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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Samoa Joe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Goran Manevski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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186 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Samoa Joe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Goran Manevski!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Gregory Folan and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joe shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Manevski's guard.
Joe loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Manevski manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Joe manages to get himself to full guard.
Joe wants to stand and escape but Manevski is having none of it.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Joe is on top in guard.
Manevski not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Manevski escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Joe gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Manevski throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Joe landing with the ground and pound.
Joe chips away with some ground and pound.
Joe trying to control the position from guard on top but Manevski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Joe missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manevski working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Joe.
Joe tries to free his leg and advance position but Manevski is retaining full guard.
Manevski is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Joe drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Joe jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Joe looking to pass the guard.
Joe postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Joe postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Manevski is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Joe, into his guard.
Manevski tries to free his leg and advance position but Joe is retaining full guard.
Joe is trying to control the position but Manevski postures up.
Joe looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Joe is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joe looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Manevski working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Manevski postures up.
Manevski trying to control but Joe is working from the bottom.
Joe 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.
Manevski postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Joe keeping moving, preventing Manevski from controlling successfully.
Manevski is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Manevski thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Joe has control of Manevski's left arm, preventing Manevski from doing any damage.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Joe is on top in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joe wants to control from the top but Manevski keeps moving.
Joe postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Joe drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Manevski dives on top into guard.
Manevski makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Joe is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Manevski is looking to stand up but Joe won't let him.
Joe pulls Manevski in close to prevent any damage.
Joe avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joe has his foot on Manevski's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Manevski works his way back into a safe position though.
Manevski controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Manevski trying to control but Joe is working from the bottom.
Joe pulls Manevski in close to his closed guard and prevents Manevski from doing any damage or advancing position.
Joe has momentary wrist control but Manevski slips an elbow through the middle.
Manevski throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Joe works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Joe throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Joe escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Manevski gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Samoa Joe dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Joe throws a leg kick but Manevski sees it coming and moves out of range.
Joe gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Manevski to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Joe has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Manevski can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Joe had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Manevski defends it easily.
Manevski forces his way into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Manevski is thwarting Joe's attempts to control the position.
Manevski thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Joe's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manevski passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Joe!
Manevski avoids the attempt from Joe to control.
The referee warns Joe that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The referee warns Joe that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Samoa Joe overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Joe trying desperately to get to his feet.
Joe working to try and regain half guard.
Joe wants to control but Manevski is having none of it.
Manevski looking to secure an arm triangle but Joe defends it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Joe is looking to get to half guard.
Manevski landing shots from mount.
Manevski lands a heavy elbow.
Joe tries to lock up and control but Manevski gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Joe is trying to escape the mount.
Manevski tries to control but Joe wriggling away.
Joe is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joe is working to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Manevski raining down shots from the mount!
Manevski trying to control but Joe is having none of it.
Joe is working to get back to half guard.
Joe wants to control but Manevski is having none of it.
Joe flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Joe really wants to buck Manevski off and get back to his feet.
Joe can't escape the position.
Manevski trying to control but Joe is having none of it.
Joe is wriggling around trying to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Joe is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Joe can't escape the position.
Joe tries to hold on but Manevski pushes him away.
Joe is trying to stand up.
Manevski tries to control but Joe wriggling away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Manevski scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Manevski tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Goran Manevski 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! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Manevski throws a head kick that misses.
Joe shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Joe showed some decent athleticism there.
Manevski wants to control but Joe is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Manevski wants to get back to his feet.
Joe is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Joe stalling away here and it's allowed Manevski to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Manevski preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Manevski is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joe pushing down on Manevski's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Joe is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Manevski defends it well.
Manevski trying to control here.
Joe stands up from half guard.
Manevski tries to clinch but Joe moves out of range.
Joe looks to clinch
and Manevski makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Manevski tries to clinch but Joe moves out of range.
Joe misses with a takedown attempt - Manevski sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Joe closes this distance looking for a takedown but Manevski circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manevski drives through with a takedown into guard.
Joe looking for a guillotine here but Manevski defends easily.
Manevski wants to control from the top but Joe keeps moving.
Manevski decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Joe, up you get!
A punch lands to the side of Manevski 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Joe displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
A combination from Joe does no damage.
Joe gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Manevski has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Joe clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joe really must keep his cool here. He's controlling one of Manevski's hands and whilst he does that, he's got a chance of escaping the position.
Joe trying to control the action but Manevski just sinks the hooks in.
Joe wants to escape the position but for the time being he's just trying to control the pace.
Manevski doesn't have the hooks in and Joe manages to turn into his guard.
Joe slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Joe working away.
Joe tries for a kimura but Manevski is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joe is trying to get an arm triangle but Manevski is defending well.
You can see the frustration on Manevski's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Manevski is looking for a sweep.
Joe in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Joe tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Joe has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Joe tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Samoa Joe showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Joe has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Samoa Joe!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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