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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Eka Tahuna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Chandler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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159 lbs
22 - 10 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
16 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Eka Tahuna!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Marcus Chandler!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Fedor Mirinova and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tahuna throws a nice looking combination but Chandler bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A left lands for Chandler.
Chandler with a poor takedown
and Tahuna counters with a nice body shot.
Chandler lands with an overhand left.
Tahuna avoids the body shot from Chandler.
As Chandler backs away, Tahuna returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Chandler paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Chandler tries to clinch up but Tahuna circles away and keeps his distance.
Chandler misses with a jab to the body
and Tahuna counters with a slapping leg kick.
Marcus Chandler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tahuna throws a right hand that misses
letting Chandler counter with a right hand.
Chandler is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Chandler has managed to clinch.
Tahuna breaks from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chandler cracks Tahuna with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tahuna circles away from the clinch attempt.
We've been told by Tahuna's head coaches at Damage that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Chandler 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.
Tahuna throws a sloppy body shot
and Chandler counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Chandler has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Jab, jab by Chandler - just one landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chandler. Tahuna does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tahuna tries to counter with a takedown but Chandler is quick to defend against it.
Chandler misses with a straight right.
Tahuna looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
A slow jab from Chandler misses its intended target.
Tahuna fires out a quick counter leg kick but Chandler just manages to avoid it.
Chandler throws an overhand right that lands on Tahuna's shoulder, as Tahuna tries to avoid the shot.
Tahuna looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Chandler throws a hook but Tahuna avoids it easily.
Chandler works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The fighters circling - Chandler throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Chandler misses with a straight left.
Tahuna attempts a counter takedown but Chandler avoids it well and moves away.
Chandler throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tahuna stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A jab from Chandler misses.
Eka Tahuna is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Chandler throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Chandler connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
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!
The fight stays on the outside here - Chandler looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Chandler throws out a loose jab but Tahuna uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tahuna throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chandler might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Chandler slips under a jab from Tahuna.
Chandler scores with a decent looking hook.
Tahuna bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Chandler lands a really nice looking cross but Tahuna seems unphased.
Tahuna throws a right and a left that both miss.
A big right from Tahuna misses.
Chandler tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Chandler throws a body punch but Tahuna moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chandler shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Tahuna as he jumps to the side.
Tahuna throwing a counter right hand but Chandler manages to avoid it.
Chandler scores with a jab to the jaw.
Chandler thuds his right hand into Tahuna's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A lazy left from Chandler finds it's target.
Chandler thuds a left hand into Tahuna's body.
Chandler looks to land a right hand but Tahuna moved out of range.
Tahuna slips a straight right by Chandler.
As Chandler backs away, Tahuna returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tahuna. That's going to slow Chandler down.
An inside leg kick from Tahuna misses.
Chandler looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Tahuna lands a nice looking body shot.
Chandler misses with a lunging right hand
and Tahuna counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Chandler lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
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!
Chandler closes the distance and pushes Tahuna back into the cage.
Tahuna blocks a body shot from Chandler.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chandler.
Chandler throws a punch but it's blocked by Tahuna.
Tahuna's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Chandler avoiding damage as Tahuna throws knees to the body.
Chandler tries to throw a body punch but Tahuna avoids it by throwing Chandler back against the cage.
A short right from Chandler.
Tahuna misses with a body punch.
Chandler misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chandler misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chandler swings wildly with an uppercut but Tahuna uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chandler struggles to land a body shot inside as Tahuna controls his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Chandler 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.
Chandler thows a left - swing and a miss!
Chandler cracks Tahuna with a good jab.
Chandler tries to clinch there but Tahuna circles away.
Chandler swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Tahuna counters with a stiff right hand.
Chandler tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tahuna manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Chandler misses with a body shot.
Decent striking displayed by Chandler there.
Chandler gets a clinch.
Tahuna blocks an uppercut.
Tahuna just leaning against Chandler, taking a breather.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chandler tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tahuna's elbow.
Tahuna lands an uppercut.
Good body shot from Chandler.
The referee calls for Tahuna to work.
Chandler lands a hook that snaps the head of Tahuna backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tahuna prevents a body shot from Chandler.
Chandler pushes Tahuna back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Chandler has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Chandler misses with the head strike.
Tahuna tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chandler's elbow.
Chandler lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tahuna backwards.
Chandler tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tahuna taking a breather.
Chandler misses with a body punch.
Tahuna lands with a light punch inside.
Chandler missing with knees to the body.
Tahuna's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Tahuna blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tahuna blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chandler blocks a body shot from Tahuna.
Chandler misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Chandler.
Chandler blocks an uppercut.
Chandler misses with a hook to the ribs.
Chandler lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tahuna backwards.
Tahuna is rocked!
Chandler lands a shot to the body.
Oh Tahuna is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Chandler lands with a short punch from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tahuna.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Chandler.
Chandler throws a head punch that misses.
Chandler throws a head punch that misses.
Chandler misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chandler pushes Tahuna against the cage. Chandler is working some dirty boxing. Chandler pushes off with a quick right hook! Tahuna goes down! Tahuna tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Chandler moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marcus Chandler!
Marcus Chandler is the new lightweight champion!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
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