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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sheldon McManus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Conner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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215 lbs
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179 cm
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218 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Sheldon McManus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ryan Conner!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Andrew Berry and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Conner takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
McManus misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Conner fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. McManus looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
McManus blocks a leg kick.
Conner works McManus's body with a nice hook.
A lazy left from Conner finds it's target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Conner scores with a jab. McManus acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Conner misses with a wild combination.
Conner misses with a hook.
Conner cracks McManus with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Conner throws a half hearted mid kick.
McManus lands a big head kick that sends Conner tumbling to the mat! McManus takes a step backwards and waves Conner back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Ryan Conner has been cut.
Conner changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
McManus jabs Conner right on the nose. Conner blinks but takes it well.
Conner stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from McManus.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Conner ducks right into an uppercut from McManus.
Conner is rocked!
A chopping leg kick lands by McManus.
Conner dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
McManus throws a body punch but Conner moves out of range.
Conner bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of McManus's head.
McManus tries to close the distance and clinch but Conner swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Conner tests McManus's chin there with a solid looking shot.
McManus fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ryan Conner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McManus avoids the body shot from Conner.
McManus looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
McManus lands a big head kick that sends Conner tumbling to the mat! McManus takes a step backwards and waves Conner back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Conner is still on wobbly legs! Can McManus finish him?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Conner lands with a nice body punch.
Conner seems to have recovered his senses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for McManus.
Conner checks the leg kick.
McManus looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nice jab there from Conner.
Conner scores with a jab to the head.
Conner connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
McManus is rocked!
It looks like Sheldon McManus has been cut.
McManus tries to clinch up.
Oh McManus is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Conner is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McManus.
McManus seems to have got his legs back now.
Conner avoids the head kick by McManus.
Conner wants to clinch.
Conner throws a series of punches but McManus moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conner clinches.
Conner lands with a left to the head.
McManus tries a knee to the head but Conner blocks it.
McManus trying to control the position but instead, Conner has worked for underhooks and has pushed McManus into the cage.
Conner blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Conner lands a hook that snaps the head of McManus backwards.
We've been informed that Conner has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Conner digs a right hand into McManus's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on McManus's gas tank.
Conner blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Conner lands with a left to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Conner as McManus tries to tie him up.
McManus wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
McManus throws a knee to the head but misses.
The referee is keeping an eye on McManus - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Conner creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
McManus is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Conner.
Conner lands a shot to the body.
Conner working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
McManus avoids the elbow strike from Conner, against the cage.
Conner scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Conner is leaning against McManus and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Conner misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from McManus.
McManus is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Conner is defending well for now.
A short right from Conner.
Conner lands an uppercut.
McManus managing to block the knees to the body from Conner.
A frustrated look appears on McManus's face as he tries to break the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McManus throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Conner blocks it with crossed arms.
McManus stalling in the clinch but Conner improves position.
Conner pushes McManus back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Conner lands a body punch.
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 Sheldon McManus will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Conner misses with the combination.
Conner fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
McManus is looking to clinch but Conner is avoiding it.
Conner has taken the fight to the clinch.
Conner working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short uppercut from Conner.
Conner lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Conner keeps the fight in the clinch, despite McManus's efforts to push away.
McManus tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Conner avoids it.
McManus is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
McManus lands a knee to the body.
Conner softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Conner keeps the fight in the clinch, despite McManus's efforts to push away.
Conner trying to land knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Conner.
McManus trying to land knees to the body.
Conner on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
McManus is trying to break free.
Conner trying to land knees to the body.
Conner looking to stall.
A right hook to the body lands for Conner.
McManus throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Conner blocks it with crossed arms.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
McManus wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Conner has him pressed against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Conner.
Conner pushes McManus back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Conner scores with a nice hook to the head.
Conner blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
McManus's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
McManus looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McManus takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Conner is throwing punches like he's double parked. Oh my word! Huge right hand from Conner shuts the power down on McManus. Lights out, game over! Conner is your winner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Ryan Conner!
Ryan Conner really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Merciless Gladiators logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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hype
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