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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Takezzo Manto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago Sugghar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Takezzo Manto could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Thiago Sugghar's chin.
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190 cm
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208 lbs
4 - 4 - 0 |
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193 cm
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204 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin |
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Takezzo Manto! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Thiago Sugghar! The judges for this bout are , and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Sugghar is trying hard to land a takedown here. Manto sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet. Sugghar dodges the punch combination from Manto.
Sugghar darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard. Sugghar is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position. Sugghar seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense. Sugghar wants to pass to mount but Manto is defending the position. Sugghar passes the guard and advances to mount! Sugghar moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Manto has worked his arm free - good work by Manto!
That's one minute gone in the round. Manto tries to improve position but can't. Sugghar just content to control the position. Sugghar trying to control the position but Manto is working away. Sugghar wants to stand but Manto is controlling his arm. Sugghar trying to control the action but Manto is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action. Sloppy strikes there by Sugghar. Sugghar tries to stand but Manto is controlling his head. Sugghar is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position. Sugghar stands up.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Sugghar fails in his attempt to clinch. Manto misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Manto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sugghar manages to avoid it. Takezzo Manto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Sugghar shoots in but no luck this time. Manto will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sugghar tries to clinch there but Manto circles away.
Sugghar tries to close the distance and clinch up but Manto swats him away and circles back towards the center. Manto is looking to land body kicks. Sugghar tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Manto paws at him with a jab and circles away. A swing and a miss from Manto. Sugghar is looking to clinch but Manto is avoiding it.
Sugghar fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Manto sprawls well initially but Sugghar persists and gets the takedown into half guard. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Manto is breathing heavily. Sugghar seems to be looking for submissions.
Sugghar wants to control but Manto is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Sugghar stalling. Sugghar stands up from half guard. Sugghar looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard. Manto is trying to control but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thiago Sugghar dominated that round. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Sugghar fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt. Sugghar is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Manto's half guard. Sugghar is just content to waste time from the top position. Manto takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard. Sugghar stands and steps away. Manto gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game. Sugghar wants to clinch up but Manto keeps it at a distance. Sugghar tries for a takedown but Manto sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily. Manto stuffs the takedown attempt from Sugghar. Sugghar gets slowly back to his feet. Takezzo Manto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thiago Sugghar. No luck with that takedown attempt from Sugghar. Manto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sugghar was well out of range. Poor timing from Manto. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Sugghar misses with a takedown attempt - Manto sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round. Manto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sugghar manages to avoid it. Sugghar misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out. Sugghar defending well as Manto loads up on a big left hand. Sugghar shoots in and gets a takedown into Manto's guard. Manto is trying to control the position but Sugghar postures up. Sugghar wants to control from the top but Manto keeps moving. Sugghar stays in close to Manto's body and controls the position. Manto looking to control.
Manto knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sugghar on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round. It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up. Manto circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sugghar lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Sugghar. Sugghar shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Manto as he avoids it easily. Manto leaves Sugghar with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt. Sugghar doesn't manage to clinch there - Manto circles away.
Manto throws a head kick but Sugghar moves out of range.
Sugghar shoots in looking for a takedown but Manto manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Sugghar's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away. Manto throws a head kick that Sugghar semi-blocks.
Sugghar closes this distance looking for a takedown but Manto circles away. Takezzo Manto is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Sugghar misses with a head kick.
Sugghar tries to clinch but Manto is having none of it. Sugghar throws a head kick but Manto moves out of range.
Manto misses with a body kick. Sugghar lands a jab to Manto's midsection. Sugghar tries to clinch but Manto moves out of range. Sugghar shoots in for a takedown but Manto shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Manto throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sugghar counters with a three punch combo that has Manto backing up. Manto nods at Sugghar to acknowledge the strikes. Sugghar scoring well with a low kick there.
Sugghar connects with a solid leg kick. Sugghar lands a high kick!
Sugghar connects with a solid leg kick. Manto looks to land a left hand but Sugghar moved out of range nicely. Manto keeps the fight on the outside. Sugghar tries to clinch but Manto is having none of it. Sugghar shoots in looking for a takedown but Manto manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Sugghar's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away. Sugghar tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Manto manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Manto throws a sloppy head kick and Sugghar counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena. Manto defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sugghar. Sugghar scores with a one two! Manto had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes. Sugghar fails with a takedown attempt from distance. Takezzo Manto is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Manto throws out a loose jab but Sugghar uses good head movement to avoid it. Manto misses with a body shot
and Sugghar counters with a solid body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Sugghar tries to close the distance and clinch but Manto swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. No luck for Sugghar with that takedown attempt. Sugghar shoots for a double leg takedown but Manto sprawls well. He's pushed Sugghar's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily. A low kick from Manto is predictable there and Sugghar counters with a nice kick to the body. Sugghar fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Manto sprawls well initially but Sugghar persists and gets the takedown into half guard. Manto is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Sugghar scores with a couple of nice shots. Sugghar is looking to advance position but Manto won't allow it. Sugghar is keen to just control but Manto is a slippery customer. Sugghar is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound. Sugghar tries to stand but his arm is trapped. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thiago Sugghar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Manto throws a shot from downtown. Sugghar moves away and avoids it. Manto looks to land a right hand but Sugghar moved out of range. A slow jab from Manto misses its intended target. Sugghar shoots in looking for a takedown but Manto manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Sugghar's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away. Manto takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Sugghar lands a head kick!
Sugghar is looking to clinch but Manto is avoiding it.
Sugghar lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook. Sugghar bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Manto's head backwards. Sugghar scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground. Manto tries to get to full guard but Sugghar has control of the leg. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Sugghar takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round. Manto is looking for a sweep. Sugghar is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Sugghar wants to stand up but Manto has a hold of him and won't allow it. Manto looking to work for a kimura from the bottom. Manto is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. Sugghar takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists. Sugghar seems to be looking for submissions.
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. Sugghar seems to be looking for submissions.
Sugghar wants to work for an arm triangle but Manto is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Sugghar trying to control from half guard but Manto is working away. Manto has a hand on Sugghar's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Sugghar takes advantage of the position though and mounts him! Sugghar looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Sugghar working away from the top, dropping strikes. Sugghar with shots to the head and body - Manto looks very uncomfortable down there. Sugghar takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though. Sugghar landing shots from mount. Sugghar looking to control and managing it successfully. Thiago Sugghar has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Sugghar wants to control the pace but Manto is squirming around nicely. Sugghar scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Takezzo Manto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Thiago Sugghar is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Manto is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Sugghar locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Manto is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Thiago Sugghar!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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