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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jalo Viina (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Melvin Manhoef (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Viina comes into the arena with Jaloviina blaring out of the sound system. Melvin Manhoef has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jalo Viina's chin.
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150 lbs
9 - 8 - 1 |
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179 cm
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151 lbs
4 - 11 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Lethal high kicks
Very strong |
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BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jalo Viina!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Melvin Manhoef!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Radbod Blank and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Viina cracks Manhoef with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Manhoef fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nice defenses there by Manhoef.
Manhoef lands with an overhand left.
Manhoef avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
An inside leg kick lands from Viina.
Melvin Manhoef seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Viina uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Manhoef.
Viina misses with a wild combination.
A swing and a miss from Viina.
Manhoef throws a chopping leg kick but Viina manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Viina thows a body shot but no joy.
Manhoef misses with a body shot
and Viina counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Melvin Manhoef has been cut.
Viina has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Manhoef.
Manhoef closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Viina uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Manhoef.
Manhoef throws a leg kick that is checked
and Viina counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Manhoef on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Viina. Viina obviously looking to wear him down.
Manhoef misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manhoef stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Viina.
Manhoef uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Viina.
Viina has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Viina there as he acknowledges the shot.
Viina scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Manhoef looks gassed!
Manhoef misses with a leg kick
and Viina counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A low kick from Manhoef is predictable there
and Viina counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Viina lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Manhoef takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A nice inside leg kick there by Viina. That's going to slow Manhoef down.
Viina fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Manhoef manages to avoid it.
Viina thuds a left hand into Manhoef's body.
Viina misses with the combination.
Viina throws a nice inside leg kick.
Viina lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Manhoef circles away quickly and effectively.
Viina connects with a body shot that sends Manhoef's belly button to the back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Viina, right into the meat.
Viina lands with a thumping leg kick.
Viina lands with a hook. Manhoef tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Manhoef throws a leg kick
and Viina counters with a thumping low kick.
Manhoef throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Jab, jab by Viina - just one landing.
That has opened up Melvin Manhoef's cut even more.
Viina is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Manhoef.
Viina looks to throw the jab but Manhoef is out of range.
Manhoef's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Manhoef scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Viina wants to clinch up but Manhoef keeps it at a distance.
Viina is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Manhoef connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Manhoef throws a leg kick
and Viina counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Viina lands with a hook. Manhoef tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Manhoef rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Viina counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Manhoef keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Viina.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jalo Viina dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Melvin Manhoef's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Manhoef takes one to the side of the head.
Manhoef throws a leg kick
and Viina counters with an inside leg kick.
A head kick misses from Viina.
Manhoef throws a leg kick that is checked
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Viina scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Viina.
Viina ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Manhoef moves away.
Viina throws a low kick but it's checked well by Manhoef.
Manhoef stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Viina.
Viina thuds his right hand into Manhoef's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Viina is looking to slow Manhoef down with leg kicks.
Viina throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Manhoef sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Viina scores with a jab to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Viina looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Viina lands a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Viina moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Viina misses with a few strikes there.
Viina misses with a jab, cross combination.
Manhoef swings widly with a right hand
and Viina counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Manhoef lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Viina connects with a leg kick. Manhoef looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Viina scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A decent looking cross lands there for Viina.
Manhoef misses with a right hand
and Viina counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Viina lands with a nice combination. Manhoef backs away looking to recover.
Viina fails in his attempt to clinch.
Viina scores with a hook to the body. Manhoef takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Manhoef takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manhoef moves out of range of the strikes.
Viina tests Manhoef's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Viina throws a right hand that Manhoef ducks under and follows up with a left that Manhoef also avoids with ease.
Manhoef rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Manhoef takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Viina throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Manhoef stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jalo Viina is winning the standup battle so far.
Manhoef drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Manhoef throws a leg kick that is checked
and Viina connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Viina lands a nice looking body kick.
Manhoef takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Viina with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Manhoef thows a leg kick but Viina checks it
and Viina counters with a nice uppercut.
Manhoef takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Manhoef might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Viina has got the better of the exchanges.
Viina is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jalo Viina dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Melvin Manhoef's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Viina.
Melvin Manhoef has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Viina misses with a body shot.
Manhoef throws a leg kick
and Viina counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Viina shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Manhoef throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A nice leg kick lands there from Manhoef.
Viina is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Manhoef can do to turn this around?
Manhoef throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Viina fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A jab from Viina does it's job there.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Viina.
Manhoef misses with a jab to the body
and Viina counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Manhoef throws a leg kick
and Viina counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Viina lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Viina thumps Manhoef with a low kick.
Viina connects with a nice looking jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Viina thumps Manhoef with a low kick.
Manhoef takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A shot to the body from Manhoef misses
and Viina counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Viina scoring well with a low kick there.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Viina - that will leave a mark!
Viina connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Manhoef's hands.
Nice body kick from Viina.
Manhoef on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Good shot there by Viina.
Viina throws a shot to the body.
Viina lunges at Manhoef with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Manhoef's hand.
Good work by Manhoef as he checks the leg kick.
Manhoef is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Viina.
Manhoef throws a leg kick
letting Viina counter with a right hand.
Jalo Viina is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manhoef takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Manhoef throws a sloppy body shot
and Viina counters with a right hand to the body.
Viina pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Viina lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Manhoef avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Manhoef misses with a hook
and Viina counters with an inside leg kick.
A low kick from Manhoef misses
and Manhoef takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Manhoef walks into a stiff left hand from Viina.
Manhoef walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Viina's corner calls for a 1-2. Viina obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Viina cracks a nice hook into Manhoef's ribs.
Manhoef misses with an uppercut
letting Viina counter with a right hand.
Viina lands a jab to the nose.
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!
Viina cracks Manhoef with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jalo Viina showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Viina 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 Paul Aken scores the fight for Jalo Viina!
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight for Jalo Viina!
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight for Jalo Viina!
Jalo Viina wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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