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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Manolito Tai Kung (ranked 270 p4p, 328 weight class) and Mareth Line (ranked 49 p4p, 55 weight class). Line comes into a darkened arena with his song building. For Heavy Metal we will die! kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Manolito Tai Kung!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mareth Line!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Ben Hemmingworth and Topper Green.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tai Kung tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Line gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Line doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tai Kung misses with a punch to the body.
Tai Kung tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Line.
Line makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tai Kung misses with a hook to the ribs.
Line lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Line.
Tai Kung misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tai Kung lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Line blocks a body shot from Tai Kung.
Tai Kung goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Line fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Line lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Line tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Tai Kung just stands there and leans against the cage.
Tai Kung struggles to land a body shot inside as Line controls his hands.
Line breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Line throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Tai Kung to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Mareth Line has been cut.
A jab from Line does it's job there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tai Kung misses with a hook
and Line counters with a good low kick that Tai Kung was not able to check.
Line tries to close the distance and clinch but Tai Kung swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tai Kung throwing a counter right hand but Line manages to avoid it.
A good leg kick by Tai Kung.
Tai Kung avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Tai Kung misses the target.
Line scores with a nice right hand.
Line uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tai Kung.
Tai Kung throws a poor cross that misses
and Line counters with a nice uppercut.
Tai Kung missing with a left hand there. Line was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Line tries to clinch up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Line throws a hook but Tai Kung blocks it.
Line tries to clinch there but Tai Kung circles away.
Line walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Tai Kung throws a looping overhand right but Line ducks down to avoid it.
Tai Kung fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Line tries to land a body kick
and Tai Kung counters with a nice body shot.
Line misses with a jab to the body
and Tai Kung counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tai Kung takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tai Kung throws a right hand that misses
and Line counters with a nice uppercut.
Tai Kung avoids a kick to the body.
A lazy body kick from Line
letting Tai Kung counter with a right hand.
Line fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tai Kung manages to avoid it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Line.
Line moves out of range of the strikes.
Tai Kung is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Tai Kung tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Line was well out of range. Poor timing from Tai Kung.
Tai Kung's corner calls for a 1-2. Tai Kung obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Line moves out of range of the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tai Kung tries to land a body kick
and Line counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Line throws a looping overhand right but Tai Kung ducks down to avoid it.
Line throws a looping overhand right but Tai Kung ducks down to avoid it.
A quick step to the side and Tai Kung tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Line tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Tai Kung counters with a crisp right hand that drops Line! Tai Kung lets Line back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Line has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tai Kung takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Tai Kung throws a lazy uppercut
and Line counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Manolito Tai Kung will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mareth Line's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Line avoids the head kick by Tai Kung.
Tai Kung throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Line is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Tai Kung with a body shot.
Tai Kung throws out a loose jab but Line uses good head movement to avoid it.
Line looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Tai Kung throws a half hearted mid kick.
A punch lands to the side of Tai Kung 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Good standup being displayed there by Line as he connects with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Line moves away from the strike by Tai Kung.
Good standup being displayed there by Line as he connects with a hook.
Line ducks under a wild hook from Tai Kung.
Line swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Line ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tai Kung moves away.
Line throws a right hand that misses
and Tai Kung cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tai Kung throws a hook but Line avoids it easily.
Line throws out a counter right but Tai Kung avoids it with no problem.
Line blocks a jab.
Tai Kung looks to score with a jab to the body but Line is just out of range.
Line closes the distance and pushes Tai Kung back into the cage.
Line swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Line prevents a body shot from Tai Kung.
A right hook to the body lands for Tai Kung.
Line working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tai Kung lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Line works on Tai Kung's body with a couple of short punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Line fails to land.
Line misses with a punch on the inside.
Tai Kung misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short uppercut from Tai Kung.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Line lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Line misses with a hook to the ribs.
Line blocks a body shot from Tai Kung.
Line lands a body shot.
Tai Kung's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tai Kung.
Tai Kung scores with a hook to the body.
Still in the clinch, Line scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tai Kung is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Line blocks an uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Tai Kung.
Mareth Line seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Tai Kung blocks an uppercut.
A hook to the body from Tai Kung.
Tai Kung misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Line breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tai Kung throws a jab when Line was well out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tai Kung looks to land a right hand but Line moved out of range.
Line looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Line throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tai Kung lands a jab to the nose.
Tai Kung swats away the attempt to clinch by Line.
Tai Kung misses with a left hand
and Line counters with a two punch combo.
Tai Kung misses with a body shot.
Nice uppercut there from Tai Kung.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Line keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Line uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tai Kung.
Line connects with a jab.
Line takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A low kick lands for Tai Kung.
Tai Kung ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Line moves away.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Line checks a leg kick.
Despite the aggression on Line's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Tai Kung throws the left hand but Line avoids the punch easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Manolito Tai Kung will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mareth Line's cut.
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.
Tai Kung swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tai Kung swings widly with a right hand
and Line counters with a straight right hand.
Tai Kung moves out of range of the strikes.
Line scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Line swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Tai Kung makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Tai Kung tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Line was well out of range. Poor timing from Tai Kung.
A little jabbing left from Line on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A good leg kick by Tai Kung.
Tai Kung throws a leg kick
and Line counters with a big head kick but Tai Kung shrugs it off.
Tai Kung misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tai Kung misses with a left hand
and Line counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Line throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tai Kung sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tai Kung tried to counter with a leg kick but Line avoided it.
Line fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tai Kung tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Line was well out of range. Poor timing from Tai Kung.
Tai Kung fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Line manages to avoid it.
Tai Kung throws a body shot but no joy.
Line swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Tai Kung misses with a looping right.
Tai Kung throws out a leg kick but Line moves out of range and Tai Kung only half commits.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tai Kung thows a leg kick but Line checks it
and Line cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tai Kung avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tai Kung connects with an inside leg kick.
Tai Kung misses with a lunging right hand
and Line counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A big right from Line misses.
Tai Kung swings widly with a right hand
and Line counters with a nice leg kick.
A shot to the body from Tai Kung misses
and Line counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A lazy left from Tai Kung finds it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Line ducks under a wild hook from Tai Kung.
Line lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Line clinches.
Tai Kung fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Tai Kung tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Line throws a head punch that misses.
Line working aggressively here.
Line has a couple of punches blocked by Tai Kung.
Line can't find room to land a body shot as Tai Kung controls the action.
Line lands with a light punch inside.
Line lands an uppercut.
Line misses with a punch on the inside.
A hook to the body from Line.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Line lands a nice shot to the body.
Line presses Tai Kung against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Line's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tai Kung misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Line connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tai Kung looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Line lands a jab to the nose.
Tai Kung lands an overhand right.
Line tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Line wants to clinch but Tai Kung slips to the side
and Tai Kung cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A clash of legs there as Line blocks the low kick.
The fighters circling - Tai Kung throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Line is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Tai Kung with a body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mareth Line really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mareth Line's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Line with a jab.
Line misses with a right hand
letting Tai Kung counter with a right hand.
Line fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tai Kung manages to avoid it.
Tai Kung appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Tai Kung with a nice cross.
Line throws a head kick that misses
and Tai Kung counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Line uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tai Kung.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Line throws an off balance right hand
and Tai Kung counters with a stiff right hand.
Line uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tai Kung.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Tai Kung.
Tai Kung loads up on a big right hand but Line slips the punch.
Tai Kung misses with a body shot.
Tai Kung backing away here, and Line unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Line misses with an uppercut. Tai Kung saw that one coming.
Manolito Tai Kung is winning the standup battle so far.
Line works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Line tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Tai Kung counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tai Kung throws a hook but Line avoids it easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Line! But no joy.
Line throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Tai Kung on the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Line's corner calls for a 1-2. Line obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Line connects with a leg kick.
Line throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tai Kung rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Line counters with a straight right hand.
Line avoids a punch combination nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A low kick lands for Tai Kung.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Line thows a leg kick but Tai Kung checks it
letting Tai Kung counter with a right hand.
Line lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Tai Kung moves out of range as Line strikes.
Line misses with a right hand
and Tai Kung counters with a stiff right hand.
Tai Kung scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Line is rocked!
Tai Kung throws an overhand right that drops Line like a sack of potatoes! Tai Kung dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Manolito Tai Kung!
Manolito Tai Kung retains his welterweight title!
An out of breath Manolito Tai Kung thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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