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RAD 109 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Test Guy (ranked 25871 p4p, 25872 weight class) and Test Mann (ranked 484 p4p, 450 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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6 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
World class MT
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World class MT
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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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Test Guy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Test Mann!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Fujiwara and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guy throws out a powerful jab.
Guy throws a body shot but no joy.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mann! But no joy.
Guy throws a right and a left that Mann avoids nicely.
Guy throws out a powerful jab.
No joy there for Guy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mann looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Mann uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Guy.
Guy throws a jab but it's blocked by Mann.
Mann swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A jab lands there for Guy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mann uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Guy.
Guy looks to land a combination but Mann avoids it well.
Guy digs a good hook to Mann's body.
Mann swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mann looks like he wants to counter punch here.
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 on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Mann drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Guy connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Mann momentarily.
Guy clobbers Mann with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Guy misses with a wild combination.
A little jabbing left from Mann on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Guy punishes Mann's body with a nice straight punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guy scores with a hook.
Mann misses with an uppercut. Guy saw that one coming.
Test Guy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Guy throws a body punch but Mann moves out of range.
Guy is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Mann misses with a looping right.
Mann avoids the body shot from Guy.
Mann looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Guy misses with a body shot.
Guy takes a swing at Mann's ribcage but misses.
Mann takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nice uppercut there from Guy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guy throws a jab when Mann was well out of range.
Guy displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Guy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mann looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Guy swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mann cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mann uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Guy.
Guy lands with a shot to the body.
Guy punishes Mann's body with a nice straight punch.
Guy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Guy swings for the body but Mann moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mann looks to throw the jab but Guy is out of range.
Mann avoids the body shot from Guy.
Guy just misses with a punch to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mann! But no joy.
Guy lands the left hand.
Mann avoids the body shot from Guy.
A telegraphed right hand from Guy misses the target.
Mann throws out a counter right but Guy avoids it with no problem.
A looping hook to the body misses from Guy. Mann does a little dance to reset his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mann throws the left hand but Guy avoids the punch easily.
Mann avoids the body shot from Guy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Test Guy 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 looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Guy scores with a three punch combo!
Mann avoids the body shot from Guy.
As Guy backs off Mann throws a huge counter combo but Guy manages to avoid it all.
Guy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mann.
Guy appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Guy fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Guy misses with a two punch combination.
Guy gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Guy scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Guy lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guy misses with a wild body shot.
Mann looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Guy throws a body punch but Mann moves out of range.
Test Guy is winning the standup battle so far.
Guy throws out a powerful jab.
Guy just misses with a punch to the body.
Guy uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Guy throws an overhand right that lands on Mann's shoulder, as Mann tries to avoid the shot.
Mann avoids the body shot from Guy.
Mann slips a jab from Guy.
Guy scores with a nice head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guy scores with a shot to the body.
Guy misses with a lunging right hand
and Mann counters with a nice uppercut.
Guy slips a straight right by Mann.
Guy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Guy looks to land a left hand but Mann moved out of range nicely.
Mann thinks about the counter body kick.
Guy scores with a shot to the body.
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!
Guy scores with a nice right hand.
Guy throws a nice looking combination but Mann bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mann throws out a counter right but Guy avoids it with no problem.
Guy with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mann misses with a looping left.
Guy comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Guy misses with a lunging right hand
and Mann connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
 Guy is rocked!
Mann takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Guy throws the left hand but Mann avoids the punch easily.
Mann looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Guy looks to throw the jab but Mann is out of range.
Mann throws out a counter right but Guy avoids it with no problem.
Mann throws a looping overhand right but Guy ducks down to avoid it.
Guy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mann was well out of range. Poor timing from Guy.
It seemed like Mann was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Guy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mann can do to turn this around?
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.
Guy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mann.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guy lands a jab.
Guy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mann was well out of range. Poor timing from Guy.
A punch combination from Guy misses.
Mann throws a hook to the side of Guy's head but Guy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A looping hook to the body misses from Guy. Mann does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mann looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Guy scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Guy lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Guy lands a right hook to the body.
Guy just misses with a punch to the body.
It seemed like Mann was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Test Guy dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Mann staying out of range there.
Mann flicks out a counter leg kick but Guy steps away.
Test Mann has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Test Guy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Guy lands a right hook to the body.
Mann has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Guy changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Mann avoids the body shot from Guy.
Mann looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Guy scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Guy misses with a looping left.
Mann keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mann! But no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Guy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mann throws out a counter right but Guy avoids it with no problem.
Guy misses the shot to the body.
Guy misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guy throws a body shot but no joy.
Guy moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromMann.
Mann misses with a lunging right hand
and Guy counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Mann thinking.
A big right from Guy misses.
A little jabbing left from Mann on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Mann uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Guy.
Guy throws a body shot but no joy.
Mann looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Mann lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Guy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mann moves away.
It seemed like Mann was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A big right from Mann misses.
BOOM! Mann lands a beautiful left hook that drops Guy. Guy tries to recover but Mann is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Guy lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Test Mann!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Heavy Dude (ranked 24541 p4p, 24511 weight class) and Heavy Mann (ranked 155 p4p, 148 weight class). Heavy Mann told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cardio machine |
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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 24 - 31 - 0, fighting out of London, Heavy Dude!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 24 - 0, fighting out of London, Heavy Mann!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dude with a lazy takedown attempt
and Mann counters with a straight right hand.
Dude steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mann.
Nice cross by Dude.
Dude throws a big shot that misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Mann misses.
Dude looks to land a left hand but Mann moved out of range nicely.
And Mann responds with a good body kick, but Dude manages to step out the way in time.
Dude jabs Mann right on the nose. Mann blinks but takes it well.
Dude lands with an overhand left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dude connects with the punch.
Dude throws a hook but Mann blocks it.
Heavy Dude seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circling - Dude throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mann displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dude throws out the jab.
It seemed like Mann was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Mann fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jab, jab by Dude - just one landing.
Dude catches Mann with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
 Mann is rocked!
Mann leaves his chin hanging out and Dude seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Mann crumbles to the floor in a heap! The referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). 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 23757 p4p, 23521 weight class) and Medium Mann (ranked 465 p4p, 459 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 20 - 74 - 3, fighting out of London, Medium Guy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 74 - 20 - 3, fighting out of London, Medium Mann!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mann lands with a nice body punch.
Guy misses with an uppercut. Mann saw that one coming.
Mann ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Good leg kick by Mann.
Mann rushes Guy and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Guy.
Mann lands a nice shot to the body.
Mann misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mann misses with a body punch.
Guy prevents a body shot from Mann.
Guy managing to block the knees to the body from Mann.
Guy lands a nice 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.
Mann misses with a body punch.
Mann can't find room to land a body shot as Guy controls the action.
Guy lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Guy fails to land.
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!
A hook to the body from Mann.
Guy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mann tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Guy avoids it.
Guy pushes Mann back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Knees to the body from Mann.
Mann is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Mann misses with a body punch.
Mann tries a body shot but Guy blocks it.
Guy blocks a body shot from Mann.
Guy wants a takedown.
Guy blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mann missing with knees to the body.
Mann misses with a knee strike.
Guy tries a knee to the head but Mann blocks it.
Guy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Guy misses with a punch on the inside.
Mann landing knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mann missing with knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Guy.
Guy softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Good body shot from Mann.
Mann misses with a hook to the ribs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Guy blocks a body shot from Mann.
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 wants a takedown but no success here.
Guy lands a nice uppercut.
Mann has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Guy clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Guy tries to escape but Mann has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Mann lands a shot to the head.
Mann working for the choke.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
I really don't envy Guy right now.
Mann lands a shot to the head.
Mann lands strikes to the head.
Guy just trying to survive but Mann is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Mann.
You can see the frustration on Guy's face� He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Mann scores with punches to the body.
Mann is landing with strikes from the back.
Mann is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Mann gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Mann gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Mann apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Mann lands with a good body shot.
Mann misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Guy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Guy throws a head kick but Mann moves out of range.
Mann fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Guy looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Mann misses with a body shot.
Mann throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Guy was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Mann is looking to clinch but Guy is avoiding it.
Mann tries to land a front kick but Guy steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Guy is trying hard to land a takedown here. Mann sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Medium Guy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Guy tries to clinch up but Mann circles away and keeps his distance.
Guy tries to clinch up.
Mann doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Guy moves out of range as Mann throws a body kick.
Mann throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mann connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Mann throws a body kick that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mann. Guy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mann misses with the body kick
and Guy counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Guy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Medium Mann dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Mann tries to clinch up but Guy circles away and keeps his distance.
Mann lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Guy throws a jab but it's blocked by Mann.
Guy swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Mann.
Mann slips a jab from Guy.
Mann fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Guy is out of range.
Mann gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Guy on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Guy avoiding damage as Mann throws knees to the body.
Mann lands a body shot in the clinch.
Mann tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mann misses with a hook to the ribs.
Stalling in the clinch from Mann.
Mann goes for a takedown in the clinch but Guy prevents it.
Guy misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mann blocking some punches.
Mann stops a takedown attempt from Guy.
Guy lands a hook that snaps the head of Mann backwards.
Guy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Guy has a couple of punches blocked by Mann.
Guy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mann lands a body punch in the clinch.
Mann effectively controlling the action here.
Mann is working Guy over against the cage.
Mann struggles to land a body shot inside as Guy controls his hands.
Mann lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Mann has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Guy lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Guy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Guy misses with some punches.
Guy has a couple of punches blocked by Mann.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mann can't find room to land a body shot as Guy controls the action.
Mann pushes Guy back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Mann misses with a punch to the body.
Guy swings wildly with an uppercut but Mann uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Guy on the inside.
Mann misses with a punch to the body.
Guy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Guy blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mann lands a good knee to the midsection. Guy won't want to take too many of those.
Mann misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Guy.
Mann drops down looking for an ankle pick but Guy pulls his leg out and moves away.
Guy misses with a lunging right hand
and Mann counters with a good, hard body kick but Guy shrugs it off.
Mann throws a body punch but Guy moves out of range.
Mann with the inside leg kick.
Medium Mann seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mann is looking to score with low kicks.
Guy takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Mann tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mann fails with an attempt to clinch.
Guy was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Guy takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mann misses with a body kick.
Mann throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Guy explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Mann throws a leg kick but Guy checks it.
Guy misses with a straight right.
Guy feints and as Mann raises his hands in defense, Guy changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Mann throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Mann is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Guy defends well.
Guy sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Mann's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mann trying to control here.
Mann is looking for a sweep. Guy is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Mann striking from the bottom.
Mann is looking to control Guy's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Mann avoid being mounted?
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!
Guy seems to be looking for submissions.
Guy working over Mann with some ground and pound. Mann looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Guy is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Guy blocks the strikes from Mann.
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.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Mann with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Mann digs a good hook to Guy's body.
Mann shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Guy manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Mann postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Mann loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Mann lands a couple of elbows.
Mann lands a couple of elbows.
Mann connects with a couple of short punches.
Mann distracts Guy with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Mann postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Guy is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mann landing strikes from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Guy there.
Mann moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Mann is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Guy with a nice head shot there.
Mann bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Guy's guard.
Mann preventing the sweep.
Mann throwing strikes from guard but Guy blocks nicely.
Guy wants to sweep here but Mann controlling him for the moment.
Mann scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mann stopping the sweep attempt from Guy.
Mann scoring with some ground and pound.
Mann scoring with punches to the head and body.
Guy trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Mann lands a couple of elbows.
Guy manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Mann manages to get himself to full guard.
Guy stopping the sweep attempt from Mann.
Mann preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Mann throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Mann throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Mann not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guy is on the wrong end of a couple of strikes there.
Mann had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Guy defends it easily.
Guy sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Mann's guard.
Guy drops an elbow to the side of Mann's head.
Mann regains full guard. Nicely done.
Guy works over Mann with some ground and pound from guard.
Guy working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Guy works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Mann tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mann missing with punches from the bottom.
Guy is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Guy is looking for a kimura here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Guy working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Mann throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Mann connecting with a few gentle strikes.
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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:29
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Medium Mann!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Light Guy (ranked 23682 p4p, 23557 weight class) and Light Mann (ranked 326 p4p, 317 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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135
50 - 47 - 0 |
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150 cm
36
135
47 - 50 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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 - 47 - 0, fighting out of London, Light Guy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 47 - 50 - 0, fighting out of London, Light Mann!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A low kick lands for Mann.
Guy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mann sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mann clinches up with Guy and pushes him back against the cage.
Guy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mann tries to land knees in the clinch but Guy avoids the damage to the body.
Guy has a couple of punches blocked by Mann.
Guy swings wildly with an uppercut but Mann uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mann trying to land knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Guy.
Guy with a knee to the head.
Mann lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Guy managing to block the knees to the body from Mann.
Mann can't get the takedown.
Guy blocks a body shot from Mann.
Guy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Mann - that landed with a thud.
Mann's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A hook to the body from Mann.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mann doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mann tries to land knees in the clinch but Guy avoids the damage to the body.
Mann tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Guy avoids it.
Guy misses with some punches.
Guy avoiding damage as Mann throws knees to the body.
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 misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mann is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Guy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Guy swings wildly with an uppercut but Mann uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mann wants a takedown.
Guy can't get the takedown.
Mann doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mann scores with a shot to the side of Guy's head.
Guy is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mann is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Guy gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Light Guy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Light Mann.
Mann trying to land knees to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Mann.
Mann misses with a body punch.
Guy misses with a knee to the head.
Mann blocking some punches.
Mann can't find room to land a body shot as Guy controls the action.
Guy has clasped his hands together around Mann's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mann is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Guy throws a strike aimed at the side of Mann's head but Mann avoids it well.
Mann is looking to regain half guard here but Guy keeps moving and retains side control.
Mann is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Guy is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guy connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Mann flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Mann flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Mann regains half guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Mann is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Guy scores with a couple of nice shots.
Mann actively working from the bottom here.
Mann misses with some strikes from the bottom.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Guy connects with a nice short shot to Mann's temple.
Mann is looking to improve his position.
Mann flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guy moves into side control, avoiding the strikes from Mann.
You can see the frustration on Mann's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Mann is looking to regain half guard here but Guy keeps moving and retains side control.
Guy in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Mann is trying to control Guy's posture but Guy avoids it.
Guy lands a nice forearm strike.
Guy trying to control the action but Mann is working from the bottom.
Mann taking punishment in the form of punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Light Guy dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Mann changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Mann swings away with a body shot that misses
and Guy counters with a nice uppercut.
Mann swings for the body but Guy moves out of range.
Guy is looking to counter punch.
Guy misses with a takedown attempt - Mann sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Mann fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Guy, pushing him back against the cage.
Guy trying to control the position but instead, Mann has worked for underhooks and has pushed Guy into the cage.
Mann lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch on the inside from Guy fails to land.
Guy misses with a hook to the ribs.
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.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mann.
Mann utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Guy goes for a takedown in the clinch but Mann prevents it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
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 working Guy over with knees to the body.
Mann misses with a body punch.
Light Mann seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Guy tries a knee to the head but Mann blocks it.
Mann stalls.
Mann landing knees to the body.
Guy swings wildly with an uppercut but Mann uses good head movement to avoid it.
Guy avoiding damage as Mann throws knees to the body.
Guy misses with a punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Mann.
Guy is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Light Guy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guy misses with some punches.
Guy stops a takedown attempt from Mann.
Guy misses with some punches.
Guy throws a punch but it's blocked by Mann.
Guy has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Mann clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mann tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Guy avoids the attempt from Mann to control.
Guy lands with some strikes.
Mann is wriggling around trying to escape.
Light Guy overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mann takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Mann throwing hammer fists to the chest of Guy. What's that going to do exactly?
Mann is looking to improve his position but Guy isn't that keen on the idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mann manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Mann makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Mann.
Mann looking to hit a scissor sweep but Guy is one step ahead there.
Mann trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Mann looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Mann tries to strike from the bottom.
Mann throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Mann throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Mann working for a triangle but Guy defends it easily.
Guy drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Guy jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Mann is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Guy is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Mann scores with a couple of nice shots.
Mann is looking to take a break and control but Guy is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mann winds up and cracks Guy with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Light Mann will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Guy misses with a straight right.
Mann lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Mann drops his hands momentarily and Guy takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Light Mann seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Guy has a takedown stuffed.
Mann drops his hands momentarily and Guy takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Guy shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Mann as he jumps to the side.
Mann lands with a nice body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mann throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Guy gets a double leg takedown into Mann's guard.
Mann tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Mann trying to strike off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mann throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mann striking off his back but it's not causing Guy any problems.
Mann throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Mann will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Mann trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Mann throws a nice elbow from the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Mann wants to clinch.
Guy drops down looking for a counter takedown but Mann sprawls and moves away.
Mann throws a shot to the body.
Mann scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Guy manages to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guy is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Mann pulls his head out easily.
Mann seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Mann lands with a punch from half guard.
Guy tries to get to full guard but Mann has control of the leg.
Guy moves into full guard.
Mann stands up over Guy, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Guy striking off his back but it's not causing Mann any problems.
Mann connects with a couple of short punches.
Mann is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mann working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mann works over Guy with some ground and pound from guard.
Guy working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Mann has passed into half guard!
Mann is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Mann is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Mann prevents Guy from improving his position.
Mann is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Mann landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Mann lands a nice short elbow.
Guy is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Mann pulls his head out easily.
Mann seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Guy actively working from the bottom here.
Guy tries to roll over but Mann keeps him under control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mann lands strikes from half guard.
Mann lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Mann scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
And that's the end of the fight!
Light Mann comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Mann has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Light Mann!
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FIGHT
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