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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Manuel Tillich (ranked 4915 p4p, 5469 weight class) and Trevor Price (ranked 546 p4p, 578 weight class). Trevor Price has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Manuel Tillich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Trevor Price!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Phil Schofield and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Tillich misses the target.
Tillich takes the fight into the clinch.
Tillich keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Price's efforts to push away.
Tillich keeps control of Price as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Price is trying to force a seperation but Tillich has the dominant position.
Tillich controlling the action here for a moment.
Tillich has Price pressed against the cage.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Tillich for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A frustrated look appears on Price's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Tillich misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Price.
Tillich softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Tillich.
Tillich tries to land knees in the clinch but Price avoids the damage to the body.
Tillich trying to land knees to the body.
Tillich putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Price in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Price wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Tillich breaks the clinch.
A jab from Tillich misses.
Tillich blocks a head kick by Price.
Tillich scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Tillich lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Tillich working Price over with strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tillich working the head and body with strikes.
Tillich slips a nice elbow through Price's hands, connecting with Price's forehead.
Price is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Tillich scores with a couple of nice shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tillich drops an elbow to the side of Price's head.
Tillich is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Nice strikes from Tillich there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tillich is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Price is rocked!
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Tillich lands a nice short elbow.
Price is still in real trouble! Can Tillich finish him?
Tillich working the head and body with strikes.
Price wants to control but Tillich is keeping busy.
Price seems to have recovered his senses.
Tillich winds up and cracks Price with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Tillich looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Price with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Tillich is nestled in close to Price, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Tillich lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Price quite badly. Price pulls Tillich in close trying to recover. Tillich postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Price on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Price doesn't seem to be complaining too much.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Manuel Tillich!
Manuel Tillich got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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