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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Manueli Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Pierce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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220 lbs
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225 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Manueli Khan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Paul Pierce!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Donald Grub and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pierce thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pierce lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Pierce throws a leg kick which misses Khan's front leg but catches the back leg as Khan tries to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Khan.
Pierce swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pierce cracks Khan with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Pierce changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Pierce lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Pierce throws a jab when Khan was well out of range.
That kick from Pierce tenderised Khan's leg. Khan is trying to keep his angry face on.
Khan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pierce manages to avoid it.
Pierce cracks Khan with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Khan on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Pierce throws a head kick that misses.
Pierce connects with a good right hand that stumbles Khan. Khan circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pierce lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Khan slips under a jab from Pierce.
Paul Pierce is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan throws a hook but Pierce avoids it easily.
Khan gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Khan wants to break the clinch but can't.
Khan lands a left hand.
Pierce is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Khan.
Pierce swings wildly with an uppercut but Khan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Khan manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A short right from Khan.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pierce.
Khan prevents Pierce from breaking the clinch.
Khan just leaning against Pierce, taking a breather.
Pierce tries to stall but Khan uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Pierce lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pierce stalling in the clinch but Khan improves position.
Pierce stalls.
Come on Khan - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Khan is looking to break free of the clinch but Pierce has double underhooks.
Pierce tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Khan stalling.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pierce is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Paul Pierce.
Khan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Khan tries to clinch up but Pierce circles away and keeps his distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan misses with a takedown attempt - Pierce sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Pierce fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Khan.
Khan darts in and clinches Pierce up against the cage.
Come on Pierce - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Pierce looking to stall.
Pierce tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Khan manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Pierce looking to slow down the pace here.
Pierce misses with a punch on the inside.
Pierce blocking some punches.
Khan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khan prevents a body shot from Pierce.
Pierce letting Khan take a breather here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Khan.
Pierce pushes Khan back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Pierce is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Khan is keeping busy.
Khan tries to work over Pierce's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pierce stalling in the clinch but Khan improves position.
A short uppercut from Khan.
Khan controlling the action here for a moment.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Khan for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Khan.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Khan has a couple of punches blocked by Pierce.
Khan prevents a body shot from Pierce.
Pierce looking to stall.
Khan is trying to break the clinch but Pierce is controlling him.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pierce.
Pierce's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Khan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pierce backwards.
Khan lands with a short shot to the head.
Pierce stalling in the clinch but Khan improves position.
Khan is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A head punch on the inside from Khan fails to land.
Pierce letting Khan take a breather here.
Pierce is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Pierce wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Khan has him pressed against the cage.
Pierce prevents Khan from breaking the clinch.
Pierce looking to slow down the pace here.
Khan leaning his opponent against the cage.
Khan is trying to push Pierce away but Pierce has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Khan misses with some punches.
Pierce working hard to break the clinch.
Pierce goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Come on Khan - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A body shot lands from Khan.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Khan has a couple of punches blocked by Pierce.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Pierce misses with a punch on the inside.
Pierce trying to control the position but instead, Khan has worked for underhooks and has pushed Pierce into the cage.
Khan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pierce misses with a punch on the inside.
Pierce misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pierce is trying to maintain a safe position but Khan gets an underhook and turns Pierce into the cage.
Pierce throws a punch but it's blocked by Khan.
Khan holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Khan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The referee is keeping an eye on Pierce - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Pierce tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pierce can't find room to land a body shot as Khan controls the action.
Pierce is trying to push Khan away but Khan has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Pierce fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Pierce misses with a short punch on the inside.
Khan blocks a body shot from Pierce.
Khan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pierce is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Khan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pierces head.
Pierce trying to control the position but instead, Khan has worked for underhooks and has pushed Pierce into the cage.
A short right from Khan on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Khan.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Khan gets through Pierce's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pierce swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pierce throws a punch but it's blocked by Khan.
Khan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Pierce breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pierce looks winded!
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Khan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pierce.
Khan tries to clinch there but Pierce circles away.
Khan closes the distance and clinches.
Pierce misses with some punches.
Khan tries to work over Pierce's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Khan is working Pierce over against the cage.
Khan just leaning against Pierce, taking a breather.
Pierce lands with a light punch inside.
Pierce working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Pierce misses with a punch to the body.
Pierce fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Khan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Pierce blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pierce stalling in the clinch but Khan improves position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Khan scores with a nice hook to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Manueli Khan.
I think Khan has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight for Manueli Khan!
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight for Manueli Khan!
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight for Paul Pierce!
Manueli Khan wins by split decision!
A victorious Manueli Khan thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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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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