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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ramon Manlucas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Mason (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Manlucas comes to the cage accompanied by Wu Tang - Meteor Hammer. Mason has chosen Square Dance as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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159 lbs
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168 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin |
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ramon Manlucas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike Mason!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mason walks into a straight right hand from Manlucas.
Mason throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Manlucas sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mason misses with a hook. Manlucas ducked under it nicely.
A swing and a miss from Mason.
Mason misses with a hook. Manlucas ducked under it nicely.
A shot to the liver by Manlucas. Beautiful body shot.
Mason clinches with his opponent.
Mason lands a hook that snaps the head of Manlucas backwards.
Mason working aggressively here.
Manlucas misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mason slows down the pace here.
Manlucas leaning against his opponent.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mason.
Manlucas looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mason struggles to land a body shot inside as Manlucas controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mason is leaning against Manlucas and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Mason wants to break free but Manlucas has control.
A short right from Mason.
Mason doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Manlucas wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mason has him pressed against the cage.
Manlucas just leaning against Mason, taking a breather.
Mason effectively controlling the action here.
Mason throws a head punch that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mason.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mason creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Manlucas is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Manlucas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Manlucas wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mason lands with a short shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mason misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mason manages to break the clinch.
Mason steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Manlucas.
Manlucas moves out of range of the strikes.
A jab from Mason misses.
Manlucas moves out of range as Mason strikes.
Mason moves into the clinch successfully.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mason tries to work over Manlucas's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mason taking a breather.
Manlucas working hard to break the clinch.
Manlucas is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Manlucas tries to break the clinch but Mason is controlling the position.
Manlucas jumps guard but Mason turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mason stalling against the cage.
Mason scores with a nice hook to the head.
Manlucas escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Manlucas jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mason tries to close the distance and clinch but Manlucas swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Manlucas takes one on the button.
Mason is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Manlucas, as that shot connected.
Manlucas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mason misses with a looping right.
Manlucas waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mason.
Mason tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mason misses with a hook.
Manlucas lands a lovely overhand right.
Manlucas moves away from the strike by Mason.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mason on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A bone on bone clash there as Mason blocks the leg kick.
Mason lands a nice hook to Manlucas's body. Manlucas takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Mason closes the distance and pushes Manlucas back into the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A shot in the inside from Mason.
Mason tries a body shot but Manlucas blocks it.
Mason tries to work over Manlucas's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Manlucas breaks from the clinch.
Mason fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Manlucas manages to avoid it.
Mason throws a body punch but Manlucas moves out of range.
Manlucas is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Manlucas with a body punch. A glancing blow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mason is looking to clinch but Manlucas is avoiding it.
Manlucas bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Mason's head.
Mason gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Manlucas.
Manlucas slips a jab and a cross from Mason.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Mason dominated that round.
That's time! Manlucas's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Mason misses with a body punch
and Manlucas cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Manlucas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mason.
Mason just misses with a punch to the body.
Manlucas scores with a jab. Mason acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Mason defending well as Manlucas loads up on a big left hand.
Manlucas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mason manages to avoid it.
Manlucas is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
A telegraphed right hand from Mason misses the target.
Mason throws a right hand that misses
and Manlucas counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Manlucas swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Manlucas throws a right and a left that Mason avoids nicely.
Manlucas's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Manlucas duly obliges.
Good exchange - Manlucas coming out on top.
Mason throws a poor cross that misses
and Manlucas cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A shot to the body from Mason misses
enabling Manlucas to counter with a crisp jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mason is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Manlucas thuds a left hand into Mason's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mason avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Manlucas connects with a body shot.
Manlucas throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Mason.
Mason misses with an uppercut
and Manlucas counters with a straight right hand.
Mason lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Manlucas lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A big right from Mason misses.
Ramon Manlucas is winning the standup battle so far.
Mason swings for the body but Manlucas moves out of range.
Manlucas scores with a punch to the head.
Mason tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Manlucas was well out of range. Poor timing from Mason.
Manlucas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mason tries to clinch
and Mason takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice shot by Mason.
Mason misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mason misses with a right hand
and Manlucas counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mason misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Manlucas.
A swing and a miss from Mason.
Mason swings for the body but Manlucas moves out of range.
Manlucas changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Mason uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Manlucas.
Mason swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mason misses with a wild body shot.
Mason ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Mason swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Manlucas's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Manlucas duly obliges.
Mason scores with a nice strike.
Manlucas scoring well with a low kick there.
Manlucas connects with the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mason throws a body punch but Manlucas moves out of range.
Mason ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Manlucas moves away.
A left and a right from Mason both land. Nice combination.
Mason throws a shot from downtown. Manlucas moves away and avoids it.
Nice jab there from Manlucas.
Manlucas thows a left - swing and a miss!
A shot to the liver by Manlucas. Beautiful body shot.
Manlucas fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Manlucas throws a hook but Mason blocks it.
Mason misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Manlucas.
Manlucas cracks Mason with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Mason misses with a looping right.
Manlucas moves away from the strike by Mason.
Manlucas blocks a jab.
Manlucas throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manlucas slips a jab and a cross from Mason.
Mason has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Manlucas throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mason.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice shot by Manlucas.
Mason swinging wildly here.
Mason misses with a left hand
and Manlucas counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Mason is breathing heavily.
Manlucas misses with a hook.
Mason throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Manlucas sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Manlucas ducks under a wild hook from Mason.
Mason misses with a hook
letting Manlucas counter with a right hand.
Mason misses with a hook to the body
and Manlucas counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice jab there from Manlucas.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Manlucas throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mason stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Manlucas ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Mason tries to clinch but Manlucas moves out of range.
Manlucas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ramon Manlucas dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Mason moves forwards but Manlucas connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Manlucas slips under a jab from Mason.
Mike Mason seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice shot by Manlucas.
Manlucas walks into a stiff left hand from Mason.
Mason ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Manlucas moves away.
Manlucas lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Mason misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Manlucas.
Mason just misses with a punch to the body.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Mason!
Manlucas with a hook.
Mason is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mason pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mason misses the shot to the body.
Manlucas lands a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manlucas stalks Mason and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Mason's face. Mason staggers backwards, shaken.
Mason takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Mason takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Manlucas lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Manlucas slips under a jab.
Mason takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Mason is rocked!
Mason takes a swing at Manlucas's ribcage but misses.
Mason is still on wobbly legs! Can Manlucas finish him?
Manlucas scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Manlucas lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Mason can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Manlucas and Mason drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Manlucas.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ramon Manlucas!
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hype
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