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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between herbert mankow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sica Razer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sica Razer has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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167 cm
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175 lbs
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177 cm
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177 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, herbert mankow! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sica Razer! The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Stewart Dunkirk and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Razer gets caught flat footed, as mankow shoots in with a quick takedown into guard. mankow in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. Razer looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
mankow slips effortlessly into side control - very nice. mankow trying to control the position but Razer is working away. You can see the frustration on Razer's face, being in this tough position on the bottom. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Razer takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Razer is trying to improve his position. Razer is trying to get back to his feet. mankow tries to advance to mount but can't. mankow advances to full mount.
That's one minute gone in the round. mankow looking to finish Razer with some ground and pound. This is bad for Razer! mankow lands a nice shot to the head. Razer really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
mankow looking to finish Razer with some ground and pound. This is bad for Razer! mankow cracks Razer with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
It looks like Sica Razer has been cut. mankow landing strikes from the mount and Razer is in trouble!
Razer is rocked! Razer is trying to get back to his feet but can't. Razer looks gassed! mankow landing strikes from the mount. Razer is still on wobbly legs! Can mankow finish him? mankow postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Razer looks a forlorn figure.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Razer is looking to improve his position but mankow isn't that keen on the idea. mankow lands a heavy elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Razer taking shots to the head. mankow pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage. mankow lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
mankow postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Razer looks a forlorn figure.
Razer taking shots to the head. mankow postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Razer looks a forlorn figure.
mankow landing strikes from the mount. mankow landing strikes, looking to finish! mankow postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Razer looks a forlorn figure.
Razer tries to get back to half guard but can't. Razer tries to hold on but mankow pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round. mankow prevents Razer from getting the reversal. Razer seems to have recovered his senses. Razer regains half guard. Razer missing with punches from the bottom.
mankow could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely. Razer pushes mankow off looking to stand but mankow dives back in and keeps control.
Razer flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
mankow thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Razer to regain full guard. Razer is trying to control the position from the bottom.
mankow with a flurry of punches that miss. Razer looking to hit a scissor sweep but mankow is one step ahead there. mankow looking to pass the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up. Razer moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination. Razer fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. Razer lands with a cross. Razer throws a good cross that connects.
mankow feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position. Razer trying to keep a closed guard but mankow is proving a slippery customer.
mankow postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head. mankow with a nice head shot there. Razer keeping full guard, as mankow tries to pass. mankow decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Razer, up you get! As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. A punch combination from mankow misses. mankow scores with a takedown into Razer's guard. mankow stands up and waves to Razer to follow him. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
herbert mankow dominated that round. The cut man is working on Sica Razer's cut. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Horrible takedown by mankow or perhaps it was just good defense by Razer which made him look bad. mankow closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth. Razer regains half guard there - taking advantage of mankow's attempt to lay and pray for a moment. Razer has one foot on mankow's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet. Razer scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
mankow shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Razer pinned against the cage. Razer gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. Razer fails miserably with a takedown attempt. mankow closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - mankow lands in his opponent's guard. mankow throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Razer is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round. mankow cracks Razer with a solid left hand. Razer avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. mankow content to stall in guard here. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Razer wants to sweep but no luck. mankow stops Razer from standing up. Razer looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Razer is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far. Razer looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Razer preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round. mankow stopping the sweep attempt from Razer. mankow distracts Razer with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm. mankow has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player. mankow scoring with some ground and pound. mankow scores with a decent looking elbow strike. mankow postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. Razer keeping full guard, as mankow tries to pass. Razer can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as mankow controls the pace. mankow forces his way into half guard. mankow lands with a punch from half guard. Razer is trying to stand.
That's three minutes gone in the round. mankow works his way into full mount! mankow pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage. mankow lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Razer avoids a strike by mankow and manages to complete a very nice reversal in the process, to end up in mankow's guard! Fantastic escape!
Razer postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head. Razer drops back looking for a leg! mankow is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and mankow manages to kick Razer off! Razer jumps back into mankow's guard. Razer trying to control the position from guard on top but mankow is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Razer postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round. mankow keeping moving, preventing Razer from controlling successfully. Razer prevents mankow from getting back to his feet. Razer drops back, looking for a kneebar! mankow looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. mankow looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from mankow! mankow is looking to take a break and control but Razer is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. Razer is looking to work his way out of this bad position but mankow is controlling him well. mankow looks up at the clock and then as Razer takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, mankow smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. mankow in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows. herbert mankow overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. mankow tries for a kimura but Razer is defending well. mankow throwing strikes but Razer manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control! And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
herbert mankow dominated that second round. The cut man is working on Sica Razer's cut. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
mankow bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control. Razer taking a bit of punishment here - mankow scoring with strikes. Razer takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head. Razer striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Razer is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, mankow asserts his dominance and retains side control. mankow lands an elbow. mankow trying to control the position but Razer is working away. mankow works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head. mankow lands a few punches from side control. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Razer is not in a great position here, taking some shots. mankow cracks Razer with a big elbow. mankow scoring with punches from side control. Razer gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round. Razer makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work! mankow showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Razer.
A jab from Razer finds it's way through mankow's defenses. mankow misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out. Razer lands with a nice body punch. mankow has a takedown stuffed. Jab from Razer. Razer tries to bum rush mankow with a series of wild strikes but mankow uses good footwork to avoid the assault. herbert mankow is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. mankow shoots in and drives through. Razer sprawls well. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for herbert mankow. That's going to take a lot out of him. Razer wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. mankow lands a jab-cross combination. Wow, both these guys are really going for it! mankow shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Razer pinned against the cage. Razer gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. mankow avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A combination from Razer does no damage. mankow fails with a takedown attempt from distance. mankow lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Razer stuffs the takedown attempt from mankow. mankow gets slowly back to his feet. Razer moves into the clinch successfully.
Razer tries for a takedown. No joy.
Razer has mankow pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. mankow manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing. mankow is working for takedown but Razer is calmly controlling the position for now. Razer gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from mankow.
Razer prevents a takedown attempt there.
mankow drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Razer gets the underhooks and prevents it.
mankow pulls guard successfully.
mankow looking to hit a scissor sweep but Razer is one step ahead there. mankow is working hard here to advance position. There's a bit of a scramble here and now mankow is on top in guard.
mankow stands up from Razer's guard - mankow perhaps looking for a knockout.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Nice uppercut lands for Razer. That snapped mankow's head back.
Razer cracks a nice hook into mankow's ribs. mankow tries to keep at a distance but Razer has taken the fight into the clinch. Razer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
mankow wants a takedown.
mankow breaks from the clinch.
mankow feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position. Razer looking to sweep here. No luck so far. mankow throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. Razer wants to stand up but mankow is controlling him. mankow with a flurry of punches that miss. Razer wants to stand but mankow is controlling the position. mankow with a nice head shot there. mankow showing good wrestling skills to control the position. mankow wanted to stand there but Razer had control of the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round. mankow tries to free his leg and advance position but Razer is retaining full guard. mankow stands and steps away. Razer gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game. Razer throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. mankow changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Razer looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better. Razer takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head. mankow trying to control the position but Razer is working away. mankow connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Razer some visible discomfort.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. mankow passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Razer! As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. mankow goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Razer is on top in guard.
Razer preventing the sweep.
And that's the end of the fight! herbert mankow showed his dominance in that final round. Well I reckon that's a shut out for mankow, 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 Alan Glass scores the fight for herbert mankow! Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight for herbert mankow! Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight for herbert mankow!
herbert mankow wins by unanimous decision!
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RATING
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