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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Juan Corrida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patrick Mannelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Corrida kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Shadowhunter. 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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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
42 - 25 - 4, fighting out of London, Juan Corrida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 12 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Patrick Mannelly!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Corrida cracks the inside of Mannelly's front leg.
Corrida moves out of range of the leg kick from Mannelly.
Mannelly jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Corrida scores with a nice body kick.
Mannelly misses with a left hand
and Corrida makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Mannelly on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Corrida. Corrida obviously looking to wear him down.
Mannelly stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Corrida.
Mannelly uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Corrida.
Mannelly works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Mannelly throws a combination. Corrida tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Corrida pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Corrida tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Mannelly defends well and Corrida ends up having to push Mannelly into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Mannelly connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Mannelly uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Corrida has time to react.
Corrida connects with a jab.
Corrida has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Academy of Martial Arts in the buildup to the fight.
Mannelly fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Corrida swats away the attempt to clinch by Mannelly.
Nice defenses there by Corrida.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mannelly fails with an attempt to clinch.
Corrida with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Mannelly to score with a decent uppercut.
Corrida looks to score with a jab to the body but Mannelly is just out of range.
Corrida throws a nice inside leg kick.
Mannelly thows a left - swing and a miss!
A jab from Mannelly does it's job there.
Mannelly tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Corrida was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Mannelly swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mannelly moves out of range as Corrida strikes.
Mannelly looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Corrida lands with a good body shot.
Corrida throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Mannelly counter with a right hand.
Corrida misses with a looping right.
Mannelly takes a swing at Corrida's ribcage but misses.
Corrida appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Nice defenses there by Corrida.
A slow jab from Mannelly misses its intended target.
Patrick Mannelly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mannelly has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Corrida.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mannelly throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Corrida counters with a thumping low kick.
Mannelly throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mannelly takes a swing at Corrida's ribcage but misses.
As Mannelly backs away, Corrida returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
A jab from Corrida misses.
Mannelly chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Corrida can pounce on him.
Corrida scores with a hook to the body. Mannelly takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Corrida tries to score a power double leg takedown but Mannelly sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Corrida somewhat.
Corrida uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mannelly.
A good leg kick by Corrida.
Corrida is looking to score with low kicks.
Mannelly scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Corrida wants to land a leg kick but Mannelly is out of range.
A big right from Mannelly misses.
Corrida scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Corrida slips under a jab.
A punch lands to the side of Mannelly 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Corrida moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mannelly doesn't manage to clinch there - Corrida circles away.
Mannelly throws a looping overhand right but Corrida ducks down to avoid it.
Mannelly moves into the clinch successfully.
Mannelly working aggressively here.
Mannelly doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nice body punch from Corrida.
Corrida softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mannelly tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mannelly.
Mannelly can't find room to land a body shot as Corrida controls the action.
A short right from Corrida on the inside.
Mannelly misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mannelly misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mannelly misses with some punches.
Mannelly scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corrida tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Mannelly just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Juan Corrida. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Corrida blocking some punches.
Mannelly lands a nice uppercut.
Corrida lands with a right to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mannelly presses Corrida against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Mannelly stalling in the clinch.
Mannelly throws a head punch that misses.
Corrida lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Corrida blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mannelly lands a shoulder strike.
Corrida throws a punch but it's blocked by Mannelly.
Mannelly tries to throw a body punch but Corrida avoids it by throwing Mannelly back against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Corrida misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Mannelly fails to land.
A short right from Mannelly.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Patrick Mannelly will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Corrida throws a solid leg kick but Mannelly takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Corrida.
Corrida throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mannelly swings for the body but Corrida moves out of range.
Corrida fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mannelly manages to avoid it.
Mannelly connects with a solid leg kick.
Corrida throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Mannelly connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Corrida tests Mannelly's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Corrida connects with a leg kick. Mannelly looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Mannelly misses the jab.
Corrida appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Mannelly avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Corrida drives through with a takedown into guard.
Corrida in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Mannelly is trying to keep Corrida in close.
Mannelly is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Corrida is pressing down on Mannelly's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Mannelly pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Corrida is keeping the position for now.
Corrida escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Mannelly gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Corrida looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Mannelly passes into side control.
Corrida is looking to regain half guard here but Mannelly keeps moving and retains side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mannelly takes a little break here. Corrida wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Mannelly tries to advance to mount but Corrida denies him.
Corrida is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Mannelly off and has taken his back!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corrida working for a choke but Mannelly is defending well.
Mannelly is in bad spot here.
Mannelly looking very determined here, making life difficult for Corrida.
Mannelly is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Corrida gets his way!
Mannelly can't escape the position.
Mannelly defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Corrida's arms.
Mannelly is keeping busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mannelly tries to escape but Corrida has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Corrida is persistently looking for the submission but Mannelly is defending it well.
Mannelly tries to escape the position.
Corrida is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Mannelly defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Corrida scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Mannelly is looking for a way out.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juan Corrida dominated that second round.
That's time! Corrida's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Mannelly throws a shot to the body.
Mannelly misses with a hook. Corrida ducked under it nicely.
Mannelly pushes Corrida up against the cage in a clinch.
Corrida blocks a body shot from Mannelly.
Mannelly is looking to control Corrida's arms but Corrida gets an underhook and turns him. Now Mannelly has his back to the cage.
Mannelly fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mannelly working aggressively here.
Corrida prevents a body shot from Mannelly.
Mannelly doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mannelly swings wildly with an uppercut but Corrida uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Corrida.
Corrida misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Corrida is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Mannelly pulls him back up using the underhooks.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Corrida.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Corrida.
Mannelly tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Corrida's elbow.
Mannelly can't find room to land a body shot as Corrida controls the action.
Patrick Mannelly seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Mannelly misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Mannelly on the inside.
Corrida blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Corrida lands a left hand.
Corrida blocking some punches.
Mannelly is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Corrida is keeping busy.
Mannelly throws a head punch that misses.
Mannelly can't find room to land a body shot as Corrida controls the action.
Mannelly blocking some punches.
Mannelly swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mannelly tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mannelly stalling in the clinch but Corrida improves position.
Mannelly scores with a shoulder strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A short uppercut from Mannelly.
Mannelly struggles to land a body shot inside as Corrida controls his hands.
Mannelly misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mannelly working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mannelly's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Corrida.
Mannelly misses with the head strike.
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!
Mannelly fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mannelly cracks Corrida with a nice body shot.
Mannelly has a couple of punches blocked by Corrida.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mannelly.
Mannelly misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corrida blocks an uppercut.
Mannelly lands a right hand.
Corrida misses with a hook to the ribs.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Mannelly misses with a short punch on the inside.
Corrida fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Corrida swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Corrida lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Corrida can't get the takedown.
Mannelly misses with a punch on the inside.
Corrida tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Mannelly smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Juan Corrida. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Corrida tries to score with a low kick but Mannelly moves his leg out of the way.
Corrida uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mannelly.
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 tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corrida bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Corrida throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Corrida checks the leg kick nicely there.
Corrida walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Mannelly checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Mannelly swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Corrida walks into a left hand.
Corrida avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Mannelly scores with a jab.
Corrida is looking to wear down Mannelly with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
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!
Corrida tried to score with a low kick but Mannelly checks it.
Corrida misses with a wild body shot.
Corrida looks to score with a jab to the body but Mannelly is just out of range.
Mannelly is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Corrida with a body shot.
Corrida lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Mannelly jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Mannelly scores with a sloppy right hand. Corrida should have avoided that one.
Corrida cracks a nice hook into Mannelly's ribs.
Mannelly misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Corrida.
Corrida throws a half hearted mid kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Patrick Mannelly comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Mannelly 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Patrick Mannelly!
An out of breath Patrick Mannelly thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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