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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kanishka Lijikiszcz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oddis Slajos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kanishka Lijikiszcz has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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135 lbs
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143 lbs
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Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kanishka Lijikiszcz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Oddis Slajos!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Colin Fotheringham and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Slajos, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Slajos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lijikiszcz was well out of range. Poor timing from Slajos.
Lijikiszcz drops down looking for a counter takedown but Slajos sprawls and moves away.
Slajos lands with an overhand left.
Slajos's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Slajos duly obliges.
Slajos throws a poor cross that misses
and Lijikiszcz counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Slajos!
Lijikiszcz throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Lijikiszcz looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lijikiszcz goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Slajos has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Lijikiszcz but great work by Slajos.
Slajos landing a few strikes.
Slajos tries to advance to mount but can't.
Lijikiszcz might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Slajos is putting a hurting on Lijikiszcz here, landing some big shots from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lijikiszcz is trying to improve his position.
Lijikiszcz parries the strikes from Slajos easily there. Slajos is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Lijikiszcz to escape.
Slajos scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Lijikiszcz to see if he's OK.
Lijikiszcz wants to control but Slajos postures up.
Slajos lands a nice forearm strike.
Lijikiszcz avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Slajos.
Slajos cracks Lijikiszcz with a big right hand but Lijikiszcz just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Slajos scoring with punches from side control.
Lijikiszcz wants to control but Slajos postures up.
Slajos lands an elbow.
You can see the frustration on Lijikiszcz's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Slajos lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Lijikiszcz sneaks back into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lijikiszcz wants to control but Slajos is keeping busy.
Slajos slips a nice elbow through Lijikiszcz's hands, connecting with Lijikiszcz's forehead.
Lijikiszcz keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Lijikiszcz works his way to full guard. Good work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lijikiszcz looking for a sweep. Not yet Lijikiszcz, not yet.
Slajos got a little sloppy there for a moment and Lijikiszcz has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Slajos has managed to get both his arms back between Lijikiszcz's legs - danger averted.
Lijikiszcz looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Slajos landing some decent shots from guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Slajos accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slajos working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Slajos is fighting to break Lijikiszcz's control of his arms but Lijikiszcz is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Lijikiszcz looking for a guillotine here but Slajos defends easily.
Slajos scoring with some ground and pound.
Slajos throws an elbow that misses. Lijikiszcz uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Slajos's guard. Nice move by Lijikiszcz!
Slajos tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lijikiszcz throwing strikes but missing.
Lijikiszcz with a nice head shot there.
Slajos tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lijikiszcz controlling from the top position.
Lijikiszcz looking to pass the guard.
Lijikiszcz drops back, looking for a kneebar! Slajos looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Slajos looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Slajos!
Slajos working away.
Lijikiszcz takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Lijikiszcz is trying to control Slajos's posture but Slajos avoids it.
Slajos misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oddis Slajos dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Lijikiszcz takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Slajos has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Slajos cracks Lijikiszcz with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Slajos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lijikiszcz was well out of range. Poor timing from Slajos.
Oddis Slajos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Slajos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lijikiszcz half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Slajos has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Lijikiszcz shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Slajos as he avoids it easily.
Lijikiszcz has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Slajos finds it's way round the side to connect with Lijikiszcz's head.
Slajos lands with a good body shot.
Slajos misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lijikiszcz on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Slajos misses with a hook to the body
so Lijikiszcz counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lijikiszcz working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Slajos's head.
Lijikiszcz controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lijikiszcz's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Slajos looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lijikiszcz trying to control but Slajos is working from the bottom.
Slajos lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Lijikiszcz is looking for a triangle but Slajos pushes his legs off easily.
Lijikiszcz preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lijikiszcz is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Slajos is aware though and is defending well.
Slajos postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Slajos loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Slajos avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Slajos working some strikes from top position.
Lijikiszcz avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lijikiszcz working a defensive guard here.
Lijikiszcz working for a triangle but Slajos defends it easily.
Slajos lands a couple of digs.
Slajos avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lijikiszcz working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Slajos doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Slajos manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Lijikiszcz keeping full guard, as Slajos tries to pass.
Slajos must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Lijikiszcz working for a triangle but Slajos defends it easily.
Slajos throwing strikes from guard but Lijikiszcz blocks nicely.
Slajos is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Slajos throws a big right hand that misses.
Slajos preventing the sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slajos passes Lijikiszcz's left leg - he's now in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lijikiszcz looking for a kimura from the bottom but Slajos passes into side control!
Slajos scoring with punches from side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Slajos.
Lijikiszcz tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Lijikiszcz takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Lijikiszcz is trying to control Slajos's posture but Slajos avoids it.
Sloppy strikes there by Slajos.
Lijikiszcz keeping his opponent close.
Lijikiszcz can't do much from the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oddis Slajos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!
Slajos dips to his left and cracks Lijikiszcz with an uppercut!
Slajos rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lijikiszcz counters with a nice double leg into side control. Slajos won't be happy with that.
Lijikiszcz working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Lijikiszcz misses with the ground and pound.
Lijikiszcz is trying to get an arm triangle but Slajos is defending well.
Slajos is trying to work for a sweep but Lijikiszcz has mounted him!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lijikiszcz controlling from the full mount.
Lijikiszcz goes for an armbar but Slajos turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Slajos.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lijikiszcz is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lijikiszcz working for a triangle but Slajos defends it easily.
Slajos wants to control from the top but Lijikiszcz keeps moving.
Lijikiszcz is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Slajos is aware though and is defending well.
Lijikiszcz escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Slajos gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Lijikiszcz manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Slajos manages to get himself to full guard.
Kanishka Lijikiszcz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slajos looking for a sweep. Not yet Slajos, not yet.
Lijikiszcz in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lijikiszcz throwing strikes but missing.
Lijikiszcz loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lijikiszcz won't allow Slajos to sweep him here.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Slajos is on top in guard.
Lijikiszcz working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Slajos.
Lijikiszcz has his foot on Slajos's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Slajos works his way back into a safe position though.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Slajos's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slajos passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Lijikiszcz is trying to get back to half guard.
Slajos creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Slajos lands some shots froms side control.
Slajos is chipping away with strikes.
Slajos is working Lijikiszcz over with some ground and pound from side control.
Slajos lands a decent elbow from side control.
Lijikiszcz is looking to regain half guard here but Slajos keeps moving and retains side control.
Lijikiszcz is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Lijikiszcz can't do much from the bottom here.
Slajos scoring with punches and elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lijikiszcz is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Lijikiszcz misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Lijikiszcz wants to control but Slajos postures up.
Lijikiszcz is looking for a sweep.
Lijikiszcz is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Lijikiszcz is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Slajos is chipping away with strikes.
Oh Lijikiszcz is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Slajos landing strikes.
Lijikiszcz manages to work his way to half guard, despite Slajos's best efforts.
Slajos lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Slajos working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Lijikiszcz wants to get back to full guard but Slajos has passed into side control.
Slajos scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Lijikiszcz to see if he's OK.
Slajos is putting a hurting on Lijikiszcz here, landing some big shots from side control.
A big shot lands for Slajos! That's hurt Lijikiszcz! Will he recover? Slajos fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Oddis Slajos!
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