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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Raniel Mancuso (ranked 24142 p4p, 24094 weight class) and Alphonso Biggio (ranked 309 p4p, 318 weight class). Mancuso kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is O Retrô Ativo - Heróis do Status Quo. Biggio has chosen Chill Day as his entrance music. Alphonso Biggio 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
Solid Muay Thai
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Raniel Mancuso!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alphonso Biggio!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Percy O'Donnell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Biggio looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Mancuso fires out a quick counter leg kick but Biggio just manages to avoid it.
Mancuso really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Mancuso lands a nice looking body kick.
Mancuso instigates a clinch.
Biggio keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mancuso's efforts to push away.
Mancuso breaks from the clinch.
Mancuso clinches with his opponent.
Mancuso pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mancuso moves away from the strike by Biggio.
Mancuso tries to clinch up but Biggio circles away and keeps his distance.
Mancuso scoring well with a low kick there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Mancuso pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Biggio closes the distance and clinches up with Mancuso, looking for a takedown. Biggio pushes Mancuso against the cage but Mancuso circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
No luck for Biggio with that takedown attempt.
Raniel Mancuso has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alphonso Biggio.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Biggio throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Mancuso's waist but Mancuso gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Biggio off to one side.
Biggio misses with a takedown attempt
and Mancuso counters with a nice leg kick.
Mancuso stuffs the takedown attempt from Biggio. Biggio gets slowly back to his feet.
Mancuso moves into the clinch.
Mancuso escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mancuso misses with a takedown attempt - Biggio sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Mancuso lands a head kick. Biggio smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Mancuso clinches.
Mancuso lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Biggio misses with a short punch on the inside.
Biggio throws a punch but it's blocked by Mancuso.
Mancuso landing knees to the body.
Biggio tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mancuso escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mancuso throws a front kick that sends Biggio stumbling back into the cage.
Mancuso thumps Biggio with a low kick.
Mancuso gets caught napping as Biggio dives in and scores a takedown. Mancuso manages to retain guard.
Mancuso is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Biggio presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Mancuso's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mancuso tries to clinch there but Biggio circles away.
Biggio is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mancuso.
Mancuso takes the fight into the clinch.
Mancuso's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Mancuso breaks the clinch.
Mancuso tries to close the distance and clinch up but Biggio swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Biggio closes this distance looking for a takedown but Mancuso circles away.
Mancuso is looking to counter punch.
No luck for Mancuso with that takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mancuso throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Biggio shoots in looking for a takedown. Mancuso tries to sprawl out of it but Biggio keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Mancuso manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Mancuso cracks Biggio with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Mancuso fails with a takedown attempt.
Biggio shoots in but Mancuso avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Mancuso misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mancuso fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Biggio on the side of the head.
Biggio shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Mancuso as he avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mancuso throws a head kick but Biggio moves out of range.
Biggio tries to counter with a clinch but Mancuso shakes him off and moves away.
Mancuso fails in his attempt to clinch.
Biggio fails with a takedown attempt.
Biggio changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Mancuso tries to avoid it but Biggio manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Mancuso to the ground. Mancuso escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Biggio.
Mancuso misses with a few strikes there.
Biggio gets tackled into the cage by Mancuso. Mancuso maintains the clinch.
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!
Biggio fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mancuso breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Biggio changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Mancuso tries to avoid it but Biggio manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Mancuso to the ground. Mancuso escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Mancuso throws a head kick that half lands.
Biggio chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mancuso can pounce on him.
Biggio drives through with a takedown into guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Raniel Mancuso dominated that round.
That's time! Mancuso's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Mancuso throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Biggio.
Biggio shoots for a takedown but Mancuso saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Mancuso fires out a quick counter leg kick but Biggio just manages to avoid it.
Raniel Mancuso is winning the standup battle so far.
Biggio has a takedown stuffed.
Mancuso connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Mancuso dives in for a single leg takedown but Biggio sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Mancuso blocks an uppercut.
Mancuso breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mancuso tries to clinch up but Biggio circles away and keeps his distance.
Biggio tries to counter with a clinch but Mancuso shakes him off and moves away.
Mancuso is trying hard to land a takedown here. Biggio sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mancuso is looking to slow Biggio down with leg kicks.
Mancuso throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Nice sprawl there from Mancuso as Biggio shoots in.
Raniel Mancuso has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alphonso Biggio.
Biggio swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mancuso tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Biggio paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Biggio shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Mancuso as he jumps to the side.
Mancuso scores with a head kick.
Biggio shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Mancuso sprawls well. Mancuso wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Biggio gets slowly back to his feet.
Biggio on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Mancuso throws a head kick but Biggio moves out of range.
Mancuso throws a nice head kick!
Mancuso scores with a push kick.
Mancuso closes the distance and clinches up with Biggio, looking for a takedown. Mancuso pushes Biggio against the cage but Biggio circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Biggio shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Biggio showed some decent athleticism there.
Mancuso is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Biggio can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Biggio wants to work for an arm triangle but Mancuso is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Biggio is breathing heavily.
Biggio seems to be looking for submissions.
Biggio is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Mancuso tries to kick Biggio off but Biggio keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Biggio is working for a submission of some sort.
Mancuso kicks off Biggio and gets to his feet.
No joy there for Mancuso, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mancuso throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Mancuso gets a clinch.
Mancuso blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mancuso breaks from the clinch.
Raniel Mancuso is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Biggio takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Mancuso fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Mancuso connects with a high kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mancuso wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mancuso misses with a few strikes there.
Mancuso pushes Biggio away with a front kick.
Mancuso tries to clinch but Biggio moves out of range.
Biggio with a lazy takedown attempt
and Mancuso counters with a one-two to the body.
Mancuso is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Biggio shoots in for a takedown but Mancuso shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Biggio walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Biggio closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Mancuso quickly recovers to half guard.
Mancuso is trying to stand up here but Biggio is controlling him well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Raniel Mancuso dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - 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.
Mancuso gets caught napping as Biggio dives in and scores a takedown. Mancuso manages to retain guard.
Mancuso keeping moving, preventing Biggio from controlling successfully.
Mancuso preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Mancuso wants to stand and escape but Biggio is having none of it.
Biggio trying to control but Mancuso is working from the bottom.
Mancuso is looking to stand up but Biggio isn't so interested in that idea.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Biggio wants to stand but Mancuso has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Biggio postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Mancuso is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Biggio, into his guard.
Mancuso slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Biggio working for a triangle but Mancuso defends it easily.
Mancuso stands up from Biggio's guard - Mancuso perhaps looking for a knockout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Biggio.
Mancuso is looking to clinch but Biggio is avoiding it.
Mancuso fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Biggio, pushing him back against the cage.
Mancuso breaks the clinch.
Mancuso with the inside leg kick.
Biggio is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Mancuso's half guard.
Biggio is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Biggio takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mancuso has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Biggio is on him like a limpet, forcing Mancuso back against the cage.
Mancuso lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Mancuso utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mancuso is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Biggio to keep the fight standing.
Mancuso unloads a knee to the mid-section. Biggio lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Mancuso's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mancuso moves into the clinch successfully.
Mancuso escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mancuso moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Biggio shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Mancuso sprawls well. Mancuso wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Biggio gets slowly back to his feet.
Raniel Mancuso is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Biggio's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Mancuso doesn't manage to clinch there - Biggio circles away.
Mancuso goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Mancuso throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mancuso throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Biggio.
Biggio shoots in for a double leg but Mancuso sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Raniel Mancuso has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alphonso Biggio.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Biggio shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Mancuso but Mancuso pushes him off and we're back to square one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mancuso throws a front kick that sends Biggio stumbling back into the cage.
Mancuso closes the distance and pushes Biggio back into the cage.
Biggio is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Mancuso pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Biggio is trying hard to land a takedown here. Mancuso sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
As Biggio looks to move away, Mancuso throws a big counter combo but Biggio just gets out of the way.
Alphonso Biggio has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mancuso works over Biggio's head and body with a nice combination.
Crunch! Mancuso slams his shin into Biggio's torso.
Biggio takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Mancuso lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Biggio is defended easily by Mancuso.
And that's the end of the fight!
Raniel Mancuso showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mancuso has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Raniel Mancuso!
In his post fight interview, Raniel Mancuso started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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