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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Trage Tragedy (ranked 20900 p4p, 2426 weight class) and Kazhymukan Manaitpasov (ranked 517 p4p, 296 weight class). Tragedy comes to the cage accompanied by Bury Me In Southern Ground by Rebel Son. The key to victory for Trage Tragedy has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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180 cm 40 180 31 - 29 - 0 |
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183 cm 24 170 8 - 8 - 1 |
BJJ Brown Belt Excellent boxer Big right hand |
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Good wrestler Decent boxing Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 31 - 29 - 0, fighting out of New York, Trage Tragedy! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 8 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Kazhymukan Manaitpasov! The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Ren Mimura.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Tragedy looks to land a right hand but Manaitpasov moved out of range. Tragedy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Manaitpasov throws out a powerful jab. Tragedy scores with a nice body kick.
Tragedy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tragedy avoids the body shot from Manaitpasov.
Sloppy strikes from Tragedy. Those never looked like landing. A slow jab from Manaitpasov misses its intended target. No joy there for Tragedy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Manaitpasov checks a leg kick. Tragedy misses with a combination
letting Manaitpasov counter with a right hand. Nice jab there from Manaitpasov. Tragedy misses with a straight right. A little jabbing left from Manaitpasov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. Tragedy looks for the body kick but Manaitpasov saw that one coming. Trage Tragedy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Tragedy lands a head kick. Manaitpasov smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
 It looks like Kazhymukan Manaitpasov has been cut. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Manaitpasov connects with a looping right hand.
Manaitpasov lunges at Tragedy with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Tragedy's hand.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Manaitpasov scores with a crisp jab that stopped Tragedy in his tracks. Manaitpasov thuds a left hand into Tragedy's body. Tragedy walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Manaitpasov checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side. Tragedy takes a jab right on the kisser.
Tragedy loads up on a big right hand but Manaitpasov slips the punch. Tragedy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Manaitpasov dodges the punch combination from Tragedy.
Tragedy ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. Manaitpasov is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Tragedy throws a lazy uppercut
and Manaitpasov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Good exchange - Manaitpasov coming out on top. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Tragedy takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Tragedy will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Tragedy falls off balance throwing a combination
and Manaitpasov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Manaitpasov works Tragedy's body with a nice hook. Manaitpasov connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head. Manaitpasov has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off. Manaitpasov takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Tragedy tries to keep at a distance but Manaitpasov has taken the fight into the clinch. Tragedy misses with a short punch on the inside. Manaitpasov lands a shoulder strike. Manaitpasov scores with a shoulder strike. Manaitpasov pushes Tragedy back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. Tragedy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Manaitpasov lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. Tragedy is breathing heavily. Manaitpasov scores with a shot to the side of Tragedy's head. Good body shot from Manaitpasov.
Manaitpasov lands with a short shot to the head.
Manaitpasov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Manaitpasov cracks Tragedy with an open hand slap.
 It looks like Trage Tragedy has been cut. Manaitpasov lands with an overhand left.
Manaitpasov rushes Tragedy and presses him up against the cage. Manaitpasov scores with a shoulder strike.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Manaitpasov lands a hook that snaps the head of Tragedy backwards. Manaitpasov lands a nice shot to the body.
Manaitpasov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Manaitpasov connects with the punch. Tragedy throws a lazy uppercut
and Manaitpasov counters with a lovely straight right hand! Manaitpasov scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tragedy doesn't seem bothered though. Tragedy misses with a hook
and Manaitpasov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Manaitpasov is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Manaitpasov clinches up against the cage. A short right hand to the side of the head by Manaitpasov.
Manaitpasov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. 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! Tragedy throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Manaitpasov counter with a right hand. Manaitpasov scores with a punch to the head. Manaitpasov punishes Tragedy's body with a nice straight punch. Tragedy takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Tragedy tried to score with a low kick but Manaitpasov checks it. Manaitpasov looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it. Manaitpasov keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A nice side step and Manaitpasov releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home. Manaitpasov keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Good standup being displayed there by Manaitpasov as he connects with a hook. Tragedy swings widly with a right hand
enabling Manaitpasov to counter with a crisp jab. Tragedy takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Manaitpasov scores with the left hand. Tragedy knows he should have avoided that one.
Manaitpasov gets in close and instigates a clinch. Manaitpasov scores with a hook to the body. Manaitpasov working some nice short punches in the clinch. A left hand lands to the body for Manaitpasov.
Manaitpasov lands a nice shot to the body. Tragedy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Manaitpasov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Still in the clinch, Manaitpasov scores with a nice short uppercut. Manaitpasov lands a body punch in the clinch. Manaitpasov lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Tragedy or not. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Manaitpasov lands a left hand.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Manaitpasov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Manaitpasov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tragedy backwards. Manaitpasov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Manaitpasov lands with a left to the head. Manaitpasov lands an uppercut. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kazhymukan Manaitpasov 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.
Manaitpasov scores with a jab to the jaw. Manaitpasov stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush. We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Manaitpasov in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off. Tragedy misses with a double jab.
The fighters circle momentarily. Manaitpasov darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch. Manaitpasov connects with a body shot. Manaitpasov avoids a kick to the body.
Kazhymukan Manaitpasov seems to be getting the better of the standup. Manaitpasov checks a low kick from Tragedy. Jab from Manaitpasov. Manaitpasov scores with the left hand. Tragedy knows he should have avoided that one. Tragedy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Manaitpasov fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Tragedy on the side of the head. This has been an exciting period of action! Manaitpasov scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent. Manaitpasov lands the left hand.
 Tragedy is rocked! Manaitpasov misses the body punch and Tragedy counters with a straight punch to the midsection. Trage Tragedy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Manaitpasov lands with a hook. Tragedy tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. Oh Tragedy is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! A decent looking cross lands there for Manaitpasov.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Manaitpasov jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Manaitpasov lands with a hook. Tragedy tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. Manaitpasov with a hook. Good shot there by Manaitpasov. Tragedy does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy. Tragedy with a body punch. A glancing blow. Manaitpasov tests Tragedy's chin there with a solid looking shot. Tragedy takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away. Tragedy misses with a lunging right hand
and Manaitpasov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Manaitpasov uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Tragedy throws a poor cross that misses
and Manaitpasov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Tragedy throws a poor cross that misses
and Manaitpasov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Manaitpasov uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Manaitpasov lands with a shot to the body. Manaitpasov has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Manaitpasov ducks down and throws a hook to the body. Tragedy seems to have got his legs back now. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Manaitpasov throws out a powerful jab. Tragedy takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. Tragedy takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. Tragedy takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Manaitpasov lands a nice shot that snaps Tragedy's head back.
Tragedy throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Manaitpasov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Tragedy looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that. Manaitpasov's corner calls for a 1-2. Manaitpasov obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. A lazy left from Manaitpasov finds it's target. A lazy left from Manaitpasov finds it's target. Tragedy misses with a looping right. Tragedy misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Manaitpasov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Manaitpasov connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Tragedy's hands. Manaitpasov paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
 That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manaitpasov darts in and clinches Tragedy up against the cage. A short right from Manaitpasov. Tragedy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tragedy misses with the head strike.
Manaitpasov is leaning against Tragedy and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. Manaitpasov lands with a left to the head. Manaitpasov lands a nice shot to the body. Kazhymukan Manaitpasov seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far. Manaitpasov scores with a shot to the side of Tragedy's head. Manaitpasov scores with a shoulder strike. A left hand lands to the body for Manaitpasov.
Manaitpasov lands with a short shot to the head.
Manaitpasov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Manaitpasov cracks Tragedy with a hook to the temple - Tragedy is on wobbly legs here! Manaitpasov swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Tragedy falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Manaitpasov wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Kazhymukan Manaitpasov!
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