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Bushido FC 84 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fists Lightning (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harrison Mayhem (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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Fists Lightning!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Harrison Mayhem!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mayhem throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mayhem tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Lightning holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Lightning working hard to break the clinch.
Mayhem lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Fists Lightning has been cut.
Mayhem lands a shoulder strike.
Mayhem blocking some punches.
Mayhem with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mayhem is trying to maintain a safe position but Lightning gets an underhook and turns Mayhem into the cage.
Mayhem just leaning against Lightning, taking a breather.
Mayhem lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Mayhem looking to slow down the pace here.
Mayhem lands a right hand.
Lightning misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lightning pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fists Lightning seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mayhem shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Lightning pinned against the cage. Lightning gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Lightning fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lightning misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fists Lightning is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lightning looks to land a combination but Mayhem avoids it well.
Mayhem takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Mayhem has closed the distance and engaged Lightning in a clinch.
Lightning wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lightning has had enough of the clinch but Mayhem keeps him there for the moment.
Lightning wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mayhem has him pressed against the cage.
Mayhem is trying to stall.
Mayhem tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lightning stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Mayhem with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lightning blocks an uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Lightning.
Mayhem looks winded!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lightning wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lightning blocking some punches.
Mayhem stalling in the clinch but Lightning improves position.
Lightning working hard to break the clinch.
Mayhem working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lightning blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lightning wants to break free but Mayhem has control.
Lightning blocking some punches.
Lightning is looking to break free of the clinch but Mayhem has double underhooks.
Mayhem throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mayhem misses with a body punch.
Mayhem is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Lightning is keeping busy.
Lightning wants to break free but Mayhem has control.
Mayhem is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Lightning is keeping busy.
Lightning avoiding damage as Mayhem throws knees to the body.
Lightning wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mayhem throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lightning looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lightning is trying to push Mayhem away but Mayhem has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Mayhem is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Lightning has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Mayhem scores with a knee to the head.
Mayhem tries to land a knee to the head but Lightning blocks with his arms.
Lightning breaks the clinch.
Lightning connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Mayhem momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayhem moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Mayhem closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Lightning misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mayhem.
Mayhem takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Lightning looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Lightning misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lightning lands a slapping body shot.
Lightning jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Lightning missing with a left hand there. Mayhem was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mayhem misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lightning.
Mayhem takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Mayhem drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mayhem gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Lightning gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Mayhem is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fists Lightning!
A very excited looking Fists Lightning made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Charles Handly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keijo Kerjalainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Handly comes into the arena with You Dropped a bomb on me blaring out of the sound system. Kerjalainen has chosen krolithika as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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168 lbs
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World class boxer
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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
25 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Charles Handly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Keijo Kerjalainen!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Handly tries to clinch up.
A punch combination from Handly misses.
Handly lunges at Kerjalainen with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kerjalainen's hand.
Handly shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kerjalainen as he avoids it easily.
Handly tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kerjalainen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kerjalainen lands a nice shot to the body.
Kerjalainen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Handly misses the shot to the body.
Kerjalainen gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Handly scoring with some ground and pound.
Kerjalainen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Handly postures up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Handly accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Handly accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kerjalainen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Handly trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kerjalainen has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Handly trying to control the position from guard on top but Kerjalainen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Handly is fighting to break Kerjalainen's control of his arms but Kerjalainen is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Keijo Kerjalainen wasn't active enough on the ground.
Handly lands a body shot.
Handly throws a series of punches but Kerjalainen avoids them all with ease.
Handly fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kerjalainen looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Handly misses with a body shot.
Kerjalainen scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Handly tries to clinch up.
Kerjalainen with a jab.
Handly misses with a low kick.
Handly throws a leg kick
enabling Kerjalainen to counter with a crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Handly defending well as Kerjalainen loads up on a big left hand.
Kerjalainen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Keijo Kerjalainen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Handly looks to land a combination. Kerjalainen sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Kerjalainen throws a wild body kick that Handly sees coming a mile off.
Handly cracks the inside of Kerjalainen's front leg.
Handly walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Handly tries to score a power double leg takedown but Kerjalainen sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Handly somewhat.
Kerjalainen slips under a jab.
Kerjalainen takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kerjalainen swats away the attempt to clinch by Handly.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kerjalainen pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Handly blocks a jab.
Handly swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kerjalainen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kerjalainen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Handly looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Handly swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Kerjalainen counters with a nice low kick that buckles Handly's knee momentarily.
Handly avoids the head kick by Kerjalainen.
Handly misses with a looping right.
Handly cracks a nice hook into Kerjalainen's ribs.
Handly throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Handly looks to clinch
and Kerjalainen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Handly fails to land with a series of punches.
Handly throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Charles Handly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Handly ducks under a wild hook from Kerjalainen.
Handly doesn't manage to clinch there - Kerjalainen circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Handly is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kerjalainen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Good exchange - Kerjalainen coming out on top.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Kerjalainen.
Kerjalainen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Handly is looking to wear down Kerjalainen with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Kerjalainen leaves Handly with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Charles Handly. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Handly throws a nice looking combination but Kerjalainen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A thudding body kick lands there by Handly!
Handly throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Handly changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Kerjalainen looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kerjalainen gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Handly throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Handly is nestled in close to Kerjalainen, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charles Handly dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Handly waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kerjalainen.
Kerjalainen bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Handly ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kerjalainen moves away.
Handly looks to score with a jab to the body but Kerjalainen is just out of range.
Kerjalainen on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kerjalainen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Handly manages to avoid it.
Handly connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A jab lands there for Kerjalainen.
Nice shot by Kerjalainen.
Kerjalainen drops his hands momentarily and Handly takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
It looks like Keijo Kerjalainen has been cut.
Kerjalainen takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kerjalainen is rocked!
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!
Handly closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kerjalainen is still on wobbly legs! Can Handly finish him?
Kerjalainen lands a body shot.
Kerjalainen seems to have recovered his senses.
Handly is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kerjalainen.
Handly blocks the body kick.
Kerjalainen throws a wild body kick that Handly sees coming a mile off.
Charles Handly is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Handly staying out of range there.
Handly moves in looking to clinch but Kerjalainen pushes him off.
Handly takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Handly looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kerjalainen forces Handly back against the cage and clinches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kerjalainen.
Kerjalainen misses with some punches.
Handly using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kerjalainen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Handly is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Kerjalainen gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kerjalainen.
Kerjalainen misses with the head strike.
Handly throws a head punch that misses.
A shot in the inside from Handly.
Kerjalainen tries a body shot but Handly blocks it.
Kerjalainen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kerjalainen takes a knee to the side of the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Handly lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Handly prevents a body shot from Kerjalainen.
Handly pushes off an throws an elbow but Kerjalainen leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Handly looking to throw knees to the head but Kerjalainen is blocking nicely.
Kerjalainen blocks the elbow strike.
Kerjalainen lands with a right to the head.
Handly has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Kerjalainen after a bit of a struggle.
Kerjalainen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kerjalainen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Handly swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Handly connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kerjalainen's face.
Kerjalainen digs a right hand underneath Handly's ribcage. Handly let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Handly using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kerjalainen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kerjalainen lands a left hand.
Kerjalainen lands a body punch.
Handly throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kerjalainen lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kerjalainen.
Kerjalainen lands with a right to the head.
Handly missing with knees to the body.
Kerjalainen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Handly backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Handly is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kerjalainen is defending well for now.
Handly can't find room to land a body shot as Kerjalainen controls the action.
Handly blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kerjalainen lands a right hand.
A short left from Handly.
Kerjalainen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kerjalainen lands a shoulder strike.
Kerjalainen has a couple of punches blocked by Handly.
A shot in the inside from Kerjalainen.
Handly is rocked!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kerjalainen.
Oh Handly is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kerjalainen throws a punch but it's blocked by Handly.
Kerjalainen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Handly seems to have got his legs back now.
Kerjalainen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Handly backwards.
Handly's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Handly blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Handly lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kerjalainen is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Charles Handly. That's going to take a lot out of him.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kerjalainen.
Keijo Kerjalainen seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Handly blocks an uppercut.
Handly has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Kerjalainen after a bit of a struggle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kerjalainen digs a right hand into Handly's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Handly's gas tank.
Kerjalainen misses with some punches.
Kerjalainen throws a head punch that misses.
Kerjalainen lands a right hand.
Kerjalainen prevents a body shot from Handly.
Handly wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kerjalainen cracks Handly with a nice body shot.
Kerjalainen throws a head punch that misses.
Kerjalainen throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Kerjalainen.
Kerjalainen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Handly tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kerjalainen avoids it.
Handly prevents a body shot from Kerjalainen.
Kerjalainen throws a punch but it's blocked by Handly.
Kerjalainen avoids the elbow strike from Handly, against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Handly landing knees to the head.
Kerjalainen can't find room to land a body shot as Handly controls the action.
Kerjalainen swings wildly with an uppercut but Handly uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kerjalainen swings wildly with an uppercut but Handly uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Keijo Kerjalainen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Keijo Kerjalainen's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Kerjalainen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Handly jabs at Kerjalainen's body.
Kerjalainen tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Handly changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kerjalainen tries to avoid it but Handly manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kerjalainen to the ground. Kerjalainen escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Handly.
Kerjalainen takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Charles Handly is winning the standup battle so far.
Handly closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kerjalainen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Handly slips a straight right by Kerjalainen.
Kerjalainen throws a hook to the side of Handly's head but Handly sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Handly tries for a takedown but Kerjalainen sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Charles Handly. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kerjalainen tests Handly's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kerjalainen takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Handly takes a swing at Kerjalainen's ribcage but misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kerjalainen gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Handly.
Handly is looking to score with low kicks.
Kerjalainen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Handly sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Handly throws a nice looking combination but Kerjalainen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Handly bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Handly staying out of range there.
Handly tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Kerjalainen defends well and Handly ends up having to push Kerjalainen into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Kerjalainen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kerjalainen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Handly looking for a takedown.
Handly creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kerjalainen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Handly looking to throw knees to the head but Kerjalainen is blocking nicely.
Handly lands a damaging elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kerjalainen pushes Handly back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kerjalainen lands a body punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kerjalainen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kerjalainen lands with a light punch inside.
Kerjalainen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kerjalainen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kerjalainen digs a right hand underneath Handly's ribcage. Handly let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kerjalainen throws a punch but it's blocked by Handly.
Kerjalainen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kerjalainen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kerjalainen.
Handly lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kerjalainen digs a right hand into Handly's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Handly's gas tank.
Kerjalainen lands an uppercut.
Kerjalainen tries a body shot but Handly blocks it.
Handly tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kerjalainen digs a right hand underneath Handly's ribcage. Handly let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Handly blocking some punches.
Kerjalainen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Handly backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kerjalainen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kerjalainen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kerjalainen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Handly lands a hook that snaps the head of Kerjalainen backwards.
Handly with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Handly tries to break free but Kerjalainen pushes him back against the cage.
Handly breaks from the clinch.
Kerjalainen drops Handly with a naaaaasty hook - Handly is in real trouble here! Kerjalainen dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Keijo Kerjalainen!
Keijo Kerjalainen bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ground Bot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mario Matiss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matiss is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Ennio Morricone - The Ecstasy of Gold. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ground Bot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mario Matiss!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bot shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Matiss as he avoids it easily.
Matiss fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bot looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Matiss connects with a leg kick. Bot looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Bot throws a leg kick
and Matiss counters with a nice leg kick.
Matiss slips under a jab from Bot.
Matiss bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Bot is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Matiss explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Matiss throws a leg kick which misses Bot's front leg but catches the back leg as Bot tries to avoid it.
Matiss lands a leg kick that knocks Bot off balance momentarily.
Matiss misses with a body kick.
Matiss throws a front kick that sends Bot stumbling back into the cage.
Matiss misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bot throws out a loose jab but Matiss uses good head movement to avoid it.
Matiss tries to clinch there but Bot circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matiss lands a leg kick that knocks Bot off balance momentarily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Matiss.
Matiss pushes Bot up against the cage in a clinch.
Matiss is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Matiss landing knees to the body.
Bot avoiding damage as Matiss throws knees to the body.
Matiss is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bot is defending well for now.
Matiss content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Bot tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Matiss smiles and moves away.
Bot throws a leg kick
and Matiss counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Matiss throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Bot blocks the leg kick.
Matiss fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bot.
Matiss connects with a solid leg kick.
Bot takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
An inside leg kick lands from Matiss.
Matiss looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bot checks a leg kick nicely.
Matiss lands a nice looking body kick.
Matiss tries to clinch up but Bot circles away and keeps his distance.
Matiss scores with a kick to the midsection.
Matiss scores with a head kick. Bot tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
It looks like Ground Bot has been cut.
Matiss lands a head kick!
Bot is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matiss tries a head kick but it misses.
Matiss throws a sloppy head kick and Bot moves out of range easily.
Bot takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Mario Matiss is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Matiss cracks the inside of Bot's front leg.
Matiss connects with a solid leg kick.
Matiss swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Matiss tries a low kick but Bot avoids it.
Bot misses with a wild body shot.
Bot tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bot misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matiss feints and then cracks Bot's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bot down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Some bone on bone action there as Bot checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Matiss takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bot shoots in for a takedown but Matiss shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ground Bot. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Matiss lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Matiss throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Matiss is looking to slow Bot down with leg kicks.
Nice body kick from Matiss.
Ground Bot seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Matiss fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bot is out of range.
An inside leg kick from Matiss misses.
Bot takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mario Matiss dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ground Bot's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Bot checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Nice defenses there by Bot.
Bot misses with a jab, cross combination.
Matiss moves out of range as Bot throws a body kick.
Matiss finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Matiss pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bot scores with a takedown into Matiss's guard.
Matiss manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Matiss takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bot really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Matiss takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've been hearing good reports from Bot's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Bot tries to hold on but Matiss postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Mario Matiss.
Matiss keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Matiss does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A head kick misses from Matiss.
Bot pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Matiss throws a head kick that Bot semi-blocks.
Matiss takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bot looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A clash of legs there as Matiss blocks the low kick.
Matiss connects with a leg kick. Bot looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Matiss has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Matiss pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Matiss lands a head shot.
Matiss looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bot chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Matiss can pounce on him.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Matiss pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Matiss lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bot's sensitive parts.
Bot moves out of range as Matiss throws a body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mario Matiss showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ground Bot'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. This is the final round!
Bot throws an off balance right hand
and Matiss counters with a good low kick that Bot was not able to check.
Matiss tries to score with a low kick but Bot moves his leg out of the way.
Matiss is looking to score with low kicks.
Matiss tries a head kick but it misses.
Mario Matiss seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Matiss misses with an attempted mid kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bot.
Bot throws a push kick but Matiss slaps the foot to one side.
Matiss looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bot throws a leg kick that is checked
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Bot misses with a straight right.
Bot looks to land a body kick but Matiss moved away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bot swats away the attempt to clinch by Matiss.
Matiss misses with a low kick as Bot jumps back.
Bot has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Matiss.
Matiss fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bot manages to avoid it.
Matiss moves in looking to clinch but Bot pushes him off.
Bot tries to score with a low kick but Matiss moves his leg out of the way.
Bot gets a double leg takedown into Matiss's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Matiss wants to sweep here but Bot controlling him for the moment.
Matiss manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Ground Bot has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bot regains half guard.
Matiss is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Bot!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Matiss controlling the pace for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matiss avoids the attempt from Bot to control.
Matiss trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Matiss content just to control the position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Bot tries to lock up and control but Matiss gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Mario Matiss is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Bot slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Matiss is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Bot!
And that's the end of the fight!
Mario Matiss comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Matiss 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 26:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 26:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mario Matiss!
During a confident post fight interview, Mario Matiss thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Milat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Albert Fish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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31
189 lbs
24 - 16 - 0 |
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26
190 lbs
16 - 9 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
24 - 16 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ivan Milat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Albert Fish!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A chopping leg kick lands by Milat.
Fish looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Milat throws a jab but it's blocked by Fish.
Milat lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Fish tries to move into range but Milat moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Ivan Milat seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Milat scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Milat pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Milat fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Fish.
Milat rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Fish counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Milat with a jab.
It looks like Albert Fish has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Milat misses with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fish moves out of range of the body kick from Milat.
Milat throws a poor cross that misses
and Fish counters by clinching up.
Still in the clinch, Fish scores with a nice short uppercut.
Milat lands a shoulder strike.
Fish working Milat over with knees to the body.
Fish throws an elbow but it misses.
Milat lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Fish or not.
Fish throws a knee to the head but misses.
Fish is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Milat is defending well for now.
Milat tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fish looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Fish misses with the head strike.
Milat blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Milat lands a body punch.
Fish tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Milat avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Milat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fish tries to land knees in the clinch but Milat avoids the damage to the body.
Fish lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Milat or not.
Fish using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Milat has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Fish tries to land knees in the clinch but Milat avoids the damage to the body.
Milat misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fish misses with a punch to the body.
Fish tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Milat digs a right hand into Fish's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Fish's gas tank.
Good body shot from Milat.
Milat lands with a short shot to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Milat.
Fish misses with a knee strike.
Milat lands with a left to the head.
Milat working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Milat prevents a body shot from Fish.
Fish doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Milat lands a nice shot to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Milat creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Milat tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fish avoids it.
Fish blocks a body shot from Milat.
Fish tries to work over Milat's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fish blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Milat throws a head punch that misses.
Fish tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Fish landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Fish looking to throw knees to the head but Milat is blocking nicely.
Milat managing to block the knees to the body from Fish.
Milat breaks the clinch.
Milat just misses with a punch to the body.
Milat throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Fish on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Milat misses with a looping right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fish keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Milat throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Milat looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Milat throws a leg kick
and Fish counters with a nice body shot.
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!
Milat ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fish moves away.
Milat pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fish tries to move into range but Milat moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The fighters circling - Milat throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Milat dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Albert Fish's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Fish takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A low kick from Milat misses
and Fish counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Milat throws a nice looking combination but Fish bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Fish avoids a kick to the body.
Milat throws a wild body kick that Fish sees coming a mile off.
Milat throws a jab but it's blocked by Fish.
Milat throws a lazy uppercut
and Fish makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Milat fakes the leg kick and cracks Fish in the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Milat looks to land a right hand but Fish moved out of range.
Milat explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Milat throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Milat fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Milat scores with a nice head shot.
Fish moves out of range as Milat strikes.
Milat ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Milat misses the shot to the body.
Fish bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A lazy body kick from Milat
enabling Fish to counter with a crisp jab.
Milat misses with a body kick.
Fish takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Milat throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Milat throws a series of punches but Fish moves out of range.
Fish walks into a left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Milat looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Milat throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Milat throws out a loose jab but Fish uses good head movement to avoid it.
Milat misses with an uppercut.
Milat scores with a kick to the midsection.
Milat works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Milat lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Milat lands a nice looking body kick.
Milat misses with a low kick as Fish jumps back.
Fish showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Milat.
Milat moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fish displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Milat throws out the jab.
Milat connects with a looping right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Milat dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Albert Fish's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Milat - that will leave a mark!
Fish has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Milat.
Milat scores with a hook to the body. Fish takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Milat throws the kick towards the body but Fish avoids it.
Crunch! Milat slams his shin into Fish's torso.
Ivan Milat is winning the standup battle so far.
Milat lands a head kick!
Milat lands a left and a right that send Fish crashing to the mat, dazed. Milat thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fish blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Milat connects with a body shot.
Milat lands a front kick.
Milat lands a nice leg kick that just misses Fish's sensitive parts.
A chopping leg kick lands by Milat.
Milat throws a front kick that sends Fish stumbling back into the cage.
Milat swings for the body but Fish moves out of range.
Milat fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Fish on the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Milat throws a shot from downtown. Fish moves away and avoids it.
Milat throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Milat swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fish moves out of range of the body kick from Milat.
Fish needs to keep his hands up - Milat had a free shot at his head there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Milat turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nice straight punches there by Milat. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Milat.
Albert Fish has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Milat throws a push kick but Fish slaps the foot to one side.
Milat turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Milat scores with a punch to the head.
Milat throws a left and a right that both miss
and Fish counters with a nice body shot.
Fish walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Milat throws an overhand right that lands on Fish's shoulder, as Fish tries to avoid the shot.
Milat misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fish.
Ivan Milat is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Milat tests Fish's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Milat throws a jab but it's blocked by Fish.
Milat looks to score with a jab to the body but Fish is just out of range.
Fish steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Milat. That one must have hurt.
Milat is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fish can do to turn this around?
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fish takes one to the side of the head.
Milat scores with a kick to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ivan Milat showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Milat has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:26
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:26
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ivan Milat!
A relieved looking Ivan Milat thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dirk Pitt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Akisame Hikaru (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pitt comes to the cage accompanied by Pitt Don't Play Dat. Hikaru comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Ultimate Battle kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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33
184 lbs
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28
175 lbs
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World class boxer
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Great elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dirk Pitt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Akisame Hikaru!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pitt throws a shot from downtown. Hikaru moves away and avoids it.
Hikaru drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Pitt tries to close the distance and clinch but Hikaru swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hikaru misses with a wild body shot.
A swing and a miss from Pitt.
Hikaru looks to throw the jab but Pitt is out of range.
Hikaru misses with a hook. Pitt ducked under it nicely.
A low kick from Hikaru is predictable there
and Pitt makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Pitt connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Pitt throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pitt uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hikaru.
Hikaru slips a jab from Pitt.
Hikaru tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pitt was well out of range. Poor timing from Hikaru.
Pitt takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Pitt rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hikaru moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Hikaru misses the target.
Pitt doesn't manage to clinch there - Hikaru circles away.
Pitt walks into a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Pitt.
Pitt just misses with a punch to the body.
We've been informed that Hikaru has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Pitt looks to land a right hand but Hikaru moved out of range.
Pitt staying out of range there.
We've been told by Pitt's head coaches at The Gentleman's Club that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Pitt lands an overhand right.
Nice defenses there by Pitt.
Pitt ducks under a wild hook from Hikaru.
Pitt connects with a nice looking jab.
Hikaru jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pitt staying out of range there.
Hikaru bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pitt ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pitt fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hikaru might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Pitt misses with a wild body shot.
Pitt digs a good body shot into Hikaru's ribs.
Sloppy strikes from Pitt. Those never looked like landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hikaru tries for a takedown but Pitt sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hikaru throws a looping overhand right but Pitt ducks down to avoid it.
Hikaru gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Pitt.
Pitt lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hikaru lands a nice shot to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Hikaru. Those never looked like landing.
Hikaru ducks right into an uppercut from Pitt.
Hikaru pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pitt lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Hikaru chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Pitt can pounce on him.
Pitt misses with a hook. Hikaru ducked under it nicely.
Hikaru misses with a looping left.
Hikaru swats away the attempt to clinch by Pitt.
Pitt is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Pitt lands a slapping body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pitt throws a hook but Hikaru blocks it.
A big left from Pitt misses.
Pitt tries to clinch there but Hikaru circles away.
Hikaru avoids the body shot from Pitt.
Hikaru throws a front kick aimed at Pitt's knee but Pitt avoids it well.
Hikaru misses with a low kick as Pitt jumps back.
Pitt tries to clinch up but Hikaru circles away and keeps his distance.
Dirk Pitt is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hikaru looks to land a right hand but Pitt moved out of range.
Pitt wants to clinch.
Hikaru swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Pitt.
Hikaru throws a lazy right hand but Pitt sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pitt misses with a wild body shot.
Hikaru is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Pitt misses with a hook. Hikaru ducked under it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pitt swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hikaru lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Pitt bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hikaru throws a looping overhand right but Pitt ducks down to avoid it.
Hikaru loads up on a big right hand but Pitt slips the punch.
Pitt throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hikaru throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hikaru throws a hook to the side of Pitt's head but Pitt sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pitt misses the jab.
Pitt slips under a jab.
Hikaru closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Pitt makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pitt lands a body punch.
Pitt lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hikaru backwards.
Nice elbow from Hikaru.
Hikaru lands an elbow inside that Pitt shrugs off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dirk Pitt dominated that round.
That's time! Pitt's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Hikaru throws a low kick but Pitt moves out of range easily.
It looks like Dirk Pitt has been cut.
Hikaru misses the jab.
Hikaru takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Pitt swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sloppy strikes from Pitt. Those never looked like landing.
Hikaru needs to keep his hands up - Pitt had a free shot at his head there.
Pitt takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Pitt fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Pitt drives through and clinches with Hikaru against the cage.
Hikaru pressing his opponent against the cage.
Pitt misses with some punches.
Pitt tries a body shot but Hikaru blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hikaru tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pitt's elbow.
Hikaru blocks a body shot from Pitt.
Hikaru has a couple of punches blocked by Pitt.
Pitt avoids a wild elbow strike from Hikaru.
Pitt misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pitt avoids a wild elbow strike from Hikaru.
Hikaru throws an elbow that misses.
Pitt lands a shoulder strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Pitt just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hikaru's brow.
Hikaru blocks the elbow strike.
Pitt swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hikaru throws a head punch that misses.
Hikaru blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hikaru is stalling here.
Hikaru prevents a body shot from Pitt.
Pitt blocks an elbow strike.
Pitt misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pitt scores with a shot to the side of Hikaru's head.
Hikaru stalls.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Pitt.
Hikaru blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hikaru misses with an elbow strike.
A hook to the body from Pitt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pitt misses with a hook to the ribs.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pitt.
Dirk Pitt has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Pitt as Hikaru tries to tie him up.
Pitt misses with a punch to the body.
Pitt blocks an elbow strike.
Pitt is leaning against Hikaru and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pitt.
Pitt misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Pitt.
Hikaru is breathing heavily.
Hikaru has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Pitt is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pitt creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Pitt throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A right handed body shot lands from Pitt.
Pitt tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pitt lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hikaru.
Pitt can't find room to land a body shot as Hikaru controls the action.
Hikaru takes an elbow to the forehead.
Pitt throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hikarus head.
Pitt lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hikaru is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Pitt misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pitt lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pitt.
Pitt has a couple of punches blocked by Hikaru.
Pitt dodges an elbow strike from Hikaru.
A nice left hand lands by Pitt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pitt lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
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!
Pitt dodges an elbow strike from Hikaru.
Hikaru is looking to control Pitt's arms but Pitt gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hikaru has his back to the cage.
Pitt lands a right hand.
Pitt lands a nice elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hikaru.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hikaru just misses with a elbow thrown towards Pitt's brow.
Pitt lands a nice elbow.
Hikaru takes an elbow to the temple.
Pitt pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Pitt goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hikaru blocks an uppercut.
Pitt misses with the head strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pitt lands a hook that snaps the head of Hikaru backwards.
Pitt lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hikaru is working for takedown but Pitt is calmly controlling the position for now.
Pitt misses with some punches.
Still in the clinch, Pitt scores with a nice short uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dirk Pitt dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dirk Pitt'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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Pitt lands a nice hook to Hikaru's body. Hikaru takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
An inside leg kick lands from Pitt.
Hikaru waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pitt.
Pitt throws a head kick that Hikaru semi-blocks.
Hikaru waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pitt.
Hikaru misses with a double jab.
Pitt throws a right hand that Hikaru ducks under and follows up with a left that Hikaru also avoids with ease.
Pitt connects with a nice looking jab.
Hikaru avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pitt lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Hikaru is rocked!
Pitt tries to clinch but Hikaru is having none of it.
Hikaru shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Hikaru showed some decent athleticism there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Hikaru is stalling here. Pitt is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Hikaru seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Pitt has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hikaru tries to buck Pitt off but Pitt is having none of it.
You can see the frustration on Hikaru's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Hikaru is looking for a sweep.
Pitt trying to control the position but Hikaru is working away.
Dirk Pitt is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hikaru is looking for a sweep.
Pitt trying to control the action but Hikaru is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Dirk Pitt just wasn't active enough.
Hikaru shoots in for a takedown but Pitt shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Hikaru avoids a kick to the body.
Hikaru connects with a single shot there.
Pitt chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hikaru takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hikaru misses with a left hand
and Pitt counters with a series of strikes. Hikaru will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hikaru stuns Pitt with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A head kick from Pitt lands but Hikaru takes it in his stride.
Hikaru misses with an uppercut. Pitt saw that one coming.
Hikaru swings for the body but Pitt moves out of range.
Akisame Hikaru has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pitt connects with an inside leg kick.
Hikaru takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Hikaru jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pitt fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hikaru waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pitt.
Pitt misses with a hook.
Pitt with a nice cross.
Pitt connects with a high kick.
Pitt comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Pitt tries to clinch but Hikaru is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hikaru.
Hikaru misses with a low kick.
Hikaru shoots in but Pitt avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Pitt swings for the body but Hikaru moves out of range.
Pitt moves in looking to clinch but Hikaru pushes him off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pitt slips under a jab.
Pitt misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hikaru moves out of range of the strikes.
Pitt avoids the body shot from Hikaru.
A jab from Hikaru misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pitt lands a right hook to the body.
Pitt takes a swing at Hikaru's ribcage but misses.
Pitt looks to score with a jab to the body but Hikaru is just out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dirk Pitt showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Pitt, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dirk Pitt!
Dirk Pitt thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Van Damme (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Fall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Damme comes to the cage accompanied by Fight to Survive. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 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
27 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Van Damme!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jack Fall!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fall misses with a hook
and Damme counters with a nice uppercut.
Damme feints and then cracks Fall's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Fall down.
Damme scores with a leg kick.
Fall looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Damme is fending him off so far but Fall persists. Nope, Damme circles away and we're back to standing.
Fall swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A lazy left from Fall finds it's target.
Damme scores with a leg kick.
Good exchange - Fall coming out on top.
Fall scores with a nice strike.
Fall shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Fall was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Damme is trying to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Damme is not content to let Fall control the position.
Damme wants to get back to his feet but Fall drags him back down.
Fall is trying to get an arm triangle but Damme is defending well.
Fall tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Fall has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Fall wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Damme, who protects the arm well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damme is not content to let Fall control the position.
Fall is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Damme has escaped the position, nice work there.
Damme is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Fall is controlling him well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fall tries to advance to mount but Damme denies him.
Fall wants to control but Damme is keeping him busy.
Fall misses with the ground and pound.
Damme is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Fall is controlling him well.
Fall working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Damme wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fall landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Fall is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Damme is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Fall working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Damme explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A thudding body kick lands there by Damme!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Fall dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Damme scores with a jab to the jaw.
Damme takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Fall checks a leg kick nicely.
Fall shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Damme pinned against the cage. Damme gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Damme misses with an uppercut.
Fall shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Damme pinned against the cage. Damme gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Fall looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Damme wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fall is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Fall missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Damme on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Fall wants to take a breather but Damme is having none of it.
Fall might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Damme haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fall is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Fall is trying to work for a kimura but Damme is defending well.
Fall is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Damme is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fall is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fall is looking to pass Damme's guard but actually Damme recovers to full guard.
Fall postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Damme working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Fall.
Fall stands and throws Damme's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Fall is looking to take a break and control but Damme is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Fall slows the pace down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fall goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Damme rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Fall's guard! Nice work there by Damme!
Fall tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Fall is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Damme wants to get up but he can't break Fall's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Fall showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Fall ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Fall looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Damme connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Damme slips a jab from Fall.
Fall shoots in but no luck this time.
Damme connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Damme bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Fall's head backwards.
Fall takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Damme pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Damme lands with an overhand left.
Damme gets caught napping as Fall dives in and scores a takedown. Damme manages to retain guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fall postures up in Damme's guard and throws a big left but Damme blocks it.
Damme keeping moving, preventing Fall from controlling successfully.
Damme wants to stand up but Fall is controlling him.
Fall trying to control the position from guard on top but Damme is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jack Fall has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Fall takes a swing at Damme's ribcage but misses.
Fall scores with a body shot.
Damme throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fall sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Damme throws a combination that misses
and Fall counters with a nice double leg into side control. Damme won't be happy with that.
Fall trying to control the position but Damme is working away.
Damme wants to get back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fall scoring with punches and elbows.
Fall lands a few punches from side control.
Jack Fall has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fall is trying to get an arm triangle but Damme is defending well.
Fall tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Van Damme has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fall is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Damme is trying to escape and Fall transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Damme is forced to tap! Nice work there by Fall! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jack Fall!
After the fight, Jack Fall was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Djoser Rei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donzel Fortunado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fortunado comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Bob Dylan-Knockin' on Heaven's Door kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Djoser Rei!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Donzel Fortunado!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rei gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Fortunado scores with a jab.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Fortunado has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Rei misses with a body kick.
Decent striking displayed by Rei there.
Fortunado tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rei manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Fortunado bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
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!
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Fortunado wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rei keeps working.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Fortunado stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Fortunado lands a head kick!
It looks like Djoser Rei has been cut.
Fortunado tries to clinch but Rei moves out of range.
Rei throws a sloppy head kick and Fortunado moves out of range easily.
Fortunado shoots for a double leg takedown but Rei sprawls well. He's pushed Fortunado's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Rei looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rei drops his hands momentarily and Fortunado takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Rei misses the shot to the body.
Fortunado has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rei.
Rei throws a right hand that Fortunado ducks under and follows up with a left that Fortunado also avoids with ease.
Nice defenses there by Fortunado.
Fortunado keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fortunado uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rei.
Fortunado feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Reis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Rei looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Donzel Fortunado seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rei is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fortunado.
Djoser Rei is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fortunado moves out of range of the body kick.
Fortunado moves into the clinch successfully.
Fortunado pushes Rei back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fortunado lands a knee to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fortunado.
Fortunado utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Rei is breathing heavily.
Fortunado can't find room to land a body shot as Rei controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fortunado lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rei backwards.
Rei takes an elbow to the forehead.
Rei is rocked!
Clinched against the cage, Fortunado lands a big elbow that drops Rei! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - Rei is complaining that he's OK but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Donzel Fortunado!
A victorious Donzel Fortunado thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Karnak Mandazur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patrick Tracy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tracy comes into a darkened arena with his song building. You Can Kiss My Irish Arse kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Karnak Mandazur has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Karnak Mandazur!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Patrick Tracy!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mandazur defending well as Tracy loads up on a big left hand.
Mandazur tried to score with a low kick but Tracy checks it.
Mandazur throws a leg kick
enabling Tracy to counter with a crisp jab.
Tracy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tracy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tracy throws a body punch but Mandazur moves out of range.
Mandazur swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Tracy throws a hook but Mandazur avoids it easily.
Mandazur avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Tracy misses with a two punch combination.
Mandazur fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tracy.
Tracy doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Mandazur slips a jab from Tracy.
Tracy missing with a left hand there. Mandazur was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tracy lands a jab to Mandazur's midsection.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mandazur ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mandazur uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Tracy has time to react.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Mandazur.
Tracy lands a right hook to the body.
Mandazur on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mandazur misses with a low kick.
Tracy misses with a looping right.
Tracy throws an off balance right hand
and Mandazur holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Mandazur misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tracy.
Tracy is leaning against Mandazur and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Tracy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mandazur throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tracy.
Tracy misses with the head strike.
Mandazur lands a nice shot to the body.
Mandazur pushes Tracy back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mandazur swings wildly with an uppercut but Tracy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mandazur can't find room to land a body shot as Tracy controls the action.
Mandazur swings wildly with an uppercut but Tracy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mandazur prevents a body shot from Tracy.
Mandazur letting Tracy take a breather here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mandazur has a couple of punches blocked by Tracy.
Tracy is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
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!
Mandazur lands a hook that snaps the head of Tracy backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mandazur creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tracy.
Tracy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tracy blocking some punches.
Mandazur lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Mandazur.
Mandazur lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tracy backwards.
Tracy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mandazur misses with a punch on the inside.
Mandazur misses with the head strike.
Tracy struggles to land a body shot inside as Mandazur controls his hands.
Mandazur goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Good body shot from Mandazur.
Mandazur prevents a body shot from Tracy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tracy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tracy blocks a body shot from Mandazur.
Mandazur misses with a punch on the inside.
Tracy lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mandazur fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tracy working hard to break the clinch.
Mandazur misses with some punches.
Tracy wants to get back to striking at distance but Mandazur won't allow it.
Mandazur working aggressively here.
Mandazur misses with a punch to the body.
Mandazur tries to throw a body punch but Tracy avoids it by throwing Mandazur back against the cage.
Mandazur throws a punch but it's blocked by Tracy.
Mandazur blocks an uppercut.
I was talking to Mandazur's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mandazur.
Mandazur misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mandazur misses with a body punch.
Mandazur tries to throw a body punch but Tracy avoids it by throwing Mandazur back against the cage.
Tracy throws an elbow but it misses.
Tracy is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tracy misses with a knee strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tracy.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mandazur.
Mandazur struggles to land a body shot inside as Tracy controls his hands.
Mandazur swings wildly with an uppercut but Tracy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tracy tries to throw a body punch but Mandazur avoids it by throwing Tracy back against the cage.
Tracy is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Mandazur is keeping busy.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mandazur.
A left hand lands to the body for Mandazur.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tracy breaks from the clinch.
Mandazur misses with the body kick
and Tracy counters with an inside leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tracy digs a good body shot into Mandazur's ribs.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mandazur.
Tracy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mandazur throws a quick inside leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Mandazur misses the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karnak Mandazur dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Tracy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tracy misses the jab.
Tracy misses with a hook. Mandazur ducked under it nicely.
Tracy thuds a left hand into Mandazur's body.
Tracy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mandazur was well out of range. Poor timing from Tracy.
Mandazur bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mandazur misses with a double jab.
Tracy misses with a right hand
and Mandazur counters with a left to the body.
Mandazur chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Tracy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mandazur lets loose with a powerful body kick. Tracy will feel that in the morning.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mandazur throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tracy.
Tracy tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Mandazur tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tracy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tracy throws an off balance right hand
and Mandazur counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tracy is breathing heavily.
Tracy throws a lazy uppercut
and Mandazur makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Tracy takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Tracy.
Mandazur moves into range and clinches up with Tracy.
Mandazur lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Tracy's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mandazur misses with some punches.
Mandazur throws a punch but it's blocked by Tracy.
A shot in the inside from Mandazur.
Tracy swings wildly with an uppercut but Mandazur uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mandazur lands with a light punch inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mandazur creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tracy swings wildly with an uppercut but Mandazur uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tracy working hard to break the clinch.
Tracy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mandazur feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Tracy's calf.
Mandazur throws a body punch but Tracy moves out of range.
A left and a right from Mandazur both land. Nice combination.
It looks like Patrick Tracy has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tracy walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Mandazur checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Mandazur moves out of range of the strikes.
Tracy looks to score with a jab to the body but Mandazur is just out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mandazur.
Mandazur moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Mandazur throws a quick inside leg kick.
Tracy steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Mandazur. That one must have hurt.
Tracy takes a kick to the side of the head.
Mandazur throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Tracy wants to land a leg kick but Mandazur is out of range.
Mandazur throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Tracy on the side of the head.
Mandazur checks the leg kick.
Mandazur bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mandazur looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tracy throws a right and a left that Mandazur avoids nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mandazur avoids the body shot from Tracy.
Tracy's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Tracy throws a combination. Mandazur tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tracy. Mandazur does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tracy throws a hook but Mandazur blocks it.
Mandazur connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Tracy gets tackled into the cage by Mandazur. Mandazur maintains the clinch.
Mandazur tries a body shot but Tracy blocks it.
Mandazur lands with a short shot to the head.
Mandazur lands a body shot in the clinch.
Mandazur lands with a right to the head.
Tracy is looking to control Mandazur's arms but Mandazur gets an underhook and turns him. Now Tracy has his back to the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mandazur tries to work over Tracy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Tracy fails to land.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Mandazur lands with a light punch inside.
Tracy tries a body shot but Mandazur blocks it.
Tracy looking to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mandazur tries to throw a body punch but Tracy avoids it by throwing Mandazur back against the cage.
Mandazur misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Mandazur on the inside.
Karnak Mandazur has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Tracy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tracy wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mandazur has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Mandazur fails to land.
Mandazur scores with a shot to the side of Tracy's head.
Mandazur pushes Tracy back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mandazur tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mandazur lands with a left to the head.
Mandazur swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tracy blocks a body shot from Mandazur.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tracy is trying to stall.
Mandazur lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tracy backwards.
Mandazur swings wildly with an uppercut but Tracy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karnak Mandazur dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Patrick Tracy's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Tracy throws a right hand that misses
and Mandazur counters with a body kick that stops Tracy in his tracks momentarily.
Mandazur lands with a cross.
Karnak Mandazur is winning the standup battle so far.
Mandazur cracks a nice hook into Tracy's ribs.
Good leg kick by Mandazur there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Mandazur buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mandazur lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Mandazur connects with a solid leg kick.
Mandazur lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tracy's sensitive parts.
Mandazur scores with a sloppy right hand. Tracy should have avoided that one.
Mandazur lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Mandazur slips a jab from Tracy.
Mandazur dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mandazur is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Mandazur clinches up with Tracy and pushes him back against the cage.
Mandazur swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tracy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tracy working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mandazur.
Tracy looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tracy prevents a body shot from Mandazur.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mandazur creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tracy is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Mandazur swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mandazur is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tracy can do to turn this around?
Still in the clinch, Mandazur scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mandazur working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mandazur misses with a punch on the inside.
Mandazur misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tracy is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
A head punch on the inside from Tracy fails to land.
Tracy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Mandazur.
A nice left hand lands by Mandazur.
Mandazur working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mandazur misses with a body punch.
Mandazur is working Tracy over against the cage.
Tracy is stalling here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mandazur misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mandazur lands with a short shot to the head.
Tracy is trying to maintain a safe position but Mandazur gets an underhook and turns Tracy into the cage.
Mandazur blocks an uppercut.
Mandazur swings wildly with an uppercut but Tracy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tracy tries to throw a body punch but Mandazur avoids it by throwing Tracy back against the cage.
Mandazur tries to work over Tracy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mandazur lands a nice uppercut.
Nice body punch from Mandazur.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mandazur.
A hook to the body from Mandazur.
Mandazur lands a body shot in the clinch.
Mandazur scores with a shot to the side of Tracy's head.
Mandazur lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Mandazur.
A short right from Mandazur.
A hook to the body from Mandazur.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Mandazur.
Tracy blocks a body shot from Mandazur.
Mandazur swings wildly with an uppercut but Tracy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mandazur lands with a right to the head.
Mandazur can't find room to land a body shot as Tracy controls the action.
Mandazur tries to throw a body punch but Tracy avoids it by throwing Mandazur back against the cage.
Mandazur throws a punch but it's blocked by Tracy.
Mandazur misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mandazur.
Mandazur lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A shot in the inside from Mandazur.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Mandazur swings wildly with an uppercut but Tracy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mandazur tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tracy's elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mandazur misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tracy misses with some punches.
Tracy prevents a body shot from Mandazur.
Mandazur lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tracy backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tracy takes a shot to the head.
Tracy breaks the clinch.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Mandazur.
Tracy is rocked!
Mandazur wants to clinch.
Mandazur moves out of range of the strikes.
Mandazur misses with a body shot.
Tracy connects with a leg kick. Mandazur looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice straight punches there by Mandazur. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Mandazur.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tracy.
Tracy throws a big shot that misses.
Mandazur fails with an attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karnak Mandazur clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Patrick Tracy'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.
Mandazur takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Tracy looks to land a right hand but Mandazur moved out of range.
Tracy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mandazur.
Mandazur wants to clinch up but Tracy keeps it at a distance.
Mandazur defending well as Tracy loads up on a big left hand.
Tracy moves out of range of the leg kick from Mandazur.
Tracy thumps Mandazur with a low kick.
Tracy moves out of range of the body kick from Mandazur.
Mandazur moves into the clinch successfully.
Mandazur lands a nice shot to the body.
Mandazur has a couple of punches blocked by Tracy.
Mandazur lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mandazur is working Tracy over against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mandazur has Tracy pressed against the cage, preventing Tracy from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Mandazur has a couple of punches blocked by Tracy.
Mandazur misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tracy is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Tracy misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tracy blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tracy.
Tracy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Mandazur.
Tracy misses with the head strike.
The referee is keeping an eye on Tracy - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mandazur.
Mandazur pushes Tracy back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tracy struggles to land a body shot inside as Mandazur controls his hands.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Mandazur lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Mandazur scores with a shot to the side of Tracy's head.
Mandazur misses with a punch on the inside.
Mandazur blocking some punches.
Mandazur scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mandazur throws a head punch that misses.
Mandazur has a couple of punches blocked by Tracy.
Mandazur throws a punch but it's blocked by Tracy.
Tracy is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Tracy is trying to push Mandazur away but Mandazur has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Tracy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tracy takes a shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mandazur working aggressively here.
Mandazur softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mandazur working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tracy blocking some punches.
Tracy stalling in the clinch but Mandazur improves position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mandazur.
Tracy blocks an uppercut.
Tracy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mandazur is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mandazur creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Mandazur fails to land.
Mandazur misses with the head strike.
Mandazur lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tracy backwards.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Tracy.
Tracy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mandazur throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tracys head.
Mandazur tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tracy's elbow.
Tracy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tracy looking to stall.
Tracy lands with a right to the head.
Mandazur throws a head punch that misses.
Tracy tries to stall but Mandazur uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Mandazur misses with the head strike.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Mandazur throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tracys head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Tracy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mandazur scores with a shoulder strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mandazur misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mandazur misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mandazur lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tracy lands a nice uppercut.
Tracy lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Mandazur keeps control of Tracy as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mandazur has a couple of punches blocked by Tracy.
Mandazur lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Mandazur fails to land.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mandazur misses with some punches.
Mandazur misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mandazur.
Mandazur blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karnak Mandazur had his way with Patrick Tracy in that round.
The cut man is working on Patrick Tracy's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Mandazur staying out of range there.
Tracy ducks right into an uppercut from Mandazur.
Mandazur moves forwards but Tracy connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Nice defenses there by Mandazur.
Mandazur wants to slow Tracy down by chopping away at his legs.
Tracy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tracy thuds a left hand into Mandazur's body.
Mandazur scores with a jab to the head.
Tracy blocks the body kick.
Tracy smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Mandazur throws a leg kick
and Mandazur takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A telegraphed right hand from Mandazur misses the target.
Tracy throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mandazur counters with a nice low kick that buckles Tracy's knee momentarily.
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!
Tracy looks to land a left hand but Mandazur moved out of range nicely.
Tracy takes a jab right on the kisser.
Mandazur with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mandazur ducks under a wild hook from Tracy.
Tracy misses with a body shot.
Mandazur staying out of range there.
Tracy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mandazur sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tracy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tracy misses with a hook. Mandazur ducked under it nicely.
Good work by Mandazur as he checks the leg kick.
Mandazur fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tracy.
Mandazur takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Tracy throws a hook to the side of Mandazur's head but Mandazur sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mandazur jabs Tracy right on the nose. Tracy blinks but takes it well.
Mandazur scoring well with a low kick there.
Tracy throws a series of punches but Mandazur moves out of range.
Tracy is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Mandazur misses with an attempted mid kick.
A jab from Tracy misses.
Tracy throws the left hand but Mandazur avoids the punch easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mandazur throws a leg kick that misses.
Tracy throws a hook to the side of Mandazur's head but Mandazur sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mandazur tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tracy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mandazur throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Patrick Tracy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Good exchange - Mandazur coming out on top.
Mandazur misses with a low kick.
No joy there for Tracy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tracy takes a swing at Mandazur's ribcage but misses.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Tracy crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Mandazur - the referee stops the clock and Tracy gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Mandazur. Tracy manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Mandazur keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tracy.
Tracy fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Mandazur lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Tracy scores with a jab to the jaw.
Mandazur takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Tracy drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Mandazur, right into the meat.
Mandazur throws a body punch but Tracy moves out of range.
Mandazur throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Tracy on the side of the head.
Tracy is still on wobbly legs! Can Mandazur finish him?
A thudding body kick lands there by Mandazur!
Tracy seems to have recovered his senses.
Mandazur has closed the distance and engaged Tracy in a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mandazur.
Mandazur scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tracy swings wildly with an uppercut but Mandazur uses good head movement to avoid it.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Tracy has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Mandazur.
A right hand to the body from Mandazur.
Mandazur lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tracy backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mandazur lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mandazur misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mandazur lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tracy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mandazur misses with the head strike.
Mandazur misses with some punches.
Tracy pushes off an throws an elbow but Mandazur leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Mandazur softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mandazur working aggressively here.
Mandazur misses with a punch on the inside.
Tracy scores with a shot to the side of Mandazur's head.
Tracy blocking some punches.
Mandazur struggles to land a body shot inside as Tracy controls his hands.
Mandazur tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mandazur drops Tracy onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Tracy is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tracy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mandazur pushes Tracy back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Mandazur dips a shoulder and cracks Tracy with a mighty uppercut! Tracy falls back against the cage and Mandazur unloads with a barrage of strikes! Tracy is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Mandazur screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Karnak Mandazur!
Karnak Mandazur retains his lightweight title!
Karnak Mandazur seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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