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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Amanda Lei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pepito Manaloto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Amanda Lei has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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165 lbs
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170 lbs
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Good wrestling
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Amanda Lei!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pepito Manaloto!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manaloto tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Manaloto lands a head kick. Lei smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
It looks like Amanda Lei has been cut.
Manaloto lands a big head kick that sends Lei tumbling to the mat! Manaloto takes a step backwards and waves Lei back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Lei is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lei keeps the fight on the outside.
Lei looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Lei throwing shots but Manaloto is blocking nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lei seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Manaloto works his way to full guard. Good work.
Lei showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Lei content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lei postures up in Manaloto's guard and throws a big left but Manaloto blocks it.
Lei with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lei accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lei postures up.
Lei showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Lei with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Lei might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Lei working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Lei stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Manaloto swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Lei trying to control but Manaloto is working from the bottom.
Manaloto is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Lei is controlling him.
Lei pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Manaloto is keeping the position for now.
Manaloto trying to keep a closed guard but Lei is proving a slippery customer.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Pepito Manaloto hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Manaloto doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Lei counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lei wants to control from the top but Manaloto keeps moving.
Lei showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Lei trying to control the position from guard on top but Manaloto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lei slips nicely into half guard.
Lei takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
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.
Lei throwing shots but Manaloto is blocking nicely.
Lei is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Lei trying to control from half guard but Manaloto is working away.
Lei not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Lei decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Manaloto gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Lei counters with a takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Manaloto looks gassed!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lei grinds an elbow into Manaloto's temple.
Lei cracks Manaloto with a big right hand but Manaloto just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Amanda Lei dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Amanda Lei's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Lei looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Lei with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Lei has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Manaloto controls Lei momentarily but Lei frees himself.
Lei missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lei is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Lei distracts Manaloto with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Lei decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Manaloto shoots in for a double leg but Lei sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Manaloto is breathing heavily.
Manaloto fails to land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manaloto fails with an attempt to clinch.
Manaloto gets tackled into the cage by Lei. Lei maintains the clinch.
Manaloto tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Lei smiles and moves away.
Lei is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Manaloto's half guard.
Manaloto wants to get back to his feet.
Lei is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Manaloto is trying to maintain the position but Lei is very close to passing his half guard.
Lei stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lei closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Lei slips a nice elbow through Manaloto's hands, connecting with Manaloto's forehead.
Lei working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Manaloto has hold of Lei's hands but Lei slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Lei trying to control the action but Manaloto is working from the bottom.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Lei in particular looking to stall.
Lei looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lei wants to free his trapped foot but Manaloto is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Lei looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Manaloto with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Lei is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Lei scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Lei is nestled in close to Manaloto, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Lei landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's four 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.
Lei content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Lei has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Lei scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Manaloto is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Lei lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Lei is nestled in close to Manaloto, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Lei missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Lei drops an elbow to the side of Manaloto's head.
Lei is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Amanda Lei dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Amanda Lei's cut.
That's time! Lei's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
A momentary lapse in concentration from Manaloto enables Lei to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Manaloto manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Lei looking to pass the guard.
Lei scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Manaloto controls Lei momentarily but Lei frees himself.
Lei pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Manaloto is keeping the position for now.
Lei gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Manaloto takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Manaloto gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Lei thows a big elbow that misses.
Amanda Lei overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lei is working Manaloto over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Lei postures up and lands a big shot to Manaloto's brow.
Lei is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Manaloto wants to sweep here but Lei controlling him for the moment.
Lei postures up and lands a big shot to Manaloto's brow.
Lei trying to control but Manaloto is working from the bottom.
That's two 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.
Lei advances to half guard.
Lei content to control rather than advance.
Lei winds up and cracks Manaloto with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Lei thows a huge punch but Manaloto dodges it nicely.
Lei winds up and cracks Manaloto with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lei drops an elbow to the side of Manaloto's head.
Lei is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Lei scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Manaloto wants to get back to full guard.
Lei moves nicely into side control.
Lei trying to control the position but Manaloto is working away.
Lei scores with a couple of short elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lei decides to stand up, so the ref orders Manaloto to his feet.
Lei instigates a clinch.
Lei could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Manaloto keeps control of Lei as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Lei wants the takedown. Manaloto is fighting it off but Lei persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Manaloto's guard against the cage.
Lei is in close to Manaloto's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Lei keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Manaloto's head.
Lei working some strikes from top position.
Lei working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Lei stands up from Manaloto's guard - Lei perhaps looking for a knockout.
Pepito Manaloto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Manaloto gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Amanda Lei showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lei, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:25
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:25
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Amanda Lei!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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