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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Evan D (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Manchester (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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182 cm
24
153 lbs
7 - 13 - 0 |
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180 cm
23
155 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Decent elbows
Experienced |
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Decent wrestler
Good kicks
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
7 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Evan D! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Peter Manchester! The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Ian Loll and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Manchester misses with a body kick. D shoots in and drives through. Manchester sprawls well. Manchester tries to clinch up. D shoots for a takedown but Manchester saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily. Manchester connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between D's hands. D avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Manchester connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. Manchester lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt. D blocks a leg kick. D fails with a takedown attempt. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Evan D. That's going to take a lot out of him. A head kick by Manchester misses and D counters with a nice double leg into side control. Manchester won't be happy with that. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon. Manchester parries the strikes from D easily there. D is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Manchester to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Manchester tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but D wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control. Manchester is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here. D wants to lay and pray for a moment but Manchester keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round. Manchester regains half guard there - taking advantage of D's attempt to lay and pray for a moment. Manchester moves into full guard.
Manchester keeping moving, preventing D from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Manchester wants to stand up but D is controlling him. D trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. D trying to control but Manchester is working from the bottom. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as D accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round. D throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. Manchester manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. D manages to get himself to full guard.
Manchester is stalling in the full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Evan D. Manchester closes the distance looking to clinch and D counters with a nice double leg into guard. Manchester controls D momentarily but D frees himself. D looking to pass the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round. D trying to control but Manchester is working from the bottom. Manchester not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Peter Manchester was stalling too much, according to the referee. D takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Manchester throws a right and a left that D avoids nicely. Manchester throws a head kick but D moves out of range.
Peter Manchester seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Manchester takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away. Manchester keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl. D avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Peter Manchester will probably get the nod. That's time! Back to the action!
D checks a leg kick. D tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Manchester swivels and escapes. Manchester throws a half hearted mid kick. D avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Manchester lands a slapping body shot.
D avoids a punch combination nicely.
Manchester throws a half hearted mid kick. D tries to score a power double leg takedown but Manchester sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten D somewhat. D fails with a takedown attempt from distance. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Evan D. That's going to take a lot out of him. Manchester tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but D was well out of range. Poor timing from Manchester. Some wild striking there from Manchester.
D shoots in for a double leg but Manchester sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy. Manchester scores with a jab. D acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round. D shoots in looking for a takedown. Manchester tries to sprawl out of it but D keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Manchester manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. Manchester connects with a high kick. Manchester fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt D. D keeps the fight on the outside. Manchester moves in looking to clinch but D pushes him off. This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Manchester. Manchester throws a right hand that D ducks under and follows up with a left that D also avoids with ease. Manchester cracks D with a good jab. Manchester tries a head kick but it misses.
Manchester misses with a series of wild punches.
D shoots in for a takedown but Manchester shows good takedown defense. D manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Manchester on his heels. He'll look to pass Manchester's guard now, I'm sure.
That's two minutes gone in the round. This has been an exciting period of action! Manchester bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in D's guard. D working for a triangle but Manchester defends it easily.
Manchester passes D's left leg - he's now in half guard. Manchester is pressing down on D's thigh, looking to free his foot. D is holding on for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Manchester wants to stand but his hand is trapped. D uses the opportunity to regain full guard. Manchester postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. Manchester is looking to stand up but D won't let him.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it. Manchester throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup. Manchester trying to stand up but can't free himself from D's guard. 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 showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
D blocks a head kick by Manchester.
Manchester lands a jab-cross combination. Manchester looking to land some kicks to the body here.
D fails with a takedown attempt. D avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
D avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Left hook, right uppercut from Manchester. Manchester misses with a head kick.
Peter Manchester seems to be getting the better of the standup. Manchester moves to clinch but D breaks away so D counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. D wants to control from the top but Manchester keeps moving. D looking to sit in guard and control but Manchester gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's one minute gone in the round. Manchester wants to stand and escape but instead D has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard. Manchester 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. Manchester keeping moving, preventing D from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it. D postures up and lands some nice ground and pound. D content to stall in guard here. D wants to control from the top but Manchester keeps moving. Manchester pushes D off and scrambles back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round. D fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Manchester to the ground. D is now in Manchester's guard. Manchester trying to control the position.
Manchester manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
D is squirming around, avoiding Manchester's attempts to control the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round. D wants to control but Manchester is having none of it. Manchester trying to control but he's not successful this time. Evan D has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Manchester controlling his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight! I would just about give that final round to Peter Manchester. I've got Manchester winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30 Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30 Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Peter Manchester!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
48% |
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