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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Blake Wallace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcin Kita (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marcin Kita told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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190 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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193 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Blake Wallace!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marcin Kita!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kita drives through and clinches with Wallace against the cage.
The referee calls for Kita to work.
Wallace tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Kita keeps control of Wallace as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kita will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Wallace up against the cage.
Wallace taking a breather.
Kita breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kita. Wallace does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kita misses with a body shot.
Kita closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kita breaks from the clinch.
Kita clinches.
Kita escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wallace fails with the takedown.
Kita swats away the attempt to clinch by Wallace.
Kita misses the shot to the body.
Wallace wants to clinch
and Kita counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Wallace wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kita has Wallace pressed against the cage.
Wallace is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Kita gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Blake Wallace. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Wallace.
Kita's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kita throws a series of punches but Wallace moves out of range.
Kita throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wallace shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kita as he avoids it easily.
Kita closes the distance and pushes Wallace back into the cage.
Kita's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kita has taken the fight to the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kita breaks the clinch.
Kita looks to land a combination but Wallace avoids it well.
Kita clinches.
Kita breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wallace has Kita up against the cage in a clinch.
Kita breaks the clinch.
Wallace shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kita pinned against the cage. Kita gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Kita misses the shot to the body.
Wallace has a takedown stuffed.
Kita misses with a right hand
and Wallace counters with a nice body shot.
Kita checks a leg kick.
Kita tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wallace was well out of range. Poor timing from Kita.
Kita takes the fight into the clinch.
Kita breaks the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kita moves into range and clinches up with Wallace.
Wallace tries to pull guard but Kita holds him up against the cage and eventually Wallace drops back down to his feet.
Wallace tries to pull guard but Kita forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
The referee calls for Kita to work.
Kita breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wallace has taken the fight to the clinch.
Wallace is trying to drag Kita to the mat but Kita just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Wallace tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcin Kita dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Kita moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Left hook, right uppercut from Kita.
Wallace shoots in for a double leg but Kita sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Kita has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kita breaks the clinch.
Kita ducks right into an uppercut from Wallace.
Kita thows a body shot but no joy.
Kita throws an overhand right that lands on Wallace's shoulder, as Wallace tries to avoid the shot.
Kita gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kita breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kita works Wallace's body with a nice hook.
Kita gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Wallace tries to pull guard but Kita holds him up against the cage and eventually Wallace drops back down to his feet.
Kita breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wallace tries to score a power double leg takedown but Kita sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Wallace somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Blake Wallace. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kita throws a nice looking combination but Wallace bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A slow jab from Kita misses its intended target.
Kita lands a jab to Wallace's midsection.
Kita takes a swing at Wallace's ribcage but misses.
Wallace gets tackled into the cage by Kita. Kita maintains the clinch.
Kita stalling against the cage.
Kita escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kita throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kita moves into the clinch.
Kita pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kita moves into the clinch.
Wallace tries to circle away but Kita has him pinned against the cage.
Kita pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kita throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kita lands a right hook to the body.
Wallace motions for Kita to come forward. Wallace throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Wallace gets tackled into the cage by Kita. Kita maintains the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kita breaks from the clinch.
Wallace tries to close the distance and clinch but Kita swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kita keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Wallace moves out of range of the leg kick from Kita.
Kita is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Wallace rather than just go for the knockout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wallace blocks the body kick.
Kita moves into the clinch.
Marcin Kita seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Wallace has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Kita after a bit of a struggle.
Kita breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kita gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kita breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kita closes the distance and pushes Wallace back into the cage.
Kita breaks from the clinch.
Wallace tries to clinch but Kita is having none of it.
Wallace tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kita manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Blake Wallace is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kita lands with a nice combination. Wallace backs away looking to recover.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kita swings for the body but Wallace moves out of range.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Kita!
Kita closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kita breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kita misses with a shot to the body
and Wallace counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kita thinking.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wallace is looking to clinch but Kita is avoiding it.
Wallace throws a head kick that misses.
Kita forces Wallace back against the cage and clinches.
Wallace taking a breather.
Wallace has had enough of the clinch but Kita keeps him there for the moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wallace tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Kita escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcin Kita showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Wallace fails with the takedown.
Kita just misses with a punch to the body.
Wallace dives in and grabs Kita's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kita pushes down on Wallace's head and hops out.
Wallace shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kita but Kita pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Blake Wallace. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wallace is looking to clinch.
Wallace with a lazy takedown attempt
and Kita counters by clinching up.
Kita pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kita clinches up against the cage.
Kita breaks from the clinch.
Wallace looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Wallace tries to keep at a distance but Kita has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kita breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kita throws a right hand that Wallace ducks under and follows up with a left that Wallace also avoids with ease.
Kita takes a swing at Wallace's ribcage but misses.
Kita misses with a leg kick.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Wallace. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Wallace moves to clinch but Kita breaks away
and Kita counters with a left to the body.
Kita throws a body punch but Wallace moves out of range.
Kita slaps away a takedown attempt from Wallace, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Kita lands a right hook to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kita. Wallace does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice sprawl there from Kita as Wallace shoots in.
Kita shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Wallace's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kita gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Kita misses with a combination
and Wallace counters with a nice uppercut.
Kita throws a body punch but Wallace moves out of range.
Kita digs a good hook to Wallace's body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kita checks a low kick from Wallace.
Kita closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kita breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Marcin Kita seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kita throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wallace steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kita.
Kita lands with a good body shot.
Kita clinches with his opponent.
Kita escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Marcin Kita seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kita throws a shot to the body.
Kita loads up on a big right hand but Wallace slips the punch.
Wallace with a poor takedown
and Kita counters with a right hand to the body.
Wallace shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kita throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice takedown defense from Kita. No joy for Wallace on that attempt.
Kita looks to score with a jab to the body but Wallace is just out of range.
Kita thows a body shot but no joy.
Kita misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wallace.
Kita has taken the fight to the clinch.
Wallace is trying to stall.
Wallace is trying to pull guard but Kita turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kita breaks from the clinch.
Kita thows a body shot but no joy.
Kita has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kita looks to score with a jab to the body but Wallace is just out of range.
Kita misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wallace.
Kita fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kita pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kita misses with a body shot.
Kita tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wallace was well out of range. Poor timing from Kita.
Marcin Kita is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Kita defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Wallace.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kita throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Blake Wallace has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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!
Kita closes the distance and clinches.
Kita escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marcin Kita comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kita has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcin Kita!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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