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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ron Burgundy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nicolas Karkmananis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Nicolas Karkmananis was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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215 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ron Burgundy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nicolas Karkmananis!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Elvis Blanc and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burgundy bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Karkmananis's head backwards.
It looks like Nicolas Karkmananis has been cut.
Karkmananis tries to clinch up but Burgundy circles away and keeps his distance.
Karkmananis scores with a jab to the jaw.
Burgundy avoids the head kick by Karkmananis.
Karkmananis lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Karkmananis misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Karkmananis is looking to clinch but Burgundy is avoiding it.
Karkmananis lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Burgundy circles away quickly and effectively.
Burgundy swats away the attempt to clinch by Karkmananis.
Burgundy fails to land with a series of punches.
Burgundy throws a jab but it's blocked by Karkmananis.
Burgundy misses with a hook. Karkmananis ducked under it nicely.
Karkmananis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Burgundy moves away.
Karkmananis goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
It looks like Ron Burgundy has been cut.
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!
Burgundy throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Burgundy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Karkmananis.
Some wild striking there from Karkmananis.
Burgundy throwing a counter right hand but Karkmananis manages to avoid it.
Burgundy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Karkmananis circles away quickly and effectively.
Ron Burgundy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Karkmananis walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Karkmananis has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Burgundy finds it's way round the side to connect with Karkmananis's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karkmananis clinches.
Karkmananis is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Burgundy is keeping busy.
Burgundy manages to break the clinch.
Burgundy connects with a body shot.
Karkmananis looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Burgundy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Karkmananis misses with a body kick.
Burgundy moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Burgundy's corner calls for a 1-2. Burgundy obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Karkmananis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Burgundy.
Karkmananis tries to clinch up but Burgundy circles away and keeps his distance.
Karkmananis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Burgundy's corner calls for a 1-2. Burgundy obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Burgundy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Karkmananis wants to counter the offense by Burgundy and move into the clinch position.
Karkmananis tries to clinch up but Burgundy circles away and keeps his distance.
Burgundy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Burgundy avoids the head kick by Karkmananis.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Karkmananis takes one to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burgundy throws a jab but it's blocked by Karkmananis.
Burgundy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Karkmananis tries to clinch up.
Karkmananis rushes Burgundy and presses him up against the cage.
Burgundy lands a right hand.
Burgundy working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Karkmananis misses with a hook to the ribs.
Karkmananis is trying to stall.
Karkmananis has a couple of punches blocked by Burgundy.
Karkmananis wants to stall.
Karkmananis is trying to break free.
Burgundy misses with a punch to the body.
Burgundy manages to break the clinch.
Karkmananis misses with a body shot.
Karkmananis doesn't manage to clinch there - Burgundy circles away.
Karkmananis lands with a right hand.
Karkmananis is looking to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karkmananis doesn't manage to clinch there - Burgundy circles away.
Karkmananis scores with a leg kick.
Burgundy looks to land a right hand but Karkmananis moved out of range.
A swing and a miss from Burgundy.
Karkmananis lands a jab to the nose.
Karkmananis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Burgundy.
Burgundy blocks a low kick nicely.
Burgundy throws a lazy right hand but Karkmananis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Karkmananis looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Karkmananis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice uppercut lands for Burgundy. That snapped Karkmananis's head back.
Burgundy thows a left - swing and a miss!
Burgundy scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Karkmananis gets tackled into the cage by Burgundy. Burgundy maintains the clinch.
Karkmananis wants to get back to striking at distance but Burgundy won't allow it.
Burgundy lands a hook to the side of the head.
Karkmananis lands a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Burgundy breaks the clinch.
Burgundy dodges the punch combination from Karkmananis.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burgundy throws a right hand that Karkmananis ducks under and follows up with a left that Karkmananis also avoids with ease.
Burgundy throws a wild body kick that Karkmananis sees coming a mile off.
Karkmananis lands with a kick to the ribs.
Sloppy strikes from Burgundy. Those never looked like landing.
Karkmananis is looking for the big counter here.
Burgundy throws a looping overhand right but Karkmananis ducks down to avoid it.
Burgundy lands a head shot.
Karkmananis throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Burgundy.
Karkmananis lands a nice shot to the body.
Burgundy lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Karkmananis tries to close the distance and clinch but Burgundy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Burgundy was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Burgundy throws a sloppy body shot
and Karkmananis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Karkmananis looks to throw the jab but Burgundy is out of range.
Karkmananis lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Karkmananis tries to clinch there but Burgundy circles away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Karkmananis ducks under a wild hook from Burgundy.
Burgundy looks to land a left hand but Karkmananis moved out of range nicely.
A head kick from Karkmananis lands but Burgundy takes it in his stride.
Burgundy is looking to slow Karkmananis down with leg kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ron Burgundy dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.
Burgundy moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Burgundy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Karkmananis can do to turn this around?
Karkmananis misses with a few strikes there.
Karkmananis tries to close the distance and clinch up but Burgundy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Karkmananis's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Karkmananis duly obliges.
Burgundy is rocked!
Karkmananis throws a pinpoint strike between Burgundy's hands that connects right on the jaw and sends Burgundy crashing to the floor! He's out before he even hits the mat and Karkmananis scores a great knockout victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Nicolas Karkmananis!
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hype
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