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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Taj al Din (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Manoel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). al Din kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is قنب هندي. Manoel has chosen Hino do Flamengo as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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207 lbs
37 - 7 - 0 |
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193 cm
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222 lbs
25 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
37 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Taj al Din!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Antonio Manoel!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and .
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 al Din.
Manoel throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Manoel blocks the body kick.
al Din tries to clinch but Manoel is having none of it.
A low kick from Manoel misses
enabling al Din to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Antonio Manoel has been cut.
Manoel displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as al Din throws out the jab.
al Din fakes the leg kick and cracks Manoel in the body.
A big right from al Din misses.
Manoel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but al Din manages to avoid it.
al Din is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Manoel.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Manoel moves out of range of the body kick.
A left and a right from Manoel both land. Nice combination.
Manoel closes the distance and clinches.
al Din working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Manoel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A body shot lands from al Din.
That's one minute gone in the round.
al Din is trying to break the clinch but Manoel has him pressed against the cage.
Manoel throws a punch but it's blocked by al Din.
al Din lands a body shot.
al Din gets through Manoel's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Manoel controlling the action here for a moment.
al Din misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from al Din.
Manoel misses with some punches.
Manoel prevents a body shot from al Din.
al Din swings wildly with an uppercut but Manoel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Manoel misses with a hook from the clinch.
al Din tries a body shot but Manoel blocks it.
Manoel misses with a short punch on the inside.
Manoel is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Manoel creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Manoel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
al Din lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Manoel tries a body shot but al Din blocks it.
Manoel is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Manoel fails to land.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Manoel creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Manoel gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from al Din.
al Din tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Come on Manoel - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Manoel misses with some punches.
al Din misses with a punch to the body.
Manoel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
al Din misses with a hook from the clinch.
Manoel blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manoel blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
al Din misses with a punch on the inside.
Manoel throws a knee to the head but misses.
Manoel with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Manoel lands a right hand.
al Din has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Manoel prevents a body shot from al Din.
al Din misses with a punch on the inside.
Manoel prevents a body shot from al Din.
Manoel takes a shot to the head.
al Din works on Manoel's body with a couple of short punches.
al Din misses with a hook to the ribs.
al Din swings wildly with an uppercut but Manoel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Manoel swings wildly with an uppercut but al Din uses good head movement to avoid it.
al Din doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Manoel misses with a punch to the body.
Manoel looking to slow down the pace here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch on the inside from al Din fails to land.
al Din doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Manoel blocking some punches.
al Din is trying to break the clinch but Manoel is controlling him.
Manoel lands with a light punch inside.
al Din misses with the head strike.
al Din misses with a body punch.
Manoel working aggressively here.
al Din tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Manoel avoids it.
al Din goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Manoel throws a punch but it's blocked by al Din.
al Din throws a head punch that misses.
Manoel struggles to land a body shot inside as al Din controls his hands.
Manoel throws a punch but it's blocked by al Din.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Manoel is trying to stall.
al Din blocks an uppercut.
Manoel struggles to land a body shot inside as al Din controls his hands.
al Din misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Taj al Din will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Antonio Manoel's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Manoel lands with a shot to the body.
al Din lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
al Din checks a leg kick.
Manoel takes a jab right on the kisser.
al Din avoids the body shot from Manoel.
al Din misses the shot to the body.
Manoel moves out of range of the strikes.
al Din misses with a hook. Manoel ducked under it nicely.
Manoel swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good leg kick by al Din there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
al Din scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Manoel is rocked!
al Din lands with a massive overhand right! Stick a fork in Manoel - he's out cold! Ermm... I think I just mixed my metaphors but yeah... That was a nice KO! Big win for al Din!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Taj al Din!
Our winner, Taj al Din, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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