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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sal Manella (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Komi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Manella comes to the cage accompanied by Egg. Sal Manella could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to John Komi's chin.
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154 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sal Manella!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Komi!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Edson Gomes and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Komi takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Komi throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Manella counter with a right hand.
Manella throws a leg kick which misses Komi's front leg but catches the back leg as Komi tries to avoid it.
Manella throws a quick inside leg kick.
Manella ducks under a wild hook from Komi.
Manella misses with a jab, cross combination.
Manella fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Komi.
Komi looks gassed!
Manella lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Komi at a distance.
Manella has closed the distance and engaged Komi in a clinch.
Manella landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Manella using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Manella stalling against the cage.
Manella landing knees to the body.
Manella leaning his opponent against the cage.
Manella unloads a knee to the mid-section. Komi lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Manella throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manella connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like John Komi has been cut.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Manella.
A hook to the body from Manella.
Manella holding his opponent close, against the cage.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Manella for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Sal Manella.
Manella moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Komi misses with a straight right.
Manella works Komi's body with a nice hook.
Manella lands a jab-cross combination.
Manella scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Komi is rocked!
Manella lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Komi is still on wobbly legs! Can Manella finish him?
John Komi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A shot to the liver by Manella. Beautiful body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manella bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Komi seems to have recovered his senses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Manella punishes Komi's body with a nice straight punch.
Nice body kick there by Manella.
Manella lands with a nice combination. Komi backs away looking to recover.
Komi takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Manella scores with a head kick.
Manella scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Manella takes the fight into the clinch.
Manella using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Manella is pushing Komi up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Manella lands a right hand that snaps the head of Komi backwards.
Komi goes for a takedown in the clinch but Manella prevents it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manella throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Komis head.
A short right from Manella.
A body shot lands from Manella.
A knee to the head by Manella.
Manella unloads a knee to the mid-section. Komi lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Manella lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Manella.
Manella crunches a lovely knee into Komi's ribcage.
Manella content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Manella lands a nice elbow.
Manella lands a damaging elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manella stalling the fight.
Komi takes a knee right on the jaw!
Manella stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Manella utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Komi's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Manella avoiding damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Sal Manella.
Komi shoots and misses
and Manella counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Komi thinking.
Manella scores with a head kick. Komi tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Manella scores with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sal Manella dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Komi's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
A jab from Manella finds it's way through Komi's defenses.
Komi shoots and misses
and Manella counters with a two punch combo.
Manella scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Manella lands a leg kick that knocks Komi off balance momentarily.
Manella has closed the distance and engaged Komi in a clinch.
Manella'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.
A left hand lands to the body for Manella.
Manella taking a breather.
Komi jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Manella walks away with a smile on his face. Komi gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Manella lands a nice shot to the body.
Komi is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manella digs a right hand underneath Komi's ribcage. Komi let out a lung full of air as it connected.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Manella creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Manella using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Manella connects with a knee to the head.
Good body shot from Manella.
Manella lands a nice uppercut.
Manella with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Manella landing knees to the body.
Komi takes an elbow to the forehead.
Manella taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Manella throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Manella connects with a knee to the head.
Manella is leaning against Komi and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Manella is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Komi can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manella has Komi pushed against the cage.
Manella lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Komi backwards.
Manella lands with a short shot to the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Manella.
Komi tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Sal Manella has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Komi.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Manella is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Manella lands a knee to the head.
Manella is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Manella avoiding damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manella gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Sal Manella.
Manella lands a really nice looking cross but Komi seems unphased.
Manella throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Komi.
Komi misses with a lunging right hand
and Manella counters with a series of strikes. Komi will be more careful next time no doubt.
Some wild striking there from Komi.
Komi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Manella throws a head kick that half lands.
Manella closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Manella.
Manella taking a breather.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manella using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Manella unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Manella obliges.
Manella taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A knee to the head by Manella.
Manella effectively controlling the action here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Manella lands a good knee to the midsection. Komi won't want to take too many of those.
A bit of stalling here from Manella.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sal Manella dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on John Komi's cut.
That's time! Manella's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Komi takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Komi lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Manella has taken the fight to the clinch.
Manella lands a nice knee to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Manella - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Manella lands a nice elbow.
Manella lands a knee to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Manella.
Manella lands a knee to the head.
Manella'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.
Manella lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Komi or not.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manella holding his opponent close, against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Sal Manella.
Komi swings widly with a right hand
and Manella counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Komi thinking.
Manella pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Komi back to the cage. Manella follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Manella closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Komi takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Manella!
Manella scores with the left hand. Komi knows he should have avoided that one.
Sal Manella is winning the standup battle so far.
Manella has Komi up against the cage in a clinch.
Manella is struggling to control the position.
Manella working Komi over with knees to the body.
Manella is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Manella gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Sal Manella is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manella using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Manella taking a breather.
A knee to the head by Manella.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manella manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Sal Manella has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Manella working Komi over with knees to the body.
John Komi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Komi tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Manella smiles and moves away.
Sal Manella is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Komi is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Komi throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Manella counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Komi is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Manella fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Komi tries for a takedown but Manella circles away easily
and Manella counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Manella rushes Komi and presses him up against the cage.
Manella pushes Komi back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sal Manella showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Manella 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:25
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:25
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sal Manella!
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hype
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