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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between John McManus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Constanza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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135 lbs
10 - 8 - 0 |
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171 cm
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135 lbs
5 - 12 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin |
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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
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John McManus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, George Constanza!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Cecil Peabody and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Constanza misses with a head kick.
Constanza is looking to chop away at McManus's legs.
McManus throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Constanza was covering up waiting for the punch and McManus finishes the takedown easily into guard.
McManus wants to control from the top but Constanza keeps moving.
McManus pushes down on Constanza's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Constanza pushes McManus off but McManus dives into side control.
Constanza tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
McManus lands a big elbow.
McManus scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Constanza?
Constanza is trying to stand.
Constanza is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McManus looking to control but Constanza is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
McManus fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Constanza is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
McManus in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
McManus lands a big shot there that rocks Constanza but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
McManus raining down shots from the mount!
McManus controlling from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McManus with good strikes from the mount here!
McManus fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
McManus can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Constanza is looking to escape.
McManus has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Constanza is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McManus lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
McManus tries to control but Constanza wriggling away.
McManus looking for a guillotine from mount but Constanza is having none of it.
McManus lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
McManus can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Constanza is looking to escape.
McManus landing punches.
Constanza wants to try and get back to his feet.
McManus wants to control the pace but Constanza is squirming around nicely.
McManus landing shots from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McManus can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Constanza is looking to escape.
McManus is breathing heavily.
McManus looking to finish Constanza with some ground and pound. This is bad for Constanza!
McManus looking for a guillotine from mount but Constanza is having none of it.
Constanza really doesn't want to stay on the ground with McManus. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
McManus has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Constanza's face.
McManus lands a nice shot to the head.
Constanza wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McManus tries to control but Constanza wriggling away.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, McManus cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
McManus really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
McManus scoring with strikes but Constanza is staying in there.
McManus has hold of Constanza's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Constanza manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
McManus forces the positional change into back control.
Constanza is trying to get back to his feet but McManus has full control of the position and if anything, Constanza has just worked his way into a worse spot.
McManus punches the canvas rather than the man.
McManus trying to control.
Constanza wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John McManus dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Constanza fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
McManus fails with a takedown attempt.
McManus has a takedown stuffed.
McManus moves out of range of the leg kick from Constanza.
George Constanza seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Constanza dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on McManus. That did some damage!
Constanza throws a right and a left that McManus avoids nicely.
Constanza thumps McManus with a low kick.
McManus shoots for a takedown but Constanza saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John McManus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Constanza lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A chopping leg kick lands by Constanza.
Constanza scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
John McManus is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Constanza lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
McManus takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Constanza chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Constanza throws and low kick but McManus moves out of range easily.
McManus wants to clinch.
McManus blocks a head kick by Constanza.
Nice sprawl there from Constanza as McManus shoots in.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Constanza pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Constanza misses with an attempted mid kick.
Constanza throws out a leg kick but McManus moves out of range and Constanza only half commits.
McManus shoots in and bounces Constanza off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Constanza wants to stand but McManus is controlling the position.
McManus trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
McManus won't allow Constanza to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Constanza pushes McManus off and gets back to his feet.
Constanza misses with a head kick.
McManus showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Constanza.
McManus doesn't manage to clinch there - Constanza circles away.
McManus fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Constanza avoids it really well and circles away.
Constanza throws a low kick, looking for McManus's leg but McManus calmly moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
A chopping leg kick lands by Constanza.
Constanza throws a nice inside leg kick.
McManus chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Constanza can pounce on him.
Constanza misses with a leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Constanza.
Constanza tries to score with a low kick but McManus moves his leg out of the way.
McManus throws a left and a right that both miss
and Constanza counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Constanza lands with a kick to the temple. McManus shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Constanza dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on McManus. That did some damage!
Some bone on bone action there as McManus checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Constanza throws a leg kick but McManus checks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Constanza showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Constanza pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Constanza misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
McManus checks the leg kick.
Constanza misses with a leg kick.
McManus tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
McManus has a takedown stuffed.
Constanza throws a quick inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McManus shoots in looking for a takedown. Constanza tries to sprawl out of it but McManus keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Constanza manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Constanza throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and McManus counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Constanza!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Constanza is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McManus can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Constanza is looking to escape.
McManus looking for a guillotine from mount but Constanza is having none of it.
Constanza wants to get back to his feet.
McManus looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Constanza trying desperately to get to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
A nice elbow there by McManus.
McManus wants to control the pace but Constanza is squirming around nicely.
McManus sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Constanza trying desperately to get to his feet.
McManus lands a heavy elbow.
Constanza is trying to stand up.
McManus looking for a guillotine from mount but Constanza is having none of it.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, McManus cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Constanza wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
McManus landing shots from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McManus lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Constanza hang on?
McManus working the ground and pound effectively.
McManus connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Constanza blocking the ground and pound.
Constanza wants to get back to his feet.
McManus wants to control the pace but Constanza is squirming around nicely.
Constanza is trying to stand.
McManus putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Constanza is trying to stand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
McManus mounts Constanza! Really nice guard pass there!
McManus landing shots from mount.
McManus breaks from Constanza's wrist control and lands an elbow.
McManus wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
John McManus overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
McManus lands a big shot there that rocks Constanza but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
McManus unloads with some shots from mount but Constanza bucks and avoids them well.
McManus jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Constanza manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Constanza is looking to get back to his feet here but McManus is keeping cool and he's managed to take Constanza's back.
Can Constanza hold on?! McManus is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
And that's the end of the fight!
John McManus showed his dominance in that final round.
I think McManus 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John McManus!
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energy
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hype
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