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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ludwig Mandrill (ranked 5712 p4p, 370 weight class) and Vladimir Konstantinov (ranked 6523 p4p, 393 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Ludwig Mandrill has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Ludwig Mandrill seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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155 lbs
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Basic striking
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ludwig Mandrill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vladimir Konstantinov!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Steven Brown and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mandrill ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Konstantinov moves away.
Konstantinov fails with a takedown attempt.
Konstantinov shoots in but no luck this time.
Konstantinov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mandrill throws out the jab.
Konstantinov dives in and grabs Mandrill's left leg, looking for a takedown. Mandrill pushes down on Konstantinov's head and hops out.
Ludwig Mandrill has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vladimir Konstantinov.
Mandrill just misses with a punch to the body.
Mandrill misses with an uppercut. Konstantinov saw that one coming.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Konstantinov.
Mandrill fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Konstantinov sprawls well initially but Mandrill persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Konstantinov felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Konstantinov looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Mandrill throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Mandrill thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Konstantinov's head.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Konstantinov can do anything to dispel that myth.
Mandrill working Konstantinov over with strikes.
Konstantinov keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Konstantinov looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Konstantinov is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Mandrill lands strikes from half guard.
Mandrill not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Konstantinov is looking to improve his position.
Konstantinov looking for submissions off his back.
Mandrill landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Mandrill is nestled in close to Konstantinov, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mandrill throwing shots but Konstantinov is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Konstantinov is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Mandrill pulls his head out easily.
Mandrill working the head and body with strikes.
Konstantinov has hold of Mandrill's hands but Mandrill slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Mandrill trying to pass the guard but Konstantinov defending well.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Mandrill takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Mandrill wants to pass the guard but Konstantinov is defending well.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Mandrill connects with a nice short shot to Konstantinov's temple.
Konstantinov looking for submissions off his back.
Mandrill is nestled in close to Konstantinov, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mandrill winds up and cracks Konstantinov with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Mandrill working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Konstantinov looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Mandrill winds up and cracks Konstantinov with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Konstantinov gets full guard.
Mandrill stands up over Konstantinov, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Mandrill with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Mandrill looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mandrill landing with the ground and pound.
Mandrill with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Mandrill is in close to Konstantinov's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Konstantinov lands an upkick as Mandrill stands over him.
Mandrill scoring with some ground and pound.
Mandrill scoring with punches to the head and body.
Mandrill with a flurry of punches that miss.
Mandrill wants to pass the guard but Konstantinov is keeping the position.
Konstantinov working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mandrill.
Mandrill landing some decent shots from guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mandrill trying to control but Konstantinov is working from the bottom.
Konstantinov has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Mandrill can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Mandrill avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ludwig Mandrill dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Konstantinov avoids the body shot from Mandrill.
Vladimir Konstantinov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mandrill is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Konstantinov can do to turn this around?
Konstantinov closes this distance looking for a takedown but Mandrill circles away.
Mandrill tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Konstantinov was well out of range. Poor timing from Mandrill.
Konstantinov fails to land the takedown.
Konstantinov shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Mandrill as he jumps to the side.
Ludwig Mandrill has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vladimir Konstantinov.
Mandrill shoots in and gets a takedown into Konstantinov's guard.
Mandrill sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Konstantinov's guard.
Konstantinov actively working from the bottom here.
Mandrill seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Konstantinov does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Mandrill has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mandrill drops an elbow to the side of Konstantinov's head.
Mandrill lands strikes from half guard.
Konstantinov is trying to maintain the position but Mandrill is very close to passing his half guard.
Konstantinov is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Mandrill scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mandrill working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Ludwig Mandrill overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Konstantinov is looking to control Mandrill's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Konstantinov avoid being mounted?
Konstantinov looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Konstantinov has hold of Mandrill's hands but Mandrill slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Mandrill slips a nice elbow through Konstantinov's hands, connecting with Konstantinov's forehead.
Konstantinov with the active half guard here but Mandrill passes nicely into side control.
Mandrill trying to control the position but Konstantinov is working away.
Mandrill is chipping away with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Konstantinov is looking to reverse the position.
Mandrill is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Konstantinov knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Konstantinov tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Mandrill scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Mandrill is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Konstantinov can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Mandrill avoids the attempt from Konstantinov to control.
Mandrill prevents Konstantinov from getting the reversal.
Mandrill punishing his opponent with strikes.
It looks like Vladimir Konstantinov has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mandrill lands a heavy elbow.
Konstantinov is rocked!
Konstantinov sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Konstantinov is still in real trouble! Can Mandrill finish him?
Mandrill not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Mandrill is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Konstantinov seems to have recovered his senses.
Mandrill lands with a punch from half guard.
Konstantinov looking for submissions off his back.
Mandrill working Konstantinov over with strikes.
Mandrill looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Konstantinov with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Mandrill prevents Konstantinov from improving his position.
Mandrill looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Konstantinov with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mandrill landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Konstantinov is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Mandrill pulls his head out easily.
Konstantinov is breathing heavily.
Mandrill slips a nice elbow through Konstantinov's hands, connecting with Konstantinov's forehead.
Mandrill seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Mandrill drops an elbow to the side of Konstantinov's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Konstantinov actively working from the bottom here.
Konstantinov taking some punishment here, with Mandrill in his half guard.
Mandrill lands a big elbow - Konstantinov is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Mandrill!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ludwig Mandrill!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
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