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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Klaus Manfred (ranked 5571 p4p, 24380 weight class) and Justice McManus (ranked 620 p4p, 645 weight class). McManus has chosen Pat Murphy of the Irish Brigade as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Good wrestling
Counter fighter
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Klaus Manfred!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Justice McManus!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Ian Loll and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McManus moves out of range of the strikes.
Klaus Manfred seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Manfred swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and McManus counters with a three punch combo that has Manfred backing up. Manfred nods at McManus to acknowledge the strikes.
Manfred jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Manfred misses with an uppercut
and McManus counters with a three punch combo that has Manfred backing up. Manfred nods at McManus to acknowledge the strikes.
Manfred tests McManus's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Manfred thows a leg kick but McManus checks it
and McManus counters with a series of strikes. Manfred will be more careful next time no doubt.
Manfred shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Manfred throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
McManus wants to stand but Manfred is controlling the position.
Manfred cracks McManus with a solid left hand.
Manfred loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manfred is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
McManus wants to stand up but Manfred is controlling him.
Manfred works over McManus with some ground and pound from guard.
Manfred working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of McManus's head.
Manfred wants to pass the guard but McManus is keeping the position.
Manfred is working hard here to advance position.
McManus manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McManus breaks from the clinch.
McManus lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Manfred looks to land a right hand but McManus moved out of range.
A left and a right from McManus both land. Nice combination.
It looks like Klaus Manfred has been cut.
Manfred avoids the head kick by McManus.
McManus throws a head kick that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Manfred looks to land a right hand but McManus moved out of range.
McManus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Manfred.
McManus unleashes a big counter combination but Manfred bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Manfred gets the takedown into side control.
Manfred working the body and head with strikes.
McManus is working to avoid the ground and pound but Manfred connects with a decent elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manfred content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
McManus managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Manfred.
Manfred cracks McManus with an elbow. That is naaassty.
McManus is pushing Manfred's head away, looking to escape. Manfred manages to hold on to the position though.
Manfred is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt McManus will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Manfred lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manfred grinds an elbow into McManus's temple.
McManus is trying to get back to his feet.
McManus takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Manfred lands a few punches from side control.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McManus is trying to get back to his feet.
Manfred is trying to ground and pound but McManus uses the momentary lack of control by Manfred to regain half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
McManus is trying to stand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Klaus Manfred will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Klaus Manfred's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Manfred misses with a right hand
and McManus counters with a two punch combo.
McManus displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
McManus connects with a leg kick.
Manfred throws a leg kick that misses.
Manfred takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Manfred takes a kick to the side of the head.
Manfred fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McManus manages to avoid it.
Manfred throws a body shot but no joy.
McManus lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Manfred shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Manfred controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Manfred is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manfred cracks McManus with a solid left hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Manfred postures up in McManus's guard and throws a big left but McManus blocks it.
Manfred controls from within his opponent's guard.
Manfred distracts McManus with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Manfred sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Manfred throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as McManus works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
McManus wants to stand and escape but Manfred is having none of it.
Manfred sitting in guard here, content to control.
McManus avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
McManus pushes Manfred off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Manfred throws a shot from downtown. McManus moves away and avoids it.
McManus lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
McManus avoids the body shot from Manfred.
McManus plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
McManus keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
We've been informed that McManus has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manfred throws a leg kick
enabling McManus to counter with a crisp jab.
Manfred throws a looping overhand right but McManus ducks down to avoid it.
Manfred just misses with a punch to the body.
As Manfred backs off McManus throws a huge counter combo but Manfred manages to avoid it all.
McManus gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
McManus manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Manfred misses with a straight left.
McManus lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Manfred throws a leg kick
and McManus counters with a stiff right hand.
McManus rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Manfred moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Manfred darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Manfred is controlling the pace.
McManus keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Manfred not doing much here.
Manfred 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.
Manfred looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks McManus with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Justice McManus showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Klaus Manfred's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. 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.
Manfred decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
McManus is trying to escape back to his feet but Manfred uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Klaus Manfred overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
McManus parries the strikes from Manfred easily there. Manfred is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable McManus to escape.
McManus pushes Manfred away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Manfred gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
McManus is not content to let Manfred control the position.
Manfred landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McManus takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Manfred is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
McManus is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Manfred has just dragged him back down to the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manfred controlling the position from side mount.
Manfred is chipping away with strikes.
McManus wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Manfred controls the position.
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.
Manfred scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at McManus to see if he's OK.
Manfred lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear McManus down.
McManus being controlled for a moment.
Manfred cracks McManus with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Manfred wants to control but McManus is keeping him busy.
McManus bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manfred manages to get an easy takedown there - catching McManus on his heels. He'll look to pass McManus's guard now, I'm sure.
Manfred stops McManus from standing up.
Manfred working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Manfred stops McManus from standing up.
Manfred content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Manfred keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of McManus's head.
McManus is rocked!
Manfred is stalling in the full guard.
Manfred seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down McManus for as long as he can get away with.
Manfred is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
McManus is still in real trouble! Can Manfred finish him?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manfred arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! McManus's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Klaus Manfred!
A very excited looking Klaus Manfred 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.
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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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