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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Denzel Douglas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manny Wright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Douglas's entrance music is Hit Em Up. A fine choice. Wright has chosen Superstar Remix as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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235 lbs
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278 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Denzel Douglas!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Manny Wright!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Douglas cracks Wright with an open hand slap.
Manny Wright seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Douglas misses with a wild body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Douglas looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Wright is defended easily by Douglas.
Douglas moves away from the strike by Wright.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wright takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Wright throws a nice looking combination but Douglas bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wright tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Douglas paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Wright misses
and Douglas counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Douglas.
Wright has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Douglas is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Douglas changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Wright fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Douglas misses with an uppercut.
Douglas misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wright looks to score with a jab to the body but Douglas is just out of range.
Douglas looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Nice cross by Douglas.
Douglas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wright was well out of range. Poor timing from Douglas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Douglas tries to clinch but Wright moves out of range.
Denzel Douglas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wright misses with a takedown attempt
and Douglas counters with a left and a right that stings Wright.
Denzel Douglas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Manny Wright.
Douglas tries to close the distance and clinch but Wright swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wright dodges the punch combination from Douglas.
Wright looks to score with a jab to the body but Douglas is just out of range.
Douglas walks into a straight right hand from Wright.
Wright shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Douglas pinned against the cage. Douglas gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Wright shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Douglas counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Douglas throws a big shot that misses.
Wright fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Wright takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Wright throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wright misses the shot to the body.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Douglas!
Wright closes the distance and clinches up with Douglas, looking for a takedown. Wright pushes Douglas against the cage but Douglas circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Douglas fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Wright on the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Douglas tries to clinch but Wright moves away
and Wright counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Douglas!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wright jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Douglas is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Douglas and Wright has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Douglas tries to improve position but can't.
Douglas can't do much from the bottom here.
Douglas might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Denzel Douglas will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Wright takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Wright throws a combination that misses
and Douglas counters with a left and a right that stings Wright.
A slow jab from Douglas misses its intended target.
Wright tries to clinch up.
Douglas tries to clinch
and Wright decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Douglas's guard.
Douglas has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Douglas trying to keep a closed guard but Wright is proving a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Douglas preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Douglas can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Wright controls the pace.
Wright stopping the sweep attempt from Douglas.
Douglas wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Wright trying to control the position from guard on top but Douglas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wright looking to sit in guard and control but Douglas gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Wright working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Douglas has passed into half guard!
Wright pushes Douglas off looking to stand but Douglas dives back in and keeps control.
Wright tries to roll over but Douglas keeps him under control.
Wright is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Douglas escapes and gets back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Douglas connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Wright's hands.
Wright connects with a crisp jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Douglas looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wright gets the takedown into side control.
Douglas tries to escape but Wright is in control.
Wright in the domination position with Douglas hanging on.
Wright tries to score with some ground and pound. Douglas controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Douglas regains half guard, as Wright was trying to land strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Douglas blocking the ground and pound attempt from Wright.
Douglas is not content to let Wright control the position.
Wright thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Douglas's head.
Wright looks to land a strike but Douglas avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Wright slips nicely into half guard.
Douglas blocking the ground and pound attempt from Wright.
Wright seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Douglas does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manny Wright showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Nice uppercut there from Douglas.
Douglas misses the shot to the body.
Denzel Douglas is winning the standup battle so far.
Wright misses the shot to the body.
Wright has managed to clinch.
Wright has clasped his hands together around Douglas's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Douglas is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Wright off and has taken his back!
Douglas keeps control of the position as Wright tries to break free.
Douglas struggling to keep hold of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Douglas not allowing Wright to control his hands.
Douglas keeps control of the position easily here as Wright tries to buck him off.
Wright has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Wright tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Douglas get's back to his feet.
Douglas misses with a combination
and Wright decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Douglas's guard.
Douglas working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Wright.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Douglas controls Wright momentarily but Wright frees himself.
Wright throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Douglas works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Douglas controlling Wright's posture.
Manny Wright has got the better of the ground game so far.
Wright trying to control but Douglas is working from the bottom.
Wright postures up in Douglas's guard and throws a big left but Douglas blocks it.
Wright wants to control from the top but Douglas keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Wright drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Douglas throws a predictable looking body shot
and Wright decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Douglas's guard.
Wright stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Douglas swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Wright drops back, looking for a kneebar! Douglas looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Douglas looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Douglas!
Douglas trying to control the action but Wright is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Douglas slows the pace down.
Wright tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Douglas tries to move into full mount but can't pass Wright's legs.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Douglas has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Douglas slips under a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manny Wright really dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Douglas tries to clinch up but Wright circles away and keeps his distance.
Douglas waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Wright.
Wright throws a left and a right that both miss
and Douglas counters with a straight right hand.
Wright moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Wright misses with a hook. Douglas ducked under it nicely.
A right-left combo lands from Douglas.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Douglas displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Wright.
Douglas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright moves forwards but Douglas connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Wright wants to clinch
and Douglas counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Manny Wright is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wright shoots in and bounces Douglas off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Wright pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Douglas is keeping the position for now.
Wright throws and elbow that misses. Douglas uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Wright's guard. Nice move by Douglas!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Douglas stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Wright checks a low kick from Douglas.
Wright misses with a combination
and Douglas counters with a nice body shot.
Douglas thows a body shot but no joy.
Douglas attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Wright stalks Douglas and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Douglas's face. Douglas staggers backwards, shaken.
Wright misses with a hook to the body
and Douglas counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Douglas misses with a body shot
and Wright makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Douglas misses with the combination.
Nice defenses there by Wright.
Douglas tests Wright's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wright is trying hard to land a takedown here. Douglas sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Wright ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Douglas moves away.
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.
Douglas throws out a loose jab but Wright uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wright has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Wright clobbers Douglas with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Douglas uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wright.
Douglas lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Wright jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Douglas looks to land a right hand but Wright moved out of range.
Douglas lands a with a good body shot.
Wright jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Denzel Douglas had his way with Manny Wright in 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. This is the final round!
Wright tests Douglas's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wright throws a left and a right that both miss
and Douglas makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Wright on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Douglas fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wright defending well as Douglas loads up on a big left hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Douglas looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Some wild striking there from Douglas.
Wright throws a predictable looking body shot
and Douglas cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright darts in trying to clinch
and Douglas connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Douglas tries to clinch up but Wright circles away and keeps his distance.
Douglas keeps the fight on the outside.
Douglas tries to close the distance and clinch but Wright swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wright throws a right hand that Douglas ducks under and follows up with a left that Douglas also avoids with ease.
Douglas punishes Wright's body with a nice straight punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Wright swinging wilding here.
Douglas ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Douglas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Douglas has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Douglas there as he acknowledges the shot.
Douglas keeps the fight on the outside.
Douglas looks to score with a jab to the body but Wright is just out of range.
Douglas misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Douglas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Donk. Douglas catches Wright right on the button with a cross.
Douglas lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Wright throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wright misses with a jab, cross combination.
Douglas lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Wright escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wright misses with a takedown attempt
and Douglas counters with a stiff right hand.
Wright swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Douglas counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wright on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Douglas defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Wright.
Wright is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Wright blocks a head kick by Douglas.
Wright circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wright with a lazy takedown attempt
and Douglas counters with a stiff right hand.
Denzel Douglas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Manny Wright.
Wright tries for a takedown but Douglas circles away easily
and Douglas counters with a left to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Denzel Douglas showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Douglas 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 48:47
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 48:47
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Denzel Douglas!
Denzel Douglas is the new heavyweight champion!
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