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Event:
WPFA XVIII: Hall of Fame
Date: Apr 24, 2020 |
#R1#
Vonshredder throws a looping overhand right but Manley ducks down to avoid it.
Vonshredder throws an ugly left hook that misses
#TD#
and Manley decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Vonshredder's guard.
Manley postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Vonshredder is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Manley advances position into side control!
Vonshredder really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Manley. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Manley trying to control the action but Vonshredder is working from the bottom.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Vonshredder can do anything to dispel that myth.
Manley throwing strikes but Vonshredder manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Manley is looking for a sweep.
Manley gets back to half guard.
Manley controlling the position well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T1#
Manley wants to get back to full guard.
Manley gets back to full guard.
Manley controls Vonshredder momentarily but Vonshredder frees himself.
Manley controlling the position.
Manley is looking to sweep but instead, Vonshredder has passed into half guard.
Manley is looking for a sweep. Vonshredder is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.#T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Manley wants to control but Vonshredder is keeping busy.
Manley controlling the position for now.
Manley slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Vonshredder preventing the sweep.
Vonshredder wanted to stand there but Manley had control of the position.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.#T3#
Manley is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
No luck for Manley with that takedown attempt.
Manley slips under a jab from Vonshredder.
As Vonshredder tries to get set, Manley tries to push him back and clinch up but Vonshredder manages to avoid the attempt.
Vonshredder tests Manley's chin there with a solid looking shot.#TD#
Manley drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Manley scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Manley throws an elbow that misses. Vonshredder uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Manley's guard. Nice move by Vonshredder!#REVB#
Manley is trying to keep Vonshredder in close.
Vonshredder is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long. #T4#
Vonshredder postures up.
Vonshredder won't allow Manley to sweep him here.
Manley has a closed guard, preventing Vonshredder from standing up.
Manley wants to sweep here but Vonshredder controlling him for the moment.
Vonshredder wanted to stand there but Manley had control of the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Manley holds on and takes a little breather.
Manley looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Pete Vonshredder will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Manley throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Vonshredder stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Manley throws a hook to the side of Vonshredder's head but Vonshredder sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Manley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vonshredder moves away.
Vonshredder unleashes a big counter combination but Manley bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Pete Vonshredder seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#TD#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Manley.
Vonshredder tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Manley wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Manley working the ground and pound.
Manley throws a strike aimed at the side of Vonshredder's head but Vonshredder avoids it well.
Vonshredder parries the strikes from Manley easily there. Manley is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Vonshredder to escape.
Iggy Manley overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Manley creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Vonshredder sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Manley working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Manley scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Vonshredder to see if he's OK.
Manley throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Vonshredder is looking for a sweep.#T1#
Manley connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Vonshredder some visible discomfort.
Manley tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Manley lands a few punches from side control.
Vonshredder is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Manley is controlling him well.
Manley cracks Vonshredder with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Manley is chipping away with strikes.
Manley connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Vonshredder some visible discomfort.
Manley working the head with strikes.
Vonshredder takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Manley scoring with punches and elbows.
Vonshredder is trying to get back to half guard.
Vonshredder managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Manley.
#T2#
Manley scoring with punches from side control.
Manley passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Vonshredder!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Manley putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Manley lands a big shot there that rocks Vonshredder but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Manley unloading with bombs!#ROC#
Vonshredder is rocked!
We've been hearing that Manley has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Vonshredder in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Vonshredder is still in real trouble! Can Manley finish him?
Manley postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Vonshredder bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Manley and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Iggy Manley!
In his post fight interview, Iggy Manley started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Event:
WPFA XVI: Active vs Princip
Date: Mar 21, 2020 |
#R1#
Manley throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Trumpet's waist but Trumpet gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Manley off to one side.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Manley.
Trumpet swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Manley tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.#TD2#
Manley shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Trumpet manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Trumpet looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Manley looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Manley content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots. #SUB#
Trumpet is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Manley defends well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Manley with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Manley is in close to Trumpet's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Manley won't allow Trumpet to sweep him here. #T1#
Manley seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Manley throws a big right hand that misses.
Manley won't allow Trumpet to sweep him here. #SUB#
Trumpet is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Manley has his hands clasped together but Trumpet extends and breaks Manley's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Trumpet.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Donald Trumpet!
Donald Trumpet bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Event:
WPFA: Dominance 5
Date: Feb 25, 2020 |
#R1##TD#
Manley gets a double leg takedown into Baby!'s guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Manley postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Manley scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Manley throwing strikes from guard but Baby! blocks nicely.
Manley is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Manley is looking to work some ground and pound but Baby! has wrist control.
Manley postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Manley pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Baby! is keeping the position for now.
Manley throwing strikes from guard but Baby! blocks nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baby! keeping moving, preventing Manley from controlling successfully.
Manley throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. #T1#
Baby! keeping moving, preventing Manley from controlling successfully.
Manley is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Manley postures up and lands a big shot to Baby!'s brow.
Manley throwing strikes from guard but Baby! blocks nicely.
Manley connects with a couple of short punches.
Manley throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Manley stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Baby! swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Baby! working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Manley.
Manley scoring with some ground and pound. #T2#
Manley is working Baby! over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Manley throwing strikes from guard but Baby! blocks nicely.
Baby! looks winded!
Manley missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Manley has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Manley seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Manley postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Baby! can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Manley controls the pace.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Manley lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Manley working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Manley wants to control from the top but Baby! keeps moving.
Manley is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound. #T3#
Manley won't allow Baby! to get back to his feet. #SUB2#
Baby! is looking for a triangle but Manley pushes his legs off easily.
Manley makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Manley trying to control but Baby! is working from the bottom.
Manley scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Manley scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Manley landing some decent shots from guard.
Manley in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Baby! keeping moving, preventing Manley from controlling successfully. #T4#
Baby! can't keep his opponent in guard - Manley advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Manley is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Manley lands with a punch from half guard.
Manley performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Manley lands strikes from half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Baby! is trying to stand back up but Manley is controlling him
Baby! is not content to let Manley control the position.
Nice strikes from Manley there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Iggy Manley dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2#
Manley defending well as Baby! loads up on a big left hand.
Manley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Baby! lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Manley shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Baby! pinned against the cage. Baby! gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Manley fails with an attempt to clinch.
Baby! misses with a right hand #TD#
and Manley counters with a shoot takedown. Baby! fights it but they end up in guard.
Manley trying to control the position from guard on top but Baby! is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Manley loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Manley lands a couple of elbows.
Manley with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Baby! is breathing heavily.
Manley postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Manley lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.#T1#
Manley working some strikes from top position.#ROC#
Baby! is rocked!
Manley stands up over Baby!, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Baby! is still in real trouble! Can Manley finish him?
Manley is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Manley slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Manley landing with the ground and pound.
Manley arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Baby!'s eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Iggy Manley!
Iggy Manley bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Event:
Thoroughbred Thursday VII
Date: Jan 30, 2020 |
#R1#
Parmesan looks to throw the jab but Manley is out of range.
Manley swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Manley misses with the combination.
Parmesan cracks Manley with a right hand to the side of the head.
Manley slips a jab from Parmesan.
Manley tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Parmesan defends well and Manley ends up having to push Parmesan into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Manley shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Parmesan counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Manley misses with an uppercut
and Parmesan counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Manley shoots in looking for a takedown. Parmesan tries to sprawl out of it but Manley keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Parmesan manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Parmesan let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Iggy Manley. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T1#
Parmesan throws out a powerful jab.
Parmesan misses with a kick to the body #TD#
and Manley counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Parmesan is pulling down on Manley's head to control his posture.
Manley trying to control the position from guard on top but Parmesan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Parmesan is pulling down on Manley's head to control his posture.
Manley landing some decent shots from guard. #T2#
Manley working some strikes from top position.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Parmesan holds on and takes a little breather.
Manley with a flurry of punches that miss.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Parmesan looking for a sweep. Not yet Parmesan, not yet.
Parmesan keeps trying to improve his position.
Manley wants to control from the top but Parmesan keeps moving.
Manley won't allow Parmesan to sweep him here.
Manley working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Parmesan's head.
Parmesan keeping moving, preventing Manley from controlling successfully.
Parmesan wants to sweep but no luck. #T3#
Parmesan seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Manley throws a big elbow that misses.
Manley trying to control the position from guard on top but Parmesan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Parmesan keeping full guard, as Manley tries to pass.
Manley preventing the sweep. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Manley misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Parmesan counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Parmesan is looking to chop away at Manley's legs.
Parmesan lands a front kick.
Gene Parmesan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Manley moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.#T4#
Manley throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Parmesan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Manley shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Parmesan sprawls well. Parmesan wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Manley gets slowly back to his feet.
Manley avoids a punch combination nicely.
Manley swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Parmesan counters with a right hand to the body.
Parmesan moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Parmesan throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Manley avoids the head kick by Parmesan.
Manley seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Parmesan throws a poor cross that misses
#TD#
and Manley counters with a takedown into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gene Parmesan dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Manley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Parmesan has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Manley is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Parmesan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A big right from Parmesan misses.
Parmesan misses with a kick to the body #TD#
and Manley counters with a nice double leg into side control. Parmesan won't be happy with that.
Manley trying to control the action but Parmesan is working from the bottom.
Parmesan manages to work his way to half guard, despite Manley's best efforts.
Parmesan is trying to control but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Manley trying to control the pace.
Parmesan wants to improve his position but Manley is controlling well.
#T1#
Parmesan is refusing to be controlled, as Manley sits in half guard.
Manley with the ground and pound but Parmesan uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Manley wants to control from the top but Parmesan keeps moving.
Parmesan looking for a sweep. Not yet Parmesan, not yet. #SUB2#
Parmesan escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Manley gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Parmesan keeping full guard, as Manley tries to pass.
Parmesan working a defensive guard but Manley passes into half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Manley lands a nice short elbow.#T2#
Manley controlling the action here.
Manley throwing shots but Parmesan is blocking nicely.
Manley throws a strike but Parmesan avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Manley landing with the ground and pound.
Parmesan tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Parmesan pulls Manley in close to prevent any damage.
Parmesan keeping moving, preventing Manley from controlling successfully.
Parmesan avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. #T3#
Manley preventing the sweep.
Manley throws a strike but Parmesan rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVB#
Manley wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Parmesan is now in half guard.
Manley trying to hold on to Parmesan's head to control him but Parmesan postures up.
Manley trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Parmesan in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Parmesan looking to control but Manley is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Parmesan tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position. #T4#
Parmesan lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Manley can't escape the position.
Manley tries to hold on but Parmesan pushes him away.
Manley can't escape the position.
Manley tries to lock up and control but Parmesan gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Parmesan working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Parmesan landing strikes from the mount and Manley is in trouble!
Parmesan scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Manley?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Parmesan is landing with some decent strikes but Manley is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Manley is trying desperately to improve position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gene Parmesan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Donk. Parmesan catches Manley right on the button with a cross.
Parmesan with a jab.
Manley waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Parmesan.
Manley fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Manley chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Parmesan can pounce on him.
Manley shoots for a takedown but Parmesan saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Parmesan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Manley.
Parmesan misses with a wild body shot.
Manley shoots in for a double leg but Parmesan sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Iggy Manley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A thudding body kick lands there by Parmesan!
#T1#
Parmesan lands a nice looking kick to the body. Manley takes a step back to recover.
Parmesan uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Manley has time to react.
Parmesan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Parmesan misses with a combination
#TD#
and Manley counters with a shoot takedown. Parmesan fights it but they end up in guard.
Parmesan is pulling down on Manley's head. It's preventing any offense from Manley, at least for the moment.
Manley distracts Parmesan with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Parmesan seems keen to control Manley's posture.
Manley trying to control the position from guard on top but Parmesan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T2#
Parmesan manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Manley manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVB#
Parmesan trying to control the position from guard on top but Manley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Manley wants to sweep here but Parmesan controlling him for the moment.
Parmesan with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Gene Parmesan is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Manley tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Parmesan sitting in guard here, content to control. #T3#
Manley is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Manley has his hands on Parmesan's head, controlling the position.
Manley being controlled here, momentarily.
Manley not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.#T4#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Parmesan cracks the inside of Manley's front leg.
Parmesan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Manley.
Parmesan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Parmesan slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Manley throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Parmesan's waist but Parmesan gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Manley off to one side.
Horrible takedown attempt by Manley or perhaps it was just good defense by Parmesan, which made it look bad.
Manley with a lazy takedown attempt
and Parmesan counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Parmesan fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Manley has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Manley darts in trying to clinch
and Parmesan counters with a stiff right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gene Parmesan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Parmesan winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 27:30
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gene Parmesan!
Gene Parmesan decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Event:
WPFA X: New Years Bash
Date: Dec 31, 2019 |
#R1#
Dan defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Manley.
Dan has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Dan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice shot lands for Dan.
Dan lands a head kick!
#CUT2#
It looks like Iggy Manley has been cut.
Dan lands a right hook to the body.
Dan clobbers Manley with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Dan avoids a kick to the body.
Manley tries to close the distance and clinch but Dan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dan moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
#TD#
Manley fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Dan sprawls well initially but Manley persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dan is concentrating on defense, preventing Manley from advancing position.
Manley is trying to control the action in half guard but Dan is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Manley stops Dan from getting back to his feet.
Manley is keen to just control but Dan is a slippery customer.
Manley wants to free his trapped foot but Dan is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Dan is trying to get back to full guard.#T1#
Dan trying to control here.
Dan wants to improve his position but Manley is controlling well.
Dan is trying to maintain the position but Manley is very close to passing his half guard.
Dan is trying to stand back up but Manley is controlling him
#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Dan throws a head kick that misses.
Dan throws a sloppy head kick and Manley moves out of range easily.
Dan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Manley.
A head kick misses from Dan. #TD#
Dan tries to sprawl but Manley drives through with a takedown into half guard.#T2#
Dan is trying to control but can't.
Manley wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dan keeps working.
Dan is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Manley's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Manley's back!
Manley tries to escape but Dan has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Dan not allowing Manley to control his hands.
Well, with Dan on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Manley is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Dan biding his time, looking for the opening.
#SUB2#
Dan is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Manley knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Manley for a finish.
Manley might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Manley is keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dangerous Dan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Iggy Manley'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.
#R2#
Dan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dan stuffs the takedown attempt from Manley. Manley gets slowly back to his feet.
Manley fails with the takedown
and Dan counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Dan throws a body kick that misses.
Manley shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Iggy Manley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dan throws a push kick but Manley slaps the foot to one side.
Manley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Manley fails with the takedown.
Dan doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Dan lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Manley dives in for a single leg takedown but Dan sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dan misses with a low kick.
Manley shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Manley shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Dan defends it nicely.
Manley throws a low kick, looking for Dan's leg but Dan calmly moves out of range.
Dan digs a good hook to Manley's body.
#T1#
Manley's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Dan connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Manley scrambles back to his feet.
Dan cracks Manley with a right hand to the side of the head.
Manley is trying hard to land a takedown here. Dan sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Dan blocks a head kick by Manley.
Manley ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dan thows a body kick. Manley tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Manley avoids the head kick by Dan.
Dan misses the shot to the body.
Dan lands with a shot to the body.
A shot to the liver by Dan. Beautiful body shot.
Manley is trying hard to land a takedown here. Dan sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dan keeps Manley at a distance using the push kick.
Dan is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Manley rather than just go for the knockout.
Dan lands with a kick to the ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dan scores with a kick to the body.
Manley takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Manley on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Dan. Dan obviously looking to wear him down.
Dan with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Dan lands a nice looking body kick.
Dan is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Nice body kick there by Dan.
Dangerous Dan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dan throws a nice outside leg kick. #T2#
Manley shoots in looking for a takedown. Dan tries to sprawl out of it but Manley keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Dan manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Dan ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Dan connects with a leg kick. Manley looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Manley throws a looping overhand right but Dan ducks down to avoid it.
Manley dives in for a single leg takedown but Dan sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Nice straight punches there by Dan. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Dan.
Dan fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Dan's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Dan duly obliges.
Dan scores with a body shot.
Dan throws a good cross that connects.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dan lands a front kick.
Dan cracks Manley with a good jab.
Dan throws a half hearted mid kick.
Manley drops down looking for a counter takedown but Dan sprawls and moves away.
Dan looks for the body kick but Manley saw that one coming.
Dan connects with a body shot that sends Manley's belly button to the back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dangerous Dan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Iggy Manley'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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
#R3#
Manley walks into a stiff left hand from Dan.
Manley will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Manley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That kick from Dan tenderised Manley's leg. Manley is trying to keep his angry face on.
Dan jabs Manley to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Manley tries to clinch but Dan is having none of it.
Manley has his takedown stuffed
and Dan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dan delivers a nice body kick.
Dan throws a head kick that misses.
Manley takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Dan connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Nice body kick there by Dan.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Manley takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Iggy Manley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Dan. Manley shrugs it off though.
Manley shoots in for a takedown but Dan shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Iggy Manley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Manley on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
A jab from Dan finds it's way through Manley's defenses.
Dan changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.#TD2#
Dan shoots in and bounces Manley off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Dangerous Dan is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#T1#
Dan slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Dan is continuing to stall.#T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Dan preventing the sweep.
Manley keeping full guard, as Dan tries to pass.
Dan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dan not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Manley takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Manley tries for a takedown but Dan sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Manley takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Dan has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Manley will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Dan displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Manley.
Dan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Iggy Manley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Manley misses with a wild body shot.
Dan goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dangerous Dan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Dan has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 25:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 25:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dangerous Dan!
Dangerous Dan took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.
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Event:
TWGC 27 (185lbs, D2): Las Vegas Qualifier - Round 2
Date: Dec 15, 2019 |
Coming up we have a middleweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Kamden Jackson (ranked 2363 p4p, 316 weight class) and Iggy Manley (ranked 1796 p4p, 234 weight class). Jackson comes into the arena with Creed II- Eye of the Tiger blaring out of the sound system. The crowd seem to be enjoying Manley's choice of entrance music: Born in the USA. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the middleweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 17 wins and 10 losses; Kamden Jackson! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 0 losses; Iggy Manley!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Frank Dennis and Gwen Towbar.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Manley shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
so Jackson counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Jackson (2) vs (0) Manley
Jackson postures up.
Manley wants to hit a switch here but Jackson passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Manley there! Score +3 for passing guard: Jackson (5) vs (0) Manley
Manley wants to hold on but Jackson pushes him away.
Jackson with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jackson fails to take his opponent's back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Manley is squirming around, avoiding Jackson's attempts to control the action.
Jackson has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manley tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Manley tries to lock up and control but Jackson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Manley is in all sorts of trouble here.
Manley regains half guard.
Manley is trying to maintain the position but Jackson is very close to passing his half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is trying to work for a kimura but Manley is defending well.
Manley is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Jackson pulls his head out easily.
Manley is looking to improve his position.
Manley is still trying to improve position.
Manley is pressing down on Jackson's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Manley is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Manley is keeping the position for now.
Manley is trying to hold Jackson in close to prevent damage but Jackson has managed to pass into half guard.
Manley wants to improve his position but Jackson is controlling well.
Manley is trying to maintain the position but Jackson is very close to passing his half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jackson is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Jackson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Manley keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manley tries to get to full guard but Jackson has control of the leg.
Jackson with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Manley trying to control from the bottom.
Manley is trying to get back to full guard.
Jackson is thwarting Manley's attempts to control the position.
Jackson performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Jackson trying to control from half guard but Manley is working away.
Manley slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Jackson trying to control but Manley is working from the bottom.
Manley looking to control.
Jackson forces his way into half guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Manley controlling the position for now.
Jackson trying to pass the guard but Manley defending well.
Manley is trying to get back to full guard.
Jackson is looking for a kimura here.
The fighters are battling for position here. Manley manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Jackson trying to control the position from guard on top but Manley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jackson is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Jackson trying to control but Manley is working from the bottom.
Jackson tries to free his leg and advance position but Manley is retaining full guard.
Manley is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Jackson wants to control from the top but Manley keeps moving.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Jackson pushing down on Manley's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Jackson wants to take a breather but Manley is having none of it.
Manley regains full guard. Nicely done.
Jackson won't allow Manley to sweep him here.
Jackson postures up.
Jackson content to stall in guard here.
Jackson is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Manley has Jackson pulled in close to control his posture.
Manley being controlled here, momentarily.
Manley not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Jackson trying to control but Manley is working from the bottom.
Manley controls Jackson momentarily but Jackson frees himself.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Manley looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jackson is one step ahead there.
Manley looking to control but Jackson passes into half guard.
Manley tries to roll over but Jackson keeps him under control.
Jackson wants to control but Manley is keeping him busy.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Jackson prevents Manley from improving his position.
Jackson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Manley does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Jackson prevents Manley from improving his position.
Manley controlling the position well.
Jackson with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Manley is looking to improve his position.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Jackson trying to control from half guard but Manley is working away.
Jackson seems to be working for a kimura but Manley defends the submission attempt.
Jackson controlling the action here.
Manley is refusing to be controlled, as Jackson sits in half guard.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Manley moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Manley tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Manley is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Manley wants to sweep but no luck.
Jackson is fighting to break Manley's control of his arms but Manley is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Jackson looking to sit in guard and control but Manley gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Jackson (5) vs (2) Manley
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Manley working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Manley pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jackson is keeping the position for now.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Jackson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Manley must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Manley wants to control from the top but Jackson keeps moving.
Jackson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Manley trying to control the position from guard on top but Jackson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jackson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jackson takes the fight on points by 5 to 2.
After the big win, Kamden Jackson made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Conviction and telling the interviewer how much he loves him. |
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Event:
TWGC 27 (185lbs, D2): Las Vegas Qualifier - Round 1
Date: Dec 14, 2019 |
Coming up we have a middleweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Iggy Manley (ranked 1790 p4p, 232 weight class) and Ryan Hell (ranked 6076 p4p, 0 weight class). Manley comes into the arena with Born in the USA blaring out of the sound system. Iggy Manley has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the middleweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of New York, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Iggy Manley! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Ryan Hell!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Gwen Towbar and Chris Downing.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Manley shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Hell napping and manages to drive through into side control! Score +4 for clean takedown past guard: Manley (4) vs (0) Hell
Hell wants to control but Manley postures up.
Hell tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Manley wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
You can see the frustration on Hell's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The referee asks Manley politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Manley prefers to stall for the moment though.
Hell tries to improve position but can't.
Hell prevents Manley from improving position.
Hell is trying to improve his position.
A lull in the action here as Manley stalls from top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Manley tries to advance to mount but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hell tries to improve position but can't.
Manley taking a breather here.
Hell is trying to improve his position.
Manley passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Hell! Score +2 for reaching mount: Manley (6) vs (0) Hell
We've been hearing that Manley has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Hell tries to lock up and control but Manley gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Hell is working to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manley looking to control but Hell is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
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.
Hell is desperately trying to improve his position but Manley has a good base and remains in mount.
Manley trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Manley controlling the pace for now.
Hell bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Manley (6) vs (2) Hell
Hell won't allow Manley to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manley is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hell controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Hell wants to pass the guard but Manley is keeping the position.
Manley managing to control the position.
Manley has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hell can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Manley bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hell's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Manley (8) vs (2) Hell
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manley trying to control the position from guard on top but Hell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hell had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Manley defends it easily.
Hell is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Manley (8) vs (4) Hell
Hell trying to mount his opponent but Manley defends it.
Hell wants to take a breather but Manley is having none of it.
Hell wants to free his trapped foot but Manley is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Manley regains full guard. Nicely done.
Hell slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Hell wants to control from the top but Manley keeps moving.
Manley bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hell's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Manley (10) vs (4) Hell
Hell throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Manley escapes and throws Hell's legs to the side, diving into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Manley (13) vs (4) Hell
Hell gets back to half guard.
Manley is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Hell is looking to improve his position.
Hell is not content to let Manley control the position.
Manley trying to mount his opponent but Hell defends it.
Hell is trying to get back to full guard.
Hell won't allow Manley to pass to mount.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Manley is thwarting Hell's attempts to control the position.
Hell is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Manley is staying active.
The fighters are battling for position here. Hell manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Manley trying to control but Hell is working from the bottom.
Hell trying to control the position.
Manley wants to pass the guard but Hell is keeping the position.
Hell throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Manley trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Manley wants to control from the top but Hell keeps moving.
Hell is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Hell is trying to keep Manley in close.
Hell keeping moving, preventing Manley from controlling successfully.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Manley wants to pass the guard but Hell is keeping the position.
Manley has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Manley trying to control but Hell is working from the bottom.
Hell being controlled here, momentarily.
Hell working a defensive guard here.
Manley pushing down on Hell's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Manley works his foot free and advances to mount. Score +3 for passing guard: Manley (16) vs (4) Hell
Manley tries to take Hell's back but instead Hell uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Hell is looking for a sweep. Manley is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hell is concentrating on defense, preventing Manley from advancing position.
Manley is looking to pass Hell's guard but actually Hell recovers to full guard.
Hell looking for a sweep. Not yet Hell, not yet.
Hell keeping moving, preventing Manley from controlling successfully.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Hell looking to control.
Hell looking for a sweep. Not yet Hell, not yet.
Manley slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Hell wants to sweep here but Manley controlling him for the moment.
Hell has his foot on Manley's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Manley works his way back into a safe position though.
Manley won't allow Hell to sweep him here.
Manley stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hell swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hell is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Manley controlling from the top position.
Manley slips effortlessly into side control - very nice. Score +3 for passing guard: Manley (19) vs (4) Hell
Manley tries to move into full mount but can't pass Hell's legs.
Hell is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Manley is one step ahead and moves to full mount! Score +2 for reaching mount: Manley (21) vs (4) Hell
Manley wants to take Hell's back but he can't do it this time.
Hell is desperately trying to improve his position but Manley has a good base and remains in mount.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Manley tries to control but Hell wriggling away.
Manley sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Manley seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Hell for as long as he can get away with.
Hell is desperately trying to improve his position but Manley has a good base and remains in mount.
Manley controlling the pace for now.
Manley works his way to his opponent's back.
Score +3 for taking back: Manley (24) vs (4) Hell
Manley is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Hell tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Hell is working to get back to half guard.
Manley wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Manley trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Manley looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Hell tries to reverse the position but Manley maintains control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Manley takes the fight on points by 24 to 4.
Iggy Manley spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant. |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Oct 20, 2019 |
#R1#
Donk. Manley catches Okoye right on the button with a cross.
Okoye misses with a two punch combination.
#CL2#
Okoye has taken the fight to the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Okoye's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Okoye looking to stall.
Manley tries to work over Okoye's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Manley tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Manley.
Okoye managing to block the knees to the body from Manley.
Okoye trying to land knees to the body.
#TD#
Manley is trying to trip Okoye. He has hold of a leg but Okoye is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Manley persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Manley cracks Okoye with a solid left hand.
Manley wants to control from the top but Okoye keeps moving. #T1#
Okoye has momentary wrist control but Manley slips an elbow through the middle.
Manley slips nicely into half guard.#SUB2#
Okoye is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Manley pulls his head out easily.
Manley is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Manley passes to side control.
Manley has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Manley lands some shots froms side control.
Manley lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Okoye down.
#T2#
Manley scoring with punches from side control.
Okoye told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.#SUB#
Manley swings around for an armbar but Okoye sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Manley's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Okoye being controlled here momentarily.
Manley is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Manley is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Manley is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#SUB#
Manley is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Okoye still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Okoye has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work! #T3#
Manley is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Okoye off and has taken his back!
Manley lands shots from the back.
Okoye is really stuck here.
Manley biding his time, looking for the opening.
Manley lands a shot to the head.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Manley's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
#T4#
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 misses with a looping right.
Horrible takedown attempt by Okoye or perhaps it was just good defense by Manley, which made it look bad.
Okoye checks a leg kick nicely.
Manley throws a body shot but no joy.
Manley throws a series of punches but Okoye avoids them all with ease.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Okoye changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Manley tries to avoid it but Okoye manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Manley to the ground. Manley escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Manley lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Okoye changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Manley tries to avoid it but Okoye manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Manley to the ground. Manley escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Iggy Manley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Christian Okoye.
A telegraphed right hand from Manley misses the target.
Okoye is looking for the big counter here.
Manley takes a swing at Okoye's ribcage but misses.
Christian Okoye seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Manley throws a head kick but Okoye moves out of range.
Manley misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Manley stuffs the takedown.
Manley throws a jab but it's blocked by Okoye.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Iggy Manley dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R2#
Manley throws a series of punches but Okoye avoids them all with ease.
Manley misses with a wild body shot. #CL2#
Okoye moves into the clinch successfully.
Manley blocks an uppercut.
Manley looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Manley is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Manley avoiding damage as Okoye throws knees to the body.
Manley works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Okoye takes a shot to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Manley managing to block the knees to the body from Okoye.
Manley taking a breather.
Manley cracks Okoye with a nice body shot.
Okoye takes a shot to the head. #T1#
Manley works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Okoye is breathing heavily.#BC#
Manley's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Christian Okoye is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Okoye avoids the head kick by Manley.
Manley throws a head kick that misses.
Okoye shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Manley lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Okoye checks a leg kick nicely.
Manley motions for Okoye to come forward. Manley throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Manley lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Manley scores with a nice strike.
Okoye moves away from the strike by Manley.
Okoye shoots in but no luck this time.
Manley connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Okoye slips under a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Okoye shoots in looking for a takedown but Manley manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Okoye's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Iggy Manley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Christian Okoye.
Manley throws a body shot but no joy. #T2#
Okoye uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Manley.
Manley scores with a jab to the body.
Manley misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Okoye misses with a takedown
and Manley counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Manley tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Okoye was well out of range. Poor timing from Manley.
Good shot there by Manley.#CL2#
Okoye clinches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Manley.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Manley.
Manley goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Manley gets through Okoye's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Iggy Manley has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Manley misses with a knee to the head.
Manley misses with an elbow strike.
#T3#
Okoye is trying to break the clinch but Manley has him pressed against the cage.
Manley lands with a right to the head.
Manley just leaning against Okoye, taking a breather.
Manley blocks an uppercut.
Manley lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Okoye or not.
Manley is stalling here.
Manley is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Okoye can do to turn this around?
Manley digs a right hand into Okoye's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Okoye's gas tank.
Nice body punch from Manley.
Manley trying to land knees to the body.
Okoye prevents a body shot from Manley. #TD#
Manley works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Manley slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Manley lands a few punches from side control.#T4#
Manley scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Okoye to see if he's OK.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#SUB#
Manley wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Okoye, who protects the arm well.
Manley working the ground and pound.
Manley controls the position from side control.
Manley in side control lands a decent elbow.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Okoye can do anything to dispel that myth.
Manley cracks Okoye with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Manley immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Okoye is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Manley!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Iggy Manley!
A less than humble Iggy Manley misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Sep 21, 2019 |
#R1#
Manley tries to score with a low kick but Marines moves his leg out of the way.
Marines throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Manley's waist but Manley gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Marines off to one side.
Manley looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Manley works the jab nicely.
Marines moves out of range as Manley throws a body kick.
Marines takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Manley misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
#CL2#
Manley takes the fight into the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Manley.#T1##BC2#
Manley's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL2#
Manley has managed to clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Manley - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Manley taking a breather.
The referee calls for Manley to work.
#TD2#
Manley has Marines pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Manley pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Marines tumbling to the mat - Manley dives into Marines's guard.
Manley postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Manley sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Marines's guard. #SUB2#
Manley is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Marines defends it well. #T2#
Marines is in trouble now - Manley has advanced to mount!
Manley won't let Marines get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Manley controlling his opponent.
Manley looking to finish Marines with some ground and pound. This is bad for Marines!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Manley lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Manley controlling from mount.
Manley with good strikes from the mount here!
Manley lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Marines hang on?#ROC2#
Marines is rocked!#T3##SUB2#
Manley is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Marines is surviving well by controlling Manley's body position as best he can.
Oh Marines is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Manley working the ground and pound effectively.
Manley has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Manley unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Marines wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Manley celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Iggy Manley!
Iggy Manley tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Aug 19, 2019 |
#R1##TD2#
Manley manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Dong on his heels. He'll look to pass Dong's guard now, I'm sure.
Manley is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Manley throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Manley missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Manley throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Manley working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Dong's head.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Manley accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Manley has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Manley postures up in Dong's guard and throws a big left but Dong blocks it.
Dong wants to stand up but Manley is controlling him.
Manley is looking to work some ground and pound but Dong has wrist control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Manley is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Manley controls from within his opponent's guard.
Manley lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.#T1#
Manley content to stall in guard here.
Manley passes Dong's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Manley throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Manley scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Manley seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Manley winds up and cracks Dong with a swinging punch to the side of the head. #T2#
Manley passes the guard and advances to mount!
Dong is breathing heavily.
Manley lands a big elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Manley cracks Dong with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Manley controlling the pace for now.
Manley connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
#SUB2#
Manley is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Dong is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Dong flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. Manley anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Dong and secures both hooks! This could be bad! Manley slips an arm under Dong chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. Manley has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. Manley is squeezing on Dong like an anaconda would it's prey. Dong fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Iggy Manley!
After the fight, Iggy Manley 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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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Aug 04, 2019 |
#R1##TD#
Manley changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Dong looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Manley remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Manley scoring with punches from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Manley working the body and head with strikes.
Manley working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Manley 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.
Manley taking a breather here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Manley working the ground and pound.
Manley working the head with strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dong taking punishment in the form of punches.
#T1#
Manley scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Dong to see if he's OK.
Manley is chipping away with strikes.
Manley landing a few strikes.
Dong takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Manley is chipping away with strikes.
#SUB#
Manley is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Dong has escaped the position, nice work there.
Manley lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Dong wants to control but Manley postures up.
Check out the look on Manley's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
#SUB#
Manley tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Check out the look on Manley's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Dong looks winded!#T2#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Manley working the ground and pound.
Manley controls the position.
Manley has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Dong is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Dong takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.#SUB#
Manley swings around for an armbar but Dong sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Manley's guard.
Manley is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Manley looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dong is one step ahead there.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Manley is on top in guard.
#REVR##T3#
Manley is stalling in the full guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Manley keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Dong's head.
Manley keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Dong's head.
Manley connects with a couple of short punches.
Manley postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Manley has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Manley with a nice head shot there.
Manley landing some decent shots from guard. #T4#
Manley pushes down on Dong's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Dong really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Manley. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.#SUB#
Manley is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Dong doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Manley.
Manley controlling the pace.
Dong has hold of Manley's hands but Manley slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
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 lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Iggy Manley dominated that round.
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.
#R2##TD#
Manley looking to score a takedown here. Dong is defending well but Manley drives through and ends up in Dong's guard.
Manley with a nice head shot there.
Manley scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Manley controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Manley makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Manley's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Manley scores with a decent looking elbow strike.#ROC#
Dong is rocked!
Manley is in close to Dong's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Dong is still in real trouble! Can Manley finish him?
Manley slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Dong seems to have recovered his senses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dong is breathing heavily.
Manley postures up and lands some nice ground and pound. #T1#
Manley with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Manley is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Manley working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Dong's head.
Manley makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Manley is stalling in the full guard.
Manley postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Manley slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Iggy Manley overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Manley.#T2#
Manley postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Manley landing with the ground and pound.
Manley is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Manley won't allow Dong to get back to his feet.
Manley scoring with some ground and pound.
Manley is in close to Dong's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Manley is working Dong over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Dong being controlled here, momentarily.
Manley pushing down on Dong's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work. #T3#
Manley lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Dong is in trouble now - Manley has advanced to mount!
Manley softens up his opponent with a couple of shots there and then CRACK! One massive shot lands there and Dong is out cold! Manley jumps to his feet and celebrates on the cage with the fans, who are, quite frankly, going absolutely mental!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Iggy Manley!
A very excited looking Iggy Manley rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Event:
EFC Tronstone vs Beecher
Date: Jun 01, 2019 |
#R1#
Manley moves out of range as Sixx strikes.
Sixx swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sixx fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
#CL2#
Sixx pushes Manley up against the cage in a clinch.
Sixx has Manley pushed against the cage.
Sixx throws a knee to the head but misses.
#TD#
Manley has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Sixx regains guard immediately.
Manley with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sixx is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Manley chips away with some ground and pound.
Manley trying to control the position from guard on top but Sixx is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SUB2#
Sixx is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Manley is aware though and is defending well.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Sixx trying to control the position.
#SUB2#
Sixx throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
#T1##SUB2#
Sixx throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
#SUB2#
Manley avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
#SUB2#
Sixx is looking for a triangle but Manley pushes his legs off easily.
Manley scoring with some ground and pound.
Sixx wants to sweep but no luck. #SUB2#
Manley is posturing up here but Sixx has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Manley tries to roll out but it's too tight and Manley has to tap! Slick submission there by Sixx!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Nikki Sixx!
Nikki Sixx thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Event:
EFC Williams vs Gold
Date: Apr 27, 2019 |
#R1#
Manley misses with an uppercut. #CL#
Manley pushes Valentine up against the cage in a clinch.
Manley is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Valentine utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Manley has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Valentine avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Manley fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Iggy Manley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Valentine with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Valentine scores a nice knee to the body.
Manley is breathing heavily.
Valentine scores with a knee to the head.
Valentine lands a knee to the head.
#TD#
Manley jumps into guard, dragging Valentine to the mat.
Valentine wants to stand but Manley has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Manley lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR#
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 strike but Valentine rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVB##T1#
Manley wants to sweep but no luck.
Manley trying to keep a closed guard but Valentine is proving a slippery customer.
Manley is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Valentine would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Valentine won't allow Manley to sweep him here.
Valentine wants to stand but Manley is controlling his posture from full guard. #T2#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Valentine postures up.
Manley seems keen to control Valentine's posture.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Valentine has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Manley is proving hard to escape from. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#CL2#
Valentine clinches.
Manley has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Valentine is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Valentine unloads a knee to the mid-section. Manley lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Valentine stops a takedown attempt from Manley.
Valentine scores with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Valentine.
#T3#
Valentine looking to throw knees to the head but Manley is blocking nicely.
A knee to the head by Valentine.
Valentine working Manley over with knees to the body.
Valentine tries a knee to the head but Manley blocks it.
Valentine with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Valentine lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Valentine stops a takedown attempt from Manley.
Valentine crunches a lovely knee into Manley's ribcage.
Valentine throws a knee to the head but misses.
Valentine with a knee to the head.
Valentine putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Manley in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Manley can't get the takedown.
Valentine looking to throw knees to the head but Manley is blocking nicely.
Valentine tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Valentine gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Manley.
Valentine landing knees to the head.
#TD#
Manley turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!#ES2#
Valentine explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Valentine has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Manley is landing a low percentage of strikes.#T4##CL2#
Valentine closes the distance and clinches.
Valentine misses with a knee strike.
Manley jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Valentine walks away with a smile on his face. Manley gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. #CL2#
Valentine has taken the fight to the clinch.
Valentine crunches a lovely knee into Manley's ribcage.#TD#
Manley has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Valentine is trying to keep an underhook but Manley manages to get the takedown into half guard.#ES2#
Valentine has one foot on Manley's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Manley misses with a jab, cross combination.
#CL2#
Valentine clinches up with Manley and pushes him back against the cage.
Valentine is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Valentine tries to land a knee to the head but Manley blocks with his arms.
Valentine tries to land a knee to the head but Manley blocks with his arms.
Valentine with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Valentine misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Manley.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Valentine using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Valentine looking to throw knees to the head but Manley is blocking nicely.
Manley drops down looking for an ankle pick but Valentine pulls his leg out and moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Corwin Valentine dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Valentine jabs Manley right on the nose. Manley blinks but takes it well.#CL2#
Valentine has closed the distance and engaged Manley in a clinch.
Valentine with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Valentine lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Valentine misses with a knee strike.
Valentine throws a knee to the head but misses.
Valentine is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Manley has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Valentine after a bit of a struggle.
Manley is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Valentine gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Iggy Manley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Valentine gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Manley.
Manley stalling in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Valentine tries to land a knee to the head but Manley blocks with his arms.
A knee to the head by Valentine.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Valentine with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Valentine tries a knee to the head but Manley blocks it.
Manley has Valentine pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Valentine manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing. #T1#
Valentine connects with a knee to the head.
Valentine using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Manley has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Valentine throws a knee to the head but misses.
Manley is trying to pull guard but Valentine turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Valentine tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Valentine lands a knee to the body.
Manley has Valentine pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Valentine manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Valentine prevents a takedown attempt there.
Valentine landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Manley takes a knee right on the jaw!
Valentine with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Valentine gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Manley.
Manley stalling in the clinch but Valentine improves position.
Corwin Valentine seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Valentine tries to land a knee to the head but Manley blocks with his arms.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Valentine obliges.#T2#
Valentine scores a nice knee to the body.
Valentine tries a knee to the head but Manley blocks it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Valentine tries a knee to the head but Manley blocks it.
Valentine lands a good knee to the midsection. Manley won't want to take too many of those.
Valentine tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Valentine looking to throw knees to the head but Manley is blocking nicely.
Manley tries for a takedown. No joy.
Valentine looking to throw knees to the head but Manley is blocking nicely.
Manley manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Valentine tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Valentine tries to land a knee to the head but Manley blocks with his arms.
Manley changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Valentine fights it off and pushes away nicely.
#CL2#
Valentine drives through and clinches with Manley against the cage.
Valentine throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Manley blocks it with crossed arms. #T3#
Valentine with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Valentine prevents the takedown attempt.
Valentine with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Valentine tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Valentine tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Manley avoids it.
Manley tries to pull guard but Valentine holds him up against the cage and eventually Manley drops back down to his feet.
Valentine using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Manley has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
#TD#
Manley lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
#ES2#
Valentine manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Manley keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Valentine tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Valentine tries to land a knee to the head but Manley blocks with his arms.
Valentine throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Manley blocks it with crossed arms.
Valentine throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Manley blocks it with crossed arms.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Valentine prevents the takedown attempt.
Valentine misses with a knee strike.
#TD#
Manley jumps into guard, dragging Valentine to the mat.
#T4#
Manley tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Corwin Valentine has got the better of the ground game so far.
Manley bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Valentine's guard. #REVR#
Manley is in close to Valentine's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Manley working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Manley wants to pass the guard but Valentine is keeping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Manley throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Corwin Valentine showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
#R3#
Manley with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Valentine to score with a decent uppercut.#CL2#
Valentine clinches.
Manley taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
#TD#
Manley gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Manley keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Valentine's head.
Manley controls from within his opponent's guard.
Manley content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Manley looking to sit in guard and control but Valentine gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB#
Valentine stopping the sweep attempt from Manley.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Manley working a defensive guard here.
#T1#
Manley wants to improve his position but instead Valentine has moved into half guard.
Valentine is thwarting Manley's attempts to control the position.
Valentine is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Valentine prevents Manley from improving his position.
Valentine has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Valentine wants to stand up but Manley has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Valentine prevents Manley from improving his position.#T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Manley is positioning himself well to prevent Valentine advancing to mount.
Manley's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
It looks like Valentine is going to stand back up.
#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#TD#
Manley scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Valentine keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Manley slips a nice elbow through Valentine's hands, connecting with Valentine's forehead.
Valentine is trying to stand up here but Manley is controlling him well. #T3#
Corwin Valentine is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Manley missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Manley throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Manley missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Manley sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Valentine defending well though.
Manley winds up and cracks Valentine with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Manley tries to pass to full mount but Valentine defends it.
Manley seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Manley has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.#T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Manley missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Valentine pushes Manley off looking to stand but Manley dives back in and keeps control.
#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Valentine throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Manley slips a straight right by Valentine.
Valentine lands a glancing blow to the side of Manley's head.
Manley shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Valentine as he avoids it easily.
Manley looks for a takedown but Valentine sprawls well.
Valentine stuffs the takedown attempt from Manley. Manley gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Iggy Manley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Valentine throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Manley sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Manley tries to score a power double leg takedown but Valentine sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Manley somewhat.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Corwin Valentine.
I've got Valentine winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 27:30
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Corwin Valentine!
During a confident post fight interview, Corwin Valentine thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Event:
EFC Pichushkin vs Fujiwara
Date: Mar 30, 2019 |
#R1##CL#
Pato fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Manley, pushing him back against the cage.
Pato misses with a body punch.
Manley tries to pull guard but Pato holds him up against the cage and eventually Manley drops back down to his feet.
Pato lands with a light punch inside.
Pato lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Manley.
Manley goes for a takedown in the clinch but Pato prevents it.
Manley wants a takedown.
Guillermo Pato has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Iggy Manley.
Manley wants a takedown.
Manley has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Pato after a bit of a struggle.
We've been informed that Manley has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Pato lands a hook that snaps the head of Manley backwards.
Pato lands with a short head shot on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pato lands with a light punch inside.
Manley looking for a takedown.
Pato lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pato lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. #CUT#
It looks like Iggy Manley has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pato is pressed up against the cage. Manley has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Pato down to the mat. Pato avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance. #CL#
Pato closes the distance and pushes Manley back into the cage.#T1#
Manley tries to pull guard but Pato forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Manley is working for takedown but Pato is calmly controlling the position for now.
Pato digs a right hand into Manley's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Manley's gas tank.
A short left from Pato.
Pato stalls.
Manley wants a takedown but no success here.
#BC#
Pato manages to break the clinch.
Pato has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Manley looks for a takedown but Pato sprawls well.
Pato rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Manley moves out of range and avoids them all easily.#TD2#
Manley scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Pato is not content to let Manley control the position.
Manley throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Pato is looking to regain half guard here but Manley keeps moving and retains side control. #T2#
Manley looks up at the clock and then as Pato takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Manley smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Pato is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pato is looking to regain half guard here but Manley keeps moving and retains side control.
The strikes coming from Manley are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Manley in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time. #SUB2#
Manley is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Pato has escaped the position, nice work there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pato is looking to regain half guard here but Manley keeps moving and retains side control. #T3#
Manley wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pato keeps working.
Manley taking a break here but Pato is having none of it and regains half guard.
Manley throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Manley trying to pass the guard but Pato defending well.
Pato is trying to get back to full guard.
Manley thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Pato's head. #T4#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Pato is looking for a sweep. Manley is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Pato knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Manley on the ground.
Pato blocking the ground and pound attempt from Manley.
Manley throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Manley goes for a double leg but Pato avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Pato continues to drive forward.
Pato throws a combination. Manley tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Pato scores with a jab to the jaw.
Pato connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Manley is looking to clinch.
Manley shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Pato sprawls well. Pato wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Manley gets slowly back to his feet.
Manley fails with a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Guillermo Pato dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Iggy Manley'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.
#R2#
A combination from Pato does no damage.
Manley with the counter takedown but Pato avoids it easily.
Manley tries to score a power double leg takedown but Pato sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Manley somewhat.
The crowd cheers as Pato lands an impressive looking overhand right. Manley doesn't seem phased though.
Pato thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pato is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Manley can do to turn this around?
Manley shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Pato sprawls well. Pato wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Manley gets slowly back to his feet.
Pato jabs at Manley's body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD2#
Manley fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Pato sprawls well initially but Manley persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Manley working the head and body with strikes.
Pato trying to control from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T1#
Pato wants to get back to his feet.
Manley not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Manley working Pato over with strikes.
Pato blocking the ground and pound attempt from Manley.
Pato is looking for a sweep. Manley is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Manley lands with a punch from half guard.
Pato wants to get back to full guard.
Manley seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Pato is not content to let Manley control the position.
Manley performing his best blanket impression for a moment. #T2#
Manley throwing shots but Pato is blocking nicely.
Manley sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Pato defending well though.
Manley thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Pato's head.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Manley thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Pato's head. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Pato swings for the body but Manley moves out of range.
Manley looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Pato is fending him off so far but Manley persists. Nope, Pato circles away and we're back to standing.
Guillermo Pato has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Iggy Manley.
Manley slips under a jab from Pato.
Manley avoids the body shot from Pato.
Nice sprawl there from Pato as Manley shoots in.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pato. Manley does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pato misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Manley.
Manley feints the counter takedown.#T3#
Pato lands a lovely overhand right.
Manley falls off balance throwing a combination
and Pato counters with a nice uppercut.
Manley avoids the body shot from Pato.
#CL#
Pato fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Manley, pushing him back against the cage.
Pato is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A right hand to the body from Pato.
Pato tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Manley's elbow.
Manley has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Pato is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Manley is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Pato pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Guillermo Pato has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Pato lands a body punch in the clinch.
Pato prevents a takedown attempt there.
Manley is breathing heavily.
Pato lands a shot to the body.#T4#
Manley tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Pato smiles and moves away.
Pato lands with a good body shot.
Pato misses with a jab, cross combination.
Donk. Pato catches Manley right on the button with a cross.#CL#
Pato gets in close and instigates a clinch.
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 has Pato pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Pato manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Pato throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Pato is pressed up against the cage. Manley has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Pato down to the mat. Pato avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Manley walks into a stiff left hand from Pato.#KD#
Pato drops Manley with a beautiful combination! Manley stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Pato is looking for the KO!#ROC#
Manley is rocked!
Pato knocks out Manley with a massive right hand! The ref tackles Pato before he can follow up with any more strikes and that's it everyone. Pato picks up the big W with a huge KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Guillermo Pato!
Guillermo Pato spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Event:
EFC Sionis vs Vale
Date: Feb 23, 2019 |
#R1##CL#
Manley gets tackled into the cage by Jerry. Jerry maintains the clinch. #BC#
Jerry breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jerry works over Manley's head and body with a nice combination.#TD2#
Manley closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Jerry wants to get back to his feet but Manley drags him back down.
Manley is putting a hurting on Jerry here, landing some big shots from side control.
Jerry has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Jerry is trying to buck Manley off.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB2#
Manley wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Jerry, who protects the arm well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jerry is trying to escape the position but Manley is controlling the position.
Manley working the ground and pound from side control.
Manley has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jerry is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Manley has just dragged him back down to the mat.#ES#
Jerry bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!#CL#
Manley tries to keep at a distance but Jerry has taken the fight into the clinch.#T1#
Jerry is pressed up against the cage. Manley has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Jerry down to the mat. Jerry avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Jerry misses with the combination.
Manley with the counter takedown but Jerry avoids it easily.
No luck for Manley with that takedown attempt.
Jerry throws a head kick but Manley moves out of range.
#TD2#
Manley drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Jerry is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Manley has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Manley is putting a hurting on Jerry here, landing some big shots from side control.
Jerry is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Jerry is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Manley is controlling him well.
Manley lands an elbow.
Jerry wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB2#
Manley looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything. #T2#
Manley is looking to take a break and control but Jerry is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jerry wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Manley scores with a couple of short elbows.
Manley creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Manley working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Manley prevents Jerry from escaping the position.
Manley working the ground and pound.
Manley lands some shots froms side control.
Jerry is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.#T3#
Jerry being controlled for a moment.
Jerry is trying to buck Manley off.
Manley scoring with punches and elbows.
Jerry is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Manley lands some shots froms side control.#ROC2#
Jerry is rocked!
Manley crunches a massive hammerfist down on Jerry - he's out! Manley Holds back on further strikes and jumps to his feet to celebrate with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Iggy Manley!
After the fight, Iggy Manley 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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Event:
S02:E07 135lbs Grand Prix
Date: Dec 02, 2018 |
#R1#
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. #CL2#
Manley pushes Zapata up against the cage in a clinch.#TD2#
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. #T1#
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. #REVB#
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!#T2#
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.
#TD2#
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.#T3#
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. #T4#
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. #SUB2#
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!
#R2#
Manley shoots in for a takedown but Zapata shows good takedown defense. #TD2#
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. #T1#
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. #T2#
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. #REF3#
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. #T3#
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.#TD2#
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.#T4#
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.#SUB2#
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. #CUT2#
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!
#R3#
Manley slips under a jab from Zapata.#TD2#
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.#T1#
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.#ROC2#
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. #T2#
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!#CUT2#
Eusebio Zapata's cut is getting worse.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Manley punches Zapata on the ear. #T3#
Manley is landing with strikes. Zapata can't take much more of this.#CUT2#
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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Event:
IFC XS1: Murhaa vs Crosby
Date: Nov 10, 2018 |
#R1#
OQuinn slaps away a takedown attempt from Manley, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Manley doesn't succeed with the takedown
and OQuinn counters with a straight right hand.
Manley shoots in and drives through. OQuinn sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Iggy Manley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Manley shoots in but OQuinn avoids the takedown attempt easily.
OQuinn appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.#TD#
Manley drives through with a takedown into guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if OQuinn can do anything to dispel that myth.
Manley forces his way into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Manley thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Manley with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Manley thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed OQuinn's head. #T1#
OQuinn is looking to improve his position.
Manley works his foot free and advances to mount.
OQuinn is squirming around, avoiding Manley's attempts to control the action.
OQuinn taking shots to the head.
OQuinn wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Manley.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Manley looking to ground and pound but OQuinn is blocking nicely.
OQuinn really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Manley. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.#SUB#
Manley looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.#T2#
Manley throwing strikes here but OQuinn is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Manley scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Manley in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
OQuinn holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Manley tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Manley raining down hammerfists from mount.#CUT#
It looks like Damien OQuinn has been cut.
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 landing shots from mount.
OQuinn is in all sorts of trouble here.
Manley wants to control the pace but OQuinn is squirming around nicely.
Manley raining down hammerfists from mount.#T3#
Manley working some short elbows here. He postures up to throw some more ground and pound but OQuinn slips a leg through to get back to half guard. Nice work.
Manley working the head and body with strikes.
Manley is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
OQuinn desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Manley works his way into side control.
Manley scoring with punches and elbows.
OQuinn struggling a bit here.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
OQuinn is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.#T4#
Manley thows a huge punch but OQuinn dodges it nicely.
OQuinn avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Manley.
Manley working over OQuinn with some ground and pound. OQuinn looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Manley wants to take a breather but OQuinn is having none of it.
Manley is taking a breather. OQuinn 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 is nestled in close to OQuinn, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Manley is keen to just control but OQuinn is a slippery customer.
Manley throws a strike but OQuinn avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Manley looking to sit in guard and control but OQuinn gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB#
Manley wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Manley wants to sweep here but OQuinn controlling him for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Iggy Manley dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Damien OQuinn'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.
#R2##TD#
Manley fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging OQuinn to the ground. Manley is now in OQuinn's guard.#ES2#
OQuinn pushes Manley off and scrambles back to his feet.
OQuinn throws a right and a left that Manley avoids nicely.
Manley shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says OQuinn as he avoids it easily.
Manley shoots for a double leg takedown but OQuinn sprawls well. He's pushed Manley's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Manley gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and OQuinn connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Iggy Manley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
OQuinn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
OQuinn throws a body shot but no joy.
Manley tries for a takedown but OQuinn circles away easily
and OQuinn counters with a nice body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Manley shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and OQuinn counters with a nice uppercut. #T1#
Nice sprawl there from OQuinn as Manley shoots in.
Manley shoots and misses
and OQuinn counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Manley with a poor takedown
and OQuinn counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Manley fails with the takedown
and OQuinn counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Iggy Manley is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
OQuinn misses with a series of wild punches.
Manley misses with a takedown attempt
and OQuinn connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice shot by OQuinn.
OQuinn has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
OQuinn connects with a single shot there.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Manley. #T2#
OQuinn misses with a double jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Manley doesn't succeed with the takedown
and OQuinn counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Manley has his takedown stuffed
and OQuinn counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
OQuinn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Manley fails with the takedown.
OQuinn doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Damien OQuinn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice sprawl there from OQuinn as Manley shoots in.
OQuinn swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
OQuinn looks to score with a jab to the body but Manley is just out of range.
Manley drops down looking for a counter takedown but OQuinn sprawls and moves away.
OQuinn lands a head shot.
OQuinn throws out a powerful jab.#T3#
Manley tries for a takedown but OQuinn circles away easily
and OQuinn counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
OQuinn works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
OQuinn scores with a jab to the head.
#ROC2#
Manley is rocked!
Manley shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has OQuinn pinned against the cage. OQuinn gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Oh Manley is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
OQuinn scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Manley seems to have got his legs back now.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
OQuinn looks to score with a jab to the body but Manley is just out of range.
OQuinn throws a shot to the body.
Manley fails with a takedown attempt from distance.#T4#
OQuinn blocks a head kick by Manley.
Manley with a poor takedown
enabling OQuinn to counter with a crisp jab.
Manley with a poor takedown
and OQuinn counters with a crisp right that sends Manley to the canvas! OQuinn follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Damien OQuinn!
Damien OQuinn thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Event:
TGC 74
Date: Sep 22, 2018 |
#R1#
McDaniels throws a body kick that misses #TD#
and Manley counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
McDaniels tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Manley manages to move to mount!
McDaniels wants to try and get back to his feet.
Manley punching from mount but McDaniels doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Manley with a couple of short strikes.
You get the feeling that McDaniels really doesn't like being in this position too much.
McDaniels told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Manley trying to control but McDaniels is having none of it.
Manley controlling the position easily from mount.
McDaniels is in a horrible position here. Manley smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
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 looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
McDaniels is trying to stand up.#T1#
Manley landing punches.
Manley controlling from the full mount. #SUB#
Manley looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
McDaniels wants to get back to his feet.
#ES2#
McDaniels somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
Manley fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
McDaniels throws a head kick that Manley semi-blocks.
Manley is trying hard to land a takedown here. McDaniels sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A head kick misses from Manley.
McDaniels will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
McDaniels looks to land a body kick but Manley moved away.
McDaniels throws out a loose jab but Manley uses good head movement to avoid it. #T2#
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 takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
McDaniels cracks a nice hook into Manley's ribs.
McDaniels throws a combination. Manley tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Manley showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from McDaniels.
Manley tries to counter with a takedown but McDaniels is quick to defend against it.
McDaniels's corner calls for a 1-2. McDaniels obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Manley closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The crowd cheers as McDaniels lands an impressive looking overhand right. Manley doesn't seem phased though.
McDaniels feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Manleys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A punch combination from McDaniels misses.
McDaniels throws a body shot but no joy.
Manley displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McDaniels throws out the jab.
Manley avoids the head kick by McDaniels.
McDaniels misses with a series of wild punches.
Manley attempts a counter takedown but McDaniels avoids it well and moves away.
Manley shoots in and drives through. McDaniels sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Iggy Manley. That's going to take a lot out of him.#TD#
Manley scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
McDaniels tries to kick Manley off in order to stand up. Manley Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Manley prevents McDaniels from escaping the position.#T3#
McDaniels taking a bit of punishment here - Manley scoring with strikes.
Manley working the body and head with strikes.
McDaniels is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Manley asserts his dominance and retains side control.#SUB#
Manley is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. McDaniels knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Manley wants to lay and pray for a moment but McDaniels keeps working.
McDaniels is trying to get back to his feet.
Manley is looking to take a break and control but McDaniels is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
McDaniels is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Manley is controlling him well.#T4#
Manley throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Check out the look on Manley's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
An elbow from Manley crashes against the mat.
We've been hearing good reports from Manley's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Manley prevents McDaniels from escaping the position.
Manley trying to control the position but McDaniels is working away.
Manley tries to score with some ground and pound. McDaniels controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
McDaniels is trying to get back to his feet.
Manley throws a strike aimed at the side of McDaniels's head but McDaniels avoids it well.
Manley prevents McDaniels from escaping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Iggy Manley will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
McDaniels misses with a double jab.
McDaniels throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
McDaniels dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
McDaniels throws a hook but Manley avoids it easily.
Manley shoots in but no luck this time.
McDaniels misses with an attempted mid kick.
Manley moves out of range of the body kick.
McDaniels fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Manley manages to avoid it.
Manley walks into a straight right hand from McDaniels.
McDaniels throws a right hand that Manley ducks under and follows up with a left that Manley also avoids with ease.
McDaniels misses with a straight left.
Manley misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McDaniels misses the shot to the body.
McDaniels comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Manley misses with a few strikes there.
McDaniels just misses with a punch to the body.
#TD#
Manley is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in McDaniels's half guard.
McDaniels scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Manley manages to mount him!
#T1#
Manley won't let McDaniels get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Manley trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Manley postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. McDaniels looks a forlorn figure.
McDaniels is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
McDaniels is squirming around, avoiding Manley's attempts to control the action.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McDaniels is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Manley with shots to the head and body - McDaniels looks very uncomfortable down there. #T2#
McDaniels is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Manley trying to control but he's not successful this time.
McDaniels wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Iggy Manley overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Manley lands a couple of good shots and McDaniels has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Manley lands with a hammerfist to the side of McDaniels's head.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Manley gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
McDaniels is trying to stand back up.
McDaniels is trying to remain composed but Manley is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
McDaniels is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Manley slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
McDaniels is trying to stand back up. #T3#
McDaniels is trapped and Manley is scoring with shots to the head and body.
McDaniels takes a big shot to the side of the head.
#ROC#
McDaniels is rocked!
Manley is scoring with a succession of shots from the back. McDaniels is covering up - he's had enough and the ref steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Iggy Manley!
In his post fight interview, Iggy Manley started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Event:
TGC 66: Wipe vs Wolff
Date: Jul 21, 2018 |
#R1#
Bobeth stuffs the takedown.
Bobeth attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Bobeth looks to land a body kick but Manley moved away.
Bobeth thows a leg kick but Manley checks it #TD#
and Manley counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Manley thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bobeth's head.
Manley controlling the action here.
Manley stops Bobeth from getting back to his feet.
Manley looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Bobeth with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Bobeth looks like he's trying to stand up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Manley throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Bobeth is trying to stand back up but Manley is controlling him
Manley is nestled in close to Bobeth, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.#T1#
Manley trying to mount his opponent but Bobeth defends it.
Bobeth has hold of Manley's hands but Manley slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.#SUB#
Manley is working for a submission of some sort.
Bobeth is looking to escape.
Manley working Bobeth over with strikes.
Manley controlling the action here.
Manley thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bobeth's head. #T2#
Bobeth is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Manley scores with a couple of nice shots.
Bobeth is not content to let Manley control the position.
Manley working over Bobeth with some ground and pound. Bobeth looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Bobeth is looking to escape.
Manley trying to control the pace.
Manley thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Manley seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Manley has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Bobeth is trying to stand up here but Manley is controlling him well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Manley is trying to control the action in half guard but Bobeth is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Manley is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Bobeth is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Manley landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent. #T3#
Manley not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Manley throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Manley seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Manley working the head and body with strikes.
Manley stops Bobeth from getting back to his feet.
Manley with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Manley is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Manley winds up and cracks Bobeth with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Bobeth is trying to stand up here but Manley is controlling him well.
Manley sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bobeth defending well though.
Bobeth is trying to stand.
#T4#
Bobeth is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Manley trying to control from Bobeth's half guard. Bobeth has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Manley landing some decent shots from guard.
Manley stands up over Bobeth, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head. #ROC#
Bobeth is rocked!
Manley loads up on a big left hand. Bobeth felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Manley looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Bobeth can't hide his disappointment, as Manley celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Iggy Manley!
Iggy Manley tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Event:
TGC Crucible 22
Date: Jun 20, 2018 |
#R1#
Manley moves out of range as Dada throws a body kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Manley is defended easily by Dada.
It looked like Dada wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Manley shoots in looking for a takedown but Dada manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Manley's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Dada is looking for a counter combo.
Manley looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Dada is fending him off so far but Manley persists. Nope, Dada circles away and we're back to standing.
Koboko Dada has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Iggy Manley.
Dada throws a head kick but Manley moves out of range.
And Manley tries to counter it with a takedown but Dada pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Dada punishes Manley's body with a nice straight punch.
Dada looks to land a left hand but Manley moved out of range nicely.
Dada takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Manley fails to land the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Manley looks to land a body kick but Dada moved away.
Iggy Manley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#TD2#
Manley shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Manley was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dada taking a bit of punishment here - Manley scoring with strikes.
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 throwing strikes but Dada manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Manley looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.#T1#
Manley is trying to control Dada's posture but Dada avoids it.
Manley prevents Dada from improving position.
Manley is not content to let Dada control the position.
Manley sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Manley trying to hold on to Dada's head to control him but Dada postures up.
Manley is trying to get back to full guard.
Dada wants to take a breather but Manley is having none of it.
Manley is trying to get back to full guard.#T2#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
The fighters are battling for position here. Manley manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Dada trying to control but Manley is working from the bottom.
Dada content to stall in guard here.
Manley is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Dada missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Manley bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Dada's guard. #REVB#
Dada working a defensive guard but Manley passes into half guard.
Manley is thwarting Dada's attempts to control the position.
Dada is trying to stand.
#T3#
Dada is concentrating on defense, preventing Manley from advancing position.
Dada is not content to let Manley control the position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Manley sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Dada defending well though.
Dada taking some punishment here, with Manley in his half guard.
Dada is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Manley scores with a couple of nice shots.
Manley looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Dada with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Manley stalling away here and it's allowed Dada to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Manley sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Dada's guard.
Dada blocking the ground and pound attempt from Manley. #SUB2#
Manley is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Dada sees it coming and defends easily.
Dada avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Manley.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dada is looking for a sweep. Manley is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.#T4#
Manley looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Dada with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Manley throwing shots but Dada is blocking nicely.
Manley takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Manley lands with a punch from half guard.
Manley is trying to control the action in half guard but Dada is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Manley throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Dada trying to hold on to Manley's head to control him but Manley postures up.
Manley works his way into full mount!
Manley putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!#ROC2#
Dada is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Iggy Manley dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Manley fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Dada turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Manley shoots for a double leg takedown but Dada sprawls well. He's pushed Manley's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Manley shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Dada defends it nicely.
Koboko Dada has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Iggy Manley.
Dada tried to score with a low kick but Manley checks it.
Nice defenses there by Dada.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD2#
Manley darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Dada is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. #T1#
Dada works his way to full guard. Good work.
Dada trying to control the position.
Manley working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Dada's head.
Dada is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Manley is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Manley accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dada bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Manley's guard. #REVR#
Dada wants to control from the top but Manley keeps moving.
Manley is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVB##T2#
Manley is trying to control the action in half guard but Dada is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Manley thows a huge punch but Dada dodges it nicely.
Manley working Dada over with strikes.
Dada trying to control but Manley postures up.
Manley seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense. #SUB2#
Dada is defending against the submission attempts here by Manley.
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. #T3#
Dada is not content to let Manley control the position.#SUB2#
Manley is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Dada is just riding it out for now. Manley eventually gives up the hold.
Manley has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Dada trying to control from the bottom.
Dada moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Manley scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Manley working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Manley chips away with some ground and pound.
Manley keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Dada's head.#T4#
Dada looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Manley landing some decent shots from guard.
Manley stopping the sweep attempt from Dada.
Manley trying to control but Dada is working from the bottom.
Manley showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Manley stopping the sweep attempt from Dada.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#SUB#
Dada is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Manley content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Manley trying to control but Dada is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Iggy Manley showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Dada's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
#R3#
Dada pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Manley has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Manley throws a hook but Dada avoids it easily.
Dada throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Dada looks to land a combination but Manley avoids it well.
A head kick misses from Dada. #TD2#
Manley feints and as Dada raises his hands in defense, Manley changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Iggy Manley has got the better of the ground game so far.
Dada looking to hit a scissor sweep but Manley is one step ahead there.
Dada is working hard here to advance position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dada utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Manley in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Manley postures up.
#T1#
Manley missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Manley sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Dada is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Dada throws a one two combo.
Good shot there by Dada.#TD2#
Manley gets a double leg takedown into Dada's guard.#ES#
Dada manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Dada tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters circling - Manley throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Manley throws a shot from downtown. Dada moves away and avoids it.
Manley tries to score a power double leg takedown but Dada sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Manley somewhat.
Koboko Dada has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Dada misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Manley.
Koboko Dada is winning the standup battle so far.
Manley dives in for a single leg takedown but Dada sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Dada throws a sloppy head kick and Manley moves out of range easily.
Dada misses with a double jab.
Manley shoots in for a double leg but Dada sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Dada is looking for a counter combo.
Koboko Dada has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Iggy Manley.
Manley slips a jab and a cross from Dada.
Dada leaves Manley with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Dada thuds a left hand into Manley's body.
Manley gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Dada counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work. #T3#
Manley uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dada.
Dada scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Manley doesn't seem bothered though. #TD#
Dada shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Manley is trying to defend but Dada finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Manley trying to control from the bottom.
Manley gets back to full guard.
Dada is fighting to break Manley's control of his arms but Manley is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Manley manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Dada manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVB#
Manley stands and throws Dada's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Manley is putting a hurting on Dada here, landing some big shots from side control. #T4#
Dada wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Manley has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Dada!
Manley has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Dada's face.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dada gets back to half guard.
Dada looks like he's trying to stand up.
Manley perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
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 Dada's temple.
Manley working the head and body with strikes.
Iggy Manley is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
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 Dada's temple.
Manley controlling the pace.
And that's the end of the fight!
Koboko Dada showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Manley 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Iggy Manley!
In his post fight interview, Iggy Manley started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
In defeat, Koboko Dada stepped up to the mic, saying 'I still get to fuck this mans wife later tonight'.
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Event:
KOFC 97 - Petrov vs Kromog
Date: Apr 04, 2018 |
#R1##TD2#
Nikolai shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Manley is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR#
Manley definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Nikolai is trying to get back to full guard.
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 content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Manley lands with a punch from half guard.
Nikolai wants to improve his position but Manley is controlling well.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Nikolai can do anything to dispel that myth.
Manley seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Nikolai wants to get back to full guard but Manley has mounted him!
Manley lands a couple of good shots and Nikolai has given up his back, trying to escape the position!#CUT#
It looks like Vic Nikolai has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nikolai tries to escape the position.
Manley is landing with strikes. Nikolai can't take much more of this.#T1#
Nikolai rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Nikolai is looking to improve his position.
Manley working over Nikolai with some ground and pound. Nikolai looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Manley looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Manley trying to control the action but Nikolai is working from the bottom.
Manley winds up and cracks Nikolai with a swinging punch to the side of the head. #SUB2#
Nikolai actively working from the bottom here.
Manley prevents Nikolai from improving his position.
Manley trying to control the action but Nikolai is working from the bottom.
Nikolai tries to get to full guard but Manley has control of the leg. #T2#
Manley is controlling the pace.
Manley wants to control but Nikolai is keeping him busy.
Nikolai has hold of Manley's hands but Manley slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Nikolai is staying active underneath Manley, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Still in half guard, Manley seems content to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nikolai on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Nikolai wants to get back to full guard.
Nikolai manages to get to full guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Manley's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Manley distracts Nikolai with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Manley is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long. #T3#
Manley connects with a couple of short punches.
Manley content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots. #SUB2#
Nikolai working for a triangle but Manley defends it easily.
Manley makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.#ROC#
Nikolai is rocked!#SUB2#
Nikolai has his foot on Manley's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Manley works his way back into a safe position though.
Manley stopping the sweep attempt from Nikolai.
Manley with a nice head shot there.
Manley with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.#CUT#
That has opened up Vic Nikolai's cut even more.#SUB2#
Manley got a little sloppy there for a moment and Nikolai has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Manley has managed to get both his arms back between Nikolai's legs - danger averted.#T4#
Manley is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions. #SUB2#
Nikolai is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Manley defends well.
Manley slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Manley advances to half guard.
Manley scoring with strikes to the body and head. #CUT#
The cut above Vic Nikolai's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Vic Nikolai's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Iggy Manley!
A very excited looking Iggy Manley rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Event:
KOFC 88 - Andreev vs Bean
Date: Feb 17, 2018 |
#R1#
Manley misses with a right hand
and Ross counters with a series of strikes. Manley will be more careful next time no doubt.
Manley slips a jab and a cross from Ross.
Manley dives in and grabs Ross's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ross pushes down on Manley's head and hops out.
Despite the aggression on Ross's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.#TD#
Manley dives in and scores a takedown into Ross's guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Ross can do anything to dispel that myth.
Ross looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Manley's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Manley missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Manley won't allow Ross to sweep him here.
Manley passes Ross's right leg, so he's now in half guard. #SUB#
Manley is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Ross doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Manley. #SUB#
Manley is working for a submission of some sort.
#T1#
Manley thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Ross really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Manley. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Manley scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Manley prevents Ross from improving his position.
Manley trying to control the pace.
Manley looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Manley throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Manley not landing any meaningful shots this time. #T2#
Ross wants to control but Manley is keeping busy.
Ross blocking the ground and pound attempt from Manley.
Manley missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Manley throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Manley working the head and body with strikes.
Manley scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Manley takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Ross wants to get back to full guard.
Manley drops an elbow to the side of Ross's head.
Manley sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ross defending well though.
Manley content to control rather than advance.
Ross is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Manley scores with a couple of nice shots.#T3#
Manley is nestled in close to Ross, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Manley takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Manley landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Manley working Ross over with strikes.
Ross wants to get back to his feet.
Manley performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Manley takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Manley trying to control the pace.
Manley lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt. #T4#
Manley working Ross over with strikes.
Manley is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Manley working over Ross with some ground and pound. Ross looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.#ROC#
Ross is rocked!
Manley wants to pass to mount but Ross is defending the position.
Ross wants to get back to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Manley in particular looking to stall.
Manley sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ross defending well though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Iggy Manley dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Manley doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Manley takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Manley dives in for a single leg takedown but Ross sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.#TD#
Manley closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Manley is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ross can do to turn this around?
Manley lands with a punch from half guard.
Ross is looking to improve his position.
Ross is trying to stand up here but Manley is controlling him well.
Ross is trying to maintain the position but Manley is very close to passing his half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Manley prevents Ross from standing back up.
Ross is refusing to be controlled, as Manley sits in half guard.
Manley lands with a punch from half guard. #T1#
Manley lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Manley lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Manley missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Manley lands strikes from half guard.
Manley is nestled in close to Ross, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Ross is still in real trouble! Can Manley finish him?
Nice strikes from Manley there.
Manley landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Manley lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Ross quite badly. Ross pulls Manley in close trying to recover. Manley postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Ross on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Ross doesn't seem to be complaining too much.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Iggy Manley!
In his post fight interview, Iggy Manley started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Event:
KOFC 83 - Vandalay vs Nucombe
Date: Jan 20, 2018 |
#R1#
Ball lands with a shot to the body.
Manley shoots in but Ball avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A quick step to the side and Ball tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ball fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Manley misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Ball to counter with a crisp jab.
Manley shoots for a double leg takedown but Ball sprawls well. He's pushed Manley's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Left Ball has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Iggy Manley.
Ball scores with a crisp jab that stopped Manley in his tracks.
Manley closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Ball scores with a jab to the jaw.#CL#
Ball fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Manley, pushing him back against the cage.
Manley goes for a takedown attempt but Ball pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Manley's coach down at Got Your 6 was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Manley's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Manley shoots in but Ball avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Decent striking displayed by Ball there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ball scores with a punch to the head.
Manley walks into a straight right hand from Ball.
Ball is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Ball getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Ball rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Manley moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ball throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Manley on the side of the head. #T1#
Manley takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ball's corner calls for a 1-2. Ball obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ball is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Manley tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ball swivels and escapes.
Ball swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Manley.#CL#
Ball has managed to clinch.
Manley goes for a takedown in the clinch but Ball prevents it.
Ball lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ball lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ball working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Manley wants a takedown.
Ball lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Manley fails to pull guard.
Our sources have told us that Ball has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Manley wants to stall.
Ball lands a right hand.
Manley is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Ball softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Manley is looking for a takedown.
Manley is working for takedown but Ball is calmly controlling the position for now.
Manley looks winded!#T2#
A nice left hand lands by Ball.
Manley jumps guard but Ball stands there with Manley around his waist. Manley gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Manley has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Ball is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Ball gets through Manley's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ball digs a right hand underneath Manley's ribcage. Manley let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ball lands a hook to the side of the head.
Manley's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ball throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Manleys head.
Ball lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ball.#ROC#
Manley is rocked!
Ball lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Manley is still on wobbly legs! Can Ball finish him?
Ball lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Manley to his knees! Ball keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Left Ball!
Left Ball very nearly forgot to thank Urban Fighter amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Event:
The Island Season 7, 185 lbs, Round 2
Date: Dec 08, 2017 |
#R1#
Manley takes a swing at Jones's ribcage but misses.
Manley misses with a takedown
and Jones counters with a nice uppercut.
Manley has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Jones finds it's way round the side to connect with Manley's head.
Manley shoots in for a takedown but Jones shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.#TD#
Manley gets the takedown into side control.
Manley trying to control the position but Jones is working away.
Jones is trying to get back to half guard.
Manley scoring with punches from side control.
Jones tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Manley wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Jones sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Jones is looking for a sweep. Manley is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Jones slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVB#
Manley is trying to control but can't.
#T1#
Manley won't allow Jones to pass to mount.
Jones slips a nice elbow through Manley's hands, connecting with Manley's forehead.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Manley keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Manley blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jones.
Manley moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Jones pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Manley is keeping the position for now.
Jones is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Manley tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Manley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Manley controls Jones momentarily but Jones frees himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jones postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. #T2#
Jones preventing the sweep.
Jones loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jones looking to pass the guard.
Jones passes into half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Manley wants to get back to full guard but Jones has mounted him!
Manley takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Manley sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Jones lands a nice short elbow.
Manley has hold of Jones's hands but Jones slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Manley trying to hold on to Jones's head to control him but Jones postures up.
Manley looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Manley is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Jones working the head and body with strikes.
Jones is pressing down on Manley's thigh, looking to free his foot. Manley is holding on for now. #T3#
Manley trying to control but Jones postures up.
Manley tries to roll over but Jones keeps him under control.
Manley on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Manley tries to get out of the position.
Jones thows a huge punch but Manley dodges it nicely.
Jones uses his free foot to push down on Manley's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Manley.
Manley holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Jones tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Manley wants to control but Jones is having none of it.
Jones thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Manley is trying to escape the mount.
Jones landing punches. #T4#
Manley is looking to improve his position but Jones isn't that keen on the idea.
Jones with the ground and pound from mount.
Manley sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Manley trying to control here.
Jones is keen to just control but Manley is a slippery customer.
Jones looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Manley trying to control but Jones postures up.
Jones prevents Manley from improving his position.
Jones throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
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 keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Jones trying to control from half guard but Manley is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luther Jones dominated that round.
That's time! Manley's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Jones throws a shot to the body.
#CL2#
Jones has closed the distance and engaged Manley in a clinch.
Manley jumps guard but Jones turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Jones lands with a left to the head.
Manley wants to take the fight to the mat but Jones manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Jones lands a nice shot to the body.
A hook to the body from Jones.
A short left from Jones.
Still in the clinch, Jones scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jones lands a right hand that snaps the head of Manley backwards.
Nice body punch from Jones.
A short right from Jones on the inside.
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 can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Iggy Manley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A right handed body shot lands from Jones.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jones lands with a short shot to the head. #ROC2#
Manley is rocked!
A short body shot lands from Jones as the two fighters clinch.
Jones lands with a right to the head.
Oh Manley is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jones.
Manley tries for a takedown. No joy.
#T1#
Jones lands a hook that snaps the head of Manley backwards.
Jones creates a bit of distance and unloads a huge uppercut that knocks Manley out cold! The ref dives in to break up the two fighters! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Luther Jones!
Luther Jones decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Event:
The Island Season 7, 185 lbs, Round 1
Date: Dec 07, 2017 |
#R1#
Manley looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.#CL2#
Reid clinches up with Manley and pushes him back against the cage.
Reid stalling against the cage.
Reid avoiding damage.
#BC#
Manley breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#CL2#
Reid gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Manley tries to pull guard but Reid holds him up against the cage and eventually Manley drops back down to his feet.
Manley drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Reid gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Iggy Manley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reid prevents the takedown attempt.
Manley wants to take the fight to the mat but Reid manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.#BC2#
Reid escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#CL2#
Reid fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Manley, pushing him back against the cage.#T1#
Reid is pressed up against the cage. Manley has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Reid down to the mat. Reid avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Reid misses with a kick to the body #TD#
and Manley counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Reid is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Reid not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Reid is looking to stand up but Manley isn't so interested in that idea.
Manley throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Reid works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Manley connects with a couple of short punches.
Manley stops Reid from standing up. #ES2#
Reid pushes Manley off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there. #TD#
Manley fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Reid to the ground. Manley is now in Reid's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Manley accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Manley controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Manley wants to pass the guard but Reid is keeping the position.#T2#
Manley won't allow Reid to sweep him here.
Manley is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Reid wants to get back to his feet but Manley is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Manley cracks Reid with a solid left hand.
Our spies down at at King Of Pain inform us that Reid has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Reid throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Manley stopping the sweep attempt from Reid.
Reid is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Manley is controlling him.
Manley distracts Reid with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Manley trying to control the position from guard on top but Reid is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Manley postures up and lands some nice ground and pound. #T3#
Manley is stalling in the full guard.
Manley looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Manley connects with a couple of short punches.
Manley is working Reid over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Manley lands a couple of elbows.
Manley is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Manley postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Reid is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Manley is controlling him.
Manley working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Reid's head.
Manley landing with the ground and pound.
Manley works a leg free and moves into half guard. #T4#
Reid tries to kick Manley off but Manley keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Reid is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ground and pound from Manley.
Manley controlling the action here.
Reid is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Manley scores with a couple of nice shots.
Manley is figuring out what he wants to do next.
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 Reid's temple.
Reid is looking for a sweep. Manley is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Manley has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Manley seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Reid does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Manley is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Ground and pound from Manley.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Iggy Manley dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2##CL2#
Reid takes the fight into the clinch.
Reid taking a breather.
Manley tries to pull guard but Reid forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Reid is pressed up against the cage. Manley has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Reid down to the mat. Reid avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Manley avoids the head kick by Reid.
Reid throws a body shot but no joy.
Reid keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Iggy Manley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Reid scores with a spinning back kick!#CL2#
Manley tries to keep at a distance but Reid has taken the fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Manley jumps guard but Reid turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Reid pushes Manley back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Reid lands a good knee to the midsection. Manley won't want to take too many of those.
Manley is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Reid is keeping busy.#T1#
Reid with a knee to the head.
Manley jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Reid walks away with a smile on his face. Manley gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Manley misses with the combination.
A nice side step and Reid releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Manley looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Reid is fending him off so far but Manley persists. Nope, Reid circles away and we're back to standing.
Manley fails to land the takedown.
Reid misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Manley.
Reid loads up on a big right hand but Manley slips the punch.#TD#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Manley.
Iggy Manley overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Reid tries to buck Manley off but Manley is having none of it.
Reid is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Manley drops an elbow to the side of Reid's head.
Manley lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt. #T2#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reid wants to get back to his feet.
Reid trying to hold on to Manley's head to control him but Manley postures up.
Manley looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Manley lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Manley takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.#SUB#
Manley is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Reid defends it well.
Reid wants to get back to his feet.
#T3#
Reid is looking for a sweep. Manley is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Manley passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Reid!
Reid is looking to improve his position but Manley isn't that keen on the idea.
Reid taking shots to the head.
Manley lands a nice shot to the head.
Reid is trying to stand up.
Manley working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Reid wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Reid is breathing heavily.#T4#
Manley is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Reid can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Manley working Reid over with strikes here.
Manley lands a big shot there that rocks Reid but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
#ROC#
Reid is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Manley postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Reid badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Manley around the waist but Manley pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Manley is the winner by TKO! Manley jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Iggy Manley!
Iggy Manley 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.
The defeated Apollo Reid had this to say: 'Good luck.'.
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Event:
TIT 74 - Manduk v Fury
Date: Nov 20, 2017 |
#R1#
Payne swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Manley doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Payne counters with a left to the body.
Payne is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Manley.
Manley shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling Payne to counter with a crisp jab.
Manley darts in looking for a takedown but Payne gets double underhooks and turns Manley into the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Iggy Manley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Manley takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Payne fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Manley fails to land the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Payne punishes Manley's body with a nice straight punch.
Payne pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Manley back to the cage. Payne follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.#T1#
Manley wants to clinch
and Payne counters with a nice uppercut.
Major Payne is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Manley wants to clinch up but Payne keeps it at a distance.
Manley misses with a takedown attempt
and Manley takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Payne blocks a head kick by Manley.
Iggy Manley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Manley on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A big left from Payne misses.
Manley takes a swing at Payne's ribcage but misses.
Payne doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Payne moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Payne moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A left lands for Payne.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Manley fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Payne looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.#T2#
Payne lands a really nice looking cross but Manley seems unphased.
Payne scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Manley doesn't seem bothered though.
Payne misses the shot to the body.
Manley shoots and misses
and Payne connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Manley wants to clinch but Payne slips to the side
and Payne connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Manley looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Payne throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Manley on the side of the head.
Payne lands the left hand.
Left hook, right uppercut from Payne.
Payne throws a jab when Manley was well out of range.
Manley drops down looking for a counter takedown but Payne sprawls and moves away.
Payne jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Manley throws a leg kick that is checked
and Payne counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Manley avoids a punch combination nicely.
#T3#
Manley throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Manley with a lazy takedown attempt
and Payne counters with a nice body shot.
Manley has a takedown stuffed.#TD#
Manley shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Payne's guard.
Manley preventing the sweep.
Manley trying to control but Payne is working from the bottom.
Manley is working Payne over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Manley connects with a couple of short punches.
Manley has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Payne tries to strike from the bottom.
#T4#
Manley trying to control but Payne is working from the bottom.
Payne wants to sweep but no luck.
Payne has momentary wrist control but Manley slips an elbow through the middle.
Payne keeping moving, preventing Manley from controlling successfully.
Payne wants to sweep here but Manley controlling him for the moment.
Manley distracts Payne with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Payne seems keen to control Manley's posture.
Manley lands a couple of digs.
Payne wants to improve his position but instead Manley has moved into half guard.
Payne wants to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Major Payne dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Manley darts in looking for a takedown but Payne gets double underhooks and turns Manley into the cage.
Payne bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Manley's head backwards.
Manley shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Payne displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Manley.
Manley gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Payne counter with a right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Iggy Manley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Manley fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Manley staying out of range there.
Nice body punch from Payne.
Payne changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Payne jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
#T1#
Payne lands a right hook to the body.
Manley has a takedown stuffed.
Manley looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Manley with a poor takedown
and Manley takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Manley with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Payne to score with a decent uppercut.
Manley takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Manley displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Payne throws out the jab.
A slow jab from Payne misses its intended target.
Manley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Payne unleashes a big counter combination but Manley bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Manley throws a body punch but Payne moves out of range.
Manley gets cracked there but stands up to it.
#T2#
Payne connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Manley looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Manley takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Payne scores with the left hand. Manley knows he should have avoided that one.
Manley takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Payne lands a jab to the nose.
Payne with a hook.
Iggy Manley is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Payne misses with a wild body shot.
Manley fails with the takedown.
Payne bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Manley's head backwards.#TD#
Manley shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Manley was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!#T3#
Payne tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Manley connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Payne some visible discomfort.
Payne looks to move to half guard but instead Manley has passed into mount! Damn!
Payne is trying desperately to improve position.
Payne really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Manley. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Manley with the ground and pound from mount. #T4#
Manley dominating with strikes here.
Manley unloading with bombs!
Manley looking to control but Payne is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Payne has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Manley pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Payne tries to hold on but Manley pushes him away.
Manley prevents Payne from getting the reversal.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Payne takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Payne tries to hold on but Manley pushes him away.
Payne is wriggling around trying to escape.
Payne swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Payne is trying desperately to improve position.
Iggy Manley overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Payne slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Major Payne showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
#R3##TD#
Manley shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Payne napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Manley working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Payne is looking for a sweep.
Manley in the domination position with Payne hanging on.
Manley in side control lands a decent elbow. #SUB#
Manley wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Payne, who protects the arm well.
Manley grinds an elbow into Payne's temple.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Payne is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Manley is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Payne is trying to get back to full guard.
Payne is refusing to be controlled, as Manley sits in half guard. #T1#
Payne tries to get to full guard but Manley has control of the leg.
Payne is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Manley scores with a couple of nice shots.
Payne trying to control but Manley postures up.
Manley blocks the strikes from Payne.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Payne can do anything to dispel that myth.
Payne tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Payne wants to control but Manley is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Payne is looking to regain full guard. Not this time 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. #T2#
Payne trying to control here.
Manley working Payne over with strikes.
Manley is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Manley lands with a punch from half guard.
Manley takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Manley wants to lay and pray for a moment but Payne keeps working.
Payne lands a couple of sideways elbows.
Payne is not content to let Manley control the position.
Manley lands with a punch from half guard.
Manley seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime. #T3#
Payne tries to roll over but Manley keeps him under control.
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. #ROC#
Payne is rocked!
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Manley lands a nice short elbow.
Payne is still in real trouble! Can Manley finish him?
Payne wants to get back to full guard.
Manley is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Major Payne is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Manley is trying to control the action in half guard but Payne is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Payne wants to improve his position but Manley is controlling well.
Manley slips a nice elbow through Payne's hands, connecting with Payne's forehead.
Manley scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Manley prevents Payne from improving his position.
Manley lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Payne trying to control here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T4#
Manley seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Manley wants to take a breather but Payne is having none of it.
Manley seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Manley prevents Payne from improving his position.
Payne is still trying to improve position.
Payne has hold of Manley's hands but Manley slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Manley lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Payne wants to get back to full guard.
Manley is looking to take a break and control but Payne is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
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 Payne's temple.
Iggy Manley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Payne has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Manley is working away from the top position though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Iggy Manley showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Payne 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 Peter Branson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 28:29
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Major Payne!
Our winner, Major Payne, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Event:
TIT 68 - Manduk v Haymon
Date: Nov 06, 2017 |
#R1##CL2#
Megaton drives through and clinches with Manley against the cage.
Manley is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Megaton to keep the fight standing.
A short body shot lands from Megaton as the two fighters clinch.
Megaton throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Manleys head.
Megaton is leaning against Manley and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Manley tries to pull guard but Megaton forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Manley is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Iggy Manley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Manley is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Megaton is defending well.
Megaton lands a shoulder strike.
Megaton softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Megaton scores with a shoulder strike.
A hook to the body from Megaton.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Megaton.
Manley has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Megaton after a bit of a struggle.
Manley looking for a takedown.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Manley tries to land knees in the clinch but Megaton avoids the damage to the body.
Manley has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Megaton after a bit of a struggle. #T1#
Manley jumps guard but Megaton turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Megaton stops a takedown attempt from Manley.
Megaton has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Manley seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Megaton can turn it around.
Megaton lands a hook that snaps the head of Manley backwards.
Manley changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Megaton fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Manley doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Megaton counter with a right hand.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Megaton.
A slapping leg kick lands for Megaton.
#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Manley looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
A nice right hand lands inside from Megaton.
Manley has Megaton pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Megaton manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing. #T2#
Megaton is pressed up against the cage. Manley has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Megaton down to the mat. Megaton avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance. #CL2#
Megaton moves into the clinch.
Megaton prevents the takedown attempt.
Megaton is pressed up against the cage. Manley has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Megaton down to the mat. Megaton avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Manley fails with the takedown
enabling Megaton to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#CL2#
Megaton clinches up with Manley and pushes him back against the cage.
Megaton lands a body shot in the clinch.
Megaton lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Manley drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Manley is trying to drag Megaton to the mat but Megaton just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Megaton lands with a short punch from the clinch.
#T3#
A quick uppercut on the inside from Megaton.
A body shot lands from Megaton.
Manley takes a shot to the head.
Megaton lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Manley is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Megaton is defending well.
Megaton working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Manley drops down looking for an ankle pick but Megaton pulls his leg out and moves away.
#KD2#
Megaton feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Manley sprawling to the canvas! Manley rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Megaton finish him?!
#ROC2#
Manley is rocked!
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!#CL2#
Megaton closes the distance and clinches.#TD#
Manley turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Manley manages to end up in side control.#T4#
Megaton takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Manley works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Manley content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Manley throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Megaton is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Manley tries to score with some ground and pound. Megaton controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Manley in side control, throwing shots but Megaton defends.
Manley creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Manley in side control lands a decent elbow.
Manley in side control lands a decent elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Megaton dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Manley is defended easily by Megaton.
Manley has his takedown stuffed
and Megaton counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Manley will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Iggy Manley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Manley dives in for a single leg takedown but Megaton sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Mike Megaton seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Megaton throws a leg kick which misses Manley's front leg but catches the back leg as Manley tries to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Manley misses with a shot to the body
and Megaton counters with a stiff right hand. #CL2#
Megaton fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Manley, pushing him back against the cage.
Manley is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.#T1#
Megaton digs a right hand into Manley's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Manley's gas tank.
Megaton lands a right hand.
Manley goes for a takedown in the clinch but Megaton prevents it.
A short body shot lands from Megaton as the two fighters clinch.
Megaton gets underhooks to prevent Manley's takedown attempt.
Manley is trying to drag Megaton to the mat but Megaton just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
A short right from Megaton on the inside.
Megaton lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Manley backwards.
Megaton lands a nice uppercut.
Megaton lands a shot to the body.
Megaton has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Manley has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Megaton after a bit of a struggle.
Manley has Megaton pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Megaton manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing. #T2#
Manley tries for a takedown but Megaton manages to get underhooks.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Megaton scores with a shot to the side of Manley's head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Megaton creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Still in the clinch, Megaton scores with a nice short uppercut.
Oh Manley is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Megaton creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Manley with a big uppercut! Manley tries to clinch up but Megaton pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Manley to the mat! Manley covers up and Megaton unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Mike Megaton!
After the fight, Mike Megaton 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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Event:
TIT 57 - Baby v Battock
Date: Oct 11, 2017 |
#R1#
Manley fails with the takedown
and Head counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Manley moves forwards but Head connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Head scores with a punch to the head.
A combination from Head does no damage.
Manley fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Manley tries for a takedown but Head sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Crack Head has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Iggy Manley.
Manley takes one to the side of the head.
Head lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Manley takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Manley looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Manley shoots in but Head avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Manley on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd cheers as Head lands an impressive looking overhand right. Manley doesn't seem phased though.
Head thuds his right hand into Manley's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Head lands with a cross.
Manley darts in looking for a takedown but Head gets double underhooks and turns Manley into the cage.
We've been told by Head's head coaches at Ferocious Beast that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Manley tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Head defends well and Manley ends up having to push Head into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Head was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Head lands a slapping body shot.
#T1#
Head lands with an overhand left.
A left and a right from Head both land. Nice combination.
Manley closes the distance and clinches up with Head, looking for a takedown. Manley pushes Head against the cage but Head circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Manley looks winded!
Head lands with a nice body punch.
Manley takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Head fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Manley looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Head lands a body shot.
Head scores with a nice strike.
Head thuds his right hand into Manley's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.#ROC#
Manley is rocked!
Iggy Manley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Head grits his teeth and throws a big right-left combo! Manley takes both shots clean on the chin and is out cold! Head cracks him once more on his way down, as the crowd goes wild! They enjoyed that one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Crack Head!
Crack Head retains his middleweight title!
Crack Head made sure to mention his sponsor, Ace of Spades Clothing in his post fight interview.
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Event:
TIT 53 - Dennis v Baby II
Date: Oct 02, 2017 |
#R1##TD#
Manley manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Prager on his heels. He'll look to pass Prager's guard now, I'm sure.
Manley stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Prager swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Manley working some strikes from top position.
Manley throws a big elbow that misses.
Manley postures up and lands a big shot to Prager's brow.
Prager is controlling Manley's posture.
Manley postures up.
#SUB2#
Prager escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Manley gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Manley keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Prager's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Prager working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Manley.
Prager is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Manley content to stall in guard here. #T1#
Manley trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Manley trying to control the position from guard on top but Prager is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Manley has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Prager is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVB#
Manley is looking for a sweep. Prager is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Manley keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Manley is trying to get back to full guard.
Prager trying to control from half guard but Manley is working away.
Manley is looking to improve his position.
Manley looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.#T2#
Manley has his hands clasped together around Prager's back. He's all about the action.
Prager working the head and body with strikes.
Manley is controlling Prager's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Manley has a hand on Prager's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Prager takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Manley wants to control but Prager is having none of it.
Manley is trying desperately to improve position.
Prager landing strikes, looking to finish!
Prager putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Prager looking to control and managing it successfully.
Let's hope that Prager has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.#T3#
Prager working Manley over with strikes here.
Prager tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Prager can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Manley is looking to escape.
Prager tries to push Manley's head away but Manley is holding on tight.
Manley bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!#SUB2#
Prager has his foot on Manley's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Manley works his way back into a safe position though.
Manley connects with a couple of short punches.#SUB2#
Prager has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Manley can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Manley missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. #T4#
Prager wants to sweep here but Manley controlling him for the moment.
Prager is trying to hold Manley in close to prevent damage but Manley has managed to pass into half guard.
Prager wants to control but Manley is keeping busy.
Manley slips a nice elbow through Prager's hands, connecting with Prager's forehead.
Manley is just content to waste time from the top position. Prager takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Manley lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Manley throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Prager works some decent striking defense from the bottom. #SUB2#
Prager is looking for a triangle but Manley pushes his legs off easily.
#SUB2#
Prager looking for a guillotine here but Manley defends easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Iggy Manley will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Prager shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Manley but Manley pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Prager closes this distance looking for a takedown but Manley circles away.#TD#
Manley fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Prager to the ground. Manley is now in Prager's guard.
Manley with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Manley throws a big elbow that misses.
Prager has momentary wrist control but Manley slips an elbow through the middle.
Manley trying to control the position from guard on top but Prager is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Prager is trying to keep Manley in close.
Manley wants to control from the top but Prager keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Manley engaging in some classic timewasting tactics. #SUB2#
Prager has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Manley can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. #T1#
Prager wants to control the position but Manley says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Prager is trying to control but can't.
Manley is trying to control the action in half guard but Prager is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Manley throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
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.
Prager tries to get to full guard but Manley has control of the leg.
Manley sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Manley thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Prager's head.
Manley is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Prager can do to turn this around?#SUB2#
Prager looking for submissions from an awkward position here.#T2#
Prager manages to get to full guard.
Manley postures up.
Manley won't allow Prager to sweep him here.
Manley wants to control from the top but Prager keeps moving.
Manley is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Manley trying to control the position from guard on top but Prager is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Prager has control of Manley's left arm, preventing Manley from doing any damage. #T3#
Prager preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Prager pulls Manley in to control the position.
Manley postures up.
#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!#TD#
Manley closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Prager's guard.
Manley engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Manley wants to control from the top but Prager keeps moving.
Manley throws a strike but Prager rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVB#
Prager sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Manley is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR##T4##SUB2#
Prager is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Manley pulls his head out easily.
Prager wants to control but Manley is keeping busy and won't allow it.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Prager can do anything to dispel that myth.
Prager wants to improve his position but Manley is controlling well.
Manley is thwarting Prager's attempts to control the position.
Still in half guard, Manley seems content to control.
Manley landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Prager regains full guard. Nicely done.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Manley throwing strikes from guard but Prager blocks nicely.
Prager looking to hit a scissor sweep but Manley is one step ahead there.
Prager working a defensive guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Iggy Manley dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
#R3#
Prager misses with a takedown attempt - Manley sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Nice takedown defense from Manley. No joy for Prager on that attempt. #TD#
Manley shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Prager's guard.#SUB2#
Prager is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Prager is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Manley is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Iggy Manley overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Prager looking to hit a scissor sweep but Manley is one step ahead there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB2#
Prager throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Manley stopping the sweep attempt from Prager.#T1#
Manley tries to free his leg and advance position but Prager is retaining full guard.
Prager keeping moving, preventing Manley from controlling successfully.
Manley lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Manley wants to control from the top but Prager keeps moving.
Prager utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Manley postures up.
Manley scores with a decent looking elbow strike.#SUB2#
Prager working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Manley doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Manley manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Manley is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Manley lands a couple of elbows.#T2#
Manley is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Manley lands a couple of digs.#SUB#
Manley drops back looking for a leg! Prager is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Prager manages to kick Manley off! Manley jumps back into Prager's guard.
Manley is working Prager over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Prager looking to hit a scissor sweep but Manley is one step ahead there. #SUB2#
Prager is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Manley won't allow Prager to sweep him here. #T3#
Prager keeping moving, preventing Manley from controlling successfully.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Prager is on top in guard.
#REVB#
Manley controls Prager momentarily but Prager frees himself.
Prager trying to control but Manley is working from the bottom.
Prager is looking to work some ground and pound but Manley has wrist control.#SUB#
Manley throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Manley looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Prager throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Manley works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Prager wants to control from the top but Manley keeps moving. #T4#
Manley keeping full guard, as Prager tries to pass.
Manley trying to control the position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Prager won't allow Manley to sweep him here.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Manley is on top in guard.
#REVR#
Manley with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Prager throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Manley throwing strikes from guard but Prager blocks nicely.
Denis Prager has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Iggy Manley is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Manley's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
And that's the end of the fight!
Iggy Manley showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Manley has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Michael Johnstone scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Iggy Manley!
Iggy Manley decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Event:
TIT 48 - Chow v Dennis
Date: Sep 21, 2017 |
#R1#
Manley gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.#CL2#
Acid clinches up with Manley and pushes him back against the cage.
Acid lands a left hand that snaps the head of Manley backwards.
Manley tries to score a body lock takedown but Acid shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Acid lands a right hand.
Manley tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Acid smiles and moves away.
Acid throws an overhand right that lands on Manley's shoulder, as Manley tries to avoid the shot.
Left hook, right uppercut from Acid.
Acid lands with a good body shot.#KD2#
Acid moves into range and throws a big uppercut. OH! Manley goes down! Can Acid finish him!?#ROC2#
Manley is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Acid tries to free his leg and advance position but Manley is retaining full guard.
Oh Manley is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Manley is pulling down on Acid's head. It's preventing any offense from Acid, at least for the moment.
Manley seems to have got his legs back now.
Manley wants to sweep but no luck. #T1#
Manley wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Manley looking to hit a scissor sweep but Acid is one step ahead there.
Manley lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR#
Manley sitting in guard here, content to control.
Manley throws a big right hand that misses.
Manley controls from within his opponent's guard.
Manley is pushing down on Acid's leg trying to pass to half guard. Acid is fighting to maintain full guard but Manley has managed to sneak the leg through.#T2#
Manley winds up and cracks Acid with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Manley content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Acid avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Manley.
Manley not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Manley throwing shots but Acid is blocking nicely.
Manley not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Manley trying to control the action but Acid is working from the bottom. #T3#
Manley throwing shots but Acid is blocking nicely.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Acid can do anything to dispel that myth.
Manley missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Manley looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Acid is looking for a sweep. Manley is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Manley takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Acid on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Manley looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
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 Acid's temple.
Manley stalling.
Manley wants to lay and pray for a moment but Acid keeps working. #T4#
Manley lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Manley looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Acid with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Manley lands with a punch from half guard.
Manley sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Acid defending well though.
Ground and pound from Manley.
Manley lands strikes from half guard.
Manley looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Manley slows the pace down in half guard.
Acid really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Manley. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Manley has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Uncle Acid will probably get the nod.
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.
#R2#
Good shot there by Acid.
Acid throws a jab but it's blocked by Manley.
Iggy Manley is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Manley shoots in for a takedown but Acid shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Manley throws a body punch but Acid moves out of range. #TD#
Manley shoots in and gets a takedown into Acid's guard.
Acid looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Acid utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Acid looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Acid keeping moving, preventing Manley from controlling successfully.
Iggy Manley overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Manley is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Acid trying to control the position.
#T1#
Manley is in close to Acid's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Manley lands a couple of elbows.
Manley works over Acid with some ground and pound from guard.
Manley won't allow Acid to sweep him here.
Manley keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Acid's head.
Manley passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Manley in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Manley working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter. #T2#
Acid takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Manley working the body and head with strikes.
Acid is looking for a sweep.
Manley is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Acid will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Manley cracks Acid with a big elbow. #CUT#
It looks like Uncle Acid has been cut.
Manley landing with strikes to the head and body from side control. #ROC#
Acid is rocked!
Manley cracks Acid with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Manley immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Acid is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Manley!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Iggy Manley!
A less than humble Iggy Manley misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Event:
TIT 42 - Bartlett v Jones
Date: Sep 04, 2017 |
#R1#
Manley walks into a left hand. #TD2#
Manley gets a double leg takedown into Bates's guard.
Manley wants to control from the top but Bates keeps moving.
Bates working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Manley.
Bates on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Bates tries to get out of the position.
Bates trying to control the position.
Manley trying to control but Bates is working from the bottom.
Manley postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Manley throws a big right hand that misses.
Manley postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Manley wants to control from the top but Bates keeps moving.
Manley missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. #T1#
Bates keeping moving, preventing Manley from controlling successfully.
Bates looking to control.
#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Manley takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Manley has his takedown stuffed
and Bates connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
No luck for Manley with that takedown attempt.
An attempted straight right counter from Bates misses the target.
Joel Bates is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bates uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Manley shoots in for a takedown but Bates shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Joel Bates has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Iggy Manley.
Manley dives in for a single leg takedown but Bates sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the ropes.
Bates throws a nice inside leg kick. #T2#
Bates thuds his shin into the meat of Manley's side.
Manley fails with the takedown
and Bates counters with a nice uppercut.
Bates has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Ferocious Beast in the buildup to the fight.
Manley with a lazy takedown attempt
and Bates cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Manley takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Manley misses with a takedown attempt
and Bates counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Manley looks winded!
Bates scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Manley doesn't seem bothered though.
Bates with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Manley gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Bates counters with a stiff right hand.
A punch lands to the side of Manley 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Bates lands a nice shot that snaps Manley's head back.
Manley takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Manley walks into a jab.#ROC#
Manley is rocked!#T3#
Manley gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Bates counters with a huge left! Manley is in big trouble! He's backing up but Bates isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Manley from any more damage. A dominating finish by Bates!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joel Bates!
Joel Bates retains his middleweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Joel Bates thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Event:
TIT 37 - Embolo v Komrog
Date: Aug 26, 2017 |
#R1#
Tackett throws a body punch but Manley moves out of range.
Tackett fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Manley manages to avoid it.
Tackett throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Manley.
Tackett just misses with a punch to the body.
Tackett works Manley's body with a nice hook.
Tackett misses the body punch #TD#
and Manley counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Manley.
Manley content to stall in guard here.
Manley makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Manley working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Tackett's head.
Manley throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tackett works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Tackett is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
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 looking to work some ground and pound but Tackett has wrist control.#T1#
Tackett tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Tackett is trying to keep Manley in close.
Manley chips away with some ground and pound.
Tackett controls Manley momentarily but Manley frees himself.
Tackett has momentary wrist control but Manley slips an elbow through the middle.
Manley is in close to Tackett's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Tackett wants to sweep here but Manley controlling him for the moment.
Manley stands up over Tackett, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Manley is in close to Tackett's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Manley is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.#T2#
Manley lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.#ROC#
Tackett is rocked!
Tackett has momentary wrist control but Manley slips an elbow through the middle.
Tackett is still in real trouble! Can Manley finish him?
Manley postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Tackett covers up, he's hurt! Manley keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Manley and the ref steps in to end the fight! Manley can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Iggy Manley!
After the fight, Iggy Manley 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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Event:
TIT 34 - Fury v Haymon
Date: Aug 21, 2017 |
#R1#
Horrible takedown attempt by Tuctic or perhaps it was just good defense by Manley, which made it look bad.
Tuctic shoots for a double leg takedown but Manley sprawls well. He's pushed Tuctic's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
And Manley tries to counter it with a takedown but Tuctic pushes his down on his head and steps out.#TD#
Tuctic is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Manley's half guard.
Tuctic wants to lay and pray for a moment but Manley keeps working.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Manley is looking to control Tuctic's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Manley avoid being mounted?
Tuctic is keen to just control but Manley is a slippery customer.
Manley tries to get to full guard but Tuctic has control of the leg.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Manley is controlling Tuctic's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Manley is pressing down on Tuctic's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Manley has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall. #T1#
Tuctic sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Manley managing to control the position.
Tuctic trying to control but Manley is working from the bottom.
Manley has control of Tuctic's left arm, preventing Tuctic from doing any damage.
Tuctic wants to pass the guard but Manley is keeping the position.
Tuctic won't allow Manley to sweep him here.
Tuctic stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Manley swivels though and keeps the full guard. #T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Manley looking to control.
#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#TD2#
Manley feints and as Tuctic raises his hands in defense, Manley changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Manley's corner. There ya go! There ya go! #SUB#
Tuctic working for a triangle but Manley defends it easily.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Manley trying to control the position from guard on top but Tuctic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Manley not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Manley accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Tuctic has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Tuctic controls Manley momentarily but Manley frees himself. #T3#
Manley with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.#SUB#
Tuctic has his foot on Manley's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Manley works his way back into a safe position though.#SUB#
Tuctic throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Manley scoring with punches to the head and body.
Manley postures up and lands a big shot to Tuctic's brow.
Tuctic on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Tuctic tries to get out of the position.
Manley working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. #SUB#
Tuctic has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Manley can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Manley trying to control but Tuctic is working from the bottom. #T4##SUB#
Tuctic looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Tuctic not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Manley engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Manley won't allow Tuctic to sweep him here.
Tuctic not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
#SUB#
Tuctic looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Manley is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#SUB#
Tuctic is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Manley defends well.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Manley accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Iggy Manley dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2##TD2#
Manley shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Tuctic is trying to defend but Manley finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Tuctic makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Tuctic.
Tuctic is adopting a defensive guard.
Tuctic is trying to keep Manley in close.
Iggy Manley has got the better of the ground game so far.
Manley connects with a couple of short punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Tuctic is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Manley is aware though and is defending well.
Manley advances position into side control!
Tuctic takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.#T1#
Manley lands a few punches from side control.
Tuctic is trying to control Manley's posture but Manley avoids it.
Manley in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Tuctic tries to buck Manley off but Manley is having none of it.
Manley cracks Tuctic with a big right hand but Tuctic just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
#CUT2#
It looks like Sanu Tuctic has been cut.
Manley scoring with punches and elbows. #ROC2#
Tuctic is rocked!
Tuctic is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Oh Tuctic is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Manley scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Tuctic is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Manley can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Iggy Manley!
A very excited looking Iggy Manley rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Event:
TIT 29 - Riberio v Blubb
Date: Aug 12, 2017 |
#R1##CL2#
Prager takes the fight into the clinch.
Prager gets underhooks to prevent Manley's takedown attempt.
#TD2#
Prager gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Manley regains guard.
Manley tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Manley not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Prager being controlled here momentarily.
Prager seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Prager trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Prager controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Manley is trying to control the position but Prager postures up.
Prager trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Manley wants to sweep but no luck. #T1#
Manley keeping moving, preventing Prager from controlling successfully.
Prager trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Prager stopping the sweep attempt from Manley.
Manley controlling the position.
Manley manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Prager manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVR#
Manley is fighting to break Prager's control of his arms but Prager is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.#SUB2#
Prager working for a triangle but Manley defends it easily.
Prager controlling the position.
Prager trying to keep a closed guard but Manley is proving a slippery customer.
#SUB2#
Prager throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
#T2#
Manley wants to control from the top but Prager keeps moving.
Prager trying to control the position.
Prager preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Prager keeping moving, preventing Manley from controlling successfully.
Prager not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Manley throws a big elbow that misses. #SUB2#
Prager looking for a guillotine here but Manley defends easily.
Prager controls Manley momentarily but Manley frees himself. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Manley looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.#T3##TD2#
Prager looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Manley bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Prager's guard. #REVR##SUB2#
Prager has his foot on Manley's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Manley works his way back into a safe position though.
Manley lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.#SUB2#
Prager is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Prager has his hands on Manley's head, controlling the position.
Prager looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Manley wants to control from the top but Prager keeps moving.
Manley is pushing down on Prager's leg trying to pass to half guard. Prager is fighting to maintain full guard but Manley has managed to sneak the leg through.#T4#
Prager tries to get to full guard but Manley has control of the leg.
Manley lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Prager is trying is best to control the position here.
Prager has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Manley is working away from the top position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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 Prager's temple.
Manley winds up and cracks Prager with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Manley lands with a punch from half guard.
Manley not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Prager has hold of Manley's hands but Manley slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Iggy Manley will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2##TD2#
Prager closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Prager working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Manley tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Prager wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Prager working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Prager postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Manley sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Prager wants to take a breather but Manley is having none of it.
Manley tries to roll over but Prager keeps him under control.
Manley is working hard here to advance position.
Prager throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Manley is not content to let Prager control the position.
Manley trying to control but Prager postures up.
Prager trying to control from half guard but Manley is working away.
Prager takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.#T1#
Prager looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Manley with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Prager is controlling the pace.
Prager working Manley over with strikes.
Prager takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Prager trying to control from half guard but Manley is working away.
Manley is trying to stand.
Manley gets back to full guard.
Manley is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR#
Prager is looking for a sweep. Manley is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Manley looks to score some points with some ground and pound.#T2#
Prager keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Prager is positioning himself well to prevent Manley advancing to mount.
Prager wants to get back to full guard.
Manley working over Prager with some ground and pound. Prager looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Manley is thwarting Prager's attempts to control the position.
Manley looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Prager with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Manley seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Prager works his way to full guard. Good work.
Prager working a defensive guard here.
Prager is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.#SUB2#
Prager looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Prager can do anything to dispel that myth.#T3#
Manley stands up over Prager, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Prager is trying to keep Manley in close.
Manley is working Prager over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Manley trying to control the position from guard on top but Prager is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Prager has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Manley has passed into side control.
Manley landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Manley gets to mount! Prager was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Manley in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Manley looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
#SUB#
Manley jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Prager manages to avoid the submission attempt. #T4#
Manley working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Prager is not content to let Manley control the position.
An elbow from Manley crashes against the mat.
Manley working the ground and pound from side control.
Prager tries to buck Manley off but Manley is having none of it.
Prager struggling a bit here.
Manley creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Iggy Manley dominated that second round.
That's time! Manley's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
#R3#
Manley shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Prager defends it nicely.
Prager fails with the takedown#TD#
and Manley decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Prager's guard.
Manley is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Prager wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Prager looking to control.
Prager working a defensive guard but Manley manages to pass into side control anyway.
You can see the frustration on Prager's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Prager is looking for a sweep.
Prager keeps trying to improve his position.
Manley wants to lay and pray for a moment but Prager keeps working. #T1#
Prager tries to improve position but can't.
Manley connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Prager some visible discomfort.
Iggy Manley overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Prager tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Prager is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Prager on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Manley working the ground and pound.
Manley wants to lay and pray for a moment but Prager keeps working.
Prager is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Prager has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Manley is working away from the top position though.
Prager moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.#T2#
Manley trying to control but Prager is working from the bottom.
Prager trying to control the position.
#SUB2#
Prager escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Manley gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Manley lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Manley stands up over Prager, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Manley scoring with some ground and pound.
Prager has his hands on Manley's head, controlling the position.
Manley is looking to work some ground and pound but Prager has wrist control.#T3#
Prager keeping moving, preventing Manley from controlling successfully. #SUB2#
Prager is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Manley throws a big right hand that misses.
Prager keeping moving, preventing Manley from controlling successfully.
Manley with a nice head shot there.
Prager is trying to keep Manley in close.
Manley is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Prager looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Manley postures up.
#T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Manley looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Prager wants to sweep here but Manley controlling him for the moment.
Manley missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Manley wants to pass the guard but Prager is keeping the position.#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Prager looks to score with a jab to the body but Manley is just out of range.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Prager fails with a takedown attempt.
Prager throws a lazy right hand but Manley sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Denis Prager has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Iggy Manley is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Manley shoots for a double leg takedown but Prager sprawls well. He's pushed Manley's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Iggy Manley showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Manley, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Bart Greer scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Iggy Manley!
Iggy Manley decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Event:
TIT 20 - Persley v Knight
Date: Jul 25, 2017 |
#R1#
Bonner stuffs the takedown attempt from Manley. Manley gets slowly back to his feet.
Bonner scores with a jab.
Bonner listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Manley ducks under a wild hook from Bonner.
Bonner misses with a straight right.
Manley dives in and grabs Bonner's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bonner pushes down on Manley's head and hops out.
Manley gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A jab lands there for Bonner.
Manley swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bonner throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Manley sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Manley looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Good exchange - Bonner coming out on top.
Bonner's corner calls for a 1-2. Bonner obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bonner throws an overhand right that lands on Manley's shoulder, as Manley tries to avoid the shot.
Bonner connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Bonner definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Bonner uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Manley.#TD2#
Manley shoots in and bounces Bonner off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.#T1#
Manley not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Manley trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bonner utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Manley scoring with punches to the head and body.
Manley working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Bonner's head.
Manley cracks Bonner with a solid left hand.
Bonner avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Manley has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Manley showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Manley accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Manley content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Manley scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Manley not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Manley lands a couple of digs.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Manley cracks Bonner with a solid left hand.#ES#
Bonner manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Bonner blocks a low kick nicely.
Bonner misses with a wild combination.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Manley shoots in but no luck this time.
Lonnie Bonner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Iggy Manley.
Manley steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bonner.
Manley dives in for a single leg takedown but Bonner sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Lonnie Bonner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bonner punishes Manley's body with a nice straight punch.#T3#
Bonner misses with a looping right.
Manley walks into a straight right hand from Bonner.
No joy there for Bonner, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Manley swings for the body but Bonner moves out of range.
Bonner misses with a looping right.
Manley slips under a jab from Bonner.
Bonner moves out of range as Manley throws a body kick.
Bonner throws a right and a left that both miss.
Manley slips under a jab.
Bonner lands a jab-cross combination.
Bonner with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Manley has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bonner finds it's way round the side to connect with Manley's head. #TD2#
Bonner tries to sprawl but Manley drives through with a takedown into half guard.
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!
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Manley lands a nice short elbow.
Bonner is trying to stand up here but Manley is controlling him well.
Bonner has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Manley is working away from the top position though.
Manley looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Bonner is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Bonner is breathing heavily.#T4#
Ground and pound from Manley.
Manley drops an elbow to the side of Bonner's head.
Manley scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Manley looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Bonner with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Manley slips a nice elbow through Bonner's hands, connecting with Bonner's forehead.
Bonner is trying to get back to full guard.#SUB2#
Manley is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Manley working over Bonner with some ground and pound. Bonner looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lonnie Bonner dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2##TD2#
Manley looking to score a takedown here. Bonner is defending well but Manley drives through and ends up in Bonner's guard.
Manley postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Manley trying to control the position from guard on top but Bonner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bonner keeping full guard, as Manley tries to pass.
Manley is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Manley with a nice head shot there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bonner working a defensive guard here.
Manley cracks Bonner with a solid left hand.
Bonner controls Manley momentarily but Manley frees himself. #T1#
Manley distracts Bonner with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Manley scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Manley throws a big elbow that misses.
Manley works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Bonner on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Manley controlling the action here.
Manley's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.#T2#
Manley slips a nice elbow through Bonner's hands, connecting with Bonner's forehead.
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. #ROC2#
Bonner is rocked!
Manley drops an elbow to the side of Bonner's head.
Oh Bonner is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Manley is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Bonner is hurt! He's hurt bad - Manley fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Bonner from any more punishment! Congratulations to Manley! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Iggy Manley!
In his post fight interview, Iggy Manley started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jul 04, 2017 |
#R1#
Rommero tries to close the distance and clinch but Manley swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Manley feints the counter takedown.
Rommero listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Manley tries to clinch but Rommero is having none of it. #TD#
Rommero throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Manley tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Rommero is in Manley's guard.
Manley utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Manley looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rommero is fighting to break Manley's control of his arms but Manley is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rommero stops Manley from standing up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Rommero drops back looking for a leg! Manley is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Manley manages to kick Rommero off! Rommero jumps back into Manley's guard.
Manley has Rommero pulled in close to control his posture. #T1#
Rommero preventing the sweep.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.#SUB2#
Manley throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
A punch combination from Rommero misses. #TD2#
Manley gets the takedown into side control.
Manley wants to stand but Rommero has him controlled and pulls him back into his guard.
Rommero has momentary wrist control but Manley slips an elbow through the middle.#T2#
Manley is looking to stand up but Rommero won't let him.
Manley with a flurry of punches that miss.
Manley is stalling in the full guard.
Rommero looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.#SUB2#
Manley drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Rommero manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Manley has Rommero in his guard.#REVR##SUB2#
Manley is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. #T3##SUB2#
Rommero avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
#SUB2#
Manley has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Rommero can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Manley is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Manley holds on and takes a little breather.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Manley can do anything to dispel that myth.#T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.#SUB2#
Manley has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Rommero can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. #SUB2#
Manley throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Manley managing to control the position. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Manley displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Rommero.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joel Rommero dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Rommero tries to clinch up but Manley circles away and keeps his distance.#TD2#
Manley closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Manley happy to just control the position for now. #SUB2#
Manley tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Rommero tries to escape but Manley is in control.
Joel Rommero overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Manley tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily. #T1##SUB2#
Manley is trying to get an arm triangle but Rommero is defending well.
Manley is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Manley tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Rommero moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.#T2#
Rommero scores with a one two! Manley had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Rommero fails to land the takedown.
Manley tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
A clash of legs there as Rommero blocks the low kick.#TD2#
Manley scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Manley tries to stand but Rommero is controlling his head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rommero seems a little lost for a moment, as Manley dominates the positioning.#T3##SUB2#
Manley is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Rommero knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Manley tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily. #SU2#
Manley stands up. #T4#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Rommero scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Rommero throws a series of punches but Manley avoids them all with ease.
Manley appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Manley tries to close the distance and clinch but Rommero swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Manley throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Rommero's waist but Rommero gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Manley off to one side.
Rommero throws a body shot but no joy.
A little jabbing left from Manley on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.#TD2#
Manley shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Rommero manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Manley tries to free his leg and advance position but Rommero is retaining full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Manley content to stall in guard here.
Manley must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
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 Joel Rommero will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
#R3#
Rommero keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.#TD2#
Manley shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Manley was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Rommero is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Manley is controlling him well.#SUB2#
Manley goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Rommero rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Manley's guard! Nice work there by Rommero!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Manley trying to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Manley trying to control the position here. #T1#
Manley bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Rommero's guard. #REVB#
Manley wants to stand but Rommero has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Manley sitting in guard here, content to control.
Manley passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Rommero is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Manley is controlling him well.#T2#
Manley slows the pace down.
Manley passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Rommero!
Manley content just to control the position here. #T3#
Manley's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.#SUB2#
Manley jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Rommero is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Rommero and Manley has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
#SUB2#
Manley looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything. #SU2#
Manley decides to stand back up. Manley steps back and let's Rommero get back to his feet.#T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
No luck for Rommero with that takedown attempt.
Manley doesn't manage to clinch there - Rommero circles away.
#TD2#
A momentary lapse in concentration from Rommero enables Manley to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Rommero manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Manley wants to stand but Rommero is controlling his posture from full guard.
Manley is stalling in the full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Iggy Manley comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Rommero has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Peter Branson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 29:28
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joel Rommero!
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