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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Antoine Wallace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bryan Manibusan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wallace comes to the cage accompanied by Pray by Jay-Z feat. Rob Dougan. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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198 lbs
37 - 27 - 1 |
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195 lbs
16 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
KO power |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
37 - 27 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Antoine Wallace!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bryan Manibusan!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Summer Carpenter and Ben Watson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wallace keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wallace throws a right hand that misses
and Manibusan counters with a two punch combo.
Manibusan scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Manibusan!
Wallace keeps the fight on the outside.
Wallace misses with a jab to the body
and Manibusan counters by clinching up.
Wallace is stalling here.
Manibusan struggles to land a body shot inside as Wallace controls his hands.
Nice body punch from Manibusan.
Manibusan throws a head punch that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wallace looking to slow down the pace here.
Wallace taking a breather.
Wallace can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
Wallace is trying to maintain a safe position but Manibusan gets an underhook and turns Wallace into the cage.
Manibusan throws a punch but it's blocked by Wallace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manibusan misses with a body punch.
A short right from Manibusan on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Manibusan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Manibusan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Manibusan lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Wallace or not.
Manibusan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wallace is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Manibusan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wallace looking for a takedown.
Wallace just leaning against Manibusan, taking a breather.
Wallace breaks the clinch.
Manibusan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wallace throws out the jab.
Wallace connects with a solid leg kick.
Bryan Manibusan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Manibusan has closed the distance and engaged Wallace in a clinch.
A short body shot lands from Manibusan as the two fighters clinch.
Manibusan has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Wallace seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Manibusan can turn it around.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wallace is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Wallace blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wallace stalling in the clinch but Manibusan improves position.
Manibusan scores with a hook to the body.
Wallace is trying to stall.
Wallace tries for a takedown but Manibusan manages to get underhooks.
I was talking to Wallace's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Wallace wants to break free but Manibusan has control.
Wallace is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Wallace trying to control the position but instead, Manibusan has worked for underhooks and has pushed Wallace into the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Antoine Wallace.
Manibusan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wallace.
Wallace throws a front kick aimed at Manibusan's knee but Manibusan avoids it well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Manibusan forces Wallace back against the cage and clinches.
Wallace tries to stall but Manibusan uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wallace controlling the action here for a moment.
Manibusan lands a right hand.
Wallace tries to score a body lock takedown but Manibusan shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Antoine Wallace. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Manibusan misses with some punches.
Manibusan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wallace pressing his opponent against the cage.
Manibusan lands a body punch.
Wallace is breathing heavily.
Manibusan tries to work over Wallace's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Manibusan.
Manibusan presses Wallace against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Manibusan lands a nice uppercut.
Manibusan lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Wallace.
Manibusan lands a hook to the side of the head.
Manibusan lands a nice shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Manibusan as Wallace tries to tie him up.
A short body shot lands from Manibusan as the two fighters clinch.
Nice body punch from Manibusan - that landed with a thud.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Manibusan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Manibusan lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Wallace.
Manibusan stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A hook to the body from Manibusan.
Manibusan lands a nice uppercut.
Manibusan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Manibusan lands a right hand.
Manibusan lands with a left to the head.
Manibusan scores with a hook to the body.
Manibusan tries to work over Wallace's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right from Manibusan.
Manibusan drops Wallace onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Wallace is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Wallace is rocked!
Wallace is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Manibusan is keeping busy.
Oh Wallace is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Manibusan unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Wallace! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Manibusan is unloading with more strikes now! Wallace drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bryan Manibusan!
Bryan Manibusan thanked the fans post fight for their support.
The defeated Antoine Wallace had this to say: 'He was the better man tonight...the A-Train will be back and better than ever.'.
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energy
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hype
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mgr
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FIGHT
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