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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Mannelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikael Lindgren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lindgren is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Come With Me. 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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175 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Patrick Mannelly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mikael Lindgren!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Dillan Fox and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mannelly is looking to chop away at Lindgren's legs.
Mannelly scores with a hook to the body. Lindgren takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Mannelly does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Mannelly fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Mannelly forces Lindgren back against the cage and clinches.
Lindgren blocks an uppercut.
Lindgren is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Lindgren is trying to pull guard but Mannelly turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Lindgren throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Mannelly struggles to land a body shot inside as Lindgren controls his hands.
Mannelly lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mannelly throws a punch but it's blocked by Lindgren.
Mannelly working aggressively here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mannelly working aggressively here.
A right hook to the body lands for Mannelly.
Lindgren struggles to land a body shot inside as Mannelly controls his hands.
Mannelly misses with the head strike.
Good body shot from Mannelly.
Mannelly definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Mannelly lands a hook that snaps the head of Lindgren backwards.
Mannelly pushes Lindgren back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mannelly gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Lindgren.
Lindgren jumps guard but Mannelly stands there with Lindgren around his waist. Lindgren gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Patrick Mannelly has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mikael Lindgren.
A right handed body shot lands from Mannelly.
A right hand to the body from Mannelly.
Lindgren doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lindgren breaks from the clinch.
Mannelly lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lindgren at a distance.
Patrick Mannelly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lindgren looks winded!
Mannelly's corner calls for a 1-2. Mannelly obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
It looks like Mikael Lindgren has been cut.
Mannelly lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Mannelly throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mannelly moves out of range as Lindgren strikes.
Lindgren moves out of range as Mannelly strikes.
Mannelly tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lindgren paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mannelly moves out of range of the leg kick from Lindgren.
Mannelly darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mannelly fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lindgren.
Lindgren lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lindgren moves out of range as Mannelly strikes.
Mannelly throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Lindgren throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mannelly counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lindgren keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Mannelly connects with a body shot.
Mannelly wants to land a leg kick but Lindgren is out of range.
Mannelly lands a lovely overhand right.
Mannelly avoids a kick to the body.
Mannelly throws a hook to the side of Lindgren's head but Lindgren sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mannelly moves into range and clinches up with Lindgren.
Mannelly lands a nice shot to the body.
Mannelly misses with a punch to the body.
Lindgren blocks a body shot from Mannelly.
Mannelly has a couple of punches blocked by Lindgren.
Mannelly misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lindgren tries a body shot but Mannelly blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lindgren wants to break free but Mannelly has control.
Mannelly works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Mannelly swings wildly with an uppercut but Lindgren uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mannelly has Lindgren pressed against the cage.
Mannelly tries a body shot but Lindgren blocks it.
Mannelly lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mannelly.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lindgren.
Mannelly working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mannelly just leaning against Lindgren, taking a breather.
Mannelly just leaning against Lindgren, taking a breather.
Mannelly gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Mannelly lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lindgren working aggressively here.
Mannelly tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lindgren breaks the clinch.
Mannelly feints and then cracks Lindgren's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lindgren down.
A slapping leg kick lands for Mannelly.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mannelly scores with a jab to the jaw.
Lindgren misses with a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mannelly takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A low kick from Mannelly is predictable there
and Lindgren counters with an outside leg kick.
Lindgren lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Mannelly slips under a jab.
Jab by Mannelly.
Mannelly scores with a jab to the body.
Mannelly misses with a low kick.
Lindgren is looking to slow Mannelly down with leg kicks.
Mannelly wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nice defenses there by Mannelly.
Lindgren cracks the inside of Mannelly's front leg.
Mannelly throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mannelly lands a jab to Lindgren's midsection.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lindgren moves out of range of the body kick.
Lindgren misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mannelly.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick Mannelly dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mikael Lindgren's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Lindgren lands a right hook to the body.
Mannelly on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Lindgren swings for the body but Mannelly moves out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Lindgren.
Mannelly is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lindgren can do to turn this around?
Sloppy strikes from Mannelly. Those never looked like landing.
Lindgren scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Mannelly fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lindgren manages to avoid it.
Lindgren throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mannelly keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Mannelly scores with a body shot.
Lindgren clobbers Mannelly with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Lindgren walks into a jab.
Mannelly jabbing away but nothing is landing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lindgren looks to land a right hand but Mannelly moved out of range.
Lindgren is looking to slow Mannelly down with leg kicks.
Mannelly scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Mannelly takes the fight into the clinch.
Mannelly has a couple of punches blocked by Lindgren.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mannelly is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A short left from Mannelly.
Mannelly lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lindgren makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lindgren breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A jab from Lindgren finds it's way through Mannelly's defenses.
Mannelly misses with an uppercut. Lindgren saw that one coming.
Lindgren misses with a left hand
and Mannelly counters with an outside leg kick.
Lindgren misses with a straight left.
Mannelly fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mannelly takes a swing at Lindgren's ribcage but misses.
Mannelly loads up on a big right hand but Lindgren slips the punch.
Mannelly connects with a single shot there.
Lindgren lands a nice hook to Mannelly's body. Mannelly takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Lindgren has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mannelly lands a nice looking body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lindgren feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Mannelly's calf.
Lindgren staying out of range there.
Lindgren throws a leg kick but Mannelly checks it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Mannelly, right into the meat.
Mannelly jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mannelly swings widly with a right hand
and Lindgren counters with an inside leg kick.
Nice cross by Lindgren.
Mannelly stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lindgren.
Mannelly thuds his right hand into Lindgren's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Lindgren uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mannelly.
A nice side step and Lindgren releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Patrick Mannelly is winning the standup battle so far.
Lindgren on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Mannelly dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lindgren. That did some damage!
Lindgren misses with a looping left.
Mannelly throws a hook to the side of Lindgren's head but Lindgren sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lindgren drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Mannelly defends it well.
Lindgren throws a jab when Mannelly was well out of range.
Mannelly swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lindgren.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mannelly misses with a wild combination.
Mannelly takes a swing at Lindgren's ribcage but misses.
Mannelly avoids a kick to the body.
Mannelly uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lindgren.
Lindgren looks to score with a jab to the body but Mannelly is just out of range.
Lindgren tries a low kick but Mannelly avoids it.
The crowd cheers as Lindgren lands an impressive looking overhand right. Mannelly doesn't seem phased though.
Mannelly with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lindgren walks into a stiff left hand from Mannelly.
Lindgren throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mannelly counters with a left and a right that stings Lindgren.
Lindgren lands a nice hook to Mannelly's body. Mannelly takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Mannelly connects with a nice looking jab.
Lindgren fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mannelly manages to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mannelly jabs at Lindgren's body.
Lindgren misses with a hook. Mannelly ducked under it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mannelly with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lindgren to score with a decent uppercut.
A jab from Lindgren does it's job there.
Lindgren avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mannelly on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Good leg kick by Lindgren there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Mannelly pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Mannelly loads up on a big right hand but Lindgren slips the punch.
Mannelly misses with an uppercut. Lindgren saw that one coming.
Some wild striking there from Mannelly.
Mannelly ducks under a wild hook from Lindgren.
Mannelly 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.
Mannelly throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lindgren.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mannelly walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Lindgren checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Mannelly defending well as Lindgren loads up on a big left hand.
Lindgren misses with a series of wild punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Patrick Mannelly will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mikael Lindgren's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Lindgren slips under a jab.
Mannelly fails to land with a series of punches.
And Lindgren tries to counter it with a takedown but Mannelly pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Mannelly fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lindgren manages to avoid it.
Mannelly cracks Lindgren with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Mannelly throws a big shot that misses.
The crowd cheers as Lindgren lands an impressive looking overhand right. Mannelly doesn't seem phased though.
Lindgren throws a poor cross that misses
and Mannelly counters with a straight right hand.
Mannelly swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Lindgren counter with a right hand.
Lindgren scores with a jab. Mannelly acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Lindgren uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mannelly.
Mannelly misses with a straight right.
Mannelly takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lindgren blocks a jab.
Mannelly throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lindgren counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mannelly lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Lindgren tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lindgren slips a straight right by Mannelly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mannelly swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lindgren's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Lindgren is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mannelly.
Lindgren cracks Mannelly with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Mannelly throws a front kick aimed at Lindgren's knee but Lindgren avoids it well.
Mannelly throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Mannelly misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lindgren.
Lindgren doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Lindgren throws a big shot that misses.
Mannelly wants to clinch.
Mannelly stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Lindgren connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Jab, jab by Lindgren - just one landing.
Mannelly tries to clinch up but Lindgren circles away and keeps his distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mannelly throws a leg kick but Lindgren sees it coming and moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Mannelly misses the target.
Lindgren flicks out a counter leg kick but Mannelly steps away.
Mannelly scores with a leg kick.
A slow jab from Lindgren misses its intended target.
Mannelly takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Lindgren scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A leg kick checked by Lindgren.
Lindgren avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lindgren takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Mikael Lindgren has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mannelly throws an overhand right that lands on Lindgren's shoulder, as Lindgren tries to avoid the shot.
Lindgren lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lindgren throws a head kick that Mannelly semi-blocks.
Lindgren throws a low kick, looking for Mannelly's leg but Mannelly calmly moves out of range.
Lindgren will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Lindgren misses with a kick to the body.
Lindgren with a jab.
Mannelly scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lindgren doesn't seem bothered though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mannelly misses with a kick to the body.
Mannelly moves out of range of the strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lindgren. Mannelly does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mannelly slips a straight right by Lindgren.
Lindgren does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Lindgren misses with a hook to the body
and Mannelly counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lindgren throws a body shot but no joy.
Mannelly misses with a hook. Lindgren ducked under it nicely.
Patrick Mannelly is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mannelly throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lindgren connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Mannelly throws a body punch but Lindgren moves out of range.
Lindgren tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mannelly was well out of range. Poor timing from Lindgren.
Patrick Mannelly is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lindgren misses with a hook.
Lindgren throws out a loose jab but Mannelly uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mannelly fails to land with a series of punches.
Lindgren with the counter takedown but Mannelly avoids it easily.
Mannelly moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lindgren takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lindgren avoids the body shot from Mannelly.
Lindgren changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Mannelly tries to avoid it but Lindgren manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Mannelly to the ground. Mannelly escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Lindgren takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nice jab there from Mannelly.
Lindgren tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mannelly throws a big counter combination but Lindgren scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Mannelly scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Mannelly.
Mannelly works the jab nicely.
Lindgren misses with a low kick.
Mannelly lands a glancing blow to the side of Lindgren's head.
Mannelly scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Mannelly waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lindgren.
Lindgren changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Lindgren has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A jab from Lindgren misses.
Lindgren takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Lindgren throws a big shot that misses.
It looked like Mannelly was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Lindgren.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Patrick Mannelly.
Well Mannelly 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 William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Patrick Mannelly!
A very excited looking Patrick Mannelly made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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