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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Claudio Manzoni Jr (ranked 5696 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jordan Webber (ranked 8482 p4p, 0 weight class). Manzoni Jr comes to the cage accompanied by Wily wily- ghali. 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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185 lbs
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185 cm
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190 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
KO power |
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Decent wrestler
Brawler
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Claudio Manzoni Jr! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jordan Webber! The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Jeff Smith and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Manzoni Jr shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Manzoni Jr was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure! Webber is looking to reverse the position. Webber can't do much from the bottom here. Manzoni Jr tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Manzoni Jr has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought! We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Webber can do anything to dispel that myth. Manzoni Jr tries for a kimura but Webber is defending well. Manzoni Jr tries for a kimura but Webber is defending well. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Manzoni Jr working away.
That's one minute gone in the round. Webber is trying to get back to half guard. Webber stuck in half guard on the bottom here. Manzoni Jr working away. Webber tries to improve position but can't. Webber pushes Manzoni Jr away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Manzoni Jr gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control. Manzoni Jr tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though. Manzoni Jr has hold of Webber's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Webber tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Manzoni Jr cranks the arm and Webber screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Webber, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Claudio Manzoni Jr! Claudio Manzoni Jr took some time post fight to say the following; 'Si Evvai cosi!!! FORZA ITALIA!!! volevo salutare mio padre e i miei compagni Fausto, Gianmarco, e Nikolay. Spero di poter vincere un giorno la cintura Synchronicity, CEC e GAMMA. Grazie a tutti!!!. E grazie Voodoo Nutrition.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
38% |
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