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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marcelo Aurelio (ranked 2789 p4p, 0 weight class) and Borys Mankowski (ranked 3802 p4p, 0 weight class). Mankowski has chosen Kękę -Wyjebane as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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173 lbs
19 - 11 - 0 |
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180 cm
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179 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Solid chin |
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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
19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Marcelo Aurelio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Borys Mankowski!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Andrew Berry and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aurelio shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Mankowski napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Aurelio controlling the position from side mount.
Aurelio lands a few punches from side control.
Aurelio landing a few strikes.
Mankowski tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Aurelio wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Aurelio looks up at the clock and then as Mankowski takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Aurelio smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Aurelio has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Mankowski tries to bench press Aurelio off him but Aurelio keeps the position.
Aurelio prevents Mankowski from escaping the position.
Mankowski taking a bit of punishment here - Aurelio scoring with strikes.
Mankowski is trying to improve his position.
You can see the frustration on Mankowski's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Aurelio 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mankowski tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Aurelio presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Aurelio looking for a guillotine from mount but Mankowski is having none of it.
Mankowski tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Aurelio lands a nice shot to the head.
Mankowski is wriggling around trying to escape.
Mankowski keeps trying to improve his position.
Aurelio landing strikes from the mount and Mankowski is in trouble!
Aurelio is landing with some decent strikes but Mankowski is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Aurelio looking to finish Mankowski with some ground and pound. This is bad for Mankowski!
Aurelio can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Mankowski is looking to escape.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Mankowski tries to hold on but Aurelio postures up.
A nice elbow there by Aurelio.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aurelio looking to secure an arm triangle but Mankowski defends it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mankowski takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Mankowski is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Aurelio takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Mankowski slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Aurelio is trying to control the action in half guard but Mankowski is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Mankowski regains full guard. Nicely done.
Aurelio wants to control from the top but Mankowski keeps moving.
Aurelio lands a couple of elbows.
Aurelio stays in close to Mankowski's body and controls the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aurelio slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Mankowski struggling a bit here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mankowski is working to avoid the ground and pound but Aurelio connects with a decent elbow.
Mankowski tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Aurelio in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Mankowski tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Aurelio gets to mount! Mankowski was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Aurelio connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Mankowski gets back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aurelio is looking for a kimura but Mankowski is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Aurelio to get the leverage.
Mankowski is looking to improve his position.
Aurelio is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Aurelio lands strikes from half guard.
Mankowski wants to get back to full guard but Aurelio has passed into side control.
Aurelio lands some shots froms side control.
Aurelio is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Mankowski's shoulder. That is not cool.
Mankowski can't do much from the bottom here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mankowski is trying to improve his position.
Aurelio wants to control but Mankowski is keeping him busy.
Mankowski is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Aurelio tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Aurelio has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcelo Aurelio dominated that round.
That's time! Aurelio's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A big left from Aurelio misses.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Aurelio.
Aurelio tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Aurelio looks up at the clock and then as Mankowski takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Aurelio smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Mankowski can't do much from the bottom here.
Aurelio trying to control the position but Mankowski is working away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aurelio moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Aurelio tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Mankowski is trying to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aurelio scoring with punches and elbows.
Aurelio is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mankowski can do to turn this around?
You can see the frustration on Mankowski's face as Aurelio controls the position.
Mankowski prevents Aurelio from improving position.
Mankowski is looking to reverse the position.
Aurelio is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Mankowski has escaped the position, nice work there.
Aurelio working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Mankowski tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Aurelio wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Mankowski is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Mankowski is looking for a sweep.
Aurelio lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Aurelio wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mankowski keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mankowski looks to move to half guard but instead Aurelio has passed into mount! Damn!
Mankowski is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Aurelio scoring with strikes but Mankowski is staying in there.
Mankowski really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Aurelio landing shots from mount.
Aurelio with shots to the head and body - Mankowski looks very uncomfortable down there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mankowski slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Mankowski looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Aurelio controlling the action here.
Aurelio is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Aurelio.
Mankowski is rocked!
Aurelio trying to control from half guard but Mankowski is working away.
Mankowski is still in real trouble! Can Aurelio finish him?
Mankowski wants to improve his position but Aurelio is controlling well.
Aurelio slips a nice elbow through Mankowski's hands, connecting with Mankowski's forehead.
Marcelo Aurelio overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Aurelio wants to work for an arm triangle but Mankowski is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Mankowski looking for submissions off his back.
Mankowski seems to have recovered his senses.
Ground and pound from Aurelio.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Aurelio lands a nice short elbow.
Aurelio lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Aurelio working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Mankowski tries to roll over but Aurelio keeps him under control.
Mankowski is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Aurelio scores with a couple of nice shots.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aurelio is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Mankowski doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Aurelio.
Mankowski looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Aurelio has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Aurelio controlling from mount.
Aurelio lands a big shot there that rocks Mankowski but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee warns Mankowski that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Aurelio dominating with strikes here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcelo Aurelio dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Aurelio throws a lazy head kick
and Mankowski counters with a single leg into guard. Aurelio didn't expect that.
Mankowski trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mankowski pushes down on Aurelio's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Mankowski seems to be working for a kimura but Aurelio defends the submission attempt.
Aurelio gets back to full guard.
Mankowski is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Aurelio has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Mankowski is looking to defend but Aurelio has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Mankowski! Aurelio pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Mankowski taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Marcelo Aurelio!
During a confident post fight interview, Marcelo Aurelio thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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