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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Socrates Menoleus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ridge Back (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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175 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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180 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Socrates Menoleus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ridge Back!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Steve Erwin and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Menoleus showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Back.
Menoleus throws a combination that misses
and Back counters with a flying knee that sends his opponent to the canvas! Back looking to finish!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Menoleus is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Menoleus had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Back defends it easily.
Menoleus is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Back tries to stand but Menoleus is controlling from the bottom.
Menoleus looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Menoleus looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Back passes into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Menoleus looking for a kimura from the bottom but Back passes into side control!
Menoleus is breathing heavily.
Back stands up.
Back clinches up against the cage.
Menoleus takes a shot to the head.
Menoleus tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Back smiles and moves away.
Back fails with an attempt to clinch.
Back is looking to clinch but Menoleus is avoiding it.
Some wild striking there from Back.
Menoleus misses with a double jab
and Back counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Back takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Back connects with a nasty looking knee right to Menoleus's face.
It looks like Socrates Menoleus has been cut.
Back lands a body punch in the clinch.
Back is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Back lands a nice knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Back landing knees to the head.
Back's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Back connects with a nasty looking knee right to Menoleus's face.
Back with a knee to the head.
Back has Menoleus pushed against the cage.
Back unloads a knee to the mid-section. Menoleus lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Good body shot from Back.
Back lands an elbow inside.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Back obliges.
Back lands an elbow inside that Menoleus shrugs off.
Back lands a nice knee to the body.
Back displaying some good clinch control by pressing Menoleus up against the cage.
Back lands with a right to the head.
Back is working Menoleus over against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Back lands an elbow that stopped Menoleus in his tracks for a moment.
Socrates Menoleus's cut is getting worse.
Nice body punch from Back.
Back landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Menoleus being controlled against the cage.
Back lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Back scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Back putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Menoleus in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Back lands a hook to the side of the head.
Menoleus tries to pull guard but Back won't allow it.
Menoleus's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Back gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Back lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Menoleus backwards.
Menoleus tries to pull guard but Back holds him up against the cage and eventually Menoleus drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Socrates Menoleus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Back works on Menoleus's body with a couple of short punches.
Back using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Back with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Back lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Menoleus.
Back landing knees to the head.
Back utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Back lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Back creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Back utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Back lands a knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Back lands a knee to the head.
Back gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Menoleus tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Back smiles and moves away.
Menoleus misses with a combination
and Back counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Menoleus thinking.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good exchange - Back coming out on top.
A punch combination from Back misses.
Menoleus misses with an uppercut. Back saw that one coming.
Menoleus swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Back counters by moving into the clinch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Back dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Back lands an elbow that stopped Menoleus in his tracks for a moment.
Menoleus tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Back just stands there and leans against the cage.
Back slowing the pace effectively.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Ridge Back.
Menoleus throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Back counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ridge Back dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Socrates Menoleus's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Back rushes Menoleus and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Menoleus tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Good body shot from Back.
Menoleus fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A short right from Back on the inside.
Back with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Back lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Back.
Menoleus tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Socrates Menoleus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Back stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Back lands an elbow inside that Menoleus shrugs off.
Back using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Back pushes Menoleus back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Back has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Menoleus fails to pull guard.
Back lands a nice elbow.
Socrates Menoleus's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Back lands a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Back lands a nice shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Back is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Back unloads a knee to the mid-section. Menoleus lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Back slows down the pace here.
Back connects with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Back.
Menoleus's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Back comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Jeez, Socrates Menoleus's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Menoleus takes a knee to the side of the body.
A short right from Back.
Back holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Back - that landed with a thud.
Menoleus tries to pull guard but Back holds him up against the cage and eventually Menoleus drops back down to his feet.
Back lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Back manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Back lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Menoleus.
Back lands with a light punch inside.
Back with a knee to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Back.
Back is leaning against Menoleus and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Back landing knees to the head.
Back leaning his opponent against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Back obliges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Back leaning against his opponent.
Back using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Back lands a knee to the body.
Back lands a hook to the side of the head.
Back lands a body shot in the clinch.
Menoleus tries to pull guard but Back holds him up against the cage and eventually Menoleus drops back down to his feet.
Back lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Back will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Menoleus up against the cage.
Menoleus fails to pull guard.
Back with a knee to the head.
A short body shot lands from Back as the two fighters clinch.
Back unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Menoleus jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Back walks away with a smile on his face. Menoleus gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Back moves into the clinch.
Back stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Back lands a left hand.
Menoleus fails to pull guard.
Back works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Back scores with a nice hook to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Menoleus jumps guard but Back stands there with Menoleus around his waist. Menoleus gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Back lands an elbow inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Back with a knee to the head.
Back working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Back will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Menoleus up against the cage.
Back pushes Menoleus back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Menoleus takes a knee to the side of the body.
Back avoiding damage.
Back gets through Menoleus's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Back lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Menoleus backwards.
Back scores with a shot to the side of Menoleus's head.
Knees to the body from Back.
Back stalls.
Back lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Menoleus jumps guard but Back stands there with Menoleus around his waist. Menoleus gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Back working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A right hook to the body lands for Back.
Back landing knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Back.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Socrates Menoleus's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Ridge Back!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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