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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Terrance Fortuna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Manfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mike Manfield will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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300 lbs
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295 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Terrance Fortuna!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Mike Manfield!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Alec Ball and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manfield keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Manfield fails to land with a series of punches.
Manfield connects with a right hand. Fortuna shakes it off.
It looks like Terrance Fortuna has been cut.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Fortuna.
Fortuna is looking to take a break and control but Manfield is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Manfield is looking to reverse the position.
Check out the look on Fortuna's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Fortuna lands a few punches from side control.
Fortuna 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.
Sloppy strikes there by Fortuna.
Fortuna lands a nice forearm strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Manfield managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Fortuna.
Manfield is looking to regain half guard here but Fortuna keeps moving and retains side control.
Manfield manages to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fortuna thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Manfield's head.
Fortuna sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Manfield defending well though.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Fortuna lands a nice short elbow.
Fortuna not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Manfield is trying to stand back up but Fortuna is controlling him
Fortuna trying to mount his opponent but Manfield defends it.
Fortuna throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Manfield is refusing to be controlled, as Fortuna sits in half guard.
Fortuna looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Manfield with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fortuna seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Fortuna is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Manfield avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Fortuna.
Fortuna throwing shots but Manfield is blocking nicely.
Manfield is trying to stand up here but Fortuna is controlling him well.
Manfield keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Fortuna missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Fortuna tries to pass the half guard into mount. Manfield knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Fortuna is trying to control the action in half guard but Manfield is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Manfield is trying is best to control the position here.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A swing and a miss from Manfield.
Fortuna takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Manfield scores with a hook.
Fortuna will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A jab from Manfield finds it's way through Fortuna's defenses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Manfield keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Terrance Fortuna's cut is getting worse.
Manfield with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Fortuna is breathing heavily.
Manfield lands a nice hook to Fortuna's body. Fortuna takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Good shot there by Manfield.
Manfield drops Fortuna with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Fortuna! Manfield dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (strikes). Mike Manfield!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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