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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Luke Kage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sean Mantis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kage comes to the cage accompanied by "Warriors" by Kymani Marley. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Luke Kage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sean Mantis!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kage misses with a double jab.
Kage thuds his right hand into Mantis's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Mantis has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Mantis defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kage.
Kage lands a head shot.
Kage keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Kage lands a glancing blow to the side of Mantis's head.
Kage lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kage lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kage throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kage scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Kage fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Mantis on the side of the head.
Mantis has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Kage lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Mantis backs up against the cage.
Mantis takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kage misses with a two punch combination.
Kage shoots in and drives through. Mantis sprawls well.
Kage scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Nice cross by Kage.
Luke Kage seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A left and a right from Kage both land. Nice combination.
Kage throws a right and a left that Mantis avoids nicely.
Kage connects with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kage throws a right hand that Mantis ducks under and follows up with a left that Mantis also avoids with ease.
Kage is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Mantis is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kage sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Kage connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Mantis momentarily.
Mantis moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Kage gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Mantis to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Mantis stands up from Kage's guard - Mantis perhaps looking for a knockout.
Mantis takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Kage misses with a few strikes there.
Kage fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kage swinging wildly here.
Kage lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Kage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mantis takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kage lands with a hook. Mantis tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Mantis.
Luke Kage has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sean Mantis.
Left hook, right uppercut from Kage.
Mantis shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kage pinned against the cage. Kage gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Kage connects with a crisp jab.
Kage throws out a powerful jab.
Kage is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kage cracks Mantis with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Kage is working the combinations to good effect here.
Kage looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kage catches Mantis with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Kage takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Mantis slaps away a takedown attempt from Kage, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Mantis looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kage is fending him off so far but Mantis persists. Nope, Kage circles away and we're back to standing.
Kage connects with a single shot there.
Kage lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Mantis backs up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kage rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mantis moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kage moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Kage works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kage stalks Mantis and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Mantis's face. Mantis staggers backwards, shaken.
Kage fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Mantis on the side of the head.
Kage scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Kage cracks Mantis with an open hand slap.
Mantis shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Mantis tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Kage.
Mantis is trying to control. Kage wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mantis missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Mantis is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Kage trying to control here.
Mantis trying to control from half guard but Kage is working away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kage has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Mantis is working away from the top position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luke Kage dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Kage looks to land a combination. Mantis sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Kage swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kage scores with a hook.
Luke Kage is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kage throws a good cross that connects.
Mantis tries to land a front kick but Kage steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Nice sprawl there from Kage as Mantis shoots in.
Mantis takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Mantis shoots in looking for a takedown. Kage tries to sprawl out of it but Mantis keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kage manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Mantis has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kage throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mantis fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Luke Kage has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sean Mantis.
A nice combination there by Kage.
Kage cracks Mantis with a right hand to the side of the head.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kage wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mantis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kage lands an overhand right.
Kage stuffs the takedown attempt from Mantis. Mantis gets slowly back to his feet.
Kage throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kage looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kage lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mantis circles away quickly and effectively.
Donk. Kage catches Mantis right on the button with a cross.
Kage smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Mantis swings for the body but Kage moves out of range.
Kage fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kage connects with a right hand. Mantis shakes it off.
Mantis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kage is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Kage lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Mantis backs up against the cage.
Kage throws a right and a left that Mantis avoids nicely.
Kage lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kage throws a right and a left that Mantis avoids nicely.
Kage connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Kage scores with a three punch combo!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kage lands with a nice combination. Mantis backs away looking to recover.
Mantis gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A combination from Kage does no damage.
Kage cracks Mantis with a good jab.
Kage slaps away a takedown attempt from Mantis, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A left and a right from Kage both land. Nice combination.
Kage tests Mantis's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mantis is looking to clinch.
Kage scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kage scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Mantis takes a jab right on the kisser.
Kage connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Luke Kage is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice takedown defense from Kage. No joy for Mantis on that attempt.
Kage lands with a straight right. Mantis didn't see that one coming.
Kage scores with a sloppy right hand. Mantis should have avoided that one.
A nice combination there by Kage.
Kage connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Mantis momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kage throws a one two combo.
Mantis closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kage misses with a series of wild punches.
Kage lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Kage lands the left hand.
Kage lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Kage lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Kage looks to land a combination. Mantis sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Kage lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Mantis avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kage lands with a shot to the body.
A punch combination from Kage misses.
Kage lands a nice shot that snaps Mantis's head back.
Kage throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kage scores with a crisp jab that stopped Mantis in his tracks.
Kage with a hook.
A right-left combo lands from Kage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kage's corner calls for a 1-2. Kage obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Kage scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Mantis tries to clinch up but Kage circles away and keeps his distance.
Kage with a nice cross.
Kage displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Mantis.
Kage with a poor takedown
and Mantis counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Mantis.
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!
Kage looking to control.
Mantis not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Mantis missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kage being controlled here, momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luke Kage dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Mantis dodges the punch combination from Kage.
Kage dips to his left and cracks Mantis with an uppercut!
Nice jab there from Kage.
Kage lands a really nice looking cross but Mantis seems unphased.
Mantis tries to clinch up but Kage circles away and keeps his distance.
Mantis looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kage is fending him off so far but Mantis persists. Nope, Kage circles away and we're back to standing.
Kage with a hook.
Mantis walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A punch combination from Kage misses.
Kage fails to land with a series of punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kage throws a nice looking combination but Mantis bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Danga de danga de dang - Kage scores with a four punch combination!
Kage thuds his right hand into Mantis's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Mantis closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kage is trying to break free.
Mantis keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kage's efforts to push away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mantis misses with an elbow strike.
Mantis wants a takedown.
Mantis fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Luke Kage has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sean Mantis.
Mantis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kage's elbow.
Kage wants to break free but Mantis has control.
Mantis drops down looking for an ankle pick but Kage pulls his leg out and moves away.
Kage throws a right hand that Mantis ducks under and follows up with a left that Mantis also avoids with ease.
Kage lunges at Mantis with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Mantis's hand.
Kage lands a nice hook to Mantis's body. Mantis takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kage with a nice cross.
Kage scores with a nice right hand.
Kage will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mantis shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Mantis showed some decent athleticism there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kage wants to control but Mantis is keeping busy.
Kage blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mantis.
Kage is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Mantis prevents Kage from standing back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Mantis in particular looking to stall.
Mantis seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kage does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Kage wants to control but Mantis is keeping busy.
Kage is not content to let Mantis control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Kage is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kage misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kage cracks Mantis with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kage misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mantis has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Mantis there as he acknowledges the shot.
Kage cracks Mantis with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Mantis throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mantis closes the distance and pushes Kage back into the cage.
Mantis has hold of one of Kage's legs. Kage is fighting the takedown attempt but Mantis gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Luke Kage is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kage is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Kage looking for a sweep. Not yet Kage, not yet.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Sean Mantis.
I think Kage has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luke Kage!
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