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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Stanly Manly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leonids Karlis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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130 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Stanly Manly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Leonids Karlis!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Sergei Dronov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karlis clinches with his opponent.
Karlis is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Karlis comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Karlis unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Karlis is pressed up against the cage. Manly has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Karlis down to the mat. Karlis avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Manly really is a fat lump.
Karlis has managed to clinch.
Karlis using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Manly has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Manly drops down looking for an ankle pick but Karlis pulls his leg out and moves away.
Manly misses with an uppercut.
Karlis tries to clinch there but Manly circles away.
Karlis tries to clinch there but Manly circles away.
Karlis rushes Manly and presses him up against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Karlis obliges.
Karlis with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Karlis will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Manly up against the cage.
Karlis stops a takedown attempt from Manly.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stanly Manly. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karlis scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Manly is trying to drag Karlis to the mat but Karlis just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Karlis content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Karlis lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Manly or not.
Karlis lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Karlis stops a takedown attempt from Manly.
Manly looking for a takedown.
Karlis lands a damaging elbow.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Manly has Karlis pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Karlis manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Manly is breathing heavily.
Karlis connects with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karlis lands an elbow inside that Manly shrugs off.
Karlis lands an elbow inside that Manly shrugs off.
Karlis lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Karlis is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Karlis holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Karlis landing knees to the head.
Karlis comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Karlis lands an elbow inside that Manly shrugs off.
Karlis lands a knee to the head.
Karlis scores with a shoulder strike.
Karlis with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Manly fails to pull guard.
Karlis landing knees to the head.
Karlis lands a knee to the head.
Karlis lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karlis is pushing Manly up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Manly takes an elbow to the temple.
The referee is keeping an eye on Karlis - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Manly is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Karlis gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Karlis creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Manly's defenses.
Karlis missing with knees to the body.
Manly has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Karlis is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Manly looking for a takedown.
A knee to the head by Karlis.
Karlis scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Karlis landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Karlis lands an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Karlis.
Karlis lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Manly drops down looking for an ankle pick but Karlis pulls his leg out and moves away.
Karlis has closed the distance and engaged Manly in a clinch.
Manly takes a knee right on the jaw!
Karlis lands with a left to the head.
Karlis lands a right hand that snaps the head of Manly backwards.
Karlis connects with a nasty looking knee right to Manly's face.
Karlis is leaning against Manly and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Karlis with a knee to the head.
Karlis stops a takedown attempt from Manly.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Karlis unloads a knee to the mid-section. Manly lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leonids Karlis 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.
Manly tries to keep at a distance but Karlis has taken the fight into the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Karlis landing knees to the body.
Karlis lands an elbow just above Manly 's eye.
Karlis has Manly pushed against the cage.
Karlis is pressed up against the cage. Manly has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Karlis down to the mat. Karlis avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Manly circles away from the clinch attempt.
Karlis tries to clinch there but Manly circles away.
Karlis tries to clinch up but Manly circles away and keeps his distance.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Karlis.
Karlis fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manly closes the distance and clinches up with Karlis, looking for a takedown. Manly pushes Karlis against the cage but Karlis circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Karlis wants to clinch up but Manly keeps it at a distance.
Karlis tries to close the distance and clinch up but Manly swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Karlis has closed the distance and engaged Manly in a clinch.
Knees to the body from Karlis.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Karlis obliges.
Karlis slowing the pace effectively.
A knee to the head by Karlis.
Leonids Karlis seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Manly avoids the elbow strike from Karlis, against the cage.
Knees to the body from Karlis.
Karlis lands a knee to the head.
Karlis connects with a nasty looking knee right to Manly's face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karlis tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Manly avoids it.
Manly is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Karlis gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stanly Manly. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Karlis lands a nice elbow.
Manly can't get the takedown.
Karlis lands an elbow just above Manly 's eye.
Karlis scores a nice knee to the body.
Karlis lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Karlis lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A knee to the head by Karlis.
Karlis content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Karlis is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Karlis unloads a knee to the mid-section. Manly lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Karlis lands a knee to the head.
Manly takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manly wants a takedown.
Karlis lands a left hand.
Manly takes a knee right on the jaw!
Karlis lands a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Karlis.
Manly takes an elbow to the forehead.
Karlis slows down the pace here.
Karlis is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Karlis prevents a takedown attempt there.
The referee calls for Karlis to work.
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.
Karlis landing knees to the head.
Manly has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Karlis is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Karlis misses with a knee to the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Karlis misses with an elbow strike.
Karlis gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Karlis lands with a right to the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Karlis lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Karlis landing knees to the body.
A hook to the body from Karlis.
Karlis landing knees to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leonids Karlis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Karlis moves into the clinch successfully.
Karlis landing knees to the head.
Karlis lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Manly is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Karlis gets control of Manly's arms and successfully pulls guard. Karlis will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Manly thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Karlis is looking to stand up but Manly isn't so interested in that idea.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Manly trying to control but Karlis is working from the bottom.
Manly won't allow Karlis to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manly thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Manly trying to control but Karlis is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Karlis moves in looking to clinch but Manly pushes him off.
Leonids Karlis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Karlis takes the fight into the clinch.
Karlis lands an elbow just above Manly 's eye.
That's two 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.
Karlis lands an elbow inside that Manly shrugs off.
Manly has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Karlis is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Karlis lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Karlis with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Karlis comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Karlis comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Karlis lands an elbow just above Manly 's eye.
Karlis makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Karlis with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Karlis misses with a knee strike.
Manly goes for a takedown attempt but Karlis pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stanly Manly. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A jab from Karlis does it's job there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manly tries to clinch but Karlis moves away
and Karlis counters with an inside leg kick.
Nice takedown defense from Karlis. No joy for Manly on that attempt.
Manly keeps the fight on the outside.
Karlis tries to clinch up
and Manly counters with a nice double leg into side control. Karlis won't be happy with that.
Karlis is wriggling around trying to escape but Manly has hooked up a rear naked choke! Is it over??? Is it... you're damn right it is! Karlis taps out and Manly picks up the big win! Great work there by Manly!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Stanly Manly!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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