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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zack McCarty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Moby Manchester (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Manchester comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Southside kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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265 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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199 cm
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277 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Good wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Zack McCarty!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Moby Manchester!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Winston Howard and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manchester steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McCarty.
Manchester slips a straight right by McCarty.
McCarty misses with a double jab.
Manchester misses with an attempted mid kick.
McCarty tries to bum rush Manchester with a series of wild strikes but Manchester uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sloppy strikes from McCarty. Those never looked like landing.
Manchester slips a straight right by McCarty.
McCarty digs a good body shot into Manchester's ribs.
McCarty connects with a body shot.
Manchester instigates a clinch.
Manchester pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
McCarty avoiding damage as Manchester throws knees to the body.
McCarty has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
McCarty gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Manchester.
McCarty is trying to break the clinch but Manchester is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCarty wants to get back to striking at distance but Manchester won't allow it.
Manchester stalling against the cage.
McCarty breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Manchester tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
McCarty swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Manchester throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
McCarty scores with a shot to the body.
McCarty closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Manchester circles away from the clinch attempt
and Manchester counters with a leg kick.
Manchester takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Manchester shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Manchester was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Manchester working some short elbows here. He postures up to throw some more ground and pound but McCarty slips a leg through to get back to half guard. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McCarty regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Manchester.
Manchester trying to control but McCarty is working from the bottom.
McCarty preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Manchester trying to control the position from guard on top but McCarty is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McCarty keeping full guard, as Manchester tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manchester throwing strikes from guard but McCarty blocks nicely.
McCarty wants to sweep here but Manchester controlling him for the moment.
McCarty on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if McCarty tries to get out of the position.
McCarty working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Manchester.
Manchester passes McCarty's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Manchester thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed McCarty's head.
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.
Manchester thows a huge punch but McCarty dodges it nicely.
Manchester is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Manchester is pressing down on McCarty's thigh, looking to free his foot. McCarty is holding on for now.
Manchester is working for a kimura but McCarty is defending it quite comfortably.
McCarty avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Manchester.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Zack McCarty will probably get the nod.
That's time! McCarty's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Manchester is trying hard to land a takedown here. McCarty sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Manchester slips a jab and a cross from McCarty.
Manchester takes one to the chin there.
McCarty tries to clinch there but Manchester circles away.
Manchester throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Donk. McCarty catches Manchester right on the button with a cross.
It looks like Moby Manchester has been cut.
McCarty tries to clinch up
and Manchester counters by moving into the clinch.
McCarty letting Manchester take a breather here.
Manchester tries a body shot but McCarty blocks it.
Manchester using the Thai plumb to throw knees but McCarty has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Manchester.
McCarty is trying to break the clinch but Manchester has him pressed against the cage.
Manchester tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and McCarty avoids it.
McCarty tries to break free but Manchester pushes him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manchester escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Manchester throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. McCarty was covering up waiting for the punch and Manchester finishes the takedown easily into guard.
McCarty seems keen to control Manchester's posture.
McCarty bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Manchester's guard.
McCarty has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Manchester looking for a guillotine here but McCarty defends easily.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as McCarty accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCarty with a flurry of punches that miss.
McCarty postures up in Manchester's guard and throws a big left but Manchester blocks it.
McCarty missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Manchester trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Manchester is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
McCarty knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Manchester on the ground.
McCarty with a flurry of punches that miss.
Manchester working for a triangle but McCarty defends it easily.
McCarty loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
McCarty wants to control from the top but Manchester keeps moving.
Manchester wants to sweep here but McCarty controlling him for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCarty trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Manchester throws his legs up looking for a submission but McCarty uses it to pass to side control.
An elbow from McCarty crashes against the mat.
Manchester is trying to improve his position.
McCarty tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Manchester manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Manchester thows a huge punch but McCarty dodges it nicely.
McCarty wants to improve his position but Manchester is controlling well.
Manchester missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
McCarty avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Manchester.
Manchester throwing shots but McCarty is blocking nicely.
Manchester throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Manchester trying to control the action but McCarty is working from the bottom.
McCarty pushes Manchester off looking to stand but Manchester dives back in and keeps control.
Manchester is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Manchester 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Moby Manchester showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Moby Manchester's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
McCarty throws a leg kick but Manchester sees it coming and moves out of range.
Manchester shoots in for a double leg but McCarty sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
McCarty misses with a hook.
McCarty clobbers Manchester with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
McCarty scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
McCarty throws a nice looking combination but Manchester bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Manchester ducks under a wild hook from McCarty.
McCarty fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Manchester displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McCarty throws out the jab.
Zack McCarty is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
McCarty wants to clinch.
McCarty scores with a jab to the body.
McCarty throws an overhand right that lands on Manchester's shoulder, as Manchester tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCarty misses with a jab, cross combination.
Manchester lands with a slapping head kick.
It looks like Zack McCarty has been cut.
McCarty moves out of range of the leg kick from Manchester.
Zack McCarty is winning the standup battle so far.
McCarty looks to clinch
and Manchester counters with a head kick. That will keep McCarty thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McCarty thows a left - swing and a miss!
Manchester throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Manchester looks for the body kick but McCarty saw that one coming.
McCarty waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Manchester.
Manchester blocks a jab.
McCarty tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Manchester paws at him with a jab and circles away.
McCarty is looking to clinch but Manchester is avoiding it.
McCarty moves out of range of the body kick.
Decent striking displayed by McCarty there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manchester looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Manchester missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
McCarty tries to roll over but Manchester keeps him under control.
Manchester missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Manchester not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Manchester sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. McCarty defending well though.
Manchester not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCarty wants to improve his position but Manchester is controlling well.
Manchester 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.
Manchester passes to side control.
McCarty is working to avoid the ground and pound but Manchester connects with a decent elbow.
Manchester lands an elbow.
Manchester is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, McCarty has escaped the position, nice work there.
Manchester tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manchester is working McCarty over with some ground and pound from side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McCarty parries the strikes from Manchester easily there. Manchester is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable McCarty to escape.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Manchester is trying to get an arm triangle but McCarty is defending well.
Manchester is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, McCarty has escaped the position, nice work there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Moby Manchester comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Manchester has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 28:30
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Moby Manchester!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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