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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Charles Darwin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray Mancine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Ray Mancine enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Charles Darwin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ray Mancine!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Colin Fotheringham and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mancine stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Darwin misses with a hook. Mancine ducked under it nicely.
Darwin moves out of range of the strikes.
Mancine misses with a looping right.
Mancine 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.
Darwin takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Mancine moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Darwin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mancine manages to avoid it.
Mancine throws a series of punches but Darwin moves out of range.
Mancine tries to clinch there but Darwin circles away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Darwin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mancine moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mancine misses with an uppercut. Darwin saw that one coming.
Darwin misses with a looping left.
Mancine works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Darwin misses the shot to the body.
A swing and a miss from Mancine.
Darwin cracks Mancine with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darwin moves out of range of the strikes.
Darwin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Darwin defending well as Mancine loads up on a big left hand.
Mancine pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mancine is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Darwin is looking to chop away at Mancine's legs.
Darwin throws a good cross that connects.
Darwin scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Mancine misses with an uppercut
and Darwin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mancine connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Charles Darwin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Darwin tried to score with a low kick but Mancine checks it.
Mancine takes one to the side of the head.
Mancine throws a looping overhand right but Darwin ducks down to avoid it.
Darwin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mancine.
Mancine slips a jab from Darwin.
Darwin swats away the attempt to clinch by Mancine.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darwin on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Darwin misses with a wild combination.
Darwin scores with a crisp jab that stopped Mancine in his tracks.
Darwin looks to land a combination but Mancine avoids it well.
Darwin shoots in for a takedown but Mancine shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A left lands for Mancine.
Mancine connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Darwin swings for the body but Mancine moves out of range.
Darwin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mancine throws out the jab.
Mancine is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Darwin had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Darwin slips under a jab from Mancine.
Mancine throws a series of punches but Darwin moves out of range.
Darwin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mancine.
Darwin connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mancine dodges the punch combination from Darwin.
Mancine throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Darwin counters with a good low kick that Mancine was not able to check.
Darwin swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Mancine throws a big shot that misses.
Darwin connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Mancine momentarily.
Mancine might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Darwin takes a swing at Mancine's ribcage but misses.
Mancine throws a lazy right hand but Darwin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The fighters circle momentarily. Mancine darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Horrible takedown by Darwin or perhaps it was just good defense by Mancine which made him look bad.
Darwin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mancine uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Darwin.
Darwin wants to slow Mancine down by chopping away at his legs.
Mancine moves out of range of the strikes.
Mancine thows a body shot but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darwin slips under a jab from Mancine.
Darwin throws a series of punches but Mancine moves out of range.
Mancine misses with a straight left.
Darwin fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Charles Darwin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mancine looks to throw the jab but Darwin is out of range.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Darwin is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Mancine gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Mancine is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Mancine can't find room to land a body shot as Darwin controls the action.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A head punch on the inside from Mancine fails to land.
Mancine tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ray Mancine will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Mancine cracks Darwin with a right hand to the side of the head.
Mancine walks into a straight right hand from Darwin.
Mancine shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Darwin's guard.
Mancine postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Darwin is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Mancine looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Mancine manages to get to full guard.
Mancine wants to stand up but Darwin is controlling him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mancine is looking for a triangle but Darwin pushes his legs off easily.
Darwin throwing strikes but missing.
Darwin 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Mancine keeping moving, preventing Darwin from controlling successfully.
Mancine looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Mancine throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Darwin lands a couple of elbows.
Mancine lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Darwin!
Mancine is landing with some decent strikes but Darwin is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Mancine connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Darwin tries to hold on but Mancine postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darwin avoids a series of strikes thrown by Mancine.
Darwin regains half guard.
Mancine looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Darwin blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mancine.
Darwin wants to control but Mancine is keeping busy.
Mancine thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Mancine throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Mancine looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Darwin with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Darwin is pressing down on Mancine's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mancine trying to control the position from guard on top but Darwin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Darwin trying to keep a closed guard but Mancine is proving a slippery customer.
Mancine throwing strikes but missing.
Darwin utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Darwin working a defensive guard here.
Darwin preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Mancine throws an elbow that misses. Darwin uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Mancine's guard. Nice move by Darwin!
Mancine is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Darwin is aware though and is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darwin tries to free his leg and advance position but Mancine is retaining full guard.
Mancine looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Darwin preventing the sweep.
Mancine looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Darwin might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Mancine wants to sweep here but Darwin controlling him for the moment.
Mancine is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Mancine is breathing heavily.
Mancine keeping full guard, as Darwin tries to pass.
Darwin thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Darwin thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Mancine has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Darwin can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Mancine showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Darwin's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Darwin duly obliges.
Mancine closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Darwin to the mat! Darwin manages to get full guard.
Ray Mancine has got the better of the ground game so far.
Mancine postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Darwin trying to keep a closed guard but Mancine is proving a slippery customer.
Mancine must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Mancine passes Darwin's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Darwin wants to improve his position but Mancine is controlling well.
Mancine throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Nice strikes from Mancine there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mancine tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
The fighters are battling for position here. Darwin manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Mancine distracts Darwin with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Mancine trying to control the position from guard on top but Darwin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mancine lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Mancine throws a strike but Darwin rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darwin wants to control from the top but Mancine keeps moving.
Darwin stands up over Mancine, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Mancine wants to sweep here but Darwin controlling him for the moment.
Darwin trying to control the position from guard on top but Mancine is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mancine working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Darwin doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Darwin manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Darwin preventing the sweep.
Darwin got a little sloppy there for a moment and Mancine has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Darwin has managed to get both his arms back between Mancine's legs - danger averted.
Darwin got a little sloppy there for a moment and Mancine has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Darwin has managed to get both his arms back between Mancine's legs - danger averted.
Mancine takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mancine wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darwin looking to pass the guard.
Mancine looking to hit a scissor sweep but Darwin is one step ahead there.
Darwin 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.
Darwin cracks Mancine with a solid left hand.
Mancine is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Darwin is looking to work some ground and pound but Mancine has wrist control.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Darwin's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Darwin got a little sloppy there for a moment and Mancine has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Darwin has managed to get both his arms back between Mancine's legs - danger averted.
Darwin landing with the ground and pound.
Darwin passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mancine is trying to improve his position.
Darwin thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Mancine is looking for a sweep.
Charles Darwin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Darwin tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Darwin has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mancine tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Darwin wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Darwin wants to control but Mancine is keeping him busy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mancine manages to work his way to half guard, despite Darwin's best efforts.
Darwin is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Mancine has one foot on Darwin's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ray Mancine.
I've got Mancine 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 James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ray Mancine!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Ray Mancine waved his t-shirt featuring GTI - 1337 sponsors VERSUS's logo in front of the cameras.
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