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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kanishka Lijikiszcz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve McAdams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McAdams has chosen An Irish Pub as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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135 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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175 cm
26
145 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Basic striking
Cardio machine |
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Dangerous GnP
Counter fighter
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kanishka Lijikiszcz!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Steve McAdams!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Andrew Berry and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lijikiszcz misses with a takedown
and McAdams counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Lijikiszcz might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
McAdams landing some decent shots from guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Lijikiszcz holds on and takes a little breather.
McAdams stopping the sweep attempt from Lijikiszcz.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lijikiszcz is controlling McAdams's posture.
McAdams trying to control but Lijikiszcz is working from the bottom.
Lijikiszcz is trying to control the position from the bottom.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lijikiszcz wants to sweep but no luck.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Lijikiszcz tries for a takedown but McAdams sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Lijikiszcz shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kanishka Lijikiszcz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lijikiszcz shoots in and bounces McAdams off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Lijikiszcz trying to control but McAdams is working from the bottom.
Lijikiszcz wants to pass the guard but McAdams is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lijikiszcz is looking to work some ground and pound but McAdams has wrist control.
McAdams pulls Lijikiszcz in to control the position.
McAdams avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lijikiszcz accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lijikiszcz trying to control the position from guard on top but McAdams is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Lijikiszcz shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in McAdams's guard.
McAdams keeping moving, preventing Lijikiszcz from controlling successfully.
Lijikiszcz in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lijikiszcz controls from within his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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.
Lijikiszcz postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Lijikiszcz working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
McAdams working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lijikiszcz.
Lijikiszcz 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
McAdams controls Lijikiszcz momentarily but Lijikiszcz frees himself.
Lijikiszcz working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lijikiszcz stands up over McAdams, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Lijikiszcz throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lijikiszcz sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
McAdams feints and as Lijikiszcz raises his hands in defense, McAdams changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Kanishka Lijikiszcz will probably get the nod.
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.
Lijikiszcz tries for a takedown but McAdams sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Lijikiszcz shoots in looking for a takedown but McAdams manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Lijikiszcz's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
McAdams tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Steve McAdams is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lijikiszcz decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Kanishka Lijikiszcz overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
McAdams on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Lijikiszcz controlling the pace.
Lijikiszcz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McAdams can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lijikiszcz seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
McAdams taking some punishment here, with Lijikiszcz in his half guard.
Lijikiszcz wants to lay and pray for a moment but McAdams keeps working.
McAdams taking some punishment here, with Lijikiszcz in his half guard.
Lijikiszcz is working for a submission of some sort.
Lijikiszcz is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McAdams avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lijikiszcz.
Lijikiszcz with the ground and pound but McAdams uses the opportunity to regain guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lijikiszcz accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lijikiszcz trying to control the position from guard on top but McAdams is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lijikiszcz's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lijikiszcz looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for McAdams!
McAdams takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
McAdams struggling a bit here.
Lijikiszcz taking a breather here.
Lijikiszcz creates some space and throws a big elbow, but McAdams sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Lijikiszcz slows the pace down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lijikiszcz tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Sloppy strikes there by Lijikiszcz.
Lijikiszcz thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lijikiszcz creates some space and throws a big elbow, but McAdams sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kanishka Lijikiszcz dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Lijikiszcz goes for a double leg but McAdams avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as McAdams continues to drive forward.
McAdams is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Lijikiszcz dives in and grabs McAdams's left leg, looking for a takedown. McAdams pushes down on Lijikiszcz's head and hops out.
McAdams feints the counter takedown.
Lijikiszcz closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Lijikiszcz lands in his opponent's guard.
Lijikiszcz wants to control from the top but McAdams keeps moving.
Lijikiszcz missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lijikiszcz is stalling in the full guard.
Lijikiszcz trying to control the position from guard on top but McAdams is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McAdams keeping full guard, as Lijikiszcz tries to pass.
Lijikiszcz trying to control but McAdams is working from the bottom.
Lijikiszcz is really struggling to control McAdams but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Lijikiszcz shoots in and gets a takedown into McAdams's guard.
Lijikiszcz is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lijikiszcz is fighting to break McAdams's control of his arms but McAdams is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Lijikiszcz passes McAdams's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Lijikiszcz content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
McAdams blocking the ground and pound attempt from Lijikiszcz.
McAdams trying to control but Lijikiszcz postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lijikiszcz is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Lijikiszcz looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
McAdams has hold of Lijikiszcz's hands but Lijikiszcz slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Lijikiszcz is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Lijikiszcz landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
McAdams blocking the ground and pound attempt from Lijikiszcz.
Lijikiszcz sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. McAdams defending well though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lijikiszcz is trying to control. McAdams wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
McAdams trying to control from the bottom.
Lijikiszcz wants to lay and pray for a moment but McAdams keeps working.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Lijikiszcz shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as McAdams sprawls well. McAdams wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Lijikiszcz gets slowly back to his feet.
And McAdams responds with a good body kick, but Lijikiszcz manages to step out the way in time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kanishka Lijikiszcz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lijikiszcz shoots in but McAdams avoids the takedown attempt easily.
McAdams was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lijikiszcz gets a double leg takedown into McAdams's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kanishka Lijikiszcz clearly takes that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
McAdams gets caught napping as Lijikiszcz dives in and scores a takedown. McAdams manages to retain guard.
Lijikiszcz scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Lijikiszcz looking to pass the guard.
Lijikiszcz is looking to work some ground and pound but McAdams has wrist control.
McAdams keeping moving, preventing Lijikiszcz from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lijikiszcz loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Lijikiszcz shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has McAdams pinned against the cage. McAdams gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Lijikiszcz darts in looking for a takedown but McAdams gets double underhooks and turns Lijikiszcz into the cage.
Lijikiszcz tries for a takedown but McAdams sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kanishka Lijikiszcz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McAdams shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Lijikiszcz manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Lijikiszcz controls McAdams momentarily but McAdams frees himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lijikiszcz is adopting a defensive guard.
McAdams wants to control from the top but Lijikiszcz keeps moving.
Lijikiszcz trying to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lijikiszcz seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Lijikiszcz shoots for a double leg takedown but McAdams sprawls well. He's pushed Lijikiszcz's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
McAdams tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Lijikiszcz shoots in for a takedown but McAdams shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Lijikiszcz shoots in and bounces McAdams off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Lijikiszcz loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lijikiszcz postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! McAdams is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Lijikiszcz, into his guard.
McAdams trying to control but Lijikiszcz is working from the bottom.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Lijikiszcz holds on and takes a little breather.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lijikiszcz looking to hit a scissor sweep but McAdams is one step ahead there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Steve McAdams will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Lijikiszcz decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
McAdams keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Lijikiszcz is looking for a kimura but McAdams is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Lijikiszcz to get the leverage.
Lijikiszcz not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Lijikiszcz sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. McAdams defending well though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lijikiszcz missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
McAdams has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Lijikiszcz is working away from the top position though.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Lijikiszcz throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lijikiszcz throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Lijikiszcz works his foot free and advances to mount.
Lijikiszcz misses with a head shot.
Lijikiszcz looking to control and managing it successfully.
McAdams suckers Lijikiszcz into throwing a sloppy strike and uses the momentum to reverse the position beautifully! McAdams is now in Lijikiszcz's guard!
Lijikiszcz wants to improve his position but instead McAdams has moved into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lijikiszcz wants to improve his position but McAdams is controlling well.
Lijikiszcz is trying to maintain the position but McAdams is very close to passing his half guard.
Lijikiszcz is trying to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lijikiszcz trying to control from the bottom.
Lijikiszcz wants to get back to full guard.
Lijikiszcz controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
McAdams controlling the pace.
Lijikiszcz controlling the position for now.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Kanishka Lijikiszcz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lijikiszcz closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into McAdams's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McAdams trying to control the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lijikiszcz accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lijikiszcz showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lijikiszcz accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lijikiszcz pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. McAdams is keeping the position for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kanishka Lijikiszcz showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Lijikiszcz 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 49:46
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 49:46
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kanishka Lijikiszcz!
Kanishka Lijikiszcz is the new bantamweight champion!
A victorious Kanishka Lijikiszcz thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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hype
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