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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Booze Hound (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Mann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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145 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
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170 cm
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140 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Brawler
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Booze Hound!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bobby Mann!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Tiny Johnson and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hound gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Hound.
Mann tries to pull guard but Hound won't allow it.
Mann is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Mann gets control of Hound's arms and successfully pulls guard. Mann will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mann had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Hound defends it easily.
Hound is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Mann is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Mann has escaped and now he's on top!
Hound trying to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mann stopping the sweep attempt from Hound.
Hound has a closed guard, preventing Mann from standing up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Hound looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Mann prevents Hound from getting back to his feet.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Booze Hound has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Hound misses with a jab to the body
and Mann counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Mann stands up from Hound's guard - Mann perhaps looking for a knockout.
Hound tries to clinch up.
Hound misses with a takedown
and Mann counters by clinching up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mann is trying to maintain a safe position but Hound gets an underhook and turns Mann into the cage.
Mann breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hound with a poor takedown
and Mann counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Hound's guard now.
Hound wants to sweep but no luck.
Mann decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Hound forces Mann back against the cage and clinches.
Mann manages to break the clinch.
Mann tries to clinch up but Hound circles away and keeps his distance.
Mann gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Hound to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Hound stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mann swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hound knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mann on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mann had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Hound defends it 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!
Hound got a little sloppy there for a moment and Mann has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Hound has managed to get both his arms back between Mann's legs - danger averted.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hound preventing the sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Mann dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hound tries to close the distance and clinch but Mann swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mann has Hound up against the cage in a clinch.
Hound will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Mann up against the cage.
Hound breaks from the clinch.
Hound digs a good hook to Mann's body.
Mann with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hound counters with a takedown into side control.
Mann is trying to get back to half guard.
Mann stuck in half guard on the bottom here.
Hound in side control, just content to control the action for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hound is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Mann knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
You can see the frustration on Mann's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Hound is looking to take a break and control but Mann is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Mann wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Hound with the ground and pound but Mann regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Bobby Mann has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hound is thwarting Mann's attempts to control the position.
Hound slows the pace down in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hound trying to advance position but Mann counters by regaining guard.
Mann has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Hound off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Booze Hound seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hound misses with a takedown
and Mann counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Mann has decided to stand back up but his arm is trapped. Whilst he's worrying about his arm, Hound works to full guard.
Mann stands up from guard. Let's bang!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mann shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Hound counters with a three punch combo that has Mann backing up. Mann nods at Hound to acknowledge the strikes.
Hound doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Mann counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mann is thwarting Hound's attempts to control the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mann is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Mann showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Hound moves into the clinch.
Mann escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hound shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Mann counters with a nice double leg into side control. Hound won't be happy with that.
Mann decides to stand back up. Mann steps back and let's Hound get back to his feet.
Mann is looking to clinch.
Hound 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.
Mann looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hound is one step ahead there.
Hound gets to his feet - Mann follows without any prompting.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hound gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Mann moves into the clinch.
Mann has clasped his hands together around Hound's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Mann stands up and we're back to a striking position.
A shot to the body from Hound misses
and Mann counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Mann gets to his feet. Hound looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hound throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Mann.
Mann gets tackled into the cage by Hound. Hound maintains the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hound.
Mann working hard to break the clinch.
Mann pulls Hound into guard.
Mann looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mann keeping moving, preventing Hound from controlling successfully.
Hound's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Mann looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hound is one step ahead there.
Hound postures up.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Booze Hound wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Hound scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mann is not content to let Hound control the position.
Mann wants to control but Hound postures up.
Mann gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Mann looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Hound working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Hound is trying to control the action in half guard but Mann is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Mann manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Hound got a little sloppy there for a moment and Mann has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Hound has managed to get both his arms back between Mann's legs - danger averted.
Hound in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Booze Hound has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hound drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Mann manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Hound has Mann in his guard.
Hound is striking but Mann is not phased and passes to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bobby Mann comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Mann 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bobby Mann!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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