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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Warren Fitzgerald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Melvin Manhood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Fitzgerald might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to And Now We Dance - The Vandals. Melvin Manhood told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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186 lbs
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198 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Warren Fitzgerald!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Melvin Manhood!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Saam Ante and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fitzgerald throws a jab when Manhood was well out of range.
Manhood bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fitzgerald lands a nice looking body kick.
Manhood moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Fitzgerald throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Manhood ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Warren Fitzgerald seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Manhood steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fitzgerald.
A lazy left from Fitzgerald finds it's target.
Manhood looks to land a left hand but Fitzgerald moved out of range nicely.
A head kick from Manhood lands but Fitzgerald takes it in his stride.
It looks like Warren Fitzgerald has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fitzgerald throws a leg kick
and Manhood makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Manhood doesn't manage to clinch there - Fitzgerald circles away.
Manhood throws a sloppy head kick and Fitzgerald moves out of range easily.
Fitzgerald looks to throw the jab but Manhood is out of range.
Manhood tries a head kick but it misses.
Manhood uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fitzgerald.
Manhood moves out of range as Fitzgerald strikes.
Fitzgerald throws a low kick, looking for Manhood's leg but Manhood calmly moves out of range.
Manhood shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Fitzgerald misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manhood checks the leg kick.
Manhood connects with a high kick.
Fitzgerald misses with a looping left.
Fitzgerald is breathing heavily.
Fitzgerald misses with a straight left.
Fitzgerald throws a right and a left that Manhood avoids nicely.
Fitzgerald displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Manhood.
Fitzgerald misses with a hook.
Fitzgerald takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Manhood moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Fitzgerald just misses with a punch to the body.
Manhood blocks a leg kick.
Manhood throws a front kick that sends Fitzgerald stumbling back into the cage.
A telegraphed right hand from Manhood misses the target.
Manhood throws a leg kick which misses Fitzgerald's front leg but catches the back leg as Fitzgerald tries to avoid it.
Manhood closes the distance and pushes Fitzgerald back into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manhood breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Manhood looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Manhood throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Fitzgerald stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Fitzgerald avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Manhood moves in looking to clinch but Fitzgerald pushes him off.
A solid leg kick lands there for Manhood.
Manhood throws a head kick that misses.
Manhood lands a head kick!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fitzgerald throws a leg kick
and Manhood counters with a leg kick.
Fitzgerald throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Manhood throws a head kick that half lands.
Fitzgerald wants to land a leg kick but Manhood is out of range.
Manhood chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Fitzgerald can pounce on him.
Manhood is looking to slow Fitzgerald down with leg kicks.
Manhood rushes Fitzgerald and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Manhood breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Manhood.
Fitzgerald scores with a jab. Manhood acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Fitzgerald keeps the fight on the outside.
Fitzgerald scores with a nice right hand.
Manhood defending well as Fitzgerald loads up on a big left hand.
Manhood ducks under a wild hook from Fitzgerald.
Manhood tries to clinch up.
Manhood doesn't manage to clinch there - Fitzgerald circles away.
Manhood is looking to slow Fitzgerald down with leg kicks.
Manhood lands a front kick.
Fitzgerald throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Manhood sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Manhood has taken the fight to the clinch.
Manhood pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fitzgerald blocks a head kick by Manhood.
Fitzgerald thows a leg kick but Manhood checks it
and Manhood counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manhood avoids the head kick by Fitzgerald.
A clash of legs there as Manhood blocks the low kick.
Fitzgerald throws a hook to the side of Manhood's head but Manhood sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Manhood lands with a kick to the temple. Fitzgerald shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Fitzgerald connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Manhood's hands.
Manhood works Fitzgerald's body with a nice hook.
Fitzgerald avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fitzgerald throws a leg kick
letting Manhood counter with a right hand.
A shot to the body from Fitzgerald misses
and Manhood holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Manhood has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Manhood lands with a light punch inside.
A hook to the body from Manhood.
Fitzgerald is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fitzgerald lands a left hand that snaps the head of Manhood backwards.
Manhood escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Manhood fails in his attempt to clinch.
Manhood takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Melvin Manhood dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Warren Fitzgerald's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Fitzgerald connects with the punch.
Decent striking displayed by Fitzgerald there.
Fitzgerald misses with a looping right.
Nice cross by Fitzgerald.
Fitzgerald throws a big shot that misses.
Melvin Manhood is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A jab from Manhood misses.
Manhood gets a clinch.
Manhood using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Fitzgerald has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Manhood has had enough of the clinch but Fitzgerald keeps him there for the moment.
Manhood using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Fitzgerald has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Fitzgerald as Manhood tries to tie him up.
Manhood pushes off an throws an elbow but Fitzgerald leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Fitzgerald has Manhood pressed against the cage, preventing Manhood from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Manhood unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Fitzgerald scores with a nice hook to the head.
Manhood looking to slow down the pace here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fitzgerald has Manhood pressed against the cage, preventing Manhood from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Fitzgerald is looking to break free of the clinch but Manhood has double underhooks.
Manhood is looking to break free of the clinch but Fitzgerald has double underhooks.
With the fighters up against the cage, Manhood throws an elbow but misses.
Manhood escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fitzgerald tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Manhood was well out of range. Poor timing from Fitzgerald.
Manhood moves into the clinch.
Manhood manages to break the clinch.
Fitzgerald misses with a hook.
Fitzgerald misses the jab.
Manhood displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Fitzgerald.
Fitzgerald has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Manhood misses with a straight right.
Fitzgerald takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Manhood gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manhood lands a damaging elbow.
Manhood with a knee to the head.
Manhood is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Manhood throws an elbow but it misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Manhood.
Fitzgerald wants to break free but Manhood has control.
Manhood tries to break the clinch but Fitzgerald is controlling the position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Fitzgerald.
Manhood pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Manhood is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Manhood ducks under a wild hook from Fitzgerald.
Fitzgerald misses with a looping right.
Manhood moves in looking to clinch but Fitzgerald pushes him off.
Manhood lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Manhood moves into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manhood throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Manhood lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Manhood prevents Fitzgerald from breaking the clinch.
Manhood manages to break the clinch.
Manhood lands with a slapping head kick.
Fitzgerald waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Manhood.
Fitzgerald scores with a nice strike.
A left lands for Manhood.
Fitzgerald shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Manhood pinned against the cage. Manhood gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Manhood throws a front kick that sends Fitzgerald stumbling back into the cage.
Manhood tries to close the distance and clinch but Fitzgerald swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Fitzgerald throws a series of punches but Manhood avoids them all with ease.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Manhood.
Fitzgerald waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Manhood.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manhood misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Manhood moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Manhood clinches up against the cage.
Manhood pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Manhood instigates a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Fitzgerald's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Manhood working hard to break the clinch.
Manhood breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A nice leg kick lands there from Manhood.
A head kick misses from Fitzgerald.
Fitzgerald misses with a hook.
Fitzgerald missing with a left hand there. Manhood was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fitzgerald scores with a nice head shot.
Fitzgerald on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Manhood tries to clinch but Fitzgerald is having none of it.
Manhood lands a nice shot that snaps Fitzgerald's head back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Melvin Manhood showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Warren Fitzgerald's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Manhood tries to close the distance and clinch but Fitzgerald swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A telegraphed right hand from Fitzgerald misses the target.
Manhood keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Manhood throws an overhand right that lands on Fitzgerald's shoulder, as Fitzgerald tries to avoid the shot.
Manhood tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fitzgerald paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fitzgerald throws a jab but it's blocked by Manhood.
Fitzgerald misses with a combination
and Manhood counters with a head kick. That will keep Fitzgerald thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Melvin Manhood seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Manhood is looking to clinch.
Manhood is looking to clinch.
Manhood clinches up with Fitzgerald and pushes him back against the cage.
Manhood breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Manhood is looking to clinch but Fitzgerald is avoiding it.
Manhood pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Manhood tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fitzgerald will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Fitzgerald lands a nice shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Manhood looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fitzgerald listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Fitzgerald throws a looping overhand right but Manhood ducks down to avoid it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Manhood. That's going to slow Fitzgerald down.
Fitzgerald swats away the attempt to clinch by Manhood.
Manhood throws a nice outside leg kick.
Manhood misses with a head kick.
Manhood uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fitzgerald.
Manhood bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A chopping leg kick lands by Fitzgerald.
Manhood throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Manhood tries to clinch but Fitzgerald is having none of it.
Fitzgerald connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Fitzgerald misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Manhood tries to close the distance and clinch but Fitzgerald swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Manhood tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Manhood uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fitzgerald.
Fitzgerald shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Manhood but Manhood pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Manhood blocks a low kick nicely.
Manhood lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Fitzgerald throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fitzgerald throws a leg kick
and Manhood counters with a head kick.
Manhood steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fitzgerald.
Fitzgerald throws an overhand right that lands on Manhood's shoulder, as Manhood tries to avoid the shot.
Manhood clinches with his opponent.
Manhood lands with a light punch inside.
Manhood breaks from the clinch.
Manhood lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fitzgerald blocks a head kick by Manhood.
Manhood lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
A low kick from Fitzgerald misses
and Manhood counters with a nice low kick that buckles Fitzgerald's knee momentarily.
Fitzgerald throws a shot from downtown. Manhood moves away and avoids it.
Manhood closes the distance and clinches.
Manhood is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Fitzgerald gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
A hook to the body from Fitzgerald.
Manhood breaks the clinch.
Warren Fitzgerald has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Melvin Manhood is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Fitzgerald misses with a two punch combination.
Manhood gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Manhood throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Fitzgerald blocks it with crossed arms.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Manhood throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Fitzgerald blocks it with crossed arms.
Manhood lands with a light punch inside.
Manhood lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manhood tries to circle away but Fitzgerald has him pinned against the cage.
Fitzgerald blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Manhood is trying to break the clinch but Fitzgerald is controlling him.
Manhood tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Fitzgerald lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Fitzgerald creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Manhood looking to throw knees to the head but Fitzgerald is blocking nicely.
Fitzgerald throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Manhoods head.
Fitzgerald lands a nice uppercut.
Manhood breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fitzgerald misses with a wild combination.
A head kick misses from Manhood.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fitzgerald throws a sloppy head kick
and Manhood counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Fitzgerald swings for the body but Manhood moves out of range.
Fitzgerald misses with a wild combination.
Manhood cracks Fitzgerald with a good jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Melvin Manhood comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Manhood has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 27:30
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Melvin Manhood!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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