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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Light Guy (ranked 23490 p4p, 23362 weight class) and Light Mann (ranked 304 p4p, 317 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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150 cm
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41 - 44 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 44 - 41 - 0, fighting out of London, Light Guy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 41 - 44 - 0, fighting out of London, Light Mann!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Sosuke Kotani and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
A big right from Guy misses.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Guy cracks Mann with an open hand slap.
Guy on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Guy misses with a looping left.
Guy throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mann stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Guy misses with a shot to the body
and Mann counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guy misses with an uppercut
letting Mann counter with a right hand.
Mann looks to score with a jab to the body but Guy is just out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Guy on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Guy comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A big left from Guy misses.
Guy takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Mann cracks Guy with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mann defending well as Guy loads up on a big left hand.
The fighters circle momentarily. Guy darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Guy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mann unleashes a big counter combination but Guy bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Guy works the jab nicely.
Guy avoids the body shot from Mann.
Guy throwing a counter right hand but Mann manages to avoid it.
Mann scores with a sloppy right hand. Guy should have avoided that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mann connects with a right hand. Guy shakes it off.
Mann lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Mann misses with a left hand
and Guy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mann throws an off balance right hand
and Guy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mann lunges at Guy with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Guy's hand.
Mann lands with a hook. Guy tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mann.
Guy rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mann counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A slow jab from Guy misses its intended target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mann misses with a left hand
and Guy counters with a crisp one two that drops Mann! Guy thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Mann to his feet! Mann is in big trouble!
Mann is rocked!
A swing and a miss from Guy.
Mann throws out a counter right but Guy avoids it with no problem.
Mann is still on wobbly legs! Can Guy finish him?
Guy loads up on a big right hand but Mann slips the punch.
Mann looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
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 rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Mann counter with a right hand.
Mann seems to have recovered his senses.
Guy drops Mann with a beautiful combination! Mann stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Guy is looking for the KO!
Guy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mann.
Guy missing with a left hand there. Mann was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A little jabbing left from Mann on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Guy misses with a lunging right hand
letting Mann counter with a right hand.
Light Mann seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mann connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mann lands with a straight right. Guy didn't see that one coming.
Mann throws a hook but Guy avoids it easily.
Guy throwing a counter right hand but Mann manages to avoid it.
Mann throws a poor cross that misses
and Guy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Guy takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Mann lunges at Guy with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Guy's hand.
A swing and a miss from Mann.
It looked like Guy was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guy throws a right and a left that Mann avoids nicely.
Guy scores with a sloppy right hand. Mann should have avoided that one.
Mann swinging wildly here.
Guy takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guy has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Mann lunges at Guy with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Guy's hand.
A jab from Guy misses.
Guy throws a right and a left that both miss.
Guy scores with a jab to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guy misses with an uppercut.
Mann is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Guy with a body shot.
Guy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Guy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mann.
Guy throwing a counter right hand but Mann manages to avoid it.
Mann throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Guy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Guy throws a lazy uppercut
letting Mann counter with a right hand.
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 the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Good shot there by Guy.
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.
Guy takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Guy throws an off balance right hand
and Mann counters with a stiff right hand.
Guy takes one to the chin there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Mann misses.
Guy swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Guy throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mann connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Mann.
Mann avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mann swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Mann misses with a hook. Guy ducked under it nicely.
Mann misses with a hook. Guy ducked under it nicely.
Guy misses with a looping right.
Mann is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Guy with a body shot.
Mann lands with a hook. Guy tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Guy misses.
Mann looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Mann bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mann is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Guy.
Guy is looking to counter punch.
A slow jab from Guy misses its intended target.
A little jabbing left from Mann on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
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 a straight right.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mann! But no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mann jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A swing and a miss from Mann.
Guy swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Guy throws a hook but Mann blocks it.
Mann looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Mann misses with an uppercut. Guy saw that one coming.
A little feinted left hand from Guy on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Guy takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Guy throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mann counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mann connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Mann lands with an overhand left.
Mann throws a jab but it's blocked by Guy.
Guy drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Guy misses with a straight right.
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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Light Mann!
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FIGHT
RATING
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