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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Konstantin Manison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abu Rock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Manison comes to the cage accompanied by Wherever I May Roam. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Solid Muay Thai
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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
21 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Konstantin Manison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Abu Rock!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Vladimir Khabensky and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manison tries to move into range but Rock moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Rock wants to clinch.
Manison ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Manison lands with a straight right. Rock didn't see that one coming.
Manison ducks under a wild hook from Rock.
Rock moves out of range as Manison strikes.
Rock gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Rock working aggressively here.
Rock misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Manison lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Manison is trying to break the clinch but Rock is controlling him.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manison presses Rock against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Rock can't find room to land a body shot as Manison controls the action.
Manison presses Rock against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Rock swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Manison blocking some punches.
Rock's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Manison looks to land a combination but Rock avoids it well.
Rock is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Manison with a body shot.
Manison takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Manison lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rock circles away quickly and effectively.
Rock tries to score with a low kick but Manison moves his leg out of the way.
A punch combination from Manison misses.
Manison takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Rock sizes up Manison with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Manison swinging wildly here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rock swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Abu Rock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rock throws a lazy right hand but Manison sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Manison slips under a jab.
Good exchange - Manison coming out on top.
Rock cracks Manison with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Rock throws a right hand that Manison ducks under and follows up with a left that Manison also avoids with ease.
Manison misses with a two punch combination.
Manison misses with a hook. Rock ducked under it nicely.
Rock misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Manison counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The fighters circle momentarily. Manison darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Rock lands with an uppercut that bounces Manison off the cage and back into range.
Sloppy strikes from Manison. Those never looked like landing.
Manison takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Manison slips under a jab.
Manison throws a big counter combination but Rock scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Manison throws out a powerful jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rock tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Manison counters with a left and a right that stings Rock.
Rock has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Rock wants to clinch.
Good exchange - Manison coming out on top.
Rock misses with a wild combination.
Rock moves into the clinch.
Rock has a couple of punches blocked by Manison.
Manison wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rock has a couple of punches blocked by Manison.
Manison breaks from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rock ducks right into an uppercut from Manison.
Manison staying out of range there.
A quick step to the side and Manison tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rock swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Manison slips under a jab.
Manison fails to land with a series of punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Manison cracks Rock with an open hand slap.
Rock tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Manison was well out of range. Poor timing from Rock.
No joy there for Manison, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rock swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Manison.
Rock swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rock looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Manison moves away from the strike by Rock.
No joy there for Manison, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Manison misses with a combination
and Rock holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
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 Konstantin Manison will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Manison moves away from the strike by Rock.
Manison throws a right and a left that both miss.
Manison misses with a few strikes there.
Manison checks a leg kick.
Manison scores with a body shot.
Manison with a nice cross.
Rock wants to clinch up but Manison keeps it at a distance.
Manison connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Rock dodges the punch combination from Manison.
Rock has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Manison finds it's way round the side to connect with Rock's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Manison closes the distance and lands a one-two.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rock throws a leg kick
and Manison counters with a three punch combo that has Rock backing up. Rock nods at Manison to acknowledge the strikes.
Rock looks to throw the jab but Manison is out of range.
A big right from Rock misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manison swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Rock.
Rock tries to bum rush Manison with a series of wild strikes but Manison uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Manison swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Manison throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rock pushes Manison up against the cage in a clinch.
Rock is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Manison tries to break free but Rock pushes him back against the cage.
Rock trying to control the position but instead, Manison has worked for underhooks and has pushed Rock into the cage.
Still in the clinch, Manison scores with a nice short uppercut.
Manison blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manison scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rock misses with the head strike.
Rock tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Manison avoids it.
Rock misses with some punches.
Rock working aggressively here.
Manison's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rock waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Manison.
Manison doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Konstantin Manison is winning the standup battle so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Manison's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Manison duly obliges.
Rock on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Konstantin Manison is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rock misses with a low kick.
As Rock looks to move away, Manison throws a big counter combo bu Rock just gets out of the way.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Rock in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Rock jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Manison throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Manison connects with a body shot that sends Rock's belly button to the back.
Rock tries to clinch up.
Manison half committed to a counter leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manison works the jab nicely.
Rock throws a lazy right hand but Manison sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Manison walks into a jab.
Manison is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rock can do to turn this around?
Sloppy strikes from Rock. Those never looked like landing.
Manison dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rock misses with a hook
and Manison counters with a left to the body.
Manison digs a good body shot into Rock's ribs.
Manison throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Manison ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rock moves away.
Manison blocks a low kick nicely.
Manison swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Manison takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Manison bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rock tried to score with a low kick but Manison checks it.
Manison appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
A combination from Manison does no damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rock misses with a looping left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manison connects with a single shot there.
Rock misses with a double jab
and Manison counters with a nice body shot.
Manison throws out a powerful jab.
Rock throws a sloppy head kick and Manison moves out of range easily.
Rock takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Some wild striking there from Rock.
As Rock looks to move away, Manison throws a big counter combo bu Rock just gets out of the way.
Rock walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Manison checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Manison blocks a leg kick.
Manison was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Rock misses with an uppercut. Manison saw that one coming.
Rock stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A jab from Manison finds it's way through Rock's defenses.
Rock slips a jab and a cross from Manison.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Konstantin Manison dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Manison misses with a few strikes there.
Manison throws a right hand that Rock ducks under and follows up with a left that Rock also avoids with ease.
Rock is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Manison throws a hook but Rock blocks it.
Rock has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Manison 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.
Manison tries to move into range but Rock moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Manison ducks under a wild hook from Rock.
Rock throws a series of punches but Manison moves out of range.
Manison moves out of range as Rock strikes.
Rock takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Rock works the jab nicely.
Rock throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Manison.
Manison uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rock.
Rock jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rock is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manison takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Manison rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rock moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Some wild striking there from Manison.
Rock appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Manison throws a hook but Rock avoids it easily.
Rock missing with a left hand there. Manison was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Manison is looking for a counter combo.
Rock moves into range and clinches up with Manison.
Manison working hard to break the clinch.
Manison tries to break free but Rock pushes him back against the cage.
Manison swings wildly with an uppercut but Rock uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rock swings wildly with an uppercut but Manison uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rock displaying some good clinch control by pressing Manison up against the cage.
Abu Rock seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manison letting Rock take a breather here.
Rock breaks from the clinch.
Manison swinging wildly here.
Manison tests Rock's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rock fails to land with a series of punches.
Rock works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Rock lands a nice looking body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rock looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manison misses the jab.
Rock gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Manison misses with a few strikes there.
Rock throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Manison to counter with a crisp jab.
Rock fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rock tries to close the distance and clinch up but Manison swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Manison sizes up Rock with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Manison steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rock.
Manison misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Manison fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Rock on the side of the head.
Konstantin Manison is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Manison swinging wildly here.
Jab from Rock.
Rock lands a nice shot that snaps Manison's head back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A slow jab from Rock misses its intended target.
Manison was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Manison lands a head shot.
Rock throws a shot from downtown. Manison moves away and avoids it.
Rock tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Manison manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rock misses with a series of wild punches.
Manison misses with a body shot
and Rock counters by moving into the clinch.
Abu Rock has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rock misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rock stalling in the clinch but Manison improves position.
Rock is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Rock is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Manison has denied him.
Rock creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Manison pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Manison uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rock.
It looked like Manison was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Abu Rock.
I think Manison 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 29:29
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Konstantin Manison!
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energy
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hype
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