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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between James William (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Konstantin Kalyagin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). William comes to the cage accompanied by Outlaw's Reward . Kalyagin has chosen Show Me Your Genitals as his entrance music. Konstantin Kalyagin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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214 lbs
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224 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Good wrestler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James William!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Konstantin Kalyagin!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Jorge Garcia and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
William throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kalyagin looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
William misses with a right hand
and Kalyagin makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
William tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kalyagin was well out of range. Poor timing from William.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kalyagin.
Kalyagin on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Kalyagin's jab looks to have found its range, popping William under the eye.
William just misses with a punch to the body.
William swings for the body but Kalyagin moves out of range.
William jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
William misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kalyagin.
William tries to land a leg kick but Kalyagin saw it coming and moves away.
William tries to land a front kick but Kalyagin steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Nice straight punches there by William. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of William.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalyagin attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kalyagin darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
It looks like James William has been cut.
William swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A low kick from William misses
and Kalyagin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
James William seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kalyagin throws a hook to the side of William's head but William sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
William fails in his attempt to clinch.
William connects with a nice looking jab.
William doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Kalyagin counters with a two punch combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
William fails to land the takedown.
William throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
William uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kalyagin.
William connects with an inside leg kick.
Kalyagin throws a head kick but William moves out of range.
William throws a series of strikes that have Kalyagin backpedaling.
William connects with a solid leg kick.
William is looking to wear down Kalyagin with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
William fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James William. That's going to take a lot out of him.
William throws a series of punches but Kalyagin avoids them all with ease.
William works Kalyagin's body with a nice hook.
William lands with a nice body punch.
William displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kalyagin throws out the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
William shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
William throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kalyagin moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kalyagin gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kalyagin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from William.
A clash of legs there as Kalyagin blocks the low kick.
William throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kalyagin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
William scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kalyagin in his tracks.
William shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A head kick misses from Kalyagin.
William connects with a body shot.
Kalyagin looks gassed!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
William tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kalyagin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
William is looking to land body kicks.
William throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kalyagin stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kalyagin gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
William swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Kalyagin counters with a straight right hand.
William shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. William showed some decent athleticism there.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
William working Kalyagin over with strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
William lands strikes from half guard.
Kalyagin has hold of William's hands but William slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
James William dominated that round.
The cut man is working on James William's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
William shoots for a takedown but Kalyagin saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
William throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kalyagin on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by William. William obviously looking to wear him down.
William fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kalyagin manages to avoid it.
William connects with a leg kick. Kalyagin looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
William is looking to slow Kalyagin down with leg kicks.
William fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kalyagin looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A looping hook to the body misses from William. Kalyagin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Decent striking displayed by Kalyagin there.
Kalyagin is breathing heavily.
Kalyagin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kalyagin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from William.
William throws an overhand right that lands on Kalyagin's shoulder, as Kalyagin tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
William comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
William tries to clinch there but Kalyagin circles away.
William shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kalyagin as he jumps to the side.
Kalyagin stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James William. That's going to take a lot out of him.
William ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
William misses with a hook.
Kalyagin checks a leg kick.
William drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
William with a flurry of punches that miss.
William trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells William's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
William forces his way into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
William missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
William lands with a punch from half guard.
William looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kalyagin with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
William is working for a kimura but Kalyagin is defending it quite comfortably.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
William thows a huge punch but Kalyagin dodges it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
William trying to control the action but Kalyagin is working from the bottom.
William throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
William wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kalyagin keeps working.
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. William connects with a nice short shot to Kalyagin's temple.
William throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. William lands a nice short elbow.
William is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Kalyagin still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Kalyagin has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
William is not content to let Kalyagin control the position.
William tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kalyagin tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
William regains half guard.
Kalyagin stalling away here and it's allowed William to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
James William dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on James William's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
William is looking for a takedown.
A short body shot lands from Kalyagin as the two fighters clinch.
Kalyagin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kalyagin moves out of range of the body kick from William.
William takes a swing at Kalyagin's ribcage but misses.
William connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kalyagin's hands.
A slow jab from Kalyagin misses its intended target.
William waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kalyagin.
Kalyagin jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
William ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kalyagin moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kalyagin. That's going to slow William down.
Kalyagin misses with a looping right.
William scores with a nice strike.
A slow jab from William misses its intended target.
William fails with the takedown.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by William.
Kalyagin slips under a jab.
Kalyagin checks a leg kick nicely.
William drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
William misses with a takedown attempt
and Kalyagin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Konstantin Kalyagin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James William. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
William throws a combination that misses
and Kalyagin counters with a low kick, right behind William 's knee.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kalyagin lands a front kick.
William changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters circling - William throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
William shoots for a takedown but Kalyagin saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
William looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kalyagin is fending him off so far but William persists. Nope, Kalyagin circles away and we're back to standing.
William keeps Kalyagin at a distance using the push kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kalyagin.
William fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
William tries a head kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kalyagin avoids the body shot from William.
Kalyagin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kalyagin lands an overhand right.
William scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Konstantin Kalyagin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
William misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kalyagin.
Kalyagin cracks William with a good jab.
Kalyagin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
An inside leg kick from Kalyagin misses.
William dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
William works Kalyagin's body with a nice hook.
James William is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kalyagin has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
William is looking to clinch but Kalyagin is avoiding it.
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!
William cracks the inside of Kalyagin's front leg.
Kalyagin throws a nice looking combination but William bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nice uppercut lands for William. That snapped Kalyagin's head back.
Kalyagin's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
William moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kalyagin tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
William connects with an inside leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
William misses with the combination.
William clinches up with Kalyagin and pushes him back against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to James William.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for William, 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James William!
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