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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between AC Mann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Watson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). AC Mann looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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135 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
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142 lbs
5 - 10 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily |
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Good takedowns
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, AC Mann!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Josh Watson!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Franklyn Lucas and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Watson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mann looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Mann missing with a left hand there. Watson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
AC Mann seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mann throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mann swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A little jabbing left from Watson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Mann misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Watson.
It seemed like Watson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Mann throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mann will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Watson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Mann throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mann fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Watson manages to avoid it.
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 Watson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Watson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mann.
Mann fails with an attempt to clinch.
A countering left hand to the body from Watson misses.
Mann throws a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Mann.
Mann will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mann throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Watson throws out a counter right but Mann avoids it with no problem.
Mann throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mann moves in looking to clinch but Watson pushes him off.
Mann looks to land a left hand but Watson moved out of range nicely.
Mann tries to bum rush Watson with a series of wild strikes but Watson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mann misses with a jab, cross combination.
It seemed like Watson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Mann misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Watson.
Mann misses with a jab, cross combination.
Watson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mann misses with a few strikes there.
Watson let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mann misses with an uppercut.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Watson! But no joy.
Mann is looking to wear down Watson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Mann throws a series of punches but Watson avoids them all with ease.
Mann throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Watson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Mann tries to close the distance and clinch up but Watson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Watson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Mann ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Watson moves away.
Mann just misses with a punch to the body.
Watson throws out a counter right but Mann avoids it with no problem.
Watson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mann.
Mann throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mann will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mann waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Watson.
A little jabbing left from Watson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mann throws a right and a left that Watson avoids nicely.
Watson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Mann misses the shot to the body.
A little jabbing left from Watson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Watson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mann throws the left hand but Watson avoids the punch easily.
Watson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mann.
Watson feints a counter leg kick.
Mann tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Watson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Watson throws out a counter right but Mann avoids it with no problem.
Watson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Watson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Mann tries to close the distance and clinch but Watson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Watson avoids the body shot from Mann.
Watson appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Mann tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Watson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Watson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Mann misses with a two punch combination.
Mann missing with a left hand there. Watson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Watson tries a quick counter leg kick but Mann is wise to it.
Watson ducks under a wild hook from Mann.
Watson doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mann throws a body shot but no joy.
Mann tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Watson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mann swings for the body but Watson moves out of range.
Watson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Mann misses with a body shot.
Mann throws a big shot that misses.
Mann swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A little jabbing left from Watson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Mann just misses with a punch to the body.
Watson tries a quick counter leg kick but Mann is wise to it.
Mann throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
It seemed like Watson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Mann misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Watson.
Mann misses with a few strikes there.
Mann swinging wildly here.
Mann throws a series of punches but Watson moves out of range.
Watson looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
AC Mann dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Some wild striking there from Mann.
Mann throws a looping overhand right but Watson ducks down to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mann. Watson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Watson tries a quick counter leg kick but Mann is wise to it.
Mann looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Mann misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Watson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mann.
Mann really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Mann misses with a series of wild punches.
Mann tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mann swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mann swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Watson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The fighters circling - Mann throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Watson moves out of range as Mann strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mann swinging wildly here.
Watson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Watson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Mann misses with a series of wild punches.
Mann throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Watson! But no joy.
Mann is looking to clinch but Watson is avoiding it.
Watson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Mann misses with a body shot.
Watson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Watson slips a jab from Mann.
Watson throws out a counter right but Mann avoids it with no problem.
Mann throws out a loose jab but Watson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Watson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mann.
Watson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Watson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Watson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Watson throws out a counter right but Mann avoids it with no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Mann misses its intended target.
Watson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Watson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Watson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Mann is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Watson can do to turn this around?
Mann misses with a straight left.
Mann tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A big left from Mann misses.
Watson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Mann fails to land with a series of punches.
Watson tries a quick counter leg kick but Mann is wise to it.
Mann swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Watson looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Mann fails in his attempt to clinch.
It seemed like Watson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Mann misses with a jab, cross combination.
It seemed like Watson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Watson defending well as Mann loads up on a big left hand.
Watson let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Mann throws a series of punches but Watson moves out of range.
Mann throws a lazy right hand but Watson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Watson! But no joy.
Mann wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mann misses with the combination.
Watson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Mann tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Watson was well out of range. Poor timing from Mann.
Watson dodges the punch combination from Mann.
Watson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Watson swats away the attempt to clinch by Mann.
Watson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Mann swings for the body but Watson moves out of range.
Watson appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Mann misses with a double jab.
A little jabbing left from Watson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Mann misses with a wild combination.
A little jabbing left from Watson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
AC Mann is winning the standup battle so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mann looks to land a left hand but Watson moved out of range nicely.
A little jabbing left from Watson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Mann rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Watson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mann wants to clinch.
Watson appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Mann fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mann misses with an uppercut.
Watson raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Mann closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Mann throws a punch but it's blocked by Watson.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Watson has Mann pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Mann manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Watson has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Mann after a bit of a struggle.
Watson can't get the takedown.
AC Mann has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Josh Watson.
Watson wants a takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
AC Mann dominated that second round.
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!
Watson ducks under a wild hook from Mann.
Mann misses with a straight left.
Mann throws a series of punches but Watson moves out of range.
Mann ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Watson moves away.
Watson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Mann fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Watson manages to avoid it.
Watson now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mann. Watson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Watson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mann.
A little jabbing left from Watson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Mann tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Watson let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Watson blocks a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No joy there for Mann, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A nice side step and Watson releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
AC Mann is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mann misses with a hook.
It seemed like Watson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Mann tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Watson was well out of range. Poor timing from Mann.
Mann lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Watson circles away quickly and effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mann throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mann looks to throw the jab but Watson is out of range.
Watson slips a jab and a cross from Mann.
Sloppy strikes from Mann. Those never looked like landing.
Mann throws a body punch but Watson moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Watson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Mann throws a nice looking combination but Watson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mann misses with a series of wild punches.
Mann throws a shot from downtown. Watson moves away and avoids it.
Watson is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Mann with a body shot.
Watson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mann.
Watson avoids the body shot from Mann.
Mann misses with a double jab.
Mann misses with a series of wild punches.
Watson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mann misses with a body shot.
Mann is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Watson throws out a counter right but Mann avoids it with no problem.
Mann tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Watson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Watson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mann. Watson does a little dance to reset his feet.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Watson! But no joy.
Mann wants to clinch up but Watson keeps it at a distance.
A little jabbing left from Watson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Mann fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mann throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Watson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mann swings for the body but Watson moves out of range.
Watson throws out a counter right but Mann avoids it with no problem.
Mann fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Watson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mann is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Watson.
Watson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Mann throws a left and a right that both miss
and Watson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mann misses with a two punch combination.
Mann swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A little jabbing left from Watson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Mann misses with a looping left.
Mann fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Watson manages to avoid it.
It seemed like Watson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Mann ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Watson moves away.
Watson moves out of range as Mann strikes.
AC Mann is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Watson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Watson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mann.
Mann doesn't manage to clinch there - Watson circles away.
It seemed like Watson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Mann fails to land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mann shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Watson sprawls well. Watson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Mann gets slowly back to his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mann. Watson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mann misses with a series of wild punches.
A little jabbing left from Watson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Mann throws a right and a left that Watson avoids nicely.
A punch combination from Mann misses.
It seemed like Watson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Mann throws a hook but Watson avoids it easily.
It seemed like Watson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sloppy strikes from Mann. Those never looked like landing.
Watson now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mann misses with a double jab.
Watson throws out a counter right but Mann avoids it with no problem.
Mann throws a right hand that Watson ducks under and follows up with a left that Watson also avoids with ease.
Watson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Josh Watson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mann takes a swing at Watson's ribcage but misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
AC Mann showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mann has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 30:26
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:25
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... AC Mann!
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energy
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hype
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