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MFL 4: Bolan vs Wukong PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Frank Carlyle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Avery Slone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Frank Carlyle has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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145 lbs
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152 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Frank Carlyle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Avery Slone!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carlyle throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Slone was covering up waiting for the punch and Carlyle finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Slone is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Carlyle wants to control from the top but Slone keeps moving.
Slone is looking for a triangle but Carlyle pushes his legs off easily.
Slone is looking for a triangle but Carlyle pushes his legs off easily.
Carlyle passes Slone's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Carlyle not doing much here.
Carlyle passes to full mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carlyle lands a big shot there that rocks Slone but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Slone wants to hold on but Carlyle pushes him away.
Carlyle breaks from Slone's wrist control and lands an elbow.
A big strike lands for Carlyle! That's really hurt Slone and he's turned his back - Carlyle keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Carlyle jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Frank Carlyle!
A victorious Frank Carlyle thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alehh Salazar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darius Ellis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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162 lbs
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165 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alehh Salazar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Darius Ellis!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Salazar swats away the attempt to clinch by Ellis.
Salazar lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ellis circles away quickly and effectively.
Salazar throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Salazar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ellis moves away.
Ellis shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Salazar defends it nicely.
Ellis tries to clinch but Salazar moves out of range.
Alehh Salazar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Salazar throws a series of punches but Ellis avoids them all with ease.
Salazar tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Salazar fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Salazar keeps the fight on the outside.
No luck for Salazar with that takedown attempt.
Some wild striking there from Salazar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salazar keeps the fight on the outside.
Salazar swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ellis counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A head kick by Salazar misses
and Ellis counters with a two punch combo.
Salazar shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ellis as he jumps to the side.
Salazar throws a leg kick that is checked
and Ellis counters with a nice body shot.
Salazar is breathing heavily.
Salazar looks to throw a body kick
and Ellis counters with a leg kick.
Nice sprawl there from Salazar as Ellis shoots in.
Ellis works Salazar's body with a nice hook.
Salazar throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ellis counters with an inside leg kick.
Salazar misses with a double jab
and Ellis moves into the clinch.
Salazar tries to pull guard but Ellis holds him up against the cage and eventually Salazar drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alehh Salazar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ellis lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ellis lands a good knee to the midsection. Salazar won't want to take too many of those.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ellis using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ellis obliges.
Ellis holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Ellis scores with a knee to the head.
Ellis with a knee to the head.
Ellis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ellis closes the distance and clinches.
Ellis scores with a knee to the head.
Ellis is pressed up against the cage. Salazar has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Ellis down to the mat. Ellis avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Ellis wants to clinch up but Salazar keeps it at a distance.
Ellis moves into the clinch successfully.
Ellis jumps into guard, dragging Salazar to the mat.
Salazar has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Ellis wants to stand but Salazar is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salazar is fighting to break Ellis's control of his arms but Ellis is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Salazar preventing the sweep.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Salazar shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ellis as he avoids it easily.
Salazar looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ellis darts in and clinches Salazar up against the cage.
Salazar tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ellis is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Salazar is trying to break the clinch but Ellis has him pressed against the cage.
Ellis breaks the clinch.
Salazar tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ellis looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Salazar is fending him off so far but Ellis persists. Nope, Salazar circles away and we're back to standing.
Salazar lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ellis circles away quickly and effectively.
Ellis looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Ellis stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Ellis wants it to stay on the feet.
Salazar throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ellis counters with a one-two to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Salazar shoots for a double leg takedown but Ellis sprawls well. He's pushed Salazar's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Ellis has a takedown stuffed.
Ellis throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darius Ellis dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Ellis closes the distance but Salazar moves to the side
and Salazar counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Salazar misses with a wild combination.
A shot to the body from Salazar misses
and Ellis makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Ellis showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Salazar.
Salazar throws a series of punches but Ellis avoids them all with ease.
An inside leg kick lands from Ellis.
Ellis scores with a head kick. Salazar tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Salazar misses with a combination
and Ellis counters with a one-two to the body.
Salazar fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ellis rushes Salazar and presses him up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ellis tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Ellis landing knees to the head.
Salazar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ellis lands a nice knee to the body.
Ellis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice takedown defense from Salazar. No joy for Ellis on that attempt.
Ellis closes the distance and pushes Salazar back into the cage.
Ellis crunches a lovely knee into Salazar's ribcage.
Ellis tries to score a body lock takedown but Salazar shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Alehh Salazar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Darius Ellis.
Ellis has Salazar pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Salazar manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Ellis is trying to break the clinch but Salazar is controlling him.
Ellis gets underhooks to prevent Salazar's takedown attempt.
Ellis breaks the clinch.
Salazar throws a series of punches but Ellis avoids them all with ease.
Salazar pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ellis thumps Salazar with a low kick.
Ellis avoids a punch combination nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Salazar misses with an uppercut
and Ellis counters by clinching up.
Ellis is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ellis ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Ellis no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ellis looking for a sweep. Not yet Ellis, not yet.
Ellis looking for a guillotine here but Salazar defends easily.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Salazar accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ellis has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Salazar has passed into side control.
Ellis is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Salazar postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Salazar is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Ellis is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Ellis can't do much from the bottom here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ellis tries to buck Salazar off but Salazar is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darius Ellis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Salazar misses with a head kick.
Salazar throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Salazar has a takedown stuffed.
Nice body kick there by Salazar.
Salazar tries to keep at a distance but Ellis has taken the fight into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Salazar fails to land.
Darius Ellis seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Salazar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ellis breaks from the clinch.
Salazar misses with a few strikes there.
Salazar throws a body punch but Ellis moves out of range.
A punch combination from Salazar misses.
Salazar shoots in for a takedown but Ellis shows good takedown defense.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ellis scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ellis gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ellis tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ellis can't get the takedown.
Salazar has had enough of the clinch but Ellis keeps him there for the moment.
Salazar jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Ellis walks away with a smile on his face. Salazar gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alehh Salazar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ellis moves into the clinch successfully.
Ellis gets underhooks to prevent Salazar's takedown attempt.
Ellis landing knees to the head.
Ellis connects with a knee to the head.
A bit of stalling here from Ellis.
Ellis looking to throw knees to the head but Salazar is blocking nicely.
Salazar wants to take the fight to the mat but Ellis manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Ellis taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Ellis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salazar throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ellis holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Ellis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Darius Ellis seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ellis dodges the punch combination from Salazar.
An inside leg kick lands from Ellis.
Ellis forces Salazar back against the cage and clinches.
Ellis pulls guard.
Ellis pulls Salazar in close to his closed guard and prevents Salazar from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Darius Ellis wasn't active enough on the ground.
A punch combination from Salazar misses.
Ellis tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Salazar manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Salazar rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ellis moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Salazar fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Ellis fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Ellis clinches up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ellis lands a damaging elbow.
Ellis breaks from the clinch.
Salazar shoots in for a double leg but Ellis sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Darius Ellis is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Ellis clinches with his opponent.
Salazar is trying to pull guard but Ellis has him pressed against the cage.
Ellis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ellis tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Salazar manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Salazar throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ellis counters with a nice low kick that buckles Salazar's knee momentarily.
Ellis gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Salazar.
Salazar takes a knee right on the jaw!
Alehh Salazar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ellis goes for a takedown in the clinch but Salazar prevents it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Darius Ellis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ellis has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Darius Ellis!
Darius Ellis bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Belshiknolav (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Reza Karimi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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180 lbs
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190 lbs
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ivan Belshiknolav!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Reza Karimi!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Belshiknolav swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Belshiknolav. Karimi shrugs it off though.
Belshiknolav pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Belshiknolav tries a head kick but it misses.
Belshiknolav throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Nice takedown defense from Belshiknolav. No joy for Karimi on that attempt.
Karimi lands with a good body shot.
Karimi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Belshiknolav pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Karimi tries to land a leg kick but Belshiknolav saw it coming and moves away.
Belshiknolav stuffs the takedown attempt from Karimi. Karimi gets slowly back to his feet.
Karimi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Karimi closes the distance and clinches up with Belshiknolav, looking for a takedown. Karimi pushes Belshiknolav against the cage but Belshiknolav circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Ivan Belshiknolav has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Reza Karimi.
Karimi drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Belshiknolav tries to escape but Karimi is in control.
Karimi thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Belshiknolav is trying to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karimi is working to tighten is grip on Belshiknolav's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Belshiknolav has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Karimi is really squeezing tight and eventually Belshiknolav passes out! Karimi breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Reza Karimi!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rafal Arsic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Martin Di Scola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rafal Arsic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Martin Di Scola!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Di Scola closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Arsic lands a nice elbow.
Di Scola misses with a hook to the ribs.
Di Scola wants a takedown but no success here.
Di Scola has clasped his hands together around Arsic's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Arsic regains half guard, as Di Scola was trying to land strikes.
Arsic is looking to improve his position.
Arsic pushes Di Scola off looking to stand but Di Scola dives back in and keeps control.
Di Scola throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Arsic regains full guard. Nicely done.
Arsic is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Di Scola pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Arsic is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arsic working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Di Scola.
Arsic tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Di Scola throws an elbow that misses. Arsic uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Di Scola's guard. Nice move by Arsic!
Di Scola wants to get back to his feet but Arsic is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Arsic pushing down on Di Scola's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Di Scola is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Arsic looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Arsic trying to control from half guard but Di Scola is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arsic is really struggling to control Di Scola but he's trying to hold on to the position.
We're going to have a standup here because Rafal Arsic wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Di Scola swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Arsic clinches up with Di Scola and pushes him back against the cage.
Di Scola goes for a takedown attempt but Arsic pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Di Scola swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arsic gets a clinch.
Arsic throws a knee to the head but misses.
Arsic misses with an elbow over the top.
Di Scola is working for takedown but Arsic is calmly controlling the position for now.
Rafal Arsic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Martin Di Scola.
Arsic lands a nice elbow.
Arsic looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Di Scola avoids the elbow strike from Arsic, against the cage.
Di Scola blocks the elbow strike.
Arsic lands an elbow just above Di Scola 's eye.
Di Scola wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A left hand lands to the body for Di Scola.
Di Scola blocks an elbow strike.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Arsic lands an elbow inside that Di Scola shrugs off.
Arsic lands a nice elbow.
Di Scola gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Arsic might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Arsic is trying to stand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Arsic tries to get to full guard but Di Scola has control of the leg.
Di Scola working Arsic over with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arsic tries to kick Di Scola off but Di Scola keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Arsic is looking to improve his position.
Arsic wants to control but Di Scola is keeping busy.
Di Scola thows a huge punch but Arsic dodges it nicely.
Di Scola sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Arsic defending well though.
Di Scola sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Arsic defending well though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Arsic keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Di Scola missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Arsic wants to control but Di Scola is keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Martin Di Scola will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Arsic closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Arsic comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Arsic has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Di Scola clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Di Scola looking very determined here, making life difficult for Arsic.
I really don't envy Di Scola right now.
Will Arsic go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Di Scola rolls, trying to escape but Arsic keeps control of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arsic wants to control but Di Scola is keeping busy.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Arsic has the hooks in. Di Scola is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Di Scola is trying to stand. He's onto all fours with Arsic on his back. Arsic looks like he's slipping off but he's actually tansitioning to a beautiful armbar! Di Scola has to tap out to a very impressive submission!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Rafal Arsic!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mack Bolan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wuju Wukong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Wukong's choice of entrance music: welcome to the jungle. Wuju Wukong will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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218 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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185 cm
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221 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Intelligent |
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mack Bolan!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Wuju Wukong!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wukong's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Wukong duly obliges.
Bolan takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Wukong scores with a leg kick.
Wukong misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wukong tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bolan doesn't manage to clinch there - Wukong circles away.
Wukong closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Bolan gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Wukong wants to break free but Bolan has control.
Wukong managing to block the knees to the body from Bolan.
Bolan has Wukong pressed against the cage, preventing Wukong from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bolan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bolan keeps control of Wukong as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bolan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bolan looks to throw an elbow but misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bolan keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Wukong's efforts to push away.
Wukong avoiding damage as Bolan throws knees to the body.
Wukong wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Wukong looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Wukong blocks an elbow strike from Bolan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bolan is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Wukong is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Wukong's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Wukong tries to break the clinch but Bolan is controlling the position.
Bolan looking to throw knees to the head but Wukong is blocking nicely.
Bolan misses with a knee strike.
Wukong avoids the elbow strike from Bolan, against the cage.
Bolan tries a knee to the head but Wukong blocks it.
Bolan misses with a knee to the head.
Wukong wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bolan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wukong.
Wukong is trying to break the clinch but Bolan has him pressed against the cage.
Bolan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wukong avoids it.
Wukong avoiding damage as Bolan throws knees to the body.
Wukong blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wukong is trying to break the clinch but Bolan is controlling him.
Bolan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wukong blocks it with crossed arms.
Bolan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wukong has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Wukong blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bolan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wukong is defending well for now.
Bolan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wukong blocks it with crossed arms.
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!
Bolan putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Wukong in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Bolan tries to land knees in the clinch but Wukong avoids the damage to the body.
Wukong is trying to break the clinch but Bolan is controlling him.
A frustrated look appears on Wukong's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bolan lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bolan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A frustrated look appears on Wukong's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Wukong blocks an elbow strike from Bolan.
A frustrated look appears on Wukong's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Wukong avoiding damage as Bolan throws knees to the body.
Bolan misses with a knee strike.
Bolan creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bolan crunches a lovely knee into Wukong's ribcage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bolan tries to land a knee to the head but Wukong blocks with his arms.
Bolan pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Bolan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wukong is trying to break free.
Bolan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wukong blocks it with crossed arms.
Bolan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wukong wants to get back to striking at distance but Bolan won't allow it.
Wukong managing to block the knees to the body from Bolan.
Wukong has had enough of the clinch but Bolan keeps him there for the moment.
Wukong is trying to force a seperation but Bolan has the dominant position.
Bolan unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Wukong looks winded!
Bolan misses with a knee strike.
Bolan tries a knee to the head but Wukong blocks it.
Bolan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
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!
Wukong has had enough of the clinch but Bolan keeps him there for the moment.
Bolan trying to land knees to the body.
Bolan crunches a lovely knee into Wukong's ribcage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bolan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bolan just misses with a elbow thrown towards Wukong's brow.
Bolan tries to land a knee to the head but Wukong blocks with his arms.
Bolan looking to throw knees to the head but Wukong is blocking nicely.
Wukong avoiding damage as Bolan throws knees to the body.
Wukong is trying to break the clinch but Bolan is controlling him.
Bolan misses with an elbow over the top.
Wukong is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bolan tries a knee to the head but Wukong blocks it.
Wukong blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bolan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wukong avoids it.
Bolan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wukong blocks it with crossed arms.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bolan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wukong on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bolan misses with a knee strike.
Bolan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wukong blocks it with crossed arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mack Bolan dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Wukong plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Wukong avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wukong throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Bolan's head.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Wukong tests Bolan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bolan rushes Wukong and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bolan putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Wukong in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Wukong is trying to break the clinch but Bolan has him pressed against the cage.
Wukong is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bolan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wukong is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A knee to the head by Bolan.
It looks like Wuju Wukong has been cut.
Wukong is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Wukong's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bolan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bolan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wukong blocks it with crossed arms.
Wukong is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wukong is looking to break free of the clinch but Bolan has double underhooks.
Bolan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wukong is defending well for now.
Bolan misses with a knee to the head.
Wukong wants to get back to striking at distance but Bolan won't allow it.
Bolan misses with a knee to the head.
Wukong blocks the elbow strike.
Wukong working hard to break the clinch.
Bolan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wukong on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wukong avoiding damage as Bolan throws knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Wukong's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bolan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bolan missing with knees to the body.
Bolan tries to land a knee to the head but Wukong blocks with his arms.
Bolan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wukong blocks it with crossed arms.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bolan misses with a knee strike.
Wukong avoiding damage as Bolan throws knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bolan missing with knees to the body.
Wukong working hard to break the clinch.
Wukong on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wukong blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bolan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wukong.
Wukong is trying to push Bolan away but Bolan has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bolan throws an elbow but it misses.
Bolan prevents Wukong from breaking the clinch.
Mack Bolan has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Wukong tries to break the clinch but Bolan is controlling the position.
Wukong managing to block the knees to the body from Bolan.
Bolan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bolan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wukong.
Wukong should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Wukong looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Wukong blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bolan lands an elbow inside.
Bolan tries to land a knee to the head but Wukong blocks with his arms.
Wukong wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bolan has Wukong pressed against the cage, preventing Wukong from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bolan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wukong looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bolan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wukong blocks it with crossed arms.
Wukong is trying to break free.
Wukong can't break the clinch.
Wukong looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bolan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wukong is looking to break free of the clinch but Bolan has double underhooks.
Wukong is trying to break the clinch but Bolan is controlling him.
Bolan misses with an elbow over the top.
Bolan looking to throw knees to the head but Wukong is blocking nicely.
Wukong has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Wukong working hard to break the clinch.
Wukong is looking to break free of the clinch but Bolan has double underhooks.
Wukong tries to break the clinch but Bolan is controlling the position.
Bolan tries to land knees in the clinch but Wukong avoids the damage to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wukong can't break the clinch.
Bolan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wukong on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bolan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wukong avoids it.
Bolan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wukong takes a knee to the side of the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wukong has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bolan misses with a knee strike.
Bolan utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Wukong is trying to break the clinch but Bolan has him pressed against the cage.
Nice elbow from Bolan.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bolan connects with a knee to the head.
Bolan scores with a knee to the head.
Bolan tries a knee to the head but Wukong blocks it.
Bolan trying to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mack Bolan dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Wuju Wukong'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.
Bolan gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Wukong is looking to break free of the clinch but Bolan has double underhooks.
Bolan keeps control of Wukong as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Wukong dodges an elbow strike from Bolan.
Wukong avoiding damage as Bolan throws knees to the body.
Wukong takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bolan misses with a knee to the head.
Bolan looking to throw knees to the head but Wukong is blocking nicely.
Bolan misses with a knee to the head.
Wukong looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bolan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wukong blocks it with crossed arms.
Bolan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wukong.
Bolan has Wukong pressed against the cage, preventing Wukong from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Wukong avoids the elbow strike from Bolan, against the cage.
Bolan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A frustrated look appears on Wukong's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bolan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wukong avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bolan keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Wukong's efforts to push away.
Bolan misses with a knee to the head.
Bolan keeps control of Wukong as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bolan has Wukong pressed against the cage, preventing Wukong from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bolan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bolan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wukong is defending well for now.
Bolan keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Wukong's efforts to push away.
Wukong is trying to break free.
Bolan lands a knee to the head.
Bolan looking to throw knees to the head but Wukong is blocking nicely.
Bolan keeps control of Wukong as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bolan trying to land knees to the body.
Bolan trying to land knees to the body.
Bolan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wukong avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bolan keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Wukong's efforts to push away.
Bolan misses with a knee to the head.
Bolan tries a knee to the head but Wukong blocks it.
Wukong wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Wukong wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bolan has him pressed against the cage.
Wukong managing to block the knees to the body from Bolan.
Bolan prevents Wukong from breaking the clinch.
Wukong tries to break the clinch but Bolan is controlling the position.
Wukong blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bolan prevents Wukong from breaking the clinch.
Wukong is trying to break free.
Wukong tries to circle away but Bolan has him pinned against the cage.
Bolan tries to land a knee to the head but Wukong blocks with his arms.
Bolan crunches a lovely knee into Wukong's ribcage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wukong avoiding damage as Bolan throws knees to the body.
Wukong is trying to push Bolan away but Bolan has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wukong wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bolan has him pressed against the cage.
Bolan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wukong.
Bolan has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Wukong managing to block the knees to the body from Bolan.
Wukong is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Wukong has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bolan keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Wukong's efforts to push away.
Wukong wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bolan throws an elbow but misses.
Wukong wants to break the clinch but can't.
Wukong wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Wukong blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bolan keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Wukong's efforts to push away.
Bolan keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Wukong's efforts to push away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wukong is trying to force a seperation but Bolan has the dominant position.
Wukong is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bolan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bolan lands a good knee to the midsection. Wukong won't want to take too many of those.
Wukong dodges an elbow strike from Bolan.
Wukong looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A frustrated look appears on Wukong's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bolan trying to land knees to the body.
Bolan misses with an elbow strike.
Bolan misses with an elbow strike.
Wukong is trying to break free.
Wukong blocks an elbow strike from Bolan.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bolan misses with a knee to the head.
Wukong has had enough of the clinch but Bolan keeps him there for the moment.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bolan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wukong is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mack Bolan clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Wuju Wukong's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Wukong throws a head kick that misses.
Bolan avoids a kick to the body.
A left and a right from Wukong both land. Nice combination.
Bolan gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Wukong.
Bolan closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bolan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bolan misses with a knee strike.
Wukong is trying to break the clinch but Bolan has him pressed against the cage.
Bolan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wukong blocks it with crossed arms.
Wukong wants to break free but Bolan has control.
Bolan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bolan landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Wukong is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Bolan tries to land a knee to the head but Wukong blocks with his arms.
Wukong wants to break free but Bolan has control.
Bolan lands a good knee to the midsection. Wukong won't want to take too many of those.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wukong is trying to break the clinch but Bolan is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bolan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wukong has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Wukong blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bolan tries a knee to the head but Wukong blocks it.
Bolan misses with a knee strike.
Bolan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wukong.
Bolan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wukong blocks it with crossed arms.
Wukong has had enough of the clinch but Bolan keeps him there for the moment.
Wukong is trying to force a seperation but Bolan has the dominant position.
Bolan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bolan just misses with a elbow thrown towards Wukong's brow.
Bolan keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Wukong's efforts to push away.
Wukong wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bolan tries a knee to the head but Wukong blocks it.
Wukong is trying to break the clinch but Bolan has him pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bolan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wukong is trying to push Bolan away but Bolan has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Wukong is looking to break free of the clinch but Bolan has double underhooks.
Bolan prevents Wukong from breaking the clinch.
Bolan crunches a lovely knee into Wukong's ribcage.
Bolan tries to land knees in the clinch but Wukong avoids the damage to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wukong avoiding damage as Bolan throws knees to the body.
Bolan putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Wukong in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Bolan tries to land a knee to the head but Wukong blocks with his arms.
Bolan tries to land knees in the clinch but Wukong avoids the damage to the body.
Bolan is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Bolan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wukong wants to get back to striking at distance but Bolan won't allow it.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bolan throws an elbow but misses.
Bolan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wukong avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bolan tries to land knees in the clinch but Wukong avoids the damage to the body.
Wukong can't break the clinch.
Wukong managing to block the knees to the body from Bolan.
Wukong wants to break free but Bolan has control.
Bolan pushes off an throws an elbow but Wukong leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Bolan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wukong wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bolan has him pressed against the cage.
Wukong on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bolan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wukong is trying to force a seperation but Bolan has the dominant position.
A knee to the head by Bolan.
Wukong has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bolan landing knees to the head.
Bolan creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Wukong is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bolan tries a knee to the head but Wukong blocks it.
Wukong wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bolan unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Bolan tries a knee to the head but Wukong blocks it.
Bolan using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bolan misses with a knee strike.
Bolan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bolan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wukong wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bolan prevents Wukong from breaking the clinch.
Wukong blocks an elbow strike from Bolan.
A frustrated look appears on Wukong's face as he tries to break the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wukong is trying to break the clinch but Bolan has him pressed against the cage.
Bolan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wukong blocks it with crossed arms.
Bolan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wukong on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mack Bolan had his way with Wuju Wukong in that round.
The cut man is working on Wuju Wukong's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Wukong lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Wukong.
Bolan on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Bolan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wukong paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A punch lands to the side of Bolan 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Bolan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wukong.
Bolan tries to clinch but Wukong moves out of range.
Bolan rushes Wukong and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bolan has Wukong pressed against the cage, preventing Wukong from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Wukong managing to block the knees to the body from Bolan.
Bolan misses with a knee strike.
Wukong blocks the elbow strike.
Wukong is trying to break the clinch but Bolan is controlling him.
Bolan tries a knee to the head but Wukong blocks it.
Wukong avoiding damage as Bolan throws knees to the body.
Bolan looking to throw knees to the head but Wukong is blocking nicely.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bolan prevents Wukong from breaking the clinch.
Bolan keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Wukong's efforts to push away.
Bolan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wukong blocks it with crossed arms.
Bolan lands an elbow that stopped Wukong in his tracks for a moment.
Wukong is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bolan keeps control of Wukong as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Wukong blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bolan connects with a knee to the head.
Bolan misses with a knee to the head.
Wukong is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Wukong blocks an elbow strike from Bolan.
Bolan keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Wukong's efforts to push away.
Wukong managing to block the knees to the body from Bolan.
Wukong can't break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wukong takes a knee to the side of the body.
Bolan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Wukong is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bolan throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Wukong is still on wobbly legs! Can Bolan finish him?
Bolan lands a nice knee to the body.
Wukong seems to have recovered his senses.
Wukong avoiding damage as Bolan throws knees to the body.
Bolan misses with a knee strike.
Bolan throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bolan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wukong.
Bolan lands a knee to the head.
Bolan lands a big knee! That's hurt Wukong! Oh, he's all over the place! Bolan lands another knee that sends Wukong to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mack Bolan!
Mack Bolan retains his light heavyweight title!
An out of breath Mack Bolan 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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G |
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
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