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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Doug DeSouza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Melvin Manhoef (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). DeSouza comes to the cage accompanied by freedom. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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184 lbs
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187 lbs
10 - 6 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 12 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Doug DeSouza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Melvin Manhoef!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Vladimir Khabensky and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
DeSouza just misses with a punch to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - DeSouza looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Manhoef takes a shot right to the bread basket.
DeSouza throws a big shot that misses.
Manhoef tries to score with a low kick but DeSouza moves his leg out of the way.
Manhoef ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Manhoef lands with a good body shot.
Manhoef uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by DeSouza.
Manhoef misses with a low kick as DeSouza jumps back.
DeSouza throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Manhoef misses with a few strikes there.
Sloppy strikes from DeSouza. Those never looked like landing.
DeSouza misses with a series of wild punches.
Manhoef connects with an inside leg kick.
DeSouza waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Manhoef.
Manhoef avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manhoef wants to slow DeSouza down by chopping away at his legs.
DeSouza misses with a hook.
Manhoef throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Some wild striking there from DeSouza.
Doug DeSouza seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
DeSouza throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
DeSouza blocks a low kick nicely.
Manhoef scores with a body shot.
Manhoef misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Manhoef throws a leg kick which misses DeSouza's front leg but catches the back leg as DeSouza tries to avoid it.
A slow jab from Manhoef misses its intended target.
DeSouza throws a looping overhand right but Manhoef ducks down to avoid it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Manhoef lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and DeSouza has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from DeSouza and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
DeSouza misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Manhoef counters with a solid body kick.
Manhoef fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with DeSouza, pushing him back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Manhoef.
DeSouza is trying to maintain a safe position but Manhoef gets an underhook and turns DeSouza into the cage.
Manhoef misses with a hook from the clinch.
Manhoef keeps control of DeSouza as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Manhoef.
DeSouza misses with a punch on the inside.
DeSouza is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Manhoef pulls him back up using the underhooks.
DeSouza lands a right hand.
DeSouza throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from DeSouza fails to land.
Manhoef lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of DeSouza backwards.
It looks like Doug DeSouza has been cut.
DeSouza struggles to land a body shot inside as Manhoef controls his hands.
Manhoef lands a body shot.
Manhoef fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Manhoef lands a right hand that snaps the head of DeSouza backwards.
DeSouza is rocked!
Manhoef is pushing DeSouza up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Oh DeSouza is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
DeSouza working hard to break the clinch.
DeSouza seems to have got his legs back now.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Manhoef.
DeSouza blocking some punches.
Manhoef tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Manhoef.
DeSouza tries a body shot but Manhoef blocks it.
DeSouza misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Manhoef working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for DeSouza.
DeSouza misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Manhoef fails to land.
Manhoef swings wildly with an uppercut but DeSouza uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice left hand lands by Manhoef.
DeSouza lands with a right to the head.
Manhoef lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Manhoef throws a blind hook that connects with the side of DeSouzas head.
DeSouza wants to take the fight to the mat but Manhoef manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manhoef lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops DeSouza to his knees! Manhoef keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Melvin Manhoef!
An out of breath Melvin Manhoef 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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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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