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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tony Kazarian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcel Cerdan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kazarian's entrance music is Limp Bizkit - My Way. A fine choice. Cerdan has chosen French National Anthem as his entrance music. Marcel Cerdan 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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146 lbs
23 - 8 - 1 |
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155 lbs
24 - 13 - 2 |
Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Tony Kazarian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 13 - 2, fighting out of New York, Marcel Cerdan!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Taro Takaoka and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kazarian shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Cerdan pinned against the cage. Cerdan gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Cerdan connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Kazarian takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kazarian uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cerdan.
Cerdan scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A slow jab from Kazarian misses its intended target.
Cerdan moves into the clinch.
Kazarian has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Cerdan is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Cerdan lands a left hand.
Kazarian blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cerdan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kazarian backwards.
Cerdan throws a head punch that misses.
Kazarian decides to pull guard.
Cerdan must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cerdan wants to stand and escape but instead Kazarian has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kazarian missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kazarian trying to control the position from guard on top but Cerdan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kazarian prevents Cerdan from getting back to his feet.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kazarian's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Kazarian looking to pass the guard.
Kazarian loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kazarian throws a big elbow that misses.
Kazarian in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kazarian throws a big elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kazarian with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kazarian accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kazarian trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kazarian working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Cerdan's head.
Kazarian wants to pass the guard but Cerdan is keeping the position.
Kazarian chips away with some ground and pound.
Cerdan wants to stand but Kazarian is controlling the position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kazarian throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kazarian throws a big right hand that misses.
Kazarian in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cerdan avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kazarian cracks Cerdan with a solid left hand.
Cerdan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kazarian.
Kazarian looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Cerdan avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kazarian wants to control from the top but Cerdan keeps moving.
Kazarian has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Cerdan wants to stand up but Kazarian is controlling him.
Cerdan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kazarian.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kazarian lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Kazarian tries to free his leg and advance position but Cerdan is retaining full guard.
Cerdan wants to get back to his feet but Kazarian is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Kazarian wants to control from the top but Cerdan keeps moving.
Kazarian advances position into side control!
Cerdan wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kazarian wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cerdan keeps working.
Check out the look on Kazarian's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Kazarian dominated that round.
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.
Cerdan throws a combination that misses
and Kazarian counters with a straight right hand.
Cerdan wants to clinch up but Kazarian keeps it at a distance.
Horrible takedown by Kazarian or perhaps it was just good defense by Cerdan which made him look bad.
Cerdan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Marcel Cerdan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cerdan clobbers Kazarian with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kazarian. Cerdan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cerdan just misses with a punch to the body.
Kazarian swats away the attempt to clinch by Cerdan.
Cerdan tries to clinch but Kazarian is having none of it.
Kazarian tries to score a power double leg takedown but Cerdan sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Kazarian somewhat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kazarian has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tony Kazarian. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cerdan connects with a right hand. Kazarian shakes it off.
Kazarian fails with a takedown attempt.
Marcel Cerdan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kazarian throws a leg kick but Cerdan moved away.
Kazarian shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Cerdan as he jumps to the side.
Cerdan lands a glancing blow to the side of Kazarian's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kazarian ducks under a wild hook from Cerdan.
Cerdan throws a jab but it's blocked by Kazarian.
Cerdan throws a nice looking combination but Kazarian bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cerdan looks to throw the jab but Kazarian is out of range.
Cerdan throws the left hand but Kazarian avoids the punch easily.
Cerdan takes a swing at Kazarian's ribcage but misses.
Cerdan wants to clinch but Kazarian slips to the side
and Kazarian counters with a single leg into guard. Cerdan didn't expect that.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kazarian wants to control from the top but Cerdan keeps moving.
Kazarian postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kazarian lands a couple of digs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kazarian won't allow Cerdan to get back to his feet.
Kazarian throwing strikes but missing.
Kazarian postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kazarian missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kazarian sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Cerdan's guard.
Kazarian throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Kazarian thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Cerdan is trying to stand.
Cerdan keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kazarian is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Cerdan defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Kazarian.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kazarian can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Cerdan is looking to escape.
Kazarian has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Cerdan's face.
Kazarian unloads with some shots from mount but Cerdan bucks and avoids them well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kazarian throws some wild stikes that Cerdan manages to avoid easily.
Tony Kazarian overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kazarian misses with a head shot.
Kazarian looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Kazarian dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Nice sprawl there from Cerdan as Kazarian shoots in.
Cerdan throws a big shot that misses.
Kazarian shoots in for a takedown but Cerdan shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Cerdan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kazarian keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cerdan.
Cerdan misses with an uppercut.
Kazarian fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tony Kazarian. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cerdan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kazarian swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kazarian gets tackled into the cage by Cerdan. Cerdan maintains the clinch.
Cerdan is leaning against Kazarian and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cerdan pushes Kazarian back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cerdan is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Cerdan stops a takedown attempt from Kazarian.
Kazarian wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Cerdan can't find room to land a body shot as Kazarian controls the action.
Kazarian blocks an uppercut.
Cerdan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kazarian is looking to take this one to the mat.
Cerdan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Cerdan lands a body punch.
Cerdan lands with a light punch inside.
Kazarian drops down looking for an ankle pick but Cerdan pulls his leg out and moves away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kazarian gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kazarian is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kazarian slips under a jab from Cerdan.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kazarian takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Cerdan might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Kazarian circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cerdan misses with a two punch combination.
Cerdan is looking to clinch.
Kazarian circles away from the clinch attempt
and Kazarian counters with a takedown into side control.
Marcel Cerdan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kazarian thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Kazarian tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Kazarian has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kazarian wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cerdan keeps working.
Check out the look on Kazarian's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Cerdan avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Kazarian.
Kazarian tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
Kazarian works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Cerdan is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Tony Kazarian is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kazarian sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Cerdan is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cerdan is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Kazarian is controlling him well.
Cerdan throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marcel Cerdan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kazarian has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tony Kazarian!
A very excited looking Tony Kazarian made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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