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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tuomas Manner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Borat Obama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Borat Obama enters the cage!
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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
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tuomas Manner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Borat Obama!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Sergei Dronov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Obama closes the distance and clinches.
Manner breaks from the clinch.
Obama takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Manner displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Obama.
Manner throws a half hearted mid kick.
Manner works Obama's body with a nice hook.
Obama throws a series of punches but Manner moves out of range.
Manner wants to clinch but Obama slips to the side
and Obama counters with a head kick that drops Manner to the mat! Manner scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Manner stalks Obama and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Obama's face. Obama staggers backwards, shaken.
It looks like Borat Obama has been cut.
Obama has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Obama there as he acknowledges the shot.
Obama fails with the takedown.
Obama moves out of range of the body kick from Manner.
Manner scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Obama throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Manner moves into the clinch.
Obama drops down looking for an ankle pick but Manner pulls his leg out and moves away.
Tuomas Manner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Borat Obama.
Obama looks gassed!
Obama walks into a straight right hand from Manner.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manner misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Obama tries to clinch up but Manner circles away and keeps his distance.
Manner fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Obama avoids it really well and circles away.
Obama misses with a takedown attempt
and Manner counters with a three punch combo that has Obama backing up. Obama nods at Manner to acknowledge the strikes.
Borat Obama seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Obama swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Manner counters with a three punch combo that has Obama backing up. Obama nods at Manner to acknowledge the strikes.
Manner scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Manner decides to stand back up. Manner steps back and let's Obama get back to his feet.
Manner is looking to clinch.
Obama missing with a left hand there. Manner was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Obama closes the distance but Manner moves to the side
and Manner counters by moving into the clinch.
Obama is trying desperately to land a takedown but Manner is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Obama.
Manner breaks from the clinch.
Manner pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Obama tries for a takedown but Manner circles away easily
and Manner finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manner will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Manner misses with a wild combination.
Obama throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Manner counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Obama takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Manner doesn't manage to clinch there - Obama circles away.
Obama with a poor takedown
and Manner counters with a straight right hand.
Manner throws a combination. Obama tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Manner lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Obama circles away quickly and effectively.
Manner tries to clinch but Obama moves out of range.
Manner shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Obama as he jumps to the side.
Obama misses with a takedown
and Manner counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Obama looking for submissions off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Manner is nestled in close to Obama, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obama throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Obama actively working from the bottom here.
Manner trying to control from half guard but Obama is working away.
Obama is trying to control but can't.
Manner seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Manner slows the pace down in half guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Obama tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Manner counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nice cross by Manner.
Manner swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Obama explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Manner swats away the attempt to clinch by Obama.
Obama moves into the clinch.
Obama tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Manner just stands there and leans against the cage.
Obama wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Manner breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Obama pivots, looking for a leg kick but Manner is out of range and Obama settles back down.
Obama moves into the clinch successfully.
Obama lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Manner works on Obama's body with a couple of short punches.
Manner lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Manner wants a takedown.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Obama misses with a punch to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Manner.
Obama has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Manner is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Manner is pressed up against the cage. Obama has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Manner down to the mat. Manner avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Obama takes a body punch but keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tuomas Manner dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Borat Obama's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Manner scores with a jab to the body.
Manner missing with a left hand there. Obama was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Manner scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Manner misses with a jab, cross combination.
Manner has taken the fight to the clinch.
Obama breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Manner tries to clinch but Obama moves away
and Obama counters with a nice leg kick.
Obama falls off balance throwing a combination
and Manner counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Manner stands up from Obama's guard - Manner perhaps looking for a knockout.
Manner throws a hook but Obama blocks it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Obama falls off balance throwing a combination
and Manner counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manner throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Tuomas Manner is winning the standup battle so far.
Manner closes this distance looking for a takedown but Obama circles away.
Obama tries to clinch up
and Manner counters with a two punch combo.
Obama lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
It looks like Tuomas Manner has been cut.
Obama shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Manner's guard.
Obama trying to control but Manner is working from the bottom.
Obama advances to half guard.
Manner pushes Obama off but Obama dives into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Obama wants to lay and pray for a moment but Manner keeps working.
Manner is looking to reverse the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obama trying to control the position but Manner is working away.
Obama is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Manner is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Manner manages to get back to half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Obama thows a huge punch but Manner dodges it nicely.
Obama tries to pass the half guard into mount. Manner knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Manner wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manner is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Obama prevents Manner from standing back up.
Obama is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Manner is defending against the submission attempts here by Obama.
Obama missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
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.
Manner is refusing to be controlled, as Obama sits in half guard.
Obama seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Manner is not content to let Obama control the position.
Obama wants to free his trapped foot but Manner is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Manner has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Obama is working away from the top position though.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Obama throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Manner connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Manner throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Obama was covering up waiting for the punch and Manner finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Obama looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Tuomas Manner will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Obama gets caught flat footed, as Manner shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Obama is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Manner postures up in Obama's guard and throws a big left but Obama blocks it.
Manner preventing the sweep.
Obama has a closed guard, preventing Manner from standing up.
Obama will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Obama striking off his back but it's not causing Manner any problems.
Manner is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Manner got a little sloppy there for a moment and Obama has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Manner has managed to get both his arms back between Obama's legs - danger averted.
Manner wants to stand but Obama has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manner wants to control from the top but Obama keeps moving.
Obama throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Manner trying to stand up but can't free himself from Obama's guard.
Obama escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Manner gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Manner showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Manner wants to get up but he can't break Obama's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obama wants to sweep but no luck.
Manner has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Obama is proving hard to escape from.
Obama manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Obama can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Manner is looking to escape.
Manner is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Manner is wriggling around trying to escape.
Obama scores with a couple of good head shots there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obama lands with some strikes.
Obama controlling from mount.
Obama cracks Manner with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Manner tries to hold on but Obama pushes him away.
Obama lands a nice shot to the head.
Obama connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Obama breaks from Manner's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Obama working for a guillotine from mount but Manner is in no mood to give up.
Obama jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Manner is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Manner and Obama has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Obama wants to control but Manner is keeping him busy.
Borat Obama has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Manner is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Obama's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Obama is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Manner has managed to free his arm - good work.
Manner keeping control of the position.
Tuomas Manner is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Manner avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Obama.
And that's the end of the fight!
Borat Obama comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Manner 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tuomas Manner!
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