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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Medium Guy (ranked 24845 p4p, 24514 weight class) and Medium Mann (ranked 660 p4p, 635 weight class). Medium Mann acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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13 - 3 - 1 |
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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 13 - 1, fighting out of London, Medium Guy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 3 - 1, fighting out of London, Medium Mann!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yuuki Gou and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Mann.
Guy quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Mann misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Guy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Medium Mann has been cut.
Mann lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Mann scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Mann tries to clinch but Guy moves out of range.
Guy appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
A jab from Mann finds it's way through Guy's defenses.
Mann will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Mann swings for the body but Guy moves out of range.
Guy appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Mann ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Mann throws a body shot but no joy.
Medium Mann seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab, jab by Mann - just one landing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
That kick from Mann tenderised Guy's leg. Guy is trying to keep his angry face on.
Mann tries to clinch but Guy is having none of it.
Guy swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mann swings for the body but Guy moves out of range.
Guy lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Mann tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Guy was well out of range. Poor timing from Mann.
Mann misses with a body shot.
Mann connects with a leg kick.
Guy takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Mann pushes Guy away with a front kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mann. Guy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Guy drops down looking for a counter takedown but Mann sprawls and moves away.
Jab from Mann.
Guy chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mann can pounce on him.
Mann misses with a wild body shot.
Guy changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Mann dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Guy on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Mann looks for the body kick but Guy saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mann moves into the clinch successfully.
Guy lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Mann 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 fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mann tries to land knees in the clinch but Guy avoids the damage to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Guy just misses with a elbow thrown towards Mann's brow.
Mann is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Mann lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Guy tries a knee to the head but Mann blocks it.
Mann tries a body shot but Guy blocks it.
Mann drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Medium Guy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Medium Mann.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mann tries to throw a body punch but Guy avoids it by throwing Mann back against the cage.
Nice elbow from Guy.
Mann throws a punch but it's blocked by Guy.
Mann is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Guy is keeping busy.
Guy misses with an elbow strike.
Mann scores with a shot to the side of Guy's head.
Guy lands an elbow just above Mann 's eye.
Mann has a couple of punches blocked by Guy.
Mann tries a body shot but Guy blocks it.
Guy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Guy being controlled against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mann blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mann goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mann struggles to land a body shot inside as Guy controls his hands.
Guy gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Mann tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Mann trying to control from the bottom.
Guy throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Guy blocks the strikes from Mann.
Mann missing with punches from the bottom.
Guy not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Medium Mann dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Medium Mann's cut.
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 connects with a solid leg kick.
Mann fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Guy manages to avoid it.
Guy changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Mann misses with a low kick.
Guy is looking to counter punch.
Mann throws a big shot that misses.
Guy avoids the body shot from Mann.
Mann tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Guy is able to avoid easily.
A little feinted left hand from Guy on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Mann throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Guy on the side of the head.
Mann shoots in and drives through. Guy sprawls well.
Mann lands with a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mann tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Guy is able to avoid easily.
Mann tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Guy was well out of range. Poor timing from Mann.
Mann lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Mann misses with a body kick.
Guy is looking to counter with head kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mann is looking to land body kicks.
Mann looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Guy takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Guy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mann wants to land a leg kick but Guy is out of range.
Guy attempts a counter takedown but Mann avoids it well and moves away.
Guy checks the leg kick.
Guy feinted with a counter takedown.
Mann has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mann ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Guy has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Mann.
Mann connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Mann throws a right hand that misses
and Guy decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Mann's guard.
Guy missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Mann is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mann is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Guy throws a big right hand that misses.
Mann wants to sweep here but Guy controlling him for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mann preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Mann thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Good exchange - Mann coming out on top.
Guy 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guy takes one to the side of the head.
Mann cracks a nice hook into Guy's ribs.
Guy 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.
Guy chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mann can pounce on him.
Mann smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Mann throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Guy went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Mann throws a low kick but Guy moves out of range easily.
Guy checks a leg kick.
Mann scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Guy chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mann can pounce on him.
Mann chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Mann is looking to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mann punishes Guy's body with a nice straight punch.
Mann pushes Guy up against the cage in a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mann misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Guy.
A nice left hand lands by Guy.
Mann swings wildly with an uppercut but Guy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Guy being controlled against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Mann.
Guy is working for takedown but Mann is calmly controlling the position for now.
Mann swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Medium Mann seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A head punch on the inside from Mann fails to land.
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.
The cut man is working on Medium Mann's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Mann.
It looked like Guy wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Mann does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Guy throws a big counter combination but Mann scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Mann fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Guy checks it well.
Guy avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Guy walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Mann is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Guy rather than just go for the knockout.
Guy 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.
Mann wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Mann throws out a powerful jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mann has Guy up against the cage in a clinch.
Mann fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mann swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Mann takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Mann misses with a punch to the body.
Mann throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Guy misses with a knee to the head.
Mann wants to break the clinch but can't.
Guy goes for a takedown attempt but Mann pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Guy doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Mann lands with a nice body kick.
Mann with a nice calf kick.
A clash of legs there as Guy blocks the low kick.
Guy half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Medium Guy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Medium Mann is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mann fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Guy manages to avoid it.
Mann missing with a left hand there. Guy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Guy thinks about countering 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.
Mann closes the distance and clinches.
Guy is looking for a takedown.
Guy tries to score a body lock takedown but Mann shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Medium Guy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mann prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guy lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mann backwards.
Guy with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Guy avoiding damage as Mann throws knees to the body.
Guy is looking to take this one to the mat.
A head punch on the inside from Guy fails to 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 misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Guy.
Mann misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Guy.
Mann gets through Guy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mann fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nice elbow from Guy.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Guy misses with a knee to the head.
Guy tries to score a body lock takedown but Mann shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Medium Mann comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Mann winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 27:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Medium Mann!
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FIGHT
RATING
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