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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Steven Drake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyler Manning (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tyler Manning told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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175 lbs
0 - 5 - 0 |
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187 cm
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175 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
KO power |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Steven Drake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tyler Manning!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Robert Twigg and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manning moves out of range of the body kick.
Drake looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Drake throws a wild body kick that Manning sees coming a mile off.
Drake misses with an attempted mid kick.
Drake throws the kick towards the body but Manning avoids it.
Drake throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Manning has managed to clinch.
Manning leaning his opponent against the cage.
Manning has hold of one of Drake's legs. Drake is fighting the takedown attempt but Manning gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Manning gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Manning moves into the clinch.
Manning is trying to force a seperation but Drake has the dominant position.
Manning stalls.
Manning pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Manning throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Manning moves into the clinch successfully.
Drake has Manning pressed against the cage, preventing Manning from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Manning pulls guard.
Manning is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manning throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Manning is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Drake knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Manning on the ground.
Drake is fighting to break Manning's control of his arms but Manning is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Manning wants to sweep but no luck.
That's two 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.
Manning lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Drake!
Manning with shots to the head and body - Drake looks very uncomfortable down there.
Drake avoids a series of strikes thrown by Manning.
Manning has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Manning punching from mount but Drake doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Manning is standing up, even though he is in mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manning instigates a clinch.
Drake being controlled against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Drake's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Manning is trying to force a seperation but Drake has the dominant position.
Nice body punch from Manning - that landed with a thud.
Manning is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Manning throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Drake blocks it with crossed arms.
Drake wants to break free but Manning has control.
Drake is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Drake wants to break the clinch but can't.
Drake is trying to break the clinch but Manning is controlling him.
Manning wants to break free but Drake has control.
Manning breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Manning shoots in looking for a takedown. Drake tries to sprawl out of it but Manning keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Drake manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Drake throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Drake misses with a kick to the body.
Manning instigates a clinch.
Manning is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Drake gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Drake has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Manning just misses with a elbow thrown towards Drake's brow.
Drake is looking to break free of the clinch but Manning has double underhooks.
Drake breaks from the clinch.
Manning is looking to clinch but Drake is avoiding it.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Manning takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Drake pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Drake tries to land a body kick
and Manning counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Manning stands up and waves to Drake to follow him.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Manning shoots in and bounces Drake off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyler Manning dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
A head kick from Drake lands but Manning takes it in his stride.
Drake moves out of range of the body kick from Manning.
Drake throws a lazy body kick
and Manning counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Manning.
Manning decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Drake, up you get!
Manning throws a head kick but Drake moves out of range.
Drake throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Manning moves into the clinch.
Manning jumps guard and drags Drake to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Manning looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Drake wants to control from the top but Manning keeps moving.
Manning has his feet on Drake's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drake misses with a kick to the body
and Manning holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Drake wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Drake wants to break the clinch but can't.
Manning has Drake pressed against the cage, preventing Drake from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Drake is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Manning jumps guard.
Drake trying to control but Manning is working from the bottom.
Drake is looking to stand up but Manning won't let him.
Manning trying to keep a closed guard but Drake is proving a slippery customer.
That's two 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.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Both fighters circling a little - Drake finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Drake throws a sloppy head kick
and Manning counters with a big head kick but Drake shrugs it off.
Manning fails with a takedown attempt.
Drake tries a head kick but it misses.
Drake pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drake avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Drake is looking to land body kicks.
Manning darts in and clinches Drake up against the cage.
Manning is trying to break the clinch but Drake has him pressed against the cage.
Manning misses with a punch on the inside.
Manning jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Drake walks away with a smile on his face. Manning gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Drake throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Manning crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Drake - the referee stops the clock and Manning gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Drake. Manning manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Drake tries to land a front kick but Manning steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Drake misses with the body kick
so Manning counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Manning throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Drake works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Drake is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Manning won't allow Drake to sweep him here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drake avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Manning throwing strikes from guard but Drake blocks nicely.
Manning stands up and waves to Drake to follow him.
Drake looks to throw a body kick
and Manning counters by clinching up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyler Manning showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Manning tries to score a power double leg takedown but Drake sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Manning somewhat.
Manning has taken the fight to the clinch.
Drake breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Drake misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Drake looks for the body kick but Manning saw that one coming.
Manning tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Manning is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Drake.
Manning lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Drake backs up against the cage.
Horrible takedown by Manning or perhaps it was just good defense by Drake which made him look bad.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Manning takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Manning rushes Drake and presses him up against the cage.
Drake is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Drake tries to break free but Manning pushes him back against the cage.
Drake tries to break free but Manning pushes him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drake is trying to break the clinch but Manning is controlling him.
A left hand lands to the body for Manning.
Drake tries to break the clinch but Manning is controlling the position.
Manning keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Drake's efforts to push away.
Drake wants to break the clinch but can't.
Manning keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Drake's efforts to push away.
Manning working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Manning successfully pulls guard.
Drake seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Manning looking to control.
Drake is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Drake trying to stand up but can't free himself from Manning's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Drake wants to control from the top but Manning keeps moving.
Manning is looking to sinch up a triangle. Drake throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Manning's body to avoid the submission. Manning has instead reached around Drake's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Manning arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Tyler Manning!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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