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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sooper Mann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shane Harvey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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150 lbs
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155 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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World class boxer
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sooper Mann!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shane Harvey!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Frank Dennis and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harvey lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Harvey misses with a wild body shot.
Harvey throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Harvey misses with an uppercut. Mann saw that one coming.
The fighters circling - Harvey throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Harvey looks to land a right hand but Mann moved out of range.
Mann clinches.
Mann fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mann lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Mann prevents Harvey from breaking the clinch.
Mann lands a shoulder strike.
Mann lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Harvey wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mann has him pressed against the cage.
Harvey blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mann misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mann tries a body shot but Harvey blocks it.
Harvey blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mann lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harvey's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Harvey swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harvey breaks the clinch.
Mann scores with a head kick.
Nice straight punches there by Harvey. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Harvey.
Mann throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Harvey's head.
Mann just misses with a punch to the body.
Mann moves into the clinch.
Harvey is trying to break free.
Mann swings wildly with an uppercut but Harvey uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harvey blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Mann fails to land.
Harvey tries to break the clinch but Mann is controlling the position.
Harvey lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mann makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mann has Harvey pressed against the cage, preventing Harvey from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Harvey managing to block the knees to the body from Mann.
Mann blocks an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A right hook to the body lands for Harvey.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mann breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Harvey throws a big shot that misses.
Mann tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Harvey just misses with a punch to the body.
Harvey ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Mann ducks under a wild hook from Harvey.
Mann misses with a body kick.
Mann tries to clinch there but Harvey circles away.
Mann throws a good cross that connects.
Harvey misses with a body shot.
Harvey tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mann was well out of range. Poor timing from Harvey.
Mann cracks the inside of Harvey's front leg.
A right-left combo lands from Harvey.
Harvey feints a jab promting Mann to slip. Harvey then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Mann slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Mann throws out a loose jab but Harvey uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mann throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mann takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harvey throws a one two combo.
Harvey connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Mann lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A lazy left from Harvey finds it's target.
Harvey uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mann.
Harvey looks to land a combination but Mann avoids it well.
Mann works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Mann darts in and clinches Harvey up against the cage.
Mann pushes Harvey back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Harvey swings wildly with an uppercut but Mann uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mann misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mann swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mann manages to break the clinch.
Harvey throws out a powerful jab.
Harvey has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Harvey throws a body punch but Mann moves out of range.
Mann misses with a straight left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harvey tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mann was well out of range. Poor timing from Harvey.
Harvey lands with a good body shot.
Harvey throws a right hand that Mann ducks under and follows up with a left that Mann also avoids with ease.
Harvey throws a jab when Mann was well out of range.
Mann throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Harvey sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Mann, right into the meat.
Mann misses with a left hand
and Harvey counters with a nice body shot.
Mann looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Mann takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Harvey misses with a straight right.
Shane Harvey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harvey scores with a jab to the jaw.
Harvey scores with a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harvey throws a jab when Mann was well out of range.
Harvey drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Harvey walks into a jab.
Harvey throws a series of punches but Mann avoids them all with ease.
A jab from Mann finds it's way through Harvey's defenses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Shane Harvey will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Mann has managed to clinch.
Mann keeps control of Harvey as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mann throws a head punch that misses.
Mann makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mann has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Harvey fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mann working aggressively here.
Mann misses with a punch on the inside.
Mann is leaning against Harvey and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Mann lands with a short shot to the head.
Harvey wants to break the clinch but can't.
Harvey is trying to break the clinch but Mann is controlling him.
Mann escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mann rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Harvey moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Harvey keeps the fight on the outside.
Mann is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Harvey with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Harvey scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mann thumps Harvey with a low kick.
Mann throws a body kick that misses.
Harvey ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mann is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Harvey missing with a left hand there. Mann was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mann misses with a body kick.
Mann avoids the body shot from Harvey.
Harvey scores with a nice head shot.
Mann misses with an uppercut.
Harvey throws a hook to the side of Mann's head but Mann sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Harvey throws a hook but Mann avoids it easily.
Mann gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Mann throws a head punch that misses.
Mann working aggressively here.
Mann misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mann working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mann working aggressively here.
Harvey blocks an uppercut.
Mann lands a right hand.
Mann swings away with an uppercut that misses.
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!
Harvey is trying to force a seperation but Mann has the dominant position.
Harvey blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Harvey takes a shot to the head.
Harvey swings wildly with an uppercut but Mann uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mann lands a right hand.
Harvey is trying to force a seperation but Mann has the dominant position.
Harvey lands a shoulder strike.
Harvey misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mann.
Harvey takes a shot to the head.
Harvey cracks Mann with a nice body shot.
Harvey wants to break free but Mann has control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harvey takes a shot to the head.
Harvey tries to circle away but Mann has him pinned against the cage.
Harvey lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Harvey has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Mann tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Harvey breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jab from Mann.
Harvey misses with a two punch combination.
Mann scores with a jab to the jaw.
Harvey bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Mann's head backwards.
Harvey misses with the combination.
Mann throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Harvey stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Harvey looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Harvey on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harvey keeps the fight on the outside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mann. That's going to slow Harvey down.
Mann punishes Harvey's body with a nice straight punch.
Harvey moves out of range as Mann throws a body kick.
Mann throws a shot from downtown. Harvey moves away and avoids it.
Harvey closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Harvey scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Mann looks to score with a jab to the body but Harvey is just out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Harvey. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Harvey.
Mann lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A leg kick checked by Harvey.
Mann throws a body shot but no joy.
Harvey blocks a head kick by Mann.
Mann misses with a few strikes there.
Harvey avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Harvey throws a body shot but no joy.
Harvey thuds his right hand into Mann's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sooper Mann dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Harvey throws a jab when Mann was well out of range.
Mann clinches with his opponent.
Mann has Harvey pressed against the cage, preventing Harvey from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Harvey blocks a body shot from Mann.
Mann trying to land knees to the body.
Sooper Mann has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Mann scores with a shot to the side of Harvey's head.
Mann escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Harvey keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Nice body punch from Harvey.
Mann connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Mann takes a swing at Harvey's ribcage but misses.
Harvey connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harvey avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mann pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Harvey scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Mann misses the shot to the body.
Mann moves away from the strike by Harvey.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harvey lands the left hand.
Harvey lands an overhand right.
Shane Harvey seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mann scores with a hook.
Mann lands with a kick to the temple. Harvey shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Mann throws a hook to the side of Harvey's head but Harvey sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Harvey keeps the fight on the outside.
Harvey throws a series of punches but Mann moves out of range.
Mann scores with a jab to the head.
A slapping leg kick lands for Mann.
Mann misses with a wild combination.
Mann misses the body punch
and Harvey counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Nice shot lands for Harvey.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harvey feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Manns jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Mann tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Harvey manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Harvey avoids the body shot from Mann.
Nice straight punches there by Harvey. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Harvey.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harvey tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Mann takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Mann clobbers Harvey with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Mann scores with a nice body kick.
Mann rushes Harvey and presses him up against the cage.
Harvey wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mann has him pressed against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Mann scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mann lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Harvey backwards.
Mann has Harvey pressed against the cage, preventing Harvey from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Harvey blocking some punches.
Harvey's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Mann trying to land knees to the body.
Mann prevents Harvey from breaking the clinch.
Mann looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Mann lands with a right to the head.
Mann has a couple of punches blocked by Harvey.
Mann can't find room to land a body shot as Harvey controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Harvey's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mann throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Harveys head.
Harvey tries to circle away but Mann has him pinned against the cage.
Mann misses with a hook to the ribs.
Harvey pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mann tries to clinch up but Harvey circles away and keeps his distance.
Mann fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mann missing with a left hand there. Harvey was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mann lands a glancing blow to the side of Harvey's head.
Mann gets a clinch.
Mann swings wildly with an uppercut but Harvey uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mann prevents Harvey from breaking the clinch.
Harvey can't break the clinch.
Mann misses with a punch on the inside.
Mann works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harvey wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mann has him pressed against the cage.
Mann misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Harvey wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Harvey misses with a hook from the clinch.
Harvey has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Harvey tries a body shot but Mann blocks it.
Harvey working hard to break the clinch.
Harvey blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Harvey wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mann misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Mann.
Harvey misses with a hook from the clinch.
Harvey is trying to break free.
Mann lands a left hand.
Harvey wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Mann obliges.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mann keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Harvey's efforts to push away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sooper Mann showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Mann has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:28
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sooper Mann!
Sooper Mann took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.
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energy
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hype
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