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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bob Baramari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Z Mann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Baramari comes to the cage accompanied by WOODKID - Iron. Mann has chosen Birdland as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Z Mann enters the cage!
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210 cm
31
285 lbs
18 - 16 - 0 |
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193 cm
33
255 lbs
19 - 13 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
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
18 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bob Baramari! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
19 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Z Mann! The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Stewart Dunkirk and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Baramari needs to keep his hands up - Mann had a free shot at his head there. Mann attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin. Mann blocks a head kick by Baramari.
Baramari doesn't manage to clinch there - Mann circles away.
Baramari looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Baramari misses with a body kick. Mann tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Baramari swivels and escapes. Baramari throws a head kick that half lands.
It looks like Z Mann has been cut. Baramari closes the distance and clinches. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Mann lands a damaging elbow. Baramari breaks from the clinch.
Baramari throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Mann takes a kick to the side of the head. Mann avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mann clinches up against the cage. Baramari tries a body shot but Mann blocks it.
Mann can't break the clinch.
Baramari's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round. A nice leg kick lands there from Baramari. Baramari tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Baramari finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Baramari throws a leg kick but Mann sees it coming and moves out of range. Baramari throws a head kick but Mann moves out of range.
Mann blocks a low kick nicely. Baramari throws a head kick that misses. Mann shoots for a takedown but Baramari saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily. Mann works the jab nicely. Mann avoids the head kick by Baramari.
Baramari looks to score with a jab to the body but Mann is just out of range. Mann has a takedown stuffed. Bob Baramari has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Z Mann. Baramari throws a body kick but he wasn't in range. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Baramari misses with a wild combination.
Mann lands a jab to Baramari's midsection. Baramari is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Mann thows a body shot but no joy. Mann misses with a looping left. Mann lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent. Mann cracks Baramari with an open hand slap. Baramari checks the leg kick. Mann instigates a clinch. Mann unloads a knee to the mid-section. A battle for position here, against the cage. Mann throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Baramari has had enough of the clinch but Mann keeps him there for the moment. Baramari is trying to break free. With the fighters up against the cage, Mann throws an elbow but misses. Mann wants to get back to striking at distance but Baramari won't allow it.
Baramari can't break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Mann wants a takedown but no success here.
Mann ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Mann no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard. Mann looking for a sweep. Not yet Mann, not yet. Mann doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Mann is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. Baramari is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions. Baramari is in close to Mann's body, working some short punches and elbows. Mann is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. Mann is looking to advance position but Baramari won't allow it. Baramari looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Mann throwing shots but Baramari is blocking nicely. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Mann throwing shots but Baramari is blocking nicely. Mann is thwarting Baramari's attempts to control the position. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now. Mann working Baramari over with strikes. Baramari avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Mann. Mann seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime. Mann throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Mann slips a nice elbow through Baramari's hands, connecting with Baramari's forehead. Mann lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt. Mann has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. Baramari is looking to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Z Mann dominated that round. The cut man is working on Z Mann's cut. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Mann, as that shot connected.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Mann. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man. A bone on bone clash there as Mann blocks the leg kick.
Mann blocks a head kick by Baramari.
Baramari scores with a head kick. Mann tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time. Baramari throws a low kick but Mann moves out of range easily. Baramari throws a quick inside leg kick. Baramari connects with a leg kick. Mann looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. Mann buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
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! Mann tries for a takedown but Baramari sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily. An inside leg kick lands from Baramari. Baramari goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. Mann throws a shot to the body.
Z Mann seems to be getting the better of the standup. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Baramari uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mann. Mann scores with a kick to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round. Mann shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away. Baramari is wriggling around trying to escape.
Mann lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning. Mann breaks from Baramari's wrist control and lands an elbow. Mann lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Baramari hang on? The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Mann breaks from Baramari's wrist control and lands an elbow. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Baramari in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head. Mann has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Baramari's face.
Mann working Baramari over with strikes here. Mann lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Baramari hang on? Mann prevents Baramari from getting the reversal. Mann is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Baramari can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Mann lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Mann lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Baramari hang on? Mann pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage. Mann landing strikes from the mount. Mann throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Z Mann has got the better of the ground game so far. Mann lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Mann with the ground and pound from mount. Mann with good strikes from the mount here! Mann with a couple of short strikes.
Baramari is rocked! Mann landing punches. Oh Baramari is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!! Mann postures up and throws a massive shot that knocks Baramari out cold! Two more strikes to his unconscious opponent for good luck and this one is all over! Mann goes absolutely crazy with his corner! Wow, you can see how much that win means to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Z Mann!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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