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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Yoshi Manza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Morris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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159 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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180 cm
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155 lbs
0 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yoshi Manza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mike Morris!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Fedor Mirinova and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morris throws a right hand that Manza ducks under and follows up with a left that Manza also avoids with ease.
No joy there for Morris, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Manza looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Morris is fending him off so far but Manza persists. Nope, Morris circles away and we're back to standing.
Morris slaps away a takedown attempt from Manza, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Morris misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Morris misses with a head kick.
Manza is looking to clinch but Morris is avoiding it.
Morris throws a head kick that misses.
Morris lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Manza tries to move into range but Morris moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Morris tries a head kick but it misses.
Manza is looking to clinch.
Morris tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Morris misses with the combination.
Morris goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Morris.
Manza moves in looking to clinch but Morris pushes him off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manza is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Manza looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Manza takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Manza.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yoshi Manza. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Morris shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Manza pinned against the cage. Manza gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Morris throws a right hand that Manza ducks under and follows up with a left that Manza also avoids with ease.
Manza fails in his attempt to clinch.
Morris pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Manza tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Morris misses with a series of wild punches.
Morris pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Morris misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Manza fails in his attempt to clinch.
Morris fails with a takedown attempt.
Manza fails in his attempt to clinch.
Morris shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Manza pinned against the cage. Manza gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Morris shoots in for a takedown but Manza shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Manza tries to clinch but Morris is having none of it.
Morris fails to land the takedown.
Morris tries a head kick but it misses.
Manza throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Morris's waist but Morris gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Manza off to one side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morris is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Morris gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Morris has had enough of the clinch but Manza keeps him there for the moment.
Manza breaks the clinch.
Manza moves out of range of the strikes.
Morris rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Manza moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Morris closes the distance and pushes Manza back into the cage.
Manza with a knee to the head.
Morris throws a knee to the head but misses.
Morris looks gassed!
Morris wants to break free but Manza has control.
Morris tries to circle away but Manza has him pinned against the cage.
Manza taking a breather.
Knees in the clinch landing for Manza.
Manza manages to break the clinch.
Manza closes the distance and clinches up with Morris, looking for a takedown. Manza pushes Morris against the cage but Morris circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Morris misses with a double jab.
Morris fails to land with a series of punches.
Morris throws a series of punches but Manza avoids them all with ease.
Morris misses with a double jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morris throws a right hand that Manza ducks under and follows up with a left that Manza also avoids with ease.
Morris tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Some wild striking there from Morris.
Morris shoots for a takedown but Manza saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Manza wants to clinch
and Manza takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Manza has a takedown stuffed.
Morris shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Manza as he jumps to the side.
Manza looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Morris is fending him off so far but Manza persists. Nope, Morris circles away and we're back to standing.
Manza closes the distance looking to clinch
and Morris counters by moving into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Morris dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Manza tries to clinch but Morris is having none of it.
Morris lands with a straight right. Manza didn't see that one coming.
Nice sprawl there from Morris as Manza shoots in.
Morris rushes Manza and presses him up against the cage.
Morris wants a takedown.
Manza tries a knee to the head but Morris blocks it.
Morris is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Morris can't break the clinch.
Morris has had enough of the clinch but Manza keeps him there for the moment.
Manza really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Manza with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Manza breaks from the clinch.
Manza shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Morris defends it nicely.
No joy there for Morris, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morris misses with the combination.
Yoshi Manza is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Manza looks for a takedown but Morris sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yoshi Manza. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Morris fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morris has a takedown stuffed.
Morris misses with a takedown attempt - Manza sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Manza closes the distance and clinches.
Morris is looking to break free of the clinch but Manza has double underhooks.
Morris wants to break the clinch but can't.
Morris wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Manza escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Morris throws a nice looking combination but Manza bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Manza tries to clinch up
and Morris counters with a stiff right hand.
Morris swinging wildly here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Manza shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Morris but Morris pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Morris looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Manza fails with a takedown attempt.
Morris pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mike Morris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morris misses with a double jab.
Morris throws a right and a left that both miss.
Morris clinches.
Manza breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Morris tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Manza holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Morris working hard to break the clinch.
Manza misses with a knee to the head.
Morris has had enough of the clinch but Manza keeps him there for the moment.
Morris is looking to break free of the clinch but Manza has double underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morris tries to break free but Manza pushes him back against the cage.
Manza lands a knee to the head.
Manza gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Morris.
Manza breaks from the clinch.
Morris swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Manza counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Manza.
Manza breaks from the clinch.
A right-left combo lands from Morris.
Morris circles away from the clinch attempt.
Morris moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Manza tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Morris paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Manza stuffs the takedown.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Morris tries to bum rush Manza with a series of wild strikes but Manza uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Morris closes the distance and clinches up with Manza, looking for a takedown. Morris pushes Manza against the cage but Manza circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Manza tries to clinch but Morris moves out of range.
Morris shoots for a takedown but Manza saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manza tries to clinch
and Morris counters with a straight right hand.
Morris swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Morris dives in and grabs Manza's left leg, looking for a takedown. Manza pushes down on Morris's head and hops out.
No joy there for Morris, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Manza shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Morris misses with a hook. Manza ducked under it nicely.
Nice jab there from Morris.
Manza tries to close the distance and clinch up but Morris swats him away and circles back towards the center.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Morris.
Manza looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Manza leaves Morris with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Manza fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Morris, pushing him back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yoshi Manza dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Morris misses with a combination
and Manza moves into the clinch.
Morris has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Manza keeps control of Morris as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Manza is trying to break free.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Manza.
Morris looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Manza throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Morris blocks it with crossed arms.
Morris goes for a takedown attempt but Manza pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Manza has a takedown stuffed.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Manza tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Morris moves into the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Morris wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manza throws a knee to the head but misses.
Morris is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Morris has had enough of the clinch but Manza keeps him there for the moment.
Morris is trying to force a seperation but Manza has the dominant position.
Morris wants to break free but Manza has control.
Morris is looking to break free of the clinch but Manza has double underhooks.
Manza taking a breather.
Manza prevents Morris from breaking the clinch.
Manza is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Morris wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Morris is looking to break free of the clinch but Manza has double underhooks.
A frustrated look appears on Morris's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Morris wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Manza escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Morris misses with a double jab
and Manza counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Manza.
Morris is trying to break free.
Morris wants to break free but Manza has control.
Morris fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Manza breaks from the clinch.
Manza shoots in for a double leg but Morris sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Morris darts in and clinches Manza up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morris is trying to force a seperation but Manza has the dominant position.
Morris can't break the clinch.
Manza breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Morris misses with a hook to the body
and Manza counters by clinching up.
Morris escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Morris swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Morris swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Manza doesn't manage to clinch there - Morris circles away.
Manza avoids the head kick by Morris.
Manza blocks a head kick by Morris.
Morris throws a combination that misses
and Manza counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Manza.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Manza stopping the sweep attempt from Morris.
Manza drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Manza seems to have locked his on tight now - Morris screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Manza, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Yoshi Manza!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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