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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Gabe Manuel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dirty Eye (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Manuel's entrance music is Irations- Falling. A fine choice. Eye has chosen Eye in the Sky as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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145 lbs
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164 cm
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135 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gabe Manuel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dirty Eye!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manuel throws a body punch but Eye moves out of range.
Eye misses with a double jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Manuel avoids the body shot from Eye.
Manuel chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Eye throws a head kick but Manuel moves out of range.
Manuel lands a nice hook to Eye's body. Eye takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Eye closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Manuel lands a slapping body shot.
Eye looks gassed!
Manuel moves into range and connects with a jab.
It looks like Dirty Eye has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Manuel closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Eye is rocked!
Manuel working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Manuel throws an elbow but Eye slips to the side and avoids it well.
Eye is letting Manuel control him for a moment.
Manuel wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Eye, who protects the arm well.
Manuel wants to lay and pray for a moment but Eye keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manuel misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Manuel fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Eye is not content to let Manuel control the position.
Manuel 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.
Manuel throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Manuel content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Manuel throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Manuel tries to move into full mount but can't pass Eye's legs.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Manuel lands a nice looking body kick.
Eye looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Eye doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Manuel drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Manuel postures up in Eye's guard and throws a big left but Eye blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manuel throwing strikes from guard but Eye blocks nicely.
Manuel trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Manuel works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Manuel is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Manuel landing strikes from the mount and Eye is in trouble!
Manuel has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Eye's face.
Manuel throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Eye because Manuel loaded up on that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manuel lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Eye hang on?
Manuel sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Manuel working Eye over with strikes here.
Manuel trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Eye is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Manuel scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Manuel thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gabe Manuel dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dirty Eye's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Manuel lands with a thumping leg kick.
Eye throws a right hand that Manuel ducks under and follows up with a left that Manuel also avoids with ease.
Eye gets off balance looking for a body kick
enabling Manuel to counter with a crisp jab.
Manuel tries to close the distance and clinch up but Eye swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Manuel goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Manuel wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Manuel throws a leg kick which misses Eye's front leg but catches the back leg as Eye tries to avoid it.
Manuel lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Eye on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Manuel. Manuel obviously looking to wear him down.
Eye misses with a double jab.
Manuel moves into range and connects with a jab.
Eye has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Manuel finds it's way round the side to connect with Eye's head.
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!
Manuel scores with a crisp jab that stopped Eye in his tracks.
Eye is still on wobbly legs! Can Manuel finish him?
Manuel misses with the combination.
Eye seems to have recovered his senses.
Manuel pushes Eye up against the cage in a clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Eye on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manuel makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Eye blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Manuel with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Manuel pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dirty Eye is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Manuel uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Eye.
Manuel looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Manuel wants to control from the top but Eye keeps moving.
Manuel tries to free his leg and advance position but Eye is retaining full guard.
Manuel thows a big elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manuel throwing strikes but missing.
Manuel is in close to Eye's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Manuel throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Eye preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Manuel seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Manuel landing some decent shots from guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manuel looking to pass the guard.
Eye utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Eye avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Manuel is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Eye is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Eye has escaped and now he's on top!
Manuel is looking for a triangle but Eye pushes his legs off easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Eye won't allow Manuel to sweep him here.
Eye wants to stand but Manuel has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Manuel trying to keep a closed guard but Eye is proving a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gabe Manuel dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dirty Eye's cut.
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. This is the final round!
Eye throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Manuel connects with a crisp jab.
A combination from Eye does no damage.
Eye blocks a head kick by Manuel.
A combination from Eye does no damage.
Manuel is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Eye can do to turn this around?
Eye misses with an uppercut. Manuel saw that one coming.
Manuel decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Manuel is looking for a kimura here.
Manuel thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manuel is looking for a kimura but Eye is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Manuel to get the leverage.
Manuel missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Eye is looking to escape.
Manuel is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Manuel is tying to control. Eye wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Gabe Manuel is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Manuel dips to his left and cracks Eye with an uppercut!
Manuel throws a body punch but Eye moves out of range.
Manuel lands a with a good body shot.
Manuel bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Eye's head backwards.
Eye has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Eye there as he acknowledges the shot.
Manuel moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Eye lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Manuel backs up against the cage.
Manuel dodges the punch combination from Eye.
Manuel lands with a kick to the ribs.
Manuel lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Manuel scores with a shot to the body.
Manuel lands a right hook to the body.
Eye misses with a combination
and Manuel counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Manuel.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manuel showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Eye keeping moving, preventing Manuel from controlling successfully.
Manuel pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Eye is keeping the position for now.
Dirty Eye has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Manuel trying to control but Eye is working from the bottom.
Manuel advances position into side control!
And that's the end of the fight!
Gabe Manuel showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Manuel has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:26
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:26
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gabe Manuel!
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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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