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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Roth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patrick Mannelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roth comes into the arena with Shawn Michaels - Sexy Boy blaring out of the sound system. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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178 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 8 - 1, fighting out of New York, Daniel Roth!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Patrick Mannelly!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Seu Braga and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roth swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Roth takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mannelly lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Roth darts in and clinches Mannelly up against the cage.
Roth is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mannelly is defending well for now.
Mannelly is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Roth is defending well for now.
Mannelly avoiding damage.
Roth lands a body punch in the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mannelly creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mannelly throws a punch but it's blocked by Roth.
Roth digs a right hand underneath Mannelly's ribcage. Mannelly let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Roth dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Our sources have told us that Roth has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
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!
Roth tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mannelly lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mannelly can't find room to land a body shot as Roth controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roth tries a body shot but Mannelly blocks it.
Mannelly lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Roth or not.
Roth lands a nice knee to the body.
Mannelly tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mannelly struggles to land a body shot inside as Roth controls his hands.
Mannelly throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mannelly misses with a hook from the clinch.
Roth blocking some punches.
Mannelly throws a punch but it's blocked by Roth.
Roth blocking some punches.
Mannelly misses with a body punch.
Roth with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Roth.
Roth lands a knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Roth throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mannelly blocks it with crossed arms.
Roth blocks a body shot from Mannelly.
Mannelly tries a body shot but Roth blocks it.
Roth is struggling to control the position.
Come on Mannelly - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mannelly prevents a body shot from Roth.
Roth landing knees to the head.
Roth utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Mannelly fails to land.
Mannelly misses with a short punch on the inside.
Roth landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Roth's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Roth tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mannelly avoids it.
Mannelly tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Roth's elbow.
Roth misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mannelly.
Mannelly struggles to land a body shot inside as Roth controls his hands.
Mannelly blocks a body shot from Roth.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roth throws a knee to the head but misses.
Roth prevents a body shot from Mannelly.
Mannelly doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Roth.
Mannelly throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Mannelly lands an uppercut.
Roth looking to slow down the pace here.
A right handed body shot lands from Mannelly.
Mannelly takes a knee to the side of the body.
Roth blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Roth managing to block the knees to the body from Mannelly.
Roth working Mannelly over with knees to the body.
Mannelly fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mannelly lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mannelly tries a body shot but Roth blocks it.
Roth is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Roth using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mannelly has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mannelly can't find room to land a body shot as Roth controls the action.
Roth connects with a knee to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mannelly creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mannelly lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mannelly tries to throw a body punch but Roth avoids it by throwing Mannelly back against the cage.
Mannelly tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mannelly tries to work over Roth's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Roth tries to pull guard but Mannelly holds him up against the cage and eventually Roth drops back down to his feet.
Roth blocking some punches.
Mannelly lands a right hand that snaps the head of Roth backwards.
Mannelly struggles to land a body shot inside as Roth controls his hands.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A hook to the body from Mannelly.
Mannelly with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mannelly lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Mannelly on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Roth.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Daniel Roth will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Mannelly scores with a nice strike.
Roth walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Mannelly misses with a low kick.
Roth lands a nice hook to Mannelly's body. Mannelly takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Roth's jab looks to have found its range, popping Mannelly under the eye.
Mannelly gets tackled into the cage by Roth. Roth maintains the clinch.
Mannelly blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mannelly tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mannelly misses with a short punch on the inside.
Roth trying to land knees to the body.
Roth blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mannelly.
Mannelly misses with a punch to the body.
A hook to the body from Mannelly.
Mannelly lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Daniel Roth has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mannelly can't find room to land a body shot as Roth controls the action.
Roth tries to stall but Mannelly uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Roth slows down the pace here.
Mannelly tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mannelly lands a left hand that snaps the head of Roth backwards.
Roth is trying to stall.
Mannelly misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Roth.
Roth trying to land knees to the body.
Roth is struggling to control the position.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Daniel Roth.
Mannelly just misses with a punch to the body.
Mannelly with a jab.
Mannelly throws a looping overhand right but Roth ducks down to avoid it.
Mannelly gets caught napping as Roth dives in and scores a takedown. Mannelly manages to retain guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Roth stopping the sweep attempt from Mannelly.
Roth with a flurry of punches that miss.
Roth lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Mannelly keeping moving, preventing Roth from controlling successfully.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mannelly wants to stand but Roth is controlling the position.
Roth loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Mannelly wants to sweep but no luck.
Roth trying to control but Mannelly is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mannelly is pulling down on Roth's head. It's preventing any offense from Roth, at least for the moment.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mannelly lands a slapping body shot.
Roth tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mannelly swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mannelly moves into the clinch successfully.
Mannelly fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Roth throws a knee to the head but misses.
Roth is trying to pull guard but Mannelly turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Mannelly misses with a hook from the clinch.
Roth tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mannelly avoids it.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Mannelly as Roth tries to tie him up.
Roth misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mannelly.
Roth leaning against his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mannelly lands an uppercut.
Mannelly misses with the head strike.
Mannelly throws a head punch that misses.
Mannelly misses with a body punch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Mannelly throws an elbow but misses.
Mannelly lands an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Mannelly - that landed with a thud.
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!
Come on Mannelly - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Mannelly tries a body shot but Roth blocks it.
A right hand to the body from Roth.
Mannelly can't find room to land a body shot as Roth controls the action.
Mannelly lands with a light punch inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mannelly scores with a hook to the body.
Mannelly misses with a punch on the inside.
Mannelly misses with a hook to the ribs.
Roth wants to take the fight to the mat but Mannelly manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Mannelly makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick Mannelly showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Roth finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Roth connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Mannelly moves out of range of the body kick.
Roth throws a push kick but Mannelly slaps the foot to one side.
Mannelly clinches up with Roth and pushes him back against the cage.
Roth content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Mannelly tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A head punch on the inside from Mannelly fails to land.
Roth missing with knees to the body.
Mannelly tries a body shot but Roth blocks it.
Mannelly lands an uppercut.
Mannelly tries a body shot but Roth blocks it.
A hook to the body from Mannelly.
Roth blocks an uppercut.
Roth looking to throw knees to the head but Mannelly is blocking nicely.
Roth is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Mannelly gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Roth tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mannelly avoids it.
Mannelly throws an elbow but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roth missing with knees to the body.
Mannelly can't find room to land a body shot as Roth controls the action.
Mannelly holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Mannelly goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mannelly presses Roth against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Roth trying to land knees to the body.
Mannelly dodges an elbow strike from Roth.
Roth looking to stall.
Roth blocks an uppercut.
Mannelly misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Roth.
Mannelly pushes Roth back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Roth goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Roth is stalling here.
Mannelly lands with a left to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Mannelly tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Roth's elbow.
Roth missing with knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Mannelly.
Roth tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Mannelly smiles and moves away.
Mannelly tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Roth was well out of range. Poor timing from Mannelly.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mannelly darts in and clinches Roth up against the cage.
Roth blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Roth is trying to stall.
Mannelly on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mannelly is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Roth is defending well for now.
Roth with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Roth softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Roth misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mannelly.
Mannelly digs a right hand into Roth's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Roth's gas tank.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roth blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Roth is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Mannelly is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daniel Roth. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mannelly doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mannelly scores with a shot to the side of Roth's head.
Mannelly lands with a light punch inside.
Roth wants to stall.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mannelly.
Mannelly throws an elbow that misses.
Mannelly throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Mannelly scores with a shot to the side of Roth's head.
Mannelly misses with a knee strike.
Knees in the clinch landing for Roth.
Mannelly can't find room to land a body shot as Roth controls the action.
Mannelly looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A body shot lands from Mannelly.
Mannelly lands a left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Roth fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Mannelly lands a left hand.
Roth tries to land knees in the clinch but Mannelly avoids the damage to the body.
Mannelly lands a right hand that snaps the head of Roth backwards.
Mannelly doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Roth has a couple of punches blocked by Mannelly.
Roth tries a knee to the head but Mannelly blocks it.
Mannelly creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Mannelly tries a body shot but Roth blocks it.
Roth trying to land knees to the body.
Roth misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Roth on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Roth takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Roth connects with a knee to the head.
Roth dodges an elbow strike from Mannelly.
Mannelly lands a left hand that snaps the head of Roth backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick Mannelly really dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Roth's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Mannelly connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Roth scrambles back to his feet.
Roth is rocked!
Roth scores with a takedown into Mannelly's guard.
Oh Roth is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mannelly seems keen to control Roth's posture.
Roth seems to have got his legs back now.
Mannelly keeping moving, preventing Roth from controlling successfully.
Roth postures up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Roth accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mannelly controlling Roth's posture.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Patrick Mannelly has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Roth is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Mannelly avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mannelly throws a leg kick but Roth checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roth shoots in and drives through. Mannelly sprawls well.
Roth shoots in but no luck this time.
Patrick Mannelly is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mannelly uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Roth.
Roth scores with a nice right hand.
Nice uppercut there from Mannelly.
Roth tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mannelly was well out of range. Poor timing from Roth.
Mannelly misses with a straight right.
Roth drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
You can see the frustration on Mannelly's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Sloppy strikes there by Roth.
Mannelly manages to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roth not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Roth wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mannelly keeps working.
Mannelly blocking the ground and pound attempt from Roth.
The fighters are battling for position here. Mannelly manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Mannelly is pulling down on Roth's head. It's preventing any offense from Roth, at least for the moment.
Mannelly trying to control the position.
Roth missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roth throwing strikes but missing.
Roth throwing strikes from guard but Mannelly blocks nicely.
Roth postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Roth is standing up over Mannelly. Mannelly looks to escape but Roth dives into side control.
Roth wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mannelly keeps working.
Daniel Roth overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Roth lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Mannelly down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roth looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mannelly gets back to half guard.
Mannelly trying to control from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mannelly is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Roth scores with a couple of nice shots.
Roth working the head and body with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Roth had his way with Patrick Mannelly in that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Mannelly pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Roth scores with a hook to the body. Mannelly takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Roth fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Mannelly takes one on the button.
Roth throws out a loose jab but Mannelly uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Mannelly throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Some wild striking there from Roth.
Mannelly's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Mannelly duly obliges.
Patrick Mannelly seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Roth shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Roth wants to take a breather but Mannelly is having none of it.
Roth sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Mannelly defending well though.
Roth lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Roth 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roth trying to control from half guard but Mannelly is working away.
Mannelly trying to hold on to Roth's head to control him but Roth postures up.
Roth thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Mannelly has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Roth is working away from the top position though.
Roth thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Mannelly's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roth trying to control the action but Mannelly is working from the bottom.
Roth working over Mannelly with some ground and pound. Mannelly looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Roth thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Mannelly's head.
Roth wants to take a breather but Mannelly is having none of it.
Ground and pound from Roth.
Roth not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Mannelly is controlling Roth's trapped leg to prevent Roth from advancing to side control.
Mannelly is trying to control but can't.
Roth trying to control the action but Mannelly is working from the bottom.
Mannelly trying to hold on to Roth's head to control him but Roth postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mannelly moves into full guard.
Roth landing with the ground and pound.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Mannelly holds on and takes a little breather.
Roth trying to control the position from guard on top but Mannelly is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mannelly is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roth looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Mannelly is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Roth!
Mannelly tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Let's hope that Mannelly has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Roth tries to hold on but Mannelly pushes him away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Roth is trying to escape the mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Daniel Roth showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Roth 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 46:48
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 48:47
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 48:48
The fight is ruled a draw!
Daniel Roth retains his title. It's always disappointing when a championship fight ends as a draw but that's what happens when you leave the fight in the judges hands!
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