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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tobious Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Troy Manning (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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178 lbs
8 - 6 - 0 |
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179 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
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Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tobious Khan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Troy Manning!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Manning swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Manning defending well as Khan loads up on a big left hand.
Manning misses with a body shot.
Manning looks to score with a jab to the body but Khan is just out of range.
Khan tries to counter by clinching up but Manning breaks away and moves out of range.
Khan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Manning lands a nice looking body shot.
Manning paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Khan misses with a looping right.
Manning fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Khan looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Manning throws a body punch but Khan moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Manning looks to land a right hand but Khan moved out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Khan on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Manning lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from Manning. Khan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Manning lands a right hook to the body.
Manning lands a jab-cross combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Manning thuds a left hand into Khan's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manning misses with the combination.
We've been told by Khan's head coaches at The Shit House that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Manning cracks Khan with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Manning moves into range and connects with a jab.
Manning fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Left hook, right uppercut from Manning.
Khan feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Mannings jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Manning 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.
Manning comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Khan.
Manning throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Manning throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Khan stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Manning is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Khan looks to land a right hand but Manning moved out of range.
Troy Manning seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Khan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manning just misses with a punch to the body.
Khan is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Khan misses with a looping right.
Khan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Manning.
A looping hook to the body misses from Manning. Khan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Khan swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Manning swings for the body but Khan moves out of range.
Khan appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Khan throws a hook but Manning blocks it.
Khan throws a wild body kick that Manning sees coming a mile off.
Khan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Manning.
A looping hook to the body misses from Manning. Khan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Khan throws out a leg kick but Manning moves out of range and Khan only half commits.
Khan takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Manning throws a body shot but no joy.
Manning finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Khan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Manning was well out of range. Poor timing from Khan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manning bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Khan's head.
Manning lands with a straight right. Khan didn't see that one coming.
A looping hook to the body misses from Manning. Khan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Manning lands a nice looking body shot.
Khan misses with an uppercut. Manning saw that one coming.
Manning just misses with a punch to the body.
Khan feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Manning slips a straight right by Khan.
A nice side step and Manning releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Manning throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Manning has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Manning throws a body punch but Khan moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Manning. Khan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Manning stuns Khan with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Khan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Manning sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A shot to the body from Manning misses
and Khan counters by moving into the clinch.
Manning wants a takedown but no success here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manning tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Manning tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Khan smiles and moves away.
Tobious Khan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Troy Manning.
Manning steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Khan.
Manning lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Manning is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Khan rather than just go for the knockout.
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!
Manning looks to score with a jab to the body but Khan is just out of range.
Khan drops his hands momentarily and Manning takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Khan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Khan swings for the body but Manning moves out of range.
Manning with a jab.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Khan.
Manning throws a body punch but Khan moves out of range.
Manning scores with a sloppy right hand. Khan should have avoided that one.
Manning misses with a body punch
and Khan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Khan tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Manning throws a body punch but Khan moves out of range.
Khan takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Troy Manning dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Khan catches Manning with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A swing and a miss from Manning.
Manning swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Good work by Khan as he checks the leg kick.
Manning connects with the punch.
Khan misses with a body kick.
A nice side step and Manning releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Manning lands a nice hook to Khan's body. Khan takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Khan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Manning was well out of range. Poor timing from Khan.
A nice side step and Manning releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Manning lands a nice shot to the body.
Khan throws a looping overhand right but Manning ducks down to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Manning misses the shot to the body.
Manning goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Manning punishes Khan's body with a nice straight punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Manning lands a jab to Khan's midsection.
Manning lands with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manning lands with a good body shot.
Khan lands with a nice combination. Manning backs away looking to recover.
A right-left combo lands from Khan.
It looks like Troy Manning has been cut.
Manning misses with a jab to the body
and Khan counters with a nice uppercut.
Manning has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Manning misses with a body shot.
Khan appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Manning throws a body punch but Khan moves out of range.
Khan throws a body shot but no joy.
Khan takes one to the chin there.
Manning has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Manning lands a jab to Khan's midsection.
Khan takes a shot right to the bread basket.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Manning dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Manning just misses with a punch to the body.
Manning connects with a looping right hand.
Manning throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Khan stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manning misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Manning comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Khan tries to clinch up.
Manning motions for Khan to come forward. Manning throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Manning is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Manning jabs at Khan's body.
Manning throws a body shot but no joy.
Manning misses with a body shot.
Khan misses with a hook.
Khan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Manning.
Manning misses with a few strikes there.
Manning lands a jab.
Khan takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Khan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Troy Manning seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manning comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Manning lands a right hook to the body.
Khan has closed the distance and engaged Manning in a clinch.
Manning effectively controlling the action here.
Khan struggles to land a body shot inside as Manning controls his hands.
Khan lands a shoulder strike.
Manning prevents a body shot from Khan.
Khan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Khan gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Manning.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Khan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mannings head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khan throws a head punch that misses.
Manning swings wildly with an uppercut but Khan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Khan throws a head punch that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Manning.
Manning prevents a body shot from Khan.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Khan.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Manning.
Manning goes for a takedown attempt but Khan pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Manning works Khan's body with a nice hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Manning throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Troy Manning showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Troy Manning's cut.
That's time! Khan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Manning fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Khan manages to avoid it.
Manning lands a right hook to the body.
Khan tries to clinch but Manning moves away
and Manning counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Manning misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Khan.
Khan needs to keep his hands up - Manning had a free shot at his head there.
Manning connects with a body shot that sends Khan's belly button to the back.
Manning misses with a body shot.
Manning just misses with a punch to the body.
A low kick from Khan misses
and Manning makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Khan misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Manning swings for the body but Khan moves out of range.
Manning dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Manning connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Khan misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Manning counters with a one-two to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Manning takes a swing at Khan's ribcage but misses.
A quick step to the side and Khan tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manning misses the shot to the body.
Manning just misses with a punch to the body.
Manning lands a nice looking body shot.
A punch combination from Manning misses.
Khan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Manning manages to avoid it.
Manning wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Khan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Manning swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Manning smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Manning moves out of range as Khan strikes.
Manning wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Manning cracks Khan with a right hand to the side of the head.
Khan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Manning sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tobious Khan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manning throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Manning misses with a double jab.
Khan avoids the body shot from Manning.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Manning throws a body punch but Khan moves out of range.
Khan throws a poor cross that misses
and Manning counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Khan thinking.
Manning ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Khan moves away.
A decent looking cross lands there for Khan.
Khan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Khan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Manning.
A nice side step and Manning releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Manning misses with a wild body shot.
Khan looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Manning misses the shot to the body.
Manning ducks under a wild hook from Khan.
Manning appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
A jab from Manning does it's job there.
Khan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Manning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan looks to land a right hand but Manning moved out of range.
Khan takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Manning. Khan does a little dance to reset his feet.
That kick from Manning tenderised Khan's leg. Khan is trying to keep his angry face on.
Manning avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Khan lands a jab-cross combination.
Khan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Troy Manning is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Manning changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Manning slips under a jab.
Manning with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Khan throws a body shot but no joy.
Manning lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Khan at a distance.
Manning just misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manning ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Khan moves away.
Manning scores with a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Khan swings widly with a right hand
and Manning counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Manning lands a body shot.
Left hook, right uppercut from Manning.
Manning scores with a one two! Khan had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Khan avoids the body shot from Manning.
Manning cracks Khan with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Khan moves in looking to clinch but Manning pushes him off.
Khan tries to score with a low kick but Manning moves his leg out of the way.
Some wild striking there from Manning.
A big left from Khan misses.
Manning uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Khan.
And that's the end of the fight!
Troy Manning comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Manning winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Troy Manning!
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energy
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