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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Light Guy (ranked 23458 p4p, 23328 weight class) and Light Mann (ranked 298 p4p, 312 weight class). Light Guy could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Light Mann's chin.
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150 cm 34 135 44 - 43 - 0 |
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150 cm 34 135 43 - 44 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt Brawler 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 44 - 43 - 0, fighting out of London, Light Guy! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 43 - 44 - 0, fighting out of London, Light Mann! The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Ren Mimura and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Guy fakes the leg kick and cracks Mann in the body.
Guy has managed to clinch.
Guy decides to pull guard. Mann is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Guy is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Guy had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Mann defends it easily.
Guy working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Mann doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Mann manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Guy is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. Guy throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
 That's one minute gone in the round.
Guy is looking for a triangle here but Mann uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Mann controls the position. Guy is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Mann stands up.
Mann gets tackled into the cage by Guy. Guy maintains the clinch. Mann avoids the elbow strike from Guy, against the cage.
Guy drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Guy blocks an uppercut.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Guy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Guy misses with some punches.
Mann swings wildly with an uppercut but Guy uses good head movement to avoid it. Mann throws a punch but it's blocked by Guy. Stalling in the clinch from Guy.
Guy lands with a left to the head. Guy leaning his opponent against the cage. Guy using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mann has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mann swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mann takes a knee to the side of the body. A head punch on the inside from Mann fails to land. Guy changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Mann fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Guy tries to clinch up and Mann counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Guy shoots and misses and Mann cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Light Guy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Guy swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mann makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range. Guy with a lazy takedown attempt and Mann counters with a straight right hand. Guy looks for a takedown but Mann sprawls well. Mann swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. Guy is breathing heavily. A shot to the body from Guy misses and Mann cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Guy tries for a takedown but Mann circles away easily and Mann counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Guy fails in his attempt to clinch. Guy tries to score a power double leg takedown but Mann sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Guy somewhat. Guy tries to clinch and Mann counters with a straight right hand. Good exchange - Mann coming out on top.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Guy shoots in looking for a takedown but Mann manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Guy's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away. Mann swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. Guy looks for a takedown but Mann sprawls well. Guy tries to clinch up. Guy motions for Mann to come forward. Guy throws a leg kick but it misses it's target. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Guy wants to clinch. Mann looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it. Guy with a lazy takedown attempt and Mann counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work. Guy tries to close the distance and clinch but Mann swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. It seemed like Mann was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Guy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mann looks like he wants to counter punch here. Mann throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Guy finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
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 Mann dominated that round. That's time! Guy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Guy tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mann manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Mann now looks to counter with a shot at the body. Guy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mann! But no joy. Mann cracks Guy with a good jab. Guy closes the distance and clinches up with Mann, looking for a takedown. Guy pushes Mann against the cage but Mann circles to the side and manages to break the clinch. It seemed like Mann was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Guy throws a leg kick and Mann counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Guy lands with a shot to the body. A low kick from Guy misses and Mann counters with a straight right hand. Nice shot by Mann. Guy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mann manages to avoid it. Guy takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. Mann throws a looping overhand right but Guy ducks down to avoid it. Nice uppercut lands for Mann. That snapped Guy's head back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Mann tests Guy's chin there with a solid looking shot. Mann chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Guy can pounce on him.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Guy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mann circles away quickly and effectively. And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mann! But no joy. Guy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mann moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Guy tries to grapple but his opponent circles and Mann counters with a straight right hand. Guy tries to score a power double leg takedown but Mann sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Guy somewhat. Guy misses with an attempted mid kick.
A big left from Mann misses.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Mann enables Guy to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Mann manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Mann uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Light Mann is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Light Mann seems to be getting the better of the standup. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. A lazy body kick from Guy and Mann connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Mann has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Guy with a lazy takedown attempt enabling Mann to counter with a crisp jab. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Light Guy. That's going to take a lot out of him. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Guy slips a straight right by Mann. Guy just misses with a punch to the body.
Guy gets off balance looking for a body kick and Mann counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. A low kick from Guy misses and Mann counters with a nice uppercut. A low kick from Guy misses and Guy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
 Guy is rocked! Guy misses with a takedown attempt and Mann counters with a big right hand! Oh Guy is in trouble here! Mann follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Light Mann!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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