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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mantak Garuda (ranked 20 p4p, 68 weight class) and Bull Mfer (ranked 4 p4p, 14 weight class). Garuda comes to the cage accompanied by Djiin Djiin. 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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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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 19 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mantak Garuda!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 10 - 1, fighting out of London, Bull Mfer!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shirou Masuda and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mfer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Garuda sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mfer misses with a looping right.
Garuda on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Mfer 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.
Mfer misses with a left hand
and Garuda counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Garuda misses with a leg kick.
Mfer misses with an uppercut. Garuda saw that one coming.
Mfer cracks Garuda with an open hand slap.
Garuda is looking to land body kicks.
Garuda walks forward, straight into a front kick from Mfer.
Mfer throws a looping overhand right but Garuda ducks down to avoid it.
Garuda ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mfer fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Mfer darts in and clinches Garuda up against the cage.
Garuda can't find room to land a body shot as Mfer controls the action.
Garuda lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Garuda is working Mfer over against the cage.
Mfer misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mfer lands an elbow inside that Garuda shrugs off.
It looks like Mantak Garuda has been cut.
Garuda lands an uppercut.
Garuda swings wildly with an uppercut but Mfer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mfer gets through Garuda's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mfer misses with the head strike.
Garuda works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Garuda tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mfer blocks a body shot from Garuda.
Mfer blocking some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Garuda.
Mfer working aggressively here.
Garuda lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Mfer.
Garuda misses with a hook from the clinch.
Garuda is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Mfer is keeping busy.
Mfer prevents a body shot from Garuda.
Mfer comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Garuda scores with a shot to the side of Mfer's head.
Garuda misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Garuda avoids the elbow strike from Mfer, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mfer blocks a body shot from Garuda.
Mfer lands an elbow that stopped Garuda in his tracks for a moment.
Garuda tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Garuda lands with a right to the head.
Mfer blocks an uppercut.
Mfer working aggressively here.
Mfer takes a shot to the head.
Garuda working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Garuda misses with a body punch.
Garuda fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Garuda.
Mfer stalling.
Garuda tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Garuda blocks a body shot from Mfer.
Mfer lands a nice elbow.
Mfer blocking some punches.
Garuda lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Mfer.
Garuda lands with a light punch inside.
Garuda scores with a hook to the body.
Mfer looks winded!
Garuda working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Garuda breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garuda blocks the body kick.
Mfer misses with a low kick.
Garuda throws a head kick but Mfer moves out of range.
A jab from Mfer misses.
Garuda swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Mfer counters with a leg kick.
Garuda misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mfer.
Mfer shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Garuda feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Garuda misses with a straight left.
Nice defenses there by Garuda.
Garuda fires out a quick counter leg kick but Mfer just manages to avoid it.
A bone on bone clash there as Mfer blocks the leg kick.
Garuda's corner calls for a 1-2. Garuda obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Mfer misses with a left hand
and Garuda counters with a nice low kick that buckles Mfer's knee momentarily.
Mfer lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Mfer lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garuda thows a left - swing and a miss!
Garuda connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Mfer misses with an attempted mid kick.
Garuda uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mfer.
Mfer tries to clinch there but Garuda circles away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mfer goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Mfer misses with a wild body shot.
Mfer cracks Garuda with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A low kick from Mfer misses
and Garuda counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Garuda looks to land a left hand but Mfer moved out of range nicely.
Mfer lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Mfer lands with a cross.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice jab there from Mfer.
Mfer works the jab nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Mantak Garuda will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mantak Garuda's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Garuda moves away from the strike by Mfer.
Mfer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mfer's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Garuda connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Mfer scrambles back to his feet.
It looks like Bull Mfer has been cut.
Mfer thumps Garuda with a low kick.
Mfer tries to clinch but Garuda moves out of range.
Garuda throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mfer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mfer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mfer has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Garuda.
A slapping leg kick lands for Mfer.
Garuda looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sloppy strikes from Mfer. Those never looked like landing.
Bull Mfer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mfer connects with a leg kick.
A solid body kick from Garuda.
Mfer looks to clinch
and Mfer takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mfer is breathing heavily.
Mfer looks to score with a jab to the body but Garuda is just out of range.
Mfer walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Garuda checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garuda throws a half hearted mid kick.
Garuda avoids the body shot from Mfer.
Mfer moves to clinch but Garuda breaks away
and Garuda connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mfer lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Garuda displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mfer throws out the jab.
Garuda doesn't manage to clinch there - Mfer circles away.
Mfer throws a hook but Garuda blocks it.
Garuda looks to score with a jab to the body but Mfer is just out of range.
Garuda looks to throw the jab but Mfer is out of range.
Mfer throws a big shot that misses.
Mfer slips under a jab from Garuda.
Garuda misses with a body shot.
Mfer tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Garuda manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mfer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Garuda manages to avoid it.
Garuda takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Mfer swings widly with a right hand
and Garuda counters with a stiff right hand.
Garuda punishes Mfer's body with a nice straight punch.
Garuda throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mfer tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Garuda cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mfer throws a jab when Garuda was well out of range.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Mfer in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Mfer takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Garuda ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mfer moves away.
Garuda fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Garuda avoids the body shot from Mfer.
Garuda misses with an attempted mid kick.
Some wild striking there from Mfer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mfer fails with an attempt to clinch.
A little feinted left hand from Garuda on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Mfer looks to land a body kick but Garuda moved away.
Garuda ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Garuda appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Mfer throws a poor cross that misses
and Garuda counters with a crisp right hand that drops Mfer! Garuda lets Mfer back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Nice shot by Mfer.
Garuda cracks Mfer with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Garuda has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Mfer to stand back up!
Mfer is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mfer misses with a hook. Garuda ducked under it nicely.
Mfer is still on wobbly legs! Can Garuda finish him?
Garuda throws a sloppy head kick and Mfer moves out of range easily.
A countering left hand to the body from Mfer misses.
Mfer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mfer seems to have recovered his senses.
Garuda keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mfer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Garuda. Mfer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mfer feints a counter leg kick.
Mfer throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mfer moves into the clinch successfully.
Garuda scores with a shot to the side of Mfer's head.
Mfer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Garuda lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mfer swings wildly with an uppercut but Garuda uses good head movement to avoid it.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Garuda as Mfer tries to tie him up.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Mfer seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
Garuda is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mfer can do to turn this around?
A nice right hand lands inside from Garuda.
Garuda misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Garuda fails to land.
Mfer swings wildly with an uppercut but Garuda uses good head movement to avoid it.
Garuda tries to work over Mfer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A shot in the inside from Garuda.
Mfer lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Garuda misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mfer cracks Garuda with a nice body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mantak Garuda dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Mfer moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A shot to the liver by Mfer. Beautiful body shot.
Mfer throws a sloppy head kick and Garuda moves out of range easily.
Garuda appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Mantak Garuda is winning the standup battle so far.
Mfer fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Garuda.
Mfer gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Mfer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Garuda.
Mfer attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Mfer throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Garuda counters with a body kick that stops Mfer in his tracks momentarily.
Garuda is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Mfer on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Garuda. Garuda obviously looking to wear him down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garuda feints and then cracks Mfer's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mfer down.
Garuda loads up on a big right hand but Mfer slips the punch.
Mfer bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Mfer misses with a right hand
and Garuda counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Garuda misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garuda slips under a jab from Mfer.
Garuda is looking to chop away at Mfer's legs.
Mfer scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Garuda swats away the attempt to clinch by Mfer.
Garuda throws a counter high kick but Mfer was just alert enough to avoid it.
Garuda looks to land a body kick but Mfer moved away.
Mfer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Garuda was well out of range. Poor timing from Mfer.
Mfer avoids the head kick by Garuda.
Mfer connects with a body shot that sends Garuda's belly button to the back.
Mfer misses with a hook.
Mfer clinches up with Garuda and pushes him back against the cage.
Garuda misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mfer lands a nice uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mfer creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garuda misses with a punch to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Mfer.
Garuda throws a punch but it's blocked by Mfer.
Garuda lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mfer backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mfer throws a punch but it's blocked by Garuda.
Garuda lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Mfer looking to stall.
Mfer misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Garuda.
Mfer tries to work over Garuda's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Garuda lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mfer backwards.
Garuda pushes Mfer back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Garuda - that landed with a thud.
Mfer takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A right handed body shot lands from Garuda.
Garuda lands a hook that snaps the head of Mfer backwards.
Garuda working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Garuda lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Garuda creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garuda has Mfer pressed against the cage.
Mantak Garuda has scored more points in the clinch so far.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Garuda.
Garuda struggles to land a body shot inside as Mfer controls his hands.
Mfer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mfer prevents a body shot from Garuda.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mfer.
A short right from Garuda.
A nice right hand lands inside from Garuda.
Garuda lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Garuda tries to throw a body punch but Mfer avoids it by throwing Garuda back against the cage.
Garuda working aggressively here.
Mfer misses with a punch on the inside.
Mfer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mfer struggles to land a body shot inside as Garuda controls his hands.
Garuda has a couple of punches blocked by Mfer.
Mfer working aggressively here.
Mfer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Garuda tries a body shot but Mfer blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Mfer fails to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Garuda.
Garuda tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mfer's elbow.
Garuda works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch on the inside from Garuda fails to land.
Garuda lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Garuda.
Garuda misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mfer blocks a body shot from Garuda.
Garuda swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Garuda tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Garuda blocking some punches.
Garuda gets through Mfer's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Garuda lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Garuda lands with a light punch inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Mfer throws an elbow but misses.
Garuda lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mfer backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Mfer fails to land.
Garuda can't find room to land a body shot as Mfer controls the action.
Garuda throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mfers head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mantak Garuda clearly takes that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Mfer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Garuda sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Garuda takes a jab right on the kisser.
Mfer misses with a leg kick.
Garuda scores with a leg kick.
Mfer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Garuda.
A little feinted left hand from Garuda on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Mfer misses with a looping left.
Garuda walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Mfer with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Mfer connects with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garuda takes one to the chin there.
Garuda uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Mfer has time to react.
Mfer blocks the body kick.
Mfer throws an overhand right that lands on Garuda's shoulder, as Garuda tries to avoid the shot.
Mfer throws a low kick but Garuda avoids it.
Garuda fires out a quick counter leg kick but Mfer just manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mfer throws a leg kick but Garuda moved away.
Mfer throws a jab when Garuda was well out of range.
Garuda walks into a jab.
Garuda swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Garuda shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Mfer misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Garuda to counter with a crisp jab.
Mfer scores with a nice head shot.
Mfer misses with a hook. Garuda ducked under it nicely.
Garuda appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Mfer will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Mfer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Garuda throws out the jab.
Mfer looks to throw the jab but Garuda is out of range.
Garuda misses with a straight right.
Garuda missing with a left hand there. Mfer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garuda walks forward, straight into a front kick from Mfer.
Mfer scores with a sloppy right hand. Garuda should have avoided that one.
Mfer scores with a jab to the head.
Garuda throws a hook but Mfer avoids it easily.
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!
Garuda on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Garuda wants to clinch.
Mfer moves out of range of the strikes.
Garuda stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mfer.
Mfer swings widly with a right hand
and Garuda counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mfer is looking to score with low kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mfer blocks a jab.
Mfer looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Mfer lunges at Garuda with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Garuda's hand.
Garuda goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Garuda slips a straight right by Mfer.
Mfer works Garuda's body with a nice hook.
Mfer bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Garuda takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A big right from Garuda misses.
It seemed like Mfer was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Garuda takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Mfer tries to work over Garuda's front leg with a kick but Garuda checks it.
An attempted straight right counter from Garuda misses the target.
Garuda lands a nice shot to the body.
Garuda throws an overhand right that lands on Mfer's shoulder, as Mfer tries to avoid the shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garuda checks the leg kick nicely there.
Mfer tests Garuda's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mfer lands with a hook. Garuda tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mfer misses with a wild body shot.
A good leg kick by Mfer.
Mfer lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Mfer throws a hook but Garuda avoids it easily.
Mfer motions for Garuda to come forward. Mfer throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Garuda looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Garuda avoids a kick to the body.
Mfer motions for Garuda to come forward. Mfer throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Garuda goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bull Mfer dominated that fourth round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Mfer tries to clinch
enabling Garuda to counter with a crisp jab.
A bone on bone clash there as Garuda blocks the leg kick.
Mfer throws a head kick that misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mfer. That's going to slow Garuda down.
Mfer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Garuda lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Garuda throws a leg kick but Mfer sees it coming and moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garuda misses with a straight left.
Mfer replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Garuda blocks it well.
Garuda misses with a looping left.
Mfer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Garuda swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A little feinted left hand from Garuda on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Mfer gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Garuda counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garuda chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mfer can pounce on him.
Garuda pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mfer misses with a leg kick
and Garuda finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Mfer looks to throw the jab but Garuda is out of range.
Mfer misses with a left hand
and Mfer takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Garuda tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Mfer throws an off balance right hand
and Garuda counters with a nice right hand that sends Mfer toppling to the canvas! Mfer scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Garuda finish him?!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Garuda slips a jab from Mfer.
Garuda is looking to counter with a body kick.
Mfer misses with a left hand
and Garuda scores with a counter punch that sends Mfer to the canvas! Garuda smells blood - he's punishing Mfer with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Mfer has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mantak Garuda!
Mantak Garuda retains his light heavyweight title!
A victorious Mantak Garuda thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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