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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Troy Manning (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Van Harvey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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179 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
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181 cm
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179 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Good kicks
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Troy Manning!
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, Van Harvey!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harvey closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Harvey drops down looking for an ankle pick but Manning pulls his leg out and moves away.
Manning stalks Harvey and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Harvey's face. Harvey staggers backwards, shaken.
Harvey takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Manning gets tackled into the cage by Harvey. Harvey maintains the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Manning.
Manning goes for a takedown in the clinch but Harvey prevents it.
Manning has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Harvey tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Manning really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harvey lands a right hand that snaps the head of Manning backwards.
Manning is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Manning tries to throw a body punch but Harvey avoids it by throwing Manning back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harvey has a couple of punches blocked by Manning.
Come on Harvey - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Harvey tries for a takedown. No joy.
Manning misses with some punches.
Manning stalling against the cage.
Manning struggles to land a body shot inside as Harvey controls his hands.
Manning has Harvey pushed against the cage.
Manning holding his opponent close, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Manning blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Harvey misses with a hook to the ribs.
Harvey misses with the head strike.
Harvey taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Manning.
Nice body punch from Harvey.
A short left from Harvey.
A head punch on the inside from Manning fails to land.
Manning misses with a short punch on the inside.
Harvey is looking for a takedown.
Troy Manning has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Van Harvey.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harvey swings wildly with an uppercut but Manning uses good head movement to avoid it.
Manning prevents a body shot from Harvey.
Harvey jumps guard.
Harvey tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Manning showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Harvey looking for a sweep. Not yet Harvey, not yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manning looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Manning has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Manning wants to pass the guard but Harvey is keeping the position.
Harvey is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Manning lands a slapping body shot.
Harvey turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Van Harvey will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Manning misses with a wild body shot.
Manning connects with a body shot that sends Harvey's belly button to the back.
Harvey shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Manning but Manning pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Manning throws a chopping leg kick but Harvey manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Harvey tries to close the distance and clinch but Manning swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Manning lands with a shot to the body.
Manning works over Harvey's head and body with a nice combination.
Harvey tries to clinch up but Manning circles away and keeps his distance.
Manning throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Manning scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Manning connects with a looping right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Manning looks to score with a jab to the body but Harvey is just out of range.
Manning 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.
Manning's corner calls for a 1-2. Manning obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harvey walks into a left hand.
Harvey tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Manning counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Harvey gets a clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Harvey is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Harvey pulls guard successfully.
Harvey wants to sweep here but Manning controlling him for the moment.
Harvey is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Harvey manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Manning manages to get himself to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harvey drops back, looking for a kneebar! Manning looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Manning looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Manning!
Manning is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Harvey will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Harvey is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harvey keeps trying to improve his position.
Manning is looking to take a break and control but Harvey is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harvey sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Manning will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Harvey is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Manning controlling the action here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Harvey is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Manning pulls his head out easily.
Manning takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Harvey wants to get back to full guard.
Harvey is trying to control but can't.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Troy Manning dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Manning works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Troy Manning is winning the standup battle so far.
Manning lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Harvey is looking to clinch.
Harvey takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Manning connects with a body shot.
Manning walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Harvey checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Manning swings for the body but Harvey moves out of range.
Manning digs a good body shot into Harvey's ribs.
Manning dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Manning misses with a body shot.
Harvey gets a double leg takedown into Manning's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harvey trying to control but Manning is working from the bottom.
Harvey is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Manning knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Harvey on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manning tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Manning keeping moving, preventing Harvey from controlling successfully.
Manning is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Harvey can do to turn this around?
Harvey postures up in Manning's guard and throws a big left but Manning blocks it.
Harvey wants to control from the top but Manning keeps moving.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Manning throws a shot to the body.
Manning swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Manning feints a jab promting Harvey to slip. Manning then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Harvey slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Nice uppercut lands for Manning. That snapped Harvey's head back.
Manning throws a solid leg kick but Harvey takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Manning.
Harvey is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Manning. Harvey does a little dance to reset his feet.
Harvey with the counter takedown but Manning avoids it easily.
No luck for Harvey with that takedown attempt.
A counter left hand to the body from Manning misses its target.
Troy Manning is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Harvey has managed to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manning misses with a body punch.
Harvey tries to pull guard but Manning holds him up against the cage and eventually Harvey drops back down to his feet.
Harvey is stalling here.
Manning blocking some punches.
Harvey drops down looking for an ankle pick but Manning pulls his leg out and moves away.
Troy Manning has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Van Harvey.
Manning connects with a body shot.
Harvey doesn't manage to clinch there - Manning circles away.
Manning displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Harvey.
Harvey takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manning misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Harvey.
Manning lands a jab.
Harvey lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Manning swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Harvey takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Manning with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Manning keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Harvey clinches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harvey misses with a body punch.
Harvey struggles to land a body shot inside as Manning controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Harvey.
And that's the end of the fight!
Troy Manning showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Manning has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Troy Manning!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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