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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Gascoigne (ranked 952 p4p, 424 weight class) and Akuma Manivong (ranked 132 p4p, 65 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Paul Gascoigne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Akuma Manivong!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick from Gascoigne misses.
Manivong throws a lazy body kick
and Gascoigne cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gascoigne tries to clinch but Manivong is having none of it.
Manivong punishes Gascoigne's body with a nice straight punch.
Manivong circles away from the clinch attempt.
Manivong lands a jab to the nose.
It looks like Paul Gascoigne has been cut.
Gascoigne takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
It looked like Gascoigne was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Manivong scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Manivong is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gascoigne.
Paul Gascoigne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Manivong takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Gascoigne fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Manivong, pushing him back against the cage.
Gascoigne misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gascoigne doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gascoigne lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Manivong lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gascoigne or not.
Gascoigne swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Manivong throws a punch but it's blocked by Gascoigne.
Gascoigne swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Manivong has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Gascoigne breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Manivong blocks a head kick by Gascoigne.
Manivong throws a big shot that misses.
Manivong throws out a powerful jab.
Manivong lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Gascoigne connects with a leg kick.
Gascoigne lands with a shot to the body.
Gascoigne connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Manivong momentarily.
Manivong is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gascoigne.
Paul Gascoigne is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gascoigne throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
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!
A shot to the liver by Gascoigne. Beautiful body shot.
Gascoigne throws a looping overhand right but Manivong ducks down to avoid it.
Gascoigne throws a head kick that misses.
Gascoigne moves out of range as Manivong throws a body kick.
Manivong moves to clinch but Gascoigne breaks away
and Gascoigne counters with a straight right hand.
Manivong takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Gascoigne tries to clinch there but Manivong circles away.
Manivong fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gascoigne moves in looking to clinch but Manivong pushes him off.
A telegraphed right hand from Manivong misses the target.
Gascoigne moves out of range as Manivong strikes.
Manivong blocks a head kick by Gascoigne.
Good leg kick by Gascoigne.
Manivong slips a jab from Gascoigne.
Gascoigne looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A shot to the body from Gascoigne misses
and Manivong counters with an outside leg kick.
Manivong uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gascoigne.
Manivong looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Gascoigne throws a head kick but Manivong moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gascoigne darts in trying to clinch
and Manivong counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Gascoigne throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gascoigne misses the shot to the body.
Gascoigne throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Manivong sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gascoigne throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Manivong lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gascoigne at a distance.
Manivong thuds a left hand into Gascoigne's body.
Gascoigne is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Manivong cracks Gascoigne with a right hand to the side of the head.
Gascoigne looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Manivong doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Gascoigne dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Paul Gascoigne's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Manivong fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Manivong swings for the body but Gascoigne moves out of range.
Gascoigne wants to land a leg kick but Manivong is out of range.
Manivong thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gascoigne looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Manivong throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Manivong misses with an attempted mid kick.
Gascoigne lands a nice leg kick that just misses Manivong's sensitive parts.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gascoigne throws a head punch that misses.
Manivong misses with a punch on the inside.
Manivong lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Gascoigne swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gascoigne misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Gascoigne.
Manivong lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Manivong tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gascoigne's elbow.
Gascoigne swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gascoigne lands a left hand that snaps the head of Manivong backwards.
Manivong blocks a body shot from Gascoigne.
Manivong blocking some punches.
Manivong blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gascoigne misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Manivong gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Gascoigne trying to keep a closed guard but Manivong is proving a slippery customer.
Manivong trying to control but Gascoigne is working from the bottom.
Manivong tries to free his leg and advance position but Gascoigne is retaining full guard.
Gascoigne trying to keep a closed guard but Manivong is proving a slippery customer.
Manivong wants to pass the guard but Gascoigne is keeping the position.
Gascoigne pulls Manivong in to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gascoigne looking to control.
Manivong drops back looking for a leg! Gascoigne is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Gascoigne manages to kick Manivong off! Manivong jumps back into Gascoigne's guard.
Gascoigne is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Manivong is aware though and is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gascoigne is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gascoigne working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Manivong.
Manivong stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gascoigne swivels though and keeps the full guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gascoigne is trying to keep Manivong in close.
Manivong tries to free his leg and advance position but Gascoigne is retaining full guard.
Gascoigne will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Gascoigne looking for a guillotine here but Manivong defends easily.
Gascoigne is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manivong trying to control but Gascoigne is working from the bottom.
Manivong postures up in Gascoigne's guard and throws a big left but Gascoigne blocks it.
Gascoigne is trying to keep Manivong in close.
Manivong drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Manivong jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Gascoigne keeping moving, preventing Manivong from controlling successfully.
Manivong is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Gascoigne is trying to keep Manivong in close.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Manivong trying to control but Gascoigne is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gascoigne throws a head kick but Manivong moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Gascoigne with a nice calf kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gascoigne.
Manivong throws a nice looking combination but Gascoigne bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gascoigne with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gascoigne throws a lazy uppercut
letting Manivong counter with a right hand.
Manivong throws a body punch but Gascoigne moves out of range.
Manivong lands a glancing blow to the side of Gascoigne's head.
Paul Gascoigne's cut is getting worse.
Manivong throws a series of punches but Gascoigne moves out of range.
Gascoigne misses with a lunging right hand
and Manivong cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Good leg kick by Gascoigne.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Akuma Manivong showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Paul Gascoigne's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Gascoigne looks to land a left hand but Manivong moved out of range nicely.
A head kick misses from Gascoigne.
Gascoigne tries to close the distance and clinch but Manivong swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gascoigne backing away here, and Manivong unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Gascoigne throws a lazy head kick
and Manivong counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Manivong tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Manivong tries a body shot but Gascoigne blocks it.
Gascoigne blocking some punches.
Gascoigne tries to work over Manivong's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Manivong escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gascoigne ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gascoigne is looking to counter with head kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gascoigne throws a right hand that Manivong ducks under and follows up with a left that Manivong also avoids with ease.
Paul Gascoigne is winning the standup battle so far.
Manivong misses with a body shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gascoigne.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gascoigne misses with a head kick.
Manivong now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Manivong dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gascoigne misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Manivong throws an off balance right hand
and Gascoigne cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gascoigne fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gascoigne fails in his attempt to clinch.
Manivong thows a left - swing and a miss!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Manivong.
Manivong lands a leg kick that knocks Gascoigne off balance momentarily.
Gascoigne throws a leg kick
and Manivong counters with a single leg into guard. Gascoigne didn't expect that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manivong with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gascoigne is trying to keep Manivong in close.
Manivong with a flurry of punches that miss.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Manivong wants to control from the top but Gascoigne keeps moving.
Gascoigne not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Manivong throwing strikes from guard but Gascoigne blocks nicely.
Manivong trying to control but Gascoigne is working from the bottom.
Manivong trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Manivong trying to control the position from guard on top but Gascoigne is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gascoigne is looking for a triangle here but Manivong uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Manivong wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Gascoigne, who protects the arm well.
Gascoigne is looking to regain half guard here but Manivong keeps moving and retains side control.
Akuma Manivong has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manivong tries for a kimura but Gascoigne is defending well.
Manivong looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Gascoigne is trying to control Manivong's posture but Manivong avoids it.
Manivong working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Manivong tries for a kimura but Gascoigne is defending well.
Gascoigne is trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Gascoigne manages to get back to half guard.
Manivong works his foot free and advances to mount.
Gascoigne tries to hold on but Manivong pushes him away.
Gascoigne is looking to improve his position but Manivong isn't that keen on the idea.
Manivong thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Manivong prevents Gascoigne from getting the reversal.
Manivong throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Manivong thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Gascoigne tries to hold on but Manivong postures up.
Gascoigne can't escape the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Akuma Manivong comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Manivong has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Akuma Manivong!
After the fight, Akuma Manivong was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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