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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sal Manella (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Francis Jordan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Manella kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Egg. Sal Manella had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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173 cm
21
167 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
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173 cm
19
160 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Tends to cut |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world! Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sal Manella! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Francis Jordan! The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Mauricio Rocha and Matheus Silva.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/round1.jpg) The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Jordan wants to clinch and Manella connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
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It looks like Francis Jordan has been cut. Jordan wants to clinch but Manella slips to the side and Manella counters with a stiff right hand. Manella thows a body kick. Jordan tries to catch it but that hurt him. Sal Manella seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Manella tests Jordan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
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Jordan is rocked! Manella throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Jordan looks gassed! Manella pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Manella thumps Jordan with a low kick.
Jordan gets tackled into the cage by Manella. Manella maintains the clinch. Nice body punch from Manella - that landed with a thud.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/1.gif) That's one minute gone in the round. Manella stalls. Jordan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Manella lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Jordan is still on wobbly legs! Can Manella finish him? Manella unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jordan lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. A right hand to the body from Manella.
Manella lands a nice uppercut. Manella comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Manella displaying some good clinch control by pressing Jordan up against the cage. A right hand to the body from Manella.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. A quick uppercut on the inside from Manella. A left hand lands to the body for Manella.
Manella digs a right hand underneath Jordan's ribcage. Jordan let out a lung full of air as it connected. Knees to the body from Manella.
Manella lands a big right hand that drops Jordan! The killer instinct kicks in and Manella finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Manella!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sal Manella! Sal Manella retains his lightweight title!
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G |
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
78% |
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