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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Charlie Manson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikael Samoth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Manson's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Helter Skelter. Samoth has chosen Judas Priest - Painkiller as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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295 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Charlie Manson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mikael Samoth!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Manson misses its intended target.
A jab from Manson misses.
Manson throws a hook to the side of Samoth's head but Samoth sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Samoth shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Manson napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Manson taking a bit of punishment here - Samoth scoring with strikes.
Manson regains half guard there - taking advantage of Samoth's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Manson is staying active underneath Samoth, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Manson manages to get to full guard.
Samoth stopping the sweep attempt from Manson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Samoth slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Manson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Manson is working hard here to advance position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Manson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Manson tries to close the distance and clinch but Samoth swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Samoth shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Samoth is looking for a kimura but Manson is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Samoth to get the leverage.
Manson tries to roll over but Samoth keeps him under control.
Samoth frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Samoth goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Manson turns into him and now he's in Samoth's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manson is pushing down on Samoth's leg trying to pass to half guard. Samoth is fighting to maintain full guard but Manson has managed to sneak the leg through.
Manson wants to control but Samoth is keeping him busy.
Manson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Manson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Samoth moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Manson trying to move into half guard but instead Samoth has managed to sweep!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Samoth stopping the sweep attempt from Manson.
Manson is trying to control the position but Samoth postures up.
Samoth pushes down on Manson's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Manson won't allow Samoth to pass to mount.
Manson is looking to improve his position.
Manson wants to control but Samoth passes into side.
Samoth is staying tight to Manson's torso, preventing him from escaping.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mikael Samoth dominated that round.
That's time! Manson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Manson throws a right hand that Samoth ducks under and follows up with a left that Samoth also avoids with ease.
Manson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Samoth avoids the body shot from Manson.
Good standup being displayed there by Manson as he connects with a hook.
Samoth connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Manson has his takedown stuffed
and Samoth counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Manson misses with a hook to the body
and Samoth counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Manson throws out a loose jab but Samoth uses good head movement to avoid it.
Samoth slips under a jab.
Samoth misses the jab.
Manson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Samoth throws a jab when Manson was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Samoth keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Manson.
Manson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Manson misses with an uppercut. Samoth saw that one coming.
Manson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Samoth.
Manson throws a nice looking combination but Samoth bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Manson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Manson misses with an uppercut.
Samoth connects with a good right hand that stumbles Manson. Manson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
It looks like Charlie Manson has been cut.
Samoth throws a low kick, looking for Manson's leg but Manson calmly moves out of range.
Manson shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Samoth wants to control but Manson is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Samoth blocking the ground and pound attempt from Manson.
Samoth gets back to full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Manson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Manson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Samoth swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Manson pushing down on Samoth's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Samoth trying to control here.
Manson trying to pass the guard but Samoth defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manson working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Samoth's thigh. Samoth counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Manson landing with the ground and pound.
Samoth is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Manson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Samoth has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Manson has managed to get both his arms back between Samoth's legs - danger averted.
Manson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Manson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Samoth's head.
Manson is pushing down on Samoth's leg trying to pass to half guard. Samoth is fighting to maintain full guard but Manson has managed to sneak the leg through.
Samoth regains full guard. Nicely done.
Manson won't allow Samoth to sweep him here.
Manson throws a strike but Samoth rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Manson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Samoth is one step ahead there.
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 Charlie Manson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Charlie Manson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Manson throws out a loose jab but Samoth uses good head movement to avoid it.
Samoth misses with a shot to the body
and Manson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A shot to the liver by Samoth. Beautiful body shot.
A combination from Samoth does no damage.
Manson misses with a hook.
Manson has a takedown stuffed.
Manson looks to throw the jab but Samoth is out of range.
Samoth missing with a left hand there. Manson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Manson cracks Samoth with an open hand slap.
Samoth misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Samoth lands with a good body shot.
Samoth slips under a jab.
Samoth loads up on a big right hand but Manson slips the punch.
Manson defending well as Samoth loads up on a big left hand.
Manson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Samoth pivots, looking for a leg kick but Manson is out of range and Samoth settles back down.
Nice defenses there by Samoth.
Manson moves away from the strike by Samoth.
Samoth staying out of range there.
Manson throws a body punch but Samoth moves out of range.
Manson misses with a combination
enabling Samoth to counter with a crisp jab.
Manson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Samoth sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Manson misses with an uppercut.
Samoth misses with an uppercut. Manson saw that one coming.
Samoth showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Manson.
Manson misses the jab.
Charlie Manson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Manson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Manson cracks Samoth with an open hand slap.
Manson is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Manson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Samoth misses the jab.
Samoth dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Samoth misses.
Manson jabs Samoth right on the nose. Samoth blinks but takes it well.
Manson wants to clinch
and Samoth counters with a shoot takedown. Manson fights it but they end up in guard.
Samoth looking to sit in guard and control but Manson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Manson trying to control the position from guard on top but Samoth is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Samoth is trying to control the position but Manson postures up.
Samoth looking for a sweep. Not yet Samoth, not yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manson wants to pass the guard but Samoth is keeping the position.
Manson throws a strike but Samoth rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Manson wants to sweep here but Samoth controlling him for the moment.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Samoth throws a low kick but Manson avoids it.
Manson misses with a takedown attempt
and Samoth counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Charlie Manson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Manson ducks right into an uppercut from Samoth.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mikael Samoth really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Charlie Manson's cut.
That's time! Manson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Manson loads up on a big right hand but Samoth slips the punch.
Samoth swings away with a body shot that misses
and Manson counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Samoth!
Manson thowing shots but they're missing.
Manson with a couple of short strikes.
Manson unloading with bombs!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Manson looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Manson throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Manson lands a big elbow.
Manson postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Samoth looks a forlorn figure.
Samoth can't escape the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manson scoring with strikes but Samoth is staying in there.
Samoth regains half guard.
Manson misses with a head shot. Samoth uses the momentum to regain guard.
Manson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Manson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Manson trying to control but Samoth is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manson controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Manson wants to control from the top but Samoth keeps moving.
Samoth wants to sweep but no luck.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Samoth works Manson's body with a nice hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samoth steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Manson.
Samoth lands with a slapping head kick.
Samoth motions for Manson to come forward. Samoth throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Horrible takedown by Samoth or perhaps it was just good defense by Manson which made him look bad.
Samoth 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.
Manson misses with a looping left.
Samoth is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Manson.
Samoth shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Manson lands a lovely overhand right.
Manson has his takedown stuffed
and Samoth counters with a nice body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Samoth gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Manson.
Manson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Samoth moves away.
Samoth slips a jab from Manson.
Samoth feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Manson's calf.
Manson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Samoth.
Manson shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Manson was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Manson is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Samoth can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Manson wants to control the action but instead Samoth gets a body lock and reverses into Manson's guard! Nice work!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Samoth working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charlie Manson had his way with Mikael Samoth in that round.
The cut man is working on Charlie Manson's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Samoth tried to score with a low kick but Manson checks it.
A punch combination from Samoth misses.
A big left from Samoth misses.
Samoth tried to score with a low kick but Manson checks it.
Samoth throws a jab when Manson was well out of range.
A jab from Manson misses.
A slow jab from Samoth misses its intended target.
Samoth staying out of range there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Samoth throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Samoth ducks under a wild hook from Manson.
Manson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Samoth counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Samoth leaves Manson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Manson looks to throw the jab but Samoth is out of range.
A slow jab from Samoth misses its intended target.
Samoth avoids a punch combination nicely.
Samoth takes one on the button.
Manson throws a big shot that misses.
The fighters circling - Manson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Samoth just misses with a punch to the body.
Manson throws a right and a left that Samoth avoids nicely.
Manson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Samoth.
Samoth slips under a jab.
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.
Manson moves into the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Samoth tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Manson breaks from the clinch.
Samoth uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Manson.
Manson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Manson looks to land a right hand but Samoth moved out of range.
Manson moves away from the strike by Samoth.
Manson misses with a body shot
and Samoth counters with a straight right hand.
Manson misses with a looping right.
Manson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Manson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Samoth counters with a thumping low kick.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Manson throws a looping overhand right but Samoth ducks down to avoid it.
Manson just misses with a punch to the body.
Manson throws a looping overhand right but Samoth ducks down to avoid it.
Manson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Samoth misses with an uppercut.
Manson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Samoth.
Samoth looks to land a left hand but Manson moved out of range nicely.
Manson looks to land a combination but Samoth avoids it well.
Manson darts in trying to clinch
and Samoth counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Samoth.
Samoth shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Manson but Manson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Samoth blocks a jab.
Samoth connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Samoth has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Manson finds it's way round the side to connect with Samoth's head.
Manson lands a jab.
Samoth misses with a shot to the body
and Manson counters with a straight right hand.
Samoth staying out of range there.
Manson fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Charlie Manson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Samoth wants to land a leg kick but Manson is out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mikael Samoth comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Samoth has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 47:48
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 47:48
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mikael Samoth!
Mikael Samoth is the new super heavyweight champion!
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hype
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