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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Niklas Eberstark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rock Casady (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Eberstark might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Ramstein-Du Hast Mich. The key to victory for Niklas Eberstark has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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218 lbs
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178 cm
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212 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand |
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Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Determined |
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Niklas Eberstark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rock Casady!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Franklyn Lucas and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eberstark clinches with his opponent.
A head punch on the inside from Casady fails to land.
Casady can't find room to land a body shot as Eberstark controls the action.
Casady misses with a short punch on the inside.
Casady can't find room to land a body shot as Eberstark controls the action.
Eberstark tries to circle away but Casady has him pinned against the cage.
Casady throws a head punch that misses.
Casady prevents Eberstark from breaking the clinch.
Eberstark pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Eberstark throws a chopping leg kick but Casady manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Eberstark.
Eberstark throws the kick towards the body but Casady avoids it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Casady. Eberstark does a little dance to reset his feet.
Eberstark tries to clinch but Casady moves away
and Casady counters by moving into the clinch.
Eberstark stalling in the clinch but Casady improves position.
Casady tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Casady misses with a short punch on the inside.
Eberstark working hard to break the clinch.
Eberstark has Casady pressed against the cage.
Casady throws a head punch that misses.
Casady throws a head punch that misses.
Eberstark wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Casady has him pressed against the cage.
Casady throws a head punch that misses.
Eberstark blocking some punches.
Casady gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Casady in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Eberstark manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Casady manages to get himself to full guard.
Casady throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Eberstark escapes and throws Casady's legs to the side, diving into side control!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Casady is trying to improve his position.
Casady tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Casady looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
This has been an exciting period of action!
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Casady is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Casady is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Eberstark is trying to stick to Casady's back but Casady is turning into Eberstark. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Eberstark's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Casady.
Eberstark preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Eberstark is trying to keep Casady in close.
Casady keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Eberstark's head.
Casady is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Casady trying to control the position from guard on top but Eberstark is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Casady looking to sit in guard and control but Eberstark gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Casady looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Eberstark stands up from Casady's guard - Eberstark perhaps looking for a knockout.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Eberstark connects with the punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Rock Casady will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Casady checks a leg kick nicely.
Eberstark misses with a jab, cross combination.
Eberstark keeps the fight on the outside.
Eberstark misses with a few strikes there.
Eberstark throws a series of punches but Casady avoids them all with ease.
Eberstark throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Eberstark lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Casady circles away quickly and effectively.
Eberstark misses with a leg kick.
A shot to the liver by Eberstark. Beautiful body shot.
Casady dodges the punch combination from Eberstark.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eberstark wants to clinch.
Eberstark with a jab.
Eberstark lands a jab-cross combination.
Casady has managed to clinch.
Eberstark blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Casady is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Eberstark gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Eberstark breaks the clinch.
Casady tries for a takedown but Eberstark sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eberstark cracks a nice hook into Casady's ribs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Eberstark pushes Casady up against the cage in a clinch.
Casady misses with a punch to the body.
Eberstark tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Casady avoids it.
Casady content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Eberstark wants to get back to striking at distance but Casady won't allow it.
Eberstark pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Casady keeps the fight on the outside.
Eberstark throws a wild body kick that Casady sees coming a mile off.
Eberstark wants to clinch.
Eberstark thows a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eberstark clinches.
Eberstark blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Eberstark wants to get back to striking at distance but Casady won't allow it.
Casady struggles to land a body shot inside as Eberstark controls his hands.
Eberstark blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Casady misses with a short punch on the inside.
Casady has a couple of punches blocked by Eberstark.
Eberstark throws an elbow but it misses.
Casady has a couple of punches blocked by Eberstark.
Casady doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Eberstark's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Eberstark is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eberstark tries to clinch up but Casady circles away and keeps his distance.
Casady rushes Eberstark and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Eberstark is trying to maintain a safe position but Casady gets an underhook and turns Eberstark into the cage.
Casady misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Eberstark tries a body shot but Casady blocks it.
Casady misses with some punches.
Eberstark prevents a takedown attempt there.
Niklas Eberstark has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rock Casady.
Casady's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Eberstark tries to break the clinch but Casady is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Niklas Eberstark 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. This is the final round!
Casady moves into the clinch.
Casady can't find room to land a body shot as Eberstark controls the action.
Casady struggles to land a body shot inside as Eberstark controls his hands.
Casady misses with some punches.
Eberstark blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Casady misses with a short punch on the inside.
Eberstark lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Casady keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Eberstark's efforts to push away.
Eberstark looking to slow down the pace here.
Casady misses with some punches.
Casady looking to slow down the pace here.
Eberstark tries to circle away but Casady has him pinned against the cage.
Casady misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Casady doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Casady misses with a punch on the inside.
Eberstark tries to break the clinch but Casady is controlling the position.
Eberstark wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Casady misses with a hook to the ribs.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Casady.
Casady tries to throw a body punch but Eberstark avoids it by throwing Casady back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Eberstark.
Casady misses with a punch to the body.
Casady misses with some punches.
Eberstark tries to circle away but Casady has him pinned against the cage.
Casady lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Eberstark backwards.
Eberstark misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Casady.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Casady goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Eberstark is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Casady is keeping busy.
Casady throws a punch but it's blocked by Eberstark.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Casady tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Eberstark is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Casady has a couple of punches blocked by Eberstark.
Casady drops down looking for an ankle pick but Eberstark pulls his leg out and moves away.
Eberstark darts in and clinches Casady up against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Casady swings wildly with an uppercut but Eberstark uses good head movement to avoid it.
Eberstark misses with a knee strike.
Casady tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Eberstark blocks an uppercut.
Casady works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Casady postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Casady with a flurry of punches that miss.
Eberstark will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Eberstark avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Eberstark keeping full guard, as Casady tries to pass.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Casady accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Rock Casady has got the better of the ground game so far.
Casady stops Eberstark from standing up.
Eberstark avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Casady with a nice head shot there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Casady pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Eberstark is keeping the position for now.
Casady missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Casady accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Casady throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Eberstark works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Casady postures up in Eberstark's guard and throws a big left but Eberstark blocks it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Casady missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Casady in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Casady pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Eberstark is keeping the position for now.
Casady throws an elbow that misses. Eberstark uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Casady's guard. Nice move by Eberstark!
And that's the end of the fight!
Rock Casady comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Casady 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rock Casady!
Rock Casady managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Hell's Kitchen Lab Corp (159.49 $150), into his post fight interview.
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energy
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