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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kadian Aitkens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shane Richards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Richards's choice of entrance music: Cry me a river - Michael buble. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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175 lbs
5 - 5 - 0 |
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180 cm
34
173 lbs
15 - 9 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Great low kicks
Very quick |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kadian Aitkens!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Shane Richards!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Lou da Vinci and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aitkens lands with a good body shot.
Richards avoids the body shot from Aitkens.
Some wild striking there from Richards.
Aitkens fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Richards manages to avoid it.
Aitkens scores with a nice right hand.
Richards throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A big right from Aitkens misses.
Aitkens fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Richards manages to avoid it.
Richards lands with a nice body kick.
Richards closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Aitkens to the mat! Aitkens manages to get full guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Richards wants to stand but Aitkens is controlling his posture from full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Aitkens keeping moving, preventing Richards from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richards preventing the sweep.
Aitkens is working hard here to advance position.
Richards wants to stand but Aitkens has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Aitkens has control of Richards's left arm, preventing Richards from doing any damage.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Richards misses with a takedown attempt - Aitkens sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aitkens fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Aitkens throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Aitkens digs a good body shot into Richards's ribs.
Richards defending well as Aitkens loads up on a big left hand.
A head kick misses from Richards.
Richards takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Aitkens swings widly with a right hand
and Richards counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Richards fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Aitkens, pushing him back against the cage.
Aitkens breaks from the clinch.
Richards goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aitkens misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Richards walks into a stiff left hand from Aitkens.
Aitkens lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Richards at a distance.
A chopping leg kick lands by Aitkens.
Aitkens misses with the combination.
Aitkens lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Aitkens lands a nice looking body shot.
Richards misses with a combination
and Aitkens counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Aitkens closes the distance and clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Richards creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Richards is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Richards struggles to land a body shot inside as Aitkens controls his hands.
Aitkens breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Richards closes the distance looking to clinch
and Aitkens counters with a nice uppercut.
Richards defending well as Aitkens loads up on a big left hand.
Aitkens throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Aitkens thows a left - swing and a miss!
Aitkens lands the left hand.
Richards misses with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kadian Aitkens 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.
Richards moves to clinch but Aitkens breaks away
and Aitkens counters with a stiff right hand.
Aitkens swats away the attempt to clinch by Richards.
Richards throws a sloppy head kick and Aitkens moves out of range easily.
Aitkens dips to his left and cracks Richards with an uppercut!
Richards on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Aitkens swats away the attempt to clinch by Richards.
Aitkens scores with a shot to the body.
Richards tries to close the distance and clinch up but Aitkens swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Aitkens bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Richards's head backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aitkens swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kadian Aitkens is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Richards is looking to clinch.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Aitkens.
Richards darts in trying to clinch
and Aitkens counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Richards thinking.
Richards takes a jab right on the kisser.
Richards gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Aitkens lands with a big left! Richards is wobbled badly! Aitkens comes in with a flurry of punches and drops Richards to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Kadian Aitkens!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
59% |
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