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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ziggy Cliff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patrick Mannelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cliff comes to the cage accompanied by JAMROCK. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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178 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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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
18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ziggy Cliff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Patrick Mannelly!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Luis Engracia and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mannelly misses with a kick to the body.
Mannelly throws a hook but Cliff blocks it.
Cliff circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mannelly keeps the fight on the outside.
Cliff moves forwards but Mannelly connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Cliff lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Mannelly moves forwards but Cliff connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Cliff listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Mannelly clinches.
A hook to the body from Mannelly.
Mannelly misses with a punch to the body.
Mannelly lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cliff goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cliff lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mannelly lands with a short shot to the head.
Mannelly presses Cliff against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Cliff has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Mannelly is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Mannelly lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cliff struggles to land a body shot inside as Mannelly controls his hands.
Mannelly lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mannelly goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A right hook to the body lands for Cliff.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Cliff scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mannelly works on Cliff's body with a couple of short punches.
Mannelly tries a body shot but Cliff blocks it.
Cliff lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cliff stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Mannelly's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nice body punch from Mannelly - that landed with a thud.
Mannelly trying to land knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cliff.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Mannelly tries to work over Cliff's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right from Cliff.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mannelly throws a knee to the head but misses.
Cliff swings wildly with an uppercut but Mannelly uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cliff lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Mannelly blocking some punches.
Cliff working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mannelly tries to work over Cliff's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cliff swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cliff goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mannelly misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mannelly will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Cliff up against the cage.
Mannelly tries to throw a body punch but Cliff avoids it by throwing Mannelly back against the cage.
Cliff lands with a left to the head.
Cliff tries a body shot but Mannelly blocks it.
Mannelly throws a punch but it's blocked by Cliff.
Mannelly with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cliff misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cliff blocks a body shot from Mannelly.
Mannelly can't find room to land a body shot as Cliff controls the action.
A short uppercut from Mannelly.
Mannelly'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.
Cliff lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mannelly backwards.
Cliff prevents a body shot from Mannelly.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cliff tries to throw a body punch but Mannelly avoids it by throwing Cliff back against the cage.
Cliff lands with a right to the head.
Mannelly fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cliff tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mannelly's elbow.
Cliff tries a body shot but Mannelly blocks it.
Cliff lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cliff is trying to stall.
Cliff struggles to land a body shot inside as Mannelly controls his hands.
Mannelly swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mannelly lands with a left to the head.
Mannelly misses with a body punch.
Mannelly blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Mannelly on the inside.
Mannelly trying to land knees to the body.
Cliff blocks an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Cliff.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice body punch from Cliff - that landed with a thud.
Cliff lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cliff misses with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mannelly misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mannelly blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mannelly's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cliff on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mannelly lands a shot to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Mannelly.
Mannelly misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mannelly can't find room to land a body shot as Cliff controls the action.
Mannelly has a couple of punches blocked by Cliff.
Cliff tries to throw a body punch but Mannelly avoids it by throwing Cliff back against the cage.
Mannelly lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A body shot lands from Cliff.
Mannelly lands with a left to the head.
Cliff throws a head punch that misses.
Cliff working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mannelly prevents a body shot from Cliff.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mannelly tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cliff's elbow.
Mannelly working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Cliff lands a shoulder strike.
Cliff fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mannelly tries to throw a body punch but Cliff avoids it by throwing Mannelly back against the cage.
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 Ziggy Cliff will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Cliff uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mannelly.
Mannelly staying out of range there.
Cliff throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mannelly is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mannelly doesn't manage to clinch there - Cliff circles away.
Cliff blocks the body kick.
Mannelly swats away the attempt to clinch by Cliff.
Cliff lands a jab to Mannelly's midsection.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Mannelly moves in looking to clinch but Cliff pushes him off.
Cliff wants to clinch.
Mannelly thows a left - swing and a miss!
The fight stays on the outside here - Mannelly looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
An inside leg kick from Cliff misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mannelly checks the leg kick nicely there.
Mannelly rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mannelly takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mannelly fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mannelly takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Cliff lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Mannelly misses with a looping left.
Mannelly takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Cliff takes one on the button.
Cliff's jab looks to have found its range, popping Mannelly under the eye.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mannelly throws an overhand right that lands on Cliff's shoulder, as Cliff tries to avoid the shot.
Mannelly wants to clinch.
Mannelly misses with a looping right.
Mannelly tries to clinch but Cliff is having none of it.
Mannelly jabs Cliff to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Good exchange - Cliff coming out on top.
Mannelly throws a leg kick but Cliff checks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mannelly has Cliff up against the cage in a clinch.
Cliff blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mannelly throws a punch but it's blocked by Cliff.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cliff.
Mannelly tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cliff's elbow.
Cliff lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Cliff tries a body shot but Mannelly blocks it.
Cliff blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mannelly doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cliff swings wildly with an uppercut but Mannelly uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cliff tries to throw a body punch but Mannelly avoids it by throwing Cliff back against the cage.
Mannelly's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cliff tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mannelly's elbow.
Mannelly tries to work over Cliff's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cliff tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mannelly's elbow.
Mannelly misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cliff blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cliff blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mannelly throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mannelly throws a punch but it's blocked by Cliff.
Cliff swings wildly with an uppercut but Mannelly uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cliff throws a head punch that misses.
Mannelly misses with a punch to the body.
Cliff misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cliff lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Cliff blocks the elbow strike.
Cliff misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ziggy Cliff has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Mannelly fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Cliff.
Mannelly misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mannelly throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Mannelly tries a body shot but Cliff blocks it.
Cliff lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nice body punch from Cliff.
With the fighters up against the cage, Mannelly throws an elbow but misses.
Cliff lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Mannelly or not.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cliff misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mannelly fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cliff lands a body punch in the clinch.
Mannelly tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mannelly scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cliff avoiding damage as Mannelly throws knees to the body.
Cliff doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cliff tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cliff is working Mannelly over against the cage.
Mannelly tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cliff lands a nice shot to the body.
Cliff lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mannelly backwards.
Mannelly tries a body shot but Cliff blocks it.
Mannelly swings wildly with an uppercut but Cliff uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mannelly tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cliff's elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mannelly tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mannelly controlling the action here for a moment.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mannelly.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ziggy Cliff dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Cliff fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Mannelly is out of range.
Cliff fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mannelly, pushing him back against the cage.
Cliff presses Mannelly against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Mannelly blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mannelly lands a right hand.
Mannelly misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mannelly throws a knee to the head but misses.
Cliff lands a nice uppercut.
Cliff misses with a body punch.
Mannelly blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cliff lands a nice uppercut.
Mannelly wants to stall.
Cliff makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Cliff.
Mannelly is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cliff is defending well for now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cliff misses with some punches.
Mannelly misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mannelly throws a punch but it's blocked by Cliff.
Mannelly blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cliff gets through Mannelly's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mannelly prevents a body shot from Cliff.
Mannelly is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Cliff blocks a body shot from Mannelly.
Mannelly blocks a body shot from Cliff.
A shot in the inside from Cliff.
Mannelly goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cliff tries a body shot but Mannelly blocks it.
Cliff doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Still in the clinch, Cliff scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mannelly.
Cliff prevents a body shot from Mannelly.
Cliff gets through Mannelly's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Cliff makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mannelly struggles to land a body shot inside as Cliff controls his hands.
Cliff scores with a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cliff leaning against his opponent.
Mannelly lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cliff lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cliff lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cliff has a couple of punches blocked by Mannelly.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cliff.
Cliff lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cliff lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cliff tries to work over Mannelly's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mannelly is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cliff.
Mannelly struggles to land a body shot inside as Cliff controls his hands.
Mannelly misses with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Mannelly - that landed with a thud.
Mannelly using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cliff has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Still in the clinch, Cliff scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mannelly has a couple of punches blocked by Cliff.
Mannelly makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mannelly tries to throw a body punch but Cliff avoids it by throwing Mannelly back against the cage.
Cliff swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cliff lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cliff blocking some punches.
Cliff blocks an uppercut.
Cliff misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mannelly throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Cliff blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cliff lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mannelly backwards.
Cliff tries to work over Mannelly's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cliff doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mannelly misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mannelly misses with a hook from the clinch.
Patrick Mannelly has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cliff blocking some punches.
Cliff lands a left hand.
Cliff working aggressively here.
Cliff tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mannelly's elbow.
Cliff throws a punch but it's blocked by Mannelly.
Mannelly misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cliff lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Mannelly takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cliff lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mannelly backwards.
Good body shot from Cliff.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cliff can't find room to land a body shot as Mannelly controls the action.
Mannelly tries a knee to the head but Cliff blocks it.
Mannelly on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Mannelly.
A right hand to the body from Cliff.
Cliff pushes Mannelly back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cliff lands a shoulder strike.
Mannelly misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cliff lands with a light punch inside.
Cliff scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mannelly is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cliff is defending well for now.
Cliff avoiding damage as Mannelly throws knees to the body.
Cliff lands with a light punch inside.
Mannelly blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nice body punch from Mannelly.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cliff misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cliff lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mannelly backwards.
Mannelly misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mannelly throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mannelly digs a right hand underneath Cliff's ribcage. Cliff let out a lung full of air as it connected.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ziggy Cliff showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cliff 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ziggy Cliff!
After winning the bout, Ziggy Cliff thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
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hype
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