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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mikael Johansson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karnak Mandazur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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175 cm
33
156 lbs
22 - 13 - 0 |
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182 cm
32
160 lbs
27 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin |
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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
22 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mikael Johansson! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
27 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Karnak Mandazur! The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Johansson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mandazur circles away quickly and effectively. Mandazur looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights. Mandazur misses with a hook
and Johansson counters with a left to the body. Johansson scores with a jab to the head.
Good work by Johansson as he checks the leg kick. Mandazur throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Johansson's head.
It looks like Mikael Johansson has been cut. Mandazur checks a low kick from Johansson. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! A cross from Mandazur lands. Mandazur misses with a low kick. Johansson avoids a kick to the body.
Johansson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. Mandazur throws the kick towards the body but Johansson avoids it. A decent looking cross lands there for Johansson. Mandazur stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush. Mandazur takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. Mandazur bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick. Mandazur blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round. A looping hook to the body misses from Johansson. Mandazur does a little dance to reset his feet. Mandazur throws a leg kick which misses Johansson's front leg but catches the back leg as Johansson tries to avoid it. Johansson wants to land a leg kick but Mandazur is out of range. Mandazur connects with a solid leg kick. Johansson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. Mandazur tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Johansson paws at him with a jab and circles away. Johansson connects with a looping right hand.
Johansson closes the distance and clinches. Mandazur lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Mandazur blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mandazur tries to throw a body punch but Johansson avoids it by throwing Mandazur back against the cage. Mandazur tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Mandazur lands a body shot. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Mandazur swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mandazur pushes Johansson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Mandazur blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mandazur doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short uppercut from Mandazur.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Mandazur pushes Johansson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. Johansson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Johansson works on Mandazur's body with a couple of short punches. Mandazur lands a right hand that snaps the head of Johansson backwards. Mandazur lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Mandazur can't find room to land a body shot as Johansson controls the action.
Mandazur misses with the head strike.
Mandazur tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Johansson's elbow. Still in the clinch, Mandazur scores with a nice short uppercut. A quick uppercut on the inside from Mandazur. Mandazur makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Johansson tries to work over Mandazur's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Mandazur misses with a hook from the clinch. Johansson tries to stall but Mandazur uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Mandazur working some nice short punches in the clinch. Mandazur tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Johansson pressing his opponent against the cage. Mandazur lands a left hand that snaps the head of Johansson backwards. Mandazur blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mandazur misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Johansson lands a knee to the head.
Johansson misses with a punch to the body.
Mandazur misses with a punch on the inside.
Mandazur takes a knee right on the jaw!
Johansson misses with the head strike.
Mandazur blocks a body shot from Johansson. Mandazur misses with the head strike.
Mandazur avoiding damage as Johansson throws knees to the body.
Johansson blocking some punches.
Johansson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mandazur misses with a hook from the clinch. A right hook to the body lands for Johansson.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mandazur. Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Johansson. Johansson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mandazur blocks it with crossed arms. Mandazur throws a head punch that misses. Mandazur scores with a nice hook to the head. Johansson lands a right hand. Johansson blocking some punches.
Johansson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mandazur avoids it. Johansson throws a punch but it's blocked by Mandazur.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A short right hand to the side of the head by Mandazur. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mandazur. Mandazur is working Johansson over against the cage. Johansson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Johansson lands with a light punch inside. Johansson misses with a body punch.
Mandazur misses with the head strike.
Mandazur swings wildly with an uppercut but Johansson uses good head movement to avoid it. A body shot lands from Mandazur.
Mandazur makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Johansson blocking some punches.
A short right from Mandazur. Johansson misses with a punch to the body.
Mandazur working some nice short punches in the clinch. A head punch blocked on the inside by Johansson. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Mandazur lands with a right to the head. Mandazur scores with a shot to the side of Johansson's head. Mandazur is leaning against Johansson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. Mandazur misses with a short punch on the inside. Mandazur tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Mandazur misses with the head strike.
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 Mikael Johansson's cut. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Mandazur throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body. Johansson needs to keep his hands up - Mandazur had a free shot at his head there.
Johansson is rocked! Mandazur scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Johansson doesn't seem bothered though. Oh Johansson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! A head kick by Mandazur - that's a beauty! Johansson is out but he's somehow still standing... he's going... going... gone. Like a drunk walking down the middle of the road, the inevitable face plant follows and the delayed knockout arrives. Even Mandazur can't help but laugh at the bizarre end to this one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Karnak Mandazur! Karnak Mandazur is the new lightweight champion! 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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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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