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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chiku Maneno (ranked 303 p4p, 48 weight class) and Heribert Bosch (ranked 147 p4p, 23 weight class). Bosch has chosen Oktoberfest as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
36 - 20 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chiku Maneno!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Heribert Bosch!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Yves DeLean and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bosch slips under a jab from Maneno.
A low kick from Bosch is predictable there
enabling Maneno to counter with a crisp jab.
Bosch throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Maneno misses with a body shot.
Bosch throws a wild body kick that Maneno sees coming a mile off.
Bosch connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Maneno throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bosch moves out of range of the strikes.
Maneno misses with a jab to the body
letting Bosch counter with a right hand.
Maneno takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bosch is looking to slow Maneno down with leg kicks.
Bosch swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Maneno closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Maneno on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bosch misses with a looping left.
Heribert Bosch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bosch throws a big shot that misses.
Maneno was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Maneno takes a swing at Bosch's ribcage but misses.
Maneno swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bosch keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A countering left hand to the body from Bosch misses.
Maneno chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bosch can pounce on him.
Bosch is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maneno throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bosch misses with a looping left.
Bosch throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bosch lands a body shot.
Maneno looks to score with a jab to the body but Bosch is just out of range.
Bosch fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bosch fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Maneno manages to avoid it.
Maneno scores with a jab.
Bosch scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bosch moves out of range as Maneno strikes.
Bosch misses with a body shot.
Bosch has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Maneno finds it's way round the side to connect with Bosch's head.
Bosch is looking to slow Maneno down with leg kicks.
Maneno misses with a wild body shot.
Bosch getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bosch just misses with a punch to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Maneno on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bosch lands with a shot to the body.
Maneno misses with a wild body shot.
Maneno slips a straight right by Bosch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maneno jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A shot to the liver by Bosch. Beautiful body shot.
Maneno takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Maneno with a hook.
Bosch lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Maneno dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Maneno throws a looping overhand right but Bosch ducks down to avoid it.
Maneno tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bosch was well out of range. Poor timing from Maneno.
Maneno bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A counter left hand to the body from Maneno misses its target.
Maneno tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bosch was well out of range. Poor timing from Maneno.
Maneno closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Bosch throws a lazy right hand but Maneno sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bosch thumps Maneno with a low kick.
Bosch fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bosch loads up on a big right hand but Maneno slips the punch.
Bosch lands a front kick.
Maneno is looking to wear down Bosch with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Bosch blocks a jab.
Bosch throws an overhand right that lands on Maneno's shoulder, as Maneno tries to avoid the shot.
Maneno moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maneno moves out of range as Bosch throws a body kick.
Maneno loads up on a big right hand but Bosch slips the punch.
Maneno staying out of range there.
Maneno misses the shot to the body.
Bosch fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Maneno looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Maneno just misses with a punch to the body.
Bosch lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Maneno cracks Bosch with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
It looks like Heribert Bosch has been cut.
Maneno misses the shot to the body.
Bosch explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Maneno lands with a good body shot.
Bosch swings widly with a right hand
and Maneno counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Maneno misses with a body shot.
Bosch misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Maneno.
Bosch connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bosch just misses with a punch to the body.
Bosch throws a low kick but Maneno avoids it.
An attempted straight right counter from Maneno misses the target.
Maneno checks a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bosch lands a really nice looking cross but Maneno seems unphased.
Bosch ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Maneno moves away.
Maneno misses with a body shot.
Bosch is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Maneno had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Maneno throws a big shot that misses.
It seemed like Bosch was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bosch uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Maneno.
Maneno takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Maneno keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bosch lands a nice shot that snaps Maneno's head back.
Bosch thows a left - swing and a miss!
Maneno swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bosch fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Maneno.
Bosch throws a body punch but Maneno moves out of range.
Bosch will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Maneno misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bosch.
Bosch tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Maneno was well out of range. Poor timing from Bosch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bosch missing with a left hand there. Maneno was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Maneno misses the shot to the body.
Bosch uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Maneno.
Maneno swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Maneno throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Heribert Bosch dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Heribert Bosch's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Bosch walks into a stiff left hand from Maneno.
Nice defenses there by Maneno.
Maneno swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Maneno thows a left - swing and a miss!
Maneno swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Bosch 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.
Maneno takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bosch is looking to land body kicks.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bosch.
Maneno looks to score with a jab to the body but Bosch is just out of range.
A little jabbing left from Bosch on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bosch lands a jab.
Bosch throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bosch fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Maneno manages to avoid it.
Bosch scores with a leg kick.
Maneno takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Heribert Bosch seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Maneno throws a body punch but Bosch moves out of range.
Maneno swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bosch clobbers Maneno with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A shot to the liver by Maneno. Beautiful body shot.
Maneno uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bosch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bosch throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Maneno on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bosch misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bosch fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Maneno on the side of the head.
Bosch keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Maneno connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bosch. Bosch circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Maneno lands a jab.
Good leg kick by Bosch there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Maneno takes a swing at Bosch's ribcage but misses.
Bosch uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Maneno.
Bosch throws a looping overhand right but Maneno ducks down to avoid it.
Bosch has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Maneno throws a shot from downtown. Bosch moves away and avoids it.
Nice shot lands for Bosch.
Maneno looks to score with a jab to the body but Bosch is just out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maneno on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Bosch scores with a nice strike.
Bosch lunges at Maneno with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Maneno's hand.
Bosch misses with a straight right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bosch jabs at Maneno's body.
Bosch jabs Maneno to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Maneno walks into a stiff left hand from Bosch.
Maneno just misses with a punch to the body.
Maneno just misses with a punch to the body.
Bosch throws a front kick that sends Maneno stumbling back into the cage.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Maneno might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
A swing and a miss from Bosch.
Bosch sizes up Maneno with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Bosch is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Maneno.
Maneno darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Maneno avoids the head kick by Bosch.
Maneno blocks a leg kick.
Maneno is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Bosch darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Bosch lands a jab.
Bosch darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Maneno uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bosch.
Bosch rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Maneno counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maneno scores with a nice right hand.
Bosch ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Maneno throws a body punch but Bosch moves out of range.
Maneno's corner calls for a 1-2. Maneno obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Bosch dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bosch misses with a wild body shot.
Bosch misses with a straight left.
Bosch throws out a leg kick but Maneno moves out of range and Bosch only half commits.
Maneno misses the shot to the body.
Maneno throws a lazy right hand but Bosch sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bosch swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bosch slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Nice shot lands for Bosch.
Bosch lands a right hook to the body.
Maneno sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bosch displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Maneno throws out the jab.
Bosch misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bosch has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Bosch thows a body kick. Maneno tries to catch it but that hurt him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bosch dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Maneno. That did some damage!
Bosch throws out a loose jab but Maneno uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maneno scores with the left hand. Bosch knows he should have avoided that one.
Bosch connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Maneno connects with a looping right hand.
Bosch with a hook.
Bosch throws a lazy right hand but Maneno sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Maneno tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nice cross by Maneno.
Maneno ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bosch moves away.
Bosch lands a nice leg kick that just misses Maneno's sensitive parts.
Bosch fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Maneno on the side of the head.
Bosch smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maneno connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bosch. Bosch circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Bosch looks to land a left hand but Maneno moved out of range nicely.
Bosch fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Maneno manages to avoid it.
Bosch slips under a jab.
Maneno misses with a looping left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Heribert Bosch showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Heribert Bosch's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Maneno lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bosch at a distance.
Bosch feints and then cracks Maneno's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Maneno down.
Maneno throws a big shot that misses.
Maneno takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Maneno misses with a wild body shot.
Maneno takes a swing at Bosch's ribcage but misses.
Bosch uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Maneno.
Maneno looks to score with a jab to the body but Bosch is just out of range.
Bosch scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Maneno doesn't seem bothered though.
Bosch lands a body shot.
Bosch moves into the clinch.
Maneno wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bosch breaks the clinch.
Bosch with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A jab from Maneno finds it's way through Bosch's defenses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maneno misses the shot to the body.
Maneno thuds a left hand into Bosch's body.
Bosch throws a big shot that misses.
Bosch fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Maneno looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maneno fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bosch on the side of the head.
Maneno listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Bosch looks to score with a jab to the body but Maneno is just out of range.
Bosch misses with a low kick.
A swing and a miss from Maneno.
Maneno moves out of range as Bosch strikes.
Bosch swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bosch lands a front kick.
Maneno throws a body shot but no joy.
Bosch keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Maneno tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bosch was well out of range. Poor timing from Maneno.
Bosch uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Maneno.
Bosch moves forwards but Maneno connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Bosch throws a body punch but Maneno moves out of range.
Maneno slips under a jab.
Bosch throws a leg kick but Maneno moved away.
Maneno was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Bosch turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bosch has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bosch looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice defenses there by Maneno.
Bosch lands with a kick to the ribs.
Bosch misses the jab.
Maneno swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Maneno looks to land a right hand but Bosch moved out of range.
Maneno avoids the body shot from Bosch.
Bosch digs a good body shot into Maneno's ribs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Maneno. Bosch does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bosch replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Maneno blocks it well.
Maneno swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bosch doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Maneno moves out of range of the strikes.
Maneno misses with an uppercut.
Maneno connects with a looping right hand.
Bosch pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Maneno is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Maneno throws a lazy right hand but Bosch sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A left lands for Maneno.
A left lands for Bosch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maneno blocks a jab.
Bosch looks to score with a jab to the body but Maneno is just out of range.
Bosch lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Maneno misses the shot to the body.
Bosch dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Maneno swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bosch displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Maneno throws out the jab.
Bosch connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bosch throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Maneno connects with a crisp jab.
Bosch rushes Maneno and presses him up against the cage.
Bosch gets through Maneno's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bosch lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Maneno's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bosch lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Maneno at a distance.
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!
Maneno ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bosch moves away.
Bosch misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bosch fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maneno connects with a body shot that sends Bosch's belly button to the back.
Bosch throws a right hand that Maneno ducks under and follows up with a left that Maneno also avoids with ease.
Bosch throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Maneno throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bosch looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bosch avoids the body shot from Maneno.
Bosch looks to score with a jab to the body but Maneno is just out of range.
Bosch bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Maneno's head.
Maneno drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Nice defenses there by Maneno.
Maneno digs a good hook to Bosch's body.
Bosch throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bosch slips under a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bosch misses with a hook.
Maneno scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Maneno stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bosch.
Chiku Maneno has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bosch swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Heribert Bosch comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bosch has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Heribert Bosch!
Heribert Bosch made sure to mention his sponsor, Reaper Combatwear in his post fight interview.
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