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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ian Maan (ranked 5179 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Sullivan (ranked 3915 p4p, 499 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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195 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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199 lbs
4 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power |
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Decent wrestler
Good kicks
Solid 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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ian Maan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, John Sullivan!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Ron Honeybunn and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sullivan swinging wildly here.
A leg kick checked by Sullivan.
Maan looks to land a left hand but Sullivan moved out of range nicely.
Sullivan misses with a head kick.
Maan is looking to counter punch.
Sullivan throws a head kick that misses.
Maan displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
A jab from Maan misses.
Sullivan misses with a straight left.
Maan looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sullivan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sullivan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Maan seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Sullivan gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Sullivan takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sullivan throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Maan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sullivan misses with a head kick.
Maan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sullivan throws a low kick but it's checked well by Maan.
Maan is looking to counter punch.
Sullivan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A clash of legs there as Sullivan blocks the low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sullivan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Maan.
Sullivan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Maan misses with a straight right.
Sullivan lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Some wild striking there from Sullivan.
John Sullivan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sullivan throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Maan moves out of range as Sullivan throws a body kick.
Maan lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sullivan ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Maan lands a jab to Sullivan's midsection.
Sullivan throws a head kick that misses
and Maan counters with a leg kick.
Maan blocks a head kick by Sullivan.
Sullivan throws a sloppy head kick and Maan moves out of range easily.
Sullivan looks winded!
Sullivan throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Maan.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sullivan throws a head kick but Maan moves out of range.
Maan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sullivan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sullivan loads up on a big right hand but Maan slips the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Maan lunges at Sullivan with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Sullivan's hand.
Maan misses with a straight left.
Sullivan staying out of range there.
Left hook, right uppercut from Maan.
Sullivan looks to land a left hand but Maan moved out of range nicely.
Maan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Maan digs a good body shot into Sullivan's ribs.
Sullivan shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Sullivan looks to score with a jab to the body but Maan is just out of range.
Nice defenses there by Sullivan.
A jab from Sullivan finds it's way through Maan's defenses.
Maan lands a nice shot that snaps Sullivan's head back.
Sullivan misses with a double jab.
Sullivan tries to move into range but Maan moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Maan feints and then cracks Sullivan's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sullivan down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maan connects with a right that clearly hurt Sullivan. He's backed up against the cage with nowhere to go as Maan proceeds to tee off with vicious combinations till Sullivan collapses and taps out under the pressure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ian Maan!
Ian Maan decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
64% |
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