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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Test Guy (ranked 25773 p4p, 25774 weight class) and Test Mann (ranked 475 p4p, 489 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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| 180 cm 26 200 6 - 5 - 0 |
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180 cm 26 200 5 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt World class MT Experienced |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Test Guy! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Test Mann! The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Guy throws a body shot but no joy. Guy rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mann counters with a nice right hand that sends Guy toppling to the canvas! Guy scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Mann finish him?!
Guy is rocked!
It looks like Test Guy has been cut. Guy scores with a shot to the body.
Oh Guy is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Test Guy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Mann waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Guy. Guy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mann looks like he wants to counter punch here. Guy just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Mann throws an overhand right that lands on Guy's shoulder, as Guy tries to avoid the shot. Guy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mann was well out of range. Poor timing from Guy. And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mann! But no joy. Guy throws a shot from downtown. Mann moves away and avoids it. Guy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mann swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. Guy seems to have got his legs back now. Guy lands a body shot.
Mann uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Guy.
Guy moves out of range as Mann strikes. Guy throwing a counter right hand but Mann manages to avoid it. Mann slips under a jab from Guy. Mann looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it. Mann misses with a hook. Guy ducked under it nicely. Guy throwing a counter right hand but Mann manages to avoid it.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Guy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mann keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mann swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. Guy just misses with a punch to the body.
Mann looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it. Guy is looking to wear down Mann with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment. A swing and a miss from Guy. Mann throws out a counter right but Guy avoids it with no problem. Guy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mann.
Mann throws out a counter right but Guy avoids it with no problem. Mann swings widly with a right hand
and Guy makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range. Guy throws a body shot but no joy.
Mann sends Guy crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Mann is motioning to the referee to let Guy up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet! Mann blocks a jab. Mann swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Mann throws out a loose jab but Guy uses good head movement to avoid it. Guy connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son. Mann tries to score with a low kick but Guy moves his leg out of the way. Mann has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Guy finds it's way round the side to connect with Mann's head. Mann avoids the body shot from Guy.
Mann misses with a hook. Mann drops Guy with a huge uppercut! Guy drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Mann is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Test Mann!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Medium Guy (ranked 23658 p4p, 23420 weight class) and Medium Mann (ranked 479 p4p, 469 weight class). Medium Guy could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Medium Mann's chin.
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175 cm 35 170 73 - 20 - 3 |
BJJ Blue Belt Counter fighter Very strong |
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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 20 - 73 - 3, fighting out of London, Medium Guy! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 73 - 20 - 3, fighting out of London, Medium Mann! The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Shimada.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Mann lands a jab to Guy's midsection. Mann throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Guy feints and as Mann raises his hands in defense, Guy changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard. Mann utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. Guy passes easily into side control. Nice work. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Guy scoring with punches from side control. Mann tries to strike but it doesn't land. Mann struggling a bit here. Mann is trying to improve his position. Mann manages to get one leg in to regain half guard. Mann is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Guy's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Guy's back! Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Mann is punishing Guy with some ground and pound. Guy tries to roll but Mann sticks to his back.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Mann lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK. Guy wants to escape the position.
Mann scores with punches to the body. Guy grimaces as he takes a shot to the body. Mann trying to control. Mann is punishing Guy with some ground and pound. Mann has Guy flattened out and is raining down punches. Mann punishes Guy with strikes from the back mount.
Mann is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Guy defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined. Mann doesn't have the hooks in and Guy manages to turn into his guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Guy drops back looking for a leg! Mann is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Mann manages to kick Guy off! Guy jumps back into Mann's guard.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now. Mann lands a couple of shots from the bottom.
Mann isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Guy stacks Mann on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Guy! Guy advances to full mount. Mann tries to reverse the position but Guy maintains control. Guy lands a heavy elbow. Mann throwing hammer fists to the chest of Guy. What's that going to do exactly? Mann is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Guy is in the full mount, landing strikes. Guy in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Mann is writhing around trying to get back to his feet. Mann landing with some feeble shots from his back... He should probably try escaping the position instead. Mann wants to control but Guy is having none of it. Guy raining down shots from the mount! Mann is trying to escape the mount.
Mann throwing hammer fists to the chest of Guy. What's that going to do exactly? Guy is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Mann can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Mann is rocked!
Guy with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Mann is still in real trouble! Can Guy finish him?
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Guy with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Mann looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back! Mann seems to have recovered his senses. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Guy is trying to stick to Mann's back but Mann is turning into Guy. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Guy's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Mann. Mann wants to control from the top but Guy keeps moving. Mann throws a big right hand that misses.
Guy is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Mann defends well. Mann throws a big right hand that misses. Mann postures up in Guy's guard and throws a big left but Guy blocks it. 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 Medium Guy will probably get the nod. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Guy fails in his attempt to clinch. Guy throws a lazy right hand but Mann sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Some bone on bone action there as Guy checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one. Guy is looking to counter punch. Guy looks to land a right hand but Mann moved out of range. Guy tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him. Guy misses with a takedown attempt - Mann sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses. Guy lands a glancing blow to the side of Mann's head. Mann 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.
Mann pushes Guy up against the cage in a clinch. Mann lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. Mann landing knees to the body.
Mann misses with a punch to the body.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Guy on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mann trying to land knees to the body.
Guy working aggressively here.
Guy scores with a nice hook to the head. Mann missing with knees to the body.
Guy throws a head punch that misses. Mann landing knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Guy. Mann lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Mann is pushing Guy up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word. Mann effectively controlling the action here. Guy takes an elbow to the temple. Mann with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Mann tries a body shot but Guy blocks it.
Guy is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Mann pulls him back up using the underhooks. Mann is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Guy is defending well for now. Mann has Guy pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Guy manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing. Mann tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Guy has a couple of punches blocked by Mann.
Mann tries a body shot but Guy blocks it.
Knees to the body from Mann.
Guy misses with a punch on the inside.
Mann putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Guy in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Guy is trying to trip Mann. He has hold of a leg but Mann is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Guy persists though and gets the takedown into guard. Mann trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Guy has gone for a leg lock! Mann slips out almost immediately though and dives into Guy's guard.
Mann postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Mann connects with a couple of short punches. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mann accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Guy is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Mann stopping the sweep attempt from Guy. Mann distracts Guy with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm. Mann scoring with punches to the head and body. Mann trying to control but Guy is working from the bottom. Mann works over Guy with some ground and pound from guard. Mann 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. Mann in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
 That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mann avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Guy preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. Mann cracks Guy with a solid left hand. Mann wants to pass the guard but Guy is keeping the position. Guy has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Mann has passed into side control.
Mann lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Guy is rocked! Mann lands an elbow. Oh Guy is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!! Guy taking a bit of punishment here - Mann scoring with strikes. Guy takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
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. That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Guy decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard. Mann landing small, sideways elbows. Guy seems to have got his legs back now. Guy lands strikes from half guard. Mann flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Mann trying to hold on to Guy's head to control him but Guy postures up.
Mann gets full guard. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Mann trying to strike off his back.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Mann is on top in guard.
Mann throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Guy works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Guy wants to sweep but no luck. Mann wants to control from the top but Guy keeps moving. Mann lands a couple of decent looking shots. Mann working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. Mann postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Guy working for a triangle but Mann defends it easily.
Guy utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. Mann with a nice head shot there. Mann is working Guy over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Guy controls Mann momentarily but Mann frees himself. Mann content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots. There's a bit of a scramble here and now Guy is on top in guard.
Guy pushing down on Mann's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work. Mann is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Guy's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Guy's back! Guy wants to escape the position.
Mann lands an elbow to the side of the head. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Guy can't escape the position.
Mann connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Guy to escape the position.
Mann is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Guy. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped. Mann has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Mann looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Mann is looking to finish with some ground and pound! Mann is looking to finish with some ground and pound! Mann is punishing Guy with some ground and pound. Mann is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Guy. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped. Mann lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Mann cracks Guy with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Guy from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Mann drops a couple of huge strikes from the back position and Guy is in real trouble here! Mann lands more strikes and the referee has to step in to end the fight! Mann is delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 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 23584 p4p, 23458 weight class) and Light Mann (ranked 337 p4p, 330 weight class). Light Guy has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Blue Belt Counter fighter 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 50 - 46 - 0, fighting out of London, Light Guy! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 46 - 50 - 0, fighting out of London, Light Mann! The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Kenichi Hosakawa.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Mann tries to clinch but Guy moves out of range. Mann's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Guy connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Mann scrambles back to his feet. Mann ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Guy moves away. Guy throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mann makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick. Good leg kick by Mann. Mann throws a leg kick but Guy moved away. Mann takes a swing at Guy's ribcage but misses. Mann attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin. Guy was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Guy has closed the distance and engaged Mann in a clinch.
Knees to the body from Mann.
A short body shot lands from Mann as the two fighters clinch.
Mann keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Guy's efforts to push away. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Mann scores a nice knee to the body.
Guy prevents a takedown attempt there.
Mann unloads a knee to the mid-section. Guy lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Mann throws a knee to the head but misses.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Mann missing with knees to the body.
Mann gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Guy.
Guy misses with a short punch on the inside. Mann tries to throw a body punch but Guy avoids it by throwing Mann back against the cage. Mann pushes Guy back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. Guy blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Mann lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Mann obliges. Guy blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Mann tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Mann dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage. Guy swings wildly with an uppercut but Mann uses good head movement to avoid it.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Guy working aggressively here.
Guy has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Mann is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet. Guy lands with a right to the head. Guy is trying to drag Mann to the mat but Mann just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Light Guy. That's going to take a lot out of him. Mann blocks an uppercut.
Mann using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Guy is trying to drag Mann to the mat but Mann just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there. Guy takes a knee to the side of the body. Mann struggles to land a body shot inside as Guy controls his hands.
This has been an exciting period of action! Mann working Guy over with knees to the body. Guy is breathing heavily. Mann tries a body shot but Guy blocks it.
Mann lands an elbow inside that Guy shrugs off.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Guy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Guy blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Mann cracks Guy with a nice body shot. Mann misses with a hook to the ribs.
A shot in the inside from Mann. Mann leaning his opponent against the cage. Guy misses with some punches.
Mann lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. Mann goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mann lands a shot to the body. The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Mann takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life. Guy tries for a takedown. No joy.
Guy avoiding damage as Mann throws knees to the body.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Mann displaying some good clinch control by pressing Guy up against the cage. Guy working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Mann lands with a short shot to the head. Guy misses with the head strike.
Mann unloads a knee to the mid-section. Guy lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Mann gets through Guy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! A hook to the body from Mann.
Knees to the body from Mann.
Guy tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mann avoids it. Mann tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Guy avoids it. Mann blocks an uppercut.
Mann is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Guy is defending well for now. Guy blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Mann misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Guy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Light Mann 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.
Mann misses with an attempted mid kick.
Mann throws a body shot but no joy. Sloppy strikes from Mann. Those never looked like landing. Mann ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Guy moves away. Guy stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mann. Guy fails with an attempt to clinch.
Light Mann seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Mann misses with a hook to the body
enabling Guy to counter with a crisp jab.
Mann clinches up with Guy and pushes him back against the cage. Guy on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mann has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Guy blocks a body shot from Mann. Mann blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Mann looking to throw knees to the head but Guy is blocking nicely.
A head punch on the inside from Mann fails to land. The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Guy takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life. Light Mann seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far. Mann softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
 That's one minute gone in the round. A quick uppercut on the inside from Guy. Mann struggles to land a body shot inside as Guy controls his hands.
Mann tries to work over Guy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Mann landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Mann is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Guy is defending well for now. Mann lands an elbow inside that Guy shrugs off. Mann misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Guy.
Good body shot from Mann.
Mann is leaning against Guy and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. Mann lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Guy backwards. A head punch on the inside from Guy fails to land. Guy blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Mann unloads a knee to the mid-section. Guy lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Guy misses with a punch on the inside.
Mann misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Guy.
Guy throws a head punch that misses.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Mann doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mann misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Guy.
A short right from Guy. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Mann misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mann goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Guy. A head punch on the inside from Guy fails to land. Mann blocks an uppercut.
Mann misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A hook to the body from Mann.
Guy on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mann works on Guy's body with a couple of short punches. The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch. Guy working some nice short punches in the clinch. Mann landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Mann lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Guy. Guy throws an elbow that misses.
Guy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mann tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nice body punch from Mann - that landed with a thud.
Mann blocks an uppercut.
Mann misses with a punch to the body.
Mann landing knees to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Mann - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
The referee calls for Mann to work.
Mann misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Guy.
Guy misses with a short punch on the inside. Mann misses with a shot to the kidneys.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Mann missing with knees to the body.
Mann is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body. Mann blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mann lands a body punch. Guy letting Mann take a breather here. Guy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Guy has a couple of punches blocked by Mann.
Guy managing to block the knees to the body from Mann.
Mann stalling.
Guy makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Mann tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Mann tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Guy's elbow. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Guy throws a punch but it's blocked by Mann. Mann is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though. 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 minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Mann swings and misses with a hook to the body.
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 throws a chopping leg kick but Guy manages to avoid taking any serious damage. Mann throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Guy to counter with a crisp jab. Mann scores with a kick to the body.
Mann lands a nice looking body shot.
Guy on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. Guy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mann sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mann gets tackled into the cage by Guy. Guy maintains the clinch. Mann lands a shoulder strike. Guy misses with a hook from the clinch. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Mann leaning his opponent against the cage. Guy drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Mann gets the underhooks and prevents it.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Guy blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Mann tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Mann lands a nice knee to the body. Guy throws a punch but it's blocked by Mann. Mann throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Guy blocks it with crossed arms. Mann lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Guy. Guy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Mann missing with knees to the body.
Guy dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage. Mann crunches a lovely knee into Guy's ribcage.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Mann can't find room to land a body shot as Guy controls the action.
Guy misses with the head strike.
Mann tries to land knees in the clinch but Guy avoids the damage to the body. Guy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mann goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mann stalls. Mann tries to work over Guy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Mann pushes Guy back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. Mann lands a hook that snaps the head of Guy backwards. Guy goes for a takedown in the clinch but Mann prevents it.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Guy prevents a body shot from Mann. Mann trying to land knees to the body.
Guy misses with the head strike.
Guy misses with the head strike.
Guy misses with a hook from the clinch. Nice body punch from Mann. Mann blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Guy has a couple of punches blocked by Mann.
Mann tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Guy avoids it.
Guy is fighting off a takedown attempt but Mann is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Guy to the mat. Guy regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat. Mann wants to control from the top but Guy keeps moving. Mann throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Mann controls from within his opponent's guard.
Mann avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Mann throwing strikes from guard but Guy blocks nicely. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Hammerfist, elbow! yells Mann's corner. There ya go! There ya go! The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Mann scoring with punches to the head and body.
And that's the end of the fight! Light 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30 Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30 Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Light Mann!
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