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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Mann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donte Demirro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tommy Mann has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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130 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tommy Mann!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Donte Demirro!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mann keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Mann lands a jab-cross combination.
Mann lands a jab-cross combination.
Mann throws a head kick but Demirro moves out of range.
Demirro tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Mann swivels and escapes.
Demirro should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Demirro is defended easily by Mann.
Mann closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Mann lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Demirro circles away quickly and effectively.
Mann tries to bum rush Demirro with a series of wild strikes but Demirro uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mann swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Demirro fails with a takedown attempt.
Tommy Mann has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Donte Demirro.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Demirro shoots in and gets a takedown into Mann's guard.
Mann wants to stand and escape but Demirro is having none of it.
Demirro wants to pass the guard but Mann is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mann keeping moving, preventing Demirro from controlling successfully.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Demirro pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mann is keeping the position for now.
Demirro throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mann works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Demirro in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Demirro trying to control but Mann is working from the bottom.
Mann is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Demirro is controlling him.
Mann knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Demirro on the ground.
Demirro looking to pass the guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Demirro closes this distance looking for a takedown but Mann circles away.
Mann throws a head kick but Demirro moves out of range.
Tommy Mann is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Demirro shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Mann defends it nicely.
Mann fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mann scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Demirro is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A head kick misses from Mann.
Mann throws a hook but Demirro blocks it.
Mann throws a right and a left that both miss.
Demirro dodges the punch combination from Mann.
Mann misses with a wild combination.
Mann lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Tommy Mann seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Demirro showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mann.
Mann closes the distance and lands a one-two.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mann throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mann misses with a series of wild punches.
Demirro slips a jab and a cross from Mann.
The crowd cheers as Mann lands an impressive looking overhand right. Demirro doesn't seem phased though.
Demirro has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Demirro gets a takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Demirro is trying to control the action in half guard but Mann is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Demirro is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Demirro thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Mann dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Mann!
Demirro throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Mann tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Demirro is in Mann's guard.
Mann scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Demirro shoots in and gets a takedown into Mann's guard.
Demirro postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Demirro stops Mann from standing up.
Demirro has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Demirro wants to pass the guard but Mann is keeping the position.
Demirro is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Mann is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Mann has escaped and now he's on top!
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Demirro holds on and takes a little breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Demirro lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Mann!
Demirro unloads with some shots from mount but Mann bucks and avoids them well.
Mann is squirming around, avoiding Demirro's attempts to control the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Mann is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Demirro is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Mann is surviving well by controlling Demirro's body position as best he can.
Demirro trying to control but Mann is having none of it.
Mann wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Demirro.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Demirro looking to finish with strikes here!
Poor strikes thrown by Demirro there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Demirro controlling from the full mount.
Demirro wants to control the pace but Mann is squirming around nicely.
Mann is controlling an arm, preventing Demirro from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Demirro trying to control but Mann is having none of it.
Mann is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Demirro swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Mann is now in Demirro's guard. A big mistake from Demirro there, giving up the dominant position!
Demirro manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donte Demirro showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Demirro is defended easily by Mann.
Mann scores with a decent looking hook.
Demirro shoots in for a takedown but Mann shows good takedown defense.
Mann lands the left hand.
Mann misses with the combination.
Mann is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Mann lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Demirro circles away quickly and effectively.
Demirro fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Tommy Mann has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Donte Demirro.
Mann misses with the combination.
Demirro closes this distance looking for a takedown but Mann circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mann misses with a series of wild punches.
Mann scores with a one two! Demirro had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Demirro slips a jab and a cross from Mann.
Mann fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mann lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Demirro circles away quickly and effectively.
Mann misses with the combination.
Demirro shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Mann defends it nicely.
Mann throws a series of strikes that have Demirro backpedaling.
Demirro drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Mann tries to escape but Demirro is in control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Demirro has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Mann!
Demirro tries to control but Mann wriggling away.
Demirro seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Mann is holding on tight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Demirro controlling his opponent.
Demirro seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Mann is holding on tight.
Demirro working the ground and pound effectively.
Demirro tries to control but Mann wriggling away.
Demirro controlling the position easily from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Demirro won't let Mann get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Demirro raining down shots from the mount!
Demirro wants to control the pace but Mann is squirming around nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Tommy Mann.
I think Mann has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tommy Mann!
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