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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Danny McCoy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mana Festation (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Danny McCoy has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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173 cm
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147 lbs
13 - 9 - 0 |
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166 cm
23
139 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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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
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Danny McCoy! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mana Festation! The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, George Francis and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! McCoy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Festation circles away quickly and effectively. A big left from McCoy misses. McCoy misses with a few strikes there.
McCoy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. A combination from McCoy does no damage. Festation is trying to counter with his kicks. McCoy steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Festation. That one must have hurt. McCoy misses with a jab, cross combination.
McCoy misses with a looping left. Festation is clearly trying to counter these attacks from McCoy with a body shot. McCoy blocks a head kick by Festation.
McCoy misses with a double jab
and Festation counters with a low kick, right behind McCoy 's knee. A nice inside leg kick there by Festation. That's going to slow McCoy down. McCoy throws a series of punches but Festation avoids them all with ease. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! McCoy swings and misses with a shot to the body and Festation counters with a thumping low kick. McCoy misses with a two punch combination.
McCoy throws a combination that misses and Festation makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick. McCoy is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round. McCoy tries a head kick but it misses.
Festation has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as McCoy is landing a low percentage of strikes. Good leg kick by Festation there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
McCoy rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Festation connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. McCoy misses with a right hand and Festation counters with a nice leg kick. Festation dodges the punch combination from McCoy.
McCoy throws a combination that misses and Festation counters with a nice body kick.
Festation throws a body kick that digs right into the meat. McCoy chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Festation can pounce on him.
Festation moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Festation turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. McCoy misses with a wild combination.
Festation only half commits to the counter leg kick. McCoy on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round. McCoy misses with a combination
and Festation counters with a lovely straight right hand! McCoy takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards. McCoy takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards. Festation moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. McCoy takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. McCoy takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. McCoy is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight. Thud! ouch! good body kick from Festation - that will leave a mark!
Good leg kick by Festation there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
McCoy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Festation circles away quickly and effectively. Festation appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick. Festation lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
McCoy falls off balance throwing a combination
and Festation counters with a nice low kick that buckles McCoy's knee momentarily. Festation cracks the inside of McCoy's front leg. Festation lands a front kick. McCoy will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round. An inside leg kick lands from Festation. Good leg kick by Festation there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
McCoy looks to land a combination but Festation avoids it well. McCoy throws a sloppy head kick and Festation moves out of range easily. Festation lands a front kick. McCoy throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Festation counters with a body kick. Festation thumps McCoy with a low kick. Festation uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McCoy. Festation is trying to counter with his kicks. McCoy swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Festation counters with a flying knee. Nice. McCoy sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs. Festation delivers a nice body kick. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! McCoy has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Festation. Festation connects with a leg kick. McCoy looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. Festation showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from McCoy.
That's four minutes gone in the round. McCoy chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Festation can pounce on him.
McCoy swings away with a body shot that misses
and Festation counters with a good, hard body kick but McCoy shrugs it off. Good leg kick by Festation there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Festation connects with a leg kick. McCoy looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. McCoy looks to land a right hand but Festation moved out of range. McCoy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. McCoy backing away here, and Festation unleashes a leg kick that just misses. McCoy throws a series of punches but Festation avoids them all with ease. McCoy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Festation fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt McCoy. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Festation lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Festation slips a jab and a cross from McCoy.
Festation ducks under a wild hook from McCoy. Festation is trying to counter with his kicks. McCoy misses with a hook. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mana Festation dominated that round. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
McCoy throws a right hand that Festation ducks under and follows up with a left that Festation also avoids with ease. McCoy throws the left hand but Festation avoids the punch easily. Festation was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind. Danny McCoy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. McCoy misses with a combination
and Festation counters with a head kick that drops McCoy to the mat! McCoy scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
McCoy is rocked! McCoy misses with a telegraphed body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick. Oh McCoy is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! A good leg kick by Festation. Festation lands a body shot.
Sloppy strikes from McCoy. Those never looked like landing. McCoy looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. McCoy's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result. McCoy has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Festation. This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether McCoy might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far. Festation connects with an inside leg kick. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Festation scores with a kick to the midsection. McCoy seems to have got his legs back now. Festation feints and then cracks McCoy's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow McCoy down. Festation throws a leg kick which misses McCoy's front leg but catches the back leg as McCoy tries to avoid it. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Festation.
It looks like Danny McCoy has been cut. McCoy has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ. Crack! A monster head kick from Festation and McCoy falls like a tree - timbeeeeeeeeeeerrrr! A highlight reel knockout by Festation!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Mana Festation!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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