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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Damo Bodhidharma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Magnus Mamba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bodhidharma comes to the cage accompanied by Houzan Yamamoto - Little Green Apple. Mamba has chosen 2pac-Uppercut as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 cm
36
265 lbs
31 - 22 - 0 |
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178 cm
39
185 lbs
33 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
31 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Damo Bodhidharma! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
33 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Magnus Mamba! The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Frank Dennis and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Mamba blocks a head kick by Bodhidharma.
Damo Bodhidharma seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Bodhidharma misses the body punch enabling Mamba to counter with a crisp jab. Bodhidharma throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mamba sees it coming and avoids it easily. Mamba fails to land with a series of punches.
Mamba moves away from the strike by Bodhidharma. Mamba ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Mamba now looks to counter with a shot at the body. Mamba blocks a head kick by Bodhidharma.
Bodhidharma throws an off balance right hand
and Bodhidharma takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Mamba keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've been informed that Mamba has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result. Bodhidharma throws a shot from downtown. Mamba moves away and avoids it. Mamba slips a straight right by Bodhidharma. Bodhidharma misses with a left hand enabling Mamba to counter with a crisp jab. Mamba looks to score with a jab to the body but Bodhidharma is just out of range. Bodhidharma loads up on a big right hand but Mamba slips the punch. Mamba fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bodhidharma looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Bodhidharma misses with a head kick.
Bodhidharma connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Mamba's hands.
It looks like Magnus Mamba has been cut. Mamba scores with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round. Bodhidharma takes a shot right to the bread basket. Mamba scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bodhidharma doesn't seem bothered though. Mamba misses with a straight left. Bodhidharma throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mamba feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bodhidharmas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist! Bodhidharma throws a hook but Mamba avoids it easily. Bodhidharma lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Bodhidharma throws a sloppy head kick and Mamba makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick. Mamba staying out of range there. Bodhidharma moves out of range as Mamba throws a body kick.
As Mamba looks to move away, Bodhidharma throws a big counter combo bu Mamba just gets out of the way. Mamba cracks a nice hook into Bodhidharma's ribs. A jab from Mamba does it's job there. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Mamba feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bodhidharma's calf. Mamba staying out of range there. Mamba fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bodhidharma. Bodhidharma throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mamba scores with a nice head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Bodhidharma throws a leg kick but Mamba sees it coming and checks it nicely. Mamba lands a head kick!
Bodhidharma throws a body kick despite being completely out of range enabling Mamba to counter with a crisp jab. Bodhidharma chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Mamba walks into a jab. Bodhidharma wants to land a leg kick but Mamba is out of range. Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bodhidharma, right into the meat.
Mamba circles away from the clinch attempt and Mamba counters with a lovely shot to the body. Mamba is looking to slow Bodhidharma down with leg kicks. Mamba lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bodhidharma's sensitive parts. Mamba throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bodhidharma stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. A head kick by Bodhidharma misses and Mamba counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Mamba needs to keep his hands up - Bodhidharma had a free shot at his head there. Bodhidharma misses with a head kick.
Mamba flicks out a counter leg kick but Bodhidharma steps away. Mamba scores with a decent looking hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Bodhidharma takes a swing at Mamba's ribcage but misses. It seemed like Mamba was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Bodhidharma is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Bodhidharma on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere. Bodhidharma pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Mamba with a hook. Mamba swings for the body but Bodhidharma moves out of range.
Mamba connects with a body shot that sends Bodhidharma's belly button to the back. Mamba connects with a leg kick. Bodhidharma looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. Mamba misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bodhidharma works Mamba's body with a nice hook. A slapping leg kick lands for Mamba.
Mamba is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Bodhidharma had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté. Mamba chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bodhidharma just misses with a punch to the body.
It seemed like Mamba was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Bodhidharma misses the jab. Mamba lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
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! Bodhidharma takes one on the button. Mamba avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mamba let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land. Bodhidharma is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight. Mamba slips under a jab from Bodhidharma. Mamba throws a good cross that connects.
Bodhidharma throws a body kick, spinning off balance and Mamba connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Mamba scoring well with a low kick there.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mamba. A decent looking cross lands there for Mamba. Mamba moves out of range of the strikes. Bodhidharma throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bodhidharma chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mamba can pounce on him.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Bodhidharma shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down. Mamba lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected. An inside leg kick lands from Mamba. Bodhidharma jabbing away but nothing is landing. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Magnus Mamba dominated that round. The cut man is working on Magnus Mamba's cut. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Mamba connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bodhidharma's hands. The fighters circling - Bodhidharma throws out the jab but it was never going to land. The fight stays on the outside here - Bodhidharma looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Bodhidharma misses with an uppercut
and Mamba counters with a nice body kick. Bodhidharma is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mamba. Mamba doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter. Bodhidharma chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mamba can pounce on him.
Bodhidharma swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Mamba fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bodhidharma manages to avoid it. Bodhidharma drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles. Magnus Mamba seems to be getting the better of the standup. Bodhidharma takes a swing at Mamba's ribcage but misses. This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Bodhidharma might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far. Bodhidharma throws a head kick that misses and Mamba counters with a straight punch to the midsection. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Mamba drops his hands momentarily and Bodhidharma takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. Bodhidharma loads up on a big right hand but Mamba slips the punch. Mamba jabs Bodhidharma right on the nose. Bodhidharma blinks but takes it well. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Mamba scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. Mamba has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Mamba lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Bodhidharma is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round. Bodhidharma takes a body punch but keeps moving. Oh Bodhidharma is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Mamba lands an uppercut, right on the button! Bodhidharma tumbles backwards into the cage, staring vacantly into space! He's got no idea where he is, who he is or what day it is... Poor guy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Magnus Mamba! Our winner, Magnus Mamba, 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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