Astyages wants to control the action but instead Warsaw gets a body lock and reverses into Astyages's guard! Nice work!
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.
Astyages keeping full guard, as Warsaw tries to pass.
Astyages wants to hit a switch here but Warsaw passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Astyages there!
Warsaw takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Warsaw can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Astyages is looking to escape.
Astyages sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
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.
Warsaw is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Astyages slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Astyages looking to control but Warsaw passes into half guard.
Astyages is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Warsaw's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Warsaw's back!
Warsaw trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Astyages patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Warsaw trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Manchild Warsaw will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. And we move into the final round!
Warsaw throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Astyages changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Warsaw tries to avoid it but Astyages manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Warsaw to the ground. Warsaw escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A telegraphed right hand from Astyages misses the target.
Warsaw misses with a double jab.
Astyages waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Warsaw.
Warsaw misses with a low kick.
Astyages digs a good body shot into Warsaw's ribs.
Astyages ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Warsaw moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Warsaw looks to score with a jab to the body but Astyages is just out of range.
Astyages scores with a nice head shot.
Warsaw misses with a hook to the body
so Astyages counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Astyages stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Warsaw swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Astyages controls from within his opponent's guard.
Alistar Astyages overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Warsaw keeping full guard, as Astyages tries to pass.
Warsaw wants to sweep but no luck.
Astyages engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Manchild Warsaw is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Alistar Astyages.
Astyages digs a good hook to Warsaw's body.
Astyages staying out of range there.
Warsaw fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Warsaw looks to score with a jab to the body but Astyages is just out of range.
Warsaw moves away from the strike by Astyages.
Astyages fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Warsaw manages to avoid it.
Astyages blocks a jab.
Astyages throws a sloppy body shot
and Warsaw connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Warsaw thuds a left hand into Astyages's body.
Manchild Warsaw seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Astyages shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Astyages showed some decent athleticism there.
Astyages is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Astyages seems to be looking for submissions.
Astyages seems to be working for a kimura but Warsaw defends the submission attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Warsaw is defending against the submission attempts here by Astyages.
The fighters are battling for position here. Warsaw manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Alistar Astyages has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Warsaw keeping moving, preventing Astyages from controlling successfully.
Astyages loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alistar Astyages showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Warsaw has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 28:29
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:29
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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RATING
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