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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Buse Mann (ranked 448 p4p, 60 weight class) and Monte Zuma (ranked 628 p4p, 78 weight class). Mann's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, For Heavy Metal we will die!. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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233 lbs
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255 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Buse Mann!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Monte Zuma!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mann ducks right into an uppercut from Zuma.
Monte Zuma seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zuma misses with a hook. Mann ducked under it nicely.
Zuma connects with the punch.
Mann blocks a low kick nicely.
Mann ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mann jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Nice body punch from Zuma.
Zuma lands a front kick.
Zuma lands a jab to the nose.
Mann 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.
Zuma gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Zuma takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Zuma misses with a left hand
and Mann counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Zuma avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zuma looks to score with a jab to the body but Mann is just out of range.
Mann sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Zuma lands with a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zuma takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Zuma pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Zuma just misses with a punch to the body.
Mann is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Zuma.
Mann lands a nice shot that snaps Zuma's head back.
Mann moves away from the strike by Zuma.
Zuma swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Zuma throws out a leg kick but Mann moves out of range and Zuma only half commits.
Mann keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Zuma.
Zuma moves out of range of the body kick from Mann.
A countering left hand to the body from Zuma misses.
Mann uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Zuma.
Zuma jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mann moves out of range of the body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zuma lands with a nice body punch.
Zuma throws a leg kick that is checked
and Mann counters with a stiff right hand.
Mann cracks Zuma with a good jab.
Zuma with a poor takedown
and Mann counters with a straight right hand.
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!
Mann looks to land a body kick but Zuma moved away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zuma. Mann does a little dance to reset his feet.
Some wild striking there from Mann.
Zuma throws a push kick but Mann slaps the foot to one side.
Mann swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Zuma misses with a body shot.
Mann is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Zuma misses with a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zuma lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mann at a distance.
Mann takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Zuma throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Mann throws the kick towards the body but Zuma avoids it.
Mann misses with a wild body shot.
Zuma staying out of range there.
Zuma thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mann swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Zuma slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Zuma explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Mann takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Zuma misses with a body kick.
Zuma throws a body shot but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zuma misses with a body punch
and Mann counters with a one-two to the body.
Zuma tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mann was well out of range. Poor timing from Zuma.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zuma jabs Mann to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Zuma lunges at Mann with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Mann's hand.
Zuma misses with a series of wild punches.
Zuma just misses with a punch to the body.
Zuma keeps Mann at a distance using the push kick.
Mann throws a body punch but Zuma moves out of range.
A big left from Mann misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Zuma lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Mann has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Mann and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Mann moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Monte Zuma dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A big left from Zuma misses.
It looks like Monte Zuma has been cut.
Mann on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Mann is looking to land body kicks.
Mann is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Zuma scores with a decent looking hook.
Mann showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Zuma.
As Zuma looks to move away, Mann throws a big counter combo but Zuma just gets out of the way.
Zuma bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Zuma throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Mann counters with a nice body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zuma connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Mann lands a big head kick that sends Zuma tumbling to the mat! Mann takes a step backwards and waves Zuma back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Zuma is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zuma throws a looping overhand right but Mann ducks down to avoid it.
Zuma is still on wobbly legs! Can Mann finish him?
Zuma fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mann manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zuma scores with a kick to the body.
Zuma seems to have recovered his senses.
Zuma throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mann stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Zuma scores with a sloppy right hand. Mann should have avoided that one.
Zuma closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Mann to the mat! Mann manages to get full guard.
Zuma has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Zuma looking to pass the guard.
Mann pulls Zuma in close to his closed guard and prevents Zuma from doing any damage or advancing position.
Zuma stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mann swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zuma is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Zuma trying to control the position from guard on top but Mann is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mann takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zuma throws a half hearted mid kick.
Mann on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Mann changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Zuma gets the takedown into side control.
The referee asks Zuma politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Zuma prefers to stall for the moment though.
Zuma is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Mann has escaped the position, nice work there.
Zuma tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Zuma has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zuma working away.
Mann stops Zuma from passing to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zuma is chipping away with strikes.
The strikes coming from Zuma are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Zuma is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Mann knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Monte Zuma showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Monte Zuma's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Mann keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zuma looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Mann keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Zuma.
Zuma throws out a loose jab but Mann uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zuma throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Zuma throws a lazy right hand but Mann sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mann moves out of range as Zuma throws a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zuma takes a swing at Mann's ribcage but misses.
A quick step to the side and Mann tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zuma swings for the body but Mann moves out of range.
Zuma looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Mann!
Mann throws Zuma to one side and escapes!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mann takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Mann avoids the body shot from Zuma.
It appears Mann was looking to counter with a kick there.
Zuma connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Mann swings for the body but Zuma moves out of range.
Zuma throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mann blocks the body kick.
Mann ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mann was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Mann will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Zuma tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mann was well out of range. Poor timing from Zuma.
Zuma lands an overhand right.
Zuma thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mann went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Buse Mann has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Monte Zuma is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Buse Mann is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zuma sizes up Mann with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Mann thows a body kick. Zuma tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Zuma takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zuma throws a shot from downtown. Mann moves away and avoids it.
An attempted straight right counter from Mann misses the target.
Zuma throws a good cross that connects.
Mann takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A combination from Zuma does no damage.
Zuma throws a half hearted mid kick.
Zuma throws a lazy right hand but Mann sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mann ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Zuma slips a jab from Mann.
Mann blocks a jab.
Zuma looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mann gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Mann misses with some punches.
Mann misses with a short punch on the inside.
Zuma misses with a short punch on the inside.
Zuma tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mann misses with the head strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mann.
Zuma drops down looking for an ankle pick but Mann pulls his leg out and moves away.
A head kick by Zuma misses
and Mann connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Monte Zuma seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zuma throws a body punch but Mann moves out of range.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Mann crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Zuma - the referee stops the clock and Mann gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Zuma. Mann manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Zuma swings for the body but Mann moves out of range.
Zuma connects with a nice looking jab.
Mann misses the jab.
Zuma punishes Mann's body with a nice straight punch.
Mann misses with a jab, cross combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zuma throws a lazy body kick
and Mann counters with a straight right hand.
Zuma shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Mann eats them both and turns towards Zuma to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Mann wants to clinch up but Zuma keeps it at a distance.
Zuma scores with a spinning back kick!
And that's the end of the fight!
Monte Zuma comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Zuma winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Monte Zuma!
Monte Zuma was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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