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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Troy Manning (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rusoposkinen Clintsari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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185 lbs
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Decent wrestler
World class boxer
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Excellent MT
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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
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Troy Manning!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rusoposkinen Clintsari !
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manning looks to score with a jab to the body but Clintsari is just out of range.
Clintsari doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Manning misses with a wild body shot.
Manning swings away with a body shot that misses
and Clintsari counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Manning throws a lazy right hand but Clintsari sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Manning takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Manning looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Clintsari throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Clintsari fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Manning looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Manning misses the shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Manning.
Manning moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Manning swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Clintsari wants to counter with a clinch but Manning pushes him away.
Clintsari doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Clintsari takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show 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!
Manning avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Manning throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Clintsari slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
It looks like Troy Manning has been cut.
Clintsari keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Manning really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manning lands a jab to the nose.
A looping hook to the body misses from Manning. Clintsari does a little dance to reset his feet.
Clintsari closes the distance and clinches.
Manning blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Clintsari fails to land.
Manning blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Clintsari has a couple of punches blocked by Manning.
Clintsari tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Clintsari is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Manning holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Manning blocks an uppercut.
Good body shot from Clintsari .
Clintsari lands with a light punch inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clintsari pushes Manning back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Clintsari swings wildly with an uppercut but Manning uses good head movement to avoid it.
Clintsari throws a punch but it's blocked by Manning.
Manning stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Manning blocks a body shot from Clintsari .
Clintsari misses with a short punch on the inside.
Clintsari struggles to land a body shot inside as Manning controls his hands.
Clintsari throws a head punch that misses.
Manning has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Clintsari avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Clintsari misses with a body punch.
Clintsari struggles to land a body shot inside as Manning controls his hands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A right hook to the body lands for Clintsari .
Clintsari misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clintsari lands a body punch in the clinch.
Clintsari doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Clintsari stalling in the clinch.
Clintsari misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Manning blocking some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Clintsari .
Clintsari lands a shoulder strike.
Clintsari lands a hook to the side of the head.
Clintsari scores with a shoulder strike.
Clintsari lands a left hand.
Clintsari throws a head punch that misses.
Clintsari swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Clintsari throws a head punch that misses.
Clintsari lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Clintsari has a couple of punches blocked by Manning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clintsari working aggressively here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Clintsari scores with a shot to the side of Manning's head.
Manning tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Clintsari 's elbow.
Clintsari has a couple of punches blocked by Manning.
Clintsari swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Manning misses with a punch to the body.
Manning tries to work over Clintsari 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Manning stalling against the cage.
Clintsari throws a punch but it's blocked by Manning.
Clintsari swings wildly with an uppercut but Manning uses good head movement to avoid it.
Manning has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Clintsari is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Manning has Clintsari pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Clintsari manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Troy Manning. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head punch on the inside from Clintsari fails to land.
Manning taking a breather.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rusoposkinen Clintsari dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Troy Manning's cut.
That's time! Manning's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Manning with a nice cross.
Clintsari misses with a body shot.
Manning fires out a quick counter leg kick but Clintsari just manages to avoid it.
Clintsari misses with an uppercut
and Manning counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Clintsari lands a nice hook to Manning's body. Manning takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Clintsari stuns Manning with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Clintsari just misses with a punch to the body.
Clintsari takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Clintsari throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Clintsari swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Troy Manning is winning the standup battle so far.
Clintsari rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Manning counters with a right hand to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Clintsari looks to score with a jab to the body but Manning is just out of range.
Manning wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Nice body punch from Manning.
Manning is looking to wear down Clintsari with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Manning will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Decent striking displayed by Manning there.
Clintsari swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Clintsari throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Clintsari misses.
Manning lands a jab to Clintsari 's midsection.
Clintsari takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Good standup being displayed there by Manning as he connects with a hook.
Manning takes a swing at Clintsari 's ribcage but misses.
Clintsari feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Mannings jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Clintsari tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Manning was well out of range. Poor timing from Clintsari .
Manning swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Manning scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Clintsari doesn't seem bothered though.
Manning swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Manning avoids a punch combination nicely.
Manning throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Manning keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Manning jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Clintsari ! But no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manning throws a body punch but Clintsari moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Clintsari .
Clintsari scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Manning doesn't seem bothered though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Clintsari is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Clintsari throws the left hand but Manning avoids the punch easily.
Manning is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Manning fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Clintsari manages to avoid it.
Clintsari ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Manning moves away.
Manning misses the body punch
enabling Clintsari to counter with a crisp jab.
Clintsari moves out of range of the strikes.
Clintsari avoids the body shot from Manning.
Manning avoids the body shot from Clintsari .
It looked like Manning was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Clintsari .
Clintsari misses with a hook.
It looked like Manning was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Clintsari .
Manning takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Manning throws a looping overhand right but Clintsari ducks down to avoid it.
Manning lands a right hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manning misses with a shot to the body
letting Clintsari counter with a right hand.
Manning throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Clintsari lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Manning circles away quickly and effectively.
Manning lands a jab to the head.
Manning slips a jab and a cross from Clintsari .
Clintsari has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Clintsari takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Manning tries to bum rush Clintsari with a series of wild strikes but Clintsari uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Clintsari throws an overhand right that lands on Manning's shoulder, as Manning tries to avoid the shot.
Manning is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Clintsari .
Clintsari uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Manning has time to react.
Clintsari throws a body punch but Manning moves out of range.
Clintsari misses with a looping left.
Manning steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Clintsari .
Clintsari takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Clintsari throws a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manning slips under a jab.
Manning uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Clintsari .
Manning throws a low kick but Clintsari moves out of range easily.
Manning just misses with a punch to the body.
Manning dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Clintsari on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Manning slips a straight right by Clintsari .
Clintsari throws a sloppy body shot
and Manning makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Manning swings for the body but Clintsari moves out of range.
Clintsari throws out a counter right but Manning avoids it with no problem.
Clintsari tries to clinch up.
Manning ducks under a wild hook from Clintsari .
Manning just misses with a punch to the body.
Manning with a hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Manning throws a shot to the body.
Clintsari throws a body punch but Manning moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Troy Manning will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Troy Manning'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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Manning throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Clintsari throws a lazy right hand but Manning sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Manning swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Manning lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Clintsari at a distance.
Clintsari avoids the body shot from Manning.
Clintsari uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Manning.
Manning is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Clintsari throws the left hand but Manning avoids the punch easily.
Manning throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Clintsari counter with a right hand.
Manning misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Clintsari keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Clintsari wants to counter the offense by Manning and move into the clinch position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Manning keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Manning just misses with a punch to the body.
Manning throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Clintsari throws a body shot but no joy.
Manning misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manning throws a predictable looking body shot
and Clintsari counters with a left to the body.
Nice body punch from Clintsari .
Clintsari thows a left - swing and a miss!
Manning scores with a jab.
Manning fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Clintsari manages to avoid it.
Clintsari punishes Manning's body with a nice straight punch.
Manning walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Clintsari checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Clintsari steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Manning.
Clintsari misses the shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Manning. Clintsari does a little dance to reset his feet.
Manning doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Clintsari is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Manning misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Clintsari .
Clintsari misses with a shot to the body
and Manning counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Manning tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clintsari rushes Manning and presses him up against the cage.
Clintsari lands a shot to the body.
Manning is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Clintsari misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Clintsari misses with a hook from the clinch.
Manning blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Manning blocking some punches.
Clintsari tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Clintsari swings wildly with an uppercut but Manning uses good head movement to avoid it.
Clintsari fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Clintsari misses with a punch on the inside.
Manning is looking to control Clintsari 's arms but Clintsari gets an underhook and turns him. Now Manning has his back to the cage.
Manning prevents a body shot from Clintsari .
Manning tries to work over Clintsari 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manning blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Clintsari doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Clintsari .
Manning blocking some punches.
Clintsari has a couple of punches blocked by Manning.
Clintsari misses with a punch on the inside.
Manning is looking for a takedown.
Manning tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Manning blocks an uppercut.
Clintsari misses with a hook to the ribs.
Clintsari is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Manning blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Manning blocks an uppercut.
Clintsari works on Manning's body with a couple of short punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clintsari lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Manning backwards.
Manning goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Clintsari misses with a hook from the clinch.
Clintsari tries to work over Manning's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Clintsari tries a body shot but Manning blocks it.
Clintsari pushes Manning back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Manning blocks an uppercut.
Manning has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Clintsari after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Troy Manning. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Manning gets through Clintsari 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Clintsari controlling the action here for a moment.
Clintsari can't find room to land a body shot as Manning controls the action.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Clintsari misses with a punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rusoposkinen Clintsari comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Clintsari has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rusoposkinen Clintsari !
Rusoposkinen Clintsari decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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hype
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