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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Karnak Mandazur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Dessler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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163 lbs
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160 lbs
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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 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Karnak Mandazur!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 5 - 2, fighting out of New York, Billy Dessler!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Steve Smith and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mandazur scores with a jab to the jaw.
Dessler lands a high kick!
Mandazur lands with a right hand.
It looks like Billy Dessler has been cut.
A telegraphed right hand from Mandazur misses the target.
Dessler on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Mandazur dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dessler. That did some damage!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mandazur lands a lovely overhand right.
Dessler throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mandazur digs a good body shot into Dessler's ribs.
Dessler thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mandazur jabs at Dessler's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dessler takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Dessler clinches with his opponent.
Dessler looking to stall.
Mandazur lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Mandazur takes an elbow to the forehead.
Dessler blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mandazur misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dessler pressing his opponent against the cage.
Mandazur tries a body shot but Dessler blocks it.
Dessler prevents a body shot from Mandazur.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mandazur.
Mandazur lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Dessler or not.
Mandazur blocks an uppercut.
Mandazur works on Dessler's body with a couple of short punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mandazur misses with some punches.
Dessler lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Dessler lands an elbow just above Mandazur 's eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mandazur throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Mandazur fails to land.
Mandazur dodges an elbow strike from Dessler.
Dessler trying to control the position but instead, Mandazur has worked for underhooks and has pushed Dessler into the cage.
Mandazur swings wildly with an uppercut but Dessler uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mandazur misses with the head strike.
Mandazur has a couple of punches blocked by Dessler.
Nice body punch from Mandazur - that landed with a thud.
Mandazur misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mandazur.
Dessler tries a body shot but Mandazur blocks it.
Mandazur lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dessler backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mandazur.
Dessler misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mandazur misses with a punch to the body.
Dessler blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mandazur misses with a punch on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Mandazur.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dessler blocks an uppercut.
Mandazur being controlled against the cage.
Dessler pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dessler throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Dessler misses with a body kick.
Karnak Mandazur seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mandazur throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Mandazur lands a front kick.
Mandazur blocks a low kick nicely.
Mandazur is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Mandazur shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Mandazur moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mandazur throws a hook but Dessler avoids it easily.
Dessler keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mandazur is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Mandazur wants to clinch.
Nice shot by Mandazur.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mandazur works Dessler's body with a nice hook.
Mandazur throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dessler sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Dessler, right into the meat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karnak Mandazur dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Billy Dessler's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Dessler stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mandazur.
Dessler takes one to the chin there.
Dessler fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Dessler in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Dessler fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mandazur manages to avoid it.
Mandazur takes one to the side of the head.
Mandazur misses with a body shot.
Mandazur takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Mandazur lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Mandazur looks to throw the jab but Dessler is out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dessler uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mandazur.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dessler throws a looping overhand right but Mandazur ducks down to avoid it.
Mandazur jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dessler displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mandazur throws out the jab.
Mandazur misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dessler.
Dessler throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dessler fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mandazur manages to avoid it.
Mandazur tries a head kick but it misses.
Mandazur shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Dessler misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dessler keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mandazur.
Mandazur throws a leg kick but Dessler sees it coming and moves out of range.
That kick from Mandazur tenderised Dessler's leg. Dessler is trying to keep his angry face on.
Dessler connects with a single shot there.
Dessler's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Mandazur connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Dessler scrambles back to his feet.
A head kick misses from Dessler.
Dessler throws a leg kick
and Mandazur counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mandazur connects with a good right hand that stumbles Dessler. Dessler circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Dessler moves into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mandazur misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mandazur fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dessler breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dessler jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mandazur misses with a wild body shot.
Mandazur connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Mandazur scores with a leg kick.
Dessler keeps the fight on the outside.
Dessler misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dessler looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That has opened up Billy Dessler's cut even more.
Mandazur scores with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dessler misses with a body kick.
Dessler tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mandazur throws a leg kick but Dessler moved away.
Mandazur looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dessler on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A telegraphed right hand from Mandazur misses the target.
Mandazur moves out of range of the body kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dessler misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mandazur looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karnak Mandazur dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Billy Dessler's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Mandazur is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
An inside leg kick from Dessler misses.
Dessler misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mandazur misses with a body shot.
Mandazur thumps Dessler with a low kick.
Mandazur walks into a straight right hand from Dessler.
Mandazur scores with a jab to the body.
Mandazur closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dessler fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mandazur is working Dessler over against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Mandazur as Dessler tries to tie him up.
A short right from Mandazur on the inside.
Mandazur throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Dessler takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dessler blocking some punches.
Mandazur lands with a short shot to the head.
Good body shot from Mandazur.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A shot in the inside from Mandazur.
Mandazur lands a hook that snaps the head of Dessler backwards.
Mandazur working aggressively here.
Mandazur throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Desslers head.
Mandazur lands a hook that snaps the head of Dessler backwards.
Mandazur struggles to land a body shot inside as Dessler controls his hands.
Mandazur throws a punch but it's blocked by Dessler.
A short left from Mandazur.
Mandazur misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mandazur misses with some punches.
Mandazur avoids the elbow strike from Dessler, against the cage.
Dessler swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mandazur throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Mandazur scores with a shoulder strike.
Still in the clinch, Mandazur scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mandazur.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mandazur.
A head punch on the inside from Mandazur fails to land.
Mandazur misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dessler blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mandazur.
Mandazur blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mandazur is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dessler can do to turn this around?
Mandazur avoids a wild elbow strike from Dessler.
A shot in the inside from Mandazur.
Dessler misses with the head strike.
A short right from Mandazur on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mandazur.
Dessler blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dessler.
Dessler blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mandazur fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mandazur misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mandazur has a couple of punches blocked by Dessler.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Mandazur tries to throw a body punch but Dessler avoids it by throwing Mandazur back against the cage.
Dessler tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mandazur blocks the elbow strike.
Dessler is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dessler.
Dessler tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mandazur's elbow.
Mandazur throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Desslers head.
Karnak Mandazur has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A head punch on the inside from Mandazur fails to land.
Dessler looking to stall.
Mandazur lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Dessler or not.
Dessler manages to break the clinch.
Dessler stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mandazur.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dessler keeps the fight on the outside.
Mandazur feints and then cracks Dessler's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dessler down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dessler on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Dessler takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Mandazur waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dessler.
Mandazur misses with a two punch combination.
A swing and a miss from Mandazur.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mandazur checks a leg kick.
Mandazur finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karnak Mandazur clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Billy Dessler's cut.
That's time! Mandazur's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Jab from Mandazur.
Mandazur doesn't manage to clinch there - Dessler circles away.
Mandazur ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dessler moves away.
Mandazur scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Dessler doesn't seem bothered though.
Mandazur clinches.
Mandazur blocks the elbow strike.
Dessler blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mandazur lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dessler backwards.
Mandazur lands with a short shot to the head.
Dessler trying to control the position but instead, Mandazur has worked for underhooks and has pushed Dessler into the cage.
Mandazur blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mandazur scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mandazur gets through Dessler's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Dessler looking to slow down the pace here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mandazur creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mandazur lands a body shot.
Dessler is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mandazur.
Dessler is rocked!
Dessler blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mandazur.
Mandazur lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Dessler is still on wobbly legs! Can Mandazur finish him?
Mandazur lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mandazur working aggressively here.
Mandazur digs a right hand into Dessler's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Dessler's gas tank.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mandazur lands a shot to the body.
Mandazur is leaning against Dessler and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Mandazur lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Dessler.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mandazur.
Mandazur lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dessler backwards.
Mandazur swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mandazur tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mandazur digs a right hand underneath Dessler's ribcage. Dessler let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mandazur.
Mandazur working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mandazur unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Dessler! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Mandazur is unloading with more strikes now! Dessler drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Karnak Mandazur!
Karnak Mandazur retains his lightweight title!
Our winner, Karnak Mandazur, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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