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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sam Maniche (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Francis Beggers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Sam Maniche!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Francis Beggers!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, John Mangel and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beggers misses the jab.
Maniche misses with a series of wild punches.
Maniche slips a straight right by Beggers.
Maniche keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Maniche lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Beggers at a distance.
Maniche scores with a shot to the body.
Beggers swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Maniche counter with a right hand.
Maniche cracks a nice hook into Beggers's ribs.
Beggers cracks Maniche with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Maniche lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Beggers at a distance.
Maniche throws a right hand that Beggers ducks under and follows up with a left that Beggers also avoids with ease.
Maniche throws a right hand that Beggers ducks under and follows up with a left that Beggers also avoids with ease.
Beggers misses with a looping right.
Maniche attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
No joy there for Beggers, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Beggers with a poor takedown
and Maniche counters with a left and a right that stings Beggers.
Beggers swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Maniche counter with a right hand.
Maniche moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
It looks like Francis Beggers has been cut.
Maniche fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Maniche lands a nice leg kick that just misses Beggers's sensitive parts.
Maniche wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maniche with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Beggers looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maniche rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Beggers moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Maniche dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Beggers throws a left and a right that both miss
and Maniche counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Beggers misses with a takedown attempt
and Maniche counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sam Maniche has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Francis Beggers.
Maniche lands with an overhand left.
Beggers shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Maniche wants to get back to his feet.
Maniche is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Beggers pulls his head out easily.
Beggers trying to pass the guard but Maniche defending well.
Maniche kicks Beggers off and gets back to his feet.
Maniche lands a head shot.
Beggers shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Beggers was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Beggers fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Maniche is trying desperately to improve position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beggers lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Maniche hang on?
Maniche trying desperately to get to his feet.
Beggers pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Beggers postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Maniche looks a forlorn figure.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Beggers lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Beggers lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Maniche hang on?
Maniche wants to get back to his feet.
Beggers raining down shots from the mount!
Beggers lands a big elbow.
Beggers lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
You get the feeling that Maniche really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Maniche sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Beggers slips a nice elbow through Maniche's hands, connecting with Maniche's forehead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beggers is nestled in close to Maniche, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Maniche looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Maniche is trying to stand.
Beggers is pressing down on Maniche's thigh, looking to free his foot. Maniche is holding on for now.
Beggers passes the guard and advances to mount!
Beggers punishing his opponent with strikes.
Maniche trying desperately to get to his feet.
Maniche takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Maniche is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Beggers postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Maniche looks a forlorn figure.
Beggers in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Maniche that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Beggers raining down shots from the mount!
Maniche is desperately trying to improve his position but Beggers has a good base and remains in mount.
Beggers raining down shots from the mount!
Maniche wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Beggers connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Beggers breaks from Maniche's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Beggers in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Maniche is trying to stand.
Beggers lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Maniche really wants to buck Beggers off and get back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Beggers connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Maniche is looking to get to half guard.
Beggers working away from the top, dropping strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Sam Maniche will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Francis Beggers's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Beggers misses with a hook.
Maniche digs a good body shot into Beggers's ribs.
Francis Beggers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Beggers has his takedown stuffed
letting Maniche counter with a right hand.
Maniche is looking to wear down Beggers with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Beggers misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Maniche misses with the combination.
Beggers throws the left hand but Maniche avoids the punch easily.
Beggers misses with a looping left.
Beggers throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Maniche's waist but Maniche gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Beggers off to one side.
Sam Maniche has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Francis Beggers.
Beggers doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Maniche counter with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maniche scores with a punch to the head.
Maniche throws a series of punches but Beggers avoids them all with ease.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Beggers shoots and misses
and Maniche counters with a three punch combo that has Beggers backing up. Beggers nods at Maniche to acknowledge the strikes.
Maniche lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Maniche fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Maniche lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Maniche.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maniche defending well as Beggers loads up on a big left hand.
Maniche moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Beggers throws a sloppy body shot
and Maniche makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Beggers misses with a takedown
and Maniche counters with a three punch combo that has Beggers backing up. Beggers nods at Maniche to acknowledge the strikes.
Beggers showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Maniche.
Maniche closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Beggers throws an overhand right that lands on Maniche's shoulder, as Maniche tries to avoid the shot.
Beggers shoots and misses
and Maniche counters with a left to the body.
Maniche looks to land a combination but Beggers avoids it well.
Beggers has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Beggers there as he acknowledges the shot.
Beggers with a lazy takedown attempt
and Maniche counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Beggers throws out a loose jab but Maniche uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice uppercut there from Maniche.
Beggers looks to land a left hand but Maniche moved out of range nicely.
Maniche misses with the combination.
Beggers gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Maniche counters with a two punch combo.
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.
Maniche swinging wildly here.
Maniche avoids a punch combination nicely.
Maniche throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Beggers throws a jab when Maniche was well out of range.
Beggers fails to land the takedown.
Maniche misses with a double jab.
Beggers misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Maniche counters with a left to the body.
Maniche lunges at Beggers with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Beggers's hand.
Maniche keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Beggers.
Beggers throws a looping overhand right but Maniche ducks down to avoid it.
Beggers connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Maniche throws a right and a left that both miss.
Maniche is working the combinations to good effect here.
Maniche misses with the combination.
Maniche gets caught flat footed, as Beggers shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beggers pushes down on Maniche's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Beggers thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Maniche wants to get back to his feet.
Ground and pound from Beggers.
Maniche has one foot on Beggers's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Maniche throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sam Maniche is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Maniche uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Beggers.
Beggers shoots in for a takedown but Maniche shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Beggers might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Beggers fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Maniche manages to avoid it.
Maniche throws a series of strikes that have Beggers backpedaling.
Beggers shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Beggers trying to mount his opponent but Maniche defends it.
Beggers sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Maniche defending well though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maniche is trying to stand up here but Beggers is controlling him well.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Beggers connects with a nice short shot to Maniche's temple.
Beggers working over Maniche with some ground and pound. Maniche looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Beggers moves into full mount! Maniche won't be happy about that!
Beggers landing punches.
Maniche is trying to stand up.
Beggers is landing with some decent strikes but Maniche is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Beggers working the ground and pound effectively.
Beggers lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Maniche wants to try and get back to his feet.
Beggers working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Beggers breaks from Maniche's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Maniche is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
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 Sam Maniche will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Francis Beggers's cut.
That's time! Maniche's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Beggers with a lazy takedown attempt
and Maniche counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A jab from Beggers misses.
Beggers takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Beggers misses with an uppercut.
Beggers shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Maniche manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Beggers wants to pass the guard but Maniche is keeping the position.
Maniche is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Maniche blocks an uppercut.
Maniche pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Beggers missing with a left hand there. Maniche was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Maniche uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Beggers.
Maniche lands with a nice combination. Beggers backs away looking to recover.
Beggers misses with a hook to the body
enabling Maniche to counter with a crisp jab.
Sam Maniche is winning the standup battle so far.
A slow jab from Beggers misses its intended target.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Maniche misses with the combination.
Some wild striking there from Maniche.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beggers lands with a straight right. Maniche didn't see that one coming.
Beggers throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Maniche slips a straight right by Beggers.
A combination from Beggers does no damage.
Beggers scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Beggers stops Maniche from getting back to his feet.
Maniche makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Beggers misses with a shot to the body
and Beggers takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Maniche misses with a few strikes there.
Beggers throws a hook but Maniche blocks it.
Beggers with a lazy takedown attempt
and Maniche counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Maniche uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Beggers.
Beggers misses with a combination
and Maniche counters with a one-two to the body.
Maniche moves out of range as Beggers strikes.
Beggers tries for a takedown but Maniche circles away easily
enabling Maniche to counter with a crisp jab.
Sam Maniche has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Francis Beggers.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maniche lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Beggers circles away quickly and effectively.
Sam Maniche is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Maniche looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Beggers misses with a hook.
Beggers doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Maniche counters with a three punch combo that has Beggers backing up. Beggers nods at Maniche to acknowledge the strikes.
Beggers misses the jab.
Beggers misses with an uppercut.
Left hook, right uppercut from Maniche.
Maniche scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Beggers looks to land a right hand but Maniche moved out of range.
Beggers throws a looping overhand right but Maniche ducks down to avoid it.
Maniche looks to land a combination but Beggers avoids it well.
Beggers is trying hard to land a takedown here. Maniche sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Beggers has his takedown stuffed
and Maniche makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Beggers has his takedown stuffed
and Maniche counters with a one-two to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beggers looks to score with a jab to the body but Maniche is just out of range.
A jab from Beggers misses.
Beggers shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Beggers lands strikes from half guard.
Maniche kicks off Beggers and gets to his feet.
Maniche misses with a two punch combination.
Beggers doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Maniche counters with a nice uppercut.
Maniche drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Maniche scores with a shot to the body.
Beggers missing with a left hand there. Maniche was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Beggers throws an overhand right that lands on Maniche's shoulder, as Maniche tries to avoid the shot.
Maniche moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Maniche lands with a good body shot.
Maniche avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beggers closes this distance looking for a takedown but Maniche circles away.
Maniche stalks Beggers and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Beggers's face. Beggers staggers backwards, shaken.
Maniche uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Beggers.
Maniche throws a series of punches but Beggers moves out of range.
Maniche throws a right and a left that both miss.
Beggers throws a left and a right that both miss
and Maniche counters with a left to the body.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Beggers is defended easily by Maniche.
Maniche scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Beggers doesn't seem bothered though.
Beggers throws a looping overhand right but Maniche ducks down to avoid it.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Beggers.
Maniche misses with a few strikes there.
Beggers has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Maniche misses with a series of wild punches.
Beggers shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Maniche pinned against the cage. Maniche gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Sam Maniche.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Maniche, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:29
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sam Maniche!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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