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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Aaron Manutz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yip Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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138 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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163 cm
23
130 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Prefers standup |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Aaron Manutz!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Yip Man!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Glass and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Man tries a head kick but it misses.
Man swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Manutz throws a half hearted mid kick.
Man throws a right and a left that both miss.
Manutz misses with an uppercut. Man saw that one coming.
Manutz throws a right and a left that both miss.
Man lands a nice looking body kick.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Man!
Man throws a good cross that connects.
Man uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Manutz.
Man fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Manutz shoots in and drives through. Man sprawls well.
Manutz definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Manutz throws a right and a left that Man avoids nicely.
Manutz takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Man scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Man fails to land with a series of punches.
A slow jab from Manutz misses its intended target.
Manutz takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Manutz gets a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manutz jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Man walks away with a smile on his face. Manutz gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Manutz rushes Man and presses him up against the cage.
Manutz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Manutz feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Man pushes Manutz off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Man connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Man uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Manutz.
Manutz misses with a looping right.
Manutz throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Man's waist but Man gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Manutz off to one side.
Man looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aaron Manutz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good exchange - Manutz coming out on top.
Man looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Yip Man seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Man throws a series of punches but Manutz moves out of range.
Manutz scores with a one two! Man had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Manutz on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Manutz tries to score with a low kick but Man moves his leg out of the way.
Man throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Manutz circles away quickly and effectively.
Manutz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Man connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Man closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Manutz throws a hook to the side of Man's head but Man sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Manutz misses with a body kick.
Manutz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Man.
Manutz changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Man tries to avoid it but Manutz manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Man to the ground. Man escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Manutz darts in and clinches Man up against the cage.
Man prevents the takedown attempt.
Man breaks from the clinch.
Manutz looks to score with a jab to the body but Man is just out of range.
Man throws a nice head kick!
Man displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Manutz connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Man momentarily.
Man scores with a head kick. Manutz tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manutz scores with a body shot.
Man is working the combinations to good effect here.
Left hook, right uppercut from Manutz.
Manutz has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Man finds it's way round the side to connect with Manutz's head.
Manutz looks for the body kick but Man saw that one coming.
Manutz comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Danga de danga de dang - Manutz scores with a four punch combination!
Man is rocked!
Sloppy strikes from Manutz. Those never looked like landing.
Man is still on wobbly legs! Can Manutz finish him?
Manutz is breathing heavily.
Manutz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Manutz slips a jab and a cross from Man.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Man showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Manutz.
Man showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Manutz.
Manutz misses with a series of wild punches.
Manutz shoots in for a takedown but Man shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Man throws a right and a left that both miss.
Man bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Manutz's head backwards.
Manutz slips a jab and a cross from Man.
Sloppy strikes from Man. Those never looked like landing.
Man slips under a jab.
Man throws a nice looking combination but Manutz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Yip Man is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Manutz throws a jab when Man was well out of range.
Man scores with a one two! Manutz had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Man lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Man throws a right and a left that both miss.
Man throws a hook but Manutz avoids it easily.
Manutz misses with a two punch combination.
Man thumps Manutz with a low kick.
Man throws a one two combo.
Nice takedown defense from Man. No joy for Manutz on that attempt.
Man lands a two punch combo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manutz takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Man lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
No joy there for Manutz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Manutz avoids the head kick by Man.
Manutz misses with a double jab.
Man pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Manutz back to the cage. Man follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Manutz throws an overhand right that lands on Man's shoulder, as Man tries to avoid the shot.
Man seems to have recovered his senses.
Man scores with a head kick. Manutz tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Manutz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Man.
Manutz steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Man. That one must have hurt.
Man looks to land a combination. Manutz sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Manutz swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Man counters with a right hand to the body.
Man misses with a wild combination.
Manutz misses the jab.
Manutz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Manutz throws a looping overhand right but Man ducks down to avoid it.
Manutz throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Man's waist but Man gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Manutz off to one side.
Manutz misses the shot to the body.
Man moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yip Man dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Man moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Manutz.
Man throws a right hand that Manutz ducks under and follows up with a left that Manutz also avoids with ease.
Manutz gets a double leg takedown into Man's guard.
Manutz slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Manutz misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
An elbow from Manutz crashes against the mat.
An elbow from Manutz crashes against the mat.
Check out the look on Manutz's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Manutz tries to move to mount but Man blocks the move with his legs.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Manutz working the body and head with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manutz working the ground and pound but Man is defending the strikes.
A big shot lands for Manutz! That's hurt Man! Will he recover? Manutz fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aaron Manutz!
Aaron Manutz retains his bantamweight title!
Aaron Manutz seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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hype
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RATING
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