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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marvin Mantis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Freddy James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). James comes into a darkened arena with his song building. We Want The Funk by George Clinton & the P-Funk Allstars kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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197 lbs
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196 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
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World class boxer
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marvin Mantis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Freddy James!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Lou da Vinci and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A decent looking cross lands there for Mantis.
Mantis buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
James takes a swing at Mantis's ribcage but misses.
Mantis throws an overhand right that lands on James's shoulder, as James tries to avoid the shot.
Mantis with a jab.
A leg kick checked by James.
James misses with a two punch combination.
Mantis walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. James checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Freddy James seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
James takes a kick to the side of the head.
James scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Mantis takes a swing at James's ribcage but misses.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Mantis. James shrugs it off though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mantis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mantis.
Mantis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A shot to the body from James misses
and Mantis counters with a low kick, right behind James 's knee.
Mantis displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as James throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by James.
A jab from James misses.
Mantis scores with a hook to the body. James takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Mantis stuns James with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
James tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mantis was well out of range. Poor timing from James.
A punch combination from James misses.
Mantis lands with a kick to the temple. James shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Mantis turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Mantis misses with a few strikes there.
Mantis lands with a right hand.
James ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mantis throws a sloppy head kick and James moves out of range easily.
Mantis checks a low kick from James.
James falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mantis counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mantis bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
James looks gassed!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mantis throws a head kick that half lands.
Mantis lands a high kick!
James swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mantis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
James throws a body punch but Mantis moves out of range.
James swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mantis counters with a low kick, right behind James 's knee.
James swings and misses with a shot to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Mantis lands a jab.
Mantis uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Mantis displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as James throws out the jab.
Mantis's corner calls for a 1-2. Mantis obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Mantis throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Mantis throws a head kick that misses.
Mantis fakes a jab and throws a low kick but James checks it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James staying out of range there.
Mantis misses with a low kick as James jumps back.
James throws a lazy right hand but Mantis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
James blocks a leg kick.
James throws a left and a right that both miss
and Mantis counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
James lands a jab to Mantis's midsection.
James scores with a sloppy right hand. Mantis should have avoided that one.
Mantis throws out a leg kick but James moves out of range and Mantis only half commits.
Mantis with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Mantis connects with a single shot there.
Mantis throws a leg kick but James sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Mantis moves out of range as James strikes.
A big right from James misses.
Mantis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but James manages to avoid it.
Mantis is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
James throws a hook to the side of Mantis's head but Mantis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
James swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Mantis counters with a nice low kick that buckles James's knee momentarily.
James defending well as Mantis loads up on a big left hand.
James throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mantis on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Mantis lands a jab to the nose.
James throws a series of punches but Mantis moves out of range.
A low kick from James misses
and Mantis makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
James sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Good exchange - Mantis coming out on top.
Mantis throws a leg kick that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mantis throws a hook to the side of James's head but James sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mantis cracks James with a good jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mantis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marvin Mantis dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
James misses the jab.
Mantis lands with a nice body punch.
Mantis throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Mantis blocks a leg kick.
Mantis throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
James avoids the head kick by Mantis.
James misses with a double jab
letting Mantis counter with a right hand.
Mantis tries to land a front kick but James steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A low kick from Mantis misses
and James counters with a lovely shot to the body.
James looks to land a right hand but Mantis moved out of range.
James misses with the combination.
James moves out of range of the body kick from Mantis.
Mantis slips a straight right by James.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mantis gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
James stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mantis.
A clash of legs there as James blocks the low kick.
James lands with a good body shot.
James looks to score with a jab to the body but Mantis is just out of range.
James throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mantis counters with an outside leg kick.
Mantis misses with a body shot.
James throws the left hand but Mantis avoids the punch easily.
Mantis lands a head kick!
Mantis throws a head kick but James moves out of range.
James checks a leg kick nicely.
James misses with a looping left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James misses with a body punch
and Mantis counters with a right hand to the body.
James walks into a straight right hand from Mantis.
Mantis connects with a jab.
Mantis avoids the body shot from James.
James just misses with a punch to the body.
A head kick misses from Mantis.
Mantis throws a leg kick but James checks it.
James misses with a shot to the body
and Mantis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Some wild striking there from James.
Mantis is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by James.
Mantis moves out of range of the strikes.
Mantis ducks under a wild hook from James.
Mantis connects with a single shot there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mantis throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
James staying out of range there.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but James might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Mantis has got the better of the exchanges.
Mantis ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Mantis looks for the body kick but James saw that one coming.
Mantis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mantis throws a hook but James blocks it.
James misses with a hook.
James misses with a straight left.
James throws a sloppy body shot
and Mantis counters with a nice uppercut.
James lands a head shot.
Mantis is looking to slow James down with leg kicks.
Marvin Mantis is winning the standup battle so far.
James dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mantis throws an overhand right that lands on James's shoulder, as James tries to avoid the shot.
James misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from James misses.
James bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A punch combination from James misses.
James scores with a crisp jab that stopped Mantis in his tracks.
A big left from James misses.
James lands a head shot.
Mantis misses with an attempted mid kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for James.
Mantis lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
James fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Mantis takes one on the chin but seems OK.
James rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mantis moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
James misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mantis ducks right into an uppercut from James.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marvin Mantis dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
James misses with a body shot
and Mantis counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps James thinking.
Mantis has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from James finds it's way round the side to connect with Mantis's head.
A low kick from James misses
and Mantis counters with a nice uppercut.
James scores with a decent looking hook.
James just misses with a punch to the body.
A low kick from James misses
and Mantis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
James moves away from the strike by Mantis.
James scores with a body shot.
Donk. Mantis catches James right on the button with a cross.
Mantis checks a leg kick.
Mantis lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
James uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mantis.
Mantis takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A telegraphed right hand from James misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mantis lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Mantis connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
James throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Good standup being displayed there by James as he connects with a hook.
James misses with a double jab
and Mantis counters with a good low kick that James was not able to check.
Nice shot by Mantis.
Mantis throws a leg kick but James sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Mantis takes a swing at James's ribcage but misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Mantis.
James misses with a combination
and Mantis makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A head kick misses from Mantis.
James walks into a straight right hand from Mantis.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mantis motions for James to come forward. Mantis throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mantis throws the kick towards the body but James avoids it.
James has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Mantis.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from James, right into the meat.
Mantis lands with a good body shot.
Mantis walks into a jab.
Mantis throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by James.
James has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Mantis slips a jab and a cross from James.
James swings and misses with a hook to the body.
James listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Mantis throws out a loose jab but James uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mantis lands a front kick.
A low kick from Mantis misses
and James cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mantis has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A jab from James misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mantis looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Mantis throws a right and a left that James avoids nicely.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Mantis, right into the meat.
Mantis is looking to chop away at James's legs.
James avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Mantis works the jab nicely.
Freddy James has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
James takes a swing at Mantis's ribcage but misses.
James listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
James darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
James takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as James checks a leg kick.
James throws a shot from downtown. Mantis moves away and avoids it.
Mantis throws a head kick but James moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from James misses its intended target.
Mantis throws a nice inside leg kick.
James throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mantis.
Mantis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that James can do to turn this around?
Mantis throws a head kick that misses
and James counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
James misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mantis.
James moves out of range of the leg kick from Mantis.
Mantis throws a head kick that misses.
Mantis jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Marvin Mantis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
James connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
James lunges at Mantis with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Mantis's hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
James throws a leg kick that is checked
and Mantis counters with a flying knee. Nice.
James looks to land a right hand but Mantis moved out of range.
James swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mantis moves out of range as James strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marvin Mantis showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mantis has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marvin Mantis!
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