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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Atlas Kivi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josiah Bartlet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kivi kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Metallica - Ride the Lightning. Bartlet has chosen FM - 1 O'clock Tomorrow as his entrance music. 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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160 lbs
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166 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Olympic wrestler
Lethal high kicks
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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
31 - 19 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Atlas Kivi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Josiah Bartlet!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bartlet has closed the distance and engaged Kivi in a clinch.
Bartlet lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kivi wants to break free but Bartlet has control.
Kivi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bartlet tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kivi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bartlet misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bartlet is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kivi is defending well for now.
Bartlet is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kivi is defending well for now.
Bartlet breaks from the clinch.
Bartlet throws a nice head kick!
It looks like Atlas Kivi has been cut.
Kivi cracks Bartlet with a right hand to the side of the head.
Nice uppercut there from Kivi.
Bartlet gets off balance looking for a body kick
letting Kivi counter with a right hand.
Bartlet tries to move into range but Kivi moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kivi with a poor takedown
and Bartlet counters by clinching up.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kivi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kivi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kivi thuds his right hand into Bartlet's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bartlet fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kivi checks it well.
Kivi scores with a hook to the body. Bartlet takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kivi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kivi fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kivi takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Bartlet scores with a head kick.
Kivi slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kivi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bartlet misses with a shot to the body
and Kivi counters with a stiff right hand.
Bartlet tries a head kick but it misses.
Bartlet lands a nice looking body shot.
Bartlet throws a nice looking combination but Kivi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kivi throws a shot from downtown. Bartlet moves away and avoids it.
Bartlet goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bartlet uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kivi.
Kivi's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bartlet under the eye.
Bartlet pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bartlet throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bartlet lands a nice shot to the body.
Bartlet tries a head kick but it misses.
Kivi lands a head shot.
Bartlet keeps Kivi at a distance using the push kick.
A jab from Kivi misses.
Kivi throws a body shot but no joy.
Kivi is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Bartlet takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bartlet misses with a body kick.
Kivi misses with a straight left.
Bartlet throws a head kick that misses.
Kivi misses with a head kick.
Kivi moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromBartlet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kivi throws a predictable looking body shot
and Bartlet counters by moving into the clinch.
Bartlet lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kivi.
Bartlet is leaning against Kivi and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bartlet pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kivi wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kivi avoids a kick to the body.
Kivi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bartlet moves away.
Bartlet slips under a jab.
Bartlet on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Kivi throws a body shot but no joy.
Bartlet has a takedown stuffed.
Bartlet fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kivi moves out of range of the body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kivi blocks a head kick by Bartlet.
Kivi throws a leg kick but Bartlet checks it.
Kivi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bartlet appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Kivi misses with a body kick.
Bartlet turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bartlet scores with a nice body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kivi throws a wild body kick that Bartlet sees coming a mile off.
Bartlet keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kivi.
Bartlet wants to counter the offense by Kivi and move into the clinch position.
Kivi misses with an uppercut
and Bartlet counters with a single leg into guard. Kivi didn't expect that.
Bartlet throwing strikes but missing.
Bartlet is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Josiah Bartlet will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Atlas Kivi's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kivi wants to slow Bartlet down by chopping away at his legs.
Bartlet feints a counter leg kick.
Bartlet tries to clinch but Kivi moves away
and Kivi counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Kivi is looking for a kimura but Bartlet is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Kivi to get the leverage.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Kivi in particular looking to stall.
Bartlet wants to get back to full guard.
Kivi looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Bartlet is doing well to control the position and prevent Kivi from advancing to side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kivi seems to be looking for submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kivi missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kivi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bartlet keeps working.
Kivi not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kivi is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Bartlet is positioning himself well to prevent Kivi advancing to mount.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Kivi is thwarting Bartlet's attempts to control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Bartlet moves into the clinch.
Kivi taking a breather.
Bartlet lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kivi will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Bartlet up against the cage.
Bartlet throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kivi blocks it with crossed arms.
Bartlet is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Kivi pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Bartlet pushes Kivi back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A right hand to the body from Bartlet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kivi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kivi misses with some punches.
Kivi is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Kivi swings wildly with an uppercut but Bartlet uses good head movement to avoid it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Bartlet.
Bartlet lands a nice uppercut.
Bartlet has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Kivi is trying to keep an underhook but Bartlet manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Kivi wants to get back to full guard.
Bartlet wants to control but Kivi is keeping him busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bartlet throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Bartlet prevents Kivi from improving his position.
Bartlet lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bartlet seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Bartlet content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Bartlet working over Kivi with some ground and pound. Kivi looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Bartlet wants to take a breather but Kivi is having none of it.
Kivi wants to get back to full guard.
Kivi won't allow Bartlet to pass to mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kivi wants to get back to full guard.
Bartlet working the head and body with strikes.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Bartlet working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Kivi is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josiah Bartlet showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Atlas Kivi's cut.
That's time! Kivi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Kivi loads up on a big right hand but Bartlet slips the punch.
Bartlet connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kivi. Kivi circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kivi scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bartlet closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bartlet blocks an uppercut.
Kivi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kivi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kivi stalling against the cage.
Kivi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Josiah Bartlet seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kivi throws a head punch that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kivi blocks an elbow strike from Bartlet.
Kivi lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kivi pressing his opponent against the cage.
Bartlet is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kivi is defending well for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bartlet misses with a punch to the body.
Kivi prevents a body shot from Bartlet.
A short uppercut from Bartlet.
Kivi looking to slow down the pace here.
Kivi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bartlet's elbow.
Bartlet tries for a takedown. No joy.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bartlet just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kivi's brow.
Bartlet breaks the clinch.
Bartlet clobbers Kivi with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bartlet throws a sloppy head kick and Kivi moves out of range easily.
A head kick misses from Bartlet.
Bartlet misses with a kick to the body.
Bartlet misses with a takedown attempt - Kivi sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Bartlet throws a head kick but Kivi moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kivi lands a slapping body shot.
Kivi lands a nice hook to Bartlet's body. Bartlet takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kivi throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bartlet's waist but Bartlet gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kivi off to one side.
Bartlet looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kivi takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bartlet throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
A slow jab from Bartlet misses its intended target.
Josiah Bartlet is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Kivi throws a hook but Bartlet blocks it.
A head kick misses from Kivi.
Bartlet throws a body shot but no joy.
Kivi avoids a kick to the body.
Kivi swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kivi connects with a body shot.
Bartlet tries to clinch but Kivi is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kivi misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Kivi misses with a body kick.
Bartlet connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bartlet closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Kivi quickly recovers to half guard.
Bartlet wants to control but Kivi is keeping him busy.
Bartlet perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Kivi tries to roll over but Bartlet keeps him under control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bartlet controlling the action here.
Bartlet tries to pass the half guard into mount. Kivi knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Atlas Kivi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bartlet perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Kivi is concentrating on defense, preventing Bartlet from advancing position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Kivi just misses with a punch to the body.
Kivi looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bartlet slips under a jab.
Bartlet keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Josiah Bartlet comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Bartlet winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Josiah Bartlet!
Josiah Bartlet bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
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