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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ledley King (ranked 1617 p4p, 1935 weight class) and Mandlenkosi Thulani (ranked 70 p4p, 90 weight class). Thulani has chosen Zara - Sojaboy as his entrance music. Mandlenkosi Thulani has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Good wrestler
World class MT
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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 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ledley King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mandlenkosi Thulani!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Tiny Johnson and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut lands for King. That snapped Thulani's head back.
King swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thulani misses with a looping right.
King bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
King uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
King misses with a hook.
Thulani misses with an uppercut.
Thulani scores with a jab to the jaw.
King bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Nice shot lands for Thulani.
King throws a jab but it's blocked by Thulani.
Thulani looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Thulani jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Thulani misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from King.
Thulani jabs at King's body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thulani throws out a loose jab but King uses good head movement to avoid it.
King keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Thulani.
Thulani fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
King ducks under a wild hook from Thulani.
Thulani moves out of range as King throws a body kick.
Thulani cracks King with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Thulani slips a straight right by King.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King avoids the body shot from Thulani.
King moves away from the strike by Thulani.
Thulani misses with a looping left.
King has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Mentor Gym in the buildup to the fight.
King misses with a head kick.
Thulani waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract King.
King is looking to counter punch.
King throws a low kick but Thulani avoids it.
Thulani digs a good body shot into King's ribs.
Thulani just misses with a punch to the body.
Thulani pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
King tests Thulani's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Thulani misses with a looping right.
King fires out a quick counter leg kick but Thulani just manages to avoid it.
Thulani misses with a looping right.
Thulani fakes high and swings low for a body shot but King manages to avoid it.
Thulani swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Thulani throws a jab but it's blocked by King.
Thulani misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from King.
Thulani tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but King was well out of range. Poor timing from Thulani.
King throws a shot from downtown. Thulani moves away and avoids it.
It seemed like Thulani was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thulani looks to land a right hand but King moved out of range.
King ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thulani moves away.
King throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Thulani on the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
King connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Thulani throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
King throws a low kick but Thulani moves out of range easily.
King throws out a loose jab but Thulani uses good head movement to avoid it.
King thumps Thulani with a low kick.
King takes the fight into the clinch.
Thulani is working King over against the cage.
King tries to break the clinch but Thulani is controlling the position.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
King lands with a short head shot on the inside.
King misses with the head strike.
Thulani's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
King throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Thulani was covering up waiting for the punch and King finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Thulani is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Thulani holds on and takes a little breather.
King is working Thulani over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
King throwing strikes but missing.
King wants to pass the guard but Thulani is keeping the position.
King postures up in Thulani's guard and throws a big left but Thulani blocks it.
King stands and throws Thulani's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
King scores with punches from side control.
King working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
King scores with a couple of short elbows.
King connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Thulani some visible discomfort.
Thulani wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
King working away.
King wants to control but Thulani is keeping him busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
King throws an elbow but Thulani slips to the side and avoids it well.
Thulani holds on to King's head and controls the position momentarily.
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 Ledley King will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
King is looking to clinch.
Thulani throws a body shot but no joy.
King scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from King is defended easily by Thulani.
Thulani chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before King can pounce on him.
King missing with a left hand there. Thulani was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
King lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
King connects with a nice looking jab.
King lands a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thulani ducks down and throws a hook to the body but King moves away.
Thulani dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
King scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
King throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Thulani lands with a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thulani displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Mandlenkosi Thulani seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Thulani misses with a hook.
King tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thulani was well out of range. Poor timing from King.
A big left from King misses.
King misses with a low kick.
King tried to score with a low kick but Thulani checks it.
King moves out of range of the strikes.
King drives through and clinches with Thulani against the cage.
Thulani escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Thulani tests King's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Thulani throws the left hand but King avoids the punch easily.
King connects with the punch.
Sloppy strikes from Thulani. Those never looked like landing.
King bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
It looked like King was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Thulani.
King shoots for a takedown but Thulani saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
King tests Thulani's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The fighters circling - Thulani throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Thulani lands a big uppercut and King crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but King looks OK. Thulani waves King back to his feet!
King is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thulani sees an opening and throws a straight punch right through King's defenses. It connects perfectly with King's jaw and knocks him out cold! Wow - that's a contender for knockout of the year - absolutely brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mandlenkosi Thulani!
A victorious Mandlenkosi Thulani thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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RATING
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