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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Peter Manchester (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Bocek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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155 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Peter Manchester!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mark Bocek!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Steve Smith and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bocek takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Manchester dodges the punch combination from Bocek.
Bocek jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Manchester wants to clinch.
Bocek blocks a head kick by Manchester.
Bocek swinging wildly here.
Bocek throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Manchester counters with a head kick. That will keep Bocek thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Manchester feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bocek's calf.
Manchester throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Manchester closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Manchester breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Manchester clinches up with Bocek and pushes him back against the cage.
Manchester manages to break the clinch.
Bocek swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Manchester counters with a low kick, right behind Bocek 's knee.
Bocek cracks Manchester with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
No joy there for Bocek, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Manchester darts in and clinches Bocek up against the cage.
Manchester connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bocek's face.
It looks like Mark Bocek has been cut.
Manchester breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manchester has taken the fight to the clinch.
Manchester breaks the clinch.
Manchester moves into the clinch.
Manchester manages to break the clinch.
Manchester goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Bocek tries to keep at a distance but Manchester has taken the fight into the clinch.
Manchester pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Manchester tries to close the distance and clinch but Bocek swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Manchester uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bocek.
Bocek throws a combination that misses
and Manchester counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Bocek is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Bocek scores with a jab. Manchester acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Manchester moves into range and clinches up with Bocek.
Manchester pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bocek swinging wildly here.
Bocek avoids the head kick by Manchester.
Manchester clinches.
Manchester pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manchester closes the distance and pushes Bocek back into the cage.
Bocek is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Manchester manages to break the clinch.
Bocek misses with a wild combination.
Manchester clinches with his opponent.
Manchester breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Manchester dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Manchester tries to clinch but Bocek moves out of range.
Bocek scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Manchester closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Manchester has Bocek pressed against the cage.
Manchester escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bocek throws a hook to the side of Manchester's head but Manchester sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Manchester has taken the fight to the clinch.
Manchester's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The fight stays on the outside here - Manchester looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Manchester tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Bocek manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Bocek misses the target.
Bocek misses with a combination
and Manchester counters by clinching up.
Manchester's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A head kick from Manchester lands but Bocek takes it in his stride.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Manchester manages to break the clinch.
Manchester tries to clinch but Bocek moves out of range.
Manchester clinches up against the cage.
Bocek jumps guard.
Bocek is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Manchester is controlling him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Manchester wants to stand but Bocek has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bocek is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Manchester is controlling him.
Manchester wants to get up but he can't break Bocek's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Bocek wants to stand up but Manchester is controlling him.
Bocek looks gassed!
Manchester has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Bocek is proving hard to escape from.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Manchester dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mark Bocek's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Bocek blocks a jab.
Manchester moves into the clinch successfully.
Manchester breaks the clinch.
Manchester has Bocek up against the cage in a clinch.
Bocek pulls guard effortlessly.
Bocek has a closed guard, preventing Manchester from standing up.
Manchester has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Manchester prevents Bocek from getting back to his feet.
Bocek has a closed guard, preventing Manchester from standing up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manchester stops Bocek from standing up.
Bocek is breathing heavily.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Manchester throws a series of punches but Bocek avoids them all with ease.
Manchester moves into range and clinches up with Bocek.
Bocek tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Manchester smiles and moves away.
Bocek misses with a straight left.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Manchester. Bocek shrugs it off though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Manchester has closed the distance and engaged Bocek in a clinch.
Manchester breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Manchester scores with a spinning back kick!
Manchester uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bocek.
Manchester ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Manchester instigates a clinch.
Manchester missing with knees to the body.
Manchester tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Manchester manages to break the clinch.
Manchester throws a head kick that half lands.
Manchester jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Manchester throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Bocek.
Bocek walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Manchester moves into the clinch.
Bocek fails to pull guard.
Manchester's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Manchester rushes Bocek and presses him up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manchester stalling.
Manchester breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bocek fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Manchester looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Manchester closes the distance and clinches.
Manchester content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Manchester pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bocek tries to move into range but Manchester moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Manchester has Bocek up against the cage in a clinch.
Manchester breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Manchester with a hook.
The fighters circling - Bocek throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A nice combination there by Manchester.
Manchester's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bocek under the eye.
Manchester uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Bocek throws a nice looking combination but Manchester bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bocek takes a kick to the side of the head.
Bocek uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Manchester.
Manchester rushes Bocek and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Manchester breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A big left from Bocek misses.
Bocek throws a right and a left that both miss.
Manchester fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bocek has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bocek misses with a double jab
and Manchester counters with a two punch combo.
Manchester lands a glancing blow to the side of Bocek's head.
Bocek throws a right hand that Manchester ducks under and follows up with a left that Manchester also avoids with ease.
Manchester pushes Bocek up against the cage in a clinch.
Manchester is struggling to control the position.
Manchester escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Manchester tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Bocek manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Manchester clinches up with Bocek and pushes him back against the cage.
Manchester manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Manchester dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mark Bocek's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Manchester gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Manchester breaks the clinch.
Crunch! Manchester slams his shin into Bocek's torso.
Manchester lands a high kick!
Manchester closes the distance and clinches.
Manchester breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bocek gets tackled into the cage by Manchester. Manchester maintains the clinch.
Manchester missing with knees to the body.
Manchester breaks the clinch.
Bocek lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Manchester circles away quickly and effectively.
Manchester lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Manchester uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bocek.
Manchester clinches.
Manchester breaks the clinch.
Manchester takes the fight into the clinch.
Bocek takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Manchester breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bocek misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Manchester clinches up with Bocek and pushes him back against the cage.
Manchester's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bocek throws a combination that misses
and Manchester counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Manchester.
Manchester breaks from the clinch.
Bocek gets tackled into the cage by Manchester. Manchester maintains the clinch.
Manchester breaks the clinch.
Bocek takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bocek misses with a double jab
and Manchester holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Manchester manages to break the clinch.
Manchester clinches.
Manchester escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Manchester fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bocek, pushing him back against the cage.
Manchester breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bocek throws a nice looking combination but Manchester bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Manchester fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bocek misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bocek walks forward, straight into a front kick from Manchester.
Manchester tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bocek throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Manchester counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Bocek throws out a loose jab but Manchester uses good head movement to avoid it.
Manchester pushes Bocek up against the cage in a clinch.
Manchester's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Peter Manchester is winning the standup battle so far.
Bocek swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Manchester counters with a nice low kick that buckles Bocek's knee momentarily.
Bocek throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Manchester counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Manchester has Bocek up against the cage in a clinch.
Manchester's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Manchester tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Bocek manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Manchester throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Bocek misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Manchester moves into the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Manchester breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Manchester.
Manchester is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bocek can do to turn this around?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manchester lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Manchester lands with a good body shot.
Mark Bocek has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nice body kick from Manchester.
Bocek gets tackled into the cage by Manchester. Manchester maintains the clinch.
Manchester misses with a knee strike.
Manchester manages to break the clinch.
Bocek might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Manchester gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Manchester is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bocek is defending well for now.
Manchester manages to break the clinch.
Manchester showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bocek.
Manchester pushes Bocek up against the cage in a clinch.
Manchester pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bocek misses with a double jab
and Manchester counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Bocek is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Manchester clinches with his opponent.
Manchester's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bocek drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Manchester scores with a head kick. Bocek tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Manchester instigates a clinch.
Peter Manchester has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Manchester's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bocek throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A low kick from Bocek is predictable there
and Manchester counters by moving into the clinch.
Manchester pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Peter Manchester is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Manchester lands a head kick. Bocek smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Manchester clinches up against the cage.
Manchester pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bocek swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Manchester counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bocek has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Manchester.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Manchester.
Manchester shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Bocek eats them both and turns towards Manchester to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Manchester gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Manchester escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Manchester scores with a three punch combo!
Peter Manchester is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Manchester throws a nice outside leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Peter Manchester showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Manchester, 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 William Peck scores the fight 30:26
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:26
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Peter Manchester!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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