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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bradford Manning (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexei Sidorenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Manning comes to the cage accompanied by Enter Sandman. Bradford Manning could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Alexei Sidorenko's chin.
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250 lbs
3 - 7 - 0 |
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189 cm
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282 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bradford Manning!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alexei Sidorenko!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Manning, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sidorenko tries to clinch up but Manning circles away and keeps his distance.
Sidorenko tries to close the distance and clinch but Manning swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Manning keeps the fight on the outside.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Sidorenko has eaten all the pies!
Manning lands a nice shot that snaps Sidorenko's head back.
It looks like Alexei Sidorenko has been cut.
Sidorenko throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Manning stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Manning clinches up against the cage.
Sidorenko lands an elbow that stopped Manning in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Bradford Manning has been cut.
Manning lands with a light punch inside.
Manning tries to pull guard but Sidorenko won't allow it.
Manning breaks the clinch.
Sidorenko tries to clinch there but Manning circles away.
Sidorenko takes one to the chin there.
A punch combination from Manning misses.
Sidorenko tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Manning manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Manning rushes Sidorenko and presses him up against the cage.
Sidorenko misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Manning.
Sidorenko is fighting off a takedown attempt but Manning is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Sidorenko to the mat. Sidorenko regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
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.
Sidorenko looking for a sweep. Not yet Sidorenko, not yet.
Manning throws a big right hand that misses.
Manning with a nice head shot there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manning won't allow Sidorenko to sweep him here.
Sidorenko trying to keep a closed guard but Manning is proving a slippery customer.
Manning connects with a couple of short punches.
Sidorenko not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Sidorenko controlling the position.
Manning stopping the sweep attempt from Sidorenko.
Manning 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.
Manning throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sidorenko controls Manning momentarily but Manning frees himself.
Sidorenko keeping moving, preventing Manning from controlling successfully.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Sidorenko is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sidorenko tries to clinch but Manning moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sidorenko fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sidorenko doesn't manage to clinch there - Manning circles away.
Sidorenko tries to clinch there but Manning circles away.
Manning cracks a nice hook into Sidorenko's ribs.
Sidorenko takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That has opened up Alexei Sidorenko's cut even more.
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!
Sidorenko clinches up against the cage.
Sidorenko throws an elbow but it misses.
Manning manages to pull guard.
Sidorenko pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Manning is keeping the position for now.
Sidorenko trying to control the position from guard on top but Manning is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sidorenko must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Sidorenko looking to sit in guard and control but Manning gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Sidorenko trying to keep a closed guard but Manning is proving a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manning missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Manning throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sidorenko works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sidorenko striking off his back, scoring a few points.
Sidorenko wants to sweep here but Manning controlling him for the moment.
Manning wants to stand but Sidorenko is controlling his posture from full guard.
Manning throws a big elbow that misses.
Sidorenko manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Manning is desperately trying to improve his position but Sidorenko has a good base and remains in mount.
Sidorenko controlling from the full mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sidorenko tries to control but Manning wriggling away.
Sidorenko controlling his opponent.
Manning wants to control but Sidorenko is having none of it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Sidorenko controlling from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bradford Manning dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A left and a right from Manning both land. Nice combination.
Sidorenko tries to clinch up.
Bradford Manning is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Manning misses with the combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Manning. Sidorenko does a little dance to reset his feet.
Manning gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Sidorenko creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short right from Manning on the inside.
The cut above Alexei Sidorenko's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Sidorenko just misses with a elbow thrown towards Manning's brow.
Manning manages to break the clinch.
Bradford Manning is winning the standup battle so far.
A right-left combo lands from Manning.
Manning misses with the combination.
Sidorenko doesn't manage to clinch there - Manning circles away.
Sidorenko lands a head kick!
Manning lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Manning avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manning misses with a series of wild punches.
Sidorenko tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Manning paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sidorenko clinches with his opponent.
Sidorenko trying to land knees to the body.
Manning pushes Sidorenko back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Alexei Sidorenko's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Sidorenko trying to land knees to the body.
Sidorenko tries to land knees in the clinch but Manning avoids the damage to the body.
Sidorenko trying to land knees to the body.
Manning on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sidorenko misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sidorenko trying to land knees to the body.
Manning on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Manning breaks from the clinch.
Manning connects with the punch.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Alexei Sidorenko's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Bradford Manning!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Bradford Manning made sure he mentioned Charlie Wang's Nutrition and 95 % Laundry, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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