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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bradford Manning (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Amos Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bradford Manning!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Amos Thompson!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manning throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Thompson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Manning lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Thompson at a distance.
Thompson instigates a clinch.
Manning has had enough of the clinch but Thompson keeps him there for the moment.
Manning misses with a body punch.
Manning has Thompson pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Thompson manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Manning drops down looking for an ankle pick but Thompson pulls his leg out and moves away.
Thompson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Thompson should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Thompson scores with a head kick. Manning tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
It looks like Bradford Manning has been cut.
Thompson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Manning closes the distance and clinches.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Manning creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
The referee calls for Manning to work.
Thompson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manning tries to close the distance and clinch up but Thompson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Manning lands a slapping body shot.
Manning tries to close the distance and clinch but Thompson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Manning shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Thompson but Thompson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bradford Manning. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thompson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Thompson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Thompson drives through with a takedown into Manning's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Thompson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Manning wants to sweep here but Thompson controlling him for the moment.
Thompson wants to pass the guard but Manning is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manning wants to sweep here but Thompson controlling him for the moment.
Thompson wants to control from the top but Manning keeps moving.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Manning looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Manning preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson controlling from the top position.
Let's hope that Thompson has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Amos Thompson.
Thompson slaps away a takedown attempt from Manning, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Manning throws a right and a left that Thompson avoids nicely.
Manning throws a right hand that Thompson ducks under and follows up with a left that Thompson also avoids with ease.
Manning is breathing heavily.
Horrible takedown by Thompson or perhaps it was just good defense by Manning which made him look bad.
Thompson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Manning moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Thompson scores a takedown into full mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson throwing strikes here but Manning is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Thompson content just to control the position here.
Thompson with shots to the head and body - Manning looks very uncomfortable down there.
Thompson breaks from Manning's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thompson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Amos Thompson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bradford Manning's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Manning tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Thompson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Manning ducks under a wild hook from Thompson.
Manning throws a series of punches but Thompson moves out of range.
Manning is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Thompson dives in and grabs Manning's left leg, looking for a takedown. Manning pushes down on Thompson's head and hops out.
Thompson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Manning tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Thompson counters with a slapping leg kick.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Manning!
Thompson fails with the takedown.
Thompson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Manning throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Manning throws a series of punches but Thompson moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manning tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Thompson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Thompson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Manning looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Manning tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Manning stuffs the takedown attempt from Thompson. Thompson gets slowly back to his feet.
Bradford Manning has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Amos Thompson.
Thompson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Manning circles away from the clinch attempt.
Thompson swats away the attempt to clinch by Manning.
Thompson misses with a wild combination.
Manning tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Thompson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Manning moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manning punishes Thompson's body with a nice straight punch.
Bradford Manning is winning the standup battle so far.
Manning shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Thompson but Thompson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Manning lunges at Thompson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Thompson's hand.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A head kick misses from Manning.
The fight stays on the outside here - Manning looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Thompson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Manning lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Thompson circles away quickly and effectively.
Thompson tries to clinch but Manning is having none of it.
Thompson tries to keep at a distance but Manning has taken the fight into the clinch.
Thompson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson throws a head kick that misses.
Thompson throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Manning tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thompson was well out of range. Poor timing from Manning.
Manning lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Thompson circles away quickly and effectively.
Manning dives in and grabs Thompson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Thompson pushes down on Manning's head and hops out.
Thompson lands a nice looking kick to the body. Manning takes a step back to recover.
Thompson shoots in and drives through. Manning sprawls well.
Thompson throws a head kick that half lands.
Manning swings widly with a right hand
and Thompson counters with a good, hard body kick but Manning shrugs it off.
Bradford Manning seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Manning waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Thompson.
Thompson drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Manning is trying to control Thompson's posture but Thompson avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Manning is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Thompson is controlling him well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thompson stands up and beckons Manning to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bradford Manning dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bradford Manning's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Manning takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Manning tries a head kick but it misses.
Thompson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Manning as he jumps to the side.
Manning shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Thompson eats them both and turns towards Manning to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Thompson decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Nice strikes from Thompson there.
Thompson looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Manning is trying to get back to full guard.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Thompson has eaten all the pies!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson seems to be looking for submissions.
Manning is looking to improve his position.
Thompson with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
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.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Amos Thompson.
Thompson fails with the takedown.
Manning wants to clinch up but Thompson keeps it at a distance.
Thompson lands with a kick to the temple. Manning shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Thompson shoots in looking for a takedown. Manning tries to sprawl out of it but Thompson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Manning manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bradford Manning has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Amos Thompson.
Thompson tries to keep at a distance but Manning has taken the fight into the clinch.
Manning lands with a short shot to the head.
Manning has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Thompson's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manning looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Manning jumps into guard, dragging Thompson to the mat.
Amos Thompson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Thompson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Thompson advances to half guard.
Thompson stops Manning from getting back to his feet.
Thompson trying to control the action but Manning is working from the bottom.
Manning is trying to control but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Manning manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Thompson clinches.
Manning is trying to pull guard but Thompson turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Manning is trying to pull guard but Thompson turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Manning is looking to take this one to the mat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thompson is struggling to control the position.
Thompson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Amos Thompson.
I think Thompson 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Amos Thompson!
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