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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Simon Mannering (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wojtek Svalbard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wojtek Svalbard will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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225 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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220 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Brawler
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Simon Mannering!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Wojtek Svalbard!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Skip Squint and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Svalbard tries a low kick but Mannering avoids it.
Wojtek Svalbard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Svalbard misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Svalbard with a lazy takedown attempt
and Mannering counters with a shoot takedown. Svalbard fights it but they end up in guard.
Svalbard wants to sweep but no luck.
Svalbard utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Svalbard keeping moving, preventing Mannering from controlling successfully.
Svalbard wants to get back to his feet but Mannering is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Mannering 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.
Svalbard looking for a sweep. Not yet Svalbard, not yet.
Mannering trying to control but Svalbard is working from the bottom.
Mannering wants to pass the guard but Svalbard is keeping the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mannering accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mannering engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Simon Mannering.
Svalbard tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Mannering holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Svalbard has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Mannering uses from the top position.
Svalbard throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Svalbard is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Mannering working some strikes from top position.
Svalbard looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mannering is one step ahead there.
Svalbard keeping moving, preventing Mannering from controlling successfully.
Svalbard working a defensive guard here.
Mannering is in close to Svalbard's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Svalbard keeping moving, preventing Mannering from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Svalbard is pulling down on Mannering's head. It's preventing any offense from Mannering, at least for the moment.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Mannering slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Mannering tries to advance to mount but Svalbard denies him.
Mannering looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Mannering is looking to take a break and control but Svalbard is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Svalbard tries to bench press Mannering off him but Mannering keeps the position.
You can see the frustration on Svalbard's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The strikes coming from Mannering are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Svalbard manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Svalbard tries to stand and escape but Mannering actually recovers to full guard.
Svalbard trying to stand up but can't free himself from Mannering's guard.
Svalbard trying to control the position from guard on top but Mannering is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mannering is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Svalbard defends well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mannering has an active guard here but Svalbard has managed to pass into half guard.
Svalbard stands up from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mannering shoots and misses
and Svalbard counters with a head kick that drops Mannering to the mat! Mannering scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Mannering is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Svalbard circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends Mannering tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Svalbard wins by KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Wojtek Svalbard!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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