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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Heather Osborne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josef Manuel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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145 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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165 cm
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140 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Good takedowns
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Heather Osborne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Josef Manuel!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Seu Braga and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Osborne lands with a nice combination. Manuel backs away looking to recover.
Nice shot lands for Osborne.
Osborne scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Osborne lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Manuel shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Osborne but Osborne pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Osborne scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Manuel shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Osborne defends it nicely.
Osborne moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Osborne lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Osborne works over Manuel's head and body with a nice combination.
Josef Manuel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Manuel fails with a takedown attempt.
Heather Osborne has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Josef Manuel.
Osborne is looking to slow Manuel down with leg kicks.
Manuel looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Osborne moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Osborne fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Manuel, pushing him back against the cage.
Osborne stalling in the clinch.
Osborne landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Manuel has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Osborne avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Manuel looks gassed!
The referee calls for Osborne to work.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Osborne for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manuel drops down looking for an ankle pick but Osborne pulls his leg out and moves away.
Osborne turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Osborne lands a nice hook to Manuel's body. Manuel takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Osborne takes the fight into the clinch.
Osborne lands an elbow inside that Manuel shrugs off.
Osborne unloads a knee to the mid-section. Manuel lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Osborne lands a knee to the body.
Osborne breaks from the clinch.
Osborne connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Osborne is working the combinations to good effect here.
Left hook, right uppercut from Osborne.
Manuel has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Osborne closes the distance and clinches.
Knees to the body from Osborne.
A short right from Osborne on the inside.
Manuel takes an elbow to the forehead.
Osborne tightens his grip and picks Manuel up, before dumping him to the ground. Manuel manages to land in guard.
Manuel working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Osborne.
Osborne looking to pass the guard.
Manuel looking for a guillotine here but Osborne defends easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Osborne landing some decent shots from guard.
Manuel is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Osborne defends well.
Osborne is working Manuel over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Osborne tries to free his leg and advance position but Manuel is retaining full guard.
Manuel looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Osborne has picked Manuel up and slammed him! Manuel can't keep hold of the triangle and Osborne manages to pass to side control!
Osborne cracks Manuel with a big right hand but Manuel just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Osborne working the ground and pound from side control.
Osborne landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Osborne lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Manuel is looking to regain half guard here but Osborne keeps moving and retains side control.
Manuel sneaks back into half guard.
Osborne looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Manuel with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Manuel looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Manuel wants to get back to full guard.
Osborne working Manuel over with strikes.
Manuel slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Manuel keeping full guard, as Osborne tries to pass.
Osborne landing some decent shots from guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Manuel working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Osborne doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Osborne manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Manuel is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Osborne is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Manuel has his foot on Osborne's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Osborne works his way back into a safe position though.
Osborne wants to pass the guard but Manuel is keeping the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Osborne with a flurry of punches that miss.
Manuel throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Osborne landing some decent shots from guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Heather Osborne dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Osborne throws a nice head kick!
Manuel shoots in for a takedown but Osborne shows good takedown defense.
Osborne throws a sloppy head kick and Manuel moves out of range easily.
Osborne lands with a kick to the temple. Manuel shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Manuel misses with a takedown attempt - Osborne sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Osborne scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Manuel feints and as Osborne raises his hands in defense, Manuel changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Manuel drops back, looking for a kneebar! Osborne looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Osborne looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Osborne!
Osborne looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Manuel is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Osborne off and has taken his back!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Manuel is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Osborne defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manuel has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Manuel is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Osborne is defending well though. Manuel let's go of the attempt for now.
Manuel working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Manuel is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Osborne is defending well though. Manuel let's go of the attempt for now.
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.
Osborne defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Manuel working for the choke.
Manuel is persistently looking for the submission but Osborne is defending it well.
Osborne is in bad spot here.
Osborne knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Manuel on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manuel is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Osborne defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Osborne tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Osborne is trying desperately to improve position.
Manuel moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Osborne has worked his arm free - good work by Osborne!
Osborne is looking for a sweep.
Manuel tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manuel fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Osborne is trying to get back to half guard.
Manuel tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Manuel has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Osborne is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Josef Manuel will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Manuel shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Manuel was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Osborne is desperately trying to improve his position but Manuel has a good base and remains in mount.
Manuel looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Manuel goes for an armbar but Osborne turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Osborne.
Manuel is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Osborne with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Osborne scoring with punches to the head and body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Osborne content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Osborne lands a couple of elbows.
Osborne thows a big elbow that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Manuel is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Osborne is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Osborne is sitting in close to Manuel's body. Manuel has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Osborne is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Osborne is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Manuel.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Josef Manuel!
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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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