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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Isiah Mansfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rey de Chocolate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mansfield comes into the arena with Ain't I by Yung LA ft. Young Dro & T.I. blaring out of the sound system. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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179 cm
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137 lbs
7 - 7 - 0 |
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175 cm
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147 lbs
10 - 9 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Experienced |
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Olympic wrestler
Counter striker
Powerful |
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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
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Isiah Mansfield! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rey de Chocolate! The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Dmitry Maklakov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Mansfield gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily and de Chocolate counters with a shoot takedown into half guard. de Chocolate drops an elbow to the side of Mansfield's head. Mansfield trying to control from the bottom.
de Chocolate wants to free his trapped foot but Mansfield is holding on for dear life with his legs. de Chocolate seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Mansfield does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back. Mansfield tries to roll over but de Chocolate keeps him under control. Mansfield is trying to control but can't.
de Chocolate lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears. Mansfield looking for submissions from an awkward position here. de Chocolate works his foot free and advances to mount. Mansfield really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Mansfield really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape. de Chocolate unloading with bombs! de Chocolate trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's one minute gone in the round. de Chocolate connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
de Chocolate can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Mansfield is looking to escape. Mansfield bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done! de Chocolate is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far. de Chocolate keeping full guard, as Mansfield tries to pass. Mansfield preventing the sweep. de Chocolate is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round. de Chocolate is edging up against the ropes. He's using the ropes to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched. Mansfield manages to break the clinch.
de Chocolate looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. de Chocolate fails with a takedown attempt from distance. Isiah Mansfield seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. de Chocolate tries to land a front kick but Mansfield steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed. A really sloppy takedown attempt there from de Chocolate. Mansfield leaves de Chocolate with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt. Isiah Mansfield has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rey de Chocolate. de Chocolate looks gassed! Mansfield throws a head kick that misses. Mansfield scores with a one two! de Chocolate had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes. Mansfield lets loose with a powerful body kick. de Chocolate will feel that in the morning. Mansfield scores a takedown into full mount! de Chocolate holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Mansfield tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here! de Chocolate wants to hold on but Mansfield pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Mansfield working for a guillotine from mount but de Chocolate is in no mood to give up. The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Mansfield cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Mansfield has hold of de Chocolate's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and de Chocolate manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Mansfield jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… de Chocolate is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by de Chocolate and Mansfield has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
de Chocolate is holding Mansfield down, trying to stall. Mansfield is trying to get an arm triangle but de Chocolate is defending well. Mansfield prevents de Chocolate from escaping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round. de Chocolate sneaks out the side door and pushes Mansfield away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape. de Chocolate has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Mansfield. Mansfield lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Mansfield lands a really nice looking cross but de Chocolate seems unphased.
A chopping leg kick lands by Mansfield. Mansfield throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Mansfield moves out of range of the body kick from de Chocolate.
Mansfield throws a sloppy head kick and de Chocolate moves out of range easily. Mansfield has his takedown stuffed and de Chocolate counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by de Chocolate. The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! de Chocolate is in close to Mansfield's body, working some short punches and elbows. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. de Chocolate postures up and lands a big shot to Mansfield's brow. de Chocolate trying to control but Mansfield is working from the bottom. Mansfield keeping full guard, as de Chocolate tries to pass. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rey de Chocolate dominated that round. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Mansfield connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between de Chocolate's hands. Isiah Mansfield is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. A momentary lapse in concentration from Mansfield enables de Chocolate to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Mansfield manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat. Mansfield keeping moving, preventing de Chocolate from controlling successfully. de Chocolate postures up and lands some nice ground and pound. de Chocolate stopping the sweep attempt from Mansfield. Mansfield looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
de Chocolate must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu. Mansfield has his foot on de Chocolate's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. de Chocolate works his way back into a safe position though. de Chocolate trying to move into half guard but instead Mansfield has managed to sweep! de Chocolate is trying to keep Mansfield in close.
de Chocolate looking for a sweep. Not yet de Chocolate, not yet. de Chocolate is controlling Mansfield's posture. de Chocolate is trying to keep Mansfield in close.
That's one minute gone in the round. de Chocolate wants to stand up but Mansfield is controlling him. We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon. de Chocolate is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Rey de Chocolate. de Chocolate takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Mansfield, right into the meat.
Mansfield throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by de Chocolate. Mansfield misses with a wild combination.
Mansfield chopping away at his opponent's legs.
de Chocolate takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. Mansfield throws a head kick that misses. Mansfield misses with a head kick.
Mansfield misses with a few strikes there.
That's two minutes gone in the round. de Chocolate looks to score with a jab to the body but Mansfield is just out of range. de Chocolate shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it. de Chocolate misses with a body shot
and Mansfield counters with a one-two to the body. de Chocolate blocks a head kick by Mansfield.
Excellent takedown into side control there by de Chocolate. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. de Chocolate working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Mansfield wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land. de Chocolate connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Mansfield some visible discomfort.
de Chocolate scores with punches from side control. de Chocolate in side control lands a decent elbow. Mansfield wants to get back to his feet but de Chocolate drags him back down. de Chocolate passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Mansfield! This has been an exciting period of action! Mansfield gets back to half guard. de Chocolate wants to take a breather but Mansfield is having none of it. Ground and pound from de Chocolate. Mansfield is trying to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Mansfield is trying to maintain the position but de Chocolate is very close to passing his half guard. de Chocolate prevents Mansfield from improving his position. de Chocolate working the head and body with strikes. Mansfield is refusing to be controlled, as de Chocolate sits in half guard. Mansfield tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land. Mansfield is looking to improve his position.
de Chocolate scoring with strikes to the body and head. de Chocolate is looking to take a break and control but Mansfield is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. de Chocolate looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Mansfield with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position. de Chocolate is nestled in close to Mansfield, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure. de Chocolate is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round. de Chocolate lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt. de Chocolate seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Mansfield does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back. de Chocolate thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Mansfield's head. Mansfield is trying to stand up here but de Chocolate is controlling him well. Mansfield looking to work for a kimura from the bottom. de Chocolate is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound. Mansfield looking for submissions off his back. Mansfield taking some punishment here, with de Chocolate in his half guard. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. de Chocolate connects with a nice short shot to Mansfield's temple. de Chocolate looks to score some points with some ground and pound. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rey de Chocolate showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Mansfield lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Mansfield with a lazy takedown attempt and de Chocolate counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Mansfield! The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, de Chocolate cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
de Chocolate landing strikes from the mount. de Chocolate working the ground and pound effectively.
Mansfield is rocked! Mansfield throwing hammer fists to the chest of de Chocolate. What's that going to do exactly? Mansfield taking shots to the head. This has been an exciting period of action! Mansfield is looking to improve his position but de Chocolate isn't that keen on the idea. de Chocolate looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Oh Mansfield is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!! de Chocolate lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning. Mansfield is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Mansfield seems to have got his legs back now. Mansfield in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head. Both fighters are breathing heavily. The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, de Chocolate cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
de Chocolate landing shots from mount. Mansfield takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position. The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's one minute gone in the round. de Chocolate breaks from Mansfield's wrist control and lands an elbow. de Chocolate scores with a couple of good head shots there.
de Chocolate looking to control but Mansfield is working nicely, looking to advance position himself. de Chocolate has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Mansfield's face.
de Chocolate postures up and throws a massive shot that knocks Mansfield out cold! Two more strikes to his unconscious opponent for good luck and this one is all over! de Chocolate goes absolutely crazy with his corner! Wow, you can see how much that win means to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Rey de Chocolate!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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