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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Blackbeard The Pirate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manny Mannetosen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mannetosen comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Krav kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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150 lbs
9 - 1 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Blackbeard The Pirate!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Manny Mannetosen!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mannetosen slips a straight right by The Pirate.
The Pirate fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The Pirate moves into range and connects with a jab.
Mannetosen throws out a loose jab but The Pirate uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mannetosen finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
The Pirate throws a leg kick but Mannetosen checks it.
Mannetosen lands a nice shot that snaps The Pirate's head back.
The Pirate lands the left hand.
The Pirate throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mannetosen.
Mannetosen throws a nice outside leg kick.
Mannetosen just misses with a punch to the body.
The Pirate throws out a powerful jab.
Mannetosen walks into a straight right hand from The Pirate.
The Pirate has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Mannetosen.
Mannetosen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The Pirate takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Mannetosen throws a push kick but The Pirate slaps the foot to one side.
Mannetosen misses with a body kick.
Mannetosen drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Pirate connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Mannetosen's hands.
The Pirate avoids the head kick by Mannetosen.
The Pirate scores with a shot to the body.
The Pirate looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The Pirate misses with a body shot.
The Pirate bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Mannetosen's head backwards.
Mannetosen throws a front kick aimed at The Pirate's knee but The Pirate avoids it well.
The Pirate works Mannetosen's body with a nice hook.
The Pirate throws a jab but it's blocked by Mannetosen.
Good shot there by The Pirate.
Mannetosen misses with an uppercut
and The Pirate counters with a good low kick that Mannetosen was not able to check.
A jab lands there for The Pirate.
Mannetosen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and The Pirate has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Mannetosen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Mannetosen takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The Pirate throws a lazy uppercut
and Mannetosen counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mannetosen. The Pirate does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mannetosen gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Mannetosen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The Pirate takes one on the button.
The Pirate scores with a jab.
The Pirate is looking to chop away at Mannetosen's legs.
The Pirate checks a leg kick.
Mannetosen will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Mannetosen walks into a straight right hand from The Pirate.
Mannetosen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A slow jab from The Pirate misses its intended target.
The Pirate throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mannetosen throws a hook to the side of The Pirate's head but The Pirate sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mannetosen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. The Pirate manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The Pirate shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mannetosen throws a low kick but The Pirate moves out of range easily.
Mannetosen tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and The Pirate is able to avoid easily.
The Pirate cracks the inside of Mannetosen's front leg.
Mannetosen misses with an uppercut.
The Pirate moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Mannetosen throws a low kick but it's checked well by The Pirate.
The Pirate throws a hook but Mannetosen blocks it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mannetosen. The Pirate does a little dance to reset his feet.
The Pirate pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Some wild striking there from The Pirate.
Mannetosen tries a head kick but it misses.
Mannetosen looks to land a right hand but The Pirate moved out of range.
Mannetosen looks to score with a jab to the body but The Pirate is just out of range.
The Pirate cracks Mannetosen with an open hand slap.
The Pirate slips a jab from Mannetosen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mannetosen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Mannetosen misses with a few strikes there.
Mannetosen throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Mannetosen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The Pirate is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Mannetosen lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The Pirate rushes Mannetosen and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The Pirate swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mannetosen prevents a body shot from The Pirate.
The Pirate tries to throw a body punch but Mannetosen avoids it by throwing The Pirate back against the cage.
Still in the clinch, The Pirate scores with a nice short uppercut.
The Pirate misses with a body punch.
Mannetosen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The Pirate lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mannetosen landing knees to the body.
Mannetosen misses with a punch to the body.
The Pirate misses with a body punch.
Mannetosen tries to land knees in the clinch but The Pirate avoids the damage to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Blackbeard The Pirate 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.
Good work by The Pirate as he checks the leg kick.
Mannetosen shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Mannetosen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. The Pirate sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The Pirate blocks a head kick by Mannetosen.
Mannetosen throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Mannetosen walks into a straight right hand from The Pirate.
Mannetosen throws a leg kick but The Pirate sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Mannetosen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mannetosen moves forwards but The Pirate connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The Pirate ducks under a wild hook from Mannetosen.
A jab from The Pirate misses.
The Pirate rushes Mannetosen and presses him up against the cage.
Mannetosen missing with knees to the body.
Mannetosen trying to land knees to the body.
The Pirate tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mannetosen is looking to control The Pirate's arms but The Pirate gets an underhook and turns him. Now Mannetosen has his back to the cage.
Mannetosen lands a damaging elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Pirate working Mannetosen over with knees to the body.
Mannetosen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and The Pirate avoids it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mannetosen.
A nice left hand lands by The Pirate.
The Pirate lands a body shot.
The Pirate makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The Pirate working hard to break the clinch.
The Pirate misses with some punches.
The Pirate lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mannetosen backwards.
The Pirate is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Mannetosen struggles to land a body shot inside as The Pirate controls his hands.
The Pirate slowing the pace effectively.
A right handed body shot lands from The Pirate.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for The Pirate.
The Pirate lands a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mannetosen lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mannetosen blocks a body shot from The Pirate.
Mannetosen tries to land knees in the clinch but The Pirate avoids the damage to the body.
The Pirate managing to block the knees to the body from Mannetosen.
The Pirate lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Mannetosen or not.
Mannetosen is breathing heavily.
The Pirate stalling in the clinch but Mannetosen improves position.
The Pirate can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
The Pirate struggles to land a body shot inside as Mannetosen controls his hands.
Mannetosen blocking some punches.
Mannetosen looking to slow down the pace here.
The Pirate has a couple of punches blocked by Mannetosen.
Mannetosen blocks a body shot from The Pirate.
Mannetosen missing with knees to the body.
The Pirate lands a body shot.
Mannetosen blocks a body shot from The Pirate.
Blackbeard The Pirate has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The Pirate blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Pirate blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The Pirate tries to throw a body punch but Mannetosen avoids it by throwing The Pirate back against the cage.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Mannetosen 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.
The Pirate lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mannetosen backwards.
The Pirate tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The Pirate tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The Pirate managing to block the knees to the body from Mannetosen.
The Pirate misses with a body punch.
The Pirate misses with a punch on the inside.
The Pirate on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mannetosen missing with knees to the body.
The Pirate lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mannetosen backwards.
Mannetosen swings wildly with an uppercut but The Pirate uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mannetosen looking to slow down the pace here.
The Pirate escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Pirate throws a big shot that misses.
The Pirate's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and The Pirate duly obliges.
The Pirate cracks Mannetosen with an open hand slap.
A jab lands there for The Pirate.
Mannetosen will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
The Pirate moves out of range of the body kick from Mannetosen.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The Pirate displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
The Pirate throws a big shot that misses.
Jab from The Pirate.
The Pirate checks a leg kick.
The Pirate closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Mannetosen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jab from The Pirate.
Mannetosen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from The Pirate.
The Pirate scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Mannetosen walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Blackbeard The Pirate dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
The Pirate misses with a straight left.
Mannetosen jabs The Pirate to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The Pirate connects with a nice looking jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from The Pirate.
Mannetosen just misses with a punch to the body.
The Pirate fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mannetosen manages to avoid it.
Mannetosen throws out a loose jab but The Pirate uses good head movement to avoid it.
The Pirate listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Mannetosen throws a left and a right that both miss
and The Pirate counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A looping hook to the body misses from Mannetosen. The Pirate does a little dance to reset his feet.
The Pirate blocks a head kick by Mannetosen.
The Pirate chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The Pirate throws the kick towards the body but Mannetosen avoids it.
Mannetosen tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mannetosen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The Pirate bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mannetosen takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Mannetosen connects with the punch.
A lazy left from The Pirate finds it's target.
Blackbeard The Pirate is winning the standup battle so far.
A combination from The Pirate does no damage.
Mannetosen misses with a head kick.
The Pirate throws a lazy right hand but Mannetosen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mannetosen throws a low kick but The Pirate moves out of range easily.
Mannetosen has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The Pirate swinging wildly here.
The Pirate throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A jab from The Pirate finds it's way through Mannetosen's defenses.
The Pirate checks a low kick from Mannetosen.
Mannetosen on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Mannetosen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The Pirate circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mannetosen throws a front kick aimed at The Pirate's knee but The Pirate avoids it well.
Mannetosen misses with an uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
The Pirate thuds his right hand into Mannetosen's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The Pirate uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mannetosen.
The Pirate throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mannetosen throws a leg kick
and The Pirate counters with a two punch combo.
The Pirate throws a hook but Mannetosen blocks it.
The Pirate cracks Mannetosen with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Mannetosen on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
The Pirate misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mannetosen keeps the fight on the outside.
Mannetosen throws a head kick that The Pirate semi-blocks.
A decent looking cross lands there for The Pirate.
The Pirate throws a big shot that misses.
The Pirate with a nice cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Pirate thuds his shin into the meat of Mannetosen's side.
Mannetosen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The Pirate uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mannetosen.
The Pirate lands a glancing blow to the side of Mannetosen's head.
Mannetosen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The Pirate is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The Pirate misses with a straight right.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Mannetosen!
Mannetosen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mannetosen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Mannetosen throws a series of punches but The Pirate avoids them all with ease.
The Pirate takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Mannetosen has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from The Pirate finds it's way round the side to connect with Mannetosen's head.
The Pirate paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Jab by Mannetosen.
The Pirate smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Mannetosen throws a leg kick
and The Pirate counters with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The Pirate lands with an overhand left.
Mannetosen lands the left hand.
The Pirate checks the leg kick nicely there.
The Pirate clobbers Mannetosen with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The Pirate tries to close the distance and clinch but Mannetosen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mannetosen takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nice uppercut lands for The Pirate. That snapped Mannetosen's head back.
The Pirate keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The Pirate fails to land with a series of punches.
The Pirate misses with a hook. Mannetosen ducked under it nicely.
The Pirate looks to land a right hand but Mannetosen moved out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The Pirate checks a low kick from Mannetosen.
Mannetosen takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A bone on bone clash there as The Pirate blocks the leg kick.
Mannetosen on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Blackbeard The Pirate clearly takes that round.
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.
Mannetosen swings away with a leg kick that misses.
The Pirate misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mannetosen bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
The Pirate lands a nice shot to the body.
Mannetosen avoids the head kick by The Pirate.
The Pirate lands a nice looking body shot.
The Pirate lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The Pirate lands a jab.
Mannetosen drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The Pirate misses with a looping right.
The Pirate checks a low kick from Mannetosen.
The Pirate tries to clinch up but Mannetosen circles away and keeps his distance.
Mannetosen moves out of range as The Pirate strikes.
Mannetosen checks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Pirate staying out of range there.
Mannetosen throws a solid leg kick but The Pirate takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Mannetosen.
The Pirate blocks a head kick by Mannetosen.
The crowd cheers as The Pirate lands an impressive looking overhand right. Mannetosen doesn't seem phased though.
The Pirate blocks a head kick by Mannetosen.
The Pirate scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
The Pirate steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mannetosen.
The Pirate throws a one two combo.
Mannetosen throws a lazy right hand but The Pirate sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The Pirate changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The Pirate looks to land a combination. Mannetosen sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
The Pirate chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mannetosen can pounce on him.
Mannetosen takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Mannetosen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
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!
Mannetosen gets cracked with a nice right hand there by The Pirate.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mannetosen shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Mannetosen will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
The fighters circling - The Pirate throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The Pirate checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
The Pirate connects with a looping right hand.
Mannetosen jabs The Pirate to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The Pirate gets cracked there but stands up to it.
An inside leg kick from Mannetosen misses.
The Pirate keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The Pirate swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mannetosen needs to keep his hands up - The Pirate had a free shot at his head there.
Mannetosen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mannetosen walks into a jab.
The Pirate looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Pirate misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mannetosen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from The Pirate.
Mannetosen throws a leg kick but The Pirate moved away.
Mannetosen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The Pirate fails to land with a series of punches.
The Pirate lands a slapping body shot.
The Pirate lands with a straight right. Mannetosen didn't see that one coming.
Mannetosen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Mannetosen lands with a thumping leg kick.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mannetosen. That's going to slow The Pirate down.
The Pirate with a jab.
Mannetosen attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
The Pirate throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mannetosen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The Pirate throws the left hand but Mannetosen avoids the punch easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Pirate throws a right and a left that Mannetosen avoids nicely.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mannetosen. That's going to slow The Pirate down.
The Pirate checks the leg kick.
Mannetosen slips under a jab from The Pirate.
Good exchange - The Pirate coming out on top.
Mannetosen throws the kick towards the body but The Pirate avoids it.
Mannetosen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The Pirate throws a head kick that misses.
Mannetosen misses with a low kick.
The Pirate checks the leg kick.
Mannetosen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The Pirate keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
The Pirate misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mannetosen.
Mannetosen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by The Pirate.
The Pirate steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mannetosen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Blackbeard The Pirate had his way with Manny Mannetosen in that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Mannetosen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but The Pirate manages to avoid it.
The Pirate misses with an uppercut.
Mannetosen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The Pirate throws a big shot that misses.
The Pirate is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mannetosen.
Mannetosen throws a sloppy head kick and The Pirate moves out of range easily.
The Pirate feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Mannetosen's calf.
The Pirate lands a really nice looking cross but Mannetosen seems unphased.
Mannetosen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The Pirate throws a left and a right that both miss
and The Pirate takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mannetosen throws a body punch but The Pirate moves out of range.
The Pirate misses with a hook
and Mannetosen counters with a body kick that stops The Pirate in his tracks momentarily.
Mannetosen takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Mannetosen ducks under a wild hook from The Pirate.
The Pirate misses with a hook. Mannetosen ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Pirate tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mannetosen was well out of range. Poor timing from The Pirate.
Mannetosen misses with an uppercut. The Pirate saw that one coming.
Mannetosen swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by The Pirate.
The Pirate swinging wildly here.
Nice body kick there by The Pirate.
The Pirate throws a leg kick but Mannetosen moved away.
The Pirate turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A slow jab from The Pirate misses its intended target.
Mannetosen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from The Pirate.
Mannetosen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mannetosen throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Mannetosen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from The Pirate.
Mannetosen takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mannetosen scores with a shot to the body.
Mannetosen throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Mannetosen swings for the body but The Pirate moves out of range.
Mannetosen misses with a body shot.
Mannetosen throws a front kick aimed at The Pirate's knee but The Pirate avoids it well.
Nice defenses there by Mannetosen.
The Pirate lands with an uppercut that bounces Mannetosen off the cage and back into range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mannetosen throws a head kick that misses.
Mannetosen throws a front kick aimed at The Pirate's knee but The Pirate avoids it well.
Mannetosen moves out of range of the body kick from The Pirate.
Mannetosen takes one to the side of the head.
The Pirate uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mannetosen.
Mannetosen tried to score with a low kick but The Pirate checks it.
The Pirate throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mannetosen stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The Pirate avoids the head kick by Mannetosen.
Mannetosen is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mannetosen throws a shot from downtown. The Pirate moves away and avoids it.
The Pirate moves forwards but Mannetosen connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The Pirate throws an overhand right that lands on Mannetosen's shoulder, as Mannetosen tries to avoid the shot.
The Pirate missing with a left hand there. Mannetosen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The Pirate keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Mannetosen fakes a jab and throws a low kick but The Pirate checks it well.
Mannetosen takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Mannetosen tests The Pirate's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mannetosen tries to keep at a distance but The Pirate has taken the fight into the clinch.
The Pirate takes a knee right on the jaw!
The Pirate stalling in the clinch but Mannetosen improves position.
Mannetosen is pushing The Pirate up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mannetosen is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Mannetosen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from The Pirate.
Mannetosen is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but The Pirate is keeping busy.
Mannetosen blocks an elbow strike from The Pirate.
Blackbeard The Pirate is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The Pirate swings wildly with an uppercut but Mannetosen uses good head movement to avoid it.
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!
Mannetosen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The Pirate breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mannetosen throws a head kick but The Pirate moves out of range.
Manny Mannetosen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mannetosen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
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 Blackbeard The Pirate.
Well The Pirate 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 50:47
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 50:45
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Blackbeard The Pirate!
Blackbeard The Pirate is the new featherweight champion!
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