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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Amir Mansour (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Glee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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185 cm
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225 lbs
0 - 2 - 0 |
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182 cm
25
250 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good low kicks
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Amir Mansour! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jimmy Glee! The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Peter Branson and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Mansour lands a nice shot to the body.
Glee walks into a straight right hand from Mansour. Glee closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Mansour quickly recovers to half guard. Mansour tries to roll over but Glee keeps him under control. Mansour wants to control but Glee is keeping busy and won't allow it. Mansour is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Glee is pressing down on Mansour's thigh, looking to free his foot. Mansour is holding on for now. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Mansour wants to control but Glee is keeping busy and won't allow it. Mansour has his hands clasped together around Glee's back. He's all about the action. Mansour is pressing down on Glee's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's one minute gone in the round. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Glee accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. Mansour wants to sweep but no luck. Mansour is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity. Crunch! Glee slams his shin into Mansour's torso. Glee throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Glee fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Glee misses with a takedown enabling Mansour to counter with a crisp jab. Glee shoots in for a takedown but Mansour shows good takedown defense. Amir Mansour has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jimmy Glee. Glee shoots for a double leg takedown but Mansour sprawls well. He's pushed Glee's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily. Mansour scores with a jab. Glee acknowledges it with a nod of the head. Glee shoots and misses and Glee takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Some bone on bone action there as Mansour checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one. Glee shoots and misses and Mansour counters with a right hand to the body. Glee looks winded! Glee fails with a takedown attempt. Mansour punishes Glee's body with a nice straight punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Mansour cracks Glee with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage. Mansour scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent. Glee misses with a takedown attempt and Mansour counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Glee takes one to the side of the head.
Mansour jabs at Glee's body. Mansour lands a lovely overhand right. Mansour definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight. Glee doesn't succeed with the takedown and Glee takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Mansour connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt. Glee misses with a combination
and Mansour counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Glee misses with a wild body shot. Mansour tries to counter by clinching up but Glee breaks away and moves out of range. Mansour is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Mansour moves into range and connects with a jab. 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! Mansour ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. Mansour clobbers Glee with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. Mansour moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot. Glee misses with a jab to the body
and Mansour counters with a stiff right hand. Mansour throws a shot to the body.
Glee tries to close the distance and clinch but Mansour swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. A left lands for Mansour. Mansour scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent. Glee gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Mansour. Mansour connects with a body shot that sends Glee's belly button to the back. Mansour uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Glee has time to react. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Amir Mansour dominated that round. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Mansour is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot. Glee slips a straight right by Mansour. Mansour cracks Glee with an open hand slap. Jimmy Glee is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Mansour circles away from the clinch attempt and Glee takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Mansour slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range. Glee tries for a takedown but Mansour circles away easily and Mansour counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Glee thinking. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Glee takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away. Glee fails with the takedown and Mansour counters with a left and a right that stings Glee. Mansour's jab looks to have found its range, popping Glee under the eye.
That's one minute gone in the round. Glee closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Mansour quickly recovers to half guard. Mansour on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Mansour tries to get out of the position. Mansour keeps control of the position for the meantime. Glee is breathing heavily. Glee wants to pass to mount but Mansour is defending the position. Mansour tries to roll over but Glee keeps him under control. Mansour works his way to full guard. Good work. Glee won't allow Mansour to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Glee wants to control from the top but Mansour keeps moving. Mansour is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Glee can do to turn this around? Glee stands up and waves to Mansour to follow him. Mansour bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Glee's head backwards. Mansour attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin. A jab from Mansour misses. Glee with a lazy takedown attempt and Mansour counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body. Amir Mansour has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jimmy Glee. Glee tries for a takedown but Mansour circles away easily and Mansour counters with a right hand to the body. No luck for Glee with that takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Mansour uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Glee has time to react. Amir Mansour is winning the standup battle so far. Glee shoots in but doesn't get the takedown and Mansour counters with a nice body shot. Glee tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mansour manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Mansour with a body punch. A glancing blow. Glee shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. Mansour thuds his right hand into Glee's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters. Mansour connects with a jab. Mansour dips down and scores with a jab to the body. A head kick misses from Glee.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A left lands for Mansour. Mansour lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw. Mansour works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Mansour forces Glee back against the cage and clinches. Mansour breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A punch lands to the side of Glee 's head but he takes it in his stride. Mansour throws a front kick aimed at Glee's knee but Glee avoids it well. Glee shoots for a double leg takedown but Mansour sprawls well. He's pushed Glee's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily. It looked like Mansour wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit. Mansour lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent. Glee misses with a takedown attempt - Mansour sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses. Mansour throwing a counter right hand but Glee manages to avoid it. Mansour fails with a takedown attempt from distance. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Amir Mansour dominated that second round. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Mansour digs a good hook to Glee's body.
Mansour scores with a sloppy right hand. Glee should have avoided that one. Mansour keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl. Donk. Mansour catches Glee right on the button with a cross. Glee lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt. Mansour throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Mansour scores with a nice right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Mansour works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance. Mansour lands a body shot.
Glee takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Glee with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Mansour to score with a decent uppercut. Glee misses with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round. Glee moves to clinch but Mansour breaks away and Mansour counters with a three punch combo that has Glee backing up. Glee nods at Mansour to acknowledge the strikes. Mansour moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination. Mansour jabs Glee to the body, keeping him at a distance. Mansour chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Mansour lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw. Mansour throws a leg kick that misses. Mansour throws a mid kick that lands with a slap. Mansour throws a shot to the body.
Mansour leaves Glee with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Mansour lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Glee takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A slapping leg kick lands for Mansour.
The fighters circle momentarily. Mansour darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch. Decent striking displayed by Mansour there. Mansour circles away from the clinch attempt and Mansour counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Glee blocks a leg kick. Glee misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Jab from Mansour. Glee throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mansour stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. Mansour moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot. Mansour connects with a looping right hand.
Mansour stuns Glee with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. A head kick by Glee misses and Mansour counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Glee fails with the takedown enabling Mansour to counter with a crisp jab. Amir Mansour has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jimmy Glee. Glee tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mansour swats him away and circles back towards the center. Glee shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Glee showed some decent athleticism there. 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! Glee prevents Mansour from improving his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Mansour slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work. There's a bit of a scramble here and now Mansour is on top in guard.
Glee has his foot on Mansour's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Mansour works his way back into a safe position though. Mansour engaging in some classic timewasting tactics. Jimmy Glee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Amir Mansour is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Glee is working an open guard so Mansour takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight! Amir Mansour showed his dominance in that final round. Well I reckon that's a shut out for Mansour, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Santiago Holmes scores the fight 30:27 Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 30:27 Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Amir Mansour!
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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
55% |
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