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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rooy Tahnupa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego Manosuar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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144 lbs
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169 cm
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130 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Big heart |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined |
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rooy Tahnupa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Diego Manosuar!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Seu Braga and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tahnupa rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Manosuar moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tahnupa fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tahnupa darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Tahnupa keeps the fight on the outside.
Manosuar is looking to clinch but Tahnupa is avoiding it.
Tahnupa displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Manosuar moves in looking to clinch but Tahnupa pushes him off.
Tahnupa displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Manosuar.
Nice uppercut there from Tahnupa.
Some wild striking there from Manosuar.
Manosuar throws a leg kick but Tahnupa checks it.
Manosuar misses with a right hand
and Tahnupa counters with a nice uppercut.
Tahnupa misses with a few strikes there.
Tahnupa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Manosuar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manosuar closes the distance looking to clinch
and Manosuar takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Manosuar throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A head kick misses from Manosuar.
Manosuar is looking to clinch but Tahnupa is avoiding it.
Manosuar misses with a double jab
letting Tahnupa counter with a right hand.
Tahnupa avoids the body shot from Manosuar.
Sloppy strikes from Manosuar. Those never looked like landing.
Manosuar just misses with a punch to the body.
Tahnupa lands a jab to the head.
Manosuar moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tahnupa looks to score with a jab to the body but Manosuar is just out of range.
Manosuar is looking to clinch.
Tahnupa scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Tahnupa fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Manosuar shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Tahnupa sprawls well. Tahnupa wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Manosuar gets slowly back to his feet.
Manosuar thumps Tahnupa with a low kick.
Tahnupa swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Manosuar feints and as Tahnupa raises his hands in defense, Manosuar changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Tahnupa wants to get back to his feet but Manosuar passes into half guard.
Tahnupa pushes Manosuar off looking to stand but Manosuar dives back in and keeps control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manosuar is trying to control. Tahnupa wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tahnupa is looking to get back to is feet but Manosuar passes into side control.
The strikes coming from Manosuar are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Manosuar decides to stand back up.
Manosuar staying out of range there.
Manosuar lands with a kick to the ribs.
Manosuar wants to clinch.
Tahnupa moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manosuar gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Tahnupa is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Manosuar gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Tahnupa has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Manosuar breaks from the clinch.
Manosuar connects with a solid leg kick.
A punch combination from Tahnupa misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Manosuar tries to clinch up.
Sloppy strikes from Manosuar. Those never looked like landing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Manosuar shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Tahnupa pinned against the cage. Tahnupa gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Rooy Tahnupa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Diego Manosuar.
Horrible takedown by Manosuar or perhaps it was just good defense by Tahnupa which made him look bad.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Diego Manosuar dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Manosuar on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Manosuar looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Manosuar throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tahnupa.
Tahnupa misses with a two punch combination.
Tahnupa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tahnupa bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Manosuar's head backwards.
Manosuar looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Manosuar misses with the combination.
Tahnupa lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Tahnupa will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Diego Manosuar seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A right-left combo lands from Tahnupa.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manosuar moves out of range of the strikes.
Manosuar looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tahnupa scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Tahnupa throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Manosuar takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Manosuar blocks a jab.
Tahnupa throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Manosuar.
Manosuar goes for a double leg but Tahnupa avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Tahnupa continues to drive forward.
Tahnupa wants to break the clinch but can't.
Tahnupa is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Manosuar is defending well.
Tahnupa has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Manosuar is trying to keep an underhook but Tahnupa manages to get the takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manosuar has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Tahnupa is working away from the top position though.
Manosuar pushes Tahnupa off looking to stand but Tahnupa dives back in and keeps control.
Manosuar trying to control but Tahnupa postures up.
Tahnupa wants to stand up but Manosuar manages to regain full guard.
Tahnupa has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Tahnupa trying to stand up but can't free himself from Manosuar's guard.
Manosuar is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Tahnupa defends well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manosuar is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Tahnupa is controlling him.
Manosuar is breathing heavily.
Tahnupa wants to stand and escape but instead Manosuar has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Manosuar is in close to Tahnupa's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Tahnupa preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Tahnupa is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tahnupa is trying to break the clinch but Manosuar has him pressed against the cage.
Manosuar manages to pull guard.
Tahnupa tries to stand but Manosuar is controlling from the bottom.
Tahnupa knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Manosuar on the ground.
Manosuar looking to control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tahnupa stands and steps away. Manosuar gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Tahnupa circles away from the clinch attempt
and Tahnupa counters with a series of strikes. Manosuar will be more careful next time no doubt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rooy Tahnupa dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Some wild striking there from Tahnupa.
Manosuar tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Manosuar takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Tahnupa keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Tahnupa is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A punch combination from Manosuar misses.
Tahnupa scores with a shot to the body.
Tahnupa moves into range and connects with a jab.
Tahnupa scores with a body shot.
Manosuar tries to clinch but Tahnupa is having none of it.
Tahnupa blocks a head kick by Manosuar.
Manosuar bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manosuar shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Tahnupa defends it nicely.
Tahnupa slips a jab and a cross from Manosuar.
Manosuar takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tahnupa checks the leg kick nicely there.
Tahnupa swats away the attempt to clinch by Manosuar.
Tahnupa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tahnupa tests Manosuar's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tahnupa wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Manosuar fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Rooy Tahnupa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Diego Manosuar.
Manosuar fails to land with a series of punches.
Rooy Tahnupa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tahnupa goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Manosuar moves into the clinch successfully.
Manosuar breaks the clinch.
Manosuar avoids a punch combination nicely.
A combination from Tahnupa does no damage.
Tahnupa slaps away a takedown attempt from Manosuar, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A combination from Tahnupa does no damage.
Tahnupa avoids the head kick by Manosuar.
Nice jab there from Tahnupa.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manosuar takes a swing at Tahnupa's ribcage but misses.
Tahnupa swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tahnupa lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Manosuar takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Diego Manosuar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A punch combination from Tahnupa misses.
Tahnupa swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Manosuar shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Tahnupa as he avoids it easily.
Tahnupa looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tahnupa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tahnupa slips under a jab from Manosuar.
Tahnupa connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Rooy Tahnupa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tahnupa misses with a two punch combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manosuar moves out of range as Tahnupa strikes.
Tahnupa connects with a body shot that sends Manosuar's belly button to the back.
Manosuar throws a right and a left that both miss.
Manosuar shoots for a double leg takedown but Tahnupa sprawls well. He's pushed Manosuar's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Tahnupa scores with a one two! Manosuar had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
A decent looking cross lands there for Tahnupa.
Nice uppercut lands for Tahnupa. That snapped Manosuar's head back.
Manosuar takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Manosuar closes this distance looking for a takedown but Tahnupa circles away.
Tahnupa scores with a shot to the body.
Tahnupa scores with a shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rooy Tahnupa showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Tahnupa has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 29:28
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rooy Tahnupa!
Rooy Tahnupa thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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FIGHT
RATING
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