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This week, we take a look ahead to the World Title Match for Saturday’s Fightland between Alex Kane and Jacob Fatu.

We take a look at Jacob Fatu versus Calvin Tankman from Never Say Never.

 

Match Number One:  MLW Openweight Championship Match: Jacob Fatu versus Calvin Tankman

Tankman misses a clothesline and Tankman escapes a Samoan drop attempt.  Tankman goes for a back elbow but Fatu blocks it.  Tankman avoids a thrust kick.  Tankman with a forearm and Fatu fires back.  They continue the exchange.  Tankman with a cross body that sends both of them over the top rope to the floor.  Fatu holds his knee after landing on the floor.  The referee checks on Fatu.  Tankman sends Fatu into the guardrails and chops Fatu.  Tankman with punches to Fatu and Fatu continues to hold his knee.  Tankman sets up a chair next to the ring post and he puts Fatu on the chair.  Tankman with chops and he turns them into Kobashi chops.  Tankman goes to the apron and he sets for a cannonball off the apron but Fatu gets up and Tankman destroys the chair.

Fatu with a head butt and punch to Tankman.  Fatu with punches against the guardrail.  Fatu sends Tankman into the guardrails.  Fatus Irish whips Tankman into the guardrails.  Tankman gets back into the ring and so does Fatu.  Fatu with a punch and a hard Irish whip.  Fatu adjusts his knee pad before setting for a clothesline in the corner.  Tankman with palm strikes and a back elbow.  Tankman misses a charge into the corner and he floats over Fatu.  Tankman sends Fatu over the top rope to the floor with a POUNCE.  Tankman with a suicide dive onto Fatu.  Tankman with a Tankman Driver for a near fall.  Tankman sets for another Tankman Driver but Fatu escapes and hits a thrust kick followed by a handspring moonsault.  Fatu gets a near fall.

Fatu goes for the double jump moonsault but his knee gives out.  Fatu goes for a standard moonsault but Tankman stops Fatu and knocks Fatu to the apron.  Tankman sets for a Tankman Driver off the turnbuckles but Fatu with elbows and a Frankensteiner.  Fatu goes up top and hits a swanton for a near fall.  Tankman with a pop up back elbow and he sends Fatu to the turnbuckles but Fatu with a twisting cannonball for the three count..

Winner:  Jacob Fatu (retains championship)

We take a look at the match between Alex Kane and Willie Mack from Fury Road.

Match Number Six:  World Championship Match:  Alex Kane versus Willie Mack

Alex has some words for Mack and then he slaps him.  Mack slaps back and Kane is out.  Mack gets a near fall.  Mack gets a few more near falls.  Mack with punches and a slap.  Mack kicks Kane in the corner.  The referee checks on Kane.  Mack with a punch and a running forearm in the corner.  Mack with a running boot in the corner and a back senton.  Kane with forearms.  Mack with an Irish whip and hip toss.  Mack with a running kick to the head and Kane goes to the floor.  Mack with a flip dive onto Kane.  Mack sends Kane into the ringside barrier.  Kane with a kick and he sends Mack into the guardrails.  Kane with a forearm but Mack with a head butt.  Mack with a running kick against the guardrails.  Mack with a knee to the midsection and Kane sends Mack into the apron.  Kane sends Mack into the ring post and then hits a German suplex on the floor.

Kane hangs Mack over the apron and hits a forearm.  Kane with kicks and a splash on the apron.  Mack falls to the floor.  Kane hits another splash on the apron.  Kane gets a near fall.  Kane kicks Mack.  Kane sends Mack into the turnbuckles.  Kane misses a splash into the corner and Mack misses a splash.  Kane with a splash in the corner followed by back elbows.  Kane with a discus clothesline in the corner.  Kane with a wrist clutch exploder for a near fall.  Kane with a cravate.  Kane with a front face lock.  Mack with a German suplex followed by an exploder.  Kane sends Mack into the ring post.  Kane with a Saito suplex and he gets a near fall.  Mack with a punch but Kane with a boot.  Kane with punches.  Kane with an Irish whip but Mack with a clothesline out of the corner.  Mack with a spinning heel kick.  

Mack with a slam followed by a knee drop to the head and a standing moonsault for a near fall.  Mack with a stunner but Kane goes to the floor.  Mack with a pescado onto Kane.  Mack sends Kane back into the ring.  Kane kicks the rope as Mack gets back into the ring and Kane with a gutwrench suplex.  Kane with a spear for a near fall.  Kane with a forearm and Mack with a sit out spinebuster for a near fall.  Mack adjusts his right arm that appears to have been injured.  Mack goes for a power slam but Kane escapes and Kane hits an Olympic Slam for a near fall.  Kane with an X Plex for a near fall.  Mack with a jaw breaker and Kane avoids a stunner.  Kane goes for the rear naked choke but Mack escapes.  Kane with a rollup to counter a stunner.  Kane with a flatliner and Fade to Black and Mack passes out.

WInner:  Alex Kane (retains Championship)

We take a look at the match between Alex Kane and Tom Lawlor from Slaughterhouse.

Match Number Six:  MLW World Championship Match:  Alex Kane versus Tom Lawlor

They lock up and go around the ring.  Kane backs Lawlor into the corner.  Kane with a clean break.  They go for a test of strength and Lawlor with a waist lock.  Kane with a wrist lock into a front face lock.  Kane with an arm bar and waist lock.  Tom with a take down and chin lock.  Kane with a judo throw.  Lawlor with a kick to the leg.  Lawlor has a kick blocked and Kane backs Lawlor into the ropes.  They lock up and Lawlor with a chop.  Lawlor with forearms and punches.  Kane has a clothesline blocked and Kane with a double leg take down.  Kane with a waist lock and Lawlor blocks a suplex attempt.  Tom with a waist lock and he misses a kick.  Tom goes for the rear naked choke and Kane escapes.  They lock up and Tom with forearms and he misses a discus clothesline.  Kane with a forearm and an exploder.  Lawlor rolls to the floor.

Kane with a springboard clothesline to Lawlor on the apron.  Lawlor goes under the ropes to stop Kane.  Kane goes to the apron for a splash but he has to kick Lawlor a few times before hitting the splash.  Kane high fives some fans as he goes around the ringside area.  Lawlor kicks Kane and then he leaps over an attempt to trip him.  Lawlor with a kick and it is time to show the tiny shorts.  Tom chokes Kane with his shorts and then Irish whips Kane's arm into the ring post.  Lawlor with a lap around the ringside area and he kicks Kane in the chest.  Lawlor sends Kane back into the ring and he gets a near fall.  Lawlor with a hammer lock using the leg and he sets to hyper-extend the arm.  Lawlor gets a near fall.  Kane with punches that do not do too much and Lawlor with a kick to the chest.  Lawlor with a chop.  Lawlor pulls on the arm in the ropes and he chops Kane.  

Lawlor with many chops and he goes Kobashi with them.  Lawlor misses a splash when Kane moves.  Lawlor sets for a kimura but Kane with an exploder into the turnbuckles.  Kane with a splash into the corner and he hits a running shoulder into the corner.  Kane runs into a knee but Kane with a belly-to-belly suplex for a near fall.  The straps come down for Kane and they go to the apron.  Kane tries to send Lawlor into the ring post but Lawlor blocks it and he pulls Kane into the ring post shoulder first.  Lawlor goes to the turnbuckles and he tries for a kimura as he pulls Kane up.  Lawlor with forearms and Kane fires back.  Kane with a super exploder to Lawlor for a near fall.  Kane with a release suplex but Lawlor with enzugiiris and a flying knee to the head.  Lawlor with a wrist clutch spinebuster for a near fall.  Tom with a Fujiwara arm bar.  Lawlor with the kimura but Kane gets Lawlor up.  Lawlor with an arm wringer.  

Lawlor with a round kick to the temple.  Lawlor has a running kick blocked and Kane with a single leg crab.  Lawlor kicks Kane away and applies a triangle.  Kane gets Lawlor's shoulders on the mat for a near fall.  Kane with a one arm power bomb to get out of the hold.  Kane gets a near fall.  Kane and Lawlor exchange forearms.  Lawlor with many forearms but Kane with many of his own.  Kane with a clothesline and he gets a near fall.  Lawlor with a round kick to Kane's temple and Lawlor with the Nasty Knee for a near fall.  Lawlor signals that it is over and he sets for the rear naked choke and locks it in but Kane escapes and applies Black Out.  Lawlor reverses with the rear naked choke.  Kane uses the turnbuckles to bridge and get the three count.

Winner:  Alex Kane (retains championship)

We go to credits.

 

 

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