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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Commander Manlove (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Irvin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Commander Manlove has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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195 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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186 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Commander Manlove!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, James Irvin!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Alexandre Firmino and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manlove showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Irvin.
Manlove slips a straight right by Irvin.
Manlove avoids the head kick by Irvin.
Irvin bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Manlove's head backwards.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Irvin!
Irvin scores with a jab to the head.
Some wild striking there from Irvin.
Irvin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Manlove avoids the body shot from Irvin.
The fight stays on the outside here - Manlove looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Manlove wants to clinch.
Irvin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Irvin lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Irvin.
Irvin scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Manlove closes the distance and clinches.
Manlove is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Manlove pushes Irvin back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Manlove misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Manlove seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Irvin is trying to break the clinch but Manlove has him pressed against the cage.
Manlove is working Irvin over against the cage.
Irvin tries to circle away but Manlove has him pinned against the cage.
Manlove lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Irvin wants to break the clinch but can't.
Irvin has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Irvin is trying to break the clinch but Manlove has him pressed against the cage.
Manlove stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Irvin wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Irvin's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Manlove leaning his opponent against the cage.
Irvin wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Manlove is stalling here.
Manlove lands a left hand that snaps the head of Irvin backwards.
A bit of stalling here from Manlove.
Irvin wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Manlove works on Irvin's body with a couple of short punches.
Irvin is trying to break the clinch but Manlove is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manlove keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Irvin's efforts to push away.
Manlove keeps control of Irvin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Manlove is stalling here.
Manlove really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Irvin can't break the clinch.
A short uppercut from Manlove.
Irvin looks gassed!
Manlove is stalling here.
Irvin tries to circle away but Manlove has him pinned against the cage.
Irvin tries to break free but Manlove pushes him back against the cage.
Manlove presses Irvin against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Manlove scores with a nice hook to the head.
Manlove digs a right hand into Irvin's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Irvin's gas tank.
Manlove manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Irvin wants to get back to striking at distance but Manlove won't allow it.
Manlove stalling in the clinch.
Irvin is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Manlove.
Irvin is trying to break the clinch but Manlove is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Manlove as the two fighters clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Commander Manlove.
Manlove tries to close the distance and clinch but Irvin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Manlove moves in looking to clinch but Irvin pushes him off.
Manlove fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Irvin, pushing him back against the cage.
Manlove's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Manlove is working Irvin over against the cage.
Manlove scores with a shot to the side of Irvin's head.
Manlove scores with a nice hook to the head.
Manlove slows down the pace here.
Irvin tries to circle away but Manlove has him pinned against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Manlove.
Manlove presses Irvin against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Manlove makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Manlove lands a body shot.
Manlove lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Manlove stalls.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manlove scores with a shot to the side of Irvin's head.
Manlove avoiding damage.
Irvin working hard to break the clinch.
Manlove holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Manlove throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Manlove leaning his opponent against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Manlove.
A frustrated look appears on Irvin's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Manlove lands with a light punch inside.
Irvin letting Manlove take a breather here.
Manlove lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Manlove is leaning against Irvin and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A hook to the body from Manlove.
Manlove has Irvin pressed against the cage.
Manlove lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Manlove stalls.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Commander Manlove dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Manlove tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Manlove wants to clinch.
Irvin throws a combination. Manlove tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Irvin looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Manlove gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Manlove lands a body shot in the clinch.
Manlove lands a body punch.
Irvin has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Manlove softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Manlove keeps control of Irvin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Manlove.
Irvin tries to circle away but Manlove has him pinned against the cage.
Manlove manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Manlove lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Irvin.
Manlove slows down the pace here.
Manlove lands a left hand that snaps the head of Irvin backwards.
Irvin is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manlove stalling.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Commander Manlove.
Manlove tries to close the distance and clinch up but Irvin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Manlove tries to clinch up.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Manlove tries to close the distance and clinch but Irvin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Manlove doesn't manage to clinch there - Irvin circles away.
Manlove wants to clinch.
Irvin tries to keep at a distance but Manlove has taken the fight into the clinch.
Manlove digs a right hand into Irvin's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Irvin's gas tank.
Irvin being controlled against the cage.
Irvin wants to break the clinch but can't.
Irvin is trying to break the clinch but Manlove is controlling him.
Manlove is struggling to control the position.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Manlove for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Manlove.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Irvin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Manlove lands a nice shot to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Manlove.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Manlove.
A hook to the body from Manlove.
A short right from Manlove on the inside.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A left hand lands to the body for Manlove.
Manlove digs a right hand underneath Irvin's ribcage. Irvin let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Manlove effectively controlling the action here.
Manlove gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Manlove lands a shot to the body.
Manlove working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Commander Manlove has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Irvin tries to circle away but Manlove has him pinned against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Commander Manlove.
Manlove is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Manlove tries to clinch up but Irvin circles away and keeps his distance.
Manlove gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Manlove dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Manlove lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Irvin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Commander Manlove seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Manlove darts in and clinches Irvin up against the cage.
Manlove is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Irvin is trying to force a seperation but Manlove has the dominant position.
Manlove cracks Irvin with a nice body shot.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Manlove takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Manlove creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Manlove lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Irvin backwards.
Nice body punch from Manlove.
Manlove taking a breather.
Manlove softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manlove taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Manlove.
A shot in the inside from Manlove.
Manlove effectively controlling the action here.
Manlove lands a body shot in the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Manlove - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Manlove works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Manlove is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Commander Manlove.
Manlove instigates a clinch.
Manlove lands a body punch in the clinch.
Manlove lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Irvin.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Manlove lands a right hand that snaps the head of Irvin backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Commander Manlove dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Manlove fails in his attempt to clinch.
Manlove closes the distance and clinches.
Irvin breaks the clinch.
Manlove tries to clinch there but Irvin circles away.
Manlove tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Manlove tries to close the distance and clinch up but Irvin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Commander Manlove is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Irvin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Manlove moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Manlove fails with an attempt to clinch.
Irvin throws a right and a left that Manlove avoids nicely.
Irvin tries to bum rush Manlove with a series of wild strikes but Manlove uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Manlove fails in his attempt to clinch.
Manlove tries to clinch up but Irvin circles away and keeps his distance.
Manlove has managed to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A right hook to the body lands for Manlove.
A body shot lands from Manlove.
Manlove digs a right hand into Irvin's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Irvin's gas tank.
Irvin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Irvin has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Manlove pushes Irvin back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Good body shot from Manlove.
Manlove lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Manlove stalling the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manlove lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Manlove content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Manlove lands a nice shot to the body.
The referee calls for Manlove to work.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Commander Manlove.
Manlove moves in looking to clinch but Irvin pushes him off.
Manlove tries to close the distance and clinch up but Irvin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Manlove instigates a clinch.
Manlove pressing his opponent against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Manlove.
Manlove is struggling to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Commander Manlove.
Manlove tries to close the distance and clinch but Irvin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Manlove is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Manlove tries to clinch up but Irvin circles away and keeps his distance.
Manlove tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Irvin tries to bum rush Manlove with a series of wild strikes but Manlove uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Irvin throws a series of punches but Manlove moves out of range.
Manlove wants to clinch.
Manlove is looking to clinch.
Irvin throws a right and a left that Manlove avoids nicely.
Manlove tries to clinch but Irvin is having none of it.
Manlove fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Irvin, pushing him back against the cage.
Manlove lands a body shot in the clinch.
Manlove keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Irvin's efforts to push away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Manlove.
Manlove lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Manlove lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short body shot lands from Manlove as the two fighters clinch.
Irvin letting Manlove take a breather here.
Irvin is trying to break the clinch but Manlove has him pressed against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Irvin can't break the clinch.
James Irvin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Manlove has Irvin pressed against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Commander Manlove.
The fight stays on the outside here - Manlove looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Irvin swats away the attempt to clinch by Manlove.
Manlove pushes Irvin up against the cage in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manlove leaning against his opponent.
Manlove pushes Irvin back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short body shot lands from Manlove as the two fighters clinch.
Irvin tries to break the clinch but Manlove is controlling the position.
Manlove content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Manlove gets through Irvin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Manlove holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Manlove lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Irvin wants to break free but Manlove has control.
Manlove is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Commander Manlove.
Manlove tries to clinch but Irvin is having none of it.
Commander Manlove is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Manlove tries to clinch up but Irvin circles away and keeps his distance.
Irvin swats away the attempt to clinch by Manlove.
And that's the end of the fight!
Commander Manlove showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Manlove, 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Commander Manlove!
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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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