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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Wasim Kayani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Glen Dale Arizona (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kayani comes to the cage accompanied by E.S. Posthumus - ARISE. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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163 lbs
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163 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Wasim Kayani!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Glen Dale Arizona!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Donatello Bradman and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arizona bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kayani ducks under a wild hook from Arizona.
Arizona gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Arizona lands a damaging elbow.
Arizona misses with a knee to the head.
Kayani lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Kayani.
Kayani misses with a punch to the body.
Arizona misses with a body punch.
Kayani blocking some punches.
Kayani managing to block the knees to the body from Arizona.
Arizona misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kayani.
Kayani lands a shot to the body.
Kayani has a couple of punches blocked by Arizona.
Arizona throws a head punch that misses.
Kayani lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kayani lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kayani scores with an uppercut up the middle.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kayani.
Arizona misses with a punch on the inside.
Kayani wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kayani misses with a body punch.
Kayani misses with some punches.
Arizona prevents a body shot from Kayani.
Arizona throws a head punch that misses.
Arizona misses with a body punch.
Arizona tries to land knees in the clinch but Kayani avoids the damage to the body.
Arizona scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short right from Kayani.
Kayani is working Arizona over against the cage.
Kayani looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kayani looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arizona fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Arizona swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kayani is leaning against Arizona and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kayani.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A short uppercut from Arizona.
Kayani misses with a body punch.
Arizona taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kayani.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Kayani misses with a punch to the body.
Arizona looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kayani letting Arizona take a breather here.
Arizona blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kayani works on Arizona's body with a couple of short punches.
Arizona prevents Kayani from breaking the clinch.
Arizona can't find room to land a body shot as Kayani controls the action.
Arizona misses with the head strike.
A short body shot lands from Kayani as the two fighters clinch.
Kayani lands a body punch.
Arizona misses with a body punch.
Kayani lands an uppercut.
Kayani holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Arizona lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Arizona swings wildly with an uppercut but Kayani uses good head movement to avoid it.
Arizona lands a shoulder strike.
Still in the clinch, Arizona scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kayani blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kayani on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kayani blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kayani cracks Arizona with a nice body shot.
Kayani digs a right hand underneath Arizona's ribcage. Arizona let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kayani is trying to maintain a safe position but Arizona gets an underhook and turns Kayani into the cage.
Kayani goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kayani stalling.
Kayani blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Arizona tries to throw a body punch but Kayani avoids it by throwing Arizona back against the cage.
Kayani pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kayani throws a lazy head kick
and Arizona counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A clash of legs there as Kayani blocks the low kick.
Arizona scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kayani connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wasim Kayani dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kayani throws a nice outside leg kick.
Arizona thows a body shot but no joy.
Arizona has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Arizona there as he acknowledges the shot.
Kayani fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Arizona manages to avoid it.
Arizona lands a nice looking body kick.
Arizona moves into the clinch successfully.
A nice left hand lands by Kayani.
Arizona has a couple of punches blocked by Kayani.
Arizona tries to land a knee to the head but Kayani blocks with his arms.
Arizona letting Kayani take a breather here.
Kayani can't find room to land a body shot as Arizona controls the action.
Arizona can't find room to land a body shot as Kayani controls the action.
Kayani swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kayani misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arizona with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Arizona throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kayanis head.
A hook to the body from Kayani.
Arizona throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kayani managing to block the knees to the body from Arizona.
Kayani breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kayani lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Arizona at a distance.
Kayani swings widly with a right hand
and Arizona counters with an outside leg kick.
Arizona ducks under a wild hook from Kayani.
Wasim Kayani is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Arizona connects with a solid leg kick.
Kayani misses the jab.
Kayani chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kayani takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Arizona shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kayani tries to score with a low kick but Arizona moves his leg out of the way.
A good leg kick by Arizona.
Arizona takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kayani scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Arizona misses with a body kick.
Arizona ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kayani moves away.
Kayani connects with a looping right hand.
Arizona looks for the body kick but Kayani saw that one coming.
Kayani looks to land a right hand but Arizona moved out of range.
Kayani throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Good work by Kayani as he checks the leg kick.
Arizona takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kayani scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kayani takes the fight into the clinch.
Kayani misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kayani lands a right hand that snaps the head of Arizona backwards.
Arizona goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kayani trying to control the position but instead, Arizona has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kayani into the cage.
Arizona misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kayani.
Kayani effectively controlling the action here.
Arizona is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kayani is keeping busy.
A short uppercut from Arizona.
Wasim Kayani has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arizona can't find room to land a body shot as Kayani controls the action.
Arizona makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kayani misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kayani tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Arizona tries to land a knee to the head but Kayani blocks with his arms.
Kayani is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Arizona is keeping busy.
Arizona throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kayani leaning his opponent against the cage.
Arizona tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kayani digs a right hand underneath Arizona's ribcage. Arizona let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Arizona misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Wasim Kayani will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Kayani's jab looks to have found its range, popping Arizona under the eye.
Both fighters circling a little - Kayani finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Wasim Kayani is winning the standup battle so far.
A cross from Kayani lands.
Donk. Kayani catches Arizona right on the button with a cross.
Arizona tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Kayani manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kayani pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kayani misses with a two punch combination.
Kayani throws a leg kick but Arizona moved away.
Kayani throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kayani is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Arizona.
Kayani throws a series of punches but Arizona avoids them all with ease.
Arizona avoids the head kick by Kayani.
Kayani cracks a nice hook into Arizona's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arizona fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kayani misses with an uppercut. Arizona saw that one coming.
Arizona scoring well with a low kick there.
Arizona on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kayani. Kayani obviously looking to wear him down.
Kayani's corner calls for a 1-2. Kayani obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Kayani 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.
Wasim Kayani seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice sprawl there from Kayani as Arizona shoots in.
Arizona moves into the clinch.
Arizona throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kayani blocks it with crossed arms.
Arizona looking to throw knees to the head but Kayani is blocking nicely.
Kayani managing to block the knees to the body from Arizona.
Arizona tries to land knees in the clinch but Kayani avoids the damage to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Arizona.
Wasim Kayani is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kayani managing to block the knees to the body from Arizona.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice left hand lands by Arizona.
Kayani makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Arizona tries to land knees in the clinch but Kayani avoids the damage to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Arizona.
Arizona missing with knees to the body.
Arizona misses with a body punch.
Kayani's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kayani throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kayani misses with a double jab.
Kayani getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Arizona closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Arizona misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Arizona.
Arizona has Kayani pressed against the cage.
Arizona fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Glen Dale Arizona has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Arizona goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Arizona misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arizona lands with a left to the head.
Arizona swings wildly with an uppercut but Kayani uses good head movement to avoid it.
Arizona tries a knee to the head but Kayani blocks it.
Kayani blocking some punches.
Kayani tries a body shot but Arizona blocks it.
Arizona lands with a left to the head.
Kayani'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.
Arizona misses with a body punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Glen Dale Arizona.
Well Kayani has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Skip Squint scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 29:28
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wasim Kayani!
Wasim Kayani thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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hype
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