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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Matyas Magyar (ranked 736 p4p, 1522 weight class) and Jack Manion (ranked 86 p4p, 173 weight class). Manion has chosen Solid Rock as his entrance music. Jack Manion has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Matyas Magyar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Jack Manion!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yuuki Gou and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manion connects with a looping right hand.
Jack Manion seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Manion is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Magyar bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Magyar was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Manion takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Manion misses with an uppercut. Magyar saw that one coming.
Magyar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Manion.
Manion slips under a jab.
Manion moves out of range as Magyar strikes.
Manion swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nice shot lands for Magyar.
It looks like Jack Manion has been cut.
Manion jabs Magyar right on the nose. Magyar blinks but takes it well.
Manion lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Magyar scores with a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Manion swings widly with a right hand
and Magyar counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Manion scores with a decent looking hook.
Magyar just misses with a punch to the body.
Manion misses with a hook.
Magyar defending well as Manion loads up on a big left hand.
Manion misses with an uppercut
and Magyar counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manion misses with a body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Magyar on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A left lands for Manion.
Manion 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.
Manion lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Manion misses the shot to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Magyar on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Manion bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Manion scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Manion wants to lay and pray for a moment but Magyar keeps working.
Magyar is looking to reverse the position.
Magyar is working hard here to advance position.
Manion wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Magyar, who protects the arm well.
You can see the frustration on Magyar's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magyar tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Manion trying to control the position but Magyar is working away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Magyar 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.
Magyar gets back to half guard.
Manion is trying to control the action in half guard but Magyar is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Manion wants to work for an arm triangle but Magyar is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Manion trying to advance position but Magyar counters by regaining guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manion won't allow Magyar to sweep him here.
Manion trying to control the position from guard on top but Magyar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Manion advances position into side control!
Magyar is looking to reverse the position.
Manion is trying to get an arm triangle but Magyar is defending well.
Magyar gets back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magyar is trying to get back to full guard.
Magyar looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Manion wants to lay and pray for a moment but Magyar keeps working.
Jack Manion is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Magyar with the active half guard here but Manion passes nicely into side control.
Manion controlling the position from side mount.
Manion looking to control but instead Magyar has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Magyar wants to get back to full guard.
Magyar is pressing down on Manion's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Manion not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Manion looking to pass the guard.
Manion trying to control the position from guard on top but Magyar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Manion pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Magyar is keeping the position for now.
Magyar tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Manion thuds a left hand into Magyar's body.
Manion looks to land a left hand but Magyar moved out of range nicely.
Manion lands a nice shot that snaps Magyar's head back.
Matyas Magyar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Manion is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Magyar had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Magyar misses with a wild body shot.
Manion throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Manion misses with a straight right.
Magyar feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Manion looks to score with a jab to the body but Magyar is just out of range.
Manion stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Magyar.
Magyar takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Manion misses the shot to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Magyar misses the target.
Manion changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Magyar looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Manion stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Manion pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Magyar was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A left lands for Manion.
A telegraphed right hand from Magyar misses the target.
Manion throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Magyar feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Manion digs a good body shot into Magyar's ribs.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Manion, as that shot connected.
Magyar looks to land a left hand but Manion moved out of range nicely.
Manion swings for the body but Magyar moves out of range.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Manion gets a double leg takedown into Magyar's guard.
Magyar isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Manion stacks Magyar on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Manion!
Magyar is looking to reverse the position.
Manion trying to control the action but Magyar is working from the bottom.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Magyar is trying to get back to half guard.
Manion is looking to take a break and control but Magyar is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Manion is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Magyar tries to bench press Manion off him but Manion keeps the position.
You can see the frustration on Magyar's face as Manion controls the position.
Magyar is trying to get back to half guard.
Magyar is not content to let Manion control the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Manion comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Manion has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Jack Manion!
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Jack Manion!
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Jack Manion!
Jack Manion wins by unanimous decision!
A victorious Jack Manion 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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