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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kisuke Urahara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray Mancine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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180 lbs
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187 lbs
27 - 13 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Kisuke Urahara!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ray Mancine!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Joseph Jones and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mancine throws out a loose jab but Urahara uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mancine has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Mancine throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Urahara sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Urahara clobbers Mancine with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Mancine lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Urahara thows a body kick. Mancine tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Urahara closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Mancine is looking to regain half guard here but Urahara keeps moving and retains side control.
Urahara tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Mancine sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Urahara seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Mancine does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Urahara missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
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!
Urahara stalling away here and it's allowed Mancine to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Mancine keeping moving, preventing Urahara from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mancine keeping full guard, as Urahara tries to pass.
Mancine working for a triangle but Urahara defends it easily.
Mancine has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Urahara has passed into side control.
Urahara looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
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.
Mancine struggling a bit here.
Mancine is trying to improve his position.
Mancine is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Urahara off and has taken his back!
Urahara turns into Mancine and is now in his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Urahara postures up.
Mancine is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Mancine is looking for a kimura here.
Mancine lands with a punch from half guard.
Urahara actively working from the bottom here.
Urahara punching from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mancine wants to work for an arm triangle but Urahara is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Urahara is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Mancine's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Mancine's back!
Urahara is looking to control Mancine but Mancine is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Mancine rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Mancine is staying active underneath Urahara, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Mancine is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Mancine manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
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 Kisuke Urahara will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Urahara keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Urahara throws a solid leg kick but Mancine takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Urahara.
Mancine lands with a right hand.
Mancine gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Mancine slips a jab from Urahara.
Mancine 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.
Urahara fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mancine manages to avoid it.
Urahara misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Urahara fails to land with a series of punches.
Mancine lands an overhand right.
Urahara throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kisuke Urahara is winning the standup battle so far.
Urahara doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Urahara walks into a stiff left hand from Mancine.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Urahara throws a jab when Mancine was well out of range.
Kisuke Urahara is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mancine fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Urahara throws a leg kick but Mancine sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Urahara misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mancine has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Urahara looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Urahara misses with a head kick.
Mancine now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Urahara listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Urahara misses with a body shot.
Mancine throws a looping overhand right but Urahara ducks down to avoid it.
Mancine moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Urahara walks into a straight right hand from Mancine.
Mancine connects with a body shot that sends Urahara's belly button to the back.
A jab from Urahara does it's job there.
A head kick misses from Mancine.
Urahara attempts a counter takedown but Mancine avoids it well and moves away.
Urahara takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Urahara finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Urahara scoring well with a low kick there.
Mancine swings for the body but Urahara moves out of range.
Urahara tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mancine sizes up Urahara with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Urahara throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Urahara bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Urahara wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mancine keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mancine gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Kisuke Urahara overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Urahara wants to pass the guard but Mancine is defending well.
Mancine looking for submissions off his back.
Mancine is trying to get back to full guard.
Mancine wants to control but Urahara is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Urahara wants to control but Mancine is keeping him busy.
Urahara is looking for a kimura but Mancine is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Urahara to get the leverage.
Mancine is pressing down on Urahara's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Mancine holds on and takes a little breather.
Mancine is trying to keep Urahara in close.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Some wild striking there from Urahara.
Mancine tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Mancine throws a body punch but Urahara moves out of range.
Mancine scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Urahara takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Urahara scores with a hook to the body. Mancine takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Urahara misses with a body kick.
Mancine takes a swing at Urahara's ribcage but misses.
Mancine looks to throw the jab but Urahara is out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Urahara misses the target.
Urahara doesn't manage to clinch there - Mancine circles away.
Mancine misses with a straight right.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Urahara, as that shot connected.
Urahara lands a high kick!
It looks like Ray Mancine has been cut.
Mancine looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Urahara throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Urahara's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Mancine connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Urahara scrambles back to his feet.
Urahara throws a hook but Mancine avoids it easily.
Mancine on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Mancine with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ray Mancine will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Ray Mancine's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Mancine tries a head kick but it misses.
Urahara ducks under a wild hook from Mancine.
A punch lands to the side of Mancine 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Urahara closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Mancine's guard.
Urahara lands a couple of elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mancine is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Urahara is aware though and is defending well.
Urahara throws a big elbow that misses.
Urahara looking to sit in guard and control but Mancine gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Mancine working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Urahara looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Mancine looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mancine missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Mancine slips nicely into half guard.
Urahara trying to control but Mancine postures up.
Mancine wants to take a breather but Urahara is having none of it.
Mancine moves nicely into side control.
Urahara tries to bench press Mancine off him but Mancine keeps the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Urahara takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Urahara is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Mancine trying to control the position but Urahara is working away.
Mancine might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Urahara haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
An elbow from Mancine crashes against the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mancine connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Urahara some visible discomfort.
Urahara is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Mancine's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Urahara wants to get back to full guard.
Mancine is just content to waste time from the top position. Urahara takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Urahara tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Mancine tries to free his leg and advance position but Urahara is retaining full guard.
Mancine content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Urahara looking for a triangle here. Mancine is fighting it but it looks tight! Urahara pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Mancine is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Kisuke Urahara!
Kisuke Urahara retains his welterweight title!
Kisuke Urahara managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Museum of Monsters & Madmen, into his post fight interview.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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