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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Erik Bajramaj (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kileki Kawike (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Bajramaj might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Godsmack - I Stand Alone. Kawike has chosen Anthrax w/ Public Enemy - Bring the Noise as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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215 lbs
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221 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Erik Bajramaj!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kileki Kawike!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Johanna Lukiainen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kawike blocks a jab.
Kawike gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bajramaj.
Kawike takes a swing at Bajramaj's ribcage but misses.
Bajramaj fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kawike manages to avoid it.
Bajramaj throws a leg kick
and Kawike makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bajramaj looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Bajramaj prevents Kawike from improving his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bajramaj is working for a kimura but Kawike is defending it quite comfortably.
Bajramaj stalling away here and it's allowed Kawike to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bajramaj tries to free his leg and advance position but Kawike is retaining full guard.
Kawike is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kawike wants to sweep but no luck.
Kawike working a defensive guard here.
Bajramaj pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kawike is keeping the position for now.
Bajramaj is pushing down on Kawike's leg trying to pass to half guard. Kawike is fighting to maintain full guard but Bajramaj has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kawike is trying to get back to full guard.
Bajramaj is keen to just control but Kawike is a slippery customer.
Bajramaj seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Bajramaj is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Kawike controlling the position well.
Erik Bajramaj has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Bajramaj closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Kawike did well to prevent Bajramaj getting side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bajramaj trying to advance position but Kawike counters by regaining guard.
Bajramaj throws a big right hand that misses.
Kawike has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Bajramaj has passed into side control.
Bajramaj tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Bajramaj has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Bajramaj trying to control the position but Kawike is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
Bajramaj tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Bajramaj has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Bajramaj trying to control the position but Kawike is working away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kawike manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Erik Bajramaj dominated that round.
That's time! Bajramaj's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Bajramaj tries to clinch up.
Kawike with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bajramaj thows a body shot but no joy.
Kawike will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kawike swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bajramaj counters with a nice uppercut.
Kawike tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bajramaj was well out of range. Poor timing from Kawike.
Kawike takes a swing at Bajramaj's ribcage but misses.
Bajramaj uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kawike.
Kawike misses with a hook to the body
and Bajramaj cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bajramaj drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Bajramaj tries to free his leg and advance position but Kawike is retaining full guard.
Bajramaj has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bajramaj trying to control but Kawike is working from the bottom.
Kawike trying to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kawike manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Bajramaj is in all sorts of trouble here.
Bajramaj is hanging on here. He's in a desperate position.
Bajramaj really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Kawike cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Bajramaj sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kawike trying to control from half guard but Bajramaj is working away.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Kawike lands a nice short elbow.
Kawike wants to free his trapped foot but Bajramaj is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Bajramaj moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bajramaj keeping moving, preventing Kawike from controlling successfully.
Kawike throws a big elbow that misses.
Kawike's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Kawike wants to control from the top but Bajramaj keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Kileki Kawike hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Bajramaj shoots in and bounces Kawike off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Bajramaj looking to pass the guard.
Kawike looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bajramaj tries to free his leg and advance position but Kawike is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bajramaj stopping the sweep attempt from Kawike.
Kawike throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Kawike keeping moving, preventing Bajramaj from controlling successfully.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Kawike tries to land a sweep but no joy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bajramaj passes Kawike's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Bajramaj is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Kawike still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Kawike has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Kawike sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Bajramaj is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Kileki Kawike 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!
Bajramaj misses with an uppercut
and Kawike counters with a nice body shot.
Kawike is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bajramaj rather than just go for the knockout.
Kawike misses with a double jab.
Kawike misses with a wild body shot.
Bajramaj lands a lovely overhand right.
Nice uppercut lands for Kawike. That snapped Bajramaj's head back.
Kawike misses with a wild body shot.
Bajramaj drives through with a takedown into guard.
Kawike manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Bajramaj wants to control but Kawike is having none of it.
Kawike controlling from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bajramaj wants to control but Kawike is having none of it.
Kawike working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Kawike moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Bajramaj has worked his arm free - good work by Bajramaj!
Kawike wants to control but Bajramaj is keeping him busy.
Kawike looking to control but instead Bajramaj has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Bajramaj manages to get to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kawike postures up.
Bajramaj working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kawike doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kawike manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Kawike avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kawike trying to control the position from guard on top but Bajramaj is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kawike trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bajramaj is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Kawike slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bajramaj is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Kawike tries to free his leg and advance position but Bajramaj is retaining full guard.
Bajramaj is looking for a triangle but Kawike pushes his legs off easily.
Bajramaj working a defensive guard here.
Kawike is looking to work some ground and pound but Bajramaj has wrist control.
Kawike trying to control but Bajramaj is working from the bottom.
Kawike passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kawike working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Kawike wants to control for a moment but Bajramaj uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Kawike is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Bajramaj is trying to control but can't.
Erik Bajramaj overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kawike not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kileki Kawike.
I think Kawike has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Kileki Kawike!
Kileki Kawike 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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RATING
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