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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Heavy Dude (ranked 24342 p4p, 24310 weight class) and Heavy Mann (ranked 157 p4p, 153 weight class). Heavy Mann has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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19 - 26 - 0 |
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26 - 19 - 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 19 - 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 - 19 - 0, fighting out of London, Heavy Mann!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Ren Mimura 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.
Mann steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dude.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
A jab from Mann misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Dude misses the target.
Dude smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Dude drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Dude looks to land a right hand but Mann moved out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed right hand from Dude misses the target.
It seemed like Mann was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mann misses with a hook
and Dude connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dude takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Mann throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mann throws a right and a left that Dude avoids nicely.
Dude just misses with a punch to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mann! But no joy.
Mann moves out of range as Dude strikes.
A little jabbing left from Mann on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mann slips a jab from Dude.
A telegraphed right hand from Mann misses the target.
Dude swings for the body but Mann moves out of range.
Mann looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Mann moves away from the strike by Dude.
Mann jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A punch lands to the side of Mann 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mann avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dude lands a jab.
Dude looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Dude feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Mann sprawling to the canvas! Mann rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Dude finish him?!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dude misses the jab.
Mann looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Dude missing with a left hand there. Mann was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dude throws a 1-2 combo that connects squarely on Mann's jaw, knocking him onto his back! Dude dives in looking to finish as Mann flails his arms in a desperate attempt to block Dude's strikes! Dude is raining down hammerfists and the ref stops it! Mann's desperate flailing just didn't constitute intelligent defence. Some people will probably question the ref's decision but Mann was definitely hurt and the ref saved him from taking unnecessary punishment. A fighter's safety is paramount in this sport.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 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 23523 p4p, 23284 weight class) and Medium Mann (ranked 498 p4p, 484 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 - 66 - 3, fighting out of London, Medium Guy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 66 - 14 - 3, fighting out of London, Medium Mann!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yuuki Gou and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
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.
Guy slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Guy swings widly with a right hand
and Mann counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mann slips under a jab.
Mann scores with a crisp jab that stopped Guy in his tracks.
Guy throws a looping overhand right but Mann ducks down to avoid it.
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.
A big right from Mann misses.
Guy throwing a counter right hand but Mann manages to avoid it.
Donk. Mann catches Guy right on the button with a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guy throws out a loose jab but Mann uses good head movement to avoid it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mann! But no joy.
Mann steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Guy.
Mann avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mann looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Mann fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mann pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Guy connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mann walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Mann loads up on a big right hand but Guy slips the punch.
Guy is looking to counter punch.
Guy throws a poor cross that misses
and Mann counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Guy throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mann counters with a straight right hand.
Guy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mann swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Mann throws a hook but Guy avoids it easily.
Guy throwing a counter right hand but Mann manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guy scores with a nice strike.
Guy misses with a looping left.
Mann swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Jab by Mann.
Mann uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Guy.
A little jabbing left from Mann on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Guy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mann.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mann unleashes a big counter combination but Guy bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Mann uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Guy.
Mann throws out a counter right but Guy avoids it with no problem.
Guy misses with an uppercut
letting Mann counter with a right hand.
Guy is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Mann throws a nice looking combination but Guy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Guy was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Mann throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mann avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A little jabbing left from Mann on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
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! Guy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Guy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
As Guy backs off Mann throws a huge counter combo but Guy manages to avoid it all.
Mann takes a swing at Guy's ribcage but misses.
Guy throws a big counter combination but Mann scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Mann on the wrong end of a nice hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mann dodges the punch combination from Guy.
Mann looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guy takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
 Guy is rocked!
Guy misses with a combination
and Mann counters with a right hand to the body.
Mann throws a jab when Guy was well out of range.
Guy swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Guy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mann looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guy slips under a jab.
Mann scores with a crisp jab that stopped Guy in his tracks.
Guy lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Mann will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
An attempted straight right counter from Guy misses the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mann.
Guy was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Mann moves out of range of the strikes.
Mann throws a body shot but no joy.
Guy lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Guy walks into a left hand.
Guy throws a hook but Mann blocks it.
Mann looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Guy misses.
Guy throws an overhand right that lands on Mann's shoulder, as Mann tries to avoid the shot.
Mann showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Guy.
It seemed like Mann was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mann slips under a jab from Guy.
A little jabbing left from Mann on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Medium Guy will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Mann throws the left hand but Guy avoids the punch easily.
Guy misses with an uppercut. Mann saw that one coming.
Mann looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Guy scores with the left hand. Mann knows he should have avoided that one.
Mann misses with a hook
and Guy counters with a stiff right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mann throws a hook to the side of Guy's head but Guy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Guy blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guy falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mann counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mann throws a hook but Guy blocks it.
Guy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mann.
An attempted straight right counter from Guy misses the target.
Mann scores with a jab.
Guy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guy throws an off balance right hand
enabling Mann to counter with a crisp jab.
Mann misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Guy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Guy slips under a jab from Mann.
Guy misses with a right hand
and Mann connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Guy takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mann feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Guy sprawling to the canvas! Guy rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Mann finish him?!
Oh Guy is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Guy looks to land a combination. Mann sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Guy ducks under a wild hook from Mann.
Guy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Guy misses with a hook
and Mann scores with a counter punch that sends Guy to the canvas! Mann smells blood - he's punishing Guy with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Guy has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). 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 23451 p4p, 23322 weight class) and Light Mann (ranked 278 p4p, 268 weight class). Light Guy has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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43 - 40 - 0 |
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 43 - 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 - 43 - 0, fighting out of London, Light Mann!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Hirohito Nitta and Kenichi Hosakawa.
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.
Nice shot by Mann.
Guy tests Mann's chin there with a solid looking shot.
 It looks like Light Mann has been cut.
Guy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Guy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mann.
Guy walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mann thows a left - swing and a miss!
Guy throwing a counter right hand but Mann manages to avoid it.
Guy connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guy getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
 Mann is rocked!
Guy throws a lazy right hand but Mann sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mann! But no joy.
A shot to the liver by Guy. Beautiful body shot.
Mann lands with a nice body punch.
Guy misses with a lunging right hand
letting Mann counter with a right hand.
Guy throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Mann to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mann rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Guy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Guy slips under a jab.
Guy was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Decent striking displayed by Mann there.
Mann lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Guy circles away quickly and effectively.
It looked like Guy wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jab from Mann.
Mann thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mann scores with a hook.
Mann steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Guy.
Mann swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Guy throws a hook but Mann avoids it easily.
A little jabbing left from Mann on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Mann loads up on a big right hand but Guy slips the punch.
Guy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mann.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mann jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Mann takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Mann, as that shot connected.
Mann might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Guy misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Mann connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mann punishes Guy's body with a nice straight punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Light Mann dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Light Mann's cut.
That's time! Guy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Mann throws out a loose jab but Guy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Guy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mann.
Mann misses with an uppercut.
Guy misses with a hook
and Guy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
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.
Mann scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guy scores with a sloppy right hand. Mann should have avoided that one.
A swing and a miss from Mann.
It looked like Guy was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Mann throws a lazy right hand but Guy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Guy misses the target.
Guy walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Guy falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mann counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guy looks to score with a jab to the body but Mann is just out of range.
Mann displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Guy throws out the jab.
Mann doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Guy throws an off balance right hand
and Mann counters with a stiff right hand.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Guy ducks under a wild hook from Mann.
The fighters circle momentarily. Guy darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Guy misses the target.
Mann let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Good standup being displayed there by Mann as he connects with a hook.
A jab from Guy misses.
A big right from Mann misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Guy misses the target.
Mann misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Guy.
It looked like Guy wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Guy misses with an uppercut. Mann saw that one coming.
A nice side step and Mann releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mann stuns Guy with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Guy throws a looping overhand right but Mann ducks down to avoid it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mann! But no joy.
Jab from Guy.
Guy misses with a hook.
Mann looks like he wants to counter punch here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mann walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Guy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mann.
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 cut man is working on Light Mann's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Guy's corner calls for a 1-2. Guy obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Light Guy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Light Mann is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Mann loads up on a big right hand but Guy slips the punch.
It looked like Guy wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A jab from Mann finds it's way through Guy's defenses.
Guy on the wrong end of a nice jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mann throws an off balance right hand
enabling Guy to counter with a crisp jab.
Guy misses with a hook
and Guy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mann keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mann! But no joy.
Mann moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Guy throws a looping overhand right but Mann ducks down to avoid it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mann! But no joy.
Mann lands an overhand right.
Mann throws out a loose jab but Guy uses good head movement to avoid it.
A little feinted left hand from Guy on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A big left from Guy misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mann! But no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mann stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Guy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Guy was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Guy is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Guy misses with a looping right.
Mann throws out a counter right but Guy avoids it with no problem.
Light Mann seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Guy lands with a cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mann misses with a hook. Guy ducked under it nicely.
Guy throws a looping overhand right but Mann ducks down to avoid it.
Guy swings away with a body shot that misses
and Mann counters with a stiff right hand.
Guy takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Guy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mann throws out a counter right but Guy avoids it with no problem.
Guy misses with a straight right.
Guy looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mann swings widly with a right hand
and Guy counters with a nice right hand that sends Mann toppling to the canvas! Mann scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Guy finish him?!
Mann is still on wobbly legs! Can Guy finish him?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Guy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mann sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mann! But no joy.
Mann has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Guy ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Mann out cold! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Light Guy!
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