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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sunray Spike (ranked 53 p4p, 82 weight class) and Hiro Manowaru (ranked 1 p4p, 5 weight class). Spike comes to the cage accompanied by For Heavy Metal we will die!. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sunray Spike!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hiro Manowaru!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Colin Fotheringham and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manowaru ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Spike throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Manowaru on the side of the head.
Manowaru showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Spike.
Sunray Spike seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Spike tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Spike scores with a hook.
Spike connects with a nice looking jab.
Spike takes a swing at Manowaru's ribcage but misses.
Spike lands a jab-cross combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Spike. Manowaru does a little dance to reset his feet.
Manowaru scores with a kick to the midsection.
Spike is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Manowaru blocks a jab.
Manowaru thows a left - swing and a miss!
Manowaru lands with a cross.
Manowaru closes the distance and pushes Spike back into the cage.
Manowaru lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Manowaru.
Manowaru escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Manowaru throws an off balance right hand
and Spike makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Spike swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Manowaru misses the jab.
Spike throws a half hearted mid kick.
Manowaru keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Manowaru lands a really nice looking cross but Spike seems unphased.
We've been informed that Manowaru has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Nice straight punches there by Spike. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Spike.
Spike lands a jab to the nose.
Manowaru throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Manowaru lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Spike has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Spike and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Spike goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Manowaru pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Spike throws a front kick aimed at Manowaru's knee but Manowaru avoids it well.
Manowaru tries to counter by closing the distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spike scores with the left hand. Manowaru knows he should have avoided that one.
Manowaru throws a hook to the side of Spike's head but Spike sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Manowaru gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Spike.
Manowaru thows a left - swing and a miss!
Spike throws a poor cross that misses
and Manowaru counters with a good low kick that Spike was not able to check.
It looks like Spike has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Manowaru misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Spike.
Spike throws a quick counter kick to the body but Manowaru avoids it.
Manowaru misses with a left hand
and Spike counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Spike moves away from the strike by Manowaru.
Spike was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Manowaru thows a leg kick but Spike checks it
and Spike counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Spike ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Manowaru moves away.
Spike misses with a lunging right hand
and Manowaru cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Manowaru lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Manowaru tried to score with a low kick but Spike checks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spike steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Manowaru. That one must have hurt.
Spike lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nice defenses there by Manowaru.
Manowaru throws the left hand but Spike avoids the punch easily.
Spike is looking to counter punch.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Spike.
Spike scores with a sloppy right hand. Manowaru should have avoided that one.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Manowaru lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Spike has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Spike and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Spike is looking for a counter combo.
A telegraphed right hand from Manowaru misses the target.
A jab from Spike misses.
A thudding body kick lands there by Manowaru!
Manowaru misses with a wild body shot.
Manowaru moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Spike misses with a head kick.
Spike throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spike takes a swing at Manowaru's ribcage but misses.
Manowaru flicks out a counter leg kick but Spike steps away.
Manowaru scores with a punch to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Spike lands with a kick to the ribs.
Spike delivers a nice body kick.
Manowaru avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Spike. Manowaru does a little dance to reset his feet.
Manowaru drops Spike with a beautiful combination! Spike stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Manowaru is looking for the KO!
It looks like Sunray Spike has been cut.
Manowaru keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Spike.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Manowaru! But no joy.
Spike goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Manowaru is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Spike with a body shot.
Manowaru ducks under a wild hook from Spike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Manowaru throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Spike was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Spike misses with a hook
and Manowaru counters with a nice right hand that sends Spike toppling to the canvas! Spike scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Manowaru finish him?!
Spike is rocked!
Manowaru measures up his opponent and throws a superman punch that connects to the jaw! Down goes Spike! The ref steps in, and that's the ball game folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Hiro Manowaru!
After winning the bout, Hiro Manowaru thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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