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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Hop Sing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabe Manuel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sing's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Gettin Jiggy wit It. Manuel has chosen Irations- Falling 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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140 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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145 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hop Sing!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gabe Manuel!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shirou Masuda and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sing lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Sing.
Sing throws a right and a left that both miss.
A right-left combo lands from Sing.
Sing swinging wilding here.
Sing bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Manuel's head.
Sing throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sing misses with a double jab.
Manuel jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sing throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Manuel.
Manuel looks to land a right hand but Sing moved out of range.
A combination from Sing does no damage.
Sing misses with a few strikes there.
Sing throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
A punch combination from Sing misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Sing throws a hook but Manuel blocks it.
Sing uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Manuel.
Sing will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Manuel takes one to the side of the head.
Sing throws a jab but it's blocked by Manuel.
Manuel throws a sloppy head kick and Sing moves out of range easily.
Manuel misses the shot to the body.
Sing rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Manuel moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Manuel takes a swing at Sing's ribcage but misses.
Manuel ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sing misses with a wild combination.
Sing swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sing closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Sing misses with the combination.
Sing tries to bum rush Manuel with a series of wild strikes but Manuel uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sing misses with a two punch combination.
Manuel misses with an uppercut. Sing saw that one coming.
Sing uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Manuel.
Sing looks to score with a jab to the body but Manuel is just out of range.
A shot to de liver by Manuel. Beautiful body shot.
Sing throws a right and a left that Manuel avoids nicely.
Sing displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Manuel throws out the jab.
Manuel fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sing thows a body shot but no joy.
Manuel misses with an uppercut.
A combination from Sing does no damage.
No joy there for Sing, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sing scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A decent looking cross lands there for Manuel.
Manuel throws a head kick but Sing moves out of range.
Manuel feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sing's calf.
A combination from Sing does no damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manuel looks to land a combination. Sing sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Sing pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Manuel is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Sing.
Manuel displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Sing throws a series of punches but Manuel avoids them all with ease.
Sing misses with a two punch combination.
Sing looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sing just misses with a punch to the body.
Sing swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sing falls off balance throwing a combination
and Manuel counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Sing is breathing heavily.
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!
An inside leg kick lands from Manuel.
Manuel throws a front kick that sends Sing stumbling back into the cage.
Manuel throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sing chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Manuel can pounce on him.
Manuel throws a nice outside leg kick.
Manuel pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sing moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Manuel feints and then cracks Sing's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sing down.
Sing takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Sing is working the combinations to good effect here.
Manuel throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Sing is rocked!
It looks like Hop Sing has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sing blocks a head kick by Manuel.
Manuel tries to bum rush Sing with a series of wild strikes but Sing uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sing on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Manuel. Manuel obviously looking to wear him down.
Manuel throws a series of punches but Sing avoids them all with ease.
Sing swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Manuel makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Sing really felt that one!
Manuel connects with a jab.
Sing takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Manuel throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Sing keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Manuel.
Manuel loads up on a big right hand but Sing slips the punch.
Sing throws a right and a left that Manuel avoids nicely.
Manuel fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Sing on the side of the head.
Sing stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Manuel.
Manuel dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sing. That did some damage!
Manuel scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Manuel cracks the inside of Sing's front leg.
Sing gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Sing is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Manuel throws a nice inside leg kick.
Manuel cracks Sing with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Sing does no damage.
Sing walks forward, straight into a front kick from Manuel.
Manuel works Sing's body with a nice hook.
A jab from Manuel does it's job there.
Hop Sing seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Manuel fails to land with a series of punches.
Good shot there by Manuel.
Manuel lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sing uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Manuel.
Manuel lands with a shot to the body.
Manuel pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Manuel takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sing looks to land a combination but Manuel avoids it well.
Sing moves out of range of the strikes.
Sing misses with a wild combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sing lands a nice looking body shot.
Manuel throws a sloppy head kick and Sing moves out of range easily.
Sing throws a left and a right that both miss
and Manuel counters with a head kick.
Sing lands a with a good body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gabe Manuel dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hop Sing's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Sing tries to bum rush Manuel with a series of wild strikes but Manuel uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Manuel lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sing's sensitive parts.
Manuel drops his hands momentarily and Sing takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Manuel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sing.
Sing wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sing scores with a decent looking hook.
Sing throws a series of punches but Manuel avoids them all with ease.
Sing misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gabe Manuel seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sing works over Manuel's head and body with a nice combination.
Sing blocks a head kick by Manuel.
Manuel misses with a hook. Sing ducked under it nicely.
Sing throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Manuel avoids a punch combination nicely.
Manuel lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sing's sensitive parts.
Manuel will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Manuel looks to score with a jab to the body but Sing is just out of range.
Sing moves out of range of the body kick from Manuel.
Sing misses with a wild body shot.
Sing checks the leg kick.
Manuel is breathing heavily.
Sing throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sing just misses with a punch to the body.
Sing looks to land a combination but Manuel avoids it well.
Sing looks to land a combination but Manuel avoids it well.
Sing falls off balance throwing a combination
and Manuel counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Manuel fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sing.
Manuel cracks the inside of Sing's front leg.
Manuel looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Sing takes a jab right on the kisser.
Sing rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Manuel moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Manuel throws a right and a left that Sing avoids nicely.
A nice leg kick lands there from Manuel.
Sing takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Manuel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sing.
Manuel throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Sing lands a body shot.
Sing showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Manuel.
Sing uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Manuel.
Sing is looking to wear down Manuel with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Sing throws a left and a right that both miss
and Manuel counters with a thumping low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manuel connects with the punch.
A decent looking cross lands there for Manuel.
Sing dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Manuel dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sing. That did some damage!
Sing throws a good cross that connects.
Manuel with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Sing fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Manuel looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Manuel throws a big shot that misses.
Sing misses with a wild combination.
Sing throws a left and a right that both miss
and Manuel counters with a nice uppercut.
Sing's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Sing duly obliges.
Manuel works the jab nicely.
Sing scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sing takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sing looks to land a combination but Manuel avoids it well.
Sing looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Manuel scores with a body shot.
A punch combination from Sing misses.
A swing and a miss from Manuel.
Sing swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Manuel.
Sing showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Manuel.
Sing on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Manuel misses with an uppercut.
Sing throws a hook but Manuel avoids it easily.
Sing misses with a combination
letting Manuel counter with a right hand.
Sing throws a right and a left that Manuel avoids nicely.
Sing throws a right and a left that Manuel avoids nicely.
Manuel tries a head kick but it misses.
Sing walks forward, straight into a front kick from Manuel.
Manuel throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sing.
Sing throws a left and a right that both miss
and Manuel counters with an outside leg kick.
Manuel is looking to score with low kicks.
Sing swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Manuel counters with a nice body shot.
Sing misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sing throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sing catches Manuel with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manuel connects with a solid leg kick.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Sing might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Sing fails to land with a series of punches.
Sing showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Manuel.
Hop Sing is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sing takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Manuel tries to bum rush Sing with a series of wild strikes but Sing uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A big right from Manuel misses.
Sing looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Manuel throws a half hearted mid kick.
Sing lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Sing connects with a body shot.
Manuel has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sing throws a nice looking combination but Manuel bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sing throws a series of punches but Manuel moves out of range.
Manuel throws a lazy right hand but Sing sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Manuel throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Sing!
Sing lands with a nice combination. Manuel backs away looking to recover.
A slow jab from Manuel misses its intended target.
A combination from Sing does no damage.
Sing misses with a double jab
and Manuel counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gabe Manuel showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Hop Sing's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Manuel throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Manuel lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Sing keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sing misses with a double jab.
Good shot there by Manuel.
Manuel tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sing throws a series of punches but Manuel avoids them all with ease.
Sing fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A telegraphed right hand from Manuel misses the target.
Manuel pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Sing displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Manuel throws out the jab.
Sing lands a jab-cross combination.
Manuel slips a jab and a cross from Sing.
Manuel lands with a thumping leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Manuel with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Sing scores with a nice strike.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sing swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Manuel counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Manuel dodges the punch combination from Sing.
Manuel misses with a jab, cross combination.
Manuel slips a jab and a cross from Sing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sing throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Manuel misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sing throws a series of strikes that have Manuel backpedaling.
Sing falls off balance throwing a combination
and Manuel counters with a left and a right that stings Sing.
Sing lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Manuel looks to score with a jab to the body but Sing is just out of range.
Nice cross by Sing.
Manuel showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sing.
Sing uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Manuel has time to react.
Sing lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Sing.
Sing misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Manuel throws a jab when Sing was well out of range.
Sing throws a right hand that Manuel ducks under and follows up with a left that Manuel also avoids with ease.
Sing checks the leg kick.
Sing throws a left and a right that both miss
and Manuel counters with a leg kick.
Sing misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sing misses with a double jab
and Manuel counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sing misses with a series of wild punches.
A right-left combo lands from Sing.
Sing misses with a two punch combination.
Sing scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Nice defenses there by Manuel.
Sing uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Manuel.
Sing keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sing will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nice cross by Manuel.
Manuel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sing manages to avoid it.
Sing smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Sing throws a nice looking combination but Manuel bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sing misses with the combination.
Manuel sizes up Sing with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Manuel throws a jab when Sing was well out of range.
Good shot there by Sing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Sing lands an impressive looking overhand right. Manuel doesn't seem phased though.
Sing throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sing moves away from the strike by Manuel.
Manuel avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nice jab there from Sing.
Sing goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Manuel buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Manuel is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sing.
Hop Sing has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sing ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Manuel lands a head kick. Sing smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Manuel lands an overhand right.
Manuel swings for the body but Sing moves out of range.
A combination from Sing does no damage.
Manuel loads up on a big right hand but Sing slips the punch.
Manuel misses with a looping right.
Manuel motions for Sing to come forward. Manuel throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sing lands with a shot to the body.
Sing throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sing takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sing uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Manuel has time to react.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manuel swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Manuel misses with a straight right.
Sing throws a series of punches but Manuel moves out of range.
Manuel scores with the left hand. Sing knows he should have avoided that one.
Sing misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A shot to de liver by Sing. Beautiful body shot.
Sing scores with a crisp jab that stopped Manuel in his tracks.
Manuel misses with a looping right.
Manuel missing with a left hand there. Sing was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A head kick misses from Manuel.
Sing scores with a hook to the body. Manuel takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
No joy there for Sing, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Some wild striking there from Sing.
Sing steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Manuel.
Sing displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Manuel throws out the jab.
A combination from Sing does no damage.
Manuel fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Manuel slips a jab from Sing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gabe Manuel comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Manuel has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gabe 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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