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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Toni Manel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Franklin Schroeder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Manel's entrance music is A Portuguesa. A fine choice. Schroeder comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Enter Sandman kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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250 lbs
20 - 8 - 0 |
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198 cm
26
282 lbs
11 - 6 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
20 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Toni Manel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Franklin Schroeder!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Jorge Garcia and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schroeder fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Manel shoots in looking for a takedown but Schroeder manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Manel's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Manel defending well as Schroeder loads up on a big left hand.
Manel shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Schroeder lands with a hook. Manel tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A jab from Schroeder misses.
Schroeder throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Manel sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A big left from Schroeder misses.
Schroeder lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Schroeder misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Manel shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Toni Manel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Manel uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Schroeder.
Schroeder connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Schroeder throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Franklin Schroeder seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schroeder throws an overhand right that lands on Manel's shoulder, as Manel tries to avoid the shot.
Manel bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Manel fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Manel working the ground and pound from side control.
Schroeder dodges the ground and pound from Manel.
The strikes coming from Manel are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Schroeder avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Manel.
Manel looks up at the clock and then as Schroeder takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Manel smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Schroeder gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Schroeder regains half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schroeder avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Manel.
Manel lands with a punch from half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Schroeder keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Manel missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Schroeder tries to roll over but Manel keeps him under control.
Manel thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Schroeder's head.
Schroeder keeping control of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manel thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Schroeder's head.
The fighters are battling for position here. Schroeder manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Manel missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Manel throws an elbow that misses. Schroeder uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Manel's guard. Nice move by Schroeder!
Manel looking to hit a scissor sweep but Schroeder is one step ahead there.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Manel is on top in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manel looking to pass the guard.
Schroeder pulls Manel in close to his closed guard and prevents Manel from doing any damage or advancing position.
Manel wants to control from the top but Schroeder keeps moving.
Manel wants to pass the guard but Schroeder is keeping the position.
Schroeder looking for a sweep. Not yet Schroeder, not yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Franklin Schroeder will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Manel tries for a takedown but Schroeder sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Manel on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Manel dodges the punch combination from Schroeder.
Schroeder misses the shot to the body.
Schroeder throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Schroeder misses with an uppercut
and Manel counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Manel thows a huge punch but Schroeder dodges it nicely.
Manel throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Schroeder to regain full guard.
Manel stands up over Schroeder, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Schroeder looking for a sweep. Not yet Schroeder, not yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Schroeder avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manel in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Manel throws a strike but Schroeder rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Manel managing to control the position.
Schroeder stopping the sweep attempt from Manel.
Schroeder must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Manel is trying to keep Schroeder in close.
Manel looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schroeder sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Schroeder preventing the sweep.
Manel is pulling down on Schroeder's head. It's preventing any offense from Schroeder, at least for the moment.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Schroeder throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Manel.
Manel fails with a takedown attempt.
Schroeder swings widly with a right hand
and Manel counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Manel is looking to pass Schroeder's guard but actually Schroeder recovers to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manel is looking to advance position but Schroeder has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Manel is looking to get to half guard.
Schroeder avoids the attempt from Manel to control.
My spies in Farrell Pikey Camp inform me that Schroeder has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Manel gets back to half guard.
Manel has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Schroeder is working away from the top position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Manel manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Manel is trying to control the position but Schroeder postures up.
Manel looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Schroeder puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Manel wants to control but Schroeder is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Manel is doing well to control the position and prevent Schroeder from advancing to side control.
Schroeder is thwarting Manel's attempts to control the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Schroeder prevents Manel from improving his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Franklin Schroeder will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Manel shoots in looking for a takedown. Schroeder tries to sprawl out of it but Manel keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Schroeder manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Schroeder fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Manel manages to avoid it.
Schroeder throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Manel slips a straight right by Schroeder.
Schroeder fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Manel moves out of range of the strikes.
Schroeder stuffs the takedown attempt from Manel. Manel gets slowly back to his feet.
Manel displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Schroeder throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schroeder throws a right hand that misses
and Manel counters with a nice double leg into side control. Schroeder won't be happy with that.
Manel throws a strike aimed at the side of Schroeder's head but Schroeder avoids it well.
Manel lands a few punches from side control.
Manel sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Schroeder is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Manel wants to lay and pray for a moment but Schroeder keeps working.
Schroeder on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Manel trying to control the action but Schroeder is working from the bottom.
Schroeder parries the strikes from Manel easily there. Manel is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Schroeder to escape.
Toni Manel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manel misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Manel throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Manel with the ground and pound but Schroeder regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Manel throws a strike but Schroeder avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
We've been hearing that Manel has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Manel wants to control from the top but Schroeder keeps moving.
Manel throws a big elbow that misses.
Manel looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manel loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Manel in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Manel throwing strikes but missing.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Schroeder throws a lazy uppercut
and Manel counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Schroeder is trying is best to control the position here.
Manel not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Manel not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manel wants to pass to mount but Schroeder is defending the position.
Franklin Schroeder is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Schroeder keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Schroeder keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Manel not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Manel with the ground and pound but Schroeder uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Manel works over Schroeder with some ground and pound from guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Manel with a nice head shot there.
Manel postures up in Schroeder's guard and throws a big left but Schroeder blocks it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Toni Manel showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Schroeder has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 29:29
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:28
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Toni Manel!
After winning the bout, Toni Manel thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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