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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jack Manion (ranked 3351 p4p, 3494 weight class) and Massiel Tomás (ranked 331 p4p, 343 weight class). Manion comes to the cage accompanied by Solid Rock. This should be a great matchup!
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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 4 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Jack Manion!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Massiel Tomás!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Sano and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Tomás.
Tomás trying to control the action but Manion is working from the bottom.
Manion manages to work his way to half guard, despite Tomás's best efforts.
Tomás wants to control but Manion is keeping him busy.
Tomás prevents Manion from improving his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tomás looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Manion manages to get to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tomás looking to pass the guard.
Manion has an active guard here but Tomás has managed to pass into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tomás wants to pass the guard but Manion is defending well.
Tomás is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Manion sees it coming and defends easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Manion won't allow Tomás to pass to mount.
Manion is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at SYDNEY ELITE GYM, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Tomás wants to work for an arm triangle but Manion is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Manion keeping control of the position.
Manion regains full guard. Nicely done.
Tomás wants to control from the top but Manion keeps moving.
Tomás pushing down on Manion's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tomás is looking for a kimura but Manion is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Tomás to get the leverage.
Manion is defending against the submission attempts here by Tomás.
Tomás is working for a kimura but Manion is defending it quite comfortably.
Tomás wants to work for an arm triangle but Manion is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Tomás is looking to advance position but Manion won't allow it.
Manion is looking for a sweep. Tomás is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Tomás is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Manion is just riding it out for now. Tomás eventually gives up the hold.
Tomás wants to lay and pray for a moment but Manion keeps working.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Manion trying to hold on to Tomás's head to control him but Tomás postures up.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Manion misses with an uppercut. Tomás saw that one coming.
Manion throws the left hand but Tomás avoids the punch easily.
Tomás looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Manion working for submissions but it's allowed Tomás to get to half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Massiel Tomás dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Tomás misses with a wild body shot.
Tomás drives through with a takedown into Manion's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Manion controls Tomás momentarily but Tomás frees himself.
Manion keeping moving, preventing Tomás from controlling successfully.
Tomás is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Manion is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Manion has escaped and now he's on top!
Tomás working for a triangle but Manion defends it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tomás has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Manion can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manion stopping the sweep attempt from Tomás.
Tomás is looking for a triangle but Manion pushes his legs off easily.
Manion seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Manion trying to control the position from guard on top but Tomás is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Manion controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Manion's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Tomás working for a triangle but Manion defends it easily.
Manion advances position into side control!
Manion takes a little break here. Tomás wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Massiel Tomás has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tomás is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Manion thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Tomás tries to bench press Manion off him but Manion keeps the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Manion tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Tomás tries to buck Manion off but Manion is having none of it.
Manion trying to control the action but Tomás is working from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Manion throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jab by Manion.
Manion punishes Tomás's body with a nice straight punch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tomás has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Tomás there as he acknowledges the shot.
Manion lands a jab to Tomás's midsection.
Manion misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tomás.
Tomás shoots in for a double leg but Manion sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Manion dominated that second round.
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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Nice defenses there by Manion.
Manion looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Tomás!
Tomás being controlled for a moment.
Tomás is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Manion's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Manion trying to control the pace.
Tomás looking for submissions off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manion sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Tomás looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Tomás looking for submissions off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Manion wants to take a breather but Tomás is having none of it.
Manion looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Tomás fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Manion to the ground. Tomás is now in Manion's guard.
Manion is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Manion passes the guard and advances to mount!
Manion controlling the pace for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tomás can't escape the position.
Tomás is still trying to improve position.
Manion controlling from the full mount.
Tomás is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Manion controlling from the full mount.
Manion goes for an armbar but Tomás turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Tomás.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tomás has gone for a leg lock! Manion slips out almost immediately though and dives into Tomás's guard.
Tomás wants to sweep here but Manion controlling him for the moment.
Manion is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Manion trying to control but Tomás is working from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Manion showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Manion has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Manion!
Jack Manion thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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hype
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pop
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