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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Skull Crash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manny Mannetosen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mannetosen has chosen Krav as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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145 lbs
14 - 9 - 2 |
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150 lbs
21 - 7 - 0 |
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Great elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 9 - 2, fighting out of New York, Skull Crash!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Manny Mannetosen!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Sam Margolis and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crash will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Crash throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mannetosen lands with a cross.
Crash attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Sloppy strikes from Crash. Those never looked like landing.
Mannetosen swings for the body but Crash moves out of range.
Mannetosen fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Crash on the side of the head.
Mannetosen moves into range and connects with a jab.
Mannetosen lands with an uppercut that bounces Crash off the cage and back into range.
Crash throws a low kick but it's checked well by Mannetosen.
Mannetosen is looking to slow Crash down with leg kicks.
Mannetosen lands a really nice looking cross but Crash seems unphased.
Mannetosen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Crash chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mannetosen can pounce on him.
Crash throws a half hearted mid kick.
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!
Crash goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Mannetosen throws a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mannetosen looks to throw a body kick
and Crash counters with a solid body kick.
Mannetosen misses with a head kick.
Crash throws a head kick but Mannetosen moves out of range.
Crash has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Crash there as he acknowledges the shot.
Crash looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Crash checks a leg kick.
Crash connects with a body shot.
Mannetosen scores with the left hand. Crash knows he should have avoided that one.
Crash thows a body shot but no joy.
Crash looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Crash throws a sloppy head kick and Mannetosen moves out of range easily.
Mannetosen attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Mannetosen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Mannetosen tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crash pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Crash moves out of range as Mannetosen strikes.
Mannetosen throws the left hand but Crash avoids the punch easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mannetosen looks for the body kick but Crash saw that one coming.
Crash misses the shot to the body.
Mannetosen shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Crash tries a head kick but it misses.
Mannetosen swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Crash.
Crash on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Mannetosen checks a leg kick.
Mannetosen throws a quick inside leg kick.
Mannetosen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Crash counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Crash misses with a low kick.
Mannetosen punishes Crash's body with a nice straight punch.
Mannetosen looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Crash is fending him off so far but Mannetosen persists. Nope, Crash circles away and we're back to standing.
Mannetosen misses with a hook. Crash ducked under it nicely.
An inside leg kick from Crash misses.
Mannetosen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mannetosen pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Mannetosen misses with an uppercut.
Crash just misses with a punch to the body.
Crash misses with a leg kick
and Mannetosen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Crash cracks the inside of Mannetosen's front leg.
Mannetosen throws a leg kick
and Crash counters with a nice body shot.
Mannetosen checks a low kick from Crash.
Crash throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Mannetosen's head.
Mannetosen throws a hook but Crash avoids it easily.
Manny Mannetosen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mannetosen lands with a nice body punch.
Mannetosen lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Mannetosen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Crash.
Mannetosen has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Mannetosen throws out a loose jab but Crash uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mannetosen misses with a hook to the body
and Crash counters with a flying knee. Nice.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crash lands a big head kick that sends Mannetosen tumbling to the mat! Crash takes a step backwards and waves Mannetosen back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Mannetosen is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crash chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mannetosen can pounce on him.
Mannetosen is still on wobbly legs! Can Crash finish him?
Crash does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Mannetosen throws a low kick but it's checked well by Crash.
Mannetosen seems to have recovered his senses.
Mannetosen moves out of range of the body kick from Crash.
Crash misses with a body kick.
Mannetosen throws out a loose jab but Crash uses good head movement to avoid it.
Crash on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Crash throws a solid leg kick but Mannetosen takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Crash.
Mannetosen connects with the punch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mannetosen.
Mannetosen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mannetosen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Crash sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Good work by Mannetosen as he checks the leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Crash misses the target.
Crash is looking to wear down Mannetosen with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Mannetosen fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Mannetosen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Crash was well out of range. Poor timing from Mannetosen.
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 Skull Crash will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Mannetosen getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Mannetosen throws a jab when Crash was well out of range.
Crash tries a low kick but Mannetosen avoids it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mannetosen.
Mannetosen shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Crash pinned against the cage. Crash gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Mannetosen is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Mannetosen lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Mannetosen.
A lazy body kick from Crash
and Mannetosen counters with an outside leg kick.
Mannetosen throws a hook but Crash avoids it easily.
Mannetosen fails with a takedown attempt.
Crash thows a body shot but no joy.
Mannetosen connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Crash's hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crash throws a head kick that misses.
Mannetosen moves out of range of the body kick.
Crash checks the leg kick nicely there.
Crash pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Crash misses with a wild combination.
Crash is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Crash throws a low kick but Mannetosen avoids it.
Mannetosen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Crash.
A combination from Crash does no damage.
Mannetosen motions for Crash to come forward. Mannetosen throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Crash tries to work over Mannetosen's front leg with a kick but Mannetosen checks it.
Mannetosen throws a poor cross that misses
and Crash counters with a leg kick.
Crash misses with a two punch combination.
Crash finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Good work by Crash as he checks the leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crash steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Mannetosen. That one must have hurt.
Crash throws a leg kick that is checked
and Mannetosen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mannetosen thows a body shot but no joy.
Mannetosen feints and then cracks Crash's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Crash down.
Crash lands a nice looking body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mannetosen throws a low kick, looking for Crash's leg but Crash calmly moves out of range.
Crash looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Crash throws a head kick that misses.
Mannetosen shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Crash napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Crash takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mannetosen looking to control but instead Crash has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Mannetosen controlling the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crash is trying is best to control the position here.
Mannetosen not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Mannetosen is trying to control. Crash wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Crash avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Mannetosen.
Mannetosen working over Crash with some ground and pound. Crash looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Crash keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mannetosen is trying to control. Crash wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Mannetosen stalling away here and it's allowed Crash to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mannetosen is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Crash looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Mannetosen puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Mannetosen missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mannetosen seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manny Mannetosen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Mannetosen tries to land a front kick but Crash steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Crash tries a low kick but Mannetosen avoids it.
A clash of legs there as Crash blocks the low kick.
Mannetosen checks the leg kick nicely there.
Mannetosen looks to land a combination but Crash avoids it well.
Mannetosen throws a lazy uppercut
and Crash counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mannetosen cracks the inside of Crash's front leg.
Crash throws a head kick that misses.
Crash tries a head kick but it misses.
Crash tries to work over Mannetosen's front leg with a kick but Mannetosen checks it.
Mannetosen looks to score with a jab to the body but Crash is just out of range.
Crash lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mannetosen circles away quickly and effectively.
Jab from Mannetosen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Mannetosen. Those never looked like landing.
Crash misses with a low kick.
Crash throws a body kick that misses.
Mannetosen looks to land a left hand but Crash moved out of range nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Crash. Mannetosen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mannetosen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Mannetosen misses with a wild body shot.
Mannetosen pivots, looking for a leg kick but Crash is out of range and Mannetosen settles back down.
Crash looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mannetosen is looking to slow Crash down with leg kicks.
Mannetosen throws a chopping leg kick but Crash manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Crash has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Mannetosen finds it's way round the side to connect with Crash's head.
Mannetosen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Crash digs a good body shot into Mannetosen's ribs.
Nice shot lands for Crash.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mannetosen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Crash looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A clash of legs there as Mannetosen blocks the low kick.
Mannetosen misses with a looping right.
Crash misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mannetosen looks to throw the jab but Crash is out of range.
Mannetosen shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Crash but Crash pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crash thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Mannetosen if he has to take too many more of those.
Mannetosen cracks Crash with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Crash looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Crash throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Crash throws a sloppy head kick and Mannetosen moves out of range easily.
Good leg kick by Crash there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A big right from Mannetosen misses.
Mannetosen thows a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crash throws a head kick but Mannetosen moves out of range.
Mannetosen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Crash moves away.
Mannetosen swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A low kick from Mannetosen is predictable there
and Crash counters with an inside leg kick.
Mannetosen misses with a hook.
Crash throws a leg kick but Mannetosen sees it coming and moves out of range.
Crash is looking to score with low kicks.
Nice defenses there by Mannetosen.
Mannetosen blocks a head kick by Crash.
Mannetosen shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Crash lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mannetosen's sensitive parts.
Mannetosen misses with an attempted mid kick.
Crash throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Crash tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crash throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mannetosen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Crash takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A slapping leg kick lands for Mannetosen.
Some wild striking there from Mannetosen.
Crash avoids the head kick by Mannetosen.
Mannetosen shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Mannetosen throws a body punch but Crash moves out of range.
Crash throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A slapping leg kick lands for Mannetosen.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crash pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Crash takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Crash avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Manny Mannetosen.
Well Mannetosen 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Manny Mannetosen!
Manny Mannetosen decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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