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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Graham Mantle (ranked 5946 p4p, 401 weight class) and Rory Quincy (ranked 24783 p4p, 448 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Rory Quincy was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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145 lbs
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150 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Graham Mantle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rory Quincy!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Ackerman and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quincy takes the fight into the clinch.
Mantle blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Quincy lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mantle manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Quincy trying to control but Mantle is working from the bottom.
Quincy not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Mantle tries to land a sweep but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mantle wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Mantle escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Quincy gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Mantle on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Mantle tries to get out of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mantle has his hands on Quincy's head, controlling the position.
Quincy really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mantle. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Mantle looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Quincy drives through and clinches with Mantle against the cage.
Quincy trying to stall but Mantle improves his position.
Quincy lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Quincy is struggling to control the position.
Mantle escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Quincy wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quincy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mantle swats away the attempt to clinch by Quincy.
Mantle keeps the fight on the outside.
Quincy closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Mantle has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Quincy is trying to keep an underhook but Mantle manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Quincy is trying to escape back to his feet but Mantle uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Mantle takes a little break here. Quincy wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mantle decides to take the fight back to the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quincy keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
It seemed like Quincy was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Mantle tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Quincy defends well and Mantle ends up having to push Quincy into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Quincy connects with a right hand. Mantle shakes it off.
Mantle shoots in for a takedown but Quincy shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Graham Mantle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mantle is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Quincy.
Quincy misses with a hook. Mantle ducked under it nicely.
Mantle fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Quincy, pushing him back against the cage.
Mantle jumps guard but Quincy stands there with Mantle around his waist. Mantle gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Mantle tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Quincy smiles and moves away.
A big left from Quincy misses.
Mantle looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Mantle forces Quincy back against the cage and clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mantle tries to pull guard but Quincy forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Quincy lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Quincy wants to get back to striking at distance but Mantle won't allow it.
Mantle stalling.
Mantle wants to take the fight to the mat but Quincy manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Quincy scores with a nice short uppercut.
Quincy wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mantle has him pressed against the cage.
Quincy struggles to land a body shot inside as Mantle controls his hands.
Quincy misses with a knee to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mantle pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Quincy darts in and clinches Mantle up against the cage.
Mantle has Quincy pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Mantle pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Quincy tumbling to the mat - Mantle dives into Quincy's guard.
Mantle is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rory Quincy dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Mantle circles away from the clinch attempt.
Quincy has managed to clinch.
Mantle trying to control the position but instead, Quincy has worked for underhooks and has pushed Mantle into the cage.
Quincy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Quincy is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Mantle trying to land knees to the body.
Quincy wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mantle has him pressed against the cage.
Quincy is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Mantle changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Quincy fights it off and pushes away nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Quincy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Quincy throws a shot from downtown. Mantle moves away and avoids it.
Quincy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mantle fails with a takedown attempt.
Rory Quincy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Quincy wants to clinch up but Mantle keeps it at a distance.
Quincy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Quincy closes the distance and pushes Mantle back into the cage.
Mantle tries to land knees in the clinch but Quincy avoids the damage to the body.
Quincy throws a punch but it's blocked by Mantle.
Quincy throws a punch but it's blocked by Mantle.
Mantle jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Quincy walks away with a smile on his face. Mantle gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Graham Mantle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mantle shoots in and gets a takedown into Quincy's guard.
Quincy is wriggling around but Mantle manages to pass to half guard.
Mantle frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Mantle throws some wild stikes that Quincy manages to avoid easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mantle content just to control the position here.
Mantle lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Quincy is trying to escape the mount.
Quincy tries to lock up and control but Mantle gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Mantle controlling from the full mount.
Mantle punching from mount but Quincy doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Graham Mantle overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mantle looking to control and managing it successfully.
Quincy tries to improve his position but instead Mantle has taken his back!
Quincy tries to escape but Mantle has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Mantle throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Mantle controlling from the back.
Mantle misses with a punch to the head.
Quincy fending off the submission attempt from Mantle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quincy is in bad spot here.
Quincy is trying to stand back up.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Mantle controlling the positon.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Quincy defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Graham Mantle dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Quincy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mantle looks for a takedown but Quincy sprawls well.
Quincy is looking for the big counter here.
Quincy tries to close the distance and clinch but Mantle swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mantle half committed to a counter leg kick.
Quincy tries to clinch up.
Mantle pivots, looking for a leg kick but Quincy is out of range and Mantle settles back down.
Quincy clinches.
Rory Quincy seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Quincy lands a nice uppercut.
The referee calls for Quincy to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Quincy throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mantle pulls guard effortlessly.
Mantle is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Quincy is controlling him.
Mantle is looking for a triangle but Quincy pushes his legs off easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mantle managing to control the position.
Quincy throws an elbow that misses. Mantle uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Quincy's guard. Nice move by Mantle!
Mantle is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Mantle stands up from Quincy's guard - Mantle perhaps looking for a knockout.
Mantle looks to land a combination but Quincy avoids it well.
Mantle gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Quincy counters with a stiff right hand.
Mantle tries for a takedown but Quincy circles away easily
and Quincy counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Graham Mantle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mantle fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Quincy, pushing him back against the cage.
Quincy misses with a body punch.
Quincy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mantle blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mantle wants to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quincy wants to get back to striking at distance but Mantle won't allow it.
Quincy scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Quincy is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Mantle is keeping busy.
Mantle stalling in the clinch.
Quincy wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Quincy.
Quincy looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Quincy tries a body shot but Mantle blocks it.
Mantle drags the fight down to the ground.
Mantle is adopting a defensive guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mantle looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mantle is trying to control the position but Quincy postures up.
Quincy must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Quincy is looking to advance position but Mantle has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Mantle sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
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 Graham Mantle.
I think Mantle has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Graham Mantle!
A victorious Graham Mantle thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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