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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tommy chin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yuri Mcmannus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mcmannus has chosen Right Now as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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184 cm
22
170 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
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185 cm
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175 lbs
2 - 5 - 1 |
BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tommy chin! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Yuri Mcmannus! The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, John Mangel and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Mcmannus scores with a takedown into chin's guard. Mcmannus is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound. chin is looking for a triangle but Mcmannus pushes his legs off easily.
chin controlling the position. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Mcmannus working some strikes from top position. Mcmannus lands a couple of digs. chin is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control. Mcmannus passes chin's left leg - he's now in half guard. Mcmannus is thwarting chin's attempts to control the position. chin punching from the bottom.
Mcmannus frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount. Mcmannus with shots to the head and body - chin looks very uncomfortable down there.
That's one minute gone in the round. Mcmannus with the ground and pound from mount. chin is wriggling around trying to escape.
Mcmannus avoids the attempt from chin to control. Mcmannus working away from the top, dropping strikes. Mcmannus scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish chin?
chin tries to hold on but Mcmannus postures up. chin is bucking up trying to escape but Mcmannus cracks him with another couple of good strikes. chin is breathing heavily. Mcmannus lands a big elbow. Mcmannus lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Mcmannus is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. chin can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Mcmannus with good strikes from the mount here!
chin is rocked! Mcmannus lands a heavy elbow. Oh chin is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!! Mcmannus lands with some strikes. chin seems to have got his legs back now.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Mcmannus lands a big elbow. Mcmannus pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage. Mcmannus lands a heavy elbow. Mcmannus fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Mcmannus landing punches. Mcmannus working the ground and pound effectively.
Mcmannus has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of chin's face.
chin is in all sorts of trouble here.
chin taking shots to the head. chin is in a horrible position here. Mcmannus smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
chin is looking to improve his position but Mcmannus isn't that keen on the idea. Mcmannus landing shots from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Mcmannus raining down shots from the mount! Mcmannus working the ground and pound effectively.
Mcmannus lands with some vicious ground and pound - can chin hang on? chin knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mcmannus on the ground. Mcmannus connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Mcmannus breaks from chin's wrist control and lands an elbow. Mcmannus landing punches. Mcmannus lands a big elbow. chin is in a horrible position here. Mcmannus smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Mcmannus avoids the attempt from chin to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action. chin really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Mcmannus is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. chin can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Mcmannus with a couple of short strikes. chin is trying desperately to improve position. Mcmannus landing strikes, looking to finish! A nice elbow there by Mcmannus. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. chin wants to hold on but Mcmannus pushes him away. Mcmannus working away from the top, dropping strikes. chin regains half guard. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yuri Mcmannus dominated that round. That's time! Back to the action!
Mcmannus stuffs the takedown. Mcmannus with a poor takedown and chin makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range. Mcmannus gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily and chin counters with an outside leg kick.
chin looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. Mcmannus shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat. chin avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. chin bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Mcmannus's guard. Mcmannus is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. Mcmannus has his foot on chin's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. chin works his way back into a safe position though. chin landing some decent shots from guard. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Mcmannus throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round. Mcmannus working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. chin doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. chin manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. Mcmannus is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
chin looking to pass the guard. Mcmannus striking off his back but it's not causing chin any problems. Mcmannus is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. chin is aware though and is defending well. Mcmannus looking for a guillotine here but chin defends easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Mcmannus is looking for a triangle here but chin uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Mcmannus has been the more effective fighter overall so far. chin wants to stand but Mcmannus has his arm trapped. Mcmannus is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked chin off and has taken his back! chin tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell! chin tries to lock up and control but Mcmannus gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away. Mcmannus punishing his opponent with strikes. Mcmannus lands a nice shot to the head. Mcmannus lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round. chin is trying to stand up. chin flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Mcmannus with a couple of short strikes. chin keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
chin sneaks a leg under to get to half guard. Mcmannus tries to pass to full mount but chin defends it. chin has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Mcmannus is working away from the top position though. Mcmannus wants to pass the guard but chin is defending well.
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. Mcmannus thows a huge punch but chin dodges it nicely.
Mcmannus thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed chin's head. chin has hold of Mcmannus's hands but Mcmannus slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow. chin has hold of Mcmannus's hands but Mcmannus slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow. Mcmannus sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. chin defending well though.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up. Mcmannus shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat. Mcmannus pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. chin is keeping the position for now. chin trying to control the position.
Mcmannus in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yuri Mcmannus showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Mcmannus looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard. Mcmannus has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. chin manages to escape and get back to his feet! Mcmannus feints and as chin raises his hands in defense, Mcmannus changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard. Mcmannus throws and elbow that misses. chin uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Mcmannus's guard. Nice move by chin! chin has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player. Mcmannus thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage. Mcmannus working for a triangle but chin defends it easily.
Mcmannus working for a triangle but chin defends it easily.
Mcmannus throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round. chin trying to control but Mcmannus is working from the bottom. Mcmannus working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. chin doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. chin manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. Mcmannus looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Mcmannus looking for a guillotine here but chin defends easily.
Mcmannus keeping moving, preventing chin from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Mcmannus escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. chin gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. chin trying to control the position from guard on top but Mcmannus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. chin stands up out of Mcmannus's guard for a moment - Mcmannus manages to land a nice upkick. Mcmannus looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Yuri Mcmannus has got the better of the ground game so far. Mcmannus working for a triangle but chin defends it easily.
Mcmannus looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Mcmannus keeping moving, preventing chin from controlling successfully. Mcmannus trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from! Mcmannus is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. Mcmannus lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for chin! chin in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head. chin in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round. chin is looking to improve his position but Mcmannus isn't that keen on the idea. chin takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position. chin tries to hold on but Mcmannus postures up. chin can't escape the position.
Mcmannus working the ground and pound effectively.
Mcmannus lands a heavy elbow. Mcmannus prevents chin from getting the reversal. Mcmannus is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. chin can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. chin tries to hold on but Mcmannus postures up. Tommy chin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Yuri Mcmannus is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Mcmannus blocks chin's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight! Yuri Mcmannus comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I've got Mcmannus winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Damien Edna scores the fight 26:30 Judge John Mangel scores the fight 26:30 Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yuri Mcmannus!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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