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Play by Play - Manager's Fight Commentary
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Feb 17, 2018 |
#R1#
Lopez throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Mendes's waist but Mendes gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Lopez off to one side. #CL#
Mendes fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lopez, pushing him back against the cage.
Mendes lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lopez throws a punch but it's blocked by Mendes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lopez.
Lopez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mendes is looking to take this one to the mat.
Mendes tries to break free but Lopez pushes him back against the cage.
Mendes blocks an elbow strike from Lopez.
Lopez working aggressively here.
Lopez tries for a takedown but Mendes manages to get underhooks.
Lopez misses with a punch on the inside.
Lopez is defending well against a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
With the fighters up against the cage, Lopez throws an elbow but misses.
Mendes looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lopez has a couple of punches blocked by Mendes.
#TD#
Mendes pulls Lopez into guard.
Mendes keeping full guard, as Lopez tries to pass.
Lopez throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mendes works some decent striking defense from the bottom. #T1#
Lopez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. #SUB2#
Lopez postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Mendes is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Lopez, into his guard. #REVR#
Mendes is looking to work some ground and pound but Lopez has wrist control.
Mendes controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Lopez looking to control.
Mendes controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB2#
Lopez throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
#T2#
Mendes slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Lopez wants to get back to his feet but Mendes passes into half guard.
Lopez taking some punishment here, with Mendes in his half guard.
Lopez is looking for a sweep. Mendes is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.#SUB2#
Lopez is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Mendes pulls his head out easily. #T3##SUB#
Mendes is working for a kimura but Lopez is defending it quite comfortably.
#SUB2#
Lopez has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Mendes escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Mendes!
Mendes taking a breather here. #T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Lopez throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
Mendes throws a strike aimed at the side of Lopez's head but Lopez avoids it well.
Lopez can't do much from the bottom here.
Lopez is trying to improve his position.
Lopez is being controlled here. #SUB#
Mendes tries for a kimura but Lopez is defending well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mendes passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Lopez!
Mendes controlling from the full mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fernando Mendes 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#
Mendes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mendes stuffs the takedown attempt from Lopez. Lopez gets slowly back to his feet.
Lopez tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Mendes swivels and escapes.
Mendes swats away the attempt to clinch by Lopez.
Mendes fails with a takedown attempt.
Lopez slaps away a takedown attempt from Mendes, before circling back to the center of the mat.#CL#
Mendes closes the distance and pushes Lopez back into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lopez wants a takedown but no success here.
Fernando Mendes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hector Lopez.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lopez.
Mendes can't break the clinch.
Mendes wants to get back to striking at distance but Lopez won't allow it.
#T1#
Lopez fails to pull guard.
Lopez throws a punch but it's blocked by Mendes.
Mendes blocks an elbow strike from Lopez.
Mendes tries for a takedown but Lopez manages to get underhooks.
Mendes stalling in the clinch.
Lopez tries to circle away but Mendes has him pinned against the cage.
Mendes avoids a wild elbow strike from Lopez.
Mendes dodges an elbow strike from Lopez.
With the fighters up against the cage, Mendes throws an elbow but misses. #BC#
Mendes breaks the clinch.
Lopez shoots in looking for a takedown. Mendes tries to sprawl out of it but Lopez keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Mendes manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Mendes darts in looking for a takedown but Lopez gets double underhooks and turns Mendes into the cage.
Fernando Mendes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lopez fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Mendes avoids it really well and circles away.#T2#
Lopez is looking to clinch.
Lopez shoots for a takedown but Mendes saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Lopez is breathing heavily.#TD2#
Mendes gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.#ES#
Mendes manages to escape and get back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#CL#
Mendes gets in close and instigates a clinch. #TD#
Mendes pulls guard successfully.
Mendes keeping moving, preventing Lopez from controlling successfully. #SUB#
Lopez avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
#SUB#
Mendes had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Lopez defends it easily.#T3#
Mendes 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##SUB#
Mendes is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Mendes controlling the action here.
Lopez strikes from the bottom but Mendes passes into mount!
#T4#
Mendes thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Lopez wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Mendes missing with strikes from the back.
We've been informed that Lopez has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Lopez trying to get back to his feet but Mendes is in full control for now.
Mendes is not going to allow Lopez to sit and survive in this position.
Mendes trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Lopez doesn't escape.
Mendes is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lopez can do to turn this around?
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mendes seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Lopez for as long as he can get away with.
Lopez tries to roll but Mendes sticks to his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fernando Mendes dominated that second round.
That's time! Mendes's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. 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#
Lopez is looking to clinch.
Lopez shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Mendes as he avoids it easily. #CL#
Mendes clinches up against the cage.#TD#
Mendes jumps into guard, dragging Lopez to the mat.
Lopez looking to sit in guard and control but Mendes gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR#
Lopez is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Mendes is controlling him.
Lopez tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lopez being controlled here, momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Mendes thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Mendes pushing down on Lopez's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work. #T1#
Mendes keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Mendes not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Mendes missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Mendes works his foot free and advances to mount. #SUB#
Mendes is working for a guillotine from mount but Lopez frees his head quite easily.
Lopez throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Lopez is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Lopez wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Mendes has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Lopez's body.
#T2#
Mendes avoiding Lopez 's attempts to control his hands.
Mendes throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch. #SUB#
Mendes is persistently looking for the submission but Lopez is defending it well.
Mendes biding his time, looking for the opening.
Lopez trying to control but not successfully.
Fernando Mendes overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lopez rolls, trying to escape but Mendes keeps control of the position.
Lopez avoids the strikes from Mendes. #T3##SUB#
Lopez showing good submission defense here.
#SUB#
Mendes is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Lopez has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Mendes biding his time, controlling Lopez.
Mendes not allowing Lopez to control his hands.
Mendes trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Lopez doesn't escape. #SUB#
Mendes working for a choke but Lopez is defending well. #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.
Mendes is hanging on to Lopez's back as he tries to escape.
Mendes 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.
#SUB#
Mendes is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Mendes is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lopez looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Fernando Mendes showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mendes 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:26
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:26
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fernando Mendes!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Feb 17, 2018 |
#R1#
Santos shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Trujilo as he jumps to the side.
Nice takedown defense from Trujilo. No joy for Santos on that attempt.
Santos shoots in looking for a takedown but Trujilo manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Santos's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Trujilo lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jonatas Santos. That's going to take a lot out of him.#TD2#
Trujilo drives through with a takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Trujilo stopping the sweep attempt from Santos.
Trujilo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Santos swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Santos wants to get back to his feet but Trujilo is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Trujilo stays in close to Santos's body and controls the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Santos looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
#T1##SUB#
Santos looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Trujilo content to stall in guard here. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#TD2#
Trujilo shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Trujilo was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Trujilo slows the pace down.
Santos struggling a bit here.#T2##SUB2#
Trujilo thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
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.
Trujilo tries to advance to mount but Santos instead regains half guard.
Trujilo looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding. #T3##SUB2#
Trujilo wants to work for an arm triangle but Santos is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Trujilo controlling the action here.#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.
Santos is trying to get back to full guard.
Trujilo is taking a breather. Santos 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.#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Abel Trujilo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Trujilo shoots for a takedown but Santos saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Trujilo cracks Santos with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A head kick misses from Trujilo.
Horrible takedown attempt by Santos or perhaps it was just good defense by Trujilo, which made it look bad.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abel Trujilo dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Santos fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Trujilo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Some wild striking there from Trujilo.
#TD2#
Trujilo drives through with a takedown into Santos's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Trujilo is standing up over Santos. Santos looks to escape but Trujilo dives into side control.
#REVR#
Santos manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Santos makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Santos.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos looking for a sweep. Not yet Santos, not yet.
Trujilo sitting in guard, not really doing much. #T1#
Santos looking for a sweep. Not yet Santos, not yet.
Trujilo stays in close to Santos's body and controls the position.
Santos trying to control the position.
Trujilo pushes down on Santos's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Santos trying to control but Trujilo postures up.
#T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.#SUB#
Santos looking for submissions from an awkward position here.#SUB2#
Trujilo is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Santos is just riding it out for now. Trujilo eventually gives up the hold.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Trujilo in particular looking to stall.#T3#
Trujilo is looking to advance position but Santos won't allow it.
Trujilo trying to control the pace.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Santos tries to get to full guard but Trujilo has control of the leg. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Santos shoots for a takedown but Trujilo saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Santos tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Trujilo swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jonatas Santos. That's going to take a lot out of him.#TD2#
Trujilo shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Santos napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Santos is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Trujilo's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.#T4#
Trujilo trying to control the pace.
Abel Trujilo has got the better of the ground game so far.
Santos tries to get to full guard but Trujilo has control of the leg.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Santos trying to hold on to Trujilo's head to control him but Trujilo postures up.
Trujilo keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abel Trujilo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
#R3#
Santos takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Trujilo scores with a body shot.
Trujilo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Trujilo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Trujilo throws the left hand but Santos avoids the punch easily.
Trujilo stalks Santos and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Santos's face. Santos staggers backwards, shaken.
Trujilo misses the shot to the body.
Santos shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Trujilo sprawls well. Trujilo wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Santos gets slowly back to his feet.
Abel Trujilo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos shoots in but no luck this time.
Trujilo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Santos shoots in for a double leg but Trujilo sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jonatas Santos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Trujilo throws a combination. Santos tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
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!
Trujilo thuds his right hand into Santos's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.#T1##TD2#
Trujilo feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Santos is trying to hold Trujilo in close to prevent damage but Trujilo has managed to pass into half guard.
Santos is looking to improve his position.
#SUB2#
Trujilo is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Santos doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Trujilo.
Trujilo keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.#T2#
Santos is positioning himself well to prevent Trujilo advancing to mount.
Trujilo uses his free foot to push down on Santos's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Santos.
Trujilo looking to control and managing it successfully.
Santos bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Santos throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. #T3#
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Trujilo holds on and takes a little breather.
Santos throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Trujilo looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Abel Trujilo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Let's hope that Trujilo 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.
Santos lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.#T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Santos being controlled here momentarily.
Santos not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Santos throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jonatas Santos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Santos throws a strike but Trujilo rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVB#
And that's the end of the fight!
Abel Trujilo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Trujilo 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 Winston Alpacca scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Abel Trujilo!
A very excited looking Abel Trujilo made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Feb 17, 2018 |
#R1#
Manning lands a head kick. Adrian smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Manning tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Adrian manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.#TD2#
Adrian changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Manning looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Manning struggling a bit here.
Manning is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Adrian in side control, just content to control the action for now. #SUB2#
Adrian tries for a kimura but Manning is defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adrian content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Manning is looking to reverse the position.#T1#
Manning struggling a bit here.#SU2#
Adrian decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Adrian takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Adrian pulls out of a head kick attempt.
#TD2#
Adrian looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Adrian controls from within his opponent's guard.
Adrian works over Manning with some ground and pound from guard.
Adrian landing with the ground and pound. #T2#
Manning not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Adrian 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.
Manning really is a fat lump.
Manning looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Adrian puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Manning wants to improve his position but Adrian is controlling well.
Adrian prevents Manning from standing back up.
Adrian passes to side control.
Adrian working the head with strikes. #CUT2#
It looks like Jules Manning has been cut.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Adrian controlling the position. #SU2#
Adrian decides to take the fight back to the feet. #T3#
Manning connects with a leg kick. Adrian looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Manning tries to score with a low kick but Adrian moves his leg out of the way.
Adrian looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Manning takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Adrian shoots in for a takedown but Manning shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Manning tries to clinch up.
Manning lands a nice looking kick to the body. Adrian takes a step back to recover.
Adrian misses with a takedown
and Manning makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Adrian really felt that one!
Manning connects with a high kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Adrian looks like he's thinking about clinching though.#T4#
Adrian gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily #CL#
and Manning moves into the clinch.
Jules Manning has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cayro Adrian.
Adrian prevents Manning from breaking the clinch.
Manning throws a head punch that misses.
Adrian jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Manning walks away with a smile on his face. Adrian gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. #TD2#
Adrian shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Adrian is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.#SU2#
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Adrian stands up from Manning's guard - Adrian perhaps looking for a knockout. #TD2#
Adrian closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Adrian lands in his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Cayro Adrian will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jules Manning's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2##TD2#
Adrian closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Adrian lands in his opponent's guard.
Adrian is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long. #SUB2#
Adrian 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.
Manning has momentary wrist control but Adrian slips an elbow through the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Adrian got a little sloppy there for a moment and Manning has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Adrian has managed to get both his arms back between Manning's legs - danger averted.
Manning working a defensive guard here.
#T1#
Manning is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Adrian is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Manning wants to sweep but no luck.
Cayro Adrian has got the better of the ground game so far.
Adrian not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Adrian has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#SU2#
Adrian decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Manning moves out of range of the body kick.
Adrian avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Manning scores with a push kick.
Adrian throws a head kick but Manning moves out of range.
#TD2#
Adrian decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Manning wants to improve his position but Adrian is controlling well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.#T2#
Adrian works his way into side control.
Manning is positioning himself to get back to half guard. #SUB2#
Adrian thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Adrian is working Manning over with some ground and pound from side control.
Adrian is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Manning will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.#T3##SUB2#
Adrian wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Manning, who protects the arm well.
Manning bucks up and tries to throw Adrian off but instead Adrian has got his back!
Adrian is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish. #T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Manning just trying to survive but Adrian is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Adrian lands an elbow to the side of the head. #CUT2#
Jules Manning's cut is getting worse.
Manning is trying to get back to his feet but Adrian has full control of the position and if anything, Manning has just worked his way into a worse spot.#SUB2#
Manning defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Adrian's arms.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cayro Adrian showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jules Manning's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
#R3#
Manning circles away from the clinch attempt
and Manning counters with a right hand to the body. #TD2#
Adrian gets a takedown into half guard.
Manning pushes Adrian off but Adrian dives into side control.
Adrian controls the position from side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adrian moves into full mount!
Manning wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
#T1#
Adrian controlling from mount.
Adrian landing punches.
Manning is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Manning trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Adrian lands a big shot to the head and Manning winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Cayro Adrian!
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