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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ledley King (ranked 1275 p4p, 935 weight class) and Mandlenkosi Thulani (ranked 24 p4p, 63 weight class). Thulani is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Zara - Sojaboy. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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15 - 13 - 0 |
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21 - 19 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Olympic wrestler
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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 15 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ledley King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mandlenkosi Thulani!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Percy O'Donnell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from King misses.
Thulani displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as King throws out the jab.
Thulani doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
King drives through and clinches with Thulani against the cage.
Thulani is trying to break the clinch but King has him pressed against the cage.
King is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Thulani wants to break free but King has control.
King swings wildly with an uppercut but Thulani uses good head movement to avoid it.
King fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from King fails to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thulani tries to circle away but King has him pinned against the cage.
King misses with the head strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from King.
King wants a takedown but no success here.
Thulani lands a right hand.
King struggles to land a body shot inside as Thulani controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thulani blocks an uppercut.
King makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
King lands a left hand that snaps the head of Thulani backwards.
Thulani working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
King tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A frustrated look appears on Thulani's face as he tries to break the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, King creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
King misses with some punches.
Thulani blocking some punches.
Thulani lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
King blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Thulani lands an uppercut.
Thulani fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've been hearing reports that King has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
King fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Thulani has a couple of punches blocked by King.
Thulani misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Thulani's efforts to push away.
King lands a left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
King misses with a short punch on the inside.
King fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Thulani is trying to break free.
Thulani is trying to break the clinch but King has him pressed against the cage.
Thulani blocking some punches.
King working some nice short punches in the clinch.
King lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
King working aggressively here.
King tries for a takedown. No joy.
King lands a hook that snaps the head of Thulani backwards.
Thulani makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by King.
Thulani misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thulani digs a right hand underneath King's ribcage. King let out a lung full of air as it connected.
King lands a left hand that snaps the head of Thulani backwards.
Thulani blocking some punches.
King swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Thulani tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
King lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Thulani has a couple of punches blocked by King.
Thulani tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Thulani blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
King keeps control of Thulani as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Thulani looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Thulani wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Thulani manages to break the clinch.
Ledley King seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
King connects with a right hand. Thulani shakes it off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thulani uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by King.
Mandlenkosi Thulani is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Thulani just misses with a punch to the body.
King takes a swing at Thulani's ribcage but misses.
Nice defenses there by Thulani.
King throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thulani scores with a jab to the body.
King looks to land a left hand but Thulani moved out of range nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from King misses the target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
King moves into the clinch successfully.
Thulani has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
King can't find room to land a body shot as Thulani controls the action.
King stalling the fight.
A short uppercut from King.
King has Thulani pressed against the cage, preventing Thulani from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ledley King dominated that round.
That's time! King's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
King takes a shot to the body in his stride.
King swinging wildly here.
A jab from Thulani misses.
King throws a hook but Thulani avoids it easily.
Thulani lands with a hook. King tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
King fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
King is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Thulani's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
King uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Thulani.
Thulani scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. King doesn't seem bothered though.
King pushes Thulani up against the cage in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thulani escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
King moves away from the strike by Thulani.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A big right from Thulani misses.
Thulani takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Thulani ducks under a wild hook from King.
Thulani looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King defending well as Thulani loads up on a big left hand.
Thulani moves out of range of the strikes.
Thulani uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Thulani misses with a looping right.
King misses with a wild combination.
Thulani lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Thulani ducks down and throws a hook to the body but King moves away.
Thulani misses with an uppercut. King saw that one coming.
Thulani walks into a straight right hand from King.
Thulani avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
King takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King connects with a single shot there.
King works the jab nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thulani scores with a jab to the jaw.
King tries to bum rush Thulani with a series of wild strikes but Thulani uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Thulani checks a leg kick.
Thulani now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Nice uppercut lands for King. That snapped Thulani's head back.
Thulani throws a shot from downtown. King moves away and avoids it.
King misses with a combination
and Thulani counters with a straight right hand.
A jab from King misses.
A jab from King misses.
King throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
King keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Thulani.
King misses with a wild combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - King throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Thulani is clearly trying to counter these attacks from King with a body shot.
King walks into a jab.
King tests Thulani's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Thulani throws a body punch but King moves out of range.
King closes the distance and clinches.
Thulani is trying to break the clinch but King has him pressed against the cage.
King keeps control of Thulani as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Thulani breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Thulani throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
King throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Thulani sees it coming and avoids it easily.
King throws a body shot but no joy.
A telegraphed right hand from King misses the target.
King missing with a left hand there. Thulani was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thulani tests King's chin there with a solid looking shot.
King looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thulani moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Thulani wants to get back to his feet but King is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
King in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thulani is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Thulani is just content to waste time from the top position. King takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Ledley King will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
King lands with a hook. Thulani tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Thulani throws a shot from downtown. King moves away and avoids it.
King misses with an uppercut. Thulani saw that one coming.
Thulani scores with a hook to the body. King takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
King falls off balance throwing a combination
and Thulani cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
King is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Thulani can do to turn this around?
King misses with a shot to the body
and Thulani counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Thulani slips a straight right by King.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thulani throws a series of punches but King moves out of range.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Thulani working hard to break the clinch.
Thulani tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thulani breaks the clinch.
Thulani takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A jab from Thulani misses.
A swing and a miss from King.
King digs a good body shot into Thulani's ribs.
Thulani takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
King ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Thulani swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thulani uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by King.
Thulani ducks under a wild hook from King.
King connects with a jab.
King misses with an uppercut. Thulani saw that one coming.
King tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
King swings widly with a right hand
letting Thulani counter with a right hand.
Mandlenkosi Thulani has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thulani misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from King.
Thulani throws the left hand but King avoids the punch easily.
Thulani uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by King.
King misses with a hook. Thulani ducked under it nicely.
King on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thulani throws a shot from downtown. King moves away and avoids it.
King looks to land a left hand but Thulani moved out of range nicely.
Thulani tries to keep at a distance but King has taken the fight into the clinch.
Thulani goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Thulani breaks from the clinch.
Thulani keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
King tries to close the distance and clinch but Thulani swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
It seemed like Thulani was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thulani looks to land a right hand but King moved out of range.
King scores with a hook to the body. Thulani takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
King scores with a jab to the head.
Thulani fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. King looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The fighters circling - Thulani throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
King moves into range and connects with a jab.
King shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Thulani as he jumps to the side.
Ledley King is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A big right from King misses.
Thulani looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
King swings for the body but Thulani moves out of range.
King looks to land a right hand but Thulani moved out of range.
King cracks Thulani with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
King throws a poor cross that misses
and Thulani counters with a nice uppercut.
King tries to clinch up but Thulani circles away and keeps his distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A punch lands to the side of King 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Thulani looks to score with a jab to the body but King is just out of range.
Thulani steps to the side to avoid the strikes from King.
That kick from King tenderised Thulani's leg. Thulani is trying to keep his angry face on.
Thulani throws a predictable looking body shot
and King counters with a nice body shot.
Thulani takes a swing at King's ribcage but misses.
Thulani with a nice cross.
Thulani misses with a telegraphed body shot
and King counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
King connects with a crisp jab.
Thulani swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Ledley King.
Well King 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Ledley King!
After the fight, Ledley King 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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energy
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hype
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