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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aboubacar Mandiang (ranked 624 p4p, 388 weight class) and Sora Izanagi (ranked 87 p4p, 59 weight class). Mandiang comes to the cage accompanied by Oliver Twist. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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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 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Aboubacar Mandiang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sora Izanagi!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Izanagi throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mandiang counters with a nice kick to the body.
Mandiang 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.
A chopping leg kick lands by Izanagi.
Izanagi throws a leg kick
and Mandiang counters with a nice leg kick.
The fighters circling - Mandiang throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mandiang looks to land a body kick but Izanagi moved away.
Nice straight punches there by Izanagi. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Izanagi.
Mandiang 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.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Izanagi! But no joy.
Mandiang lets loose with a powerful body kick. Izanagi will feel that in the morning.
Mandiang is looking to land body kicks.
Izanagi keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Izanagi feints and then cracks Mandiang's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mandiang down.
Mandiang throws a leg kick but Izanagi sees it coming and moves out of range.
Mandiang connects with a body shot that sends Izanagi's belly button to the back.
Izanagi throws a body kick that misses.
Mandiang throws a quick counter head kick but Izanagi was just out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Izanagi.
Mandiang dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Izanagi. That did some damage!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mandiang throws a right hand that misses
and Izanagi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mandiang. Izanagi does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Izanagi takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Mandiang scores with a body shot.
Mandiang throws a jab when Izanagi was well out of range.
Izanagi only half commits to the counter leg kick.
A big left from Mandiang misses.
Izanagi 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.
Mandiang throws a predictable looking body shot
and Izanagi counters with a thumping low kick.
Mandiang misses with a low kick.
Mandiang scores with a hook to the body. Izanagi takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Mandiang misses with a body punch
and Izanagi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Izanagi lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Mandiang has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Mandiang and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Mandiang throws a leg kick but Izanagi sees it coming and moves out of range.
Izanagi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mandiang throws a head kick but Izanagi moves out of range.
Mandiang tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Izanagi was well out of range. Poor timing from Mandiang.
Mandiang misses with a looping right.
Nice body kick there by Izanagi.
Izanagi on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Mandiang misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Izanagi.
It seemed like Izanagi was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Izanagi slips a jab from Mandiang.
Mandiang needs to keep his hands up - Izanagi had a free shot at his head there.
Izanagi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mandiang.
Izanagi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mandiang finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Mandiang throws a looping overhand right but Izanagi ducks down to avoid it.
As Mandiang backs off Izanagi throws a huge counter combo but Mandiang manages to avoid it all.
Mandiang ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Izanagi moves away.
Izanagi feints a counter leg kick.
Mandiang scores with a jab to the head.
Izanagi on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Mandiang keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Mandiang throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Izanagi throws the kick towards the body but Mandiang avoids it.
A big right from Mandiang misses.
Izanagi swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Izanagi misses with an uppercut.
Izanagi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mandiang throws a looping overhand right but Izanagi ducks down to avoid it.
Izanagi was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Izanagi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Izanagi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mandiang.
Mandiang jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
A low kick from Mandiang misses
and Izanagi counters with a straight right hand.
Mandiang throws out a leg kick but Izanagi moves out of range and Mandiang only half commits.
Mandiang tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A little jabbing left from Izanagi on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Mandiang misses with a hook
and Izanagi counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Izanagi.
Izanagi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mandiang misses with a body punch.
Mandiang blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mandiang tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Izanagi's elbow.
Mandiang tries a body shot but Izanagi blocks it.
Izanagi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Izanagi working aggressively here.
A nice left hand lands by Izanagi.
Mandiang tries a body shot but Izanagi blocks it.
Mandiang misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Izanagi can't find room to land a body shot as Mandiang controls the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mandiang blocks an uppercut.
Mandiang misses with a punch to the body.
A shot in the inside from Mandiang.
Izanagi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Izanagi misses with some punches.
Izanagi unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mandiang lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Izanagi.
Mandiang tries to throw a body punch but Izanagi avoids it by throwing Mandiang back against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mandiang creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A hook to the body from Mandiang.
Izanagi lands a body punch.
Izanagi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short body shot lands from Mandiang as the two fighters clinch.
Izanagi with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mandiang blocks a body shot from Izanagi.
Mandiang tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mandiang tries to work over Izanagi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mandiang takes a shot to the head.
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 Aboubacar Mandiang will probably get the nod.
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.
Izanagi throws a leg kick but Mandiang sees it coming and moves out of range.
It looks like Aboubacar Mandiang has been cut.
Izanagi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Izanagi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mandiang.
Mandiang uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Izanagi.
Mandiang takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Mandiang throws out a powerful jab.
Mandiang throws a hook but Izanagi avoids it easily.
Izanagi is trying to counter with his kicks.
Izanagi misses with a body shot.
Izanagi smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Izanagi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mandiang throws a hook but Izanagi blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mandiang takes one to the chin there.
Mandiang with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Izanagi throws a solid leg kick but Mandiang takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Izanagi.
Mandiang throws a hook but Izanagi blocks it.
Izanagi fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Izanagi throws a shot from downtown. Mandiang moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Izanagi scores with a one two! Mandiang had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Mandiang lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Mandiang tries a low kick but Izanagi avoids it.
Mandiang moves away from the strike by Izanagi.
A bone on bone clash there as Mandiang blocks the leg kick.
Izanagi lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mandiang's sensitive parts.
Mandiang checks a low kick from Izanagi.
Izanagi moves out of range of the leg kick from Mandiang.
Mandiang throws a body shot but no joy.
Izanagi misses with a looping left.
Aboubacar Mandiang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mandiang misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Izanagi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mandiang with a nice calf kick.
A cross from Mandiang lands.
Izanagi throws a head kick but Mandiang moves out of range.
Mandiang has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Mandiang misses the target.
Mandiang jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
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!
Izanagi 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.
Mandiang drops his hands momentarily and Izanagi takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A clash of legs there as Izanagi blocks the low kick.
Mandiang swings for the body but Izanagi moves out of range.
Izanagi blocks a jab.
Mandiang misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Izanagi counters with a series of strikes. Mandiang will be more careful next time no doubt.
Mandiang looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Izanagi tries a quick counter leg kick but Mandiang is wise to it.
Izanagi loads up on a big right hand but Mandiang slips the punch.
Izanagi walks forward, straight into a front kick from Mandiang.
Mandiang fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Izanagi on the side of the head.
A jab from Izanagi misses.
Some bone on bone action there as Izanagi checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Izanagi throws a jab but it's blocked by Mandiang.
Izanagi getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Izanagi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mandiang checks a leg kick.
A jab from Mandiang misses.
Izanagi tries to counter with a clinch but Mandiang shakes him off and moves away.
Mandiang tries to land a leg kick but Izanagi saw it coming and moves away.
Izanagi throws a low kick but Mandiang moves out of range easily.
Mandiang buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Izanagi is looking to clinch.
Mandiang cracks Izanagi with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Aboubacar Mandiang is winning the standup battle so far.
Izanagi blocks a head kick by Mandiang.
Izanagi throws out a counter right but Mandiang avoids it with no problem.
Izanagi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mandiang.
Mandiang fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Izanagi is out of range.
Izanagi throws a big counter head kick but Mandiang avoids it with no problem.
Izanagi thows a body kick. Mandiang tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Mandiang checks the leg kick nicely there.
Izanagi swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Izanagi feints and then cracks Mandiang's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mandiang down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mandiang swings widly with a right hand
letting Izanagi counter with a right hand.
Mandiang thumps Izanagi with a low kick.
Mandiang looks to throw a body kick
and Mandiang takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Izanagi misses with a hook. Mandiang ducked under it nicely.
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!
Good work by Mandiang as he checks the leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Mandiang lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Izanagi has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Izanagi and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Mandiang ducks under a wild hook from Izanagi.
Mandiang with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Mandiang throws the left hand but Izanagi avoids the punch easily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Mandiang.
Mandiang thumps Izanagi with a low kick.
Mandiang tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Izanagi appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Izanagi attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Izanagi's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Mandiang ducks under a wild hook from Izanagi.
Mandiang throws a head kick but Izanagi moves out of range.
Izanagi appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Sora Izanagi will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Aboubacar Mandiang'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. This is the final round!
Mandiang throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Izanagi avoids a kick to the body.
Izanagi throws a hook but Mandiang avoids it easily.
Mandiang throws a leg kick but Izanagi moved away.
Izanagi moves out of range of the leg kick from Mandiang.
Izanagi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mandiang.
No joy there for Izanagi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Izanagi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A quick step to the side and Mandiang tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Izanagi misses with a hook. Mandiang ducked under it nicely.
Izanagi buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Mandiang will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mandiang misses with a looping left.
Izanagi's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Mandiang connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Izanagi scrambles back to his feet.
Mandiang ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Izanagi moves away.
Izanagi loads up on a big right hand but Mandiang slips the punch.
Mandiang looks to land a body kick but Izanagi moved away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mandiang connects with an inside leg kick.
Izanagi shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Mandiang looks to throw the jab but Izanagi is out of range.
Izanagi blocks the body kick.
Izanagi slips a straight right by Mandiang.
Izanagi lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Mandiang throws a leg kick
enabling Izanagi to counter with a crisp jab.
Izanagi throws a big shot that misses.
Izanagi tries a low kick but Mandiang avoids it.
Mandiang throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Izanagi.
Mandiang throws a lazy uppercut
and Mandiang takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Izanagi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mandiang sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A jab from Mandiang misses.
Mandiang chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Izanagi can pounce on him.
Mandiang throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A swing and a miss from Mandiang.
Mandiang throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mandiang checks the leg kick nicely there.
Nice body kick from Izanagi.
Mandiang throws a body shot but no joy.
Izanagi feints a counter leg kick.
Izanagi misses with a head kick.
Mandiang fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Izanagi manages to avoid it.
Mandiang checks a leg kick.
Mandiang misses the body punch
and Izanagi counters with a body kick that stops Mandiang in his tracks momentarily.
Mandiang gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Izanagi.
Izanagi scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Izanagi thuds a left hand into Mandiang's body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Izanagi.
Izanagi misses with a low kick as Mandiang jumps back.
Izanagi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Mandiang throws a predictable looking body shot
and Izanagi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mandiang throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Izanagi looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Izanagi tries a head kick but it misses.
Mandiang throws a right hand that misses
and Izanagi counters with a right hand to the body.
Mandiang dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mandiang throws a good cross that connects.
Mandiang swings widly with a right hand
and Izanagi counters with an inside leg kick.
Mandiang throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Mandiang throws out a loose jab but Izanagi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mandiang goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Izanagi tries a quick counter leg kick but Mandiang is wise to it.
Mandiang lands with a right hand.
Mandiang smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Izanagi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mandiang manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mandiang throws a leg kick but Izanagi sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Mandiang misses with a straight left.
Mandiang throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
It seemed like Izanagi was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Izanagi buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Izanagi moves into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Izanagi misses with some punches.
Mandiang is leaning against Izanagi and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Izanagi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Izanagi scores with a hook to the body.
Izanagi lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mandiang backwards.
Mandiang lands a left hand that snaps the head of Izanagi backwards.
Mandiang goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mandiang misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mandiang.
Mandiang blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Mandiang fails to land.
Mandiang goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Izanagi throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mandiang blocks it with crossed arms.
Mandiang misses with a hook from the clinch.
Izanagi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Sora Izanagi.
I think Izanagi has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Sora Izanagi!
After winning the bout, Sora Izanagi thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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