Play by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary

Event: Lupe 12
Date: Jul 14, 2018

#R1#
Zimmerman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Zimmerman tries to clinch but Manison moves out of range.
Zimmerman just misses with a punch to the body.
Zimmerman cracks Manison with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Manison tries to work over Zimmerman's front leg with a kick but Zimmerman checks it.
Zimmerman throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Manison throws a sloppy head kick and Zimmerman moves out of range easily.
Zimmerman looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Zimmerman slips under a jab.
Some wild striking there from Zimmerman.
A swing and a miss from Manison.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A low kick from Manison is predictable there
and Zimmerman counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Manison avoids a punch combination nicely.
Konstantin Manison seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zimmerman tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Manison is able to avoid easily.
Manison takes a jab right on the kisser. #T1#
Manison lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Manison tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zimmerman was well out of range. Poor timing from Manison.
Zimmerman uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Zimmerman on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Zimmerman throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nice defenses there by Zimmerman.
Zimmerman throws a right hand that Manison ducks under and follows up with a left that Manison also avoids with ease.
Manison lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Manison lands a two punch combo.
Zimmerman chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Manison cracks Zimmerman with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Zimmerman tries a head kick but it misses.
Zimmerman throws a half hearted mid kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A telegraphed right hand from Manison misses the target.
Manison clobbers Zimmerman with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Zimmerman throws a half hearted mid kick.
Zimmerman misses with a head kick.
Manison throws a nice looking combination but Zimmerman bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.#T2#
Manison scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Zimmerman just misses with a punch to the body.
Manison fails to land with a series of punches.
Zimmerman feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Zimmerman misses with a low kick as Manison jumps back.
Manison looks to land a body kick but Zimmerman moved away.
Zimmerman takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Manison throws a shot from downtown. Zimmerman moves away and avoids it.
Zimmerman tries to clinch up but Manison circles away and keeps his distance.
Zimmerman wants to land a leg kick but Manison is out of range.
A jab from Manison misses.
Manison cracks Zimmerman with a good jab.
Zimmerman misses with a wild body shot.
Zimmerman pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Manison back to the cage. Zimmerman follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.#CUT#
It looks like Konstantin Manison has been cut.
Manison thuds a left hand into Zimmerman's body.#KD#
Zimmerman lands a big head kick that sends Manison tumbling to the mat! Zimmerman takes a step backwards and waves Manison back to his feet - he wants the finish!#ROC#
Manison is rocked!#T3#
Nice defenses there by Zimmerman.
Manison is still on wobbly legs! Can Zimmerman finish him?
Zimmerman fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Zimmerman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Manison swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A swing and a miss from Manison.
Zimmerman tries to work over Manison's front leg with a kick but Manison checks it.
Manison checks a leg kick.
Manison misses with a straight right.
Manison seems to have recovered his senses.#CL#
Zimmerman gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Zimmerman working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Manison pushes off an throws an elbow but Zimmerman leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Manison wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.#BC#
Zimmerman breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Manison misses with a low kick.
Zimmerman feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Manison lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Manison lands a nice shot to the body.
Zimmerman moves forwards but Manison connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Zimmerman looks to land a combination but Manison avoids it well.
Zimmerman gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Manison swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Zimmerman.#T4#
A head kick by Zimmerman misses
and Manison counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Manison is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Zimmerman.
Zimmerman changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Manison, as that shot connected.
Manison listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Manison pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Manison works over Zimmerman's head and body with a nice combination.
Manison tries to move into range but Zimmerman moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Good leg kick by Zimmerman there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Manison thuds his right hand into Zimmerman's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Zimmerman slips a jab from Manison.
Manison lands a jab to the nose.
Zimmerman throws a nice looking combination but Manison bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Manison with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Manison connects with a right hand. Zimmerman shakes it off.
A swing and a miss from Manison.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Konstantin Manison will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Konstantin Manison's cut.
That's time! Zimmerman's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Nice straight punches there by Manison. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Manison.
Zimmerman checks a leg kick.
Zimmerman throws out a leg kick but Manison moves out of range and Zimmerman only half commits.
Manison fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Zimmerman on the side of the head.
Zimmerman slips under a jab.
Zimmerman lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Manison 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 Zimmerman has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Zimmerman and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Zimmerman throws a nice looking combination but Manison bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Manison throws a series of punches but Zimmerman avoids them all with ease.
Zimmerman lands with a nice body punch.
Manison cracks a nice hook into Zimmerman's ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zimmerman throws a body shot but no joy.
Manison misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Zimmerman walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Manison fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Zimmerman looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
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!
Zimmerman loads up on a big right hand but Manison slips the punch.#T1#
A decent looking cross lands there for Zimmerman.
Zimmerman dodges the punch combination from Manison.
Zimmerman lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Zimmerman.
Manison lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Manison works Zimmerman's body with a nice hook.
Manison takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Manison rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Zimmerman moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Zimmerman is looking to counter the offense by Manison and move into the clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Manison misses the target.
Manison misses with a body kick.
Frankie Zimmerman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Zimmerman misses with a few strikes there.
Manison bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Zimmerman's head backwards.
Zimmerman fails to land with a series of punches.
Zimmerman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Manison.
Zimmerman is looking to counter with a body kick.#T2#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Manison loads up on a big right hand but Zimmerman slips the punch.
Zimmerman misses with a jab to the body
enabling Manison to counter with a crisp jab.
Manison lands a right hook to the body.
Manison throws a nice looking combination but Zimmerman bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Zimmerman is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Manison pushing out the jab but it's not landing. #CL#
Zimmerman rushes Manison and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.#BC#
Zimmerman breaks from the clinch.
Zimmerman will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Manison throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
As Manison looks to move away, Zimmerman throws a big counter combo but Manison just gets out of the way.
Manison throws a right and a left that Zimmerman avoids nicely.
Zimmerman is looking to wear down Manison with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Zimmerman drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Zimmerman looks to score with a jab to the body but Manison is just out of range.
Manison ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zimmerman moves away.
Zimmerman looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Manison looks to score with a jab to the body but Zimmerman is just out of range.#T3#
Manison throws a shot from downtown. Zimmerman moves away and avoids it.
Manison misses with an uppercut. Zimmerman saw that one coming.
Manison looks to land a right hand but Zimmerman moved out of range.
Manison avoids the body shot from Zimmerman.
Manison misses with a hook. Zimmerman ducked under it nicely.
It looked like Zimmerman was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Manison.
Manison keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Zimmerman tries to land a leg kick but Manison saw it coming and moves away.
Manison throws a big shot that misses.
Nice jab there from Manison.
Manison misses with a hook.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A nice inside leg kick there by Zimmerman. That's going to slow Manison down.
Zimmerman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Manison was well out of range. Poor timing from Zimmerman.
A punch combination from Manison misses.
Zimmerman throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nice defenses there by Zimmerman.#T4#
Manison looks to land a left hand but Zimmerman moved out of range nicely.
Zimmerman is looking to land body kicks.
Manison misses with an uppercut. Zimmerman saw that one coming.
Manison lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Zimmerman circles away quickly and effectively.
Konstantin Manison seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Manison throws a half hearted mid kick.
Zimmerman tried to score with a low kick but Manison checks it.
As Zimmerman backs off Manison throws a huge counter combo but Zimmerman manages to avoid it all.
Manison throws a nice looking combination but Zimmerman bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Zimmerman was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Manison missing with a left hand there. Zimmerman was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Manison throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Zimmerman counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Manison pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Zimmerman keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Manison.
Zimmerman connects with a body shot that sends Manison's belly button to the back.
Manison misses the body punch #CL#
and Zimmerman counters into the clinch. Nicely done. #BC#
Zimmerman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Konstantin Manison showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Konstantin Manison's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
#R3#
Zimmerman misses with a body shot.
Zimmerman takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Zimmerman fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Manison cracks Zimmerman with a right hand to the side of the head.
Manison looks to land a left hand but Zimmerman moved out of range nicely.
Manison ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zimmerman moves away.
Zimmerman uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Manison.
Manison throws out a loose jab but Zimmerman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Manison misses with a wild combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zimmerman misses with a jab, cross combination.
Manison looks to land a combination but Zimmerman avoids it well.
Manison throws a jab but it's blocked by Zimmerman.
Zimmerman slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Manison jabs Zimmerman right on the nose. Zimmerman blinks but takes it well.#T1#
Manison lands a head shot.
Zimmerman tries to clinch up.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Manison - that will leave a mark!
Manison throws a shot to the body.
Manison misses with the combination.
Manison dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Zimmerman. That did some damage!
Manison ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Manison works over Zimmerman's head and body with a nice combination.
Zimmerman scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Manison doesn't seem bothered though.
Some wild striking there from Manison.
Zimmerman throws a body punch but Manison moves out of range.
Frankie Zimmerman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Zimmerman gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Manison throws a body shot but no joy.
Manison moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Manison pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Zimmerman takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Zimmerman swinging wildly here.
Zimmerman slips a jab from Manison.
Manison fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Zimmerman tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Manison will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Zimmerman swings for the body but Manison moves out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Manison.
A punch lands to the side of Zimmerman 's head but he takes it in his stride.#T3#
Zimmerman throws a nice inside leg kick.
Manison throws a right hand that misses
and Zimmerman connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Manison rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Zimmerman counters with a good, hard body kick but Manison shrugs it off.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Zimmerman throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Manison.
Zimmerman gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Zimmerman moves out of range as Manison strikes.
A head kick misses from Manison.
Zimmerman wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Manison will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Konstantin Manison is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Manison throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Zimmerman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Zimmerman tried to counter with a leg kick but Manison avoided it.
Manison fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zimmerman manages to avoid it.
Manison takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Manison avoids the head kick by Zimmerman. #T4#
Zimmerman blocks a jab.
A combination from Zimmerman does no damage.
Zimmerman misses with a leg kick.
Zimmerman needs to keep his hands up - Manison had a free shot at his head there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Manison dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Zimmerman. That did some damage!
Manison checks a low kick from Zimmerman.
Zimmerman cracks Manison with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.#CL#
Zimmerman closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. #BC2#
Manison escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jab from Manison.
Zimmerman gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Manison throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Manison moves out of range of the leg kick from Zimmerman.
Zimmerman scores with a nice right hand.
A punch combination from Manison misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Konstantin Manison comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Manison 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Konstantin Manison!
A very excited looking Konstantin Manison rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jun 02, 2018

#R1#
Kruiz misses with a straight left.
Nice defenses there by Kruiz.
Manison getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Manison takes a swing at Kruiz's ribcage but misses.
Kruiz takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Good leg kick by Kruiz there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kruiz avoids the body shot from Manison.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Manison misses with a series of wild punches.
Kruiz misses with a double jab.
Kruiz tests Manison's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kruiz blocks a jab.
Kruiz drops down looking for a counter takedown but Manison sprawls and moves away.
Kruiz throws a jab but it's blocked by Manison.
A head kick misses from Kruiz.
Manison scoring well with a low kick there.
A big right from Kruiz misses.
Kruiz walks into a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Manison wants to land a leg kick but Kruiz is out of range.
Manison with a nice cross.
Manison throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air. #T1#
Kruiz tried to score with a low kick but Manison checks it.
Manison throws a front kick aimed at Kruiz's knee but Kruiz avoids it well.
Manison scores with a sloppy right hand. Kruiz should have avoided that one.
Kruiz is looking to clinch but Manison is avoiding it.
Manison feints a counter leg kick.
Manison lands with a cross.
Kruiz moves out of range of the strikes.
Manison gets off balance looking for a body kick#TD#
and Kruiz counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Manison!
Manison wants to get back to his feet but Kruiz is dominant here and he's now got Manison's back!
I really don't envy Manison right now.
Kruiz throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
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!#SUB#
Manison defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt. #SUB#
Kruiz is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Manison has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here. #SUB#
Kruiz looking for the RNC. #T2#
Manison tries to escape the position.
Manison is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB#
Kruiz working for a choke but Manison reverses nicely into Kruiz 's guard.
Manison trying to control the position from guard on top but Kruiz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kruiz looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it. #SUB#
Kruiz is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Kruiz tries to strike from the bottom. #T3##SU2#
Manison stands up and waves to Kruiz to follow him.
Manison just misses with a punch to the body.
Manison looks to land a right hand but Kruiz moved out of range.
Kruiz moves away from the strike by Manison.
Manison throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Manison avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Manison gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kruiz avoids a punch combination nicely.
Manison throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kruiz checks a leg kick.
Manison wants to slow Kruiz down by chopping away at his legs.
Manison keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Manison rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kruiz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Manison misses with a series of wild punches.
Manison fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kruiz looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.#T4#
A big left from Manison misses.
A big left from Manison misses.
Kruiz avoids the head kick by Manison.
Kruiz misses with a hook. Manison ducked under it nicely.
Kruiz drops his hands momentarily and Manison takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Manison swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kruiz throws a body shot but no joy.
Kruiz just misses with a punch to the body.
Manison has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kruiz finds it's way round the side to connect with Manison's head.
Kruiz misses with a lunging right hand
and Kruiz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Manison scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Manison jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Manison throws out a loose jab but Kruiz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kruiz takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Nice shot lands for Manison.
Manison throws a body shot but no joy.
Manison thows a left - swing and a miss!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Konstantin Manison dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Kruiz misses with a low kick as Manison jumps back.
A little jabbing left from Manison on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Manison has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#TD#
Kruiz fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Manison to the ground. Kruiz is now in Manison's guard.#ES2#
Manison pushes Kruiz off and gets back to his feet.
Kruiz checks the leg kick.
Good exchange - Manison coming out on top.
Manison tries to bum rush Kruiz with a series of wild strikes but Kruiz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kruiz half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Manison chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nice defenses there by Kruiz.
Kruiz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A big left from Kruiz misses.
Manison will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Manison is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Manison looks to land a right hand but Kruiz moved out of range.
Manison takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Manison staying out of range there.
Manison tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Manison throws a leg kick #TD#
and Kruiz counters with a single leg into guard. Manison didn't expect that.
Manison is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage. #T1#
Kruiz wants to control from the top but Manison keeps moving.
Manison wants to hit a switch here but Kruiz passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Manison there!
Kruiz controlling the position easily from mount.
Kruiz throws some wild stikes that Manison manages to avoid easily.
Kruiz lands a big elbow.
The referee warns Manison that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Kruiz thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch! #SUB#
Kruiz has control of Manison's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Manison regains control of the situation pretty easily. #T2#
Manison is desperately trying to improve his position but Kruiz has a good base and remains in mount.
Kruiz raining down hammerfists from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kruiz throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier. #SUB#
Kruiz working for a submission but Manison is keeping him at bay.
Kruiz avoids the attempt from Manison to control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Manison taking shots to the head.
Manison tries to hold on but Kruiz postures up.
Manison is desperately trying to improve his position but Kruiz has a good base and remains in mount.#T3#
Kruiz looking to finish with strikes here!
Manison is wriggling around trying to escape. #SUB#
Kruiz moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Manison has worked his arm free - good work by Manison!
Manison tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The ground and pound from Kruiz seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Tom Kruiz overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kruiz prevents Manison from escaping the position.
Kruiz creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Manison sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Kruiz is putting a hurting on Manison here, landing some big shots from side control.
Manison is looking for a sweep.#SUB#
Kruiz is trying to get an arm triangle but Manison is defending well. #T4#
Manison is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Kruiz has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Manison tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Kruiz wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Kruiz working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Kruiz tries to move into full mount but can't pass Manison's legs. #SUB#
Kruiz is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Manison knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Manison is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Kruiz takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.#SUB#
Kruiz is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tom Kruiz dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
#R3#
Manison on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Konstantin Manison seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Manison throws the left hand but Kruiz avoids the punch easily.
Manison throws a hook but Kruiz avoids it easily.
Manison uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kruiz.
Kruiz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Manison throws an off balance right hand
and Kruiz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Manison throws a sloppy head kick and Kruiz moves out of range easily.
Manison throws a body punch but Kruiz moves out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Kruiz checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed right hand from Manison misses the target.
Kruiz lands with an overhand left.
Manison tries to land a leg kick but Kruiz saw it coming and moves away.
Kruiz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kruiz scores with a punch to the head.
Kruiz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.#T1#
Kruiz closes the distance and clinches up with Manison, looking for a takedown. Kruiz pushes Manison against the cage but Manison circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Kruiz throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Manison's waist but Manison gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kruiz off to one side.
Manison throws out a counter right but Kruiz avoids it with no problem.
Manison misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Manison throws a body shot but no joy.
Good standup being displayed there by Kruiz as he connects with a hook.
Manison throws the left hand but Kruiz avoids the punch easily.
Manison misses with an uppercut.
Nice defenses there by Kruiz.
Manison dodges the punch combination from Kruiz.
Manison looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kruiz fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tom Kruiz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Manison pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kruiz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kruiz misses with a looping right.
Manison jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kruiz dives in for a single leg takedown but Manison sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Manison only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Kruiz connects with a nice looking jab.
Kruiz tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Manison defends well and Kruiz ends up having to push Manison into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.#T2#
Manison lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kruiz lands a jab.
Kruiz throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Manison is looking to score with low kicks.
Kruiz throws a hook but Manison avoids it easily.
Kruiz connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Kruiz thows a left - swing and a miss!
Konstantin Manison is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kruiz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Manison misses the shot to the body.
Manison thows a left - swing and a miss!
Manison uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kruiz.
A slow jab from Manison misses its intended target.
Kruiz swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Manison looks to land a right hand but Kruiz moved out of range.#T3#
Nice straight punches there by Manison. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Manison.
Kruiz fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Manison avoids it really well and circles away.
Manison waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kruiz.
Manison loads up on a big right hand but Kruiz slips the punch.
Manison uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kruiz.
Manison on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Kruiz walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Manison looks to land a right hand but Kruiz moved out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Kruiz misses the target.
Kruiz bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Manison lands a nice hook to Kruiz's body. Kruiz takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jab by Kruiz.
Kruiz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Manison throws out the jab.
Kruiz lands a nice shot that snaps Manison's head back.
An inside leg kick lands from Manison.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kruiz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot. #T4#
Nice cross by Kruiz.
Kruiz slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kruiz loads up on a big right hand but Manison slips the punch.
Manison bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Manison throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kruiz changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
The crowd cheers as Kruiz lands an impressive looking overhand right. Manison doesn't seem phased though.
Manison cracks Kruiz with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Manison connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Manison ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kruiz moves away.
Manison checks a leg kick nicely.
Manison misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kruiz.
Kruiz connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Manison. Kruiz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kruiz dodges the punch combination from Manison.
Kruiz connects with a looping right hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Konstantin Manison.
I think Manison has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 28:29
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 29:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Konstantin Manison!
Konstantin Manison decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.

Event: CEC 589
Date: May 18, 2018

#R1#
Manison connects with a solid leg kick.
A lazy body kick from Manison
and Kobashi counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Manison throws a right hand that misses
and Kobashi counters with a one-two to the body.
Manison throws a lazy uppercut
and Kobashi counters with a two punch combo.
Kobashi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Manison.
Kobashi went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Manison motions for Kobashi to come forward. Manison throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Manison fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kobashi manages to avoid it.
Kobashi appears to be looking for a big counter.
Manison misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Kobashi counters with a one-two to the body.
Konstantin Manison seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Manison throws a lazy head kick
and Kobashi counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A low kick from Manison misses
and Kobashi counters with a left and a right that stings Manison.
Manison throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kobashi counters with a two punch combo.
Kobashi is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Manison tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kobashi went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Manison throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kobashi counters with a series of strikes. Manison will be more careful next time no doubt. #T1#
Kobashi slips under a jab from Manison.
Kobashi throws a big counter combination but Manison scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Manison misses with a combination
and Kobashi counters with a two punch combo.
Kobashi walks into a straight right hand from Manison.
Manison throws a combination that misses
and Kobashi counters with a left and a right that stings Manison.
Manison throws a poor cross that misses
and Kobashi counters with a two punch combo.
Manison swings away with a body shot that misses
and Kobashi counters with a series of strikes. Manison will be more careful next time no doubt.
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!
Manison misses with a right hand
and Kobashi counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Manison misses with a wild combination.
Manison throws out a token jab with nothing on it.#T2#
Manison misses the jab.
Kobashi appears to be looking for a big counter.
Manison misses with a left hand
and Kobashi counters with a left and a right that stings Manison.
Manison loads up on a big right hand but Kobashi slips the punch.
Manison swings widly with a right hand
and Kobashi counters with a one-two to the body.
Manison throws an overhand right that lands on Kobashi's shoulder, as Kobashi tries to avoid the shot.
A swing and a miss from Manison.
As Manison looks to move away, Kobashi throws a big counter combo but Manison just gets out of the way.
Kobashi ducks under a wild hook from Manison.
It looked like Kobashi was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Manison cracks the inside of Kobashi's front leg.
Manison swings away with a body shot that misses
and Kobashi counters with a left and a right that stings Manison.
Manison throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kobashi counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Manison swings away with a body shot that misses
and Kobashi counters with a left and a right that stings Manison.
Manison throws a series of punches but Kobashi avoids them all with ease. #T3#
A head kick by Manison misses
and Kobashi counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Manison connects with the punch.
Manison ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kobashi moves away.
Manison misses with an uppercut.
Kobashi went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Manison swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Manison misses the jab.
Manison fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
It looked like Kobashi was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Manison throws a looping overhand right but Kobashi ducks down to avoid it.
Kobashi seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Manison throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kobashi counters with a left and a right that stings Manison.
A slow jab from Manison misses its intended target.
As Manison looks to move away, Kobashi throws a big counter combo but Manison just gets out of the way.
Manison misses with a hook
and Kobashi counters with a one-two to the body. #T4#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Manison rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kobashi counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Manison throws a sloppy head kick
and Kobashi counters with a two punch combo.
Manison misses with a straight left.
As Manison looks to move away, Kobashi throws a big counter combo but Manison just gets out of the way.
Manison swings widly with a right hand
and Kobashi counters with a one-two to the body.
Manison is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kobashi.
Manison dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Manison scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Manison throws a looping overhand right but Kobashi ducks down to avoid it.
Manison misses with a body shot
and Kobashi counters with a left and a right that stings Manison.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kobashi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Manison.
Kobashi is looking for a counter combo.
Manison throws a lazy right hand but Kobashi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Manison misses with a double jab
and Kobashi counters with a left and a right that stings Manison.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kenta Kobashi dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2#
Good exchange - Manison coming out on top.
Kobashi takes one on the button.
A jab from Manison misses.
Kobashi throws a big counter combination but Manison scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Kobashi on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Manison moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Manison throws an off balance right hand
and Kobashi counters with a two punch combo.
Manison misses the jab.
Kobashi throws a big counter combination but Manison scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Manison misses with a few strikes there.
Kobashi seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Manison lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kobashi at a distance.
Manison tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kobashi was well out of range. Poor timing from Manison.
Kobashi slips under a jab from Manison.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Manison might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Kobashi has got the better of the exchanges.
Kobashi moves forwards but Manison connects with a nice, crisp jab.#T1#
Manison throws a lazy uppercut
and Kobashi counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Sloppy strikes from Manison. Those never looked like landing.
Nice cross by Manison.
Manison rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kobashi counters with a two punch combo.
Manison moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Manison throws a lazy uppercut
and Kobashi counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A low kick from Manison is predictable there
and Kobashi counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Manison throws a right hand that misses
and Kobashi counters with a two punch combo.
Kobashi is working the combinations to good effect here.
A jab from Manison misses.
Kobashi is looking for a counter combo.
Manison missing with a left hand there. Kobashi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kobashi went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Manison throws a body punch but Kobashi moves out of range. #T2#
Sloppy strikes from Manison. Those never looked like landing.
Manison misses with a looping left.
Konstantin Manison is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Manison lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kobashi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Manison can do to turn this around?
Manison throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kobashi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
It looked like Kobashi was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Manison swings for the body but Kobashi moves out of range.
Kobashi throws a big counter combination but Manison scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Kobashi avoids the head kick by Manison.
Kobashi is looking for a counter combo.
Manison misses with a body shot
and Kobashi counters with a two punch combo.
Manison swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Manison throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kobashi counters with a series of strikes. Manison will be more careful next time no doubt.
Manison misses with a looping right.
Kobashi seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Manison throws a sloppy body shot
and Kobashi counters with a two punch combo. #T3#
Manison misses the body punch
and Kobashi counters with a series of strikes. Manison will be more careful next time no doubt. #ROC#
Manison is rocked!
Manison throws an off balance right hand
and Kobashi counters with a three punch combo that has Manison backing up. Manison nods at Kobashi to acknowledge the strikes.
Manison is still on wobbly legs! Can Kobashi finish him?
Manison swings away with a body shot that misses
and Kobashi counters with a one-two to the body.
Manison throws a poor cross that misses
and Kobashi counters with a three punch combo that has Manison backing up. Manison nods at Kobashi to acknowledge the strikes.
Kobashi on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kobashi walks into a left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Manison.
Manison has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Manison misses with the body kick#KD#
and Kobashi counters with a left and a right that hurts Manison! He wobbles and falls to the floor - he's in big trouble! Kobashi jumps into full mount! #SU#
Kobashi is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Manison throws a leg kick
and Kobashi counters with a left right combination that sends Manison crashing to the mat - Kobashi wastes no time in diving on top of him and pounding Manison out for a TKO! Devastating finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kenta Kobashi!
After the big win, Kenta Kobashi made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors FORCEE and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.

Event: CEC 580
Date: Apr 08, 2018

#R1#
Al-Khaldi tries a head kick but it misses.
Al-Khaldi is looking to chop away at Manison's legs.
Manison avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Manison misses with a few strikes there.
A slapping leg kick lands for Al-Khaldi.
Manison throws a sloppy head kick and Al-Khaldi moves out of range easily.
Manison on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Manison throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Manison looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Manison thuds his shin into the meat of Al-Khaldi's side.
Manison takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Al-Khaldi feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Manison's calf.
Manison throws a series of strikes that have Al-Khaldi backpedaling.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Manison throws a right hand that Al-Khaldi ducks under and follows up with a left that Al-Khaldi also avoids with ease.
Manison keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Manison is looking for a counter combo.
A jab from Al-Khaldi misses.
Al-Khaldi lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Al-Khaldi.
Al-Khaldi takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Manison throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Al-Khaldi feints a counter leg kick.#T1#
Nice uppercut lands for Manison. That snapped Al-Khaldi's head back.
Manison thows a left - swing and a miss!
Al-Khaldi walks forward, straight into a front kick from Manison.
Konstantin Manison seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A leg kick checked by Al-Khaldi.
Al-Khaldi slips a jab and a cross from Manison.
Manison scores with a nice strike.
Manison throws a series of punches but Al-Khaldi avoids them all with ease.
Al-Khaldi misses with a body shot.
Al-Khaldi walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Manison checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Al-Khaldi throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
It looked like Manison wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.#CL2#
Al-Khaldi clinches up against the cage.
Manison blocks an uppercut.
Al-Khaldi works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Al-Khaldi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Manison trying to stall but Al-Khaldi improves his position.
Al-Khaldi misses with some punches.
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!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Al-Khaldi.
Al-Khaldi misses with a punch to the body. #T2#
Al-Khaldi lands a shoulder strike.
Al-Khaldi lands a left hand.
Manison working hard to break the clinch.
Al-Khaldi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Al-Khaldi misses with a punch on the inside.
Al-Khaldi stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Al-Khaldi swings wildly with an uppercut but Manison uses good head movement to avoid it.
Manison blocks an uppercut.
Manison blocks a body shot from Al-Khaldi.
A hook to the body from Al-Khaldi.
Manison blocks a body shot from Al-Khaldi.
Al-Khaldi lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Al-Khaldi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Al-Khaldi lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Manison is breathing heavily.
Manison takes a shot to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Al-Khaldi.
Al-Khaldi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. #T3#
Al-Khaldi scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Manison working aggressively here.
A short right from Al-Khaldi.
Al-Khaldi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.#ROC2#
Manison is rocked!
A short left from Al-Khaldi.
Oh Manison is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Al-Khaldi swings wildly with an uppercut but Manison uses good head movement to avoid it.
Al-Khaldi misses with some punches.
Manison blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Manison seems to have got his legs back now.
Al-Khaldi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short left from Al-Khaldi.
Manison fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Manison wants to get back to striking at distance but Al-Khaldi won't allow it.
Al-Khaldi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Manison backwards.
Al-Khaldi lands with a right to the head.
Al-Khaldi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Al-Khaldi lands a shot to the body.
A short left from Al-Khaldi. #T4#
Al-Khaldi lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Manison backwards.
Al-Khaldi works on Manison's body with a couple of short punches.
Manison's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Manison.
Al-Khaldi throws a punch but it's blocked by Manison.
Al-Khaldi lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Manison or not.
Manison blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Al-Khaldi pushes Manison back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Al-Khaldi lands a shoulder strike.
Al-Khaldi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Al-Khaldi lands a shot to the body.
Al-Khaldi tries to throw a body punch but Manison avoids it by throwing Al-Khaldi back against the cage.
Al-Khaldi lands a body shot.
Al-Khaldi lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Al-Khaldi scores with a shoulder strike.
Al-Khaldi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Still in the clinch, Al-Khaldi scores with a nice short uppercut.
Al-Khaldi lands a left hand that snaps the head of Manison backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Malik Al-Khaldi dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
#R2#
A big right followed by a crushing left from Al-Khaldi knocks Manison out cold! Ouch - that one's going to be featured in highlight reels for years to come!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Malik Al-Khaldi!
A victorious Malik Al-Khaldi thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

Event: CEC 575
Date: Mar 14, 2018

#R1#
The fighters circling - Manison throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Manison takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Harvey ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Manison moves away.
Manison misses with a wild combination.
Harvey misses the body punch
and Manison counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Harvey connects with a solid leg kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Manison as he connects with a hook.
Manison uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Harvey.
Manison looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Manison misses with an uppercut.
Manison misses with a straight left.
Manison misses with an attempted mid kick.
Harvey throws a body shot but no joy.
Harvey lands a glancing blow to the side of Manison's head.
Manison uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Harvey.
Manison defending well as Harvey loads up on a big left hand.
Manison displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Harvey throws out the jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Manison connects with a looping right hand.
Harvey lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt. #T1#
Harvey uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Manison.
Manison takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Harvey throws a body kick that misses.
Manison tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A bone on bone clash there as Manison blocks the leg kick.
A jab from Manison misses.
Harvey throws an off balance right hand
and Manison cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Harvey pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Manison works over Harvey's head and body with a nice combination.
A shot to the liver by Harvey. Beautiful body shot.
Harvey just misses with a punch to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Manison! But no joy.
Manison on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Manison just misses with a punch to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Manison takes one to the side of the head.
Harvey misses with a straight left.
Manison takes a jab right on the kisser.
A good leg kick by Harvey. #T2#
Donk. Manison catches Harvey right on the button with a cross.
Harvey ducks under a wild hook from Manison.
Harvey fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Manison has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Harvey.
Harvey missing with a left hand there. Manison was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Harvey comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Harvey throws a low kick but Manison moves out of range easily.
Manison scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Manison misses with a head kick.
Manison throws a low kick, looking for Harvey's leg but Harvey calmly moves out of range.
Harvey buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A jab from Manison misses.
Manison throws a series of punches but Harvey avoids them all with ease.
Harvey motions for Manison to come forward. Harvey throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Manison - that will leave a mark!
Manison lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Harvey shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down. #T3#
Harvey lands a right hook to the body.
Manison misses with an uppercut. Harvey saw that one coming.
Harvey misses with a body shot.
Harvey lands with a nice body punch.
Harvey looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Harvey. Manison does a little dance to reset his feet.
Harvey throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Manison sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Manison misses with a left hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Harvey throws a low kick but it's checked well by Manison.
Harvey wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Manison throws a right hand that misses
and Harvey counters with a nice body kick.
Harvey throws a head kick but Manison moves out of range.
Harvey walks into a straight right hand from Manison.
Harvey walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Harvey scores with the left hand. Manison knows he should have avoided that one.
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!
An inside leg kick lands from Harvey.
Harvey throws a sloppy head kick and Manison moves out of range easily.
Manison is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Harvey had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.#T4#
Harvey dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Harvey tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Manison was well out of range. Poor timing from Harvey.
Manison throws a big shot that misses.
Harvey misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Manison.
Manison scores with the left hand. Harvey knows he should have avoided that one.
Manison takes one to the side of the head.
Harvey jabs Manison right on the nose. Manison blinks but takes it well.
Harvey misses with a head kick.
Harvey loads up on a big right hand but Manison slips the punch.
Manison throws a lazy uppercut
and Harvey counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Manison throws a sloppy head kick and Harvey moves out of range easily.
Harvey scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harvey looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A big left from Manison misses.
Manison moves out of range as Harvey strikes.
Harvey misses with a two punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sean Harvey dominated that round.
That's time! Harvey's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Harvey lands a nice looking kick to the body. Manison takes a step back to recover.
A head kick misses from Harvey.
Manison swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Harvey connects with a body shot.
Harvey has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Manison finds it's way round the side to connect with Harvey's head.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Manison checks a leg kick.
Nice body kick there by Harvey.
Harvey misses with a body shot.
Manison misses with a hook. Harvey ducked under it nicely.
Manison has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Harvey finds it's way round the side to connect with Manison's head.
Harvey takes one to the side of the head.
Harvey ducks under a wild hook from Manison.
Harvey throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Manison throws a shot from downtown. Harvey moves away and avoids it.
It looked like Harvey wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Manison throws a body punch but Harvey moves out of range.
Harvey throws out a powerful jab.
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!
Harvey takes a shot right to the bread basket.#T1#
Harvey bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Manison's head.
Manison misses with a double jab
and Harvey counters with a left to the body.
Harvey lands a lovely overhand right.
A head kick misses from Harvey.
Manison only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Manison fails to land with a series of punches.
Harvey ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Manison moves away.
Harvey lands a lovely overhand right.
Harvey lands a nice shot to the body.
Manison drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Harvey chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nice shot by Harvey.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Manison scores with a jab to the jaw.
Decent striking displayed by Manison there.
Harvey lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Manison at a distance.
Manison dips to his left and cracks Harvey with an uppercut!#T2#
Harvey misses with a body kick.
Harvey throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Manison with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Harvey lands a right hook to the body.
A swing and a miss from Harvey.
Harvey tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Manison is able to avoid easily.
It seemed like Manison was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Harvey throws a jab but it's blocked by Manison.
Harvey throws out a leg kick but Manison moves out of range and Harvey only half commits.
Manison works Harvey's body with a nice hook.
Harvey takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Manison blocks a jab.
Harvey scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Harvey buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Harvey moves out of range of the strikes.
Harvey scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Manison bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Harvey's head backwards.#T3#
Harvey ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Manison moves away.
Harvey fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sean Harvey is winning the standup battle so far.
Harvey misses with a straight left.
Manison uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Harvey.
Manison pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Harvey loads up on a big right hand but Manison slips the punch.
Harvey throws the kick towards the body but Manison avoids it.
Harvey throws a hook but Manison avoids it easily.
Manison gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Harvey takes one to the chin there.
Manison scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Manison fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Manison on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Manison works Harvey's body with a nice hook.
Manison fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Manison might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Harvey has got the better of the exchanges.#T4#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An inside leg kick from Harvey misses.
Harvey is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Manison can do to turn this around?
Manison feints and then cracks Harvey's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Harvey down.
Harvey fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Manison on the side of the head.
Harvey lands a high kick!
Harvey throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Harvey throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Manison throws a jab when Harvey was well out of range.
Manison misses with an uppercut
and Harvey makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Harvey tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Manison misses with a low kick.
Manison misses with a looping right.
Manison swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Manison throws a body punch but Harvey moves out of range.
Harvey checks a low kick from Manison.
Harvey throwing a counter right hand but Manison manages to avoid it.
Harvey slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A big left from Harvey misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sean Harvey dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3#
Manison moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Harvey looks to land a right hand but Manison moved out of range.
Harvey lands a glancing blow to the side of Manison's head.
Harvey waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Manison.
Manison throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Harvey uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Manison.
Harvey throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Manison's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Manison takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Manison digs a good hook to Harvey's body.
Manison missing with a left hand there. Harvey was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Manison has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Manison throws a right hand that misses
and Harvey counters with a lovely shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Manison lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Harvey throws a head kick that misses
and Manison cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Manison takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Harvey keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Manison.
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!
Manison throws a leg kick
letting Harvey counter with a right hand. #T1#
Harvey throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Manison ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Manison fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The fighters circling - Manison throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Harvey has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Manison.
Harvey finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Manison misses with a straight left.
Harvey lands a nice looking body kick.
Harvey looks to throw a body kick
and Manison counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Manison swings for the body but Harvey moves out of range.
Harvey thuds his shin into the meat of Manison's side.
Harvey cracks Manison with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Manison takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Harvey looks for the body kick but Manison saw that one coming.
It seemed like Manison was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Harvey scores with a head kick. Manison tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head kick misses from Harvey.
Sean Harvey is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T2#
Harvey connects with a solid leg kick.
Harvey misses with an attempted mid kick.
Manison slips a jab from Harvey.
Nice straight punches there by Manison. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Manison.
Manison works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Harvey throws a head kick that misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Manison! But no joy.
A jab from Manison misses.
Harvey swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Harvey paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Manison misses with a kick to the body.
Harvey throws a counter high kick but Manison was just alert enough to avoid it.
Manison tries to bum rush Harvey with a series of wild strikes but Harvey uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Harvey misses with an attempted mid kick.
Manison is looking for the big counter here.
Harvey tries a head kick but it misses.
Harvey checks a leg kick nicely.
Harvey misses with a head kick.
Manison waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Harvey.#T3#
Manison looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Manison jabs Harvey to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Manison throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Manison is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Harvey.
Sloppy strikes from Manison. Those never looked like landing.
Konstantin Manison has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Harvey throws a solid leg kick but Manison takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Harvey.
Harvey pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Manison looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Manison keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Harvey.
Harvey works Manison's body with a nice hook.
A big left from Harvey misses.
Manison throws a leg kick but Harvey moved away.
Harvey wants to land a leg kick but Manison is out of range.
A little jabbing left from Manison on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Harvey throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Manison appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Harvey moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Manison swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Harvey counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#T4#
Manison thumps Harvey with a low kick.
Manison takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Harvey slips a jab and a cross from Manison.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harvey works Manison's body with a nice hook.
Manison misses with a low kick as Harvey jumps back.
Harvey waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Manison.
Manison waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Harvey.
Harvey looks to score with a jab to the body but Manison is just out of range.
Manison moves out of range of the body kick.
Manison misses the jab.
A jab from Manison finds it's way through Harvey's defenses.
Harvey looks to throw the jab but Manison is out of range.
Manison works Harvey's body with a nice hook.
Harvey moves out of range as Manison strikes.
Harvey throws a leg kick but Manison sees it coming and moves out of range.
Manison moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

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 Sean Harvey.
Well Harvey has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sean Harvey!
An out of breath Sean Harvey thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: CEC 565
Date: Jan 24, 2018

#R1#
Manison has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Manison there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nice jab there from Manison.
Manison takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Manison just misses with a punch to the body.
Manison getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Manison misses with a hook. Flagg ducked under it nicely.
Manison swats away the attempt to clinch by Flagg.
Manison swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Flagg steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Manison.
Flagg dodges the punch combination from Manison.
Konstantin Manison seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Flagg avoids a punch combination nicely.
Manison misses with a series of wild punches.
Flagg is looking for the big counter here.
Flagg fails in his attempt to clinch.
Manison dips to his left and cracks Flagg with an uppercut!
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!
Nice uppercut there from Flagg.
Left hook, right uppercut from Flagg. #T1#
Manison avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A lazy left from Manison finds it's target.
Manison attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Flagg takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Flagg dodges the punch combination from Manison.
Manison lands a head shot.
We've been told by Manison's head coaches at St Petersburg MMA Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Manison moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Flagg fails with an attempt to clinch.
Manison takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Manison swats away the attempt to clinch by Flagg.
Manison misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Flagg.
Flagg displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Manison throws out the jab.
Flagg tries to close the distance and clinch but Manison swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Manison dodges the punch combination from Flagg. #T2#
Manison throws a head kick that misses.
Flagg throws a nice looking combination but Manison bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A counter left hand to the body from Manison misses its target.
Flagg displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Manison throws out the jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Manison throws a shot from downtown. Flagg moves away and avoids it.
As Manison backs off Flagg throws a huge counter combo but Manison manages to avoid it all.
Flagg swings for the body but Manison moves out of range.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Flagg! #CUT2#
It looks like Konstantin Manison has been cut.
Manison throws a push kick but Flagg slaps the foot to one side. #CL2#
Flagg instigates a clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Manison is struggling to control the position.#BC#
Manison manages to break the clinch.
Manison looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Flagg tries to clinch up.
Flagg uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Manison.
Flagg throws a counter combo.#T3#
Manison tries to move into range but Flagg moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Manison throws a body shot but no joy.
Flagg on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Manison misses with a body shot
and Flagg counters with a three punch combo that has Manison backing up. Manison nods at Flagg to acknowledge the strikes.
Flagg swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Manison looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Flagg tries to close the distance and clinch but Manison swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Manison throwing a counter right hand but Flagg manages to avoid it.
Flagg will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Flagg tries to close the distance and clinch up but Manison swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Manison lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Flagg misses with a wild body shot.
Flagg ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Manison throws a looping overhand right but Flagg ducks down to avoid it.
As Manison backs off Flagg throws a huge counter combo but Manison manages to avoid it all.
Manison tests Flagg's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Manison lands a jab to the head. #T4#
Flagg showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Manison.
Flagg wants to counter with a clinch but Manison pushes him away.
Flagg misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Flagg throws a hook to the side of Manison's head but Manison sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've been informed that Flagg has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Flagg doesn't manage to clinch there - Manison circles away. #CL2#
Flagg closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Flagg misses with a punch on the inside. #BC#
Manison breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Manison scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Manison throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Flagg wants to counter with a clinch but Manison pushes him away.
Flagg misses with a series of wild punches.
A punch combination from Flagg misses.
Manison dips to his left and cracks Flagg with an uppercut!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Flagg throws a hook but Manison blocks it.
Flagg wants to clinch but Manison slips to the side
and Manison cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Konstantin Manison dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Konstantin Manison's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Flagg tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Flagg tries to close the distance and clinch but Manison swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Manison looks to score with a jab to the body but Flagg is just out of range.
Flagg lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Flagg swinging wildly here.
Manison throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Flagg sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Manison throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Some wild striking there from Manison.
Flagg tries to clinch but Manison is having none of it.
Manison throws a looping overhand right but Flagg ducks down to avoid it.
Manison throws a left and a right that both miss
and Flagg connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Manison throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Flagg sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Flagg lands a high kick!
Flagg staying out of range there.
Konstantin Manison is winning the standup battle so far.
Manison bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Flagg's head backwards.
Flagg throws a wild combination but nothing lands. #T1#
Manison feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Flaggs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!#CL2#
Flagg fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Manison, pushing him back against the cage.#BC#
Manison manages to break the clinch.
Manison fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Manison throws a body shot but no joy.
Manison throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Flagg.
Manison looks to land a combination but Flagg avoids it well.
Flagg follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Manison cracks Flagg with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Manison falls off balance throwing a combination
and Flagg counters with a stiff right hand.
Manison walks into a left hand.
An inside leg kick from Manison misses.
Flagg looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Flagg tries to close the distance and clinch up but Manison swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Manison throws a jab when Flagg was well out of range.
Good work by Flagg as he checks the leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A combination from Flagg does no damage.
Manison is looking to counter punch.#T2#
Flagg steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Manison.
A big right from Manison misses.
Flagg steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Manison.
Flagg moves in looking to clinch but Manison pushes him off.
Manison swings for the body but Flagg moves out of range.
Flagg throws a wild body kick that Manison sees coming a mile off.
Manison takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Flagg moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.#ROC2#
Manison is rocked!
Flagg fails to land with a series of punches.
Oh Manison is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Flagg tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Manison manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A counter left hand to the body from Manison misses its target.
Flagg doesn't manage to clinch there - Manison circles away.
Manison seems to have got his legs back now.#CL2#
Flagg has taken the fight to the clinch.
Flagg misses with a hook from the clinch. #KD2#
Flagg connects with a big uppercut there that sends Manison tumbling to the ground! Flagg follows him down into his guard. #CUT2#
Konstantin Manison's cut is getting worse.#ES#
The fighters are working up against the cage. Manison manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Come on Manison - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Manison throws a head punch that misses. #T3#
Flagg throws a punch but it's blocked by Manison.
Flagg displaying some good clinch control by pressing Manison up against the cage.
Manison is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Flagg is keeping busy.#BC#
Manison manages to break the clinch.
Manison misses the jab.
Flagg cracks Manison with an open hand slap.
Randall Flagg is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Flagg tries to clinch but Manison is having none of it.
Flagg on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Flagg defending well as Manison loads up on a big left hand.
Manison darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Manison ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Flagg moves away.
Manison throws a leg kick that is checked
and Flagg counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work. #T4#
Flagg lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Manison circles away quickly and effectively.
Manison connects with a crisp jab.
Manison moves forwards but Flagg connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Flagg throws a solid leg kick but Manison takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Flagg.
Flagg steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Manison. That one must have hurt.
Flagg moves out of range of the body kick.
Manison attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
As Manison backs off Flagg throws a huge counter combo but Manison manages to avoid it all.
Manison throws a head kick but Flagg moves out of range.
Manison is looking to score with low kicks.
Flagg fails with an attempt to clinch.
Manison is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Flagg.
Manison lands a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Flagg scores with a jab. Manison acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Flagg is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Flagg wants to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Randall Flagg will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Konstantin Manison's cut.
That's time! Manison's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
#R3#
Sloppy strikes from Flagg. Those never looked like landing.
Flagg moves away from the strike by Manison.
Flagg misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Manison. #CL2#
Flagg gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A head punch on the inside from Manison fails to land.
Manison blocks a punch to the side of the head. #BC#
Manison escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Manison avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Manison checks the leg kick.
Flagg misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Flagg slips a jab from Manison.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Flagg staying out of range there.
Manison lands a leg kick that knocks Flagg off balance momentarily.
Manison shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Manison pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Manison swings for the body but Flagg moves out of range.
Flagg lands a jab to the nose.#T1#
Manison looks to land a right hand but Flagg moved out of range.
Manison is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Flagg.
Flagg misses with a series of wild punches.
Flagg misses with the combination.
Manison goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Manison throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Flagg scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Flagg swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Manison to counter with a crisp jab.
Manison fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Flagg checks it well.
It seemed like Flagg was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Manison misses the jab.
Manison finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Flagg tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. #T2#
Flagg tries to clinch up.
Flagg moves forwards but Manison connects with a nice, crisp jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Manison swats away the attempt to clinch by Flagg.
Manison misses with a looping right.
Manison jabs Flagg right on the nose. Flagg blinks but takes it well.
Manison looks to land a right hand but Flagg moved out of range.
Flagg checks a leg kick.
Manison scores with a body shot.
Manison scores with a nice strike.
Flagg tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Manison manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A quick step to the side and Manison tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Flagg moves out of range of the strikes.
Flagg misses with an uppercut. Manison saw that one coming.
Manison misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The fight stays on the outside here - Flagg looks like he's thinking about clinching though.#T3#
Flagg swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Manison lands a nice looking body shot.
Nice defenses there by Flagg.
Flagg throws a nice looking combination but Manison bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Flagg lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Manison misses the jab.
Flagg wants to counter the offense by Manison and move into the clinch position.
A lazy left from Manison finds it's target.
Manison circles away from the clinch attempt.
Flagg tries to clinch but Manison is having none of it.
Flagg tries to clinch there but Manison circles away.
Manison fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Flagg looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Manison swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Manison throws a head kick but Flagg moves out of range.
Nice body punch from Manison.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Flagg is looking to clinch but Manison is avoiding it. #T4#
Manison throws a hook but Flagg blocks it.
Flagg avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Manison motions for Flagg to come forward. Manison throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Flagg tries to clinch up but Manison circles away and keeps his distance.
Manison looks to land a right hand but Flagg moved out of range.
Flagg unleashes a big counter combination but Manison bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Manison tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Flagg ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Manison misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Flagg misses with the combination.
It looked like Manison wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Flagg staying out of range there.
As Manison backs off Flagg throws a huge counter combo but Manison manages to avoid it all.
Manison avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Manison lands a nice looking body kick.
Flagg slips under a jab.#CL2#
Flagg forces Manison back against the cage and clinches.

And that's the end of the fight!
Konstantin Manison showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Manison 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Konstantin Manison!
Konstantin Manison bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.

Event: CEC 562
Date: Jan 03, 2018

#R1#
Manison throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Manison fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Matthews manages to avoid it.
Matthews tries a quick counter leg kick but Manison is wise to it.
Matthews fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Manison is out of range.
Manison throws the left hand but Matthews avoids the punch easily.
Manison is looking to clinch.
Manison fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Manison fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Matthews checks it well.
Manison throws a series of punches but Matthews avoids them all with ease.
Matthews scores with a jab to the head. #CUT2#
It looks like Konstantin Manison has been cut.
Matthews will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Matthews throws a head kick but Manison moves out of range.
A jab lands there for Matthews.
Matthews loads up on a big right hand but Manison slips the punch.
Matthews misses with a straight right.
Matthews misses with a looping right.
Manison moves to clinch but Matthews breaks away
and Matthews counters with a stiff right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Manison looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.#T1#
Matthews misses with a body shot.
A right-left combo lands from Manison.
Matthews dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Matthews throws a low kick, looking for Manison's leg but Manison calmly moves out of range.
Matthews pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Matthews.
Manison bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Donk. Manison catches Matthews right on the button with a cross.
That kick from Matthews tenderised Manison's leg. Manison is trying to keep his angry face on.
Manison connects with a good right hand that stumbles Matthews. Matthews circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Matthews misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Matthews uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Manison.
Matthews now looks to counter with a shot at the body.#CL2#
Matthews forces Manison back against the cage and clinches.
Manison is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Matthews pushes Manison back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Matthews is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son. #T2#
Manison stalling.
Matthews avoiding damage.
Matthews lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Manison.
Manison's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Matthews tries to throw a body punch but Manison avoids it by throwing Matthews back against the cage.
Matthews stalling in the clinch.
Matthews is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Matthews taking a break, stalling in the clinch. #BC2#
Matthews breaks from the clinch.
We've been told by Manison's head coaches at St Petersburg MMA Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.#CL2#
Matthews takes the fight into the clinch. #T3#
Manison working aggressively here.
Matthews doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Matthews slowing the pace effectively.
Matthews tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Manison's elbow.
Matthews can't find room to land a body shot as Manison controls the action.
Manison lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Matthews fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Matthews blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Manison scores with a shot to the side of Matthews's head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Matthews - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Manison is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Matthews.
Manison is struggling to control the position.#T4#
Matthews lands a right hand that snaps the head of Manison backwards.
Matthews has Manison pushed against the cage.
Manison working aggressively here.
Matthews taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A body shot lands from Matthews.
Matthews lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Manison or not.
Matthews working aggressively here.
Matthews lands a body punch in the clinch.
Manison misses with a hook to the ribs.
Matthews digs a right hand into Manison's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Manison's gas tank.
Manison is breathing heavily.
Matthews throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Manison takes a shot to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Manison.
A short left from Manison.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Clay Matthews dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Konstantin Manison's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Matthews fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Manison looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Matthews pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Manison lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Matthews circles away quickly and effectively.
Manison swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Manison throws a head kick that misses.
Matthews tries a quick counter leg kick but Manison is wise to it.
Manison moves out of range as Matthews strikes.
A slapping leg kick lands for Manison.
Manison throws a poor cross that misses
and Matthews counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Manison misses with an uppercut
and Matthews counters with a nice leg kick.
Matthews thumps Manison with a low kick.
Matthews throws a shot to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Manison.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Matthews! But no joy.
Konstantin Manison seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Manison tries to clinch
and Matthews counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Matthews steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Manison.
Manison misses with a wild body shot.
Manison tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. #CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.#T1#
Matthews stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A hook to the body from Matthews.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Manison tries to stall but Matthews uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Matthews misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Matthews has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#BC2#
Matthews manages to break the clinch.
Manison defending well as Matthews loads up on a big left hand.
Matthews finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
It looked like Manison was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Matthews.
Manison ducks under a wild hook from Matthews.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Manison. Matthews shrugs it off though.
Manison moves to clinch but Matthews breaks away
and Matthews counters with an inside leg kick. #CL2#
Matthews gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.#BC2#
Matthews breaks from the clinch.
Manison looks to land a right hand but Matthews moved out of range.#T2#
Good shot there by Manison.
Manison checks a low kick from Matthews.
Matthews misses with a hook.#CL2#
Matthews pushes Manison up against the cage in a clinch.
Matthews misses with a short punch on the inside.
Clay Matthews seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.#BC2#
Matthews manages to break the clinch.
Matthews throws a low kick but Manison moves out of range easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Manison misses with a wild combination.
Manison defending well as Matthews loads up on a big left hand.
A lazy left from Manison finds it's target.
Good leg kick by Matthews there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Manison explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
A slow jab from Manison misses its intended target.
Manison misses with a few strikes there.
Matthews throws out a counter right but Manison avoids it with no problem.
Manison wants to clinch up but Matthews keeps it at a distance.
Matthews feints a counter leg kick.#T3#
Manison moves out of range as Matthews strikes.
Matthews ducks under a wild hook from Manison.
It seemed like Matthews was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Matthews slips under a jab.
Manison lands a lovely overhand right.
Manison scores with a jab. Matthews acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Manison throws a right hand that Matthews ducks under and follows up with a left that Matthews also avoids with ease.
Manison lands a lovely overhand right.
A telegraphed right hand from Matthews misses the target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Manison looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Matthews scores with a nice strike.#CUT2#
Konstantin Manison's cut is getting worse.
Manison fails with an attempt to clinch.
Matthews is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Manison with a body shot.
Manison swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Matthews lands with a good body shot.
Matthews keeps the fight on the outside.#T4#
Manison looks to throw the jab but Matthews is out of range.
Manison throws a lazy uppercut
and Manison takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Manison.
Matthews fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Manison manages to avoid it.
Matthews is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Manison.
Matthews ducks under a wild hook from Manison.
Matthews tries a quick counter leg kick but Manison is wise to it.
Matthews scoring well with a low kick there.
Clay Matthews seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Some wild striking there from Manison.
Manison tries to move into range but Matthews moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A jab from Manison misses.
Matthews scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Manison missing with a left hand there. Matthews was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Manison connects with an inside leg kick.
Matthews cracks Manison with an open hand slap.#ROC2#
Manison is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Clay Matthews showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Konstantin Manison's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Manison uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Matthews.
Matthews defending well as Manison loads up on a big left hand.
It seemed like Matthews was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Manison cracks Matthews with a right hand to the side of the head.
Manison checks a leg kick nicely.
Matthews lands with an overhand left.
Oh Manison is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Manison throws a shot from downtown. Matthews moves away and avoids it.
Matthews cracks the inside of Manison's front leg. #KD2#
Matthews sends Manison crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Matthews is motioning to the referee to let Manison up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Matthews cracks Manison's jaw with two stiff jabs then ducks low and throws a soul-severing right uppercut to the mouth!! Manison slumps to the ground with blood on his lips. The referee steps in before Matthews can do further damage! This one is done, son!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Clay Matthews!
During a confident post fight interview, Clay Matthews thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

Event: CEC 556
Date: Nov 29, 2017

#R1#
De Muerta pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Manison lands a straight punch to the body, keeping De Muerta at a distance.
Nice defenses there by De Muerta.
De Muerta swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
De Muerta is looking to land body kicks.
Manison throws a leg kick
and De Muerta counters with an outside leg kick.
Manison fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt De Muerta.
Manison moves out of range as De Muerta strikes.
Nice body kick from De Muerta.
Manison misses with a head kick.
Manison digs a good hook to De Muerta's body.
De Muerta ducks under a wild hook from Manison.
And De Muerta responds with a good body kick, but Manison manages to step out the way in time.
De Muerta connects with a crisp jab. #CUT2#
It looks like Konstantin Manison has been cut.
De Muerta looks to throw the jab but Manison is out of range.
Manison uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from De Muerta.
De Muerta checks a low kick from Manison.
Manison throws a half hearted mid kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Muerta ducks under a wild hook from Manison.
De Muerta throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Manison throws a right hand that misses
and De Muerta counters with a nice uppercut.
Konstantin Manison seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Muerta misses with a wild body shot. #T1#
De Muerta jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Manison with a nice cross.
De Muerta throws a chopping leg kick but Manison manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
We've been told by Manison's head coaches at St Petersburg MMA Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A slow jab from Manison misses its intended target.
Manison checks a leg kick.
Manison scores with a one two! De Muerta had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Manison throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Manison tried to score with a low kick but De Muerta checks it.
Manison throws a body punch but De Muerta moves out of range.
De Muerta lands a nice leg kick that just misses Manison's sensitive parts.
A chopping leg kick lands by De Muerta.
De Muerta tries a head kick but it misses.
Good shot there by Manison.
De Muerta lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Muerta scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
De Muerta walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
De Muerta misses the jab.
Manison moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
De Muerta blocks a leg kick.#T2#
De Muerta blocks a head kick by Manison.
Manison throws a right hand that De Muerta ducks under and follows up with a left that De Muerta also avoids with ease.
Manison misses with a jab, cross combination.
Manison gets off balance looking for a body kick
and De Muerta connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A jab from Manison misses.
De Muerta moves out of range as Manison strikes.
Manison is looking to land body kicks.
Nice straight punches there by De Muerta. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of De Muerta.
Manison moves away from the strike by De Muerta.
Manison throws a leg kick #TD2#
and De Muerta counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Manison blocking the ground and pound attempt from De Muerta.
Manison looks like he's trying to stand up.
Manison tries to roll over but De Muerta keeps him under control.
De Muerta missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
De Muerta seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime. #T3#
Manison is not content to let De Muerta control the position.
Ground and pound from De Muerta.
Manison avoiding damage under a succession of punches from De Muerta. #ES#
Manison makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Manison misses with a low kick.
A little jabbing left from De Muerta on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Manison throws out a loose jab but De Muerta uses good head movement to avoid it.
De Muerta was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
De Muerta gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Manison throws a shot to the body.
De Muerta throws a low kick, looking for Manison's leg but Manison calmly moves out of range.
Manison misses with a head kick.
Manison walks into a stiff left hand from De Muerta.
Manison rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and De Muerta counters with a stiff right hand. #CUT2#
Konstantin Manison's cut is getting worse.
De Muerta lands with a hook. Manison tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. #ROC2#
Manison is rocked!#T4#
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!
A leg kick checked by De Muerta.
Oh Manison is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Manison ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Manison seems to have got his legs back now.
De Muerta connects with an inside leg kick.
Manison fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Good shot there by Manison.
De Muerta pivots, looking for a leg kick but Manison is out of range and De Muerta settles back down.
De Muerta looks to land a right hand but Manison moved out of range.
De Muerta takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Manison takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Manison on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by De Muerta. De Muerta obviously looking to wear him down.
Manison defending well as De Muerta loads up on a big left hand.
The fighters circling - De Muerta throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
It looked like Manison was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Manison throws the left hand but De Muerta avoids the punch easily.
Manison moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Manison throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
De Muerta waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Manison.
Manison seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
De Muerta throws a hook to the side of Manison's head but Manison sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
It looked like Manison wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
De Muerta tries to land a front kick but Manison steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Raoul De Muerta will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Konstantin Manison's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Manison avoids the body shot from De Muerta.
Manison went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Manison connects with a nice looking jab.
De Muerta motions for Manison to come forward. De Muerta throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Manison lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but De Muerta circles away quickly and effectively.
De Muerta fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Manison.
De Muerta throws a hook but Manison avoids it easily.
Manison misses with a two punch combination.
De Muerta is trying to counter with his kicks.
Manison throws a combination but it was largely blocked by De Muerta.
Manison pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
De Muerta throws a leg kick but Manison sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Manison takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Manison fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches De Muerta on the side of the head.
Manison takes a swing at De Muerta's ribcage but misses.
De Muerta misses with a kick to the body.
Manison looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
De Muerta uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Manison.
Manison sets himself, and De Muerta steps forward looking for the clinch! Manison avoids it this time.
De Muerta throws a head kick but Manison moves out of range.
Manison throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Manison misses with a straight left.
Nice uppercut lands for Manison. That snapped De Muerta's head back. #T1#
De Muerta drops his hands momentarily and Manison takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Manison throws a low kick but De Muerta avoids it.
Manison misses with an uppercut. De Muerta saw that one coming.
De Muerta lands a slapping body shot.
Manison thows a left - swing and a miss!
De Muerta staying out of range there.
De Muerta lands a nice leg kick that just misses Manison's sensitive parts.
Good shot there by Manison.
Manison misses with a head kick.
Manison looks for the body kick but De Muerta saw that one coming.
Manison lands with an overhand left.
The fighters circle momentarily. De Muerta darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
De Muerta lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Konstantin Manison is winning the standup battle so far.
A telegraphed right hand from De Muerta misses the target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A telegraphed right hand from De Muerta misses the target.
De Muerta throws a front kick aimed at Manison's knee but Manison avoids it well.
A low kick from Manison misses
and De Muerta counters with a nice uppercut.
A bone on bone clash there as De Muerta blocks the leg kick. #T2#
Manison tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
De Muerta misses with an attempted mid kick.
The fighters circling - De Muerta throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Manison looks to land a combination but De Muerta avoids it well.
De Muerta throws the left hand but Manison avoids the punch easily.
De Muerta misses with a hook. Manison ducked under it nicely.
Manison scores with a hook.
De Muerta throws a nice outside leg kick.
De Muerta throws a sloppy head kick and Manison moves out of range easily.
A jab from De Muerta does it's job there.
Manison closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
De Muerta checks the leg kick.
De Muerta lands a lovely overhand right.
Manison scores with a decent looking hook.
Manison is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Manison lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A slapping leg kick lands for De Muerta.
Manison scores with a nice right hand. #T3#
De Muerta scores with a jab. Manison acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The fighters circling - Manison throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
De Muerta checks a leg kick nicely.
De Muerta lands with a straight right. Manison didn't see that one coming.
Manison throws a series of punches but De Muerta avoids them all with ease.
De Muerta scores with a jab to the jaw.#CUT2#
Konstantin Manison's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Manison misses with a lunging right hand
and De Muerta counters with a left right combination that sends Manison crashing to the mat - De Muerta wastes no time in diving on top of him and pounding Manison out for a TKO! Devastating finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Raoul De Muerta!
In his post fight interview, Raoul De Muerta started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.

Event: CEC 548
Date: Oct 18, 2017

#R1#
Manison throws a nice looking combination but Danky bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Danky ducks under a wild hook from Manison.
Manison swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Danky.
Manison misses with a looping left.
It looked like Danky wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Manison throws an overhand right that lands on Danky's shoulder, as Danky tries to avoid the shot.
Danky feinted with a counter takedown.
Manison misses with a body kick.
A big right from Manison misses.
Manison misses the jab.
Manison looks to land a body kick but Danky moved away.
Danky misses with a takedown
and Manison counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice takedown defense from Manison. No joy for Danky on that attempt.
Danky lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Danky throws out a loose jab but Manison uses good head movement to avoid it.
Danky bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Manison's head backwards.
Danky moves out of range of the body kick.
Manison just misses with a punch to the body.
Danky drops down looking for a counter takedown but Manison sprawls and moves away.
Danky throws a solid leg kick but Manison takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Danky.
Manison is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Danky with a body shot.#T1#
Danky just misses with a punch to the body.
Danky doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Danky tries for a takedown but Manison sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Danky 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.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dom Danky. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Danky swings for the body but Manison moves out of range.
Danky misses the shot to the body.
Manison misses with an uppercut.
Danky ducks under a wild hook from Manison.
Danky misses with a body shot
and Manison counters with a straight right hand.
Manison tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Danky was well out of range. Poor timing from Manison.
Some wild striking there from Danky.
Manison ducks under a wild hook from Danky.
It seemed like Manison was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Manison misses with a hook. Danky ducked under it nicely.
Danky moves out of range of the body kick from Manison.
Manison misses with an uppercut. Danky saw that one coming.
Danky shoots in but Manison avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Manison has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.#T2#
Manison scores with a kick to the body.
Good shot there by Danky.
Danky shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Danky connects with a solid leg kick.
Manison fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Danky manages to avoid it.#TD#
Danky dives in and scores a takedown into Manison's guard.
Danky scoring with some ground and pound.
Danky won't allow Manison to sweep him here.
Manison keeping moving, preventing Danky from controlling successfully.
Danky missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Danky with a nice head shot there.
Danky postures up and lands a big shot to Manison's brow.
Manison trying to keep a closed guard but Danky is proving a slippery customer.
Danky keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Manison's head.#T3#
Danky with a flurry of punches that miss.
Danky with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Danky trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Manison trying to keep a closed guard but Danky is proving a slippery customer.
Danky trying to control the position from guard on top but Manison is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Manison wants to stand but Danky is controlling the position.
Danky trying to control the position from guard on top but Manison is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SUB#
Danky is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Danky trying to control the position from guard on top but Manison is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Danky seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Danky with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Manison has momentary wrist control but Danky slips an elbow through the middle.
Danky trying to control the position from guard on top but Manison is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Danky working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Danky working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Danky scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Manison avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Danky trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Danky working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Danky accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Manison wants to get back to his feet but Danky is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
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 Dom Danky will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Manison throws a big shot that misses.
Danky blocks a jab.
Manison lands an overhand right.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Danky.
Manison slaps away a takedown attempt from Danky, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Danky misses with a hook.
Danky misses the shot to the body.
Manison misses with a body shot.
As Manison looks to move away, Danky throws a big counter combo but Manison just gets out of the way.
Manison slips under a jab.
Danky ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Manison moves away.
A jab from Danky misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Manison throws a leg kick that is checked#TD#
so Danky counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Danky is working Manison over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Danky will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Danky won't allow Manison to sweep him here.
Manison working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Danky.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Danky throws a big right hand that misses. #T1#
Manison controls Danky momentarily but Danky frees himself.
Dom Danky overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Manison keeping moving, preventing Danky from controlling successfully. #SUB2#
Manison looking for a guillotine here but Danky defends easily.
Manison is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Danky won't allow Manison to sweep him here.
Manison is looking to stand up but Danky isn't so interested in that idea.
Danky lands a couple of digs.
Manison wants to stand up but Danky is controlling him. #T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.#SUB#
Danky is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Manison is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Manison has escaped and now he's on top! #REVB#
Manison wants to get up but he can't break Danky's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Danky looking to control but Manison passes into half guard.
Manison throwing shots but Danky is blocking nicely.
Danky is staying active underneath Manison, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Danky is trying to get back to full guard.
Manison wants to control but Danky is keeping him busy. #T3##SU2#
Manison gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Danky moves away from the strike by Manison.
Konstantin Manison seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice defenses there by Danky.
That kick from Manison tenderised Danky's leg. Danky is trying to keep his angry face on.
Manison avoids a kick to the body.
Manison checks a leg kick.
Danky lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Danky fails with a takedown attempt.
Danky misses with a wild body shot.
Manison waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Danky.
Danky takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Danky takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Danga de danga de dang - Manison scores with a four punch combination!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Danky displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Manison throws out the jab. #T4#
Danky shoots for a double leg takedown but Manison sprawls well. He's pushed Danky's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dom Danky. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Manison waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Danky.
Konstantin Manison is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Danky takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Danky misses with a body shot.
Manison throws a lazy head kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Manison lands a body shot.
Manison throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A counter left hand to the body from Danky misses its target.
Danky throws a series of punches but Manison avoids them all with ease.
Danky throws out a leg kick but Manison moves out of range and Danky only half commits.
Manison avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Manison lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Danky tried to score with a low kick but Manison checks it.
Manison lunges at Danky with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Danky's hand.
Manison throws out a loose jab but Danky uses good head movement to avoid it.
Konstantin Manison seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Manison thows a left - swing and a miss!
Danky shoots in for a takedown but Manison shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Konstantin Manison showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
#R3#
A good leg kick by Danky.
Manison feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Dankys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Manison connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Danky slips a jab from Manison.
Danky looks for a takedown but Manison sprawls well.
Manison tries a head kick but it misses.
Danky attempts a counter takedown but Manison avoids it well and moves away.
Danky takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A combination from Manison does no damage.
A left lands for Danky.
Danky ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Danky moves away from the strike by Manison.
Manison stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Manison wants it to stay on the feet.
Manison cracks Danky with a good jab.
Good exchange - Danky coming out on top.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Danky pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Manison back to the cage. Danky follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.#T1#
Danky moves out of range of the strikes.
The crowd cheers as Manison lands an impressive looking overhand right. Danky doesn't seem phased though.
Nice uppercut there from Danky.
A telegraphed right hand from Manison misses the target.
Manison fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Danky shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Manison as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dom Danky. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Manison looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Danky is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Manison takes a swing at Danky's ribcage but misses.
Nice defenses there by Danky.
A head kick misses from Manison.
A swing and a miss from Danky.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Danky 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 Manison has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Manison and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A good leg kick by Manison.
Danky slips under a jab.
Manison thows a left - swing and a miss!
Danky throws a hook to the side of Manison's head but Manison sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.#T2#
Manison misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Danky.
Nice jab there from Danky.
Manison blocks a leg kick.
Danky swinging wildly here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Danky drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Danky lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Manison throws a right and a left that both miss.
Manison misses with a hook.
Danky was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Manison throws a hook but Danky blocks it.
Danky misses with a kick to the body.
Danky fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Danky with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Manison misses with a body shot. #T3#
Good leg kick by Danky there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Manison throws a series of punches but Danky avoids them all with ease.
Manison throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Danky.
A combination from Manison does no damage.
A big left from Danky misses.
Manison drops his hands momentarily and Danky takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Danky uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Manison.
Danky was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Danky throws a head kick that misses.
Danky shoots in for a takedown but Manison shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Manison lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Danky circles away quickly and effectively.
Danky dives in for a single leg takedown but Manison sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A left and a right from Manison both land. Nice combination.
Danky moves out of range of the body kick.
Manison throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A little feinted left hand from Danky on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Manison moves forwards but Danky connects with a nice, crisp jab.#T4#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Danky looks to throw the jab but Manison is out of range.
A slow jab from Manison misses its intended target.
An attempted straight right counter from Danky misses the target.
Manison on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Danky. Danky obviously looking to wear him down.
Manison throws a hook but Danky blocks it.
A big left from Danky misses.
Danky checks a leg kick.
Manison misses with a straight left.
An attempted straight right counter from Danky misses the target.
Manison throws a looping overhand right but Danky ducks down to avoid it. #TD#
Danky closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Manison did well to prevent Danky getting side control.
Manison wants to get back to his feet.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Danky lands a nice short elbow.#SUB2#
Manison actively working from the bottom here.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!#SUB#
Danky is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Manison has managed to free his arm - good work. #SUB2#
Manison actively working from the bottom here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Konstantin Manison comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Manison has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Konstantin Manison!
A very excited looking Konstantin Manison made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

Event: CEC 537
Date: Aug 30, 2017

#R1#
Manison throws a hook to the side of Stonedberg's head but Stonedberg sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Manison ducks under a wild hook from Stonedberg.
Stonedberg lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Manison misses with a wild body shot.
Manison is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Stonedberg.
Stonedberg flicks out a counter leg kick but Manison steps away.
A big left from Manison misses.
Manison tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.#CL2#
Stonedberg closes the distance and clinches.
Manison effectively controlling the action here.
Manison blocks an uppercut.
Stonedberg has a couple of punches blocked by Manison.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#BC2#
Stonedberg breaks from the clinch.
Stonedberg tries to land a leg kick but Manison saw it coming and moves away.
Manison takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
We've been told by Manison's head coaches at St Petersburg MMA Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Manison looks to land a left hand but Stonedberg moved out of range nicely.
Konstantin Manison seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Manison tries a head kick but it misses.
Manison tests Stonedberg's chin there with a solid looking shot.#T1#
Nice shot lands for Stonedberg.
Stonedberg on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Manison. Manison obviously looking to wear him down.
Manison avoids the head kick by Stonedberg.
Stonedberg lands with a nice body kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Stonedberg.
Stonedberg rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Manison moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Stonedberg scores with a jab to the jaw.
Manison lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A looping hook to the body misses from Manison. Stonedberg does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stonedberg looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Manison misses with a series of wild punches.
Stonedberg throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Manison misses with a looping right.
Stonedberg tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Manison moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Stonedberg scoring well with a low kick there.
Stonedberg turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.#T2#
Manison scores with a jab to the head.
Manison lands a lovely overhand right.
Stonedberg ducks under a wild hook from Manison.
Manison tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stonedberg was well out of range. Poor timing from Manison.
Manison lands a jab-cross combination.
Manison misses with an uppercut. Stonedberg saw that one coming.
Stonedberg misses with the combination.
Stonedberg pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Stonedberg lands with a thumping leg kick.
Manison attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Manison takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Stonedberg takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Manison misses the shot to the body.
Manison rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Stonedberg counters with a big head kick but Manison shrugs it off.
Stonedberg takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Manison takes a swing at Stonedberg's ribcage but misses.
Manison lands a nice looking kick to the body. Stonedberg takes a step back to recover.
Stonedberg avoids a punch combination nicely. #T3#
Manison misses with a straight right.
Manison misses with a low kick.
Stonedberg looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Stonedberg scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Manison throws a right and a left that both miss.
A solid body kick from Stonedberg.
Manison throws a jab but it's blocked by Stonedberg.
Manison throws a lazy right hand but Stonedberg sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Stonedberg! But no joy.
Manison uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Stonedberg.
Manison cracks a nice hook into Stonedberg's ribs.
Manison connects with a good right hand that stumbles Stonedberg. Stonedberg circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Manison punishes Stonedberg's body with a nice straight punch.
Jab by Stonedberg.
Stonedberg scores with a nice 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!
Manison pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Stonedberg works the jab nicely.
Stonedberg takes a swing at Manison's ribcage but misses. #T4#
Stonedberg lands with a nice body kick.
Stonedberg takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Manison lands a jab.
Stonedberg bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Manison's head.
Manison lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Manison throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Manison just misses with a punch to the body.
Stonedberg avoids a kick to the body.
Manison throws out a loose jab but Stonedberg uses good head movement to avoid it.
Manison takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Stonedberg lands the left hand.
Stonedberg connects with a nice looking jab.
Manison avoids the head kick by Stonedberg.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A good leg kick by Manison.
Manison bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Both fighters circling a little - Stonedberg finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A bone on bone clash there as Stonedberg blocks the leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Michael Stonedberg will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
#R2#
Stonedberg connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Manison is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Stonedberg.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Stonedberg! But no joy.
Stonedberg delivers a nice body kick.
Manison takes a swing at Stonedberg's ribcage but misses.
Stonedberg thuds his right hand into Manison's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Manison misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Stonedberg scores with a nice right hand.
Stonedberg is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Manison avoids the head kick by Stonedberg.
A shot to the body from Manison misses
enabling Stonedberg to counter with a crisp jab. #ROC2#
Manison is rocked!#KD2#
Stonedberg drops Manison with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Manison looks back up at him and smiles so Stonedberg waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Oh Manison is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!#CUT2#
It looks like Konstantin Manison has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Manison throws a series of punches but Stonedberg avoids them all with ease.
Stonedberg cracks Manison on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Manison falls backwards against the cage. Stonedberg follows up with more strikes that drop Manison to his knees. Stonedberg keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Manison! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Michael Stonedberg!
A very excited looking Michael Stonedberg made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

Event: CEC 527
Date: Jul 12, 2017

#R1#
Baba lands a jab.#CUT#
It looks like Konstantin Manison has been cut.
Manison is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Baba.
Manison throws the kick towards the body but Baba avoids it.
Manison jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Manison throws a low kick but Baba moves out of range easily.
Manison tries to score with a low kick but Baba moves his leg out of the way.
Baba is looking to counter punch.
Baba connects with a solid leg kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Manison.
Baba tries to score with a low kick but Manison moves his leg out of the way.
Manison throws a head kick but Baba moves out of range.
Baba misses with a straight right.
Baba bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Baba on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Baba sizes up Manison with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Manison takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Baba with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Baba throws a body punch but Manison moves out of range.
Baba throws a nice inside leg kick. #TD#
Manison gets caught flat footed, as Baba shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.#ES2#
Manison pushes Baba off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there. #T1#
Manison lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Baba circles away quickly and effectively.
Manison swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Baba checks the leg kick nicely there.
Konstantin Manison is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Baba takes one on the button.
Baba scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Manison throws a body punch but Baba moves out of range.
Manison lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Baba tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Manison closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#KD2#
Manison drops Baba with a left right combo! Manison follows him down to the ground into side control. #ROC2#
Baba is rocked!#SU2#
Manison stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Oh Baba is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Baba throws a nice inside leg kick. #CL#
Manison tries to keep at a distance but Baba has taken the fight into the clinch.
Baba seems to have got his legs back now.
Baba throws a punch but it's blocked by Manison.
Manison avoiding damage. #T2#
Baba scores with a shot to the side of Manison's head.
Baba is working for takedown but Manison is calmly controlling the position for now.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Manison.
Baba fails to land with a short punch on the inside. #BC#
Baba's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Baba moves out of range of the strikes.
Baba looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Manison is fending him off so far but Baba persists. Nope, Manison circles away and we're back to standing.
Baba avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Baba pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Nice defenses there by Baba.
Baba ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Manison moves away.
Nice straight punches there by Manison. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Manison.
Manison uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Baba.
Baba on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Baba moves out of range of the body kick from Manison. #T3#
Baba lands with an overhand left.
Manison scores with a jab to the jaw.
Manison throws the left hand but Baba avoids the punch easily.
Baba takes one to the chin there.
Manison uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Baba.
Manison shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Baba eats them both and turns towards Manison to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Baba cracks Manison with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Manison cracks Baba with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Baba tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Manison pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Baba is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Konstantin Manison!
In his post fight interview, Konstantin Manison started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.

Event: EVO 06212017
Date: Jun 21, 2017

#R1#
Manison throws a hook to the side of Branco's head but Branco sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Manison ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Manison cracks the inside of Branco's front leg.
Branco throws a good cross that connects.
Branco throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Branco throws a nice outside leg kick.
Manison looks to throw the jab but Branco is out of range.
Nice body punch from Branco.
Manison just misses with a punch to the body.
Branco on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Manison looks to score with a jab to the body but Branco is just out of range.
Branco looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Branco sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Branco shoots for a takedown but Manison saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Manison is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Branco misses with a kick to the body.
Manison bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Branco throws a leg kick but Manison sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Branco connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Manison's hands.#T1#
Manison uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Branco.
Manison tries a head kick but it misses.
Manison throws a jab but it's blocked by Branco.
Branco listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Branco throws a low kick but it's checked well by Manison.
Manison keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot. #CL#
Branco forces Manison back against the cage and clinches.
Branco misses with a punch on the inside.
Branco lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Branco tries to throw a body punch but Manison avoids it by throwing Branco back against the cage.
Branco scores with a shoulder strike.
Branco tries for a takedown. No joy.
Branco doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Branco has Manison pressed against the cage, preventing Manison from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Branco 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.
Branco tries to throw a body punch but Manison avoids it by throwing Branco back against the cage.
Branco struggles to land a body shot inside as Manison controls his hands. #T2#
Branco tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Branco.
A short body shot lands from Branco as the two fighters clinch.
Manison blocking some punches.
Branco misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Branco. #BC2#
Manison breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Branco moves out of range as Manison throws a body kick.
Manison sizes up Branco with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Branco throws a wild body kick that Manison sees coming a mile off.
Branco with a hook.
Branco throws a one two combo.
Manison scores with a hook to the body. Branco takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Branco misses with a straight right.
Manison steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Branco.
Branco works Manison's body with a nice hook.#T3#
Manison slips a straight right by Branco.
Branco scores with a nice right hand.
Branco throws a lazy right hand but Manison sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Branco moves out of range as Manison strikes.
Branco throws a body shot but no joy.
Branco looks to land a left hand but Manison moved out of range nicely.
Manison finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Manison throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Branco on the side of the head.
Manison looks to land a right hand but Branco moved out of range.
Branco appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Branco slips under a jab.
Branco digs a good hook to Manison's body.
Branco attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Branco throws the left hand but Manison avoids the punch easily.
Manison rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Branco moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Branco. Manison does a little dance to reset his feet.
Branco throws an overhand right that lands on Manison's shoulder, as Manison tries to avoid the shot.
Jab, jab by Branco - just one landing. #T4#
Manison uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Branco.
Branco thows a body kick. Manison tries to catch it but that hurt him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Branco looks to land a body kick but Manison moved away.
Manison throws a shot from downtown. Branco moves away and avoids it.
Branco lands a nice looking kick to the body. Manison takes a step back to recover.
Branco thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Manison if he has to take too many more of those.
Manison swings for the body but Branco moves out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Branco.
Branco throws a low kick, looking for Manison's leg but Manison calmly moves out of range.
Manison steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Branco.
Manison just misses with a punch to the body.
Branco misses with a straight left.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Branco fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Manison manages to avoid it.
Manison swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Branco thows a body kick. Manison tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A thudding body kick lands there by Manison!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mack Branco dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Branco digs a good hook to Manison's body.
Branco misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Manison.
A looping hook to the body misses from Manison. Branco does a little dance to reset his feet.
Branco throws a big shot that misses.
Branco moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Manison throws a hook to the side of Branco's head but Branco sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A slapping leg kick lands for Branco.
Manison steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Branco.
Manison uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Branco.
Manison let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Branco scores with a jab to the head.
Branco misses with a hook. Manison ducked under it nicely.
Manison misses with a double jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Manison throws a head kick that misses
and Branco counters with an inside leg kick.
Manison jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Manison throws a looping overhand right but Branco ducks down to avoid it.
Branco defending well as Manison loads up on a big left hand.
Manison looks to land a right hand but Branco moved out of range.#T1#
Manison throws a head kick but Branco moves out of range.
Branco uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Manison.
Manison throws a leg kick #TD#
so Branco counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Branco seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up. #ES2#
Manison has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Branco is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Branco misses with a short punch on the inside.
Branco lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Branco fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Manison trying to control the position but instead, Branco has worked for underhooks and has pushed Manison into the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Manison. #T2#
Manison blocking some punches.
Branco tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Branco swings away with an uppercut that misses.
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!#BC2#
Manison escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Branco throws a jab but it's blocked by Manison.
Branco throws an overhand right that lands on Manison's shoulder, as Manison tries to avoid the shot.
Branco fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Branco lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Branco's corner calls for a 1-2. Branco obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Manison throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Manison dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Manison throws a right and a left that both miss.
Branco throws a hook but Manison avoids it easily.
Manison looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Manison takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A jab lands there for Branco.#T3#
Manison swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Branco cracks a nice hook into Manison's ribs.
Branco misses the shot to the body.
Branco misses with a body shot.
Branco backing away here, and Manison unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Manison ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Branco punishes Manison's body with a nice straight punch.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Branco.
Branco throws a lazy uppercut
and Manison counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Manison's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Branco connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Manison scrambles back to his feet.
Manison looks to land a right hand but Branco moved out of range.
A jab lands there for Branco.
An inside leg kick lands from Manison.
Manison throws a sloppy head kick and Branco moves out of range easily.
Manison avoids the body shot from Branco.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Branco uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Manison.
Manison takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders. #T4#
Manison dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A swing and a miss from Manison.
Manison throws an overhand right that lands on Branco's shoulder, as Branco tries to avoid the shot.
Branco defending well as Manison loads up on a big left hand.
Konstantin Manison is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Branco cracks Manison with a right hand to the side of the head.
Manison defending well as Branco loads up on a big left hand.
Branco fakes the leg kick and cracks Manison in the body.
Manison misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Manison throws a left and a right that both miss
and Branco makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Manison really felt that one!
Branco avoids a kick to the body.
Branco cracks Manison with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Branco misses with a straight right.
No joy there for Manison, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Manison looks to land a combination but Branco avoids it well.
Manison is breathing heavily.
Manison misses with a wild body shot.
Manison throws a right hand that Branco ducks under and follows up with a left that Branco also avoids with ease.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Manison staying out of range there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mack Branco dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
#R3#
Branco moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Branco lands a leg kick that knocks Manison off balance momentarily.
Manison's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Manison looks for the body kick but Branco saw that one coming.
Branco slips a jab from Manison.
Manison steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Branco.
Manison throws a nice looking combination but Branco bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Branco connects with a solid leg kick.
Manison moves out of range of the body kick.
Branco slips a jab from Manison.
Branco moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Manison uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Branco throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Manison appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Branco is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Manison can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Manison dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Branco just misses with a punch to the body.
Branco keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Manison fails to land with a series of punches.
Manison throws a body punch but Branco moves out of range. #T1#
Branco lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Manison swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Manison swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Branco misses with a looping left.
Nice jab there from Branco.
Branco keeps Manison at a distance using the push kick.
Manison has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Branco.
Branco throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Branco looks to throw the jab but Manison is out of range.
Manison ducks under a wild hook from Branco.
Manison misses with a wild body shot.
Manison takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Manison misses with a low kick.
Branco feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Manison throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Branco counters with an outside leg kick.
Manison takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Manison checks the leg kick.
Branco takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Manison tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Branco was well out of range. Poor timing from Manison.#T2#
Manison scores with a jab to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Manison checks the leg kick nicely there.
Branco lands with a shot to the body.
Branco moves out of range of the strikes.
Branco lands a nice leg kick that just misses Manison's sensitive parts.
Branco lands a nice looking body shot.
Branco throws a jab but it's blocked by Manison.
Branco slips under a jab from Manison.
Manison misses the shot to the body.
A shot to the body from Manison misses
and Branco counters with a nice uppercut.
Mack Branco is winning the standup battle so far.#TD#
Branco manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Manison on his heels. He'll look to pass Manison's guard now, I'm sure.#ES2#
Manison manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Manison has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Branco shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Manison as he avoids it easily.
Manison stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Branco scores with a punch to the head.#T3#
Branco avoids the body shot from Manison.
Manison throws a big shot that misses.
Branco sizes up Manison with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Manison lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Branco circles away quickly and effectively.
Branco slips a straight right by Manison.
Manison takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Konstantin Manison has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Branco takes a swing at Manison's ribcage but misses.
Manison appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Branco looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Manison appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Branco throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Manison scores with a nice right hand.
Branco scores with a punch to the head.
Branco throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Manison now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Branco is looking to land body kicks.
Branco throws a leg kick which misses Manison's front leg but catches the back leg as Manison tries to avoid it.
Manison swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Branco scoring well with a low kick there. #T4#
Manison keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Manison misses with an uppercut. Branco saw that one coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Manison throws a low kick, looking for Branco's leg but Branco calmly moves out of range.
Manison looks to land a right hand but Branco moved out of range.
Branco scores with a nice body kick.
Branco pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Manison was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Branco lands with a cross.
Branco lands with a kick to the ribs.
Branco lands a nice looking kick to the body. Manison takes a step back to recover.
A cross from Branco lands.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Manison stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Branco.
Manison ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Branco moves away.
Branco lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Mack Branco is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Branco with a body punch. A glancing blow.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mack Branco showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Branco, 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mack Branco!
A victorious Mack Branco thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

Event: EVO 05102017
Date: May 10, 2017

#R1#
Branco lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nice body punch from Manison.
A decent looking cross lands there for Branco.
Branco waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Manison.
Branco misses with a hook.
Branco 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.
Branco tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Manison was well out of range. Poor timing from Branco.
Branco throws a push kick but Manison slaps the foot to one side.
Manison throws a wild body kick that Branco sees coming a mile off.
Jab, jab by Manison - just one landing.
Branco avoids the body shot from Manison.
The fighters circling - Manison throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Branco throws a low kick but Manison avoids it.
Manison avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Branco showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Manison.
Manison swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Manison uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
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!
Manison lands a nice hook to Branco's body. Branco takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Branco avoids the body shot from Manison. #T1#
Branco throws a hook to the side of Manison's head but Manison sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Konstantin Manison seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Branco slips a jab from Manison.
A low kick from Manison misses
and Manison takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Branco checks a low kick from Manison.
Branco takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Branco is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Manison.
Manison misses with an uppercut. Branco saw that one coming.
Branco looks to throw a body kick
and Manison cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Konstantin Manison is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Manison stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Branco.
Branco swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Manison let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Manison swinging wildly here.
Branco lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Manison at a distance.
Branco displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Manison throws out the jab.
Branco digs a good body shot into Manison's ribs.
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!
Branco dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Branco tries to land a front kick but Manison steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Manison lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.#T2#
Branco throws a wild body kick that Manison sees coming a mile off.
Manison is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Manison lands a body shot.
Branco misses with a head kick.
Manison moves out of range of the body kick from Branco.
Branco misses with a looping right.
Branco gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Branco misses with a straight right.
Branco lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Branco steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Manison.#TD#
Branco looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Branco is standing up over Manison. Manison looks to escape but Branco dives into side control. #REVB##SUB#
Branco is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Manison is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Manison manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!#T3#
Branco trying to hold on to Manison's head to control him but Manison postures up. #SU2#
Manison escapes and gets back to his feet.
Manison throws a lazy uppercut
and Branco counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Branco pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Branco walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Manison misses with a wild body shot.
Manison throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Branco works the jab nicely.
Manison misses with a low kick.
Branco misses with a straight left.
Branco lands a nice hook to Manison's body. Manison takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Manison moves away from the strike by Branco.
Branco throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.#T4#
Manison throws a combination that misses
and Branco counters with a right hand to the body.
Manison stalks Branco and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Branco's face. Branco staggers backwards, shaken.#CUT2#
It looks like Mack Branco has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Branco swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Manison throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Manison scores with a sloppy right hand. Branco should have avoided that one.
Branco throws a hook but Manison avoids it easily.
Branco avoids the body shot from Manison.
Branco ducks under a wild hook from Manison.
Branco throws a half hearted mid kick.
Branco looks to score with a jab to the body but Manison is just out of range.
Branco lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Manison throws a hook but Branco avoids it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Manison checks a leg kick.
Branco closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Manison throws a body shot but no joy.
Manison steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Branco. That one must have hurt.
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 Mack Branco will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mack Branco's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R2#
Branco misses with a straight right. #CL#
Branco gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Manison is trying to push Branco away but Branco has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Branco swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Branco misses with a body punch.
Manison is trying to break the clinch but Branco has him pressed against the cage.
Branco takes a shot to the head. #BC2#
Manison breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Manison keeps Branco at a distance using the push kick.
Branco fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Manison is out of range.
Branco uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Manison.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Manison tried to score with a low kick but Branco checks it.
Branco is looking to counter punch.
Manison jabs Branco to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Branco lands a front kick.
Branco with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Branco uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Manison.
Manison rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Branco moves out of range and avoids them all easily.#T1#
A low kick from Branco is predictable there
enabling Manison to counter with a crisp jab.
Manison checks a low kick from Branco.
Manison throws out a counter right but Branco avoids it with no problem.
Branco takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mack Branco is winning the standup battle so far.
Branco throws a leg kick which misses Manison's front leg but catches the back leg as Manison tries to avoid it.
Branco avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Branco uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Manison.
Branco scores with a head kick.
Manison cracks a nice hook into Branco's ribs.
Branco throws an overhand right that lands on Manison's shoulder, as Manison tries to avoid the shot.
Some wild striking there from Manison.
Manison looks to land a combination but Branco avoids it well.
Branco wants to land a leg kick but Manison is out of range.
Branco cracks Manison with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Branco connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Manison bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.#T2#
Manison feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Brancos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Manison staying out of range there.
Manison will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Branco tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Manison keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Branco throws the left hand but Manison avoids the punch easily.
Manison appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Manison ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Branco moves away.
A slow jab from Branco misses its intended target.
Manison scores with a crisp jab that stopped Branco in his tracks.
Manison thows a left - swing and a miss!
Branco throws a sloppy body shot
and Manison connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Manison moves out of range of the body kick from Branco.
It seemed like Manison was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Manison misses the jab.
Manison tries to bum rush Branco with a series of wild strikes but Branco uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Manison looks to land a left hand but Branco moved out of range nicely.#T3##TD#
Branco shoots in and bounces Manison off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Manison looking to control.
Branco forces his way into half guard.#SUB#
Branco is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Manison defends it well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Branco looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding. #SUB#
Branco is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Manison wants to get back to his feet. #T4#
Branco controlling the action here.
Branco is keen to just control but Manison is a slippery customer.
Manison looks like he's trying to stand up.
Manison wants to get back to full guard.
Mack Branco overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Branco works his way into full mount! #SUB#
Branco looking to secure an arm triangle but Manison defends it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Mack Branco will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mack Branco's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
#R3#
Branco plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Manison bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Branco throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Manison on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Branco. Branco obviously looking to wear him down.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Branco. Manison shrugs it off though.
Branco throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Manison throws a hook but Branco avoids it easily.
Branco connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Manison's hands.
Branco takes a jab right on the kisser.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Branco scores with a jab to the body.
Branco sizes up Manison with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Branco walks into a stiff left hand from Manison.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Manison throws a looping overhand right but Branco ducks down to avoid it.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Manison - that will leave a mark! #T1#
Manison lands a nice shot that snaps Branco's head back.
Manison with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Branco is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Manison.
Branco throws a head kick that Manison semi-blocks.
Manison misses the jab.
Branco looks to land a body kick but Manison moved away.
Branco pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Manison appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Manison throws a hook but Branco blocks it.
Manison throws a hook but Branco blocks it.
Branco with a jab.
Manison fails to land with a series of punches.
Branco rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Manison counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Branco throws a body punch but Manison moves out of range.
Branco takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Manison misses with an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Manison throws a hook to the side of Branco's head but Branco sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.#T2#
Branco throws out a loose jab but Manison uses good head movement to avoid it.
Branco on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Manison slips a jab from Branco.
Manison walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Branco checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Branco works the jab nicely.
Manison steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Branco. That one must have hurt.
Manison misses with an attempted mid kick.
Branco swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Branco throws a leg kick
and Manison counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Branco bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Manison's head backwards.
Manison misses with a body punch
and Branco counters with a straight right hand.
Branco throws a low kick but it's checked well by Manison.
Branco thuds his right hand into Manison's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Branco misses with a body punch
and Manison counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Branco steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Manison.
Manison keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot. #T3#
Branco throws a nice inside leg kick.
Branco avoids the body shot from Manison.
Manison lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Manison ducks under a wild hook from Branco.
Branco takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Konstantin Manison has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Manison misses the shot to the body.
Manison throws a body shot but no joy.
Branco scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Branco misses with a right hand
and Manison counters with a left and a right that stings Branco.
Manison swings for the body but Branco moves out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Manison.
Manison moves away from the strike by Branco.
Manison takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Manison misses with a double jab
and Branco counters with a straight right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Manison throws out a loose jab but Branco uses good head movement to avoid it. #T4#
Branco looks to land a body kick but Manison moved away.
Manison looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Branco misses with a wild body shot.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Branco.
Branco does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Manison with a nice cross.
Manison moves out of range of the leg kick from Branco.
Branco throws a hook but Manison avoids it easily.
Manison is looking to chop away at Branco's legs.
Manison just misses with a punch to the body.
Manison misses with a low kick as Branco jumps back.
Branco looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Manison on the wrong end of a nice hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Manison will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Branco has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Manison.

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 Mack Branco.
Well Branco has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Atkins scores the fight 30:28
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mack Branco!
A very excited looking Mack Branco made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

Event: T187
Date: Apr 30, 2017

#R1#
Manison gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hanolla.
Hanolla uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Manison.
It appears Hanolla was looking to counter with a kick there.
Manison throws a big shot that misses.
Hanolla scores with a nice right hand. #CUT#
It looks like Konstantin Manison has been cut.
Hanolla avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
It looked like Hanolla was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Manison.
Manison scores with a jab to the jaw.
Hanolla thuds a left hand into Manison's body.
Hanolla throws a hook but Manison avoids it easily.
Manison jabs Hanolla right on the nose. Hanolla blinks but takes it well.
Manison lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hanolla circles away quickly and effectively.
Hanolla moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Manison slips a straight right by Hanolla.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Manison swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Manison throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hanolla counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hanolla lands a leg kick that knocks Manison off balance momentarily.
Manison throws a right and a left that Hanolla avoids nicely.
Manison misses with an uppercut. Hanolla saw that one coming.
Manison throws a lazy uppercut
and Hanolla counters with a straight right hand.
Hanolla tries to work over Manison's front leg with a kick but Manison checks it.
Hanolla throws a body kick that misses. #T1#
Manison connects with a body shot that sends Hanolla's belly button to the back.
Hanolla walks into a stiff left hand from Manison.
Some wild striking there from Manison.
Manison moves out of range as Hanolla strikes.
The fighters circling - Manison throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hanolla tests Manison's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hanolla pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hanolla backing away here, and Manison unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Hanolla walks into a straight right hand from Manison.
Manison swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Manison waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hanolla.
Hanolla swings widly with a right hand
and Manison counters with a nice uppercut.
Manison throws a jab when Hanolla was well out of range.
Manison on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
We've been told by Hanolla's head coaches at Ryōzanpaku Dojo that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Manison tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A combination from Manison does no damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Manison lands with a nice body punch.
Some wild striking there from Manison. #T2#
Manison connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Manison throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hanolla looks for the body kick but Manison saw that one coming.
Hanolla throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Manison uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hanolla.
Hanolla lets loose with a powerful body kick. Manison will feel that in the morning.
Manison throws a looping overhand right but Hanolla ducks down to avoid it.
Manison moves out of range of the body kick.#CL#
Hanolla closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hanolla swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Manison has a couple of punches blocked by Hanolla.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hanolla. #BC#
Hanolla breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Manison throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. #T3#
Manison misses with a low kick.
Hanolla tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
No joy there for Hanolla, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Manison throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hanolla.
Manison scores with a shot to the body.
Hanolla takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A solid body kick from Hanolla.
Manison throws a big shot that misses.
Hanolla throws a looping overhand right but Manison ducks down to avoid it.
Manison stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Hanolla checks a leg kick nicely.
Manison looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Manison stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hanolla.
Manison takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Manison moves out of range of the body kick from Hanolla.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Manison! But no joy.
Manison tries to work over Hanolla's front leg with a kick but Hanolla checks it.
Hanolla misses with a looping right.
Hanolla staying out of range there.#T4#
Hanolla swings for the body but Manison moves out of range.
Manison misses with a wild body shot.
A cross from Hanolla lands.#CUT#
That has opened up Konstantin Manison's cut even more.
Hanolla throws a body kick that misses.
Manison misses with a lunging right hand
and Hanolla counters with a straight right hand.#KD#
Hanolla lands a big head kick that sends Manison tumbling to the mat! Hanolla takes a step backwards and waves Manison back to his feet - he wants the finish!#ROC#
Manison is rocked!
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Hanolla! Manison is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jutta Hanolla!
Jutta Hanolla retains his middleweight title!
Jutta Hanolla thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: T183: Carr vs Blazer
Date: Apr 02, 2017

#R1#
Legstrong throws a sloppy body shot
and Manison counters with a straight right hand.
Manison throws a jab when Legstrong was well out of range.
Legstrong bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Legstrong misses with a low kick.
A little jabbing left from Manison on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Legstrong bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Manison throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Legstrong sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Legstrong keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Manison.
Manison slips a jab from Legstrong.
Legstrong with a jab.
Legstrong checks the leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Legstrong misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Manison. Legstrong does a little dance to reset his feet.
Manison scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Manison loads up on a big right hand but Legstrong slips the punch.
Konstantin Manison seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Legstrong shoots in looking for a takedown but Manison manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Legstrong's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Legstrong tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Manison is able to avoid easily.
Manison's coach down at St Petersburg MMA Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Manison's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Manison throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Legstrong sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Legstrong changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
This has been an exciting period of action!#CL#
Legstrong clinches up with Manison and pushes him back against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Manison. #T1#
Legstrong throws a punch but it's blocked by Manison.
Manison blocks a body shot from Legstrong.
Legstrong can't find room to land a body shot as Manison controls the action.
Legstrong swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Manison working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Manison managing to block the knees to the body from Legstrong.
Manison tries to break the clinch but Legstrong is controlling the position.
Legstrong tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Legstrong has a couple of punches blocked by Manison.
Legstrong unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Manison has a couple of punches blocked by Legstrong.
Legstrong has a couple of punches blocked by Manison.
Legstrong can't find room to land a body shot as Manison controls the action.
Manison blocking some punches.
Legstrong lands a shoulder strike.
Legstrong tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Manison avoids it.#T2#
Manison is trying to break free.
Manison on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Manison has had enough of the clinch but Legstrong keeps him there for the moment.
A hook to the body from Manison.
Legstrong misses with a punch on the inside.
Legstrong tries to work over Manison's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Manison is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Legstrong throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Manison blocks a body shot from Legstrong.
Manison is trying to break the clinch but Legstrong has him pressed against the cage.
Manison is trying to break the clinch but Legstrong has him pressed against the cage.
Legstrong fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Manison is looking to break free of the clinch but Legstrong has double underhooks.
Legstrong lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. #CUT#
It looks like Konstantin Manison has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Legstrong misses with a hook to the ribs. #T3#
Manison tries to break free but Legstrong pushes him back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Legstrong fails to land. #TD#
Legstrong pulls guard.
Manison wanted to stand there but Legstrong had control of the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Legstrong looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Legstrong not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Legstrong tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Legstrong seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Manison wants to control from the top but Legstrong keeps moving. #SUB#
Legstrong looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Legstrong is trying to keep Manison in close. #T4#
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Legstrong is on top in guard. #REVR#
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Legstrong is fighting to break Manison's control of his arms but Manison is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Legstrong is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Manison lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB##SU2#
Manison gets to his feet. Legstrong looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son! #TD#
Legstrong shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Manison napping and manages to drive through into side control!#ES2#
Manison throws Legstrong to one side and escapes!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lance Legstrong dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Konstantin Manison's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
#R2#
Legstrong cracks Manison with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Legstrong throws a front kick that sends Manison stumbling back into the cage.
Legstrong throws a jab when Manison was well out of range.
Manison fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Legstrong finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Manison throws a lazy right hand but Legstrong sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Legstrong is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Legstrong comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Manison looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Manison throws a lazy right hand but Legstrong sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Manison pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Manison looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Manison keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Manison looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Manison scores with a jab to the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters circling - Legstrong throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Manison pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Manison cracks Legstrong with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Legstrong is looking to slow Manison down with leg kicks.
Manison feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Legstrong's calf.#T1#
Legstrong takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Legstrong pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Manison circles away from the clinch attempt. #TD#
Legstrong throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Manison tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Legstrong is in Manison's guard.
Legstrong won't allow Manison to get back to his feet.
Legstrong trying to control but Manison is working from the bottom.
Manison wants to get back to his feet but Legstrong passes into half guard. #SUB#
Legstrong is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Manison still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Manison has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Legstrong is trying to control Manison's posture but Manison avoids it. #T2#
Legstrong tries to bench press Manison off him but Manison keeps the position.
You can see the frustration on Legstrong's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Manison sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Legstrong is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position. #SUB2#
Manison is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Legstrong is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Manison is looking to take a break and control but Legstrong is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Legstrong is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.#T3#
Manison wants to stand up but Legstrong is controlling the position.
Manison not doing much here.
Manison wants to stand up but Legstrong has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Manison trying to control from half guard but Legstrong is working away.
Legstrong trying to control but Manison postures up.
The fighters are battling for position here. Legstrong manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Manison must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.#SUB#
Legstrong had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Manison defends it easily.#T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Legstrong is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Legstrong seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Manison is looking to stand up but Legstrong won't let him.
Legstrong keeping moving, preventing Manison from controlling successfully. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Legstrong uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Manison.
Manison keeps the fight on the outside.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Manison! But no joy.
Manison cracks Legstrong with a right hand to the side of the head.
Manison scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Legstrong takes one to the chin there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Konstantin Manison showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Konstantin Manison's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Manison swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Legstrong thows a body kick. Manison tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Manison scores with a spinning back kick!
Legstrong on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Legstrong throws a hook but Manison blocks it.
Legstrong feints and then cracks Manison's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Manison down.
Manison misses the shot to the body.
Manison lands with an overhand left.
Manison throws an overhand right that lands on Legstrong's shoulder, as Legstrong tries to avoid the shot.
It looked like Legstrong wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Manison is looking to break free of the clinch but Legstrong has double underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Legstrong fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Manison misses with a hook from the clinch.
Legstrong tries a knee to the head but Manison blocks it.
Legstrong misses with a shot to the kidneys. #T1#
Manison prevents a body shot from Legstrong.
Legstrong lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nice body punch from Legstrong - that landed with a thud.
Legstrong wants to take the fight to the mat but Manison manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.#BC2#
Manison breaks from the clinch.
Legstrong pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Legstrong takes a swing at Manison's ribcage but misses.
Manison throws a head kick that Legstrong semi-blocks.
Manison throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Legstrong takes a swing at Manison's ribcage but misses.
Legstrong misses with a looping right.
Legstrong blocks a low kick nicely.
Manison connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Legstrong's hands.
Nice defenses there by Legstrong.
An attempted straight right counter from Legstrong misses the target.
Manison uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Legstrong.
Manison misses with an uppercut. Legstrong saw that one coming.#T2#
Manison throws a shot to the body.
Manison falls off balance throwing a combination #TD#
and Legstrong counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Legstrong. #ES2#
Manison has his feet on Legstrong's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Konstantin Manison is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
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!
Legstrong misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Manison tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Legstrong was well out of range. Poor timing from Manison.
Legstrong throws a low kick but Manison avoids it.
Legstrong misses with a looping left.
Horrible takedown attempt by Legstrong or perhaps it was just good defense by Manison, which made it look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lance Legstrong. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Manison throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Manison misses with a hook. Legstrong ducked under it nicely.
Good leg kick by Legstrong there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Konstantin Manison seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Manison ducks under a wild hook from Legstrong.
Manison avoids a kick to the body. #T3#
Manison lands with an uppercut that bounces Legstrong off the cage and back into range.
A big right from Manison misses.
Legstrong fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Manison avoids it really well and circles away.
Manison lands the left hand.
Manison misses with a body kick.
Legstrong is looking to clinch but Manison is avoiding it. #TD#
Manison tries to sprawl but Legstrong drives through with a takedown into half guard.#ES2#
Manison kicks off Legstrong and gets to his feet.
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!
Legstrong goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A nice side step and Manison releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Manison throws a jab but it's blocked by Legstrong.
Legstrong cracks Manison with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.#TD#
Legstrong closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard. #ES2#
Manison has one foot on Legstrong's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.#T4#
Manison waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Legstrong.
Manison misses with a looping left.
Manison motions for Legstrong to come forward. Manison throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Legstrong pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Manison looks to land a combination but Legstrong avoids it well. #TD#
Legstrong manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Manison on his heels. He'll look to pass Manison's guard now, I'm sure.#SUB2#
Manison has his foot on Legstrong's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Legstrong works his way back into a safe position though.
Manison tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Manison takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Manison keeping full guard, as Legstrong tries to pass.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Legstrong passes into half guard.
Manison tries to get to full guard but Legstrong has control of the leg.

And that's the end of the fight!
Konstantin Manison comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Manison has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Konstantin Manison!

Event: T181 - Gold Fusion
Date: Mar 19, 2017

#R1#
Nice shot by Pattersson.
Manison misses with a straight right.
Manison lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Manison steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pattersson.
Manison misses with a series of wild punches.
Pattersson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Some wild striking there from Manison. #TD2#
Pattersson closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard. #ES#
Manison makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Manison throws out a loose jab but Pattersson uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Manison throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pattersson. Manison does a little dance to reset his feet.
Manison jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pattersson throws a lazy right hand but Manison sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pattersson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Manison moves away.
Konstantin Manison seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pattersson takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
A good leg kick by Manison. #T1#
Manison throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Manison seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Pattersson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Manison throws out the jab.
Manison gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Konstantin Manison is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pattersson blocks a leg kick.
Pattersson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nice body kick there by Manison.
Manison throws a head kick but Pattersson moves out of range.
Manison throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Pattersson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Pattersson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Manison moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Manison checks a leg kick.
Manison lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A big right from Manison misses.
Manison scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
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!
Manison takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Manison staying out of range there.
An attempted straight right counter from Manison misses the target.
Pattersson throws the left hand but Manison avoids the punch easily.
Manison swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Pattersson throws a jab when Manison was well out of range.#T2#
Manison lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Pattersson. Those never looked like landing.
Manison lands with an uppercut that bounces Pattersson off the cage and back into range.
Manison misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Manison listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Manison dodges the punch combination from Pattersson.
Manison throwing a counter right hand but Pattersson manages to avoid it.
Manison lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Pattersson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Pattersson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Pattersson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Manison to score with a decent uppercut.
Manison connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Manison throws a jab but it's blocked by Pattersson.
Manison lands a front kick.
A cross from Pattersson lands.
Pattersson jabbing away but nothing is landing. #T3#
Manison avoids the body shot from Pattersson.
Pattersson misses with a double jab
and Manison counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Manison takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A jab lands there for Manison.
Pattersson checks a low kick from Manison.
Manison steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pattersson.
Manison lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Manison, as that shot connected.
Pattersson tries for a takedown but Manison circles away easily
and Manison counters with a left and a right that stings Pattersson.
Pattersson moves out of range as Manison strikes.
Pattersson misses with a few strikes there.
Pattersson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Manison momentarily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pattersson misses with a body shot.
Manison jabbing away but nothing is landing. #T4#
Manison scores with a jab to the body.
Pattersson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Manison was well out of range. Poor timing from Pattersson.
Manison misses with a kick to the body.
Pattersson lands with a nice body punch.
Pattersson avoids the body shot from Manison.
Manison tests Pattersson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pattersson moves away from the strike by Manison.
Pattersson misses with the combination.
Manison misses with a few strikes there.
Manison pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Manison lands with a good body shot.
Pattersson works the jab nicely.#CUT2#
It looks like Konstantin Manison has been cut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Manison moves out of range of the strikes.
Pattersson lands with a good body shot.
Manison looks to land a left hand but Pattersson moved out of range nicely.
Pattersson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Pattersson throws a right hand that Manison ducks under and follows up with a left that Manison also avoids with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Konstantin Manison dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Konstantin Manison's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Pattersson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pattersson swings away with a body shot that misses
and Manison counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pattersson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Manison throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Manison takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Pattersson.
Manison keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Konstantin Manison is winning the standup battle so far.
Manison ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Manison is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pattersson can do to turn this around?
Pattersson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Manison connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Manison ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Manison lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Manison connects with a body shot that sends Pattersson's belly button to the back.
Pattersson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Manison avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pattersson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Manison.
Manison lands with a straight right. Pattersson didn't see that one coming.#T1#
Pattersson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Manison was well out of range. Poor timing from Pattersson.
Pattersson misses the shot to the body.
Manison uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pattersson.
Pattersson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Manison slips a straight right by Pattersson.
Manison scores with a three punch combo!
Manison throws the left hand but Pattersson avoids the punch easily.
Manison misses with a wild body shot.
Pattersson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Manison lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Pattersson missing with a left hand there. Manison was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Manison throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Manison is looking to chop away at Pattersson's legs.
Pattersson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Manison jabs at Pattersson's body.
Pattersson avoids the body shot from Manison.
Manison darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pattersson digs a good hook to Manison's body. #T2#
Manison on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Manison takes a swing at Pattersson's ribcage but misses.
Manison scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Pattersson doesn't seem bothered though.
Manison throws a jab but it's blocked by Pattersson.
Manison scores with a shot to the body.
Manison misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pattersson.
Pattersson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Pattersson shoots and misses
enabling Manison to counter with a crisp jab.
Manison scores with a jab to the jaw.
Pattersson looks for a takedown but Manison sprawls well.
Manison throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Manison misses with a looping left.
Manison throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pattersson is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Manison with a body shot.
Manison slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.#T3#
Nice shot by Pattersson.
A jab lands there for Manison.
Manison works the jab nicely.
Manison misses with a left hand
and Pattersson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A jab from Pattersson misses.
Manison misses with a two punch combination.
Pattersson is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Manison scores with the left hand. Pattersson knows he should have avoided that one.
Pattersson slips a straight right by Manison.
Pattersson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Manison.
Pattersson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Manison uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pattersson.
Pattersson lands with a hook. Manison tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Manison connects with a body shot that sends Pattersson's belly button to the back.
Manison throws a good cross that connects.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Manison displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Manison scores with a three punch combo!
Pattersson tests Manison's chin there with a solid looking shot.#T4#
Pattersson scores with the left hand. Manison knows he should have avoided that one.
Nice takedown defense from Manison. No joy for Pattersson on that attempt.
Konstantin Manison has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Doug Pattersson.
Pattersson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Manison misses with a straight left.
Manison misses with a left hand
and Pattersson counters with a left to the body.
Manison digs a good hook to Pattersson's body.
Manison swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A jab from Pattersson finds it's way through Manison's defenses.
Manison misses the shot to the body.
Manison displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pattersson throws out the jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sloppy strikes from Manison. Those never looked like landing.
Manison takes a swing at Pattersson's ribcage but misses.
Pattersson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Pattersson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Manison was well out of range. Poor timing from Pattersson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Konstantin Manison dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Konstantin Manison's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
#R3#
Manison pushing out the jab but it's not landing. #TD2#
Pattersson drives through with a takedown into Manison's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.#ES#
Manison manages to escape and get back to his feet.
A big right from Pattersson misses.
A little feinted left hand from Manison on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Manison throws a series of punches but Pattersson avoids them all with ease.
Manison waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pattersson.
Pattersson missing with a left hand there. Manison was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pattersson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Manison.
A left lands for Manison.
Pattersson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
It looked like Manison wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A jab lands there for Manison.
Pattersson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Pattersson fails with a takedown attempt.
Pattersson slips a jab from Manison.
Pattersson throws out a counter right but Manison avoids it with no problem.#T1#
Manison bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pattersson throws a shot from downtown. Manison moves away and avoids it.
Pattersson dodges the punch combination from Manison.
Pattersson changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Pattersson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Manison throws out the jab.
Manison thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pattersson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Pattersson digs a good body shot into Manison's ribs.
Manison throws a push kick but Pattersson slaps the foot to one side.
Pattersson lands a nice looking body shot.
Manison thuds his right hand into Pattersson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Manison, as that shot connected.
Pattersson misses with an uppercut. Manison saw that one coming.
The fighters circling - Pattersson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pattersson throws out a leg kick but Manison moves out of range and Pattersson only half commits.
It looked like Manison wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Pattersson throws a shot from downtown. Manison moves away and avoids it.#T2#
Manison takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
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!
Pattersson misses with an uppercut. Manison saw that one coming.
Pattersson swings for the body but Manison moves out of range.
Manison throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Pattersson drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Manison defends it well.
Manison throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Manison lands with a nice body punch.
Pattersson moves out of range of the leg kick from Manison.
Manison throws a one two combo.
Manison on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Pattersson scores with a nice head shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Manison. Pattersson does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd cheers as Manison lands an impressive looking overhand right. Pattersson doesn't seem phased though.
Manison looks to land a right hand but Pattersson moved out of range.
Manison missing with a left hand there. Pattersson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A little jabbing left from Pattersson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Pattersson misses with a two punch combination. #T3#
Manison throws a jab when Pattersson was well out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Manison misses the target.
Manison walks into a stiff left hand from Pattersson.
Pattersson cracks a nice hook into Manison's ribs.
Manison moves out of range as Pattersson strikes.
Pattersson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pattersson throws a body shot but no joy.
A nice leg kick lands there from Manison.
Pattersson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Manison is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pattersson.
Konstantin Manison is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pattersson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Manison.
Manison swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pattersson throws a hook but Manison blocks it.
Pattersson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Doug Pattersson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Manison swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Pattersson.
Pattersson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.#T4#
Pattersson throws a lazy right hand but Manison sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pattersson lands with a shot to the body.
Pattersson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
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!
Pattersson misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Manison to counter with a crisp jab.
Manison throws an overhand right that lands on Pattersson's shoulder, as Pattersson tries to avoid the shot.
Manison throws an overhand right that lands on Pattersson's shoulder, as Pattersson tries to avoid the shot.
Decent striking displayed by Manison there.
Pattersson lunges at Manison with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Manison's hand.
Pattersson misses with a wild combination.
Manison is looking for a counter combo.
Pattersson avoids the body shot from Manison.
A punch lands to the side of Pattersson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pattersson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pattersson swings for the body but Manison moves out of range.
Pattersson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Manison manages to avoid it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Konstantin Manison showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Manison has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Konstantin Manison!
Konstantin Manison bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
Doug Pattersson spoke after the fight, saying 'I did my best, but it wasn't enough. Gongrats to my opponent.'.

Event: T179: Escobar vs. Palelei
Date: Mar 04, 2017

#R1#
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Manison, right into the meat.
Manison lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross. #CL2#
Lopez forces Manison back against the cage and clinches.
Lopez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Manisons head. #BC#
Manison breaks from the clinch.
Manison dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lopez. That did some damage!
Lopez throws the left hand but Manison avoids the punch easily.
Manison with a jab.
Lopez closes the distance and clinches up with Manison, looking for a takedown. Lopez pushes Manison against the cage but Manison circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Lopez tries to move into range but Manison moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Lopez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!#TD2#
Lopez drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Lopez throwing strikes from guard but Manison blocks nicely.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Manison is on top in guard. #REVR#
Manison stopping the sweep attempt from Lopez.#T1##SU#
Manison gets to his feet - Lopez follows without any prompting.
Nice straight punches there by Manison. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Manison.
Lopez moves out of range of the body kick from Manison.
Manison throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lopez moves forwards but Manison connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Konstantin Manison is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Manison takes a swing at Lopez's ribcage but misses.
Manison stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Manison wants it to stay on the feet.
Lopez moves away from the strike by Manison.
Pepe Lopez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Manison scores with a crisp jab that stopped Lopez in his tracks.
Manison misses with a double jab.
Manison lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Manison throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Manison throws a hook to the side of Lopez's head but Lopez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.#TD2#
Lopez feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lopez is in close to Manison's body, working some short punches and elbows.#T2#
Lopez postures up in Manison's guard and throws a big left but Manison blocks it.
Manison is trying to keep Lopez in close.
Manison is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at St Petersburg MMA Gym that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Lopez prevents Manison from getting back to his feet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lopez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!#ES#
Manison pushes Lopez off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Manison is looking to chop away at Lopez's legs.
Lopez swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lopez closes the distance looking to clinch
and Manison counters with a one-two to the body.
Manison misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lopez looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Lopez ducks under a wild hook from Manison.
Lopez fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Konstantin Manison has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pepe Lopez.
Lopez moves away from the strike by Manison. #T3#
Horrible takedown attempt by Lopez or perhaps it was just good defense by Manison, which made it look bad.
Manison lands a body shot.
Lopez scores with a head kick. Manison tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Manison throws the left hand but Lopez avoids the punch easily.
Lopez takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Lopez fails to land the takedown.
An attempted straight right counter from Manison misses the target.
Lopez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Manison scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Manison takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Manison blocks a head kick by Lopez. #T4#
Manison keeps the fight on the outside.
Lopez lands a slapping body shot.
Manison scores with a jab. Lopez acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Some bone on bone action there as Lopez checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Manison looks to land a body kick but Lopez moved away.
Manison is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Lopez shoots in for a takedown but Manison shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Manison connects with a right hand. Lopez shakes it off.
Manison stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Manison wants it to stay on the feet.
Lopez looks winded!
Lopez closes the distance but Manison moves to the side
letting Manison counter with a right hand.
Manison lands with a shot to the body.
Lopez slips a straight right by Manison.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Manison lands a head kick. Lopez smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Manison dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lopez. That did some damage!
Manison cracks Lopez with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Konstantin Manison dominated that round.
That's time! Manison's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Lopez checks a leg kick.
Manison lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Lopez misses with an uppercut
and Manison counters with a stiff right hand.
Lopez misses with a straight right.
Lopez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lopez tries to clinch but Manison is having none of it.
A combination from Manison does no damage.
Lopez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lopez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Manison moves away.
Konstantin Manison is winning the standup battle so far.
Manison throws a half hearted mid kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lopez has his takedown stuffed
and Manison counters with a stiff right hand.
Manison throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lopez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A jab from Manison misses.
Lopez shoots in for a takedown but Manison shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.#T1#
Manison misses with a straight left.
Manison moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lopez looks for a takedown but Manison sprawls well.
Konstantin Manison has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pepe Lopez.
Lopez is breathing heavily.
Manison jabs Lopez to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Lopez doesn't manage to clinch there - Manison circles away.
Lopez on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Manison scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Manison leaves Lopez with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Lopez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Manison scores with a punch to the head.
Manison jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The fighters circle momentarily. Manison darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.#T2#
Manison lands a nice looking body shot.
Manison fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lopez on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Manison looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Manison throws a chopping leg kick but Lopez manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Manison ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Manison is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lopez can do to turn this around?#CL2#
Lopez rushes Manison and presses him up against the cage.
Manison lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. #BC#
Manison breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lopez shoots and misses
and Manison counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Manison with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Manison is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lopez.
Lopez looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Lopez moves out of range of the strikes.
Manison connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.#T3#
Manison throws a right and a left that Lopez avoids nicely.
Manison scores with a hook to the body. Lopez takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Manison catches Lopez with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Manison closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Manison misses with the combination.
A telegraphed right hand from Manison misses the target.
Lopez dives in and grabs Manison's left leg, looking for a takedown. Manison pushes down on Lopez's head and hops out.
It looked like Manison wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Manison lands an overhand right.
Manison throws a front kick aimed at Lopez's knee but Lopez avoids it well.
Manison dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lopez. That did some damage!
Lopez misses with a takedown
and Manison cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lopez fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Manison avoids it really well and circles away.#T4#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Manison fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Lopez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lopez shoots for a takedown but Manison saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Manison throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lopez.
Lopez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A jab from Manison misses.
Manison chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Manison lands a jab to the nose.
Lopez slips under a jab from Manison.
Manison throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lopez misses with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Konstantin Manison dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
#R3#
Lopez shoots for a double leg takedown but Manison sprawls well. He's pushed Lopez's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Manison ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lopez moves away.
Lopez throws a lazy uppercut
and Manison counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Manison's jab looks to have found its range, popping Lopez under the eye.
Lopez shoots in for a takedown but Manison shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Manison scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Lopez misses the shot to the body.
Lopez takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Lopez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lopez scores with a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Manison lands a really nice looking cross but Lopez seems unphased.
Lopez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Manison swinging wildly here.
Lopez takes a shot right to the bread basket.#T1#
Some wild striking there from Manison.
Lopez throws a head kick that misses.
Manison half committed to a counter leg kick.
Lopez has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Lopez slips a jab and a cross from Manison.
Lopez is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Manison delivers a nice body kick.
Lopez dives in and grabs Manison's left leg, looking for a takedown. Manison pushes down on Lopez's head and hops out.
Konstantin Manison has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pepe Lopez.
Manison lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Lopez backs up against the cage.
Manison scores with a nice right hand.
Manison dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lopez. That did some damage!
Manison thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lopez is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Manison scores with a three punch combo!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
An inside leg kick lands from Manison.
Some wild striking there from Manison. #T2#
Manison cracks Lopez with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Manison with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Lopez's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Lopez throws a shot from downtown. Manison moves away and avoids it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Manison.
Manison moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Lopez crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Manison - the referee stops the clock and Lopez gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Manison. Lopez manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Lopez shoots in for a double leg but Manison sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Lopez tries a head kick but it misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Manison misses the target.
Lopez throws a lazy uppercut
and Manison cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#ROC#
Lopez is rocked!
Lopez walks into a left hand.
Lopez is still on wobbly legs! Can Manison finish him?
A chopping leg kick lands by Manison.
Lopez seems to have recovered his senses.#T3#
A jab from Manison finds it's way through Lopez's defenses.
Lopez looks for a takedown but Manison sprawls well.
Lopez looks for a takedown but Manison sprawls well.
Manison takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Lopez takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Manison dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lopez. That did some damage!
Konstantin Manison is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Manison buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Manison darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Manison cracks the inside of Lopez's front leg.
Nice uppercut lands for Manison. That snapped Lopez's head back.
Manison digs a good body shot into Lopez's ribs.#T4#
Lopez throws a sloppy head kick and Manison moves out of range easily.
Manison looks to land a combination but Lopez avoids it well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Manison fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lopez fails with the takedown.
Manison bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lopez's head backwards.
Lopez takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Manison lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Manison connects with a single shot there.
Lopez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Manison was well out of range. Poor timing from Lopez.
Manison feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Manison throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lopez is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Pepe Lopez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nice takedown defense from Manison. No joy for Lopez on that attempt.
Manison moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Konstantin Manison showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Manison, 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 30:25
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:25
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Konstantin Manison!
After winning the bout, Konstantin Manison thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

Event: T175 Highjack vs Farrelly
Date: Jan 22, 2017

#R1#
Hanolla swings widly with a right hand
and Hanolla takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Manison scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hanolla misses with a few strikes there.
Manison appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Hanolla throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Manison fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hanolla avoids it really well and circles away.
Hanolla scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Manison lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hanolla takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hanolla fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Manison.
Manison slips a jab from Hanolla.
Manison throws a head kick that misses.
Hanolla misses the jab.
Konstantin Manison seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Manison digs a good body shot into Hanolla's ribs.
Hanolla connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.#T1#
Manison keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hanolla throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hanolla loads up on a big right hand but Manison slips the punch.
Hanolla scores with a jab to the body.
Nice body kick there by Hanolla.
Hanolla leaves Manison with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Manison throws a hook but Hanolla blocks it.
Hanolla misses with a hook.
Manison lands with a shot to the body.
Manison fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Konstantin Manison. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Manison misses with a wild combination.
Manison moves out of range of the body kick from Hanolla.
Hanolla lands with a hook. Manison tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. #CUT2#
It looks like Konstantin Manison has been cut.#T2#
Manison throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Manison goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hanolla feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Manisons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Hanolla misses with a looping left.
Manison stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hanolla.
Manison closes the distance and clinches up with Hanolla, looking for a takedown. Manison pushes Hanolla against the cage but Hanolla circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A jab from Hanolla misses.
Hanolla looks to score with a jab to the body but Manison is just out of range.
Hanolla takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hanolla steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Manison. That one must have hurt.
Hanolla misses with a wild body shot.
Hanolla feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Manisons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Manison is looking to wear down Hanolla with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Hanolla fails to land with a series of punches.
Hanolla throws a half hearted mid kick.
Manison gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Manison ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Manison with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row. #T3#
Hanolla throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Manison uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Hanolla feints and then cracks Manison's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Manison down.
Hanolla misses with a kick to the body.
Manison blocks a head kick by Hanolla.
Hanolla misses with a looping left.
Good leg kick by Manison there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hanolla walks into a left hand.
Jab from Manison.
Manison connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hanolla has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
Hanolla moves away from the strike by Manison.
A head kick from Hanolla lands but Manison takes it in his stride.
Hanolla avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
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!
Manison ducks under a wild hook from Hanolla.
Hanolla fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Manison checks it well.
Manison rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hanolla counters with a good, hard body kick but Manison shrugs it off. #T4#
Hanolla misses with a leg kick.
Hanolla throws a hook but Manison blocks it.
Manison keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hanolla.
Nice cross by Hanolla.
Hanolla jabs Manison right on the nose. Manison blinks but takes it well.
Jutta Hanolla is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hanolla blocks a low kick nicely.
Hanolla throws a lazy uppercut
and Manison counters with a two punch combo.
Manison takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hanolla walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hanolla throws a head kick that misses.
Manison throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Manison swings for the body but Hanolla moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Manison keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hanolla tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Manison was well out of range. Poor timing from Hanolla.
Hanolla throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Manison.
Hanolla moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jutta Hanolla dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Konstantin Manison's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
#R2#
Manison's corner calls for a 1-2. Manison obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Manison throws a leg kick that misses.
Hanolla lands a nice looking body kick.
Manison tries for a takedown but Hanolla circles away easily
and Hanolla counters with a stiff right hand.
Manison lands with an overhand left.
Manison takes a swing at Hanolla's ribcage but misses.
Hanolla tries to work over Manison's front leg with a kick but Manison checks it.
Manison throws a combination that misses
and Hanolla counters with a nice body shot.
Hanolla misses the shot to the body. #KD2#
Hanolla lands a big head kick that sends Manison tumbling to the mat! Hanolla takes a step backwards and waves Manison back to his feet - he wants the finish!#ROC2#
Manison is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hanolla takes a swing at Manison's ribcage but misses.
Oh Manison is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Manison swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hanolla tries to bum rush Manison with a series of wild strikes but Manison uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Manison seems to have got his legs back now.
Manison shoots in for a double leg but Hanolla sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.#CL2#
Hanolla clinches.
Hanolla misses with a punch on the inside. #T1#
Hanolla working aggressively here.
Manison throws a punch but it's blocked by Hanolla.
Manison misses with a punch on the inside.
A hook to the body from Hanolla.
Hanolla throws a head punch that misses.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Manison.
Hanolla working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Hanolla.
Manison lands with a right to the head.
Hanolla goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hanolla has a couple of punches blocked by Manison.
Manison blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Manison taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Hanolla throws a head punch that misses. #T2#
Hanolla blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Hanolla fails to land.
A short left from Manison.
Hanolla throws a punch but it's blocked by Manison.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Hanolla goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hanolla.
Hanolla misses with a hook to the ribs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Manison has Hanolla pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Hanolla manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Konstantin Manison. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Manison blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hanolla fails to land with a short punch on the inside. #T3#
Hanolla tries to throw a body punch but Manison avoids it by throwing Hanolla back against the cage.
Hanolla blocks a body shot from Manison.
Hanolla has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Manison pushes Hanolla back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Manison misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Manison.
Hanolla lands an uppercut.#CUT2#
Konstantin Manison's cut is getting worse.
Manison fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hanolla goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Manison lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Hanolla letting Manison take a breather here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Manison.
A left hand lands to the body for Hanolla.
Hanolla swings wildly with an uppercut but Manison uses good head movement to avoid it. #T4#
Manison blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Manison scores with a nice short uppercut.
Manison blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hanolla misses with a punch on the inside.
Manison controlling the action here for a moment.
Hanolla misses with a punch on the inside.
Hanolla fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hanolla can't find room to land a body shot as Manison controls the action.
Manison has a couple of punches blocked by Hanolla.
Hanolla fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
I was talking to Manison's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hanolla.
Jutta Hanolla seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hanolla lands a left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jutta Hanolla showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Konstantin Manison's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Hanolla misses the shot to the body.
Hanolla throws a low kick but Manison avoids it.
Manison ducks under a wild hook from Hanolla.
Manison shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Hanolla eats them both and turns towards Manison to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Manison fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hanolla is out of range.
Manison dodges the punch combination from Hanolla.
Hanolla uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Manison.
Hanolla throws a body punch but Manison moves out of range.
Manison misses the body punch
and Hanolla counters with a stiff right hand.
Manison rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hanolla counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hanolla thuds a left hand into Manison's body.
Manison tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Manison throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hanolla sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hanolla just misses with a punch to the body.
Manison throws a big counter combination but Hanolla scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Hanolla tests Manison's chin there with a solid looking shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hanolla moves away from the strike by Manison. #T1#
Manison misses with a double jab #CL2#
and Hanolla counters by moving into the clinch.
Hanolla misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hanolla works on Manison's body with a couple of short punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hanolla lands a body punch.
Hanolla lands with a left to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Manison.
Nice body punch from Hanolla.
Hanolla working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.#BC#
Manison breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hanolla fails with an attempt to clinch.
Manison throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hanolla cracks Manison with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Manison tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Hanolla pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Manison is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jutta Hanolla!
After winning the bout, Jutta Hanolla thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

Event: T172
Date: Dec 18, 2016

#R1#
A leg kick checked by Green.
Green misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Manison.
Manison throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Green swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Manison connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jab by Manison.
Green misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Manison.
A good leg kick by Manison.
Manison scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Green doesn't seem bothered though.
Konstantin Manison seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Manison throws a lazy uppercut
and Green counters with a leg kick.
Green misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Green moves out of range as Manison strikes.
Green gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Green lands a nice shot that snaps Manison's head back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A combination from Manison does no damage.
Manison throws a nice inside leg kick.
Manison misses the body punch
and Green counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#CUT2#
It looks like Konstantin Manison has been cut.#T1#
Green throws a shot from downtown. Manison moves away and avoids it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Green. Manison does a little dance to reset his feet.
It looked like Manison was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Green.
Manison displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Green throws out the jab.
Jab by Green.
Manison misses with a left hand #KD2#
and Green counters with a beautiful punch that sends Manison to the canvas! #ROC2#
Manison is rocked!
Manison wants to stand up but Green is controlling him.
Oh Manison is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Manison not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Green wants to pass the guard but Manison is keeping the position.
Manison seems to have got his legs back now.
Green throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Green postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Green trying to control the position from guard on top but Manison is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Manison is trying to control the position but Green postures up. #T2#
Manison wants to sweep here but Green controlling him for the moment.
Green with a nice head shot there.
Green is working Manison over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Green throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Manison works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Green postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Green throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Manison works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Green stops Manison from standing up.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Green's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Green cracks Manison with a solid left hand.
Manison manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Green manages to get himself to full guard. #REVR##SUB2#
Manison wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Green's closed guard. He's half up but Green has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Green pivots and extends the arm, Manison falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Green! Well done that man!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Paul Green!
Paul Green decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

Event: T169
Date: Nov 16, 2016

#R1#
Manison throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Corozzo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Manison lands a high kick!
A looping hook to the body misses from Corozzo. Manison does a little dance to reset his feet.
Manison throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Manison lands a really nice looking cross but Corozzo seems unphased.
Manison tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Konstantin Manison seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick by Manison misses
and Corozzo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Corozzo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Manison was well out of range. Poor timing from Corozzo.
Manison throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Corozzo.
Manison tried to score with a low kick but Corozzo checks it.
Manison throws a looping overhand right but Corozzo ducks down to avoid it.
Good leg kick by Manison there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Manison connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Manison throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.#T1#
Corozzo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Manison motions for Corozzo to come forward. Manison throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Corozzo only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Manison blocks the body kick.
Corozzo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Corozzo looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
An inside leg kick lands from Manison.
Manison throws a head kick that misses.
Manison throws a body shot but no joy.
Manison throws a leg kick
and Corozzo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Manison has been working on his boxing with his coaches at St Petersburg MMA Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Corozzo moves out of range of the leg kick from Manison.
A low kick from Manison misses
and Corozzo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Manison pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Corozzo slips under a jab from Manison.
Manison throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. #T2#
Manison gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Manison thuds his right hand into Corozzo's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Manison getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Corozzo looks to throw a body kick
and Manison counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Corozzo closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Corozzo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Corozzo moves out of range as Manison throws a body kick.
Manison with a jab.
Manison throws an overhand right that lands on Corozzo's shoulder, as Corozzo tries to avoid the shot.
Corozzo looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Manison pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Manison throws a low kick, looking for Corozzo's leg but Corozzo calmly moves out of range.
Manison dips to his left and cracks Corozzo with an uppercut!
Manison misses with a right hand
and Corozzo counters with a left to the body. #T3##CL#
Manison clinches with his opponent.
Corozzo pushes Manison back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Manison manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
The referee is keeping an eye on Corozzo - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Manison blocks an uppercut.
Corozzo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A left hand lands to the body for Corozzo.
Manison is breathing heavily.
Corozzo lands a right hand. #BC2#
Corozzo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Manison throws a right hand that misses
and Corozzo counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Corozzo scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A head kick misses from Corozzo. #T4#
Manison rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Corozzo counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Corozzo slips a straight right by Manison.
Corozzo throws a counter combo.
Manison misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Corozzo! But no joy.
A head kick misses from Corozzo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Corozzo tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Manison tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Corozzo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Manison throws a wild body kick that Corozzo sees coming a mile off.
Corozzo tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Manison is able to avoid easily.
Manison was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Manison looks to score with a jab to the body but Corozzo is just out of range.
Corozzo throws a fast counter high kick but Manison manages to duck under it in time.
Manison misses with a lunging right hand
and Corozzo counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Corozzo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Manison is looking to counter punch.
Corozzo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Manison misses with an uppercut. Corozzo saw that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Konstantin Manison dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Manison throws a right hand that misses
and Corozzo counters with a nice leg kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Manison.
Corozzo ducks under a wild hook from Manison.
Despite the aggression on Corozzo's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Corozzo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Manison cracks a nice hook into Corozzo's ribs.
Corozzo blocks a head kick by Manison.
Manison misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Corozzo tries to clinch but Manison moves out of range.
Manison swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Nice straight punches there by Manison. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Manison.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Corozzo throws a body punch but Manison moves out of range.
Corozzo misses with a low kick.
Manison misses with an attempted mid kick.
Manison misses with a body punch
and Corozzo counters with a straight right hand.#T1#
Corozzo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Manison throws out the jab.
Corozzo throws a fast counter high kick but Manison manages to duck under it in time.
Manison pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Manison misses with a low kick.
Manison is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Corozzo.#CUT2#
It looks like Konstantin Manison has been cut.
Manison throws a chopping leg kick but Corozzo manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Corozzo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Manison stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Corozzo.
Corozzo takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Manison tries to clinch up but Corozzo circles away and keeps his distance.
Manison bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Corozzo's head.
Manison pivots, looking for a leg kick but Corozzo is out of range and Manison settles back down.
Manison is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Manison lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Manison.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Manison sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.#T2#
Manison throws a big shot that misses.
Corozzo counters with a body kick.
Manison scores with a nice body kick.
Manison is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Corozzo can do to turn this around?
Corozzo throws a lazy uppercut
and Manison connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Corozzo misses with a low kick.
Corozzo lands with a good body shot.
Manison getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Corozzo is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Manison rather than just go for the knockout.
Manison misses with a wild body shot.
Corozzo moves in looking to clinch but Manison pushes him off.
Corozzo slips under a jab from Manison.
Manison lands a slapping body shot.
Manison throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Corozzo appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Corozzo's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Manison connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Corozzo scrambles back to his feet.#T3#
Corozzo throws a jab when Manison was well out of range.
Manison pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Manison feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Corozzo's calf.
Manison misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A nice side step and Corozzo releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Corozzo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Corozzo slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Manison throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Corozzo scores with a jab to the jaw.
Corozzo scores with a hook.
Manison throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A nice side step and Corozzo releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Manison throws a lazy right hand but Corozzo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Manison digs a good body shot into Corozzo's ribs.#T4#
Manison pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Manison throws a leg kick
and Corozzo counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Manison thinking.
Manison misses with an uppercut.
Corozzo tries a head kick but it misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Manison throws a sloppy head kick and Corozzo moves out of range easily.
Despite the aggression on Corozzo's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Manison tries to clinch there but Corozzo circles away.
Corozzo has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Manison misses with the body kick
and Corozzo counters with a good, hard body kick but Manison shrugs it off.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Manison. Corozzo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Corozzo tries a head kick but it misses.
Corozzo has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Corozzo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Manison takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Konstantin Manison dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Konstantin Manison's cut.
That's time! Manison's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
#R3#
Manison misses with a lunging right hand
and Corozzo counters with a right hand to the body.
Corozzo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Manison.
Corozzo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Manison.
Corozzo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Manison is looking to clinch but Corozzo is avoiding it.
Corozzo dodges the punch combination from Manison.
No joy there for Manison, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Corozzo looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Corozzo looks for the body kick but Manison saw that one coming.
Manison takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Manison swings widly with a right hand
and Corozzo counters with a nice body shot.
Manison misses with a head kick.
Manison swings widly with a right hand
and Corozzo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Manison waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Corozzo.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#T1#
Corozzo staying out of range there.
And Corozzo responds with a good body kick, but Manison manages to step out the way in time.
Manison throws out a leg kick but Corozzo moves out of range and Manison only half commits.
Manison throws a chopping leg kick but Corozzo manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Manison avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Manison throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Corozzo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Manison throws a head kick but Corozzo moves out of range.
Corozzo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Manison.
Manison rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Manison is looking to chop away at Corozzo's legs.
Manison takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Corozzo lands with a nice body kick. #CL2#
Manison gets tackled into the cage by Corozzo. Corozzo maintains the clinch.
Salvatore Corozzo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Corozzo tries to work over Manison's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Corozzo tries a body shot but Manison blocks it.
Corozzo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Manison tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Corozzo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Manison tries to work over Corozzo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #BC2#
Corozzo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Manison bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Manison looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Corozzo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Corozzo throws a shot from downtown. Manison moves away and avoids it.
Manison throwing a counter right hand but Corozzo manages to avoid it.
Corozzo throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Corozzo dodges the punch combination from Manison. #T3#
Manison wants to clinch up but Corozzo keeps it at a distance.
Corozzo checks a leg kick.
Manison throws a leg kick
and Corozzo counters with a body kick that stops Manison in his tracks momentarily.
Corozzo tries to clinch but Manison is having none of it.
Manison just misses with a punch to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Corozzo! But no joy.
Manison misses with a leg kick
and Corozzo counters with a nice leg kick.
Manison goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Konstantin Manison is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A shot to the body from Manison misses
and Corozzo counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
A left lands for Corozzo.
Manison will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Manison.
A countering left hand to the body from Corozzo misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Manison. Corozzo does a little dance to reset his feet.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Corozzo! But no joy.#T4#
Manison keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Corozzo lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Manison tries to clinch but Corozzo moves out of range.
Corozzo throws out a counter right but Manison avoids it with no problem.
A jab from Manison does it's job there.
Corozzo takes a jab right on the kisser.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Manison slips a straight right by Corozzo.
Corozzo is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Manison ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Corozzo moves away.
Corozzo appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Manison avoids the head kick by Corozzo.
Sloppy strikes from Manison. Those never looked like landing.
Corozzo raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Corozzo is looking to score with low kicks.
A head kick misses from Corozzo.

And that's the end of the fight!
Salvatore Corozzo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Manison 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Konstantin Manison!
Konstantin Manison spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.

Event: T161 - ITFL Team Finale
Date: Sep 23, 2016

#R1#
Manison tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Halo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Halo has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Manison is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Manison tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Halo takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Manison has been working on his boxing with his coaches at St Petersburg MMA Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Halo pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Manison back to the cage. Halo follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.#CUT2#
It looks like Konstantin Manison has been cut.
Halo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Halo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect. #KD2#
Halo lands a big head kick that sends Manison tumbling to the mat! Halo takes a step backwards and waves Manison back to his feet - he wants the finish!#ROC2#
Manison is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Halo gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Manison.
Manison scores with a hook.#CL2#
Manison gets tackled into the cage by Halo. Halo maintains the clinch.
Halo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Halo.
Manison blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Halo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Halo throws a knee to the head but misses. #T1#
Halo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Manison backwards.
Halo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #BC#
Manison's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Manison wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Manison fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Halo manages to avoid it.
Manison tries a head kick but it misses.
Halo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Manison throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Halo's head.
Halo throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Manison misses with a double jab
and Halo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Oh Manison is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Halo looks to land a combination but Manison avoids it well.
Manison seems to have got his legs back now.
Manison throws a predictable looking body shot
and Halo counters with a nice body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Halo looks to score with a jab to the body but Manison is just out of range.
Manison seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.#KD2#
Halo lands a big uppercut and Manison crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Manison looks OK. Halo waves Manison back to his feet!
Halo walks into a jab.#T2#
No joy there for Halo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
and Halo counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Manison! He's just covering up as Halo starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chryst Halo!

Event: T157 Newton vs Kaunismieli
Date: Aug 26, 2016

#R1#
Manison finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Manison swats away the attempt to clinch by Belliveau.
Manison blocks a jab.
Manison tests Belliveau's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Belliveau doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Manison misses the jab.
Manison lands a lovely overhand right.
Belliveau scores with a jab. Manison acknowledges it with a nod of the head. #CUT#
It looks like Konstantin Manison has been cut.
Belliveau cracks a nice hook into Manison's ribs.
Manison avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
As Belliveau backs off Manison throws a huge counter combo but Belliveau manages to avoid it all.
Manison has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Manison tries to bum rush Belliveau with a series of wild strikes but Belliveau uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Belliveau uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Manison.
Belliveau jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Manison keeps the fight on the outside.
Belliveau wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Belliveau looks to score with a jab to the body but Manison is just out of range.
A head kick misses from Belliveau. #T1#
Manison scores with the left hand. Belliveau knows he should have avoided that one.
Belliveau wants to clinch.
Manison moves out of range as Belliveau throws a body kick.
Belliveau goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Manison avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Belliveau swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Manison throws a looping overhand right but Belliveau ducks down to avoid it.
Belliveau misses with a body shot.
Manison jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Belliveau chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Belliveau ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Manison moves away.
Belliveau lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Belliveau lands with an uppercut that bounces Manison off the cage and back into range.
Manison throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. #T2#
Manison misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Manison throws out a loose jab but Belliveau uses good head movement to avoid it.
Belliveau uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Manison.
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!
Belliveau displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Manison throws out the jab.
Manison misses with a body shot.
A head kick misses from Belliveau.
Belliveau throws a low kick, looking for Manison's leg but Manison calmly moves out of range.
Belliveau takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Belliveau connects with a body shot that sends Manison's belly button to the back.
Belliveau moves in looking to clinch but Manison pushes him off.
It seemed like Manison was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Belliveau ducks under a wild hook from Manison.
Belliveau cracks a nice hook into Manison's ribs.
Manison throws a shot from downtown. Belliveau moves away and avoids it.
Belliveau seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Manison misses with a wild combination. #CL#
Belliveau drives through and clinches with Manison against the cage. #T3#
A short right from Belliveau.
Belliveau misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Belliveau throws a head punch that misses.
Belliveau pushes Manison back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Belliveau lands a shot to the body.
Belliveau has a couple of punches blocked by Manison.
Manison wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Belliveau tries to work over Manison's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Manison takes a shot to the head.
Belliveau tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Manison wants to break free but Belliveau has control.
Manison tries to break free but Belliveau pushes him back against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Belliveau.
Manison blocks a couple of punches on the inside. #BC2#
Manison breaks from the clinch. #T4#
Belliveau is looking to slow Manison down with leg kicks.
Manison swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Belliveau ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Manison moves away.
Belliveau thuds his right hand into Manison's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
No joy there for Manison, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Belliveau is looking to wear down Manison with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Manison wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Belliveau displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Manison throws out the jab.
Belliveau connects with a body shot that sends Manison's belly button to the back.
Belliveau misses with an uppercut.
Belliveau misses with a looping right.
Manison throws out a loose jab but Belliveau uses good head movement to avoid it.
A slow jab from Manison misses its intended target.
Manison moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Belliveau has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Manison finds it's way round the side to connect with Belliveau's head.
Belliveau is looking to slow Manison down with leg kicks.
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 Steve Belliveau will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Konstantin Manison's cut.
That's time! Belliveau's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Manison takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Manison misses with a leg kick
and Belliveau counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Belliveau is looking to land body kicks.
Belliveau just misses with a punch to the body.
Manison blocks a head kick by Belliveau.
Manison lands a nice shot to the body.
Manison looks to throw the jab but Belliveau is out of range.
Belliveau looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Manison now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A swing and a miss from Belliveau.
It seemed like Manison was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nice straight punches there by Belliveau. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Belliveau.
Belliveau throws a head kick that Manison semi-blocks.
Belliveau throws a lazy right hand but Manison sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Belliveau is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Manison can do to turn this around?
Manison looks to score with a jab to the body but Belliveau is just out of range.
Belliveau scores with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Manison misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And Belliveau counters with a quick kick to the body but Manison blocks it.
Belliveau scores with a shot to the body. #T1#
Manison loads up on a big right hand but Belliveau slips the punch.
Belliveau fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Good shot there by Belliveau.
A slapping body kick lands there for Belliveau.
Manison will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Belliveau thinks about countering with a body kick.
Belliveau swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Belliveau tries to clinch up.
Belliveau tries to clinch but Manison moves out of range.
Belliveau moves out of range as Manison strikes.
Steve Belliveau is winning the standup battle so far.
Manison throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Belliveau.
A jab from Belliveau misses.
Nice defenses there by Belliveau.
Belliveau is looking to counter the offense by Manison and move into the clinch.
Manison scores with a decent looking hook.
Manison misses with a hook.
Belliveau lands a head shot.
Manison is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Belliveau.
Belliveau thinks about countering with a body kick.#T2#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Belliveau takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Belliveau tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Manison throws out a counter right but Belliveau avoids it with no problem.
Belliveau explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Manison throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Manison throws a shot from downtown. Belliveau moves away and avoids it.
Belliveau wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Belliveau throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Manison takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Belliveau.
Belliveau looks to score with a jab to the body but Manison is just out of range.
Belliveau takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.#CL#
Belliveau has taken the fight to the clinch.
Belliveau misses with the head strike.
Belliveau tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Manison's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Belliveau fails to land.
Manison can't break the clinch. #T3#
Manison tries to work over Belliveau's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Manison taking a breather.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Belliveau working aggressively here.
Manison blocks a body shot from Belliveau.
Manison is trying to break the clinch but Belliveau is controlling him.
Manison blocking some punches.
A body shot lands from Belliveau.
Belliveau can't find room to land a body shot as Manison controls the action.
Belliveau lands a left hand that snaps the head of Manison backwards.
Belliveau swings wildly with an uppercut but Manison uses good head movement to avoid it.
Manison is trying to push Belliveau away but Belliveau has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Belliveau working aggressively here. #T4#
Belliveau lands a shot to the body.
Belliveau lands a nice shot to the body.
Manison is breathing heavily.
Belliveau stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Belliveau keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Manison's efforts to push away.
Belliveau prevents Manison from breaking the clinch.
Belliveau throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Manisons head.
Belliveau works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Belliveau misses with a punch to the body.
Belliveau working aggressively here.
Belliveau tries to throw a body punch but Manison avoids it by throwing Belliveau back against the cage.
Manison tries a body shot but Belliveau blocks it.
A short right from Belliveau. #CUT#
That has opened up Konstantin Manison's cut even more.#BC2#
Manison breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice body kick from Belliveau.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Steve Belliveau dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Konstantin Manison's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3##CL#
Belliveau drives through and clinches with Manison against the cage.
Manison blocking some punches.
Belliveau pushes Manison back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Belliveau. #BC#
Belliveau breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Manison misses with a combination #CL#
and Belliveau counters by clinching up.
Belliveau misses with a punch on the inside.
Belliveau fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Belliveau tries a body shot but Manison blocks it.
Belliveau tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Manison's elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Belliveau scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Belliveau misses with a short punch on the inside.
Manison blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Belliveau.
Belliveau misses with some punches. #T1#
Belliveau working aggressively here.
Belliveau misses with a hook to the ribs.
Belliveau lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Manison working hard to break the clinch.
Belliveau tries to throw a body punch but Manison avoids it by throwing Belliveau back against the cage.
Belliveau swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Manison blocks an uppercut.
Belliveau throws a head punch that misses.
Belliveau struggles to land a body shot inside as Manison controls his hands.
Belliveau struggles to land a body shot inside as Manison controls his hands.
Manison is trying to break the clinch but Belliveau is controlling him.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Belliveau.
Manison can't break the clinch.
Manison wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Belliveau has him pressed against the cage.#T2#
Belliveau digs a right hand underneath Manison's ribcage. Manison let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Steve Belliveau is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#BC#
Belliveau breaks from the clinch. #CL#
Belliveau drives through and clinches with Manison against the cage.
Belliveau scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Belliveau tries to throw a body punch but Manison avoids it by throwing Belliveau back against the cage.
Belliveau lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Manison or not.
Manison takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Manison has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Belliveau scores with a shoulder strike.
Belliveau misses with a hook from the clinch.
Manison's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Belliveau lands with a short punch from the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Belliveau. #BC#
Belliveau escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Manison jabs Belliveau to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Belliveau throws a wild body kick that Manison sees coming a mile off.#T3#
Belliveau closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Manison misses with a wild combination.
Manison walks into a stiff left hand from Belliveau.
Konstantin Manison has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Manison swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Belliveau to counter with a crisp jab.
Belliveau fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Manison looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Konstantin Manison seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Belliveau keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Manison.#CL#
Belliveau closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Manison blocking some punches.
Manison wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Belliveau digs a right hand into Manison's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Manison's gas tank.
Belliveau tries to work over Manison's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Belliveau swings wildly with an uppercut but Manison uses good head movement to avoid it.
Manison wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch. #T4#
Belliveau gets through Manison's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.#BC2#
Manison breaks from the clinch.
Belliveau scores with a nice body kick.
Manison has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Belliveau.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Belliveau just misses with a punch to the body.
Manison throws a shot from downtown. Belliveau moves away and avoids it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Manison. Belliveau does a little dance to reset his feet.
Belliveau avoids the body shot from Manison.
Manison swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Belliveau keeps Manison at a distance using the push kick.
Belliveau lets loose with a powerful body kick. Manison will feel that in the morning.
Belliveau lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Belliveau moves out of range as Manison strikes.
Belliveau turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Belliveau scores with a kick to the midsection.

And that's the end of the fight!
Steve Belliveau showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Belliveau has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steve Belliveau!
Steve Belliveau decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.

Event: T151 - Chief vs Centurion
Date: Jul 15, 2016

#R1#
Manison lands with a shot to the body.
Sarpong defending well as Manison loads up on a big left hand.
Manison ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sarpong moves away.
Manison keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Manison with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sarpong to score with a decent uppercut.
Manison keeps the fight on the outside.
Manison doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Manison leaves Sarpong with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Sarpong swings for the body but Manison moves out of range.
Manison throws a shot from downtown. Sarpong moves away and avoids it.
Sarpong fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Manison is out of range.
Sarpong throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Manison lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.#CUT2#
It looks like Jeffrey Sarpong has been cut.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sarpong.
Manison takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there. #CL#
Sarpong clinches with his opponent.
Sarpong misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Still in the clinch, Manison scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sarpong throws a head punch that misses.
Manison avoids the elbow strike from Sarpong, against the cage.
Sarpong lands a body punch in the clinch. #T1#
Sarpong fails to land with a short punch on the inside. #BC2#
Manison escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sarpong will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Manison darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Manison fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sarpong manages to avoid it.
Manison has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Sarpong takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Sarpong misses with a hook. Manison ducked under it nicely.
Manison looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Manison tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sarpong was well out of range. Poor timing from Manison.
Sarpong fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.#CL#
Sarpong forces Manison back against the cage and clinches.
Manison dodges an elbow strike from Sarpong.
Manison blocks an elbow strike from Sarpong. #BC2#
Manison manages to break the clinch.
Sarpong tries to clinch but Manison moves out of range.
Sarpong definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Sarpong checks a leg kick.
Manison lands a jab to the head.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sarpong.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Manison throws a big shot that misses.
Sarpong displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Manison throws out the jab.
Sarpong lands a nice looking kick to the body. Manison takes a step back to recover. #T2#
Sarpong lands a leg kick that knocks Manison off balance momentarily.
Sarpong pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Manison tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sarpong was well out of range. Poor timing from Manison.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sarpong.
Manison misses with a few strikes there.
Sarpong lands a nice leg kick that just misses Manison's sensitive parts.
Sarpong throws a head kick that misses.
Manison throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sarpong dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Manison. That did some damage!
Sarpong misses with a takedown attempt - Manison sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jeffrey Sarpong. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Manison lands a jab to the head.
Manison on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Sarpong misses with a body shot.
Sarpong lands a nice looking kick to the body. Manison takes a step back to recover.
Sarpong lands a glancing blow to the side of Manison's head.#T3#
Sarpong tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Manison throws a hook but Sarpong blocks it.
An attempted straight right counter from Sarpong misses the target.
Manison throws a good cross that connects.
Sarpong connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Manison's hands.
Sarpong slips a straight right by Manison.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Manison dips to his left and cracks Sarpong with an uppercut!
Sarpong misses with a leg kick.
Manison is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sarpong.
Manison loads up on a big right hand but Sarpong slips the punch.
Sarpong tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Manison manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sarpong misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Manison connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Manison chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sarpong can pounce on him.
Sarpong throws a body kick that misses.
Sarpong slips under a jab from Manison.
Manison throws out a powerful jab.
Jeffrey Sarpong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sarpong slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.#TD#
Sarpong fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Manison to the ground. Sarpong is now in Manison's guard.
Sarpong postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Sarpong preventing the sweep. #T4##SUB2#
Manison looking for subs off his back but Sarpong has passed one foot through into half guard. #SUB#
Sarpong is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Manison wants to improve his position but Sarpong is controlling well.
Sarpong trying to control from Manison's half guard. Manison has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sarpong keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Manison's head.
Sarpong has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sarpong working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Manison looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sarpong is one step ahead there.
Manison lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB#
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 Jeffrey Sarpong will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jeffrey Sarpong's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2#
Sarpong stuns Manison with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sarpong throws a half hearted mid kick.
Manison throws out a counter right but Sarpong avoids it with no problem.
Sarpong moves out of range as Manison strikes.
A jab from Sarpong does it's job there.
Manison avoids the body shot from Sarpong.
Manison's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Sarpong uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Manison.
Manison avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sarpong tries to clinch up.
Sarpong swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Sarpong takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sarpong tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Manison manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Manison now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Sarpong takes a swing at Manison's ribcage but misses.
Manison lands with a cross.
Manison scores with a jab to the jaw.
Sarpong tries to clinch but Manison moves out of range.
Manison throws a hook but Sarpong blocks it.
Manison misses with a wild body shot.
Sarpong quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Manison sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sarpong's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Manison connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Sarpong scrambles back to his feet.
Manison throws a hook to the side of Sarpong's head but Sarpong sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.#T1#
Manison lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Manison throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Manison paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.#ROC2#
Sarpong is rocked!
Manison closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Sarpong! Manison dives in looking to finish! Sarpong is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Konstantin Manison!
Konstantin Manison seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

Event: T145 London
Date: Jun 03, 2016

#R1#
Manison on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Halo. Halo obviously looking to wear him down.
A nice leg kick lands there from Halo.
Manison blocks a head kick by Halo.
Manison comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
No joy there for Manison, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Manison throws a poor cross that misses
and Halo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#CUT2#
It looks like Konstantin Manison has been cut.
Manison connects with a body shot.
Halo has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Manison lands with a right hand. #CL2#
Halo moves into the clinch.
Halo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Manison is defending well for now.
I was talking to Manison's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Manison has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Manison wants to break the clinch but can't.
Manison misses with a punch on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Halo being controlled against the cage.
Manison is trying to break the clinch but Halo is controlling him.
Halo stalling against the cage. #T1##BC2#
Halo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Manison misses with a shot to the body
and Halo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Manison misses with a hook.
Halo fails to land with a series of punches.
Halo walks into a straight right hand from Manison.
Halo takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Sloppy strikes from Halo. Those never looked like landing.
Halo walks into a left hand.
Halo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Manison checks the leg kick nicely there.
Halo with a hook.
Halo misses with a straight left.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Halo throws a left and a right that both miss
and Manison counters with a nice uppercut.
Halo attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Manison fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss. #T2#
Halo throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Manison counter with a right hand.
Manison loads up on a big right hand but Halo slips the punch.
Manison steps in with a hook that catches Halo right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Manison follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Halo looks absolutely devastated.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Konstantin Manison!

Event: T141 - Future Icons
Date: May 06, 2016

#R1#
Belliveau slips a jab from Manison.
Belliveau takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Manison blocks the body kick.
Manison slips under a jab.
Belliveau misses with a body kick.
Manison stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Belliveau.
Manison connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.#CL2#
Belliveau instigates a clinch.
Belliveau has a couple of punches blocked by Manison.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Belliveau.
Belliveau misses with a punch to the body.
Belliveau lands a nice uppercut.
Manison blocking some punches.
Belliveau swings wildly with an uppercut but Manison uses good head movement to avoid it.
Belliveau lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Belliveau lands a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Manison is trying to push Belliveau away but Belliveau has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.#T1#
Belliveau doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Manison is trying to break the clinch but Belliveau has him pressed against the cage. #BC#
Manison breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Manison throws a hook to the side of Belliveau's head but Belliveau sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Manison throws a body shot but no joy.
A big right from Manison misses.
Belliveau swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Belliveau steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Manison.
Belliveau ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Belliveau wants to counter the offense by Manison and move into the clinch position.
We've been informed that Belliveau has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Belliveau bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Manison is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Belliveau.
Belliveau tries to counter by closing the distance.#CL2#
Belliveau forces Manison back against the cage and clinches.
Manison blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Manison looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Belliveau misses with a punch on the inside. #BC#
Manison pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Manison fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.#T2#
Nice jab there from Manison.
Manison loads up on a big right hand but Belliveau slips the punch.
Manison waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Belliveau.
Manison misses with a jab to the body #CL2#
and Belliveau counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short body shot lands from Belliveau as the two fighters clinch.
Belliveau tries to throw a body punch but Manison avoids it by throwing Belliveau back against the cage.
Manison lands with a right to the head.
Nice body punch from Belliveau.
Belliveau prevents Manison from breaking the clinch.
Belliveau lands a hook that snaps the head of Manison backwards.
Belliveau lands with a left to the head. #BC#
Manison breaks from the clinch.
Manison avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Manison throws a looping overhand right but Belliveau ducks down to avoid it.
Manison sets himself, and Belliveau steps forward looking for the clinch! Manison avoids it this time.
Manison throws a hook but Belliveau blocks it.
Manison loads up on a big right hand but Belliveau slips the punch.
Belliveau throws a big shot that misses.#T3#
Manison ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Belliveau moves away.
Belliveau slips a jab and a cross from Manison.
Belliveau moves out of range of the strikes.
Belliveau loads up on a big right hand but Manison slips the punch.
Belliveau steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Manison.
Belliveau throws a leg kick but Manison sees it coming and moves out of range.
Manison seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Manison connects with a body shot.
Belliveau throws a body punch but Manison moves out of range.
Belliveau chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Manison avoids a kick to the body.
The fighters circling - Manison throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Manison misses with an uppercut. Belliveau saw that one coming.
Manison misses with an uppercut #CL2#
and Belliveau moves into the clinch.
Belliveau tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Manison wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Belliveau has him pressed against the cage.
Belliveau fails to land with a short punch on the inside. #BC#
Manison's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#T4#
Manison throws a big shot that misses.
Belliveau looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Manison is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Manison misses with a lunging right hand #CL2#
and Belliveau counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Belliveau.
Belliveau has a couple of punches blocked by Manison.
Belliveau lands a shoulder strike. #CUT2#
It looks like Konstantin Manison has been cut.
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!
Nice body punch from Belliveau.
Belliveau lands a right hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Belliveau.
Belliveau misses with a short punch on the inside.
Belliveau misses with the head strike.
Belliveau swings away with an uppercut that misses.
I was talking to Manison's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Manison working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Belliveau fails to land.
Manison has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Belliveau misses with a body punch.
Belliveau keeps control of Manison as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Steve Belliveau dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Konstantin Manison's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Belliveau fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nice defenses there by Manison.
Belliveau swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Manison.
Belliveau slips a jab from Manison.
Manison jabs Belliveau right on the nose. Belliveau blinks but takes it well.
Manison throws a body punch but Belliveau moves out of range.
Manison looks to land a left hand but Belliveau moved out of range nicely.
Manison throws a body shot but no joy.
Manison waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Belliveau.
Manison uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Belliveau.
Belliveau misses with a body kick.
Belliveau fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Belliveau ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Manison lands with an overhand left.
Manison moves out of range of the body kick.
The fighters circling - Manison throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Manison throws a shot from downtown. Belliveau moves away and avoids it.
Manison bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.#T1#
Manison throws a series of punches but Belliveau moves out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Belliveau. That snapped Manison's head back.
Manison slips a jab from Belliveau.
Belliveau lands with a shot to the body.
Belliveau waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Manison.
Konstantin Manison seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Belliveau keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Belliveau steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Manison.
Belliveau misses with a wild body shot.
Manison throwing a counter right hand but Belliveau manages to avoid it.
Belliveau cracks Manison with an open hand slap.
Manison misses with a straight left.
Belliveau throws a solid leg kick but Manison takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Belliveau.
Manison swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Belliveau tries to clinch but Manison moves out of range.
Manison takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Manison throws a right and a left that Belliveau avoids nicely.
Konstantin Manison is winning the standup battle so far.
Manison waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Belliveau.
Belliveau now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Manison misses with a hook #CL2#
and Belliveau counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
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!
Belliveau misses with a hook from the clinch. #T2#
Manison blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Belliveau on the inside.
Manison is trying to push Belliveau away but Belliveau has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Belliveau fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Manison misses with the head strike.
Belliveau misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A body shot lands from Manison.
Belliveau blocks a body shot from Manison.
Belliveau misses with a punch on the inside.
Steve Belliveau seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Manison tries to circle away but Belliveau has him pinned against the cage.
Manison misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Manison.
A shot in the inside from Belliveau.
Belliveau tries to throw a body punch but Manison avoids it by throwing Belliveau back against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Manison scores with a nice short uppercut.#T3#
Belliveau gets through Manison's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Belliveau goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A right handed body shot lands from Belliveau.
Belliveau lands a body punch in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Belliveau tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Belliveau prevents Manison from breaking the clinch.
Manison can't break the clinch.
Belliveau misses with the head strike.
Manison has had enough of the clinch but Belliveau keeps him there for the moment.
Belliveau lands a nice shot to the body. #BC#
Manison breaks from the clinch.
A big left from Manison misses.
Belliveau is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Manison with a jab.#T4#
Belliveau connects with a leg kick. Manison looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Belliveau.
Manison pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Manison is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Belliveau.
Belliveau lands a really nice looking cross but Manison seems unphased.
Belliveau tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Manison manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
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!
Belliveau throws a body punch but Manison moves out of range.
Manison ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Belliveau moves away.#KD2#
Belliveau sends Manison crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Belliveau is motioning to the referee to let Manison up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!#ROC2#
Manison is rocked!
Belliveau ducks under a wild hook from Manison.
And Belliveau responds with a good body kick, but Manison manages to step out the way in time.
Oh Manison is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Manison throws a jab when Belliveau was well out of range.
Belliveau pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Belliveau with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Belliveau takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Manison seems to have got his legs back now.
Belliveau tries to land a front kick but Manison steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Manison misses with a left hand #CL2#
and Belliveau counters by moving into the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Belliveau misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Steve Belliveau showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Konstantin Manison's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
#R3#
Manison misses with a hook. Belliveau ducked under it nicely.
Belliveau scores with a jab to the body.
Some wild striking there from Belliveau.
Manison misses with a straight left.
Belliveau throws a lazy head kick
letting Manison counter with a right hand.
Manison blocks a low kick nicely.
Belliveau gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Manison.
Manison rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Belliveau counters with a straight right hand.
The fighters circling - Belliveau throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
It looked like Manison wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Manison throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Manison throws a body punch but Belliveau moves out of range.
Belliveau has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Belliveau jabs at Manison's body.
Manison misses with a left hand
and Belliveau counters with a nice body shot.
Manison pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Belliveau on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Belliveau with a nice cross.#T1#
Belliveau gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Manison.
Manison fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Belliveau manages to avoid it.
Manison cracks Belliveau with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Belliveau lets loose with a powerful body kick. Manison will feel that in the morning.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Belliveau misses with a body kick.#CL2#
Belliveau takes the fight into the clinch. #BC#
Manison breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Manison throws a left and a right that both miss
and Belliveau counters with a thumping low kick.
Nice straight punches there by Manison. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Manison.
Manison throws a lazy right hand but Belliveau sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That kick from Belliveau tenderised Manison's leg. Manison is trying to keep his angry face on.
Belliveau lands a nice shot to the body.
Belliveau fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
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!
Belliveau throws a sloppy head kick and Manison moves out of range easily.
Belliveau does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy. #T2#
Belliveau misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Manison.
Steve Belliveau is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Belliveau throws a half hearted mid kick.
Belliveau lands with a nice body punch.
Belliveau lands the left hand.#CUT2#
Konstantin Manison's cut is getting worse.
Belliveau just misses with a punch to the body.
Belliveau throws a leg kick
and Manison counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Manison misses the jab.
Manison lands a slapping body shot.
Belliveau ducks under a wild hook from Manison.
Manison tries to move into range but Belliveau moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Manison misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Belliveau finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Manison thuds a left hand into Belliveau's body.
Belliveau wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Manison throws a jab when Belliveau was well out of range.
Nice cross by Belliveau.#T3#
Belliveau misses with a looping left.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Manison.
Manison scores with a hook.
Belliveau tries to close the distance and clinch up but Manison swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Belliveau.
Manison tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Konstantin Manison has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Belliveau throws a body punch but Manison moves out of range.
Manison waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Belliveau.
Manison swings widly with a right hand #CL2#
and Belliveau moves into the clinch.
Manison is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Belliveau lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Belliveau gets through Manison's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Manison tries to circle away but Belliveau has him pinned against the cage.
Belliveau swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Belliveau misses with the head strike.
Belliveau doesn't land with the attempted body shot. #T4#
A head punch on the inside from Belliveau fails to land.
Belliveau has Manison pressed against the cage, preventing Manison from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A head punch on the inside from Belliveau fails to land.
Belliveau misses with the head strike.
Belliveau tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Belliveau lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short right from Belliveau on the inside.
Belliveau can't find room to land a body shot as Manison controls the action.
Manison is looking to break free of the clinch but Belliveau has double underhooks.
Belliveau lands a body punch.
Belliveau struggles to land a body shot inside as Manison controls his hands.
Belliveau prevents Manison from breaking the clinch.#BC#
Manison manages to break the clinch.
Manison fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Belliveau scores with a punch to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Steve Belliveau comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Belliveau has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steve Belliveau!
In his post fight interview, Steve Belliveau started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.

Event: T138 - Pain Redefined
Date: Apr 14, 2016

#R1#
De Struicao moves out of range as Manison strikes.
Manison looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Manison rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting De Struicao counter with a right hand.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from De Struicao. Manison shrugs it off though.
Manison avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
De Struicao tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Manison paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A big right from De Struicao misses.
Manison uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from De Struicao.
Manison darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Danga de danga de dang - Manison scores with a four punch combination!
De Struicao uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Manison.
Manison misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from De Struicao.
Manison takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Manison moves out of range as De Struicao strikes.
Manison looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
De Struicao moves out of range of the strikes.
A swing and a miss from De Struicao.
De Struicao scores with a sloppy right hand. Manison should have avoided that one. #CL2#
De Struicao clinches up with Manison and pushes him back against the cage.#BC2#
De Struicao breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A jab from De Struicao misses. #T1#
De Struicao bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
De Struicao slips a jab from Manison.
Manison throws a body punch but De Struicao moves out of range.
Manison works the jab nicely.
De Struicao feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Manison's calf.
Konstantin Manison seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Manison avoids the head kick by De Struicao.
Nice shot lands for Manison.
Manison misses the jab.
De Struicao tries a quick counter leg kick but Manison is wise to it.
Manison ducks down and throws a hook to the body but De Struicao moves away.
De Struicao throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Manison sees it coming and avoids it easily.
De Struicao lands a nice leg kick that just misses Manison's sensitive parts.
Manison connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
De Struicao misses with a body kick.
Manison darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Manison throws the left hand but De Struicao avoids the punch easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Struicao tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Manison paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Manison was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Manison lands with a cross.
A big left from Manison misses. #T2#
Manison uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from De Struicao.
Manison checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Manison's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Manison duly obliges.
De Struicao swings for the body but Manison moves out of range.
Manison cracks De Struicao with a right hand to the side of the head.
A jab from Manison does it's job there.
De Struicao ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Manison swings widly with a right hand
and De Struicao counters with an outside leg kick.
De Struicao throws an overhand right that lands on Manison's shoulder, as Manison tries to avoid the shot.
It looked like Manison wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
De Struicao takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
De Struicao slips under a jab from Manison.
De Struicao is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
De Struicao throws a quick inside leg kick.
Manison checks the leg kick nicely there.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts De Struicao, as that shot connected.
Manison throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Manison is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Good shot there by Manison.
De Struicao drops his hands momentarily and Manison takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. #ROC#
De Struicao is rocked!
Manison throws a pinpoint strike between De Struicao's hands that connects right on the jaw and sends De Struicao crashing to the floor! He's out before he even hits the mat and Manison scores a great knockout victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Konstantin Manison!

Event: *T135* - Malicious Intent
Date: Mar 25, 2016

#R1#
A telegraphed right hand from Manison misses the target.
Beast shoots in but no luck this time. #TD2#
Beast shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Manison manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Manison keeping moving, preventing Beast from controlling successfully.
Manison keeping full guard, as Beast tries to pass.
Beast trying to control the position from guard on top but Manison is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Beast passes Manison's left leg - he's now in half guard. #SUB2#
Beast is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Manison sees it coming and defends easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Manison wants to get back to his feet.#SUB2#
Manison is defending against the submission attempts here by Beast.
Manison is trying to stand up here but Beast is controlling him well. #T1##SUB2#
Beast is looking for a kimura here.
Manison tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Beast manages to move to mount!
Manison bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Beast wants to hit a switch here but Manison passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Beast there! #SU#
Manison stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Manison looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Beast misses with a takedown attempt - Manison sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.#T2#
Manison digs a good body shot into Beast's ribs.
Manison throws a shot from downtown. Beast moves away and avoids it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Manison. Beast does a little dance to reset his feet.
Konstantin Manison is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Manison throws the left hand but Beast avoids the punch easily.
Manison lands a jab to Beast's midsection.
Beast throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Manison sees it coming and avoids it easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Manison misses the target.
Manison throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Beast avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Manison swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Manison slaps away a takedown attempt from Beast, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Konstantin Manison has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of The Beast.
Manison dips to his left and cracks Beast with an uppercut!
Manison lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Beast shoots in but no luck this time.
Beast takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing. #T3#
Beast shoots in but no luck this time.
Decent striking displayed by Beast there.
Beast takes one to the side of the head.
Manison lands a right hook to the body.
Manison jabs Beast right on the nose. Beast blinks but takes it well.
Manison scores with a hook.
Manison throws a hook but Beast blocks it.#TD2#
Beast shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Manison trying to hold on to Beast's head to control him but Beast postures up. #SUB2#
Beast is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
My spies in The Beast inform me that Beast has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
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!#SUB2#
Beast is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Manison doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Beast. #T4##SUB2#
Beast looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Manison looks like he's trying to stand up.
Beast is taking a breather. Manison 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.
Manison is holding on to half guard well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Konstantin Manison dominated that round.
That's time! Manison's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Beast misses with a takedown attempt - Manison sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Beast darts in looking for a takedown but Manison gets double underhooks and turns Beast into the cage.
Beast uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Manison.
Beast throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Manison's waist but Manison gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Beast off to one side.
Konstantin Manison has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of The Beast.
Manison jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Beast keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Manison.
Some wild striking there from Manison.
Manison throws a hook but Beast blocks it.
A big right from Manison misses.
Beast uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Manison.
Beast is trying hard to land a takedown here. Manison sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Konstantin Manison seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beast tries for a takedown but Manison sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Horrible takedown attempt by Beast or perhaps it was just good defense by Manison, which made it look bad.
Manison appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Beast fails with a takedown attempt.#T1#
Beast changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Manison tries to avoid it but Beast manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Manison to the ground. Manison escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Manison displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Beast.
Manison throws a lazy right hand but Beast sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Beast avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Manison throws an overhand right that lands on Beast's shoulder, as Beast tries to avoid the shot.
Manison throws a big shot that misses.
Manison lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Beast shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Manison defends it nicely.
Manison keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.#TD2#
Manison gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Beast to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Manison is adopting a defensive guard.#T2#
Manison looking to hit a scissor sweep but Beast is one step ahead there.
Beast wants to control from the top but Manison keeps moving. #SU2#
Beast gets to his feet - Manison follows without any prompting.
Nice straight punches there by Manison. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Manison.#TD2#
Beast drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.#ES#
Manison throws Beast to one side and escapes!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Beast works Manison's body with a nice hook.
Manison slaps away a takedown attempt from Beast, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Manison is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Beast can do to turn this around?#T3#
Manison throws a hook to the side of Beast's head but Beast sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Beast fails with the takedown.
Beast looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Beast ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Manison misses with a hook. Beast ducked under it nicely.
Beast shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Beast connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Manison defending well as Beast loads up on a big left hand.
Beast shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Manison defends it nicely.
Manison clobbers Beast with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Manison 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.
Beast lands a jab to Manison's midsection.#T4#
Beast fails to land the takedown.
Manison misses with an uppercut. Beast saw that one coming.
Manison moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
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!
Beast shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.#TD2#
Beast is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Manison's half guard.
Beast is breathing heavily.
Manison is trying to get back to full guard.
Manison wants to get back to his feet.#SUB2#
Beast is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Manison wants to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Konstantin Manison dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
#R3#
Beast uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Manison.
Manison throws a lazy right hand but Beast sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Manison backing away here, and Beast unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Manison throws out a loose jab but Beast uses good head movement to avoid it.
Beast fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Manison manages to avoid it.
Horrible takedown attempt by Beast or perhaps it was just good defense by Manison, which made it look bad.
Manison misses with a looping left.
Beast fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Manison stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Manison wants it to stay on the feet.
Konstantin Manison has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of The Beast.
Manison throws an overhand right that lands on Beast's shoulder, as Beast tries to avoid the shot.
Beast looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beast staying out of range there.
Beast moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Beast takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Manison pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Beast tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Beast uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Manison.#T1#
Manison rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Beast moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Beast takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Beast keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Manison.
Manison misses with a body shot.
Manison fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Beast looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Manison is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Manison throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A jab from Manison misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Beast misses.
A jab lands there for Manison.
Manison swings for the body but Beast moves out of range.
Manison defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Beast.
Beast takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Manison throws a nice looking combination but Beast bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Manison lands a jab to the head.
Manison looks to throw the jab but Beast is out of range.
Nice sprawl there from Manison as Beast shoots in.
Nice straight punches there by Manison. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Manison.
Konstantin Manison is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Beast fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Manison throws a body punch but Beast moves out of range. #T2#
Beast uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Manison.
Manison lands the left hand.
Beast goes for a double leg but Manison avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Manison continues to drive forward.
Beast tries to move into range but Manison moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Jab, jab by Beast - just one landing.
Beast lands with a right hand.
Manison connects with a good right hand that stumbles Beast. Beast circles away out of range and recomposes himself.#ROC#
Beast is rocked!
Beast ducks into an uppercut from Manison and that's knocked him out cold! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Konstantin Manison!

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