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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Test Guy (ranked 5227 p4p, 5228 weight class) and Test Mann (ranked 501 p4p, 500 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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180 cm 25 200 4 - 4 - 0 |
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180 cm 25 200 4 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt World class MT Experienced |
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BJJ White Belt World class MT Knockout power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Test Guy! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Test Mann! The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Ren Mimura and Shigeki Sano.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Guy jabbing away but nothing is landing. Guy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mann. Guy fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. Guy misses with a looping right. A little jabbing left from Mann on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. Mann scores with the left hand. Guy knows he should have avoided that one. Guy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Guy throws a wild combination but nothing lands. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Guy swings for the body but Mann moves out of range.
Guy misses with a body shot.
Guy moves into range and connects with a jab.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Guy looks to throw the jab but Mann is out of range. And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mann! But no joy. Nice shot by Guy. Guy misses with an uppercut. A little jabbing left from Mann on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. Guy lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected. Mann throws a hook to the side of Guy's head but Guy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Guy swings for the body but Mann moves out of range.
Test Guy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Guy fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. Guy throws a right hand that Mann ducks under and follows up with a left that Mann also avoids with ease. Mann throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Guy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Guy misses with a hook. Mann ducked under it nicely. A punch combination from Guy misses. Guy tries to bum rush Mann with a series of wild strikes but Mann uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Guy throws a good cross that connects.
Guy lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! A looping hook to the body misses from Guy. Mann does a little dance to reset his feet. Guy throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Guy throws a good cross that connects.
A looping hook to the body misses from Guy. Mann does a little dance to reset his feet. Mann swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. Guy fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Mann connects with a single shot there. Guy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mann avoids the body shot from Guy.
Mann looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it. Guy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mann looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it. Guy scores with a body shot.
Mann avoids the body shot from Guy.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mann! But no joy. Mann keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mann! But no joy. Guy takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away. Mann jabbing away but nothing is landing.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Jab, jab by Guy - just one landing. Guy moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot. Mann uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Guy. Guy just misses with a punch to the body.
Guy scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mann doesn't seem bothered though. Mann ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Mann looks like he wants to counter punch here. Guy lands a nice shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Mann looks to throw the jab but Guy is out of range. Guy is looking to wear down Mann with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment. Guy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mann was well out of range. Poor timing from Guy. Mann throws out a counter right but Guy avoids it with no problem. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Test Guy dominated that round. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Guy throws a body punch but Mann moves out of range. Nice shot by Mann. Mann throws a big shot that misses. Guy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mann moves away. Mann throws out a loose jab but Guy uses good head movement to avoid it. Guy swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect. Guy uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook. Guy misses with a hook
and Mann cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Guy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mann. Mann avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Mann avoids the body shot from Guy.
Mann swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Guy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mann moves away. A little jabbing left from Mann on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. Guy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Guy with a nice cross. Guy misses with a jab, cross combination.
A little jabbing left from Mann on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. Mann avoids the body shot from Guy.
Mann takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming. Mann's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Guy connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Mann scrambles back to his feet. Guy stuns Mann with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Guy tries to bum rush Mann with a series of wild strikes but Mann uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Mann throws a shot from downtown. Guy moves away and avoids it. Test Guy is winning the standup battle so far. Mann avoids the body shot from Guy.
Guy throws a shot from downtown. Mann moves away and avoids it. Guy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mann was well out of range. Poor timing from Guy. Guy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mann can do to turn this around? Guy tests Mann's chin there with a solid looking shot. Mann takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. 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. Mann keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mann throws out a counter right but Guy avoids it with no problem. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Mann avoids the body shot from Guy.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Mann walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush. Guy misses with a hook. Guy misses with a straight left. A little jabbing left from Mann on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. Guy throws a nice looking combination but Mann bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Mann throws out a counter right but Guy avoids it with no problem. Guy misses with a straight right. Good shot there by Guy. Guy stuns Mann with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Guy misses the shot to the body. Guy throws a combination. Mann tries to block but a couple of punches get through. Guy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mann.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Mann misses with a straight left. Guy lands a right hook to the body.
Mann waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Guy. Guy swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect. Guy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Mann staying out of range there. Mann looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it. Guy with a hook. Mann dodges the punch combination from Guy.
Guy looks to land a right hand but Mann moved out of range. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Test Guy dominated that second round. That's time! Guy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Guy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mann was well out of range. Poor timing from Guy. Test Mann has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Test Guy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Guy misses with a straight left. Guy connects with a jab. Guy swings for the body but Mann moves out of range.
Guy lands with a hook. Mann tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. Guy connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head. Guy misses the shot to the body. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Guy is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot. A telegraphed right hand from Guy misses the target. Guy lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Mann takes a shot right to the bread basket. 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 misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mann.
Mann keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mann was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind. Guy lands a jab to the nose. Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Guy, as that shot connected.
Guy throws a body punch but Mann moves out of range. And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mann! But no joy. Guy moves into range and connects with a jab. Mann has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye. Guy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mann.
Guy shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Mann eats them both and turns towards Guy to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Guy thows a left - swing and a miss! Mann swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. Guy scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard. Mann looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Guy dips to his left and cracks Mann with an uppercut! The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Guy misses the shot to the body. Mann looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it. Guy misses with a body shot.
Mann swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. Mann takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. Guy walks into a jab. Guy ducks under a wild hook from Mann.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Guy scores with a sloppy right hand. Mann should have avoided that one. Guy moves out of range of the strikes. Guy lands with a right hand. Mann moves out of range of the strikes. Guy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mann. Guy wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. Mann avoids the body shot from Guy.
It seemed like Mann was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Guy looks to score with a jab to the body but Mann is just out of range. Mann looks like he wants to counter punch here. A combination from Guy does no damage.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Good exchange - Mann coming out on top. Guy with a hook. Mann misses with a hook
and Guy counters with a left to the body. Guy lunges at Mann with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Mann's hand. Guy lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Mann moves out of range as Guy strikes. Guy lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected. Guy jabs at Mann's body. Mann tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that's the end of the fight! Test 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27 Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27 Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Test Guy!
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RATING
47% |
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