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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Konstantin Manison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chryst Halo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Manison comes to the cage accompanied by Wherever I May Roam. 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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27 - 16 - 0 |
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195 lbs
17 - 5 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
27 - 16 - 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 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chryst Halo!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Ackerman and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manison on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Halo. Halo obviously looking to wear him down.
A nice leg kick lands there from Halo.
Manison blocks a head kick by Halo.
Manison comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
No joy there for Manison, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Manison throws a poor cross that misses
and Halo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Konstantin Manison has been cut.
Manison connects with a body shot.
Halo has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Manison lands with a right hand.
Halo moves into the clinch.
Halo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Manison is defending well for now.
I was talking to Manison's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Manison has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Manison wants to break the clinch but can't.
Manison misses with a punch on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Halo being controlled against the cage.
Manison is trying to break the clinch but Halo is controlling him.
Halo stalling against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Manison misses with a shot to the body
and Halo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Manison misses with a hook.
Halo fails to land with a series of punches.
Halo walks into a straight right hand from Manison.
Halo takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Sloppy strikes from Halo. Those never looked like landing.
Halo walks into a left hand.
Halo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Manison checks the leg kick nicely there.
Halo with a hook.
Halo misses with a straight left.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Halo throws a left and a right that both miss
and Manison counters with a nice uppercut.
Halo attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Manison fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halo throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Manison counter with a right hand.
Manison loads up on a big right hand but Halo slips the punch.
Manison steps in with a hook that catches Halo right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Manison follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Halo looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Konstantin Manison!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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