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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jack Manion (ranked 2965 p4p, 2671 weight class) and Jake Everett (ranked 315 p4p, 284 weight class). Manion comes to the cage accompanied by Solid Rock. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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5 - 4 - 1 |
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Jack Manion!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jake Everett!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Taro Takaoka and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manion throws an overhand right that lands on Everett's shoulder, as Everett tries to avoid the shot.
Manion throws a jab but it's blocked by Everett.
Everett misses with a straight right.
Nice defenses there by Everett.
Everett misses with a straight right.
Manion throws a body shot but no joy.
Everett swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Everett takes one on the button.
Manion throws a hook but Everett avoids it easily.
Manion misses with a body shot.
Everett misses with a hook. Manion ducked under it nicely.
Manion misses the shot to the body.
Manion drives through with a takedown into Everett's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Manion not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Manion tries to free his leg and advance position but Everett is retaining full guard.
Everett tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Everett is trying to control the position but Manion postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manion's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Manion forces his way into half guard.
Manion is controlling the pace.
Manion seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Everett for as long as he can get away with.
Manion passes to side control.
The referee asks Manion politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Manion prefers to stall for the moment though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Everett is not content to let Manion control the position.
Everett tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Manion wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Manion is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Everett is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Everett is not content to let Manion control the position.
Manion looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Everett wants to control but Manion postures up.
Everett is being controlled here.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Everett fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Manion manages to avoid it.
Donk. Manion catches Everett right on the button with a cross.
A shot to the liver by Everett. Beautiful body shot.
Everett throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Manion takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
It looks like Jack Manion has been cut.
The fighters circling - Manion throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Manion jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Manion throws a big shot that misses.
Everett tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Manion was well out of range. Poor timing from Everett.
A slow jab from Everett misses its intended target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manion scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Everett doesn't seem bothered though.
Jake Everett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Manion just misses with a punch to the body.
Everett swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Everett ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Manion throws an overhand right that lands on Everett's shoulder, as Everett tries to avoid the shot.
Everett throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Manion uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Everett.
A big left from Manion misses.
Everett bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Manion looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Manion swings for the body but Everett moves out of range.
Manion bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Manion fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Everett sprawls well initially but Manion persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Manion works his way into full mount!
Everett tries to hold on but Manion pushes him away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Manion dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jack Manion's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Manion tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Everett was well out of range. Poor timing from Manion.
Manion connects with a single shot there.
Manion throws a jab when Everett was well out of range.
Manion throws a shot from downtown. Everett moves away and avoids it.
Manion is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Everett.
Everett staying out of range there.
Manion misses with a body shot.
Manion missing with a left hand there. Everett was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Manion defending well as Everett loads up on a big left hand.
Everett digs a good body shot into Manion's ribs.
Everett's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Manion connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Everett scrambles back to his feet.
Manion misses with a left hand
letting Everett counter with a right hand.
Everett throws a right hand that misses
and Manion counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Manion is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Everett can do to turn this around?
Manion takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Everett misses the shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Everett throws a series of punches but Manion avoids them all with ease.
Everett misses with an uppercut
and Manion connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Everett jabs Manion to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Manion fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Everett sprawls well initially but Manion persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manion seems to be working for a kimura but Everett defends the submission attempt.
Everett looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Manion controlling the action here.
Manion wants to free his trapped foot but Everett is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Manion seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Manion seems to be looking for submissions.
Manion seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Everett does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Manion is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Everett has managed to free his arm - good work.
The fighters are battling for position here. Everett manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manion is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Everett controls Manion momentarily but Manion frees himself.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Manion throws a shot from downtown. Everett moves away and avoids it.
Manion ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Everett moves away.
Everett throws a hook but Manion blocks it.
A little feinted left hand from Manion on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Everett lands with a shot to the body.
Manion closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Everett's guard.
Manion is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Everett is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Manion stays in close to Everett's body and controls the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manion wants to pass the guard but Everett is keeping the position.
Manion advances to half guard.
Everett wants to get back to full guard.
Still in half guard, Manion seems content to control.
Manion wants to work for an arm triangle but Everett is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Manion trying to pass the guard but Everett defending well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Manion dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jack Manion's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
A looping hook to the body misses from Everett. Manion does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jack Manion is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Manion swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Manion is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Everett.
Everett ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Manion moves away.
Manion takes a swing at Everett's ribcage but misses.
Jack Manion is winning the standup battle so far.
Everett misses with a straight left.
Manion scores with a jab. Everett acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Everett just misses with a punch to the body.
Manion avoids the body shot from Everett.
Manion darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Everett is looking for a sweep. Manion is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Manion slows the pace down in half guard.
Everett is looking to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Manion seems content to control.
Manion has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Manion tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Manion avoids the attempt from Everett to control.
Manion sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Everett working to try and regain half guard.
Manion controlling from mount.
Everett is looking to get to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Manion content just to control the position here.
Manion continues to stall.
Manion has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Manion.
Jake Everett has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jack Manion overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Manion showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Manion has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Manion!
An out of breath Jack Manion thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
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RATING
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