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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Steve (ranked 616 p4p, 98 weight class) and Ubungu Mumba (ranked 652 p4p, 106 weight class). Steve comes to the cage accompanied by Justin Bieber ft. Ariana Grande - Let Me Think Bout You. Mark Steve has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Good wrestling
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mark Steve!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ubungu Mumba!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Atkins and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steve misses with a shot to the body
and Mumba cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Steve swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Steve bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
It looked like Steve was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Steve definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Steve keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Steve throws a hook to the side of Mumba's head but Mumba sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mumba scores with a jab to the body.
Nice defenses there by Steve.
Steve is looking to counter punch.
Steve uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mumba.
Steve is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab lands there for Steve.
Steve uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mumba.
Mumba scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steve closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Mumba needs to keep his hands up - Steve had a free shot at his head there.
Steve throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Mumba tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Steve paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Steve throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Steve missing with a left hand there. Mumba was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Steve misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Mumba to counter with a crisp jab.
Steve misses with a looping left.
Mumba has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Steve throws a looping overhand right but Mumba ducks down to avoid it.
Mumba throws out a counter right but Steve avoids it with no problem.
Steve connects with a nice looking jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steve missing with a left hand there. Mumba was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mumba steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Steve.
Mumba scores with a sloppy right hand. Steve should have avoided that one.
Steve misses with a straight right.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Steve misses with a body shot.
Steve throws a lazy uppercut
and Mumba counters with a nice uppercut.
Mumba scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Mumba scores with a hook.
No joy there for Steve, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Steve ducks under a wild hook from Mumba.
Steve was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Mumba with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steve throws a big shot that misses.
Mumba slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Mumba swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Steve.
Mumba bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Steve throws a jab but it's blocked by Mumba.
Mumba is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Steve had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Mumba throws a hook but Steve avoids it easily.
Mumba swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Steve misses with an uppercut.
Mumba doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Steve fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mumba manages to avoid it.
Mumba fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Steve manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mumba ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Steve swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Steve swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Steve thuds a left hand into Mumba's body.
Mumba connects with a jab.
Mumba throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Steve is looking to counter punch.
Steve throws a body shot but no joy.
Mumba looks like he wants to counter punch here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mumba slips a jab from Steve.
Steve misses with a two punch combination.
Steve misses with an uppercut
and Mumba counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ubungu Mumba will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Steve takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Steve works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Jab by Mumba.
Steve throws a poor cross that misses
and Mumba counters with a left to the body.
Ubungu Mumba seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Good standup being displayed there by Mumba as he connects with a hook.
Mumba slips a straight right by Steve.
A nice side step and Mumba releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Nice jab there from Mumba.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steve misses with a few strikes there.
Steve swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mumba uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Steve.
It seemed like Mumba was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Steve throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mumba sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steve throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mumba uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Steve has time to react.
Steve throws a right hand that misses
and Mumba counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Steve misses with an uppercut. Mumba saw that one coming.
Mumba looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nice defenses there by Mumba.
Mumba tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Steve was well out of range. Poor timing from Mumba.
Steve misses with a wild body shot.
Steve moves out of range as Mumba strikes.
Steve ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Mumba's jab looks to have found its range, popping Steve under the eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steve misses with a two punch combination.
Steve misses with a looping right.
A nice side step and Mumba releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Mumba connects with a body shot that sends Steve's belly button to the back.
Steve misses with a lunging right hand
and Mumba counters by clinching up.
Mumba tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mumba lands a left hand.
Steve tries a body shot but Mumba blocks it.
Mumba blocking some punches.
Mumba throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Steves head.
Mumba blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Steve creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mumba misses with the head strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Steve creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mumba tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Steve blocks a body shot from Mumba.
Steve throws a punch but it's blocked by Mumba.
Mumba works on Steve's body with a couple of short punches.
Steve lands a nice uppercut.
Steve blocks an uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Steve.
Mumba misses with a hook to the ribs.
Steve working aggressively here.
Steve doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steve doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Steve throws a punch but it's blocked by Mumba.
Mumba working aggressively here.
Mumba misses with a punch to the body.
Steve working aggressively here.
Mumba blocks a body shot from Steve.
Steve goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Steve misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mark Steve has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Steve working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Steve lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Mumba or not.
Mumba tries to throw a body punch but Steve avoids it by throwing Mumba back against the cage.
Mumba misses with a hook from the clinch.
Steve swings wildly with an uppercut but Mumba uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ubungu Mumba will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Steve misses with a looping left.
As Steve backs off Mumba throws a huge counter combo but Steve manages to avoid it all.
Mumba staying out of range there.
Steve misses with a hook.
Mumba dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A combination from Steve does no damage.
Steve throws a looping overhand right but Mumba ducks down to avoid it.
Mumba needs to keep his hands up - Steve had a free shot at his head there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mumba throws an off balance right hand
and Steve connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mumba is rocked!
Steve dances in with a quick combination. Mumba is being worked over with jabs and crosses. Oooh, a right straight from Steve snaps Mumba's head back. Mumba stumbles backwards against the cage. Steve steps forward and delivers a right cross that connects with Mumba's jaw, simultaneously knocking him out and sending his mouthpiece into the crowd! There's a worthy souvenir for the fans. This one is over folks. Mumba just didn't come prepared.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Mark Steve!
Mark Steve retains his light heavyweight title!
Our winner, Mark Steve, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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energy
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hype
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