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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eusebio Zapata (ranked 2481 p4p, 315 weight class) and Iggy Manley (ranked 2343 p4p, 304 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Manley's choice of entrance music: Born in the USA. The key to victory for Eusebio Zapata has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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172 lbs
13 - 9 - 0 |
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192 lbs
12 - 8 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eusebio Zapata!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Iggy Manley!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manley tries for a takedown but Zapata sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Zapata lands with a shot to the body.
Manley closes this distance looking for a takedown but Zapata circles away.
Manley dives in for a single leg takedown but Zapata sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Eusebio Zapata has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Iggy Manley.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Manley.
Zapata lands a really nice looking cross but Manley seems unphased.
Zapata misses with a series of wild punches.
Zapata fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Manley steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Zapata.
Manley feints the counter takedown.
Manley ducks under a wild hook from Zapata.
The fighters circling - Zapata throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Manley pushes Zapata up against the cage in a clinch.
Manley drags the fight down to the ground.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Zapata accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zapata throwing strikes from guard but Manley blocks nicely.
Zapata in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zapata working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Manley bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Zapata's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Manley postures up in Zapata's guard and throws a big left but Zapata blocks it.
Manley passes Zapata's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Manley working the head and body with strikes.
Manley seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Zapata is in trouble now - Manley has advanced to mount!
Manley throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Zapata because Manley loaded up on that one.
Manley takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Manley lands a couple of good shots and Zapata has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manley is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Manley gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Manley gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Manley apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Manley closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Manley lands in his opponent's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Manley missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Manley throwing strikes but missing.
Manley content to stall in guard here.
Manley forces his way into half guard.
Ground and pound from Manley.
Manley prevents Zapata from improving his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zapata avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Manley.
Manley sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Zapata defending well though.
Manley working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Zapata might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Manley missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Manley winds up and cracks Zapata with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Manley thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Manley controlling the action here.
Manley missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Manley looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Manley throwing shots but Zapata is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manley is taking a breather. Zapata says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Manley scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Zapata on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Manley sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Zapata defending well though.
Manley not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Manley working the head and body with strikes.
Manley is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Zapata sees it coming and defends easily.
Manley working Zapata over with strikes.
Manley throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Manley works his foot free and advances to mount.
Manley is landing with some decent strikes but Zapata is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Iggy Manley dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Manley shoots in for a takedown but Zapata shows good takedown defense.
Manley looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Manley is in close to Zapata's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Manley chips away with some ground and pound.
Manley is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Zapata preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Manley lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Manley accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Manley throwing strikes but missing.
Zapata knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Manley on the ground.
Manley controls from within his opponent's guard.
Manley has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Manley throwing strikes but missing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manley stays in close to Zapata's body and controls the position.
Manley throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Manley content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Manley not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Manley is in close to Zapata's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Manley looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Manley throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Manley controls from within his opponent's guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Zapata scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Zapata comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Manley shoots for a takedown but Zapata saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Manley fails with a takedown attempt.
Eusebio Zapata has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Iggy Manley.
Manley fails with a takedown attempt.
Zapata was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Manley will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Zapata throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zapata misses with an uppercut. Manley saw that one coming.
Zapata throws a jab when Manley was well out of range.
Zapata throws a right and a left that both miss.
Zapata misses with a straight right.
Manley takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Zapata throws out a leg kick but Manley moves out of range and Zapata only half commits.
Zapata misses with a hook.
Zapata misses with a straight right.
Manley moves away from the strike by Zapata.
Manley with the counter takedown but Zapata avoids it easily.
Manley slips a jab from Zapata.
Eusebio Zapata is winning the standup battle so far.
Manley looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Zapata!
Zapata is not content to let Manley control the position.
Zapata takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
That's four 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!
Manley throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Manley wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Zapata, who protects the arm well.
Manley working the ground and pound from side control.
Manley throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Manley working the head and body with strikes.
Manley working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Manley has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Zapata is working to avoid the ground and pound but Manley connects with a decent elbow.
Zapata taking punishment in the form of punches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Manley working the head and body with strikes.
It looks like Eusebio Zapata has been cut.
Manley working the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Iggy Manley will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Eusebio Zapata's cut.
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. This is the final round!
Manley slips under a jab from Zapata.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Zapata enables Manley to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Zapata manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Iggy Manley has got the better of the ground game so far.
Manley throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Manley with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Manley cracks Zapata with a solid left hand.
Manley passes Zapata's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Manley not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Zapata taking some punishment here, with Manley in his half guard.
Manley takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Well, if Manley is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Manley lands strikes from half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manley lands strikes from half guard.
Manley winds up and cracks Zapata with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Manley is taking a breather. Zapata says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Manley working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Manley scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Zapata taking some punishment here, with Manley in his half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Manley connects with a nice short shot to Zapata's temple.
Manley lands strikes from half guard.
Zapata is rocked!
Manley lands with a punch from half guard.
Oh Zapata is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Manley sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Zapata seems to have got his legs back now.
Zapata on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manley lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Manley looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Manley is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Zapata on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Zapata tries to get out of the position.
Manley fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Manley content just to control the position here.
Manley lands a couple of good shots and Zapata has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Eusebio Zapata's cut is getting worse.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Manley punches Zapata on the ear.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manley is landing with strikes. Zapata can't take much more of this.
Eusebio Zapata's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Manley avoiding Zapata 's attempts to control his hands.
Eusebio Zapata has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Manley is raining down hard shots and and Zapata has had enough - he's tapped out due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Iggy Manley!
Iggy Manley was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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