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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Light Guy (ranked 23445 p4p, 23316 weight class) and Light Mann (ranked 257 p4p, 253 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
37 - 38 - 0 |
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150 cm
33
135
38 - 37 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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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 37 - 38 - 0, fighting out of London, Light Guy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 38 - 37 - 0, fighting out of London, Light Mann!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Kenichi Hosakawa and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guy throws a quick inside leg kick.
Guy misses with a lunging right hand
and Mann counters with a stiff right hand.
Guy walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Mann checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
It seemed like Mann was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Guy misses with a hook.
Guy throws a head kick that misses
and Mann counters with a stiff right hand.
Mann ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Guy tried to score with a low kick but Mann checks it.
Guy throws the kick towards the body but Mann avoids it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mann! But no joy.
Guy throws a push kick but Mann slaps the foot to one side.
Light Guy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mann slips under a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Guy throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mann counters with a nice uppercut.
Guy looks to throw the jab but Mann is out of range.
Guy throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Mann counters with a stiff right hand.
Guy feints a jab promting Mann to slip. Guy then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Mann slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guy scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Guy tries a head kick but it misses.
Guy misses with a lunging right hand
and Mann counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Guy scores with a nice head shot.
Guy dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mann. That did some damage!
Guy tries to land a front kick but Mann steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Mann looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Guy misses with a double jab
letting Mann counter with a right hand.
Guy fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The fighters circling - Guy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mann looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Guy throws the left hand but Mann avoids the punch easily.
Mann looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mann gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Mann blocks a jab.
Mann throws out a counter right but Guy avoids it with no problem.
Mann takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Guy bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Guy goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Guy thows a left - swing and a miss!
Guy feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Manns jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Mann takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Guy throws a right hand that misses
enabling Mann to counter with a crisp jab.
Guy lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Guy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mann was well out of range. Poor timing from Guy.
Mann swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guy throws a leg kick that is checked
and Mann counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Guy swings widly with a right hand
and Mann connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A low kick from Guy is predictable there
and Mann counters with a straight right hand.
Guy connects with a leg kick.
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.
Mann blocks a jab.
Guy tries to land a body kick
and Mann counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Guy lands a jab to the nose.
Guy fakes the leg kick and cracks Mann in the body.
Guy throws a poor cross that misses
and Mann counters with a straight right hand.
Guy looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Despite the aggression on Mann's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Guy throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Mann swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Guy tries to land a body kick
and Mann counters with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Guy throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Guy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Guy thows a body kick. Mann tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Guy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mann.
Mann looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Guy swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Mann counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Guy is looking to score with low kicks.
Mann doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Mann moves out of range as Guy throws a body kick.
Guy throws a good cross that connects.
Guy throws an off balance right hand
and Mann counters with a nice uppercut.
Guy throws a body kick that misses
and Mann counters with a stiff right hand.
Mann takes a jab right on the kisser.
Guy throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Mann cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Light Guy dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A slapping leg kick lands for Guy.
Guy throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Mann to counter with a crisp jab.
Guy misses with a looping left.
The fighters circling - Guy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mann looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Guy throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Mann on the side of the head.
Guy tries to land a body kick
and Mann connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mann ducks under a wild hook from Guy.
Mann swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Guy thows a leg kick but Mann checks it
letting Mann counter with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Guy.
Guy throws the kick towards the body but Mann avoids it.
Mann looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Mann slips under a jab from Guy.
Mann checks a low kick from Guy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guy throws a right hand that misses
letting Mann counter with a right hand.
Guy throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mann counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Guy misses with a kick to the body
and Mann cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Guy misses with a body kick.
Mann showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Guy.
Mann blocks a jab.
Mann doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Guy scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Mann blocks the leg kick.
It seemed like Mann was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Guy throws out a loose jab but Mann uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mann looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A slapping leg kick lands for Guy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guy is looking to land body kicks.
Mann is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Guy with a body shot.
Guy throws a sloppy head kick and Mann moves out of range easily.
Guy throws a body kick that misses
letting Mann counter with a right hand.
A solid body kick from Guy.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Guy looks to land a right hand but Mann moved out of range.
Mann is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Guy with a body shot.
Guy throws a leg kick
and Mann counters with a stiff right hand.
A chopping leg kick lands by Guy.
Guy misses with a body punch
and Mann counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Guy cracks Mann with a good jab.
Mann displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Guy throws out the jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mann! But no joy.
Guy throws a low kick but it's checked well by Mann.
Mann looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mann.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mann! But no joy.
Guy jabs Mann right on the nose. Mann blinks but takes it well.
Guy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mann can do to turn this around?
Mann takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Mann moves away from the strike by Guy.
Mann looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Guy throws a low kick but it's checked well by Mann.
Guy lands with a straight right. Mann didn't see that one coming.
Guy throws a poor cross that misses
and Mann counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Guy throws a lazy body kick
and Mann makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Mann slips under a jab from Guy.
It seemed like Mann was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Guy tried to score with a low kick but Mann checks it.
Guy connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Mann's hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guy throws a lazy right hand but Mann sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mann swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Guy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mann throws a counter combo.
Guy scores with a nice body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A lazy body kick from Guy
and Guy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Guy lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Guy is looking to land body kicks.
Mann ducks under a wild hook from Guy.
Mann throws out a counter right but Guy avoids it with no problem.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Mann might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Guy has got the better of the exchanges.
Guy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mann manages to avoid it.
Guy throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Mann to counter with a crisp jab.
Mann uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Guy.
Guy throws a leg kick
and Mann counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Guy misses with a looping right.
A little jabbing left from Mann on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Light Guy dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Guy connects with a jab.
Light Mann has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Light Guy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Guy misses with a leg kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mann! But no joy.
Mann moves out of range of the body kick.
Guy tries to land a body kick
and Mann counters with a stiff right hand.
A good leg kick by Guy.
Guy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Guy connects with a solid leg kick.
Guy with a nice calf kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Guy connects with a leg kick.
Guy with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Mann moves out of range of the body kick from Guy.
Mann now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Guy bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mann uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Guy.
Guy tries to land a front kick but Mann steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Mann has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Guy.
Guy misses with a body kick.
Guy scores with a jab. Mann acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Guy gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Mann counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Guy throws a leg kick which misses Mann's front leg but catches the back leg as Mann tries to avoid it.
Nice jab there from Guy.
Mann's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Guy throws a front kick aimed at Mann's knee but Mann avoids it well.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mann! But no joy.
Guy misses with a left hand
enabling Mann to counter with a crisp jab.
Guy misses with a kick to the body
enabling Mann to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guy connects with a crisp jab.
Light Guy is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice uppercut there from Guy.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Guy misses with a head kick.
A little jabbing left from Mann on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Mann moves out of range of the body kick from Guy.
Mann looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Guy sizes up Mann with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Nice uppercut lands for Guy. That snapped Mann's head back.
Guy rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mann counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Guy looks to land a body kick but Mann moved away.
Mann throws out a counter right but Guy avoids it with no problem.
Guy lands with a kick to the ribs.
Guy throws a push kick but Mann slaps the foot to one side.
Mann throws out a counter right but Guy avoids it with no problem.
Guy misses with a right hand
and Mann counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guy scores with a spinning back kick!
Mann displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Guy throws out the jab.
Mann takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Guy scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Mann takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
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.
Guy plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Guy scores with a jab to the head.
Guy tests Mann's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Guy thows a leg kick but Mann checks it
and Mann counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Guy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mann takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Guy misses with a leg kick
and Mann counters with a stiff right hand.
A head kick from Guy lands but Mann takes it in his stride.
Guy connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Mann with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Guy to score with a decent uppercut.
Guy throws a looping overhand right but Mann ducks down to avoid it.
Guy throws a half hearted mid kick.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Guy moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Guy feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Manns jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Guy misses with a two punch combination.
A little jabbing left from Mann on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Guy clobbers Mann with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Guy is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Light Guy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Guy 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Light Guy!
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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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