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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ashad Cae (ranked 2896 p4p, 328 weight class) and Matt Manners (ranked 24492 p4p, 525 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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215 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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200 cm
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215 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big heart |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Tends to cut |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ashad Cae!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Matt Manners!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Franklyn Lucas and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manners clinches up with Cae and pushes him back against the cage.
Cae wants to get back to striking at distance but Manners won't allow it.
Manners tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Manners manages to break the clinch.
Manners clinches up with Cae and pushes him back against the cage.
Cae has had enough of the clinch but Manners keeps him there for the moment.
Cae is trying to break free.
Manners lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Ashad Cae has been cut.
Cae pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cae throws a right and a left that Manners avoids nicely.
Cae seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Cae misses with a wild body shot.
Cae takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Manners drives through and clinches with Cae against the cage.
Cae has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Cae is looking for a takedown.
Cae prevents a body shot from Manners.
Manners's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Manners moves into the clinch.
Manners lands a damaging elbow.
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!
Cae misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cae scores with a shoulder strike.
Cae wants to break the clinch but can't.
A frustrated look appears on Cae's face as he tries to break the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Manners throws an elbow but misses.
Manners creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Cae's defenses.
Cae can't break the clinch.
Manners breaks from the clinch.
Cae blocks the body kick.
Cae works the jab nicely.
It looks like Matt Manners has been cut.
Manners clinches up against the cage.
Cae manages to break the clinch.
Manners is looking to clinch.
Cae is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Cae lands a hook that stumbles Manners back into the cage. Cae follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping Manners to the canvas! Cae pounces and lands several unanswered shots - Manners has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Ashad Cae!
After the fight, Ashad Cae was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
56% |
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