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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Miles O Brien (ranked 401 p4p, 113 weight class) and Chest Mangold (ranked 51 p4p, 18 weight class). O Brien kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Sweet Leaf. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Miles O Brien!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chest Mangold!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Thiago Cunha and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Mangold misses.
Chest Mangold seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mangold throws a lazy uppercut
and O Brien counters with an inside leg kick.
O Brien on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mangold. Mangold obviously looking to wear him down.
We've been told by O Brien's head coaches at The House Of Pain that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Mangold takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Mangold throws a hook but O Brien avoids it easily.
Mangold scores with a leg kick.
O Brien misses with a right hand
and Mangold counters with a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O Brien throws a lazy body kick
and Mangold counters with an outside leg kick.
O Brien drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Mangold misses with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Mangold blocks the leg kick.
O Brien throws a jab when Mangold was well out of range.
O Brien takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Mangold misses with a hook.
Some wild striking there from O Brien.
Mangold moves into range and clinches up with O Brien.
O Brien pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
O Brien lands with a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Brien swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A big right from Mangold misses.
O Brien tried to counter with a leg kick but Mangold avoided it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from O Brien lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Mangold has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Mangold and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Mangold blocks a head kick by O Brien.
Mangold follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Mangold lands a jab to the head.
O Brien moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Mangold uses good head movement to avoid the hook from O Brien.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
O Brien slips under a jab.
O Brien throws a right hand that misses
letting Mangold counter with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Brien bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Mangold's head.
O Brien looks to score with a jab to the body but Mangold is just out of range.
O Brien fakes the leg kick and cracks Mangold in the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Mangold.
O Brien tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Mangold takes a body punch but keeps moving.
O Brien avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
It appears O Brien was looking to counter with a kick there.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as O Brien checks a leg kick.
It appears O Brien was looking to counter with a kick there.
O Brien swings widly with a right hand
enabling Mangold to counter with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Brien misses the shot to the body.
O Brien takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Mangold is looking to score with low kicks.
O Brien has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Mangold.
Mangold bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of O Brien's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mangold swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by O Brien.
O Brien moves out of range of the body kick.
O Brien cracks Mangold with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
It looks like Chest Mangold has been cut.
Mangold connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chest Mangold dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chest Mangold's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
O Brien walks into a left hand.
Mangold lands with a right hand.
Mangold has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Mangold throws a good cross that connects.
Mangold thumps O Brien with a low kick.
Mangold has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
O Brien slips under a jab from Mangold.
Mangold tests O Brien's chin there with a solid looking shot.
O Brien ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mangold moves away.
A little jabbing left from Mangold on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O Brien pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mangold scores with a jab to the body.
Mangold jabs at O Brien's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Brien looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Mangold scores with a jab to the head.
O Brien throws a body kick that misses
and Mangold connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
O Brien with a hook.
Mangold missing with a left hand there. O Brien was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A little feinted left hand from O Brien on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
O Brien is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mangold.
O Brien takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
O Brien swings widly with a right hand
and Mangold counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
O Brien thows a leg kick but Mangold checks it
and Mangold counters with an outside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mangold turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Mangold blocks a leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mangold.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
O Brien goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Mangold tries a quick counter leg kick but O Brien is wise to it.
Chest Mangold seems to be getting the better of the standup.
O Brien shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Mangold slips under a jab.
A swing and a miss from O Brien.
A little jabbing left from Mangold on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Mangold moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
O Brien throws a poor cross that misses
and Mangold counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Mangold - just one landing.
Mangold avoids the head kick by O Brien.
A head kick by O Brien misses
and Mangold makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Mangold ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jab from Mangold.
O Brien looks for the body kick but Mangold saw that one coming.
Mangold checks a leg kick.
Mangold looks like he wants to counter punch here.
O Brien throws a right hand that misses
letting Mangold counter with a right hand.
O Brien misses the body punch
and Mangold counters with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Mangold.
O Brien misses with a hook to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Mangold throws a nice inside leg kick.
Mangold steps to the side to avoid the strikes from O Brien.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mangold avoids the head kick by O Brien.
O Brien looks to throw a body kick
and Mangold counters with a nice uppercut.
O Brien is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
O Brien throws a sloppy head kick and Mangold moves out of range easily.
O Brien lands a nice looking body shot.
Mangold is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by O Brien.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chest Mangold showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Chest Mangold's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
O Brien checks a low kick from Mangold.
Mangold gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for O Brien.
Mangold doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
O Brien tries to throw a body punch but Mangold avoids it by throwing O Brien back against the cage.
Mangold misses with a hook from the clinch.
O Brien lands a body punch.
O Brien working some nice short punches in the clinch.
O Brien lands a shoulder strike.
Mangold tries to throw a body punch but O Brien avoids it by throwing Mangold back against the cage.
O Brien has a couple of punches blocked by Mangold.
Mangold can't find room to land a body shot as O Brien controls the action.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice body punch from Mangold - that landed with a thud.
O Brien swings away with an uppercut that misses.
O Brien pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A jab from Mangold finds it's way through O Brien's defenses.
Mangold lands a slapping body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Brien has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Mangold.
O Brien moves out of range of the strikes.
O Brien half committed to a counter leg kick.
Mangold with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Mangold scores with a nice right hand.
O Brien misses with a head kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Mangold.
Mangold throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice defenses there by O Brien.
Miles O Brien has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mangold cracks O Brien with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Mangold throws a good cross that connects.
O Brien slips under a jab.
Mangold misses the jab.
O Brien cracks Mangold with a right hand to the side of the head.
Mangold throws an uppercut from half a mile away. O Brien sees it coming and avoids it easily.
O Brien takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
O Brien misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
O Brien misses with a jab to the body
and Mangold counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Brien misses with a body kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mangold! But no joy.
O Brien throws a head kick that misses.
Mangold cracks O Brien with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
O Brien throws a lazy head kick
letting Mangold counter with a right hand.
Mangold scores with a hook.
Mangold bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
O Brien with a nice calf kick.
Mangold scores with a kick to the body.
Mangold keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donk. O Brien catches Mangold right on the button with a cross.
O Brien takes a jab right on the kisser.
O Brien misses with a leg kick
and Mangold counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mangold dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on O Brien. That did some damage!
Mangold throws a nice inside leg kick.
O Brien takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Mangold clinches with his opponent.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mangold.
O Brien lands a nice shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chest Mangold comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Mangold 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 27:30
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chest Mangold!
During a confident post fight interview, Chest Mangold thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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