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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Augustus Tyler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruno Manheim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bruno Manheim has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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162 cm
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161 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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175 cm
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165 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Augustus Tyler! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bruno Manheim! The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Tyler misses with a two punch combination.
Manheim shoots in looking for a takedown but Tyler manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Manheim's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away. A little feinted left hand from Tyler on the counter but he doesn't commit to it. Manheim fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Tyler avoids it really well and circles away. Tyler throws a big counter combination but Manheim scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage. Tyler tries to bum rush Manheim with a series of wild strikes but Manheim uses good footwork to avoid the assault. The fight moves into the clinch position. Tyler is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Manheim goes for a takedown attempt but Tyler pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Augustus Tyler has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruno Manheim. Manheim closes this distance looking for a takedown but Tyler circles away. Manheim has managed to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round. Manheim has Tyler pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Tyler manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing. Tyler effectively controlling the action here. Tyler's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not. Tyler gets a warning from the ref for wasting time. Tyler is trying to drag Manheim to the mat but Manheim just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there. Tyler pulls guard.
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. Tyler is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent. Tyler wants to sweep but no luck. Manheim slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up. Manheim stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tyler swivels though and keeps the full guard. Tyler trying to control the position.
Tyler might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground. Tyler 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 three minutes gone in the round. Manheim manages to get to full guard.
Tyler loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. Tyler wants to stand but Manheim has a closed guard, so he can't escape. Tyler gets to his feet - Manheim follows without any prompting. Tyler swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Manheim thinks about the counter body kick. Manheim moves into range and clinches up with Tyler. Tyler breaks from the clinch.
Tyler blocks a head kick by Manheim.
Tyler stuffs the takedown attempt from Manheim. Manheim gets slowly back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Manheim digs a good hook to Tyler's body.
Manheim darts in looking for a takedown but Tyler gets double underhooks and turns Manheim into the cage. Manheim avoids a punch combination nicely.
Manheim circles away from the clinch attempt.
Manheim clinches up with Tyler and pushes him back against the cage. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Manheim wants to break free but Tyler has control.
Still in the clinch, Manheim scores with a nice short uppercut. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Augustus Tyler will probably get the nod. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Tyler is looking to clinch but Manheim is avoiding it.
Tyler tries to clinch but Manheim moves out of range. Despite the aggression on Manheim's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter. Manheim will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts. Manheim dives in for a single leg takedown but Tyler sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage. Manheim gets tackled into the cage by Tyler. Tyler maintains the clinch. Manheim is trying to break the clinch but Tyler has him pressed against the cage. Manheim tries to pull guard but Tyler won't allow it.
Augustus Tyler has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruno Manheim. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Tyler tries to pull guard but Manheim won't allow it.
Manheim has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Manheim jumps guard but Tyler stands there with Manheim around his waist. Manheim gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Tyler has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Manheim uses from the top position. Manheim must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's one minute gone in the round. Manheim looking to pass the guard. Tyler wants to sweep but no luck. Tyler could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely. There's a bit of a scramble here and now Tyler is on top in guard.
Tyler has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Manheim is proving hard to escape from. Tyler throwing strikes from guard but Manheim blocks nicely. Manheim is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage. Tyler stands up from Manheim's guard - Tyler perhaps looking for a knockout.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Manheim is trying hard to land a takedown here. Tyler sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet. As Manheim looks to move away, Tyler throws a big counter combo but Manheim just gets out of the way. Manheim is breathing heavily. Tyler will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tyler pushes Manheim up against the cage in a clinch. Tyler is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Manheim can do to turn this around? Manheim tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Tyler just stands there and leans against the cage. Tyler managing to block the knees to the body from Manheim.
Manheim is trying to push Tyler away but Tyler has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere. Manheim is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Tyler to keep the fight standing. Manheim tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Manheim wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Manheim is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage. Tyler displaying some good clinch control by pressing Manheim up against the cage. Manheim tries to pull guard but Tyler holds him up against the cage and eventually Manheim drops back down to his feet.
Tyler manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back. Manheim really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Tyler. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless. Tyler is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Tyler has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Manheim is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position. Tyler works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard. Manheim manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage. Tyler jumps guard but Manheim stands there with Tyler around his waist. Tyler gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Tyler tries to pull guard but Manheim won't allow it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Manheim has Tyler pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Tyler manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing. Manheim manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Augustus Tyler dominated that second round. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Horrible takedown attempt by Manheim or perhaps it was just good defense by Tyler, which made it look bad. Manheim tries for a takedown but Tyler sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily. Manheim is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot. Tyler leaves Manheim with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt. Augustus Tyler has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruno Manheim. Tyler closes the distance and pushes Manheim back into the cage. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Tyler breaks the clinch.
Manheim shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Tyler as he avoids it easily. Manheim takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Manheim shoots in looking for a takedown but Tyler manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Manheim's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's one minute gone in the round. Tyler tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Manheim manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Tyler swinging wildly here.
Manheim tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Tyler defends well and Manheim ends up having to push Tyler into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch. Tyler closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. Manheim tries to pull guard but Tyler forces him back to his feet, against the cage. Manheim is trying to break the clinch but Tyler has him pressed against the cage. Tyler is defending well against a takedown attempt. Tyler escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tyler moves into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Tyler is working for takedown but Manheim is calmly controlling the position for now. Augustus Tyler has scored more points in the clinch so far. Tyler fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Tyler manages to break the clinch.
Tyler fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Manheim sprawls well initially but Tyler persists and gets the takedown into half guard. Manheim kicks off Tyler and gets to his feet. 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! A shot to the liver by Manheim. Beautiful body shot. Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Manheim. Tyler has a takedown stuffed. Tyler throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Tyler gets a double leg takedown into Manheim's guard. Tyler gets to his feet - Manheim follows without any prompting. Manheim throws a front kick aimed at Tyler's knee but Tyler avoids it well. Manheim fails with a takedown attempt from distance. Manheim dodges the punch combination from Tyler.
Tyler throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tyler tries to bum rush Manheim with a series of wild strikes but Manheim uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Manheim wants to counter with a clinch but Tyler pushes him away. Horrible takedown attempt by Manheim or perhaps it was just good defense by Tyler, which made it look bad.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Tyler rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Manheim moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Bruno Manheim seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Tyler tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Manheim gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. Manheim manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back. Tyler missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. Manheim avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. Tyler stopping the sweep attempt from Manheim. This has been an exciting period of action! Tyler connects with a couple of short punches. Tyler stands and steps away. Manheim gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game. Tyler throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And that's the end of the fight! Augustus Tyler showed his dominance in that final round. Well Tyler has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27 Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27 Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Augustus Tyler!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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