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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Hakan Juholt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karnak Mandazur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Karnak Mandazur will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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135 lbs
14 - 5 - 1 |
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155 lbs
37 - 11 - 0 |
Great wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin |
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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
14 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Hakan Juholt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
37 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Karnak Mandazur!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Cecil Peabody and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Juholt on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Mandazur wants to slow Juholt down by chopping away at his legs.
Mandazur scores with a jab. Juholt acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Mandazur darts in and clinches Juholt up against the cage.
Mandazur misses with some punches.
Mandazur misses with some punches.
Juholt has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Mandazur is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Mandazur tries to work over Juholt's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mandazur working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Juholt pushes off an throws an elbow but Mandazur leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Mandazur misses with a punch on the inside.
Mandazur misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Juholt is looking to control Mandazur's arms but Mandazur gets an underhook and turns him. Now Juholt has his back to the cage.
Juholt throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mandazurs head.
Mandazur throws a punch but it's blocked by Juholt.
Juholt is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Juholt throws a punch but it's blocked by Mandazur.
Mandazur misses with a hook to the ribs.
Juholt gets through Mandazur's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Juholt lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mandazur backwards.
A short left from Mandazur.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Juholt blocks a body shot from Mandazur.
Mandazur throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Juholts head.
Juholt lands a takedown into guard.
Mandazur is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Mandazur is trying to control the position but Juholt postures up.
Juholt stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mandazur swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Mandazur looking to control.
Juholt sitting in guard here, content to control.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Juholt's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Mandazur pulls Juholt in close to prevent any damage.
Juholt wants to control from the top but Mandazur keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Juholt is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Mandazur is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Juholt might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Mandazur is controlling Juholt's posture.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Nice jab there from Mandazur.
Mandazur moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Juholt fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Mandazur sprawls well initially but Juholt persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Juholt thows a huge punch but Mandazur dodges it nicely.
Juholt seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Mandazur is holding on to half guard well.
Juholt is thwarting Mandazur's attempts to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Juholt passes to side control.
Juholt lands an elbow.
Juholt throws a strike aimed at the side of Mandazur's head but Mandazur avoids it well.
Juholt sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Mandazur is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
We've been hearing that Juholt has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Mandazur is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Juholt's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Juholt lands with a punch from half guard.
Mandazur wants to control but Juholt is keeping busy.
Juholt throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Juholt is trying to control the action in half guard but Mandazur is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Mandazur controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Juholt controlling the action here.
Mandazur tries to get to full guard but Juholt has control of the leg.
Juholt is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Mandazur has managed to free his arm - good work.
Mandazur wants to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Hakan Juholt will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Juholt throws a head kick but Mandazur moves out of range.
A low kick from Mandazur misses
and Juholt counters with a one-two to the body.
Juholt pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mandazur was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Mandazur connects with a nice looking jab.
It looks like Hakan Juholt has been cut.
Mandazur moves out of range of the leg kick from Juholt.
Mandazur fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Juholt has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Mandazur swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Donk. Mandazur catches Juholt right on the button with a cross.
Juholt looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A lazy body kick from Juholt
letting Mandazur counter with a right hand.
Juholt fails with a takedown attempt.
Mandazur scores with a spinning back kick!
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!
Juholt avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Mandazur.
Mandazur gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Mandazur has his hands on Juholt's head, controlling the position.
Hakan Juholt overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mandazur is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Mandazur is adopting a defensive guard.
Mandazur's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Mandazur has momentary wrist control but Juholt slips an elbow through the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Juholt engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Mandazur working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Juholt.
Juholt trying to control but Mandazur is working from the bottom.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Mandazur slaps away a takedown attempt from Juholt, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Juholt throws a head kick that misses
and Mandazur counters with a nice uppercut.
Mandazur throws a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mandazur avoids a kick to the body.
Mandazur is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Juholt.
Mandazur has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Juholt needs to keep his hands up - Mandazur had a free shot at his head there.
Juholt ducks under a wild hook from Mandazur.
Mandazur misses with a double jab.
Juholt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mandazur was well out of range. Poor timing from Juholt.
Karnak Mandazur seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Juholt shoots in for a takedown but Mandazur shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hakan Juholt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Juholt misses with a body punch
and Mandazur counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
An inside leg kick from Juholt misses.
Mandazur looks to score with a jab to the body but Juholt is just out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Mandazur.
Mandazur throws a solid leg kick but Juholt takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Mandazur.
Mandazur blocks the body kick.
Mandazur clinches up against the cage.
Juholt works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Juholt wants to control from the top but Mandazur keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Juholt is really struggling to control Mandazur but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Mandazur trying to control the position here.
Juholt lands a couple of elbows.
Juholt wants to pass the guard but Mandazur is keeping the position.
Juholt trying to control the position from guard on top but Mandazur is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mandazur trying to keep a closed guard but Juholt is proving a slippery customer.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karnak Mandazur showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Hakan Juholt's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Juholt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Juholt feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Juholt misses with a two punch combination.
Mandazur takes a kick to the side of the head.
Juholt takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Mandazur doesn't manage to clinch there - Juholt circles away.
Juholt misses the shot to the body.
Mandazur tries to clinch up.
Mandazur feints and then cracks Juholt's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Juholt down.
Juholt looks to throw a body kick
and Mandazur counters with a nice uppercut.
Juholt tries for a takedown but Mandazur sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Juholt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Juholt blocks a head kick by Mandazur.
Mandazur is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
The fighters circle, before Juholt throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Mandazur's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Juholt lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Hakan Juholt!
Karnak Mandazur spoke after the fight, saying 'CTD exploit im shocked'.
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energy
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hype
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