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Pulse 69 - Marx vs Mugabi PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Seth Coleman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Barath (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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160 lbs
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160 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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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
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Seth Coleman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chris Barath!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shigeki Sano and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barath stuffs the takedown.
Coleman closes the distance and clinches.
Barath lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Coleman or not.
Barath pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Barath shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Coleman as he avoids it easily.
Barath shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Coleman is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Coleman breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Coleman works the jab nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Coleman throws a series of punches but Barath avoids them all with ease.
Barath has Coleman up against the cage in a clinch.
Barath drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Coleman can't get the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barath escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Barath shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Seth Coleman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris Barath.
Barath darts in trying to clinch
and Coleman counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Seth Coleman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Coleman misses with a wild combination.
A nice combination there by Coleman.
It looks like Chris Barath has been cut.
Coleman tries to keep at a distance but Barath has taken the fight into the clinch.
Coleman's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Barath backs away from a small jab... but Coleman lunges forward with a huge superman punch! Barath crumples to the ground as his mouth piece is sent flying! Coleman with a spectacular finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Seth Coleman!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between King Sathish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Melvin Mercy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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200 lbs
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210 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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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
3 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, King Sathish!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Melvin Mercy!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yuuki Gou and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sathish tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sathish is looking to clinch.
Sathish tries to clinch up
and Mercy counters with a nice body shot.
Mercy connects with a body shot that sends Sathish's belly button to the back.
Sathish wants to clinch but Mercy slips to the side
and Mercy counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Mercy lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Sathish walks into a left hand.
Sathish is rocked!
Mercy connects with a body shot.
Oh Sathish is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mercy drops Sathish with a naaaaasty hook - Sathish is in real trouble here! Mercy dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Melvin Mercy!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Baal Thackeray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Duke Lupus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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209 lbs
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208 lbs
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Baal Thackeray!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Duke Lupus!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Hirohito Nitta and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lupus moves forwards but Thackeray connects with a nice, crisp jab.
It looks like Duke Lupus has been cut.
Lupus looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Thackeray connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Thackeray looks to land a body kick but Lupus moved away.
Thackeray with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Lupus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thackeray.
Thackeray throws a wild body kick that Lupus sees coming a mile off.
Lupus wants to counter the offense by Thackeray and move into the clinch position.
Thackeray throws the kick towards the body but Lupus avoids it.
Thackeray throws a body punch but Lupus moves out of range.
Thackeray throws an overhand right that lands on Lupus's shoulder, as Lupus tries to avoid the shot.
Lupus ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lupus moves out of range as Thackeray throws a body kick.
Thackeray waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lupus.
Crunch! Thackeray slams his shin into Lupus's torso.
Duke Lupus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lupus slips under a jab from Thackeray.
Thackeray lands a head shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thackeray tries to land a front kick but Lupus steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Thackeray jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lupus is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Thackeray with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Thackeray swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Thackeray swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thackeray explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Baal Thackeray is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thackeray thuds his shin into the meat of Lupus's side.
A nice inside leg kick there by Thackeray. That's going to slow Lupus down.
Thackeray throws a body punch but Lupus moves out of range.
Lupus shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Thackeray as he avoids it easily.
Thackeray scoring well with a low kick there.
Thackeray scores with a one two! Lupus had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Thackeray looks to land a body kick but Lupus moved away.
Thackeray leaves Lupus with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Thackeray throwing a counter right hand but Lupus manages to avoid it.
Lupus tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Thackeray scores with a leg kick.
Thackeray feints and then cracks Lupus's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lupus down.
Thackeray lands a left and a right that send Lupus crashing to the mat, dazed. Thackeray thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Lupus is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thackeray is stalking Lupus. Lupus circles to his left. Keeps circling left. Bam! Straight right from Thackeray, and it's lights out! Lupus really payed the price for that rookie mistake.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Baal Thackeray!
Baal Thackeray was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between AJ Clifford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sjaardsen Hooj (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sjaardsen Hooj is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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190 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, AJ Clifford !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sjaardsen Hooj!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Sosuke Kotani and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clifford moves out of range of the strikes.
Clifford half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Clifford thumps Hooj with a low kick.
Clifford shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hooj but Hooj pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Hooj throws a shot from downtown. Clifford moves away and avoids it.
Clifford takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hooj stuffs the takedown attempt from Clifford . Clifford gets slowly back to his feet.
Hooj bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Clifford 's head backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clifford is looking to clinch but Hooj is avoiding it.
Clifford keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hooj.
Hooj swings for the body but Clifford moves out of range.
Clifford tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Hooj defends well and Clifford ends up having to push Hooj into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for AJ Clifford . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hooj bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clifford misses with a kick to the body.
Hooj lands a head shot.
Hooj throws the left hand but Clifford avoids the punch easily.
Hooj ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Clifford moves away.
Hooj looks to land a right hand but Clifford moved out of range.
Hooj lands a body shot.
Hooj fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Clifford manages to avoid it.
Hooj looks to land a combination. Clifford sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A jab from Hooj misses.
Hooj drops Clifford with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Clifford looks back up at him and smiles so Hooj waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Clifford 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!
Hooj throws an uppercut from hell that sends Clifford clean off his feet! He's out cold! Hooj stands back and admires his work as he thinks about that KO of the night award that is surely being wrapped up for him back stage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sjaardsen Hooj!
Sjaardsen Hooj took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Sully's Bar & Grill for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Amon Ra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Ray Badass (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Ra might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Immortals. Billy Ray Badass has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Amon Ra's chin.
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220 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Amon Ra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Billy Ray Badass!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ra gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Badass to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Badass trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ra bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Badass's guard.
Badass escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Ra gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Badass preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ra has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Badass has his feet on Ra's thighs here. He's pushed Ra off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Ra screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Billy Ray Badass!
After the fight, Billy Ray Badass 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Artur Syrowatka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tree Sclounce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Syrowatka comes to the cage accompanied by Slash - Nothing to Say. Sclounce has chosen Fire Man Sam as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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216 lbs
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205 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
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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
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Artur Syrowatka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tree Sclounce !
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yuuki Gou and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sclounce has his takedown stuffed
and Syrowatka counters with a left to the body.
Syrowatka uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sclounce has time to react.
Syrowatka cracks Sclounce with an open hand slap.
Syrowatka throws a chopping leg kick but Sclounce manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Syrowatka throws a leg kick but Sclounce sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Sclounce throws a wild hook but Syrowatka just manages to duck under it and - ooooh! Sclounce gets nailed by a brutal uppercut which crumples him back against the cage! The referee jumps in - Syrowatka raises his hands in celebration and walks away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Artur Syrowatka!
A relieved looking Artur Syrowatka 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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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between War Dawg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Von Cranial (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dawg comes into the arena with Raise hell- hed pe blaring out of the sound system. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, War Dawg!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Von Cranial!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shigeki Sano and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cranial ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cranial fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dawg manages to avoid it.
Dawg jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Dawg takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
It looks like War Dawg has been cut.
Cranial lands a head shot.
Cranial has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Dawg throws a nice inside leg kick.
Cranial throws a body punch but Dawg moves out of range.
It appears Dawg was looking to counter with a kick there.
Dawg misses with a looping left.
A little jabbing left from Cranial on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Dawg ducks under a wild hook from Cranial.
Cranial scores with a jab to the body.
Cranial throws a perfectly timed hook that sends Dawg crashing down! Dawg tries to stagger back to his feet but Cranial just hammers him until the ref stops the fight! A confused Dawg asks the ref what just happened. Poor fella.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Von Cranial! Von Cranial retains his heavyweight title!
Von Cranial spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jonny Joney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adi Dassler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Jonny Joney has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jonny Joney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Adi Dassler!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shigeki Sano and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dassler dives in for a single leg takedown but Joney sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Joney has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Dassler shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Joney as he avoids it easily.
As Dassler looks to move away, Joney throws a big counter combo but Dassler just gets out of the way.
Joney clinches with his opponent.
Joney prevents a takedown attempt there.
Jonny Joney has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adi Dassler.
Dassler is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Joney pushes Dassler back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Joney throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Joney misses with a body punch.
Joney lands a body shot in the clinch.
Joney misses with a hook to the ribs.
Joney stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Dassler looks winded!
Joney lands on the inside with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dassler gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Joney manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Joney closes the distance and pushes Dassler back into the cage.
Joney lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nice body punch from Joney - that landed with a thud.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Joney.
Dassler has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Joney after a bit of a struggle.
Dassler wants a takedown but no success here.
Joney lands a body punch in the clinch.
Joney lands a shoulder strike.
Joney is working Dassler over against the cage.
Dassler's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
It looks like Adi Dassler has been cut.
Joney lands a body shot in the clinch.
Joney misses with a punch to the body.
Joney lands a right hand.
Joney stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Joney lands a shoulder strike.
Dassler is rocked!
Joney pushes Dassler against the cage. Joney is working some dirty boxing. Joney pushes off with a quick right hook! Dassler goes down! Dassler tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Joney moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jonny Joney!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Karl Marx (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Mugabi (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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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Karl Marx!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Mugabi!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mugabi bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Marx's head backwards.
A big right from Marx misses.
Marx misses with an uppercut
and Mugabi counters with a straight right hand.
Some wild striking there from Mugabi.
Mugabi fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Marx, pushing him back against the cage.
Mugabi misses with a punch to the body.
Mugabi misses with some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Marx.
Mugabi throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Marxs head.
Marx manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Marx wants to sweep but no luck.
Marx has Mugabi pulled in close to control his posture.
Mugabi won't allow Marx to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marx trying to control the position here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Marx wants to sweep here but Mugabi controlling him for the moment.
Marx looking to control.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Mugabi scores with a three punch combo!
It looks like Karl Marx has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mugabi cracks a nice hook into Marx's ribs.
Mugabi has closed the distance and engaged Marx in a clinch.
Marx tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mugabi misses with a punch to the body.
Marx misses with the head strike.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Mugabi as Marx tries to tie him up.
Marx tries to throw a body punch but Mugabi avoids it by throwing Marx back against the cage.
Marx fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Marx has a couple of punches blocked by Mugabi.
Marx tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Marx blocks a body shot from Mugabi.
Mugabi working aggressively here.
Marx lands a right hand.
Mugabi blocks a body shot from Marx.
Marx blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marx being controlled against the cage.
Marx is trying to maintain a safe position but Mugabi gets an underhook and turns Marx into the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Marx.
Marx tries to throw a body punch but Mugabi avoids it by throwing Marx back against the cage.
Mugabi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Marx's elbow.
Good body shot from Marx.
Marx lands a shoulder strike.
Mugabi slowing the pace effectively.
Marx lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Mugabi lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Marx goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Marx misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mugabi.
Marx lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Marx working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mugabi avoiding damage.
Marx throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marx fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mugabi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A right handed body shot lands from Marx.
Mugabi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
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!
Marx taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Mugabi is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Marx misses with some punches.
Marx misses with a hook from the clinch.
Marx struggles to land a body shot inside as Mugabi controls his hands.
Marx has a couple of punches blocked by Mugabi.
Marx lands a shoulder strike.
Mugabi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Marx slows down the pace here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mugabi.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Karl Marx will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Karl Marx's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Marx takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
John Mugabi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mugabi throws a body punch but Marx moves out of range.
Mugabi takes a swing at Marx's ribcage but misses.
It looked like Marx wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Marx circles away from the clinch attempt
and Marx counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like John Mugabi has been cut.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Mugabi.
John Mugabi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mugabi uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Marx has time to react.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marx misses with a left hand
enabling Mugabi to counter with a crisp jab.
Good exchange - Mugabi coming out on top.
Marx missing with a left hand there. Mugabi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mugabi is looking for the big counter here.
A shot to the liver by Marx. Beautiful body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mugabi tries to clinch but Marx moves out of range.
Marx looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Marx throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mugabi counters with a nice leg kick.
Marx throws the left hand but Mugabi avoids the punch easily.
It seemed like Mugabi was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Mugabi misses with a right hand
enabling Marx to counter with a crisp jab.
Mugabi looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Mugabi throws the kick towards the body but Marx avoids it.
It looked like Marx wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Marx walks into a jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mugabi.
Marx throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Marx misses with a low kick.
Mugabi feints a jab promting Marx to slip. Mugabi then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Marx slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marx looks to score with a jab to the body but Mugabi is just out of range.
Marx scores with a nice right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marx throws a hook but Mugabi blocks it.
Mugabi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Marx misses with a hook.
Mugabi throws a lazy body kick
and Marx counters with a crisp one two that drops Mugabi! Marx thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Mugabi to his feet! Mugabi is in big trouble!
Mugabi is rocked!
Mugabi misses with a body kick.
Mugabi is still on wobbly legs! Can Marx finish him?
Mugabi throws a leg kick
and Marx counters with a huge right that knocks Mugabi out cold! Marx is running around with a crazed look on his face - you can see how much that meant to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Karl Marx!
Karl Marx retains his light heavyweight title!
Karl Marx tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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