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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Melvin Manhoef (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Angelos Bellanova (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Manhoef's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, The Prodigy - Take Me To The Hospital . Angelos Bellanova has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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182 lbs
25 - 13 - 0 |
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201 lbs
8 - 1 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 13 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Melvin Manhoef!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Angelos Bellanova!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bellanova looks for the body kick but Manhoef saw that one coming.
Bellanova fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Manhoef manages to avoid it.
Bellanova fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Manhoef manages to avoid it.
Bellanova takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
It looks like Angelos Bellanova has been cut.
Manhoef misses with a body kick.
Bellanova misses with an uppercut.
Manhoef throws a leg kick
and Bellanova counters with a thumping low kick.
Manhoef throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bellanova misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Manhoef.
Bellanova ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Manhoef moves away.
Manhoef staying out of range there.
Nice defenses there by Manhoef.
Manhoef throws a looping overhand right but Bellanova ducks down to avoid it.
Manhoef chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bellanova can pounce on him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bellanova lands a slapping body shot.
Angelos Bellanova seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Manhoef moves out of range of the body kick.
Bellanova throws a push kick but Manhoef slaps the foot to one side.
Nice shot lands for Manhoef.
Bellanova finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Manhoef scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bellanova doesn't seem bothered though.
Bellanova bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Bellanova buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bellanova looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Manhoef takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A head kick misses from Manhoef.
Bellanova takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bellanova thumps Manhoef with a low kick.
Manhoef takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bellanova will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Manhoef with a hook.
Manhoef uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bellanova.
Manhoef avoids a kick to the body.
Bellanova swings for the body but Manhoef moves out of range.
Bellanova is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Manhoef rather than just go for the knockout.
Bellanova attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Bellanova lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Manhoef throws a leg kick
and Bellanova cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Manhoef throws a shot from downtown. Bellanova moves away and avoids it.
Bellanova slips under a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Manhoef. Bellanova shrugs it off though.
Both fighters circling a little - Bellanova finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Bellanova throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Manhoef scores with a hook to the body. Bellanova takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Manhoef connects with a single shot there.
Manhoef misses the shot to the body.
Manhoef throws a nice outside leg kick.
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!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Manhoef, right into the meat.
Manhoef misses with a straight left.
Bellanova tries to land a leg kick but Manhoef saw it coming and moves away.
Bellanova fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Manhoef is out of range.
Manhoef takes one on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bellanova thows a body shot but no joy.
Manhoef shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Bellanova moves out of range of the strikes.
Manhoef uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bellanova.
Manhoef throws a leg kick but Bellanova sees it coming and moves out of range.
Bellanova pivots, looking for a leg kick but Manhoef is out of range and Bellanova settles back down.
A big right from Manhoef misses.
Bellanova punishes Manhoef's body with a nice straight punch.
A bone on bone clash there as Bellanova blocks the leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A swing and a miss from Manhoef.
Bellanova misses the shot to the body.
Bellanova works the jab nicely.
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 Melvin Manhoef will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Angelos Bellanova's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Manhoef throws a push kick but Bellanova slaps the foot to one side.
Manhoef tries a head kick but it misses.
Manhoef ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bellanova moves away.
Bellanova throws the kick towards the body but Manhoef avoids it.
Bellanova walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Manhoef checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Melvin Manhoef is winning the standup battle so far.
Manhoef throws an off balance right hand
and Bellanova counters with a good, hard body kick but Manhoef shrugs it off.
Bellanova fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Manhoef has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bellanova looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A good leg kick by Bellanova.
Bellanova has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Manhoef finds it's way round the side to connect with Bellanova's head.
Bellanova displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Bellanova tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manhoef lands with a right hand.
Bellanova's jab looks to have found its range, popping Manhoef under the eye.
Manhoef jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bellanova looks to land a body kick but Manhoef moved away.
Bellanova fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Manhoef manages to avoid it.
Manhoef takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A punch lands to the side of Manhoef 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Bellanova.
Bellanova thumps Manhoef with a low kick.
Manhoef misses with a leg kick.
Manhoef throws a jab when Bellanova was well out of range.
Bellanova misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bellanova gets in close and instigates a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Manhoef tries a body shot but Bellanova blocks it.
Bellanova tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bellanova throws a head punch that misses.
Bellanova using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Manhoef has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Manhoef pressing his opponent against the cage.
Manhoef avoiding damage as Bellanova throws knees to the body.
Manhoef looking to slow down the pace here.
Bellanova blocks an uppercut.
Bellanova tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bellanova misses with a knee to the head.
Manhoef lands a nice shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bellanova misses with a knee to the head.
Manhoef will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Manhoef fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Manhoef.
Bellanova throws a punch but it's blocked by Manhoef.
Bellanova tries to land knees in the clinch but Manhoef avoids the damage to the body.
Manhoef tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bellanova's elbow.
Manhoef lands a body punch in the clinch.
Manhoef lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bellanova backwards.
Manhoef lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Manhoef throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bellanovas head.
Bellanova struggles to land a body shot inside as Manhoef controls his hands.
Manhoef lands an uppercut.
Manhoef misses with the head strike.
Bellanova scores a nice knee to the body.
Manhoef blocks an uppercut.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Manhoef takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A head punch on the inside from Bellanova fails to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manhoef misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bellanova.
Bellanova lands a left hand that snaps the head of Manhoef backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bellanova cracks Manhoef with a nice body shot.
I was talking to Manhoef's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Manhoef lands an uppercut.
Bellanova misses with a hook to the ribs.
Manhoef is stalling here.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bellanova obliges.
Bellanova misses with a hook from the clinch.
Manhoef tries a body shot but Bellanova blocks it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Manhoef throws a punch but it's blocked by Bellanova.
Bellanova with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bellanova scores with a shoulder strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Angelos Bellanova showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Angelos Bellanova's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Manhoef uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bellanova.
Manhoef connects with a single shot there.
Bellanova has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Bellanova tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bellanova throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Manhoef counters with a good low kick that Bellanova was not able to check.
Bellanova throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A jab lands there for Bellanova.
Manhoef uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bellanova.
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 Bellanova has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bellanova and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Manhoef throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bellanova scores with a jab to the jaw.
Manhoef swats away the attempt to clinch by Bellanova.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bellanova.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bellanova lands a head shot.
Bellanova shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Manhoef uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bellanova has time to react.
Manhoef is looking to chop away at Bellanova's legs.
Manhoef misses with a body kick.
Bellanova avoids the body shot from Manhoef.
Manhoef lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bellanova throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bellanova swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Manhoef cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bellanova tries to clinch but Manhoef moves away
and Manhoef counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Manhoef misses the shot to the body.
Manhoef keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bellanova throws a nice outside leg kick.
Manhoef throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Manhoef throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Manhoef misses the body punch
and Bellanova counters with an inside leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Manhoef.
Manhoef connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bellanova throws a chopping leg kick but Manhoef manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Bellanova fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Manhoef.
Manhoef is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Manhoef throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Manhoef misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manhoef misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bellanova fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Manhoef manages to avoid it.
Manhoef throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bellanova.
Manhoef keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bellanova throws a leg kick but Manhoef sees it coming and moves out of range.
Bellanova cracks the inside of Manhoef's front leg.
Manhoef moves out of range as Bellanova strikes.
Manhoef lands a nice looking body kick.
Nice body kick from Bellanova.
Bellanova tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Manhoef paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bellanova misses with a looping left.
Bellanova fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Manhoef has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bellanova has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bellanova there as he acknowledges the shot.
Manhoef avoids the body shot from Bellanova.
Bellanova slips under a jab.
Bellanova keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Manhoef throws a big shot that misses.
Bellanova tests Manhoef's chin there with a solid looking shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Manhoef swings and misses with a hook to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bellanova missing with a left hand there. Manhoef was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that's the end of the fight!
Melvin Manhoef showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Manhoef 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 29:29
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Melvin Manhoef!
Melvin Manhoef bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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