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Event:
ICC CN 15: Slugs v Gracie 2
Date: Jan 22, 2020 |
#R1#
Mantis thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Marques if he has to take too many more of those.
#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Mantis scores with a nice hook to the head.
Marques is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Marques is trying to break the clinch but Mantis is controlling him.
Mantis pushes Marques back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Nice elbow from Mantis. #CUT#
It looks like Sandro Marques has been cut.
Marques is looking to break free of the clinch but Mantis has double underhooks.
Mantis scores with a hook to the body.
Mantis lands a good knee to the midsection. Marques won't want to take too many of those.
Marques is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mantis.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Marques has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Mantis pushes Marques back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mantis digs a right hand into Marques's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Marques's gas tank.
Marques looks winded!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marques wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Marques wants to get back to striking at distance but Mantis won't allow it.
Mantis definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mantis.
A right hand to the body from Mantis.
A shot in the inside from Mantis.
Nice body punch from Mantis - that landed with a thud.
Mantis scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mantis lands with a light punch inside. #ROC#
Marques is rocked!
Mantis pushes Marques against the cage. Mantis is working some dirty boxing. Mantis pushes off with a quick right hook! Marques goes down! Marques tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Mantis moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Thundering Mantis!
A victorious Thundering Mantis thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Event:
ICC CN 13: Gracie v Slugs
Date: Jan 08, 2020 |
#R1#
Soup shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Mantis defends it nicely.
Mantis throws a quick counter kick to the body but Soup avoids it.
Soup shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Mantis pinned against the cage. Mantis gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Mantis has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Island Hammers Fight Camp in the buildup to the fight.
Soup closes the distance and clinches up with Mantis, looking for a takedown. Soup pushes Mantis against the cage but Mantis circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Thundering Mantis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Maggot Soup.#TD2#
Soup fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Mantis to the ground. Soup is now in Mantis's guard.#SUB2#
Soup drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Soup jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mantis is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far. #SUB2#
Soup thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB2#
Soup thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Soup postures up.
Soup has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Island Hammers Fight Camp. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.#T1#
Soup stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mantis swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Soup showing good wrestling skills to control the position. #SUB2#
Soup is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there. #T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Soup controls from within his opponent's guard. #SUB2#
Soup drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Soup jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position. #SUB2#
Soup drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Soup seems to have locked his on tight now - Mantis screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Soup, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Maggot Soup!
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Event:
ICC CN 9: Tidd v Mantis
Date: Dec 05, 2019 |
#R1##TD#
Tidd drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Tidd tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Mantis looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Tidd looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Mantis is avoiding damage well.
Mantis taking punishment in the form of punches.
Tidd controls the position.
Mantis is trying to control Tidd's posture but Tidd avoids it.
Tidd 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.
Tidd working the body and head with strikes.
Tidd lands a decent elbow from side control.
Tidd happy to just control the position for now.
Tidd has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Tidd is working Mantis over with some ground and pound from side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Tidd.#T1#
Tidd is staying tight to Mantis's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Tidd sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Mantis is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Mantis avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Tidd.
Tidd creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Mantis managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Tidd.
Tidd creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Mantis sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Tidd misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Mantis is trying to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mantis is working to avoid the ground and pound but Tidd connects with a decent elbow.
Mantis seems a little lost for a moment, as Tidd dominates the positioning.
Tidd landing strikes. #T2#
Tidd just content to control the position. #SUB#
Tidd in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Mantis is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Joe Tidd!
Joe Tidd retains his bantamweight title!
A very excited looking Joe Tidd rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
In defeat, Thundering Mantis stepped up to the mic, saying 'Joe, you're one hell of a fighter and deserve to be champion! Thank you for the honor of battle.'.
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Event:
ICC CN 7: Maltsev v Himes
Date: Nov 20, 2019 |
#R1#
Torres tries a head kick but it misses.
Torres tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mantis was well out of range. Poor timing from Torres.
Mantis appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Mantis definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Good leg kick by Torres there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
#CL#
Mantis clinches with his opponent.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mantis.
Mantis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mantis working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.#CUT#
It looks like Mikey Torres has been cut.
Mantis tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Torres avoids it.
Torres blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mantis misses with a knee to the head.
Mantis makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mantis digs a right hand into Torres's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Torres's gas tank.
Mantis lands a left hand that snaps the head of Torres backwards.
Mantis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mantis scores with a hook to the body.
Mantis misses with a punch to the body.
Mantis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Torres scores with a shot to the side of Mantis's head.
Torres misses with a hook to the ribs.
Torres doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
#T1#
A right hook to the body lands for Mantis.
Torres tries to work over Mantis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mantis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A hook to the body from Mantis.
Torres lands with a short shot to the head.
Mantis lands a right hand.
Torres tries a body shot but Mantis blocks it.
Torres's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Mantis comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Mantis makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mantis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mantis makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.#ROC#
Torres is rocked!
A head punch on the inside from Torres fails to land.
Mantis using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Torres looks winded!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mantis prevents a body shot from Torres.
Torres misses with some punches.
Mantis makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Torres is still on wobbly legs! Can Mantis finish him?
A head punch on the inside from Torres fails to land.
Mantis trying to land knees to the body.
Torres seems to have recovered his senses.
Mantis scores with a shot to the side of Torres's head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mantis. #T2#
Mantis lands a shot to the body.
Mantis is leaning against Torres and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Torres avoiding damage as Mantis throws knees to the body.
Mantis lands an uppercut.
Torres on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mantis trying to land knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mantis.
A left hand lands to the body for Mantis.
Mantis leaning his opponent against the cage.
Torres misses with the head strike.
A short left from Mantis.
Mantis lands a nice shot to the body.
Mantis tries to land knees in the clinch but Torres avoids the damage to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Torres throws a head punch that misses.
Mantis scores with a hook to the body.
A right hand to the body from Mantis.
Mantis missing with knees to the body.
Mantis leaning his opponent against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thundering Mantis dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mikey Torres's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2##CL#
Mantis gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Torres tries to throw a body punch but Mantis avoids it by throwing Torres back against the cage.
Mantis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mantis blocks an uppercut.
Torres tries to work over Mantis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mantis working Torres over with knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Torres.
Mantis lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Torres has a couple of punches blocked by Mantis.
Torres misses with a short punch on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Mantis.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mantis lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Thundering Mantis has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Mantis misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mantis misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Torres.
A head punch on the inside from Torres fails to land.
Torres misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mantis misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Torres.
Torres struggles to land a body shot inside as Mantis controls his hands.
#T1#
Mantis scores with a shoulder strike.
Torres misses with a punch to the body.
Torres prevents a body shot from Mantis.
Torres misses with some punches.
Nice body punch from Mantis - that landed with a thud.
Mantis presses Torres against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Torres is breathing heavily.
A short left from Mantis.
Torres can't find room to land a body shot as Mantis controls the action.
Nice body punch from Mantis - that landed with a thud.
Mantis lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Torres or not.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Torres struggles to land a body shot inside as Mantis controls his hands.
Mantis lands a body punch in the clinch.
Torres managing to block the knees to the body from Mantis.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Torres.
Mantis presses Torres against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Mantis lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mantis works on Torres's body with a couple of short punches.
Mantis pushes Torres back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Mantis lands with a left to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mantis lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Torres backwards. #T2#
Torres fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Torres tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mantis unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Torres! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Mantis is unloading with more strikes now! Torres drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Thundering Mantis!
After the big win, Thundering Mantis made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors The Glue Factory and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Event:
ICC CN 5: Thompson v Yuldashev
Date: Oct 31, 2019 |
#R1#
Mantis just misses with a punch to the body.
#CL2#
Mantis clinches up against the cage.
Mantis tries a body shot but Denisov blocks it.
Denisov prevents a body shot from Mantis. #TD#
Denisov has Mantis pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Denisov pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Mantis tumbling to the mat - Denisov dives into Mantis's guard.
Denisov controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Denisov accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Denisov working some strikes from top position.#T1#
Denisov throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Mantis looking to control.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Denisov's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Denisov works over Mantis with some ground and pound from guard.
Denisov wants to control from the top but Mantis keeps moving.
Denisov showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Denisov is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound. #T2#
Denisov throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mantis works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mantis looking to hit a scissor sweep but Denisov is one step ahead there.
Denisov controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Denisov 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.
Denisov missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Denisov postures up in Mantis's guard and throws a big left but Mantis blocks it.
Denisov scoring with punches to the head and body.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Denisov's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Denisov throwing strikes from guard but Mantis blocks nicely.
Denisov working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Mantis's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Denis Denisov dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2##CL#
Denisov pushes Mantis up against the cage in a clinch.
Mantis lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Denisov backwards.
Mantis misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Denisov.
Denisov wants to take the fight to the mat but Mantis manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Mantis tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Denisov avoids it.
Mantis connects with a nasty looking knee right to Denisov's face.
Mantis lands an uppercut.
Denisov can't get the takedown.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Denisov changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Mantis fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Denis Denisov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mantis cracks the inside of Denisov's front leg.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL2#
Mantis rushes Denisov and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Mantis lands a right hand.
Mantis lands a nice uppercut.
Mantis looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
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!
Mantis misses with a hook to the ribs.
Denisov is trying to pull guard but Mantis has him pressed against the cage.
Mantis struggles to land a body shot inside as Denisov controls his hands.
#T1#
Mantis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Denisov's elbow.
Denisov tries for a takedown. No joy.
Mantis misses with a body punch.
Mantis displaying some good clinch control by pressing Denisov up against the cage.
Denisov is trying to break the clinch but Mantis has him pressed against the cage.
Mantis landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Mantis throws a head punch that misses.
Mantis struggles to land a body shot inside as Denisov controls his hands.
Denisov tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Mantis just stands there and leans against the cage.
Mantis misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mantis stalling.
Mantis tries to work over Denisov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mantis misses with a body punch.
Denisov looking for a takedown.
Denisov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.#T2#
Denisov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A hook to the body from Mantis.
Mantis taking a breather.
Denisov is trying to pull guard but Mantis has him pressed against the cage.
Mantis lands a body punch in the clinch.
Mantis looking to stall.
Mantis digs a right hand underneath Denisov's ribcage. Denisov let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Mantis scores with a nice hook to the head.
Thundering Mantis seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Denisov prevents a body shot from Mantis.
Denisov drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Denisov is trying to pull guard but Mantis turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Denisov is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Mantis to keep the fight standing.
Denisov jumps guard but Mantis stands there with Denisov around his waist. Denisov gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Mantis stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thundering Mantis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!
#R3#
Mantis jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
#CL2#
Mantis moves into the clinch.
Mantis is struggling to control the position.
Mantis working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mantis misses with a body punch.
Denisov wants a takedown.
Mantis makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Mantis obliges.
Thundering Mantis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Mantis obliges.
Denisov fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Denis Denisov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mantis tries to land knees in the clinch but Denisov avoids the damage to the body.
Mantis has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Denisov is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Mantis is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Denis Denisov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mantis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mantis tries to work over Denisov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #T1#
Denisov tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Mantis smiles and moves away.
#CL2#
Mantis moves into the clinch.
Denisov tries to land a knee to the head but Mantis blocks with his arms.
Mantis tries to throw a body punch but Denisov avoids it by throwing Mantis back against the cage.
Mantis misses with a punch to the body.
Mantis lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Mantis misses with a body punch.
Mantis lands with a left to the head.
Mantis avoids a wild elbow strike from Denisov.
Mantis misses with a hook to the ribs.
#T2#
Denisov drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Mantis gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Denisov working hard to break the clinch.
Mantis gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Denisov.
Denisov throws a head punch that misses.
Mantis working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Denisov goes for a takedown attempt but Mantis pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Mantis fails in his attempt to clinch.
Denis Denisov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#CL2#
Mantis darts in and clinches Denisov up against the cage.
Denisov works on Mantis's body with a couple of short punches.
Mantis digs a right hand underneath Denisov's ribcage. Denisov let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Denisov missing with knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thundering Mantis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Mantis has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight for Thundering Mantis!
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight for Thundering Mantis!
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight for Thundering Mantis!
Thundering Mantis wins by unanimous decision!
A very excited looking Thundering Mantis made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Event:
ICC 8: Yoshioka v Maju 2
Date: Oct 19, 2019 |
#R1#
Mantis dips down and scores with a jab to the body.#CL#
Mantis darts in and clinches Kutaragi up against the cage.
Kutaragi avoiding damage as Mantis throws knees to the body.
Kutaragi lands with a short shot to the head.
Kutaragi's coach down at Cozad The Island was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Kutaragi's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Mantis struggles to land a body shot inside as Kutaragi controls his hands.
Mantis lands a body shot.
Kutaragi prevents a body shot from Mantis.
A hook to the body from Mantis.
Kutaragi is trying to break free.
Mantis lands a left hand.
Mantis content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Mantis lands with a short shot to the head.
A shot in the inside from Mantis.
Mantis tries to land knees in the clinch but Kutaragi avoids the damage to the body.
Mantis misses with a body punch.
Mantis tries to throw a body punch but Kutaragi avoids it by throwing Mantis back against the cage.
Mantis stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kutaragi looks winded!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mantis keeps control of Kutaragi as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A right hook to the body lands for Mantis.
Mantis lands a nice knee to the body.
Mantis scores with a hook to the body.#T1#
Kutaragi takes an elbow to the forehead.
Mantis lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kutaragi backwards.
Mantis landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Mantis looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Mantis lands a body punch in the clinch.
Mantis lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kutaragi's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Mantis definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Mantis presses Kutaragi against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A shot in the inside from Mantis.
Mantis lands an elbow just above Kutaragi 's eye. #ROC#
Kutaragi is rocked!
Mantis lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kutaragi backwards.
Kutaragi is still on wobbly legs! Can Mantis finish him?
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!
Mantis lands with a left to the head.
Mantis throws a big uppercut that drops Kutaragi! More strikes from Mantis and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Kutaragi lies dazed against the cage as Mantis celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Thundering Mantis!
During a confident post fight interview, Thundering Mantis thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Ken Kutaragi was interviewed post fight and said 'I still have Sony money. '.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Aug 17, 2019 |
#R1#
Mantis tries to clinch up.
Khytrov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Khytrov connects with a jab.
Khytrov gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Mantis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mantis gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Mantis on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Khytrov scores with a nice right hand.
#CL2#
Mantis pushes Khytrov up against the cage in a clinch.
Mantis works on Khytrov's body with a couple of short punches.
Mantis tries to throw a body punch but Khytrov avoids it by throwing Mantis back against the cage.
Mantis landing knees to the body.
Mantis throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mantis lands with a light punch inside. #T1#
Mantis lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Mantis as the two fighters clinch.
Mantis lands a body shot in the clinch.
Mantis tries to throw a body punch but Khytrov avoids it by throwing Mantis back against the cage.
Mantis tries to work over Khytrov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mantis digs a right hand into Khytrov's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Khytrov's gas tank.
Mantis putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Khytrov in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Khytrov is breathing heavily.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mantis.
A short body shot lands from Mantis as the two fighters clinch.
Mantis lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mantis landing knees to the body.
A body shot lands from Mantis.
Mantis lands with a left to the head.
Khytrov is trying to force a seperation but Mantis has the dominant position.
Mantis lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.#T2#
Khytrov wants to take the fight to the mat but Mantis manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mantis.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mantis taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Mantis holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Mantis receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Mantis lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mantis cracks Khytrov with a nice body shot.
Khytrov being controlled against the cage.
Good body shot from Mantis.
A short uppercut from Mantis.
Mantis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mantis lands a body shot in the clinch.
#T3#
Khytrov fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vasyl Khytrov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A bit of stalling here from Mantis.
Khytrov is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Mantis to keep the fight standing.
Mantis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Good body shot from Mantis.
Nice elbow from Mantis.
Khytrov definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Mantis digs a right hand underneath Khytrov's ribcage. Khytrov let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Mantis lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mantis slowing the pace effectively.
Mantis is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Come on Mantis - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Khytrov looking for a takedown.
Mantis is working Khytrov over against the cage.
Mantis is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.#T4#
A hook to the body from Mantis.
Mantis is leaning against Khytrov and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Mantis is struggling to control the position.
Mantis lands an elbow that stopped Khytrov in his tracks for a moment.
Mantis lands a body shot in the clinch.
Mantis comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mantis creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mantis working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The referee calls for Mantis to work.
Mantis struggles to land a body shot inside as Khytrov controls his hands.
Mantis stalls.
Khytrov takes an elbow to the forehead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thundering Mantis dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2##CL#
Khytrov has managed to clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Khytrov wants to take the fight to the mat but Mantis manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Mantis makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Mantis.
Mantis pushes Khytrov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Mantis.
Mantis working Khytrov over with knees to the body.
Mantis throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Khytrovs head.
Mantis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A right hook to the body lands for Mantis.
Mantis taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Khytrov is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Mantis gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Mantis scores a nice knee to the body.
Thundering Mantis seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Mantis lands a nice elbow from the clinch. #T1#
Mantis lands with a light punch inside.
Mantis scores with a hook to the body.
Mantis lands a nice shot to the body.
Mantis lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Mantis slowing the pace effectively.
Mantis stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Mantis has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A shot in the inside from Mantis.
Mantis taking a breather.
Mantis landing knees to the head.
#ROC2#
Khytrov is rocked!
A short right from Mantis.
Oh Khytrov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mantis scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mantis digs a right hand underneath Khytrov's ribcage. Khytrov let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Mantis lands a knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mantis using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
#T2#
Mantis lands a shot to the body.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Mantis unloads a knee to the mid-section. Khytrov lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A left hand lands to the body for Mantis.
Mantis is working Khytrov over against the cage.
Khytrov seems to have got his legs back now.
Mantis putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Khytrov in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Khytrov being controlled against the cage.
Khytrov fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vasyl Khytrov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mantis lands with a left to the head.
Mantis lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Mantis putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Khytrov in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mantis.
Mantis lands a knee to the body.
#T3#
Mantis lands a nice shot to the body.
Mantis lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Knees to the body from Mantis.
A bit of stalling here from Mantis.
Mantis works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Mantis lands a knee to the body.
Mantis scores with a shoulder strike.
Mantis pushes Khytrov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mantis lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Khytrov letting Mantis take a breather here.
A right hook to the body lands for Mantis.
Mantis lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Mantis lands a knee to the body.
#T4#
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!
Mantis makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mantis has Khytrov pressed against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Mantis takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Mantis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mantis lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mantis putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Khytrov in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Mantis'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.
Mantis is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Mantis is pushing Khytrov up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thundering Mantis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Khytrov throws a left and a right that both miss
#CL2#
and Mantis counters by clinching up.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Mantis.
Mantis landing knees to the body.
Mantis pressing his opponent against the cage.
Mantis is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Mantis works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Mantis cracks Khytrov with a nice body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mantis'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.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Mantis lands with a short head shot on the inside. #T1#
Mantis is leaning against Khytrov and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Mantis is working Khytrov over against the cage.
Mantis stops a takedown attempt from Khytrov.
Mantis lands a body shot in the clinch.
Mantis stops a takedown attempt from Khytrov.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vasyl Khytrov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mantis working Khytrov over with knees to the body.
Mantis lands a shot to the body.
Mantis lands a left hand that snaps the head of Khytrov backwards.
Mantis lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Mantis lands a body shot.
Mantis lands a body punch in the clinch.
Mantis lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Thundering Mantis is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#T2#
Mantis scores with a shot to the side of Khytrov's head.
Nice body punch from Mantis - that landed with a thud.
Khytrov is trying to drag Mantis to the mat but Mantis just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Knees to the body from Mantis.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mantis scores with a hook to the body.
Khytrov misses with a body punch.
#T3#
Khytrov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Khytrov tries to break free but Mantis pushes him back against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Mantis as Khytrov tries to tie him up.
Mantis landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Mantis lands a body shot.
Khytrov is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Mantis is defending well.
A right handed body shot lands from Mantis.
#T4#
Mantis effectively controlling the action here.
A hook to the body from Mantis.
Mantis gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Khytrov.
Mantis lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mantis softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thundering Mantis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Mantis winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 25:30
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 25:30
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thundering Mantis!
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