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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wasim Kayani (ranked 4870 p4p, 481 weight class) and Nylerhotep Constantine (ranked 7059 p4p, 545 weight class). Kayani comes to the cage accompanied by Audioslave - Exploder. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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170 cm
48
156 lbs
29 - 16 - 0 |
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184 cm
44
170 lbs
21 - 14 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
29 - 16 - 0, fighting out of New York, Wasim Kayani! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
21 - 14 - 1, fighting out of New York, Nylerhotep Constantine! The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Russell Pearce and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Kayani avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kayani takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Constantine misses with a looping left. Decent striking displayed by Constantine there. Kayani walks into a jab. A nice combination there by Constantine.
Constantine moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot. Kayani blocks a jab. Kayani moves out of range of the strikes. It looked like Kayani wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit. Constantine misses with a shot to the body and Kayani cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. This has been an exciting period of action! Kayani on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round. Kayani takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt. Constantine throws a looping overhand right but Kayani ducks down to avoid it. An attempted straight right counter from Kayani misses the target. Kayani blocks a jab. Constantine tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Constantine fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kayani is looking to counter punch. Constantine thows a left - swing and a miss! Kayani half committed to a counter leg kick. Kayani avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Kayani drops down looking for a counter takedown but Constantine sprawls and moves away. Constantine throws an overhand right that lands on Kayani's shoulder, as Kayani tries to avoid the shot. Constantine stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush. Kayani slips under a jab. Nylerhotep Constantine is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Kayani blocks a leg kick. Kayani changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit. Constantine swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Constantine swinging wildly here.
Kayani half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range. Constantine throws a big shot that misses. Constantine throws a lazy right hand but Kayani sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Kayani was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. Constantine 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. Constantine misses with an uppercut. Kayani saw that one coming. Kayani is looking to counter punch. A left lands for Constantine. Constantine scores with a hook to the body. Kayani takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Constantine misses with a double jab
and Kayani counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Kayani ducks under a wild hook from Constantine. An attempted straight right counter from Kayani misses the target. Constantine tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kayani paws at him with a jab and circles away. Constantine keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Constantine getting the better of the striking in that exchange. Constantine bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kayani's head. Nylerhotep Constantine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Constantine throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land. Constantine feints a jab promting Kayani to slip. Constantine then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Kayani slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Kayani is rocked! Kayani dodges the punch combination from Constantine.
Kayani half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range. Kayani blocks a jab. An attempted straight right counter from Kayani misses the target. Constantine lands a nice shot to the body.
Constantine throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Constantine is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range. Kayani uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Constantine. Kayani was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. Kayani avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kayani tried to counter with a leg kick but Constantine avoided it.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Constantine misses with a looping right. Kayani appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body. We've been informed that Constantine has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight. Constantine misses with a two punch combination.
Kayani quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Kayani avoids a lazy jab quite easily. As Constantine backs away, Kayani returns fire with a leg kick that just misses. Kayani keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kayani throws a counter high kick but Constantine was just alert enough to avoid it. Constantine connects with a nice looking jab.
Kayani dodges the punch combination from Constantine.
Constantine lands a jab to the head.
Constantine lands with a right hand. Kayani ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. It looked like Kayani wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nylerhotep Constantine dominated that round. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Constantine's corner calls for a 1-2. Constantine obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. Constantine with a body punch. A glancing blow. Constantine misses with a wild combination.
Constantine fails to land with a series of punches.
Constantine misses with a low kick.
It looked like Kayani was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit. Constantine throws a body punch but Kayani moves out of range. Kayani looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit. A bone on bone clash there as Kayani blocks the leg kick.
Kayani throwing a counter right hand but Constantine manages to avoid it. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Kayani keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Kayani on the counter but he doesn't commit to it. Constantine has been the more effective fighter overall so far. The crowd cheers as Constantine lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kayani doesn't seem phased though. Constantine misses with the combination.
Kayani throwing a counter right hand but Constantine manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round. Kayani ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. As Constantine backs away, Kayani returns fire with a leg kick that just misses. Constantine throws a nice looking combination but Kayani bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Kayani attempts a counter takedown but Constantine avoids it well and moves away. Constantine gets a clinch. Kayani tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Knees in the clinch landing for Constantine.
Constantine lands a hook to the side of the head. Constantine is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body. Kayani is looking to control Constantine's arms but Constantine gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kayani has his back to the cage. Kayani tries for a takedown. No joy.
Kayani tries to stall but Constantine uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Constantine working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Constantine utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. Constantine keeps control of Kayani as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. A nice right hand lands inside from Constantine. A head punch on the inside from Kayani fails to land. Constantine blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows. Constantine lands a nice knee to the body. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Kayani misses with the head strike.
Constantine lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Good anti-grappling being displayed by Constantine as Kayani tries to tie him up. Constantine working Kayani over with knees to the body. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Constantine lands a damaging elbow. A head punch on the inside from Kayani fails to land. Knees in the clinch landing for Constantine.
Constantine putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kayani in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body. Constantine is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Kayani takes a knee to the side of the body. Constantine lands a damaging elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Constantine lands with a left to the head. Constantine lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Constantine lands an elbow that stopped Kayani in his tracks for a moment. Constantine's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not. Constantine scores with a nice hook to the head. Oh Kayani is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Constantine lands a hook to the side of the head. Constantine putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kayani in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body. Constantine lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Constantine working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Constantine lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Kayani is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage. A bit of stalling here from Constantine.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Constantine lands a shoulder strike. A short right from Constantine. Constantine lands with a light punch inside. The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. A right hand to the body from Kayani.
Constantine scores with a nice hook to the head. A short left from Constantine. Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Constantine obliges. Constantine lands an elbow inside that Kayani shrugs off. Kayani takes a knee to the side of the body. Constantine unloads a knee to the mid-section. Constantine lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kayani backwards. Constantine lands an elbow inside that Kayani shrugs off. The referee calls for Constantine to work.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Constantine. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nylerhotep Constantine showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Constantine rushes Kayani with punches - Kayani moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, Kayani goes down! Constantine follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nylerhotep Constantine! Nylerhotep Constantine 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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mgr
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RATING
66% |
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