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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Todd Ianuzzi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manny Ra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ianuzzi comes to the cage accompanied by Paranoid. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Todd Ianuzzi!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Manny Ra!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ra defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ianuzzi.
Ianuzzi throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ra closes the distance but Ianuzzi moves to the side
and Ianuzzi counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Ianuzzi.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Ra looking for a sweep. Not yet Ra, not yet.
Ra is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Ianuzzi controlling from the top position.
Ianuzzi knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ra on the ground.
Ra is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ianuzzi postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ianuzzi controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Ra on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Ianuzzi misses the body punch
and Ra counters with an outside leg kick.
Ianuzzi misses with an uppercut.
Some bone on bone action there as Ra checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Ra is looking to clinch.
Ianuzzi throws a lazy right hand but Ra sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ra tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ianuzzi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ianuzzi walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Ra slips under a jab.
Ianuzzi ducks right into an uppercut from Ra.
Ianuzzi scores with a takedown into Ra's guard.
Ra looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ra wants to stand up but Ianuzzi is controlling him.
Ianuzzi looking to sit in guard and control but Ra gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ra preventing the sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ianuzzi is working hard here to advance position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ianuzzi pulls Ra in close to prevent any damage.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Ra trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Manny Ra has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Ianuzzi throws a poor cross that misses
and Ra counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ianuzzi thows a body shot but no joy.
Ra tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ra misses with a head kick.
A swing and a miss from Ianuzzi.
Ianuzzi throws a lazy uppercut
and Ra counters with a good low kick that Ianuzzi was not able to check.
A solid body kick from Ra.
Ra lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ianuzzi circles away quickly and effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ra lands a nice looking kick to the body. Ianuzzi takes a step back to recover.
Ra is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ianuzzi looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Ra!
Ianuzzi lands a decent elbow from side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
You can see the frustration on Ra's face as Ianuzzi controls the position.
Ra is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ra is staying active underneath Ianuzzi, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Ianuzzi performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Ianuzzi not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Todd Ianuzzi dominated that round.
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.
Ra lands a slapping body shot.
Ianuzzi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ra.
Ra misses with a right hand
and Ianuzzi counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Ianuzzi throws a big right hand that misses.
Ianuzzi loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ra looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ianuzzi is one step ahead there.
Ra bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ianuzzi's guard.
Ra trying to control the position from guard on top but Ianuzzi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ianuzzi wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ianuzzi wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Ianuzzi working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Ra doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Ra manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Ianuzzi keeping moving, preventing Ra from controlling successfully.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Manny Ra wasn't active enough on the ground.
Ra lands a glancing blow to the side of Ianuzzi's head.
Ra slips under a jab from Ianuzzi.
Ra is looking to slow Ianuzzi down with leg kicks.
Ra misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A big left from Ra misses.
Ra looks to land a combination but Ianuzzi avoids it well.
Ra scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ianuzzi in his tracks.
A swing and a miss from Ianuzzi.
Ra misses with a low kick.
Ra misses with a straight left.
Ra scores with a push kick.
Ra lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Sloppy strikes from Ra. Those never looked like landing.
Ianuzzi is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Ra's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Ra fails to land with a series of punches.
Ianuzzi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ra manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ra tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ianuzzi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A telegraphed right hand from Ianuzzi misses the target.
Ra slips a jab from Ianuzzi.
Ianuzzi throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Donk. Ra catches Ianuzzi right on the button with a cross.
Ra keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ra tries to clinch there but Ianuzzi circles away.
Ra goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
A punch lands to the side of Ianuzzi 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Ianuzzi misses with an uppercut.
Manny Ra is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ra is looking to clinch.
Ra closes the distance and pushes Ianuzzi back into the cage.
Ra tries to land a knee to the head but Ianuzzi blocks with his arms.
Ianuzzi drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Ra gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Ianuzzi tries to throw a body punch but Ra avoids it by throwing Ianuzzi back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ra looking to stall.
Ianuzzi takes a knee right on the jaw!
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Ianuzzi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ianuzzi has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Ra is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Ra tries a knee to the head but Ianuzzi blocks it.
Ianuzzi has a couple of punches blocked by Ra.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ianuzzi tries to score a body lock takedown but Ra shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Todd Ianuzzi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ra throws a punch but it's blocked by Ianuzzi.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ra tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ianuzzi tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Ra misses with a knee strike.
Ianuzzi is trying to pull guard but Ra turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Manny Ra will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ianuzzi looking to score a takedown here. Ra is defending well but Ianuzzi drives through and ends up in Ra's guard.
Ianuzzi not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Ra is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ianuzzi wants to pass the guard but Ra is keeping the position.
Ianuzzi missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ianuzzi stops Ra from standing up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ianuzzi showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Todd Ianuzzi.
Ianuzzi scores with a takedown into Ra's guard.
Ianuzzi trying to control the position from guard on top but Ra is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ra being controlled here, momentarily.
Ianuzzi looking to sit in guard and control but Ra gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ra pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ianuzzi is keeping the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ianuzzi bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ra's guard.
Ra bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ianuzzi's guard.
Ianuzzi looking for a sweep. Not yet Ianuzzi, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ianuzzi on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Ianuzzi tries to get out of the position.
Ianuzzi trying to control the position.
Ianuzzi is really struggling to control Ra but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Todd Ianuzzi just wasn't active enough.
Ra moves into the clinch.
Ra tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ianuzzi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ra lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ra with a knee to the head.
Ianuzzi has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Ra is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ra tries a knee to the head but Ianuzzi blocks it.
Ianuzzi drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ianuzzi takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ianuzzi missing with knees to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ianuzzi as Ra tries to tie him up.
Ra missing with knees to the body.
Ra throws a punch but it's blocked by Ianuzzi.
Ianuzzi misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ianuzzi wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Todd Ianuzzi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ianuzzi wants to take the fight to the mat but Ra manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Ra tries to stall but Ianuzzi uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Ianuzzi drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Ra gets the underhooks and prevents it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Todd Ianuzzi clearly takes that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Ianuzzi shoots in for a double leg but Ra sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Ra has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Ianuzzi lands a lovely overhand right.
Horrible takedown by Ianuzzi or perhaps it was just good defense by Ra which made him look bad.
Ra fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ra forces Ianuzzi back against the cage and clinches.
Ianuzzi jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Ra walks away with a smile on his face. Ianuzzi gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Todd Ianuzzi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ra tries to clinch up but Ianuzzi circles away and keeps his distance.
Ra stuns Ianuzzi with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ianuzzi lands a really nice looking cross but Ra seems unphased.
Ianuzzi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ra moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ianuzzi takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ra jabs Ianuzzi right on the nose. Ianuzzi blinks but takes it well.
Ianuzzi shoots in and drives through. Ra sprawls well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ianuzzi looks to throw the jab but Ra is out of range.
Ra lands with a nice combination. Ianuzzi backs away looking to recover.
Ianuzzi shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ra moves into range and connects with a jab.
Ianuzzi swats away the attempt to clinch by Ra.
Ianuzzi swats away the attempt to clinch by Ra.
Ra fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ianuzzi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ianuzzi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Good leg kick by Ra there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ianuzzi closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Ra's guard.
Ianuzzi might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Ra wants to sweep but no luck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ianuzzi pushes down on Ra's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Ra is pressing down on Ianuzzi's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ra manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Ianuzzi is trying to escape the mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ianuzzi reaches up to try and control the position but Ra seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Ianuzzi rolls and tries to escape and now Ra has his back!
Ianuzzi controlling his opponent's hands, preventing the submission attempt.
Ra is hanging on to Ianuzzi's back as he tries to escape.
Ra trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ianuzzi manages to reverse the position and now he's in Ra's guard. Nice work there by Ianuzzi.
Ianuzzi won't allow Ra to get back to his feet.
Ianuzzi controlling from the top position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ra ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Manny Ra is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ra wants to clinch.
Ianuzzi fails with the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Manny Ra will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
A decent looking cross lands there for Ra.
Ianuzzi takes a swing at Ra's ribcage but misses.
Ra throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ianuzzi misses with a body shot
and Ra counters with a nice uppercut.
Ianuzzi throws a solid leg kick but Ra takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ianuzzi.
Ra throws a one two combo.
Ianuzzi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ianuzzi throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Ra to counter with a crisp jab.
Ianuzzi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ra manages to avoid it.
Ianuzzi shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ra tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ianuzzi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A big left from Ianuzzi misses.
Ianuzzi takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Ra throws a low kick but Ianuzzi moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ra lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ianuzzi walks into a jab.
Ra rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ianuzzi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ra wants to clinch.
Ianuzzi misses with a hook.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ra looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ra tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ra tries to clinch but Ianuzzi moves out of range.
Ra steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ianuzzi.
Ianuzzi shoots in and bounces Ra off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Ra looking for a sweep. Not yet Ra, not yet.
Ianuzzi has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ianuzzi controlling from the top position.
Ianuzzi trying to control but Ra is working from the bottom.
Ra has control of Ianuzzi's left arm, preventing Ianuzzi from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Todd Ianuzzi just wasn't active enough.
Ianuzzi fails with a takedown attempt.
A jab from Ianuzzi misses.
Ra tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ianuzzi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ra scoring well with a low kick there.
Ianuzzi misses with a wild body shot.
A jab from Ianuzzi misses.
Ianuzzi throws an off balance right hand
and Ra counters with a stiff right hand.
Ianuzzi misses with a hook.
Ra goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ra on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ra is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Ra ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ianuzzi swings away with a body shot that misses
and Ra counters with a body kick.
Ianuzzi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ra bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Good exchange - Ra coming out on top.
Ianuzzi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ra.
Ra wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ra tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ianuzzi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nice jab there from Ra.
Ra takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Ra lands a jab to the head.
Ra keeps Ianuzzi at a distance using the push kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ra is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ianuzzi shoots in looking for a takedown. Ra tries to sprawl out of it but Ianuzzi keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ra manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Todd Ianuzzi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ra tries to clinch but Ianuzzi is having none of it.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Manny Ra.
I think Ra 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 47:48
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 47:48
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Manny Ra!
Manny Ra is the new bantamweight champion!
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