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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ruben Ruiz Mangas (ranked 2572 p4p, 2271 weight class) and Jackson Storm (ranked 334 p4p, 299 weight class). Mangas kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is I'm a Soldier. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Ruben Ruiz Mangas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jackson Storm!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Elvis Blanc and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Storm throws a series of punches but Mangas avoids them all with ease.
Storm shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Storm catches Mangas with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Mangas tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Storm throws a counter combo.
Storm tries to land a body kick
enabling Mangas to counter with a crisp jab.
Storm scores with a nice body kick.
Mangas displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Storm throws out the jab.
Storm throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mangas was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Storm takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Mangas has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Dr Hatsumi's Clinic in the buildup to the fight.
Mangas throws out a loose jab but Storm uses good head movement to avoid it.
Storm slips a straight right by Mangas.
Storm throws a head kick but Mangas moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mangas slips a jab and a cross from Storm.
Mangas fires out a quick counter leg kick but Storm just manages to avoid it.
Storm scores with a jab.
Good exchange - Storm coming out on top.
Jackson Storm seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Storm looks to land a right hand but Mangas moved out of range.
Storm looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Mangas swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Mangas misses with a body shot.
Mangas throws a leg kick
and Storm counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mangas throws a push kick but Storm slaps the foot to one side.
Storm displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mangas throws out the jab.
The fighters circle momentarily. Storm darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mangas changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Mangas keeps Storm at a distance using the push kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mangas throws a looping overhand right but Storm ducks down to avoid it.
Mangas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Storm.
Storm misses with a few strikes there.
Mangas throws the left hand but Storm avoids the punch easily.
Mangas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mangas lands with a nice body punch.
Mangas lands a really nice looking cross but Storm seems unphased.
Mangas slips a jab and a cross from Storm.
Left hook, right uppercut from Storm.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Storm throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mangas pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Storm looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Jackson Storm is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mangas misses the jab.
Storm avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Storm looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Mangas tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Storm swivels and escapes.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Storm! But no joy.
Storm swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Mangas to counter with a crisp jab.
Mangas throws a quick inside leg kick.
Storm lands with a kick to the ribs.
Storm tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Mangas!
Storm scores with a crisp jab that stopped Mangas in his tracks.
Mangas throws a jab when Storm was well out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Storm checks a leg kick.
A big right from Storm misses.
Mangas shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A telegraphed right hand from Storm misses the target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Storm misses with a kick to the body.
Storm uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mangas.
Mangas just misses with a punch to the body.
Storm is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jackson Storm will probably get the nod.
That's time! Mangas's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Storm looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Storm falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mangas counters with a nice uppercut.
Storm fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mangas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Storm moves away.
Jackson Storm seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mangas avoids the body shot from Storm.
Mangas fires out a quick counter leg kick but Storm just manages to avoid it.
Storm misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mangas.
Mangas swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Storm checks a low kick from Mangas.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Storm throws a right and a left that Mangas avoids nicely.
No joy there for Storm, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mangas digs a good body shot into Storm's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mangas throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Storm misses with a straight left.
Mangas lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Mangas throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Mangas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Storm moves away.
Mangas scores with a leg kick.
Storm throws a hook but Mangas blocks it.
Storm tries to bum rush Mangas with a series of wild strikes but Mangas uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mangas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Storm takes a swing at Mangas's ribcage but misses.
Storm takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Storm waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mangas.
The crowd cheers as Storm lands an impressive looking overhand right. Mangas doesn't seem phased though.
Mangas tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mangas stuns Storm with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Storm takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mangas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Mangas.
Storm swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Storm throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mangas.
Storm swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mangas scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Mangas lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Storm throws a nice looking combination but Mangas bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mangas appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Mangas ducks under a wild hook from Storm.
Storm will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mangas half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Mangas misses with a body shot
and Storm counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Mangas tried to score with a low kick but Storm checks it.
Storm throws a counter combo.
Storm tries a low kick but Mangas avoids it.
Mangas misses with a straight right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Storm throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mangas feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Storm throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It looked like Mangas wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Mangas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Storm was well out of range. Poor timing from Mangas.
Despite the aggression on Storm's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Mangas is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Storm is looking to chop away at Mangas's legs.
Mangas avoids the head kick by Storm.
Storm throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The fighters circle momentarily. Mangas darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
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!
Mangas scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Storm throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Ruben Ruiz Mangas will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Storm looks to land a left hand but Mangas moved out of range nicely.
Storm looks to land a right hand but Mangas moved out of range.
Mangas throws a push kick but Storm slaps the foot to one side.
Storm throws a series of punches but Mangas moves out of range.
Mangas looks to land a body kick but Storm moved away.
Mangas takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Storm is looking to clinch.
Mangas is looking to counter punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Storm throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mangas.
Mangas misses with a body shot.
Storm let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Storm looks to throw the jab but Mangas is out of range.
Storm gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Storm blocks an uppercut.
Storm has a couple of punches blocked by Mangas.
Mangas lands a nice shot to the body.
Mangas lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Storm swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mangas makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Storm misses with some punches.
Storm swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mangas tries a body shot but Storm blocks it.
Mangas is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Storm gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Storm lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mangas tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Storm's elbow.
Mangas tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Storm's elbow.
Storm gets through Mangas's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mangas working aggressively here.
Mangas lands a hook to the side of the head.
Storm working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Storm working aggressively here.
Mangas misses with a punch to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Storm misses with a punch on the inside.
Mangas tries to work over Storm's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Storm takes a shot to the head.
Mangas stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Mangas struggles to land a body shot inside as Storm controls his hands.
Storm letting Mangas take a breather here.
Storm tries a body shot but Mangas blocks it.
Mangas tries to work over Storm's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Storm blocking some punches.
Good body shot from Mangas.
Storm lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Mangas lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Mangas has Storm pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Storm manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Mangas lands a left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mangas.
Storm misses with a hook to the ribs.
Storm lands a shoulder strike.
Mangas fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ruben Ruiz Mangas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Storm blocks a body shot from Mangas.
Storm blocking some punches.
A short left from Mangas.
Mangas goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mangas throws a punch but it's blocked by Storm.
Storm misses with some punches.
Mangas lands a nice uppercut.
Mangas goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Storm scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mangas lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Mangas misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mangas lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Storm.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Storm takes a shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Storm fails to land.
Storm prevents a body shot from Mangas.
A hook to the body from Mangas.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mangas tries to work over Storm's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mangas blocks an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Storm.
Mangas's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A hook to the body from Storm.
Mangas doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mangas tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Storm's elbow.
Mangas presses Storm against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A left hand lands to the body for Storm.
Mangas tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mangas drops down looking for an ankle pick but Storm pulls his leg out and moves away.
Mangas takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Ruben Ruiz Mangas.
I think Mangas has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Ruben Ruiz Mangas!
A very excited looking Ruben Ruiz Mangas 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.
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