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WKA 4: 170 Grand Prix Round 4 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Melvin Manhoef (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manny Pacquiao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Manny Pacquiao has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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175 lbs
2 - 3 - 0 |
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170 lbs
0 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin |
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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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Melvin Manhoef!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Manny Pacquiao!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Daniel Blasius and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manhoef throws a right hand that misses
and Pacquiao counters with a two punch combo.
Pacquiao thows a body shot but no joy.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Manhoef checks a leg kick.
Manhoef throws a combination that misses
and Pacquiao counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Manhoef throws a poor cross that misses
and Pacquiao comes in over the top with a devastating right hand! Manhoef stumbles back against the ropes, looking to regain his senses but Pacquiao is on him like rabid pit bull! Manhoef slumps to the ground under a storm of punches and this fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Manny Pacquiao!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Andrei Arlovski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Evangelista Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andrei Arlovski has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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185 lbs
12 - 6 - 0 |
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175 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Intelligent |
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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
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Andrei Arlovski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Evangelista Santos!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Aafke Stam and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arlovski smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Arlovski thows a left - swing and a miss!
Santos does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Arlovski throws a jab but it's blocked by Santos.
Arlovski dodges the punch combination from Santos.
Arlovski throws a hook to the side of Santos's head but Santos sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Arlovski swinging wildly here.
Arlovski tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Santos fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A slow jab from Arlovski misses its intended target.
Santos connects with a solid leg kick.
Santos avoids a punch combination nicely.
Santos throws a series of punches but Arlovski moves out of range.
Santos swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Santos connects with a leg kick. Arlovski looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Santos slips a jab from Arlovski.
Arlovski loads up on a big right hand but Santos slips the punch.
Arlovski throws a shot from downtown. Santos moves away and avoids it.
Santos buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A punch combination from Santos misses.
Arlovski looks to land a combination but Santos avoids it well.
Santos fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Arlovski has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Arlovski stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Santos.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos throws a combination that misses
and Arlovski counters with a series of strikes. Santos will be more careful next time no doubt.
Arlovski thows a body shot but no joy.
Arlovski throws a hook but Santos avoids it easily.
Santos moves forwards but Arlovski connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Santos is rocked!
Arlovski drops Santos with a big left hand! Santos is injured, injured bad! Arlovski jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andrei Arlovski!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Karl James Noons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juan Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Juan Diaz has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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170 lbs
10 - 5 - 0 |
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180 cm
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170 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin |
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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
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Karl James Noons!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Juan Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Albert Achterberg and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Noons counter with a right hand.
It looks like Juan Diaz has been cut.
Noons misses with a body kick.
A jab from Noons does it's job there.
Juan Diaz 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!
Diaz throws a wild hook but Noons just manages to duck under it and - ooooh! Diaz gets nailed by a brutal uppercut which crumples him back against the ropes! The referee jumps in - Noons raises his hands in celebration and walks away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Karl James Noons!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Julio Cesar Chavez Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jorge Santiago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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4 - 0 - 0 |
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170 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Julio Cesar Chavez Jr!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jorge Santiago !
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Nard Betker and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chavez Jr scores with a spinning back kick!
Chavez Jr scores with a head kick. Santiago tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Santiago is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Chavez Jr.
Chavez Jr throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Santiago connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Santiago punishes Chavez Jr's body with a nice straight punch.
Santiago swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Santiago blocks a head kick by Chavez Jr.
Chavez Jr rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Santiago to counter with a crisp jab.
Chavez Jr missing with a left hand there. Santiago was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Santiago walks into a straight right hand from Chavez Jr.
A head kick misses from Chavez Jr.
Chavez Jr keeps Santiago at a distance using the push kick.
Some wild striking there from Chavez Jr.
Chavez Jr with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Santiago to score with a decent uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Santiago has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Chavez Jr finds it's way round the side to connect with Santiago 's head.
Santiago takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Santiago changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Santiago takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Santiago misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nice uppercut there from Santiago .
Santiago takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santiago misses the shot to the body.
Chavez Jr takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Santiago connects with a right hand. Chavez Jr shakes it off.
Chavez Jr looks to land a right hand but Santiago moved out of range.
Santiago throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Chavez Jr sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Santiago swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chavez Jr throws a series of punches but Santiago avoids them all with ease.
The fighters circle momentarily. Santiago darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Santiago lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Chavez Jr can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Santiago and Chavez Jr drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Santiago .
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jorge Santiago !
Jorge Santiago is the new welterweight champion!
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