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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Adisa Afolabi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Simon Managan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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165 lbs
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164 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid Muay Thai
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Adisa Afolabi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Simon Managan!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Dirk Anderson and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Afolabi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Managan.
Managan moves in looking to clinch but Afolabi pushes him off.
Afolabi fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Managan has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Managan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Managan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Afolabi.
Managan throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Afolabi.
Afolabi throws out a leg kick but Managan moves out of range and Afolabi only half commits.
Afolabi paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
It looks like Simon Managan has been cut.
Afolabi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Managan looks to land a combination but Afolabi avoids it well.
Afolabi throws out a powerful jab.
Managan is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Managan moves out of range as Afolabi throws a body kick.
Managan throws a counter combo.
Managan is still on wobbly legs! Can Afolabi finish him?
Managan takes a swing at Afolabi's ribcage but misses.
Afolabi appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Managan misses the target.
A good leg kick by Afolabi.
Managan seems to have recovered his senses.
A head kick misses from Managan.
Managan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Managan throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Afolabi lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Managan has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Managan and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Managan shoots for a takedown but Afolabi saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Afolabi misses the target.
An inside leg kick lands from Afolabi.
Managan blocks a head kick by Afolabi.
Afolabi stuffs the takedown attempt from Managan. Managan gets slowly back to his feet.
Afolabi misses with a body kick.
A head kick by Afolabi misses
and Managan counters with a two punch combo.
Afolabi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Afolabi misses with a head kick.
Afolabi lands with a nice body kick.
Managan looks winded!
Afolabi fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Adisa Afolabi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
An inside leg kick from Afolabi misses.
Managan checks a leg kick.
Managan goes for a double leg but Afolabi avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Afolabi continues to drive forward.
Adisa Afolabi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Simon Managan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Managan chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Afolabi can pounce on him.
Managan takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Afolabi lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Managan at a distance.
Afolabi throws a low kick but Managan avoids it.
Afolabi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Afolabi drops Managan with a naaaaasty hook - Managan is in real trouble here! Afolabi dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Adisa Afolabi!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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