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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Artimus Angar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arthur Mandanda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Artimus Angar has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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223 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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203 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Artimus Angar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Arthur Mandanda!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Lou da Vinci and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mandanda lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Angar misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Angar misses with a head kick.
Mandanda slips under a jab.
Angar looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Angar takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Angar misses with a left hand
and Mandanda makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Angar stuffs the takedown.
Angar misses the jab.
Angar throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Mandanda counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Good shot there by Mandanda.
Artimus Angar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mandanda missing with a left hand there. Angar was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mandanda scores with a jab.
A lazy left from Mandanda finds it's target.
Mandanda is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Angar misses with a double jab
and Mandanda counters with a left to the body.
Mandanda throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mandanda looks to land a combination but Angar avoids it well.
Mandanda swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Angar counters with a straight right hand.
Angar fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Mandanda swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It looked like Angar was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
A swing and a miss from Mandanda.
Mandanda throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Angar moves forwards but Mandanda connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Angar throws a head kick that misses
and Mandanda counters with a left and a right that stings Angar.
Mandanda steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Angar. That one must have hurt.
Mandanda slips a jab and a cross from Angar.
Angar throws a right hand that Mandanda ducks under and follows up with a left that Mandanda also avoids with ease.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mandanda uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Angar.
Mandanda rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Angar moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mandanda is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Angar rather than just go for the knockout.
Angar throws a combination. Mandanda tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Mandanda, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A head kick misses from Angar.
Mandanda fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Angar defending well as Mandanda loads up on a big left hand.
Angar with a jab.
Sloppy strikes from Angar. Those never looked like landing.
Sloppy strikes from Mandanda. Those never looked like landing.
Angar slips a jab from Mandanda.
Mandanda throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mandanda dodges the punch combination from Angar.
Angar throws a head kick that misses.
Angar misses with a double jab
and Mandanda counters with a three punch combo that has Angar backing up. Angar nods at Mandanda to acknowledge the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Angar finds it's way through Mandanda's defenses.
Angar throws a series of punches but Mandanda moves out of range.
Angar walks into a stiff left hand from Mandanda.
Mandanda lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Mandanda has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Mandanda fails to land with a series of punches.
Angar takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Angar throws a head kick but Mandanda moves out of range.
Mandanda scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Angar doesn't seem bothered though.
Mandanda on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Mandanda avoids the body shot from Angar.
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!
Mandanda shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Mandanda scores with a sloppy right hand. Angar should have avoided that one.
Angar throws a head kick but Mandanda moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Angar throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Mandanda.
Angar showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mandanda.
Angar swings widly with a right hand
and Mandanda counters with a stiff right hand.
Artimus Angar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A punch combination from Angar misses.
Mandanda bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
It's a brutal combination of punches from Mandanda! Angar is backing up but he can't get away as Mandanda lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Angar and ends the fight. Great knockout.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Arthur Mandanda!
Arthur Mandanda spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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