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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ted Manning (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tarzan Taborda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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161 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ted Manning!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Tarzan Taborda!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Paul Tew and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manning will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Taborda clinches up with Manning and pushes him back against the cage.
Manning drops down looking for an ankle pick but Taborda pulls his leg out and moves away.
Taborda throws a series of punches but Manning avoids them all with ease.
Taborda rushes Manning and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Manning tries to pull guard but Taborda holds him up against the cage and eventually Manning drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ted Manning. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Manning wants a takedown but no success here.
Taborda breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Taborda goes for a double leg but Manning avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Manning continues to drive forward.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manning has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Taborda uses from the top position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Taborda stopping the sweep attempt from Manning.
Manning keeping full guard, as Taborda tries to pass.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Manning manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Manning is looking for a takedown.
Manning wants a takedown.
Manning manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Manning is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Taborda must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Manning is breathing heavily.
Taborda controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manning wants to get back to his feet but Taborda is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Manning really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Taborda is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Tarzan Taborda has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Manning gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Manning controls Taborda momentarily but Taborda frees himself.
Taborda with a nice head shot there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manning wants to stand up but Taborda is controlling him.
Taborda postures up and lands a big shot to Manning's brow.
Taborda thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Manning is trying to keep Taborda in close.
Taborda looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taborda stops Manning from standing up.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Tarzan Taborda.
Taborda has managed to clinch.
Taborda taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Taborda jumps guard and drags Manning to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Taborda looking for a guillotine here but Manning defends easily.
Taborda working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Manning doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Manning manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tarzan Taborda dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Taborda looks for the body kick but Manning saw that one coming.
Manning misses with a wild body shot.
Tarzan Taborda is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Manning tries to close the distance and clinch but Taborda swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Taborda swinging wildly here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taborda throws a leg kick but Manning checks it.
Taborda takes the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taborda using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Manning has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Taborda has picked Manning up - he's going for a ride! Taborda dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Taborda looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Taborda is breathing heavily.
Manning wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are battling for position here. Manning manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Taborda won't allow Manning to get back to his feet.
Manning looking to control.
Manning wants to stand but Taborda is controlling the position.
Manning working for submissions but it's allowed Taborda to get to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taborda seems to be working for a kimura but Manning defends the submission attempt.
Taborda stalling.
Manning looks like he's trying to stand up.
Taborda trying to control the pace.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Taborda tries to stand and escape but Manning is controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taborda controlling the action here.
Taborda tries to stand but can't do so whilst Manning controls his leg.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Tarzan Taborda hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Taborda looking to score a takedown here. Manning is defending well but Taborda drives through and ends up in Manning's guard.
Manning working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Taborda doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Taborda manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Manning can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Taborda controls the pace.
Tarzan Taborda has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taborda is looking to advance position but Manning has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Manning thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Taborda tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Manning will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Taborda suckers Manning into throwing a sloppy strike and uses the momentum to reverse the position beautifully! Taborda is now in Manning's guard!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Taborda is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Manning not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tarzan Taborda showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Taborda closes the distance and pushes Manning back into the cage.
Manning turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Taborda manages to get back to half guard.
Taborda blocking the ground and pound attempt from Manning.
Nice strikes from Manning there.
Manning thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Taborda's head.
Manning throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Manning prevents Taborda from improving his position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Manning wants to stand but Taborda has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Manning thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taborda looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Taborda keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Taborda regains full guard. Nicely done.
Manning loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Manning makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Manning loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Manning won't allow Taborda to sweep him here.
Taborda working for a triangle but Manning defends it easily.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Taborda can do anything to dispel that myth.
Taborda looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manning is looking to work some ground and pound but Taborda has wrist control.
Taborda looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Manning is looking to stand up but Taborda won't let him.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Manning accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Manning throwing strikes but missing.
Manning trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Manning throwing strikes but missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manning throwing strikes from guard but Taborda blocks nicely.
Manning drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Taborda manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Manning has Taborda in his guard.
Taborda drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Taborda jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Manning wants to stand up but Taborda is controlling him.
Taborda slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manning tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Taborda advances to half guard.
Taborda content to control rather than advance.
Taborda is trying to work for a kimura but Manning is defending well.
Manning is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Taborda scores with a couple of nice shots.
Ted Manning has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tarzan Taborda is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Taborda has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at RYSE GYM. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Taborda trying to pass the guard but Manning defending well.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Ted Manning.
Well Taborda 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tarzan Taborda!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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