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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Heavy Dude (ranked 24352 p4p, 24320 weight class) and Heavy Mann (ranked 160 p4p, 154 weight class). Heavy Mann acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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30
300
26 - 18 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 26 - 0, fighting out of London, Heavy Dude!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 18 - 0, fighting out of London, Heavy Mann!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shigeki Fujiwara and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Dude listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Mann misses with an uppercut. Dude saw that one coming.
A little feinted left hand from Dude on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Dude needs to keep his hands up - Mann had a free shot at his head there.
Dude throws the left hand but Mann avoids the punch easily.
A little jabbing left from Mann on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Dude looks to throw the jab but Mann is out of range.
It seemed like Mann was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mann connects with a nice looking jab.
Mann thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dude throws a body shot but no joy.
Dude keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mann.
Dude loads up on a big right hand but Mann slips the punch.
A nice side step and Mann releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Mann ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mann throws out a counter right but Dude avoids it with no problem.
Dude pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mann misses with a two punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dude throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dude connects with a single shot there.
Dude looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Dude lands a big right hand that sends Mann crashing to the mat! Dude stays standing though and waves Mann back to his feet!
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
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!
Mann displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dude throws out the jab.
Dude throws a monster overhand right that drops Mann! Dude follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Heavy Dude!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Medium Guy (ranked 23532 p4p, 23294 weight class) and Medium Mann (ranked 487 p4p, 523 weight class). Medium Mann is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 65 - 3, fighting out of London, Medium Guy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 65 - 14 - 3, fighting out of London, Medium Mann!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Mann connects with a crisp jab.
Mann throws a poor cross that misses
and Guy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Guy looks to land a left hand but Mann moved out of range nicely.
Mann catches Guy with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Mann bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Guy's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice defenses there by Mann.
A little jabbing left from Mann on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Guy scores with the left hand. Mann knows he should have avoided that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mann throws a right and a left that both miss.
Guy moves out of range as Mann strikes.
Mann scores with a hook.
Mann lands a glancing blow to the side of Guy's head.
Guy takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Mann moves out of range of the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mann blocks a jab.
Mann looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Guy cracks a nice hook into Mann's ribs.
Mann ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mann swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mann swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Guy appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Mann ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mann swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mann blocks a jab.
Guy gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Guy misses with a hook. Mann ducked under it nicely.
Guy throws an overhand right that lands on Mann's shoulder, as Mann tries to avoid the shot.
Guy loads up on a big right hand but Mann slips the punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Guy swings for the body but Mann moves out of range.
It seemed like Mann was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Mann uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Guy.
Mann is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Guy with a body shot.
Mann misses with an uppercut
and Guy counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Guy misses with a left hand
and Mann counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A jab from Guy misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Medium Mann will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Mann scores with a jab.
Guy throws a lazy uppercut
and Mann counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Guy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mann misses with a hook to the body
enabling Guy to counter with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mann walks into a straight right hand from Guy.
Guy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mann was well out of range. Poor timing from Guy.
Mann looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mann.
A little feinted left hand from Guy on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Mann throws a hook but Guy blocks it.
Mann misses with an uppercut.
An attempted straight right counter from Guy misses the target.
Guy misses with a hook
and Mann counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Guy lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Guy is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Guy throws a hook but Mann blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guy looks to land a right hand but Mann moved out of range.
Mann misses the jab.
Mann misses with a hook. Guy ducked under it nicely.
Guy walks into a left hand.
Guy looks to throw the jab but Mann is out of range.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mann.
A little feinted left hand from Guy on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
The crowd cheers as Mann lands an impressive looking overhand right. Guy doesn't seem phased though.
Medium Mann seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mann lands a nice hook to Guy's body. Guy takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Mann throws a hook to the side of Guy's head but Guy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Guy swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Guy throws an overhand right that lands on Mann's shoulder, as Mann tries to avoid the shot.
It seemed like Mann was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Mann slips a straight right by Guy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guy misses with a looping right.
Mann throws out a counter right but Guy avoids it with no problem.
Mann looks to land a left hand but Guy moved out of range nicely.
Guy is looking to counter punch.
Mann throws the left hand but Guy avoids the punch easily.
Guy throwing a counter right hand but Mann manages to avoid it.
Guy misses with a hook.
Mann looks like he wants to counter punch here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Guy misses with a hook
and Mann connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Medium Mann 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 get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Mann is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Guy.
Medium Guy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Medium Mann is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Guy takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Mann throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Guy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mann throws out the jab.
As Mann looks to move away, Guy throws a big counter combo but Mann just gets out of the way.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mann misses with a hook. Guy ducked under it nicely.
A quick step to the side and Guy tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Donk. Guy catches Mann right on the button with a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guy ducks under a wild hook from Mann.
Guy went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Mann scores with a jab to the jaw.
A big right from Mann misses.
Mann throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Guy is looking to counter punch.
Nice defenses there by Mann.
Mann now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Mann avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mann slips a jab from Guy.
Mann throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Guy.
A little feinted left hand from Guy on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Mann lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Mann ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
It seemed like Mann was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Guy misses with a lunging right hand
and Mann counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mann connects with a good right hand that stumbles Guy. Guy circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Mann on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Mann tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Guy was well out of range. Poor timing from Mann.
Guy feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Manns jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Mann scores with a body shot.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Guy might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mann fails to land with a series of punches.
It looked like Guy wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
The fighters circling - Guy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Guy rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mann connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Guy throws an off balance right hand
and Mann counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Guy throws an off balance right hand
and Mann counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Guy gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Mann.
And that's the end of the fight!
Medium Mann comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Mann 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Medium Mann!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Light Guy (ranked 23460 p4p, 23331 weight class) and Light Mann (ranked 277 p4p, 271 weight class). Light Guy could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Light Mann's chin.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Very strong |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 42 - 40 - 0, fighting out of London, Light Guy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 40 - 42 - 0, fighting out of London, Light Mann!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Sosuke Kotani and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Mann slips under a jab from Guy.
Guy scores with a jab to the jaw.
Mann misses with an uppercut
letting Guy counter with a right hand.
Guy slips a jab from Mann.
Mann looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mann throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guy misses with an uppercut.
Guy swings widly with a right hand
and Guy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mann throws a jab but it's blocked by Guy.
Mann swings widly with a right hand
and Guy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Guy slips a jab from Mann.
Mann connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mann connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Guy drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Mann walks into a stiff left hand from Guy.
Mann misses with a left hand
and Guy makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Guy defending well as Mann loads up on a big left hand.
Guy swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Guy misses with a hook
enabling Mann to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guy throws a lazy right hand but Mann sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mann looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Guy throws a looping overhand right but Mann ducks down to avoid it.
Guy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Guy slips a jab and a cross from Mann.
A little feinted left hand from Guy on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Guy cracks Mann with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Guy throws an off balance right hand
and Mann counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guy throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Mann throws a looping overhand right but Guy ducks down to avoid it.
Guy appears to be looking for a big counter.
Mann misses with a hook
and Mann takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Guy slips under a jab.
Guy is looking to counter punch.
Guy throws a hook but Mann avoids it easily.
A big left from Mann misses.
Guy is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Light Guy will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Guy misses with a hook
and Mann counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
A punch lands to the side of Mann 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Mann tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Guy was well out of range. Poor timing from Mann.
Guy was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Guy gets cracked there but stands up to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mann slips a straight right by Guy.
Mann missing with a left hand there. Guy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mann uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Guy.
Mann throws out a counter right but Guy avoids it with no problem.
Guy misses with a lunging right hand
and Mann counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Guy slips a jab from Mann.
Guy seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Guy throws a hook but Mann avoids it easily.
A big left from Mann misses.
Guy is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Mann looks to land a left hand but Guy moved out of range nicely.
It looked like Guy wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mann lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Guy circles away quickly and effectively.
Mann fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Guy on the side of the head.
Mann cracks Guy with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Guy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mann doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Guy misses with a left hand
and Mann counters with a stiff right hand.
Guy looks to score with a jab to the body but Mann is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mann ducks under a wild hook from Guy.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mann! But no joy.
Guy throws a poor cross that misses
and Mann cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mann uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Guy.
Guy takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Guy gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Mann.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Guy swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Guy ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Mann tests Guy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mann works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mann ducks under a wild hook from Guy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Light Mann showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Guy misses with a lunging right hand
and Mann counters with a straight right hand.
Guy smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Guy throws the left hand but Mann avoids the punch easily.
A little jabbing left from Mann on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A telegraphed right hand from Guy misses the target.
Mann throws out a counter right but Guy avoids it with no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mann blocks a jab.
Mann let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Mann clobbers Guy with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guy moves into range and connects with a jab.
Mann misses with a straight right.
Guy throws a hook to the side of Mann's head but Mann sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mann looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Mann has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Guy misses with a left hand
and Mann counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Guy walks into a jab.
Mann throws a right hand that misses
and Guy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guy fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Mann looks to land a left hand but Guy moved out of range nicely.
Guy swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Guy misses with a body shot
and Guy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Guy misses with a looping left.
Light Mann seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mann throws a lazy uppercut
and Guy counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mann ducks under a wild hook from Guy.
Mann swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Mann swings widly with a right hand
letting Guy counter with a right hand.
Mann scores with a nice right hand.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Guy might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Mann staying out of range there.
Jab from Guy.
 Mann is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Guy does no damage.
Mann is still on wobbly legs! Can Guy finish him?
A jab from Mann misses.
Guy was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Mann seems to have recovered his senses.
Mann avoids a punch combination nicely.
Guy takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
And that's the end of the fight!
Light Guy showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Guy 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Light Guy!
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