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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jamison Burkina (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Melvin Manhoef (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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181 lbs
10 - 6 - 0 |
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184 cm
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187 lbs
16 - 8 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Very quick |
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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
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jamison Burkina!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Melvin Manhoef!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Dmitry Maklakov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Manhoef.
Burkina shoots in for a takedown but Manhoef shows good takedown defense.
Manhoef lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Manhoef pushes Burkina away with a front kick.
Burkina looking to score a takedown here. Manhoef is defending well but Burkina drives through and ends up in Manhoef's guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Manhoef is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Burkina is controlling him.
Burkina with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Manhoef controls Burkina momentarily but Burkina frees himself.
Burkina throws an elbow that misses. Manhoef uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Burkina's guard. Nice move by Manhoef!
Manhoef stopping the sweep attempt from Burkina.
Burkina is working hard here to advance position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manhoef not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Burkina has a closed guard, preventing Manhoef from standing up.
Manhoef trying to control the position from guard on top but Burkina is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Burkina looking for a sweep. Not yet Burkina, not yet.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Melvin Manhoef was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Burkina throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Burkina tries to bum rush Manhoef with a series of wild strikes but Manhoef uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Burkina misses with a hook. Manhoef ducked under it nicely.
Burkina throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Manhoef's waist but Manhoef gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Burkina off to one side.
Manhoef lands with a kick to the temple. Burkina shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Burkina lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Burkina lands with a nice body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manhoef dips to his left and cracks Burkina with an uppercut!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Burkina avoids the head kick by Manhoef.
Manhoef misses with a low kick.
Burkina misses the body punch
and Manhoef counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Nice body kick there by Manhoef.
Burkina scores with a jab. Manhoef acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Manhoef takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Manhoef fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Burkina has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Burkina is breathing heavily.
Burkina scores with a nice strike.
Burkina sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Manhoef digs a good body shot into Burkina's ribs.
Melvin Manhoef is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Burkina takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Manhoef takes a swing at Burkina's ribcage but misses.
Manhoef scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Burkina doesn't seem bothered though.
Manhoef closes the distance and clinches.
A left hand lands to the body for Manhoef.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manhoef is working Burkina over against the cage.
Manhoef lands a shoulder strike.
Manhoef lands a body punch.
A shot in the inside from Manhoef.
Manhoef lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Burkina is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Manhoef gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jamison Burkina. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A short uppercut from Manhoef.
Burkina takes a shot to the head.
Burkina is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Burkina goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Manhoef scores with a nice short uppercut.
Manhoef pushes Burkina back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Manhoef lands an uppercut.
Manhoef presses Burkina against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Manhoef can't find room to land a body shot as Burkina controls the action.
Manhoef lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Burkina backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Manhoef works on Burkina's body with a couple of short punches.
Manhoef makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Manhoef stalling against the cage.
Burkina can't get the takedown.
Burkina being controlled against the cage.
Manhoef can't find room to land a body shot as Burkina controls the action.
Manhoef stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Manhoef scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Manhoef scores with a nice hook to the head.
Burkina is rocked!
Manhoef lands a body shot.
Oh Burkina is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Burkina seems to have got his legs back now.
Burkina prevents a body shot from Manhoef.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Melvin Manhoef dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Nice shot lands for Manhoef.
A good leg kick by Manhoef.
Manhoef lands a big head kick that sends Burkina tumbling to the mat! Manhoef takes a step backwards and waves Burkina back to his feet - he wants the finish!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Manhoef lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Manhoef fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
An inside leg kick lands from Manhoef.
Melvin Manhoef seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Manhoef has closed the distance and engaged Burkina in a clinch.
Manhoef has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Manhoef stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Burkina looking to slow down the pace here.
Manhoef lands an uppercut.
Manhoef lands a big right hand that drops Burkina! The killer instinct kicks in and Manhoef finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Manhoef!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 2, 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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