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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Man Quinn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sami Mannisto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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279 lbs
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231 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Man Quinn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sami Mannisto!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Marco Blurström and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A left and a right from Mannisto both land. Nice combination.
It looks like Man Quinn has been cut.
Mannisto changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Quinn tries to avoid it but Mannisto manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Quinn to the ground. Quinn escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Mannisto shoots in for a double leg but Quinn sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A head kick by Mannisto misses
and Quinn counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Quinn with a nice head shot there.
Quinn throwing strikes from guard but Mannisto blocks nicely.
Quinn throwing strikes from guard but Mannisto blocks nicely.
Quinn trying to control but Mannisto is working from the bottom.
Quinn really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Quinn throws a strike but Mannisto rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Quinn escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Mannisto gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Mannisto avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quinn looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Quinn holds on and takes a little breather.
Quinn is trying to keep Mannisto in close.
Mannisto avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Mannisto must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Quinn is trying to control the position but Mannisto postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mannisto showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Quinn is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Quinn looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Mannisto trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Mannisto trying to control the position from guard on top but Quinn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Sami Mannisto.
Mannisto throws a sloppy head kick
and Quinn counters with a right hand to the body.
Quinn showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mannisto.
Sami Mannisto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mannisto throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Quinn counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Mannisto.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mannisto clinches up against the cage.
Quinn wants a takedown.
Quinn pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mannisto shoots for a double leg takedown but Quinn sprawls well. He's pushed Mannisto's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Man Quinn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sami Mannisto.
Mannisto throws a head kick that misses.
Quinn fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mannisto tries for a takedown but Quinn sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Mannisto has Quinn up against the cage in a clinch.
Quinn managing to block the knees to the body from Mannisto.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mannisto avoiding damage.
Quinn is trying to pull guard but Mannisto has him pressed against the cage.
Quinn fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Quinn gets control of Mannisto's arms and successfully pulls guard. Quinn will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Mannisto is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Quinn working for a triangle but Mannisto defends it easily.
Mannisto wants to control from the top but Quinn keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Quinn is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
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 Man Quinn will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Man Quinn's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Quinn slaps away a takedown attempt from Mannisto, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Mannisto throws a sloppy head kick and Quinn moves out of range easily.
Mannisto shoots for a double leg takedown but Quinn sprawls well. He's pushed Mannisto's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Mannisto looks for a takedown but Quinn sprawls well.
Man Quinn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sami Mannisto.
Mannisto has managed to clinch.
Quinn pulls guard effortlessly.
Mannisto trying to control but Quinn is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mannisto stands up and waves to Quinn to follow him.
Mannisto misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Mannisto has his takedown stuffed
and Quinn counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Mannisto!
Mannisto is breathing heavily.
Mannisto parries the strikes from Quinn easily there. Quinn is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Mannisto to escape.
Quinn looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Mannisto is avoiding damage well.
Quinn tries for a kimura but Mannisto is defending well.
Quinn 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.
Mannisto on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Quinn is putting a hurting on Mannisto here, landing some big shots from side control.
Mannisto defending against the ground and pound.
Quinn lands a few punches from side control.
Mannisto takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Mannisto sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Quinn is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Quinn lands a nice short elbow.
Quinn lands strikes from half guard.
Mannisto keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Mannisto looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quinn throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Quinn is thwarting Mannisto's attempts to control the position.
Quinn working Mannisto over with strikes.
Quinn looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Quinn is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Quinn will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Quinn lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Quinn looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Quinn working Mannisto over with strikes.
Mannisto works his way to full guard. Good work.
Quinn scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Quinn cracks Mannisto with a solid left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quinn throws a big elbow that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mannisto is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Quinn defends well.
Quinn throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mannisto works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Quinn lands a couple of digs.
Mannisto throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Quinn keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Mannisto's head.
Quinn in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Quinn stops Mannisto from standing up.
Quinn working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Quinn scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Quinn cracks Mannisto with a solid left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Man Quinn dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Man Quinn's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Quinn changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Mannisto tries to avoid it but Quinn manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Mannisto to the ground. Mannisto escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Mannisto shoots and misses
and Quinn counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Quinn dives in and grabs Mannisto's left leg, looking for a takedown. Mannisto pushes down on Quinn's head and hops out.
Mannisto throws a leg kick but Quinn moved away.
Mannisto has taken the fight to the clinch.
Mannisto has Quinn pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Quinn manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Quinn jumps guard but Mannisto stands there with Quinn around his waist. Quinn gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Man Quinn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mannisto jumps into guard, dragging Quinn to the mat.
Mannisto takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Quinn throws a strike but Mannisto rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Quinn pushes Mannisto off and gets back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mannisto throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Quinn counters with a one-two to the body.
Mannisto closes this distance looking for a takedown but Quinn circles away.
Mannisto misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mannisto drives through and clinches with Quinn against the cage.
Mannisto avoiding damage as Quinn throws knees to the body.
Quinn gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Mannisto has one foot on Quinn's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Nice takedown defense from Quinn. No joy for Mannisto on that attempt.
Quinn looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Quinn loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Quinn content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Quinn trying to control the position from guard on top but Mannisto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Quinn makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Quinn lands a couple of elbows.
Mannisto is trying to control the position but Quinn postures up.
Quinn throwing strikes from guard but Mannisto blocks nicely.
Mannisto has momentary wrist control but Quinn slips an elbow through the middle.
Mannisto has momentary wrist control but Quinn slips an elbow through the middle.
Quinn is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quinn connects with a couple of short punches.
Quinn is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Quinn lands a couple of digs.
Quinn throws a big right hand that misses.
Quinn missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Quinn throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Mannisto trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Quinn throwing strikes but missing.
Quinn postures up in Mannisto's guard and throws a big left but Mannisto blocks it.
Quinn landing with the ground and pound.
Quinn throws a big right hand that misses.
Quinn stands up over Mannisto, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quinn trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Quinn is working Mannisto over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Quinn won't allow Mannisto to get back to his feet.
Quinn landing with the ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mannisto trying to keep a closed guard but Quinn is proving a slippery customer.
Mannisto avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mannisto has momentary wrist control but Quinn slips an elbow through the middle.
Quinn with a flurry of punches that miss.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Quinn is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Quinn cracks Mannisto with a solid left hand.
Sami Mannisto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Man Quinn is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Quinn lands a couple of elbows.
Quinn engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
And that's the end of the fight!
Man Quinn showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Quinn, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Man Quinn!
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