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Event:
CFC 556
Date: May 27, 2023 |
#R1#
Foster fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Foster lands a nice looking body shot.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Foster is defended easily by Mann.
Foster looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Foster looks winded!#CL#
Mann clinches up against the cage.
Mann lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Mann lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
#CUT#It looks like Brad Foster has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mann comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Mann lands a knee to the body.
Mann landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Mann with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stalling in the clinch from Mann.
#T1#
Knees to the body from Mann.
Mann lands a damaging elbow.
Mann creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Foster's defenses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Mann obliges.
Mann connects with a nasty looking knee right to Foster's face.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Mann.
Mann stalling in the clinch.
Mann lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Mann scores with a knee to the head.
#ROC#Foster is rocked!
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Mann.
Mann is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mann lands a knee to the head.
Foster is still on wobbly legs! Can Mann finish him?
The referee is keeping an eye on Mann - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Foster seems to have recovered his senses.#T2#
Foster effectively controlling the action here.
Mann comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Mann lands a damaging elbow.
Foster tries for a takedown. No joy.
King Mann has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brad Foster.
Mann lands a knee to the head.
Mann lands a nice knee to the body.
Mann putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Foster in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Mann is working Foster over with knees. Oh, he's thrown a big one to the head! Foster is out! One big shot and it's all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). King Mann! |
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Event:
CFC 547
Date: Apr 22, 2023 |
#R1#
Mann closes the distance looking to clinch
and Constantinou connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#CUT#It looks like King Mann has been cut.
Mann looks to clinch
and Constantinou counters with a big right hand! Oh Mann is in trouble here! Constantinou follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lazaros Constantinou!
After winning the bout, Lazaros Constantinou thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility. |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Mar 13, 2023 |
#R1#
Mann throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kross counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mann tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kross manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mann tries to clinch there but Kross circles away.
King Mann seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kross avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mann looks to clinch
and Kross counters with a straight right hand.#CUT#It looks like King Mann has been cut.
Kross avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mann misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kross throwing a counter right hand but Mann manages to avoid it.
Mann moves in looking to clinch but Kross pushes him off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mann looks to clinch
and Kross cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kross displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Kross is breathing heavily.
Kross keeps the fight on the outside.
Mann tries to clinch there but Kross circles away.
#T1#
The fight stays on the outside here - Mann looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've been told by Kross's head coaches at Blacktalians MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Kross uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Mann has time to react.
Mann throws a low kick but Kross avoids it.
Nice straight punches there by Kross. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kross.
Mann tries to clinch up but Kross circles away and keeps his distance.
Kross throwing a counter right hand but Mann manages to avoid it.
Mann tries to clinch there but Kross circles away.
Kross misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mann.
Despite the aggression on Mann's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Mann tries to clinch but Kross is having none of it.
Mann tries to clinch
and Kross counters with an inside leg kick.
Kross fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Mann has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.#T2#
Mann tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kross swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mann wants to clinch but Kross slips to the side
and Kross counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mann closes the distance looking to clinch
and Kross counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mann tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kross swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kross appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Kross avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A jab from Kross misses.
Mann moves in looking to clinch but Kross pushes him off.
Kross swats away the attempt to clinch by Mann.
Kross throwing a counter right hand but Mann manages to avoid it.#T3#
Mann tries to clinch up.
Mann wants to clinch but Kross slips to the side
and Kross connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mann is looking to clinch.
Kross quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Mann tries to clinch there but Kross circles away.
Kross half committed to a counter leg kick.
Mann takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kross swats away the attempt to clinch by Mann.
Kross scores with a punch to the head.
Mann tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kross paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mann closes the distance but Kross moves to the side
and Kross makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.#T4#
Mann doesn't manage to clinch there - Kross circles away.
Mann tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Kross counter with a right hand.
Mann is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
It looked like Kross wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Mann tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mann tries to clinch up.
Mann tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kross manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kross circles away from the clinch attempt.
A little feinted left hand from Kross on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kullo Kross dominated that round.
The cut man is working on King Mann's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Mann tries to clinch up but Kross circles away and keeps his distance.
Mann is looking to clinch but Kross is avoiding it.
Mann fails with an attempt to clinch.
Some bone on bone action there as Kross checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Kross is looking to counter punch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mann looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mann swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kross swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Kross circles away from the clinch attempt
and Kross counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Mann thinking.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mann fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mann takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
#T1#
Mann tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kross swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mann closes the distance but Kross moves to the side
and Kross counters with a nice body shot.
Mann throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kross counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mann falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Kross counter with a right hand.
Kross explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Kross jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Mann tries to clinch
and Kross counters with a straight right hand.
Mann misses with a leg kick
and Kross counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #T2#
Mann throws a low kick but Kross moves out of range easily.
Kross misses with a straight left.
Mann looks to land a body kick but Kross moved away.
Kross was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kross circles away from the clinch attempt.
King Mann is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mann tries to close the distance and clinch but Kross swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A little feinted left hand from Kross on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Mann wants to clinch
and Kross counters with a nice low kick that buckles Mann's knee momentarily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mann is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kross takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
#CL2#
Mann instigates a clinch. #T3#
Mann just leaning against Kross, taking a breather. #BC#
Kross's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mann darts in trying to clinch
and Kross counters with a straight right hand.
Kross keeps the fight on the outside.
Kross is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mann can do to turn this around?
Mann moves in looking to clinch but Kross pushes him off.
Mann tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kross swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kross circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kross swats away the attempt to clinch by Mann.#T4#
Mann tries to clinch up.
Kross circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mann doesn't manage to clinch there - Kross circles away.
Kross lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Kross.
Mann lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Mann moves in looking to clinch but Kross pushes him off.
Kross is looking to counter with a body kick.
Mann is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kross was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kullo Kross is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mann tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kross avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kullo Kross dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on King Mann'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#
Mann throws a leg kick which misses Kross's front leg but catches the back leg as Kross tries to avoid it.
Mann throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kross is looking to counter punch.
Mann tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kross paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kross avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mann tries to clinch but Kross moves away
and Kross counters with a nice uppercut.
Kross throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kross avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
As Mann backs away, Kross returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Mann fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mann tries to clinch up
and Mann takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#T1#
Mann tries to clinch but fails miserably
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Mann tries to close the distance and clinch but Kross swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mann wants to clinch.
Mann lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Mann is looking to clinch but Kross is avoiding it.
Kross is looking to counter punch.
Mann on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kross circles away from the clinch attempt.
#T2#
Mann tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kross manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mann tries to clinch but Kross moves out of range.
Kross swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kross swats away the attempt to clinch by Mann.
Mann moves in looking to clinch but Kross pushes him off.
Mann darts in trying to clinch
letting Kross counter with a right hand.
Mann fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mann tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Kross cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#T3#
Mann avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Mann tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kross swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kross throwing a counter right hand but Mann manages to avoid it.
Mann tries to clinch there but Kross circles away.
Mann tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kross manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kross quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Mann tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mann tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kross swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mann throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
It appears Kross was looking to counter with a kick there.#CL2#
Mann pushes Kross up against the cage in a clinch.#BC#
Kross escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mann looks like he's thinking about clinching though.#T4#
Mann tries to clinch there but Kross circles away.
Mann misses with a looping right.
Mann tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Kross counters with a stiff right hand.
Mann tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Kross counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Mann fails to land with a series of punches.
Mann tries to clinch but Kross moves out of range.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mann misses with the body kick
and Kross connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mann looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kullo Kross showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kross, 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 30:26
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:26
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kullo Kross!
During a confident post fight interview, Kullo Kross thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him. |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jan 23, 2023 |
#R1##CL#
Mann clinches up with Gambini and pushes him back against the cage.
Mann holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Mann lands a knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Mann.
Mann leaning his opponent against the cage.
Gambini misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mann stalling.
Mann lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. #CUT#It looks like Paul Gambini has been cut.#BC2#
Gambini manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gambini looks for a takedown but Mann sprawls well.
Mann is looking to clinch.
Gambini 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.#CL#
Mann clinches up with Gambini and pushes him back against the cage.#T1#
Mann lands an elbow inside that Gambini shrugs off.
Gambini takes an elbow to the forehead.
Mann looking to throw knees to the head but Gambini is blocking nicely.
Mann tries a knee to the head but Gambini blocks it.
Mann leaning his opponent against the cage.
Gambini managing to block the knees to the body from Mann.
Gambini tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Gambini is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Gambini tries for a takedown but Mann manages to get underhooks.
King Mann has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul Gambini.
Gambini has had enough of the clinch but Mann keeps him there for the moment.
Mann avoiding damage.
Mann connects with a knee to the head.
Mann trying to land knees to the body.
#T2#
Mann is pushing Gambini up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Mann landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Gambini is looking to control Mann's arms but Mann gets an underhook and turns him. Now Gambini has his back to the cage.
Gambini has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Mann crunches a lovely knee into Gambini's ribcage.
Gambini is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Mann is defending well.
Mann scores with a knee to the head.
#BC2#
Gambini pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#CL#
Mann moves into the clinch.
A knee to the head by Mann.
Gambini takes an elbow to the forehead.
Mann missing with knees to the body.
#T3#
A knee to the head by Mann.
The referee is keeping an eye on Gambini - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Gambini takes an elbow to the temple.
Gambini takes an elbow to the temple.
Gambini's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Mann holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Gambini tries to pull guard but Mann forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Mann slowing the pace effectively.
Mann gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Nice elbow from Mann. #T4#
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Mann takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Mann unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gambini lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Mann.
Mann unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gambini lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. #TD2#
Gambini has picked Mann up - he's going for a ride! Gambini dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Gambini looks winded!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gambini is looking to take a break and control but Mann is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gambini prevents Mann from standing back up.
Mann trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
King Mann dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Paul Gambini's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2##CL#
Mann pushes Gambini up against the cage in a clinch.
Come on Mann - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Gambini avoiding damage as Mann throws knees to the body.
Mann tries to land a knee to the head but Gambini blocks with his arms.
Gambini avoiding damage.
Mann tries to land knees in the clinch but Gambini avoids the damage to the body.
King Mann has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Gambini tries for a takedown. No joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gambini avoiding damage as Mann throws knees to the body.
Mann crunches a lovely knee into Gambini's ribcage.
Mann effectively controlling the action here.
Mann crunches a lovely knee into Gambini's ribcage.#T1#
Mann connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gambini's face.
Mann lands a knee to the body.
Mann lands an elbow that stopped Gambini in his tracks for a moment. #TD2#
Gambini jumps guard.
Mann will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Mann postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Mann throwing strikes but missing.
Mann knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gambini on the ground.
Mann throwing strikes from guard but Gambini blocks nicely.
Mann stopping the sweep attempt from Gambini.
Mann has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.#SU#
Mann stands up and waves to Gambini to follow him.
Mann tries to clinch there but Gambini circles away.
#CL#
Mann moves into the clinch successfully.
#T2#
Mann lands a knee to the body.
Gambini trying to land knees to the body.
Gambini wants to get back to striking at distance but Mann won't allow it.
Mann landing knees to the head.
Mann landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gambini takes an elbow to the temple.
Gambini is trying to pull guard but Mann turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Mann taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Gambini looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mann unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gambini lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Gambini is breathing heavily.
Mann lands an elbow inside.
Mann misses with a knee to the head.
Gambini leaning his opponent against the cage.
Mann prevents Gambini from breaking the clinch.#T3#
Mann lands an elbow just above Gambini 's eye.
Gambini avoiding damage as Mann throws knees to the body.
Gambini jumps guard but Mann turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
King Mann has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul Gambini.
Gambini jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Mann walks away with a smile on his face. Gambini gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Gambini misses with a body kick.
King Mann is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#CL#
Mann rushes Gambini and presses him up against the cage.
Nice elbow from Mann.
Gambini jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Mann walks away with a smile on his face. Gambini gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. #CL#
Mann has taken the fight to the clinch.
Mann is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gambini can do to turn this around?
Mann lands a nice knee to the body.
Mann lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Gambini tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
#T4#
Gambini wants a takedown.
Mann pressing his opponent against the cage.
Mann is stalling here.
Gambini tries to score a body lock takedown but Mann shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Gambini has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Mann is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
The referee is keeping an eye on Mann - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Gambini is trying to push Mann away but Mann has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Mann connects with a knee to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mann scores with a knee to the head.
Mann lands an elbow inside that Gambini shrugs off.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
King Mann dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Paul Gambini's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!#R3##CL#
Mann gets a clinch.
Mann landing knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Mann.
Mann lands a damaging elbow.
Gambini is trying to push Mann away but Mann has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A knee to the head by Mann.
#ROC#Gambini is rocked!
Mann throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gambini blocks it with crossed arms.
Gambini is still on wobbly legs! Can Mann finish him?
Nice elbow from Mann.
Knees to the body from Mann.
Gambini tries to score a body lock takedown but Mann shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Gambini seems to have recovered his senses.
Mann gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Mann landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee calls for Mann to work.
Gambini takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mann lands a nice elbow from the clinch. #T1#
Gambini takes a knee right on the jaw!
#CUT#That has opened up Paul Gambini's cut even more.
Knees to the body from Mann.
Gambini can't break the clinch.
Mann with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Mann with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Mann takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Mann using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gambini has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mann landing knees to the head.
Mann lands a good knee to the midsection. Gambini won't want to take too many of those.
Mann comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Gambini is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Mann gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Mann gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. #T2#
Mann landing knees to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mann has Gambini pressed against the cage.
Mann crunches a lovely knee into Gambini's ribcage.
Gambini takes an elbow to the forehead.
Mann displaying some good clinch control by pressing Gambini up against the cage.
Mann lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Mann stalls.
Mann prevents a takedown attempt there.
King Mann has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul Gambini.
Mann displaying some good clinch control by pressing Gambini up against the cage.#T3#
Mann using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Gambini takes a knee right on the jaw!
Gambini drops down looking for an ankle pick but Mann pulls his leg out and moves away.
#CL#
Mann darts in and clinches Gambini up against the cage.
Mann stalling against the cage.
Mann creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gambini's defenses.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch. #T4#
Gambini jumps guard but Mann stands there with Gambini around his waist. Gambini gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Mann looking to throw knees to the head but Gambini is blocking nicely.
Mann lands a knee to the body.
Mann creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gambini's defenses.
Mann lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Mann content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Gambini being controlled against the cage.
Mann stalling against the cage.
Mann gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by King Mann.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mann looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And that's the end of the fight!
King Mann showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Mann, 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 30:26
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:25
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... King Mann! |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jan 18, 2023 |
#R1##CL#
Mann drives through and clinches with Sullivan against the cage.
Mann utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Mann lands a nice elbow.
Mann landing knees to the head.
#CUT#It looks like Chuck Sullivan has been cut.
Sullivan has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Mann is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Mann takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Sullivan has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Mann after a bit of a struggle.
Mann has Sullivan pushed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mann landing knees to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Mann - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Mann landing knees to the head.
#T1#
Mann lands a big knee to the head and Sullivan goes down! Mann pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). King Mann! |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jan 15, 2023 |
#R1##CL2#
Mann darts in and clinches Wylde up against the cage.
Wylde misses with a punch on the inside.
Mann tries to land a knee to the head but Wylde blocks with his arms.
Mann displaying some good clinch control by pressing Wylde up against the cage.
Mann's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Mann continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Mann content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Wylde misses with the head strike.
Wylde tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mann lands an elbow inside that Wylde shrugs off. #CUT2#It looks like Gunnar Wylde has been cut.
Mann is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Mann connects with a knee to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wylde working aggressively here.
Mann using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Wylde has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mann stalls.
Mann misses with a knee strike.
#T1#
A nice glancing elbow lands by Mann.
Mann stalling against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mann.
A head punch on the inside from Wylde fails to land.
Wylde blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mann comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Mann lands an elbow inside.
Mann pressing his opponent against the cage.
Mann blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wylde lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wylde working hard to break the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Mann unloads a knee to the mid-section. Wylde lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Mann stalling in the clinch.
#T2#
Mann using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Mann taking a breather.
Mann lands a knee to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mann holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Knees to the body from Mann.
Wylde misses with the head strike.
Wylde is trying to break the clinch but Mann is controlling him.
Wylde swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wylde misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wylde misses with a punch on the inside.
Wylde throws a head punch that misses.
Mann's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Mann lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Stalling in the clinch from Mann.
Wylde being controlled against the cage.#T3#
Wylde is trying to push Mann away but Mann has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Wylde letting Mann take a breather here.
Mann lands an elbow that stopped Wylde in his tracks for a moment.
Mann effectively controlling the action here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by King Mann.#CL2#
Mann rushes Wylde and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Wylde misses with the head strike.
Wylde is trying to stall.
A head punch on the inside from Wylde fails to land.
Wylde lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wylde misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wylde trying to control the position but instead, Mann has worked for underhooks and has pushed Wylde into the cage.#T4#
Mann blocks a body shot from Wylde.
Mann misses with a knee to the head.
Mann utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Mann is stalling here.
Mann throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mann slowing the pace effectively.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Mann utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Mann lands a knee to the head.
#CUT2#Gunnar Wylde's cut is getting worse.
Wylde is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mann blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Mann obliges.
Wylde has a couple of punches blocked by Mann.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
King Mann dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gunnar Wylde's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2##CL2#
Mann gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Wylde misses with some punches.
Mann has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mann unloads a knee to the mid-section. Wylde lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Mann lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A bit of stalling here from Mann.
Wylde tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wylde swings wildly with an uppercut but Mann uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wylde misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mann lands an elbow inside that Wylde shrugs off.
Wylde misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wylde misses with the head strike.
Mann tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mann creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Wylde's defenses.
Mann lands an elbow just above Wylde 's eye.
Wylde misses with a hook from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mann keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Wylde's efforts to push away.
Mann tries to land a knee to the head but Wylde blocks with his arms.
#T1#
Mann lands a nice elbow. #CUT2#Gunnar Wylde's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Mann lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
#ROC2#Wylde is rocked!
Mann has Wylde tight in a Thai clinch... and there's a huge knee which drops Wylde to the floor. He's out cold!! I hope he's still got all his teeth!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). King Mann! |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jan 12, 2023 |
#R1#
Sullivan gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Mann counters with a head kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Sullivan.
Sullivan has his takedown stuffed
and Mann counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chuck Sullivan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sullivan shoots and misses
and Mann counters with a one-two to the body.
Sullivan with a lazy takedown attempt
and Mann counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Sullivan closes this distance looking for a takedown but Mann circles away.
Mann is looking for the big counter here.
Chuck Sullivan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mann lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Sullivan can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Mann and Sullivan drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Mann.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). King Mann! |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jan 09, 2023 |
#R1##TD2#
Test fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Mann sprawls well initially but Test persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Test wants to stand up but Mann has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Mann on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Mann tries to get out of the position.
Test is trying to control. Mann wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Test throwing shots but Mann is blocking nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mann wants to get back to his feet.
Test is looking to take a break and control but Mann is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Test keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mann has hold of Test's hands but Test slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Mann is trying to stand.
#T1##SUB2#
Test is trying for a kimura here. Mann looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Test wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Pilot Test! |
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