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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hiro Manowaru (ranked 62 p4p, 101 weight class) and Joe Clark (ranked 2 p4p, 3 weight class). Manowaru's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Lay Down. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 31 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hiro Manowaru!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Joe Clark!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Ackerman and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manowaru lands a nice looking kick to the body. Clark takes a step back to recover.
Clark throws a lazy right hand but Manowaru sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Manowaru takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Clark misses the shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Clark.
Clark throws the left hand but Manowaru avoids the punch easily.
Clark scores with a hook to the body. Manowaru takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Manowaru blocks a jab.
Manowaru misses with a hook. Clark ducked under it nicely.
Manowaru takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Manowaru defending well as Clark loads up on a big left hand.
Manowaru was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Clark looks to throw the jab but Manowaru is out of range.
Clark misses with a shot to the body
and Manowaru counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Manowaru uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Clark.
Manowaru swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Clark counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clark takes a swing at Manowaru's ribcage but misses.
Clark throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Manowaru sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Clark checks a low kick from Manowaru.
Clark looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Manowaru misses with an uppercut.
Manowaru ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Manowaru swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Manowaru slips under a jab from Clark.
Clark swings for the body but Manowaru moves out of range.
We've been told by Manowaru's head coaches at The Zoo that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Clark thows a left - swing and a miss!
Clark scores with a nice head shot.
Clark moves out of range of the strikes.
Manowaru uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Clark.
Clark lands a nice hook to Manowaru's body. Manowaru takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Clark throws a poor cross that misses
and Manowaru counters with a good, hard body kick but Clark shrugs it off.
Clark fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Manowaru manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manowaru takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Clark lands a jab.
Manowaru dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Clark. That did some damage!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Manowaru takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Clark throws a jab but it's blocked by Manowaru.
Clark takes a swing at Manowaru's ribcage but misses.
Clark just misses with a punch to the body.
It looked like Manowaru wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Clark misses the shot to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Manowaru.
Clark ducks under a wild hook from Manowaru.
Manowaru steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Clark.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clark ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Manowaru moves away.
That kick from Manowaru tenderised Clark's leg. Clark is trying to keep his angry face on.
Clark's corner calls for a 1-2. Clark obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Manowaru lands with a nice body punch.
Clark walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Manowaru takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Manowaru takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A telegraphed right hand from Manowaru misses the target.
Clark misses with a right hand
and Manowaru counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Joe Clark seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Clark changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Manowaru uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Clark.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Clark misses with a looping left.
Clark uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Manowaru.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clark throws a jab when Manowaru was well out of range.
As Clark backs away, Manowaru returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
A punch lands to the side of Manowaru 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Clark digs a good body shot into Manowaru's ribs.
Clark lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Manowaru backs up against the cage.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Manowaru.
A nice side step and Clark releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Manowaru throws a poor cross that misses
letting Clark counter with a right hand.
Manowaru takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nice shot by Clark.
Clark lands with a nice body punch.
Nice straight punches there by Clark. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Clark.
Manowaru scores with a crisp jab that stopped Clark in his tracks.
Clark scores with a jab. Manowaru acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Manowaru avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Clark dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Clark takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A countering left hand to the body from Clark misses.
Manowaru takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Clark moves out of range as Manowaru throws a body kick.
Clark scores with the left hand. Manowaru knows he should have avoided that one.
Clark rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Manowaru counter with a right hand.
Manowaru throws a jab when Clark was well out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Clark. Manowaru does a little dance to reset his feet.
Manowaru is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A big left from Clark misses.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Manowaru might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Manowaru darts in and clinches Clark up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Manowaru throws a head punch that misses.
Clark is working Manowaru over against the cage.
Clark blocking some punches.
Manowaru tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Manowaru managing to block the knees to the body from Clark.
Clark blocks a body shot from Manowaru.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Clark.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Manowaru.
Clark blocks an uppercut.
Knees to the body from Clark.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Still in the clinch, Clark scores with a nice short uppercut.
Clark misses with a knee to the head.
Manowaru working aggressively here.
Clark pushes Manowaru back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Manowaru blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Clark lands a shoulder strike.
A short left from Clark.
Manowaru managing to block the knees to the body from Clark.
Manowaru misses with the head strike.
Clark lands a body punch in the clinch.
Clark stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Clark lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short right from Clark on the inside.
Clark lands a nice shot to the body.
A short left from Clark.
Clark scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Manowaru is rocked!
Clark throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Manowaru.
A short right from Clark.
Oh Manowaru is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Clark lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Clark.
Clark has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Manowaru - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Clark, and another! Manowaru is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Joe Clark!
Joe Clark is the new super heavyweight champion!
A relieved looking Joe Clark thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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