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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pasquale Acosta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bryan Manuel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pasquale Acosta has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power |
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pasquale Acosta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bryan Manuel!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shigeki Fujiwara and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manuel blocks a head kick by Acosta.
Nice takedown defense from Acosta. No joy for Manuel on that attempt.
Acosta throws a half hearted mid kick.
Manuel is looking to clinch.
Acosta throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Acosta clinches.
Acosta tries to score a body lock takedown but Manuel shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Acosta pulls guard effortlessly.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Manuel postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Acosta throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Acosta has a closed guard, preventing Manuel from standing up.
Acosta throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manuel landing some decent shots from guard.
Acosta controls Manuel momentarily but Manuel frees himself.
Manuel trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Acosta manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Manuel manages to get himself to full guard.
Manuel tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Acosta stops Manuel from standing up.
Acosta showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Manuel lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Acosta!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manuel trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Manuel avoids the attempt from Acosta to control.
Manuel punching from mount but Acosta doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Acosta somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
Manuel fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Acosta closes the distance and clinches.
Manuel has Acosta pressed against the cage.
Acosta breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Acosta fails with a takedown attempt.
Nice sprawl there from Acosta as Manuel shoots in.
Pasquale Acosta has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bryan Manuel.
Manuel shoots in looking for a takedown. Acosta tries to sprawl out of it but Manuel keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Acosta manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Manuel closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Acosta quickly recovers to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Acosta is trying to stand back up but Manuel is controlling him
Acosta trying to control from the bottom.
Acosta controlling the position for now.
Manuel slips a nice elbow through Acosta's hands, connecting with Acosta's forehead.
Acosta keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Manuel seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Manuel seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Acosta does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Manuel postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Acosta to stand up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bryan Manuel will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Manuel.
A head kick misses from Manuel.
Horrible takedown by Manuel or perhaps it was just good defense by Acosta which made him look bad.
Pasquale Acosta is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Manuel misses with a head kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Acosta is defended easily by Manuel.
Manuel misses with a body kick.
Acosta gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Acosta looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Acosta keeping moving, preventing Manuel from controlling successfully.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Manuel stopping the sweep attempt from Acosta.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Manuel gets a double leg takedown into Acosta's guard.
Manuel trying to control the position from guard on top but Acosta is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Acosta is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Acosta looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Acosta keeping moving, preventing Manuel from controlling successfully.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Acosta has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Manuel off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Manuel shoots in and drives through. Acosta sprawls well.
Pasquale Acosta has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bryan Manuel.
Manuel looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Acosta is fending him off so far but Manuel persists. Nope, Acosta circles away and we're back to standing.
Manuel is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Acosta tries for a takedown but Manuel sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Acosta moves into the clinch.
Acosta is looking for a takedown.
Manuel jumps guard.
Manuel kicks Acosta off and gets to his feet.
A nice leg kick lands there from Acosta.
Acosta shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Manuel as he jumps to the side.
Acosta shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Manuel but Manuel pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Manuel fails to land the takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manuel connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Acosta throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Manuel's waist but Manuel gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Acosta off to one side.
Manuel fails with a takedown attempt.
Acosta displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Manuel.
Acosta moves into range and clinches up with Manuel.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Acosta is defending well against a takedown attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Acosta.
Manuel prevents the takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bryan Manuel 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!
Acosta scores with a takedown into Manuel's guard.
Acosta slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Acosta has control of an arm but Manuel manages to advance to Acosta's back!
Acosta looking very determined here, making life difficult for Manuel.
Acosta rolls, trying to escape but Manuel keeps control of the position.
Acosta breaks Manuel's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Acosta pushes down on Manuel's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Acosta looks to land a strike but Manuel avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Acosta stands and steps away. Manuel gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Manuel misses with a takedown attempt - Acosta sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A leg kick checked by Acosta.
Acosta fails with a takedown attempt.
Manuel shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Manuel won't allow Acosta to sweep him here.
Manuel trying to control but Acosta is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Acosta trying to keep a closed guard but Manuel is proving a slippery customer.
Acosta working for a triangle but Manuel defends it easily.
Manuel must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Manuel postures up in Acosta's guard and throws a big left but Acosta blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Acosta keeping full guard, as Manuel tries to pass.
Manuel stays in close to Acosta's body and controls the position.
Let's hope that Manuel has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Bryan Manuel.
Manuel tries a head kick but it misses.
Acosta shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Manuel pinned against the cage. Manuel gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Good work by Acosta as he checks the leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Acosta misses with a wild combination.
Pasquale Acosta is winning the standup battle so far.
Acosta misses with a head kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Manuel.
Manuel tries to clinch up but Acosta circles away and keeps his distance.
Acosta darts in and clinches Manuel up against the cage.
Manuel dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Acosta breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pasquale Acosta has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bryan Manuel is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Manuel throws a leg kick
and Acosta counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Pasquale Acosta.
I think Manuel has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 28:29
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Bryan Manuel!
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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
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