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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Stan Man (ranked 1536 p4p, 1450 weight class) and Mer Lo (ranked 125 p4p, 117 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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135
8 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Counter fighter
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
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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 16 - 12 - 2, fighting out of London, Stan Man!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mer Lo!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Elvis Blanc and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Man goes for a double leg but Lo avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Lo continues to drive forward.
Lo throws out a counter right but Man avoids it with no problem.
Lo pushes Man back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Man tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Lo just stands there and leans against the cage.
Lo lands a hook that snaps the head of Man backwards.
Lo slows down the pace here.
Lo lands a hook that snaps the head of Man backwards.
Lo is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stan Man. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lo digs a right hand into Man's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Man's gas tank.
A short body shot lands from Lo as the two fighters clinch.
Lo dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Lo takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Man goes for a takedown in the clinch but Lo prevents it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lo.
Man tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Lo just stands there and leans against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lo lands with a left to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Man backwards.
Lo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lo.
Still in the clinch, Lo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lo prevents the takedown attempt.
Lo lands a body shot in the clinch.
Lo gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Man.
Lo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Good body shot from Lo.
A short right from Lo on the inside.
Lo slowing the pace effectively.
Man is trying to pull guard but Lo has him pressed against the cage.
Lo lands with a right to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lo lands a right hand.
A right hook to the body lands for Lo.
Lo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lo is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Lo lands with a right to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man is trying to drag Lo to the mat but Lo just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Man is breathing heavily.
Man lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Lo is holding on to half guard well.
Lo wants to get back to full guard.
Ground and pound from Man.
Lo is trying to maintain the position but Man is very close to passing his half guard.
Lo felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Man seems to be working for a kimura but Lo defends the submission attempt.
Man working the head and body with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Man trying to pass the guard but Lo defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lo tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Man has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Lo is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Lo regains half guard.
Lo looking for submissions off his back.
Lo blocking the ground and pound attempt from Man.
Lo has hold of Man's hands but Man slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Lo tries to roll over but Man keeps him under control.
Man wants to pass to mount but Lo is defending the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Man there.
Lo slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Man is fighting to break Lo's control of his arms but Lo is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Lo is continuing to stall.
Lo looking to control.
Man working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Man cracks Lo with a solid left hand.
Lo is trying to control the position but Man postures up.
Lo is pulling down on Man's head to control his posture.
Lo looking for a sweep. Not yet Lo, not yet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mer Lo dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Man shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Lo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Man tries to clinch but Lo is having none of it.
Lo throws a counter combo.
Man with a poor takedown
and Lo holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Lo lands a shot to the body.
Lo effectively controlling the action here.
A nice left hand lands by Lo.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Lo takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lo.
Lo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Man backwards.
Lo lands a body shot.
Man jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Lo walks away with a smile on his face. Man gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stan Man. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Man throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Lo bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Man's head backwards.
Man is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Man shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Man fails with the takedown
enabling Lo to counter with a crisp jab.
Man misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lo throws a shot to the body.
Man misses with a takedown
and Lo holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lo is leaning against Man and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Man's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lo stalling the fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice left hand lands by Lo.
Lo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Man tries to pull guard but Lo won't allow it.
Lo is working Man over against the cage.
Lo just leaning against Man, taking a breather.
Lo lands a body shot.
Lo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lo works on Man's body with a couple of short punches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lo has Man pressed against the cage, preventing Man from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lo gets through Man's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lo lands a body shot.
Lo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short right from Lo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Lo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lo gets underhooks to prevent Man's takedown attempt.
Man drops down looking for an ankle pick but Lo pulls his leg out and moves away.
Man takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Mer Lo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Man misses with a takedown
and Lo counters with a nice uppercut.
Lo scores with a jab to the jaw.
Man misses with a takedown attempt
and Lo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lo darts in and clinches Man up against the cage.
A short right from Lo on the inside.
Mer Lo seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A shot in the inside from Lo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Man backwards.
Lo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Lo.
Man is rocked!
Lo lands with a left to the head.
Oh Man is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lo lands a shot to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Lo.
Man seems to have got his legs back now.
Man can't get the takedown.
Lo gets underhooks to prevent Man's takedown attempt.
Lo holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Man is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Lo to keep the fight standing.
Lo lands with a right to the head.
Lo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Man backwards.
Lo scores with a shot to the side of Man's head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mer Lo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Lo stuffs the takedown.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Man.
Lo is trying to control Man's posture but Man avoids it.
Lo manages to work his way to half guard, despite Man's best efforts.
Lo gets full guard.
Man scoring with punches to the head and body.
Man stopping the sweep attempt from Lo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lo working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Man doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Man manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Lo keeping moving, preventing Man from controlling successfully.
Lo controls Man momentarily but Man frees himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man trying to control the position from guard on top but Lo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lo is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Man postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Lo had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Man defends it easily.
Lo wants to control but Man passes easily into half guard.
Lo trying to control here.
Lo tries to roll over but Man keeps him under control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lo is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Stan Man overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Man working Lo over with strikes.
Lo is holding on to half guard well.
Lo is trying to maintain the position but Man is very close to passing his half guard.
Lo looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Lo wants to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lo punching from the bottom.
Lo wants to control the action here but instead Man manages to pass to full mount!
Lo looks out of his depth in this position - he's holding on tight.
Lo reaches up to try and control the position but Man seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Lo rolls and tries to escape and now Man has his back!
Man lands strikes to the head.
Man has the hooks in. Lo is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Lo manages to reverse the position and now he's in Man's guard. Nice work there by Lo.
Lo chips away with some ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Lo's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Man seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Man working a defensive guard here.
Man keeping moving, preventing Lo from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lo cracks Man with a solid left hand.
Lo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Man works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Man is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Man sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lo defending well though.
Mer Lo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Lo trying to hold on to Man's head to control him but Man postures up.
Stan Man has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Man landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Man is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Lo is positioning himself well to prevent Man advancing to mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Stan Man showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Lo has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:29
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:29
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mer Lo!
A victorious Mer Lo thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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