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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Light Guy (ranked 24058 p4p, 23923 weight class) and Light Mann (ranked 325 p4p, 315 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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150 cm 31 135 32 - 26 - 0 |
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150 cm 31 135 26 - 32 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt Basic striking Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt Counter fighter Powerful |
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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 32 - 26 - 0, fighting out of London, Light Guy! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 26 - 32 - 0, fighting out of London, Light Mann! The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Taro Takaoka and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Mann keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Guy. Guy misses with a looping left. A little jabbing left from Mann on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. Mann slips a jab from Guy. A countering left hand to the body from Mann misses. Guy throws an off balance right hand
and Mann counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body. Mann slips under a jab from Guy. Mann swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. Guy throws the left hand but Mann avoids the punch easily. Guy throws a right hand that misses
and Mann counters with a stiff right hand. Guy misses with a hook
and Mann connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Guy misses with a right hand enabling Mann to counter with a crisp jab. Guy misses with a right hand and Mann counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Light Guy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Guy misses with an uppercut
enabling Mann to counter with a crisp jab. Guy changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. A telegraphed right hand from Guy misses the target. 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 lands the left hand. Guy lands a head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round. Guy throws a shot from downtown. Mann moves away and avoids it. Guy throws an off balance right hand
and Mann counters with a straight right hand. Guy misses with a left hand and Mann counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Guy swings widly with a right hand
and Mann counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Guy rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mann counters with a left to the body. Guy loads up on a big right hand but Mann slips the punch. It seemed like Mann was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Guy misses with a left hand letting Mann counter with a right hand. Guy throws a poor cross that misses
and Guy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Mann is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Guy had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush. Guy swings widly with a right hand
and Mann counters with a nice uppercut. Mann uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Guy. Mann swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. Guy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mann moves away from the strike by Guy. Guy throws an off balance right hand
and Mann counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. This has been an exciting period of action! Guy swings and misses with a shot to the body and Mann counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round. Mann slips under a jab from Guy. Guy throws an off balance right hand
and Mann counters with a lovely straight right hand! Guy throws a right hand that misses
and Guy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Guy throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mann connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Guy throws a poor cross that misses
and Mann counters with a straight punch to the midsection. Guy darts in and out, connecting with a jab. Mann moves away from the strike by Guy. Mann moves out of range of the strikes. And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mann! But no joy. Guy throws a big shot that misses. Guy throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Guy misses with a looping left. And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mann! But no joy. Guy misses the jab. And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mann! But no joy. Guy lands with an overhand left.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Guy looks to throw the jab but Mann is out of range. A little jabbing left from Mann on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. Guy throws a right hand that misses
and Mann counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Guy throws a lazy uppercut
letting Mann counter with a right hand. Guy throws out a loose jab but Mann uses good head movement to avoid it. Mann takes one to the side of the head.
Mann moves out of range of the strikes. Mann throws out a counter right but Guy avoids it with no problem. Guy swings widly with a right hand
letting Mann counter with a right hand. Mann defending well as Guy loads up on a big left hand. Mann looks like he wants to counter punch here. Nice body punch from Guy. Guy misses the body punch and Guy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Guy misses the jab. A little jabbing left from Mann on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. Guy throws a shot from downtown. Mann moves away and avoids it. Mann looks like he wants to counter punch here. Guy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Mann uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Guy. Mann looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Guy wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Guy punishes Mann's body with a nice straight punch. Guy misses with a right hand and Mann counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Mann defending well as Guy loads up on a big left hand. Mann looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it. Guy misses with a right hand and Mann counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. Mann uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Guy. A jab from Guy misses. Guy misses with an uppercut. Mann saw that one coming. Guy throws a poor cross that misses
and Mann counters with a nice uppercut. Guy rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mann counters with a stiff right hand. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Guy throws out a token jab with nothing on it. A little jabbing left from Mann on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. Guy throws a big shot that misses. Guy throws a jab but it's blocked by Mann. Mann throws out a counter right but Guy avoids it with no problem. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Light Mann dominated that round. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Guy lands a lovely overhand right. Guy misses with a lunging right hand
and Mann counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Mann tries to move into range but Guy moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand. Guy throws a hook but Mann avoids it easily. Guy throws a looping overhand right but Mann ducks down to avoid it. A punch lands to the side of Mann 's head but he takes it in his stride. Mann ducks under a wild hook from Guy. It seemed like Mann was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Guy digs a good body shot into Mann's ribs. Guy keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Mann keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Guy. Guy misses with a hook. Mann let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land. Guy looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that. Mann keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Guy. Mann let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land. Guy throws a hook to the side of Mann's head but Mann sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Guy swings widly with a right hand
letting Mann counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round. Guy misses with a combination
letting Mann counter with a right hand. Light Mann seems to be getting the better of the standup. A shot to the body from Guy misses and Mann counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Guy throws a hook to the side of Mann's head but Mann sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Guy misses with a left hand and Guy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Guy throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Guy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Guy throws a poor cross that misses
and Mann connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Mann slips a straight right by Guy. A swing and a miss from Guy. Mann doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter. Guy throws a big shot that misses. And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mann! But no joy. Guy misses with an uppercut
letting Mann counter with a right hand. Guy throws a right hand that misses
and Mann counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Guy misses with a right hand and Mann connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Guy throws a poor cross that misses
and Mann counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Guy misses with an uppercut
and Mann connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Guy throws a lazy uppercut
and Mann counters with a nice uppercut. Guy misses with a looping left. Guy scores with a nice strike. Guy connects with a nice looking jab.
Guy scores with a nice head shot. Guy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mann sees it coming and avoids it easily. Mann throws out a counter right but Guy avoids it with no problem. Guy missing with a left hand there. Mann was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Guy swings widly with a right hand
and Mann counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Guy throws a poor cross that misses
and Mann counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Guy throws a right hand that misses
and Mann counters with a lovely straight right hand! Guy just misses with a punch to the body.
Mann is looking for the big counter here. Guy throws an off balance right hand
and Mann counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Guy throws a right hand that misses
and Mann counters with a lovely straight right hand! Guy misses with an uppercut
and Mann counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. A jab lands there for Guy. Guy throws a hook but Mann blocks it. Mann looks like he wants to counter punch here. Guy throws a poor cross that misses
letting Mann counter with a right hand. Guy is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all. Mann takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Guy swings widly with a right hand
and Mann counters with a left to the body. Guy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mann sees it coming and avoids it easily. Mann looks like he wants to counter punch here. Guy throws a jab when Mann was well out of range. Guy scores to the head and body with a nice combination! Guy lands with a good body shot. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Guy throws a lazy uppercut
and Mann counters with a nice uppercut. Jab, jab by Guy - just one landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Guy rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Guy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Guy throws a lazy uppercut
and Mann counters with a lovely straight right hand! Guy misses with a straight left. Mann takes one on the button. Guy rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mann counters with a stiff right hand. Guy swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Mann. Guy throws a jab but it's blocked by Mann. Mann throws out a counter right but Guy avoids it with no problem. Guy scores with a decent looking hook. Mann slips under a jab. It seemed like Mann was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Guy misses with a body shot
and Mann counters with a stiff right hand. A big left from Guy misses. A countering left hand to the body from Mann misses. Guy throws a poor cross that misses
and Mann makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range. Guy misses with a shot to the body enabling Mann to counter with a crisp jab. 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. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round! Guy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mann. Mann is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own. 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 bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Mann swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. Guy misses with a right hand and Mann counters with a stiff right hand. Guy throws an off balance right hand
and Mann counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Guy swings widly with a right hand
letting Mann counter with a right hand. Guy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
It seemed like Mann was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Guy throws a right hand that misses
letting Mann counter with a right hand. Guy throws an off balance right hand
and Mann counters with a stiff right hand. Guy misses with a body punch
and Mann counters with a straight punch to the midsection. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Guy misses with a left hand and Mann counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Guy lands a nice looking body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action! Guy misses the jab. Guy misses with a left hand and Mann makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range. Guy swings widly with a right hand
and Mann counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round. Guy misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Mann to counter with a crisp jab. Guy throws a poor cross that misses
and Mann cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Guy misses with a right hand and Mann counters with a stiff right hand. Guy misses with a hook. Mann swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. Mann moves out of range as Guy strikes. Guy misses with an uppercut
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. enabling Mann to counter with a crisp jab. Guy misses with a lunging right hand
and Mann counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. Guy throws a jab but it's blocked by Mann. Guy swings widly with a right hand
and Mann cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Mann has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Guy lands with a cross. Guy misses with a hook
and Mann counters with a stiff right hand. Guy throws a lazy uppercut
and Mann cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two 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! Mann staying out of range there. And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mann! But no joy. Guy throws a poor cross that misses
and Mann counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Guy misses with a left hand and Guy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Mann blocks a jab. Guy swings widly with a right hand
and Mann counters with a straight punch to the midsection. Guy misses with a left hand and Guy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Guy throws a poor cross that misses
and Mann counters with a lovely straight right hand! Guy throws a right hand that misses
and Mann counters with a straight right hand. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Guy misses with a lunging right hand
letting Mann counter with a right hand. Guy looks to land a combination. Mann sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots. Guy throws an off balance right hand
and Mann counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Guy misses with a right hand and Mann cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Guy throws an off balance right hand
enabling Mann to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Guy misses with a right hand and Mann counters with a lovely straight right hand! Guy throws a lazy right hand but Mann sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Guy swings widly with a right hand
and Mann counters with a stiff right hand. This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Guy might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far. Guy misses with an uppercut
and Mann counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Mann moves out of range of the strikes. Mann now looks to counter with a shot at the body. Guy throws a poor cross that misses
and Mann counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Guy throws a lazy uppercut
and Guy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Guy lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Guy misses with an uppercut
and Mann cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Guy misses with a right hand and Guy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Guy misses with a right hand and Mann cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. 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 drops his hands momentarily and Guy takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. Guy misses with a shot to the body and Mann counters with a stiff right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Guy throws a poor cross that misses
and Mann counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Guy throws a poor cross that misses
and Mann counters with a lovely straight right hand! Guy misses with a hook to the body
and Mann counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Guy misses with a shot to the body and Mann counters with a straight right hand. Guy throws a right hand that misses
and Mann counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Guy misses with a left hand and Mann counters with a straight right hand. Guy throws an off balance right hand
and Mann counters with a nice uppercut. Guy misses with an uppercut. Mann saw that one coming. A countering left hand to the body from Mann misses. Guy misses with a right hand and Guy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Guy misses with a hook
and Mann connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Guy misses with a left hand and Mann counters with a lovely straight right hand! Guy misses with an uppercut
and Mann counters with a stiff right hand.
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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30 Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30 Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Light Mann!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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