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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Caliph James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anssi Manninen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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190 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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186 cm
18
192 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Good knees
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid 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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Caliph James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Anssi Manninen!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Jeff Smith and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James rushes Manninen and presses him up against the cage.
James will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Manninen up against the cage.
James definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
James with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Anssi Manninen has been cut.
James gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
James unloads a knee to the mid-section.
James lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Manninen manages to pull guard.
James wants to get up but he can't break Manninen's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Manninen striking off his back but it's not causing James any problems.
Manninen has his foot on James's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. James works his way back into a safe position though.
James controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Caliph James has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Manninen misses with a takedown attempt
and James counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by James.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Manninen tries to stall but James uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Nice elbow from James.
A nice glancing elbow lands by James.
James tries a knee to the head but Manninen blocks it.
James has Manninen pushed against the cage.
Manninen jumps guard but James turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Manninen looks winded!
Manninen tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. James smiles and moves away.
Caliph James has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anssi Manninen.
Manninen moves out of range of the body kick from James.
Manninen clinches up against the cage.
Manninen takes a knee right on the jaw!
Manninen takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manninen tries to pull guard but James won't allow it.
James taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Manninen is trying to pull guard but James turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Manninen takes a knee right on the jaw!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
James taking a breather.
Manninen looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
James with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. James obliges.
Nice elbow from James.
James lands a nice elbow.
James lands a good knee to the midsection. Manninen won't want to take too many of those.
Knees to the body from James.
James working Manninen over with knees to the body.
Manninen takes a knee right on the jaw!
James stalls.
Manninen takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James landing knees to the head.
James scores with a knee to the head.
James connects with a nasty looking knee right to Manninen's face.
James stalling.
James lands a knee to the head.
James lands a hook that snaps the head of Manninen backwards.
James connects with a nasty looking knee right to Manninen's face.
James lands a knee to the head.
A short left from James.
James scores a nice knee to the body.
James connects with a knee to the head.
James lands a hook to the side of the head.
James lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
James with a knee to the head.
James avoiding damage.
Manninen takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee is keeping an eye on James - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
James lands a left hand.
James controlling the action here for a moment.
James lands a right hand that snaps the head of Manninen backwards.
James will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Manninen up against the cage.
James lands an elbow just above Manninen 's eye.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Manninen is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables James to keep the fight standing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
James landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A knee to the head by James.
James lands a nice elbow.
James lands with a short head shot on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Caliph James dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Anssi Manninen's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Manninen shoots and misses
and James counters by moving into the clinch.
Manninen tries to pull guard but James holds him up against the cage and eventually Manninen drops back down to his feet.
James connects with a knee to the head.
James stalling against the cage.
Manninen tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Caliph James has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anssi Manninen.
James is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A short right hand to the side of the head by James.
James gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
James with a knee to the head.
Manninen is rocked!
That has opened up Anssi Manninen's cut even more.
Manninen takes a knee to the side of the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
James drops Manninen with a big knee straight up the middle! Manninen is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Manninen is still on wobbly legs! Can James finish him?
James throws a monster overhand right that drops Manninen! James follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Caliph James!
A very excited looking Caliph James rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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