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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Charles Manson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luke Fluke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Manson's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Indian War Song. 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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145 lbs
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155 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Cardio machine |
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Good low kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Charles Manson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Luke Fluke!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, John Mangel and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fluke lands a nice shot to the body.
Manson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Manson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Fluke comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Manson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Manson tries to clinch up.
Fluke circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fluke is looking to clinch.
A decent looking cross lands there for Manson.
Fluke throws a lazy right hand but Manson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Manson misses with a head kick.
Manson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Manson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fluke circles away quickly and effectively.
Manson tries to clinch but Fluke is having none of it.
Manson misses with a few strikes there.
Manson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A slow jab from Manson misses its intended target.
Fluke misses the shot to the body.
Manson throws a leg kick
letting Fluke counter with a right hand.
Manson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fluke.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Manson.
Manson throws a leg kick that is checked
and Fluke counters with a stiff right hand.
Manson checks a leg kick nicely.
Manson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Fluke. That did some damage!
A head kick by Manson misses
and Fluke counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fluke scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Manson throws a body kick that misses.
Fluke throws a good cross that connects.
Fluke fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Manson is out of range.
Manson looks for the body kick but Fluke saw that one coming.
Manson wants to clinch but Fluke slips to the side
and Fluke counters with a nice leg kick.
Manson lands a right hook to the body.
Fluke is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Manson.
Fluke blocks a leg kick.
Manson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A nice inside leg kick there by Manson. That's going to slow Fluke down.
Manson wants to clinch but Fluke slips to the side
and Fluke counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fluke with a body punch. A glancing blow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fluke misses with an uppercut.
Luke Fluke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fluke uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Manson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fluke misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Manson.
Fluke moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Fluke will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fluke throws a jab but it's blocked by Manson.
Manson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Fluke misses with a hook.
Fluke closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Fluke throws a leg kick
and Manson counters with a head kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Manson. Fluke shrugs it off though.
Fluke closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Fluke keeps control of Manson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Fluke makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manson tries to stall but Fluke uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Fluke keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Manson's efforts to push away.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Fluke.
Manson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Fluke lands a hook to the side of the head.
Manson has had enough of the clinch but Fluke keeps him there for the moment.
Manson dodges an elbow strike from Fluke.
A frustrated look appears on Manson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Fluke.
Fluke lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fluke missing with knees to the body.
Fluke swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Manson misses with a punch to the body.
Manson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Fluke scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Fluke lands a left hand that snaps the head of Manson backwards.
Manson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fluke connects with a single shot there.
Fluke misses with a looping left.
Fluke tries to clinch but Manson moves out of range.
Manson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fluke was well out of range. Poor timing from Manson.
A low kick from Manson misses
and Fluke connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Manson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manson forces Fluke back against the cage and clinches.
Fluke blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fluke swings wildly with an uppercut but Manson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Manson misses with some punches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Fluke.
Fluke blocks an uppercut.
Manson lands with a light punch inside.
Manson is trying to break the clinch but Fluke has him pressed against the cage.
Manson tries to circle away but Fluke has him pinned against the cage.
Fluke lands a left hand.
Fluke is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Fluke lands a body shot.
Manson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Manson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fluke just misses with a punch to the body.
Manson moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fluke slips a jab from Manson.
Fluke throws a looping overhand right but Manson ducks down to avoid it.
Manson misses with a body shot.
Fluke throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luke Fluke dominated that round.
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.
Fluke dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Manson throws a sloppy head kick
and Fluke counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Fluke throws a half hearted mid kick.
Fluke thows a leg kick but Manson checks it
and Manson counters with a good low kick that Fluke was not able to check.
Fluke bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Fluke connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Manson is looking to land body kicks.
Manson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Manson.
Fluke checks the leg kick.
Manson throws a low kick, looking for Fluke's leg but Fluke calmly moves out of range.
Manson lets loose with a powerful body kick. Fluke will feel that in the morning.
Manson throws a sloppy head kick
and Fluke counters with an inside leg kick.
Manson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Manson tries a head kick but it misses.
Manson throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Fluke is breathing heavily.
Manson throws a low kick, looking for Fluke's leg but Fluke calmly moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fluke takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
The crowd cheers as Manson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Fluke doesn't seem phased though.
Fluke avoids the head kick by Manson.
Manson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Manson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Manson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fluke moves out of range of the body kick from Manson.
Manson tries to clinch up
and Manson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Charles Manson is winning the standup battle so far.
Manson ducks under a wild hook from Fluke.
Fluke has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Manson.
Fluke scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Manson delivers a nice body kick.
Manson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Manson scoring well with a low kick there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manson throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Manson motions for Fluke to come forward. Manson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Fluke 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.
Manson is looking to wear down Fluke with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Manson lands a front kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Manson wants to land a leg kick but Fluke is out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Manson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fluke misses with a wild combination.
Manson 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.
Manson 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.
Manson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Manson staying out of range there.
Manson throws a sloppy body shot
and Fluke counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manson throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Fluke.
Manson throws a low kick, looking for Fluke's leg but Fluke calmly moves out of range.
Fluke darts in trying to clinch
and Manson counters with a good low kick that Fluke was not able to check.
Manson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fluke.
A chopping leg kick lands by Manson.
Manson throws a leg kick that is checked
and Fluke counters with a straight right hand.
Manson thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Fluke if he has to take too many more of those.
Fluke swats away the attempt to clinch by Manson.
Fluke on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Manson. Manson obviously looking to wear him down.
Manson moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
A head kick misses from Manson.
Manson lands with a slapping head kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Manson takes a swing at Fluke's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fluke blocks a head kick by Manson.
Manson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Manson throws a leg kick but Fluke checks it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Manson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Manson misses with a low kick as Fluke jumps back.
A swing and a miss from Manson.
Fluke moves out of range of the body kick from Manson.
Fluke blocks a head kick by Manson.
Manson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Fluke turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A head kick misses from Manson.
Fluke throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fluke throws a series of punches but Manson moves out of range.
Fluke lands a slapping body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charles Manson dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Fluke throws an overhand right that lands on Manson's shoulder, as Manson tries to avoid the shot.
Manson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fluke throws out the jab.
A low kick from Manson misses
and Fluke connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Manson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Fluke's calf.
Fluke misses with a body shot.
Manson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Manson throws a leg kick but Fluke moved away.
Fluke blocks a leg kick.
Fluke lands a slapping body shot.
Manson throws a body kick that misses.
Fluke just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Manson is looking to clinch.
Manson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fluke.
Fluke circles away from the clinch attempt
and Fluke counters with a flying knee. Nice.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manson throws a body kick the misses
and Fluke counters with a nice low kick that buckles Manson's knee momentarily.
Fluke thumps Manson with a low kick.
A big right from Manson misses.
Fluke ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Manson moves away.
Manson avoids a kick to the body.
Manson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fluke moves away.
Fluke misses with an uppercut.
Manson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Manson throws a wild body kick that Fluke sees coming a mile off.
Manson scores with a leg kick.
Nice body kick there by Fluke.
Manson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Fluke.
Manson misses with a body kick.
Manson throws a sloppy head kick
and Fluke counters with a solid body kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Manson wants to slow Fluke down by chopping away at his legs.
Fluke takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fluke takes a swing at Manson's ribcage but misses.
Fluke connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Manson momentarily.
Manson ducks under a wild hook from Fluke.
Fluke's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Fluke lands a nice leg kick that just misses Manson's sensitive parts.
Manson misses with a leg kick
and Fluke counters with a left to the body.
Fluke checks a leg kick nicely.
Manson throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Manson is looking to clinch.
Manson lands with a slapping head kick.
Manson moves forwards but Fluke connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Fluke scores with a jab to the jaw.
Manson misses with a wild body shot.
A low kick from Manson is predictable there
and Fluke counters with an outside leg kick.
Manson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Manson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Fluke.
Manson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Manson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fluke throws out the jab.
Fluke lands a nice looking body kick.
Manson scores with a nice body kick.
Fluke throws a leg kick which misses Manson's front leg but catches the back leg as Manson tries to avoid it.
Manson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Fluke to score with a decent uppercut.
Jab, jab by Fluke - just one landing.
Manson throws a leg kick
and Fluke connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fluke throws a looping overhand right but Manson ducks down to avoid it.
Manson slips a jab from Fluke.
Manson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Manson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Manson plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Fluke misses with a shot to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Manson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A jab from Manson misses.
Fluke throws a lazy right hand but Manson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fluke moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Fluke throws the left hand but Manson avoids the punch easily.
Manson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fluke works Manson's body with a nice hook.
Manson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Manson walks into a straight right hand from Fluke.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Manson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fluke throws a jab but it's blocked by Manson.
Fluke sizes up Manson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Manson is looking to slow Fluke down with leg kicks.
And that's the end of the fight!
Luke Fluke comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Fluke 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luke Fluke!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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