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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between SKY MANA (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Lawson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). MANA's entrance music is satisfy my soul. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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210 lbs
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203 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, SKY MANA!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, John Lawson!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
MANA closes the distance and clinches up with Lawson, looking for a takedown. MANA pushes Lawson against the cage but Lawson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Lawson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lawson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Lawson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by MANA.
Lawson misses with a body kick.
Lawson misses with a head kick.
Lawson shoots in looking for a takedown. MANA tries to sprawl out of it but Lawson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. MANA manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Lawson tries a head kick but it misses.
Lawson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Lawson misses with an attempted mid kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
MANA doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Lawson counters with a straight right hand.
Lawson stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for SKY MANA. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lawson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawson throws a right and a left that both miss.
A head kick misses from Lawson.
MANA throws a series of punches but Lawson avoids them all with ease.
Lawson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Lawson shoots for a takedown but MANA saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
John Lawson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lawson tries to clinch but MANA is having none of it.
Lawson dives in and grabs MANA's left leg, looking for a takedown. MANA pushes down on Lawson's head and hops out.
Lawson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Lawson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Lawson tries to clinch up.
MANA lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lawson circles away quickly and effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Lawson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
MANA closes this distance looking for a takedown but Lawson circles away.
MANA shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Lawson pinned against the cage. Lawson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Lawson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but MANA avoids it really well and circles away.
Lawson looks gassed!
Lawson does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Lawson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
No luck for Lawson with that takedown attempt.
MANA shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Lawson sprawls well. Lawson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. MANA gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but MANA paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lawson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by MANA.
MANA shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lawson as he jumps to the side.
MANA misses with a jab, cross combination.
Excellent takedown into side control there by MANA.
MANA working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
MANA controlling the position from side mount.
MANA 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.
MANA works to advance to full mount. Lawson defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
MANA controlling the position easily from mount.
MANA jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Lawson manages to avoid the submission attempt.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
SKY MANA dominated that round.
That's time! MANA's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
MANA closes the distance and clinches.
Lawson tries to break free but MANA pushes him back against the cage.
MANA drags the fight down to the ground.
Lawson being controlled here momentarily.
MANA has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lawson showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Lawson is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MANA has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
MANA is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Lawson is controlling him.
Lawson would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
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.
MANA wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Lawson would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
MANA is pulling down on Lawson's head to control his posture.
MANA wriggles free and stands up.
MANA closes the distance and clinches up with Lawson, looking for a takedown. MANA pushes Lawson against the cage but Lawson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
MANA shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lawson but Lawson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
MANA throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Lawson's waist but Lawson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing MANA off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for SKY MANA. That's going to take a lot out of him.
MANA misses with a combination
and Lawson counters with a nice uppercut.
Lawson tries to clinch up.
MANA tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Lawson swivels and escapes.
MANA fails to land with a series of punches.
MANA misses with a takedown attempt - Lawson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
MANA is trying hard to land a takedown here. Lawson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Lawson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
No luck with that takedown attempt from MANA.
MANA closes the distance and clinches up with Lawson, looking for a takedown. MANA pushes Lawson against the cage but Lawson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
SKY MANA is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
MANA will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Lawson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. MANA checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
MANA misses with a two punch combination.
Lawson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
MANA fails with a takedown attempt.
MANA swinging wildly here.
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 SKY MANA will probably get the nod.
That's time! MANA's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Lawson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
MANA fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lawson has his takedown stuffed
and MANA counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by MANA.
Lawson is trying to break the clinch but MANA has him pressed against the cage.
Lawson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
MANA keeps control of Lawson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
MANA has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Lawson is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Lawson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from MANA.
Lawson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. MANA just stands there and leans against the cage.
SKY MANA has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Lawson.
Lawson tries to break the clinch but MANA is controlling the position.
MANA pulls guard successfully.
MANA is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
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.
Lawson throwing strikes but missing.
MANA keeping moving, preventing Lawson from controlling successfully.
MANA manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
MANA controlling the pace for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawson is wriggling around here but as he tries to escape, MANA has taken his back.
MANA working for the rear naked choke here. He's got one arm under but Lawson is defending well. A couple of punches soften him up though and MANA has tightened the hold! This one could be all over! It is! Lawson taps out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:03 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). SKY MANA!
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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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