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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tony Tauno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charlie Manson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tauno kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Pelican - Dead Between The Walls. Manson is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Helter Skelter. 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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273 lbs
17 - 11 - 0 |
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280 lbs
22 - 12 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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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
17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tony Tauno!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Charlie Manson!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tauno takes a swing at Manson's ribcage but misses.
Tauno is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Manson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Manson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Charlie Manson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Manson wants to clinch up but Tauno keeps it at a distance.
Manson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tauno sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The fighters circling - Tauno throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Manson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Manson throws a head kick that misses.
Tauno ducks under a wild hook from Manson.
Manson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tauno.
Tauno scores with a jab to the jaw.
It looks like Charlie Manson has been cut.
Tauno steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Manson.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Manson scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tauno throws a head kick but Manson moves out of range.
Tauno swings widly with a right hand
and Manson counters with a nice kick to the body.
Tauno throws a hook but Manson avoids it easily.
Tauno walks into a left hand.
Manson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Tauno looks to throw the jab but Manson is out of range.
Tauno misses the jab.
Manson throws out a loose jab but Tauno uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tauno takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Manson looks for a takedown but Tauno sprawls well.
Manson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Tauno leaves Manson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Tony Tauno has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Charlie Manson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Manson misses with a head kick.
Tauno does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Manson lands a jab to Tauno's midsection.
Tauno moves out of range of the strikes.
Tauno avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Manson throws a hook but Tauno avoids it easily.
Tauno takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Tauno bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Manson throws a series of punches but Tauno avoids them all with ease.
Manson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Manson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Tauno fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Manson manages to avoid it.
Tauno misses with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Manson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Manson throws a head punch that misses.
Tauno managing to block the knees to the body from Manson.
Manson tries to land a knee to the head but Tauno blocks with his arms.
Manson being controlled against the cage.
Manson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Tauno pulls his leg out and moves away.
Manson misses with a looping right.
Tauno goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Tauno lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Tauno lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Manson sprawling to the canvas. Tauno follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Manson hang on?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tauno looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Tauno.
Manson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Tauno wants to stand but Manson has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Manson moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Tauno content to stall in guard here.
Manson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Tauno manages to get himself to full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tauno is trying to control the position but Manson postures up.
Manson trying to move into half guard but instead Tauno has managed to sweep!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Tauno dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Charlie Manson's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Tauno throws a sloppy head kick and Manson moves out of range easily.
Left hook, right uppercut from Tauno.
That has opened up Charlie Manson's cut even more.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Manson looks to score with a jab to the body but Tauno is just out of range.
Manson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tauno.
Manson throws a leg kick
and Tauno counters with a leg kick.
Manson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Tauno's hands.
Tauno misses with a two punch combination.
Tauno swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Manson has a takedown stuffed.
Nice uppercut lands for Manson. That snapped Tauno's head back.
Manson throws out a loose jab but Tauno uses good head movement to avoid it.
Manson throws out a powerful jab.
Tauno tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tauno shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Manson but Manson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
The fighters circling - Manson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Manson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A swing and a miss from Tauno.
Tauno lands with an overhand left.
The cut above Charlie Manson's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Manson throws a body punch but Tauno moves out of range.
Tauno lands a leg kick that knocks Manson off balance momentarily.
Tauno lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Manson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A shot to the body from Manson misses
and Tauno counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Manson is breathing heavily.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Tauno waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Manson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manson misses with a hook. Tauno ducked under it nicely.
Tony Tauno is winning the standup battle so far.
Manson gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Tauno to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Tauno passes Manson's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Tauno slips a nice elbow through Manson's hands, connecting with Manson's forehead.
Tauno keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Manson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Tauno wants to lay and pray for a moment but Manson keeps working.
Tauno has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Tauno working Manson over with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tauno wants to lay and pray for a moment but Manson keeps working.
Tauno trying to control the pace.
Manson tries to roll over but Tauno keeps him under control.
Tauno content to control rather than advance.
Manson is staying active underneath Tauno, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Tony Tauno just wasn't active enough.
Tauno avoids the body shot from Manson.
Tauno throws a shot from downtown. Manson moves away and avoids it.
Manson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manson lands a slapping body shot.
Manson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tauno throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Manson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tauno blocks a leg kick.
Manson connects with a single shot there.
Tauno throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tauno comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Manson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Tauno.
Manson drives through with a takedown into guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tauno preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Tauno trying to control the position.
Tauno looking for a guillotine here but Manson defends easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Tauno dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Charlie Manson's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Tauno tries a head kick but it misses.
Tauno takes one to the chin there.
Tauno on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Manson fails with a takedown attempt.
Manson misses with a hook.
Tauno throws a nice inside leg kick.
Tauno throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Manson.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Charlie Manson's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Tony Tauno!
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energy
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hype
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