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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Manu Lyfe (ranked 21170 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Ciprianni (ranked 3485 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Manu Lyfe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Danny Ciprianni!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lyfe misses with a straight left.
Lyfe throws a low kick but Ciprianni avoids it.
Lyfe throws out a leg kick but Ciprianni moves out of range and Lyfe only half commits.
Ciprianni slips a jab from Lyfe.
Ciprianni ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lyfe moves away.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lyfe.
Ciprianni lands an overhand right.
Ciprianni wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ciprianni thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ciprianni throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lyfe looks to land a left hand but Ciprianni moved out of range nicely.
A punch combination from Lyfe misses.
Ciprianni tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ciprianni throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Lyfe was covering up waiting for the punch and Ciprianni finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Ciprianni not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Ciprianni wants to pass the guard but Lyfe is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ciprianni sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Let's hope that Ciprianni has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
That's two 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.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Ciprianni throws a jab when Lyfe was well out of range.
Lyfe swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lyfe throws a lazy right hand but Ciprianni sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lyfe.
Lyfe fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ciprianni.
Ciprianni swings widly with a right hand
and Lyfe cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lyfe throws a leg kick that misses.
Ciprianni shoots in but no luck this time.
Good shot there by Lyfe.
Lyfe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lyfe throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lyfe looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Lyfe does it's job there.
Ciprianni on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ciprianni clinches up with Lyfe and pushes him back against the cage.
Lyfe trying to land knees to the body.
Lyfe gets through Ciprianni's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lyfe blocks a body shot from Ciprianni.
Ciprianni lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ciprianni blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lyfe trying to land knees to the body.
Lyfe with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lyfe misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ciprianni.
Lyfe misses with a knee to the head.
Ciprianni scores with a nice hook to the head.
Still in the clinch, Ciprianni scores with a nice short uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lyfe blocking some punches.
Lyfe working Ciprianni over with knees to the body.
Lyfe swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ciprianni avoiding damage as Lyfe throws knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ciprianni pushes Lyfe back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Lyfe is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ciprianni is defending well for now.
Lyfe misses with a knee to the head.
Ciprianni displaying some good clinch control by pressing Lyfe up against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Ciprianni.
A short left from Ciprianni.
Ciprianni managing to block the knees to the body from Lyfe.
A short right from Ciprianni.
Ciprianni tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ciprianni managing to block the knees to the body from Lyfe.
Ciprianni fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lyfe landing knees to the head.
Lyfe tries a body shot but Ciprianni blocks it.
Ciprianni lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lyfe is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ciprianni is defending well for now.
Ciprianni struggles to land a body shot inside as Lyfe controls his hands.
Lyfe misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ciprianni.
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 Manu Lyfe will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Lyfe connects with a single shot there.
Ciprianni throws a body punch but Lyfe moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Lyfe on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ciprianni moves out of range of the leg kick from Lyfe.
Ciprianni pushes Lyfe up against the cage in a clinch.
Ciprianni misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Stalling in the clinch from Ciprianni.
Lyfe tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ciprianni wants to take the fight to the mat but Lyfe manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Lyfe missing with knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lyfe.
Lyfe looking to throw knees to the head but Ciprianni is blocking nicely.
Lyfe lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ciprianni avoiding damage as Lyfe throws knees to the body.
Lyfe scores with a knee to the head.
Ciprianni takes a knee to the side of the body.
Lyfe is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ciprianni is defending well for now.
Lyfe landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ciprianni drops down looking for an ankle pick but Lyfe pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ciprianni swings widly with a right hand
and Lyfe counters with a slapping leg kick.
Lyfe is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Lyfe scores with a nice head shot.
Ciprianni moves forwards but Lyfe connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Ciprianni fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Manu Lyfe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Danny Ciprianni.
Lyfe misses with the combination.
Manu Lyfe is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lyfe throws the kick towards the body but Ciprianni avoids it.
And Ciprianni tries to counter it with a takedown but Lyfe pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Lyfe misses with the combination.
Lyfe uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ciprianni.
Ciprianni scores with a nice strike.
Manu Lyfe is winning the standup battle so far.
Ciprianni looks to land a right hand but Lyfe moved out of range.
Ciprianni looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Ciprianni swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ciprianni scores with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lyfe cracks the inside of Ciprianni's front leg.
Lyfe dips to his left and cracks Ciprianni with an uppercut!
Lyfe ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lyfe lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ciprianni circles away quickly and effectively.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lyfe, right into the meat.
Lyfe connects with an inside leg kick.
Ciprianni throws a series of punches but Lyfe moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Lyfe misses the target.
Lyfe will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lyfe throws a hook but Ciprianni avoids it easily.
Lyfe throws a head kick that misses.
An inside leg kick from Lyfe misses.
Lyfe feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Cipriannis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Lyfe steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ciprianni.
Lyfe is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ciprianni can do to turn this around?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lyfe loads up on a big right hand but Ciprianni slips the punch.
A head kick misses from Lyfe.
Lyfe throws the left hand but Ciprianni avoids the punch easily.
Good standup being displayed there by Lyfe as he connects with a hook.
Lyfe scoring well with a low kick there.
Lyfe misses with a straight left.
Ciprianni throws the left hand but Lyfe avoids the punch easily.
Lyfe dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ciprianni. That did some damage!
Ciprianni throws a leg kick which misses Lyfe's front leg but catches the back leg as Lyfe tries to avoid it.
Lyfe listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Lyfe lunges at Ciprianni with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ciprianni's hand.
Lyfe misses with a low kick.
Ciprianni tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Ciprianni closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Lyfe scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Danny Ciprianni has been cut.
Lyfe tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
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!
Lyfe using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lyfe tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ciprianni avoids it.
Lyfe using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ciprianni has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lyfe prevents a takedown attempt there.
Ciprianni makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ciprianni lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ciprianni is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Ciprianni on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ciprianni blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lyfe.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Still in the clinch, Lyfe scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ciprianni lands a body punch.
Lyfe cracks Ciprianni with a nice body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manu Lyfe dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Danny Ciprianni's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Ciprianni on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lyfe. Lyfe obviously looking to wear him down.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Ciprianni checks a leg kick.
Ciprianni lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Ciprianni gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Lyfe avoids the body shot from Ciprianni.
Ciprianni throws a hook to the side of Lyfe's head but Lyfe sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Ciprianni has a couple of punches blocked by Lyfe.
A bit of stalling here from Ciprianni.
Lyfe blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Manu Lyfe has scored more points in the clinch so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ciprianni blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lyfe trying to land knees to the body.
Lyfe misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lyfe using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Lyfe blocks a body shot from Ciprianni.
Ciprianni jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Lyfe walks away with a smile on his face. Ciprianni gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Lyfe misses.
Ciprianni has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ciprianni lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lyfe lands a nice shot to the body.
Lyfe using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ciprianni has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ciprianni goes for a takedown attempt but Lyfe pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Ciprianni takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Lyfe scoring well with a low kick there.
Ciprianni throws a leg kick but Lyfe checks it.
Lyfe slips a straight right by Ciprianni.
Ciprianni blocks a leg kick.
Ciprianni fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lyfe scores with a jab to the jaw.
Lyfe ducks under a wild hook from Ciprianni.
Danny Ciprianni has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lyfe goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Nice shot lands for Lyfe.
Lyfe misses with a two punch combination.
Ciprianni's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lyfe looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lyfe waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ciprianni.
Ciprianni with the counter takedown but Lyfe avoids it easily.
Ciprianni ducks right into an uppercut from Lyfe.
The fighters circling - Ciprianni throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
It looked like Lyfe wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Ciprianni tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lyfe was well out of range. Poor timing from Ciprianni.
Ciprianni shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Lyfe counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Manu Lyfe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Danny Ciprianni.
A good leg kick by Lyfe.
Ciprianni shoots in but no luck this time.
The fighters circle momentarily. Lyfe darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Ciprianni pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lyfe dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ciprianni shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Lyfe manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Ciprianni is pushing down on Lyfe's leg trying to pass to half guard. Lyfe is fighting to maintain full guard but Ciprianni has managed to sneak the leg through.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Ciprianni in particular looking to stall.
Lyfe is trying to stand.
Ciprianni is taking a breather. Lyfe says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Ciprianni is working for a submission of some sort.
Ciprianni is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lyfe on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Lyfe tries to get out of the position.
Lyfe knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ciprianni on the ground.
Ciprianni is working for a kimura but Lyfe is defending it quite comfortably.
Ciprianni landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Manu Lyfe.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lyfe, 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Manu Lyfe!
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