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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Melvin Manhood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lorenzo Bison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lorenzo Bison is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Melvin Manhood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lorenzo Bison!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Paulsen Ambrosius and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manhood with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bison to score with a decent uppercut.
Manhood slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Manhood misses with a straight left.
Manhood drives through and clinches with Bison against the cage.
Manhood missing with knees to the body.
Manhood breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A big left from Manhood misses.
Bison lands an overhand right.
Manhood lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bison circles away quickly and effectively.
Bison uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Manhood.
Bison blocks a head kick by Manhood.
Manhood swats away the attempt to clinch by Bison.
Manhood uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bison.
Bison lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Manhood doesn't manage to clinch there - Bison circles away.
Bison bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Manhood is looking for a sweep.
Manhood is working hard here to advance position.
Bison misses with the ground and pound.
Bison wants to stand but Manhood has his arm trapped.
Bison looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manhood struggling a bit here.
Manhood is looking for a sweep.
Bison wants to stand but Manhood has his arm trapped.
Bison postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Manhood lands a glancing blow to the side of Bison's head.
Manhood scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Manhood stuffs the takedown attempt from Bison. Bison gets slowly back to his feet.
Manhood avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bison uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Manhood.
Manhood tries to clinch up but Bison circles away and keeps his distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manhood closes the distance and pushes Bison back into the cage.
Manhood tries a knee to the head but Bison blocks it.
Manhood breaks the clinch.
Bison throws an overhand right that lands on Manhood's shoulder, as Manhood tries to avoid the shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
The fighters circling - Bison throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Manhood throws a hook but Bison blocks it.
Bison shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Manhood but Manhood pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Manhood throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Bison's head.
Manhood rushes Bison and presses him up against the cage.
Manhood escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Manhood darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The fighters circling - Manhood throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Manhood throws a looping overhand right but Bison ducks down to avoid it.
Manhood bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bison's head backwards.
Bison gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Manhood lands a damaging elbow.
Manhood breaks from the clinch.
Manhood stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Manhood is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Manhood throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Manhood just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Bison.
Manhood throws a body punch but Bison moves out of range.
Bison drops his hands momentarily and Manhood takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bison displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Manhood throws out the jab.
Manhood throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bison scores with a nice right hand.
Manhood takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bison misses with a kick to the body.
Bison scores with a decent looking hook.
Manhood tries to clinch up but Bison circles away and keeps his distance.
Manhood tries to clinch up.
Bison scores with a jab. Manhood acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Manhood scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bison doesn't seem bothered though.
Manhood goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Bison connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bison connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Lorenzo Bison seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bison shoots in for a double leg but Manhood sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Melvin Manhood has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lorenzo Bison.
A slow jab from Bison misses its intended target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manhood scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Bison lands a jab to the head.
Bison is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Manhood had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Manhood just misses with a punch to the body.
Bison scores with a one two! Manhood had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Bison lands a jab to the head.
Manhood misses with an uppercut.
Manhood could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Bison closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Manhood to the mat! Manhood manages to get full guard.
Manhood looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Bison wants to get up but he can't break Manhood's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Manhood not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bison accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Lorenzo Bison will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Bison throws out a powerful jab.
A swing and a miss from Manhood.
Manhood takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Manhood misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Manhood blocks a leg kick.
Manhood misses the shot to the body.
Melvin Manhood is winning the standup battle so far.
Bison tries to clinch but Manhood is having none of it.
Bison fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bison shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Manhood's guard.
Manhood wants to sweep but no luck.
Bison throwing strikes but missing.
Manhood is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bison throws a big right hand that misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bison stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Manhood loads up on a big right hand but Bison slips the punch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Manhood looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Melvin Manhood is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bison lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Manhood connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Melvin Manhood is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Manhood instigates a clinch.
Bison avoids a wild elbow strike from Manhood.
Manhood tries a knee to the head but Bison blocks it.
Bison working hard to break the clinch.
Bison is trying to force a seperation but Manhood has the dominant position.
Manhood manages to break the clinch.
Manhood takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Manhood scores with a head kick.
Manhood walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Bison has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manhood fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bison manages to avoid it.
Manhood thows a body kick. Bison tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Bison moves into range and connects with a jab.
A slow jab from Manhood misses its intended target.
Bison darts in and clinches Manhood up against the cage.
Manhood breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A left and a right from Bison both land. Nice combination.
Manhood lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Manhood fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bison keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Manhood.
Bison catches Manhood with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Manhood rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bison moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bison scores with a nice strike.
Bison fails with a takedown attempt.
Manhood takes one to the side of the head.
Bison slips a jab and a cross from Manhood.
Bison moves away from the strike by Manhood.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bison lands with a nice body punch.
Horrible takedown by Bison or perhaps it was just good defense by Manhood which made him look bad.
Manhood throws the left hand but Bison avoids the punch easily.
Bison with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Manhood throws the kick towards the body but Bison avoids it.
Manhood throws a series of punches but Bison moves out of range.
Bison getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Manhood throws a big shot that misses.
A left lands for Bison.
Bison misses with a double jab.
Manhood slips under a jab from Bison.
Manhood throws a combination that misses
and Bison counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bison misses with a few strikes there.
Bison throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bison is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Bison forces Manhood back against the cage and clinches.
Manhood escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bison lands the left hand.
Manhood throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manhood throws a series of punches but Bison avoids them all with ease.
Bison lands the left hand.
Manhood closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Bison is looking to escape.
Manhood is trying to control the action in half guard but Bison is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Manhood prevents Bison from standing back up.
Manhood not doing much here.
Bison wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lorenzo Bison showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Manhood throws a big shot that misses.
Bison lands with a hook. Manhood tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Manhood throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bison circles away from the clinch attempt.
Manhood throws a combination that misses
and Bison counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bison keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Manhood.
Bison shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Manhood sprawls well. Manhood wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bison gets slowly back to his feet.
Nice uppercut lands for Manhood. That snapped Bison's head back.
Manhood throws out a loose jab but Bison uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bison closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Manhood to the mat! Manhood manages to get full guard.
Manhood trying to control the position.
Bison wants to control from the top but Manhood keeps moving.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bison throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Manhood works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bison throws a big right hand that misses.
Bison trying to stand up but can't free himself from Manhood's guard.
Bison thows a big elbow that misses.
Manhood has a closed guard, preventing Bison from standing up.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A big left from Manhood misses.
Manhood looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Manhood gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Manhood takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Bison with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Manhood scores with a nice head shot.
Bison scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nice defenses there by Bison.
Manhood looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A left lands for Bison.
Manhood bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Bison avoids the body shot from Manhood.
Bison lands a jab to the head.
Manhood tries to clinch
and Bison counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Manhood scores with a leg kick.
Bison cracks Manhood with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Bison feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Manhood has a closed guard, preventing Bison from standing up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bison trying to control the position from guard on top but Manhood is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bison working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bison wants to stand but Manhood is controlling his posture from full guard.
Bison postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bison stopping the sweep attempt from Manhood.
Bison gets to his feet. Manhood looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Manhood drops his hands momentarily and Bison takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A jab from Bison finds it's way through Manhood's defenses.
Bison misses with an uppercut.
Nice defenses there by Bison.
Manhood stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A left and a right from Manhood both land. Nice combination.
Manhood wants to clinch up but Bison keeps it at a distance.
Melvin Manhood has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Manhood walks into a straight right hand from Bison.
Bison scores with a hook.
Manhood scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Bison keeps the fight on the outside.
Lorenzo Bison is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bison shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Manhood takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bison walks into a straight right hand from Manhood.
Manhood takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bison closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Manhood did well to prevent Bison getting side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lorenzo Bison comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Bison winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 28:30
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lorenzo Bison!
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