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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vincent Villanova (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Batukmol Manigbas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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180 lbs
2 - 5 - 0 |
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175 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Vincent Villanova!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Batukmol Manigbas!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Manigbas as Villanova shoots in.
Manigbas shoots and misses
and Villanova counters with a nice double leg into side control. Manigbas won't be happy with that.
Manigbas tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Villanova presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Villanova is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Manigbas gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Villanova counters by clinching up.
Villanova jumps guard and drags Manigbas to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Manigbas chips away with some ground and pound.
Manigbas thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Manigbas throwing strikes but missing.
Manigbas postures up.
Villanova is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Manigbas moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manigbas wants to sweep but no luck.
Manigbas looks gassed!
Manigbas trying to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Manigbas throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Villanova trying to control the position from guard on top but Manigbas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Manigbas has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Villanova can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Villanova not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
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.
Villanova stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Manigbas swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Villanova in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Villanova closes the distance and clinches.
Villanova has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Manigbas avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Villanova stalls.
Villanova drops down looking for an ankle pick but Manigbas pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vincent Villanova. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Villanova clinches up with Manigbas and pushes him back against the cage.
Villanova lands a knee to the body.
Manigbas has hold of one of Villanova's legs. Villanova is fighting the takedown attempt but Manigbas gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manigbas preventing the sweep.
Villanova is trying to control the position but Manigbas postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Manigbas drops back looking for a leg! Villanova is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Villanova manages to kick Manigbas off! Manigbas jumps back into Villanova's guard.
Villanova looking to hit a scissor sweep but Manigbas is one step ahead there.
Manigbas slips nicely into half guard.
Manigbas throws a strike but Villanova avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Manigbas throws a big right hand that misses.
Manigbas loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's four 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.
Manigbas drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Villanova dives on top into guard.
Villanova controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Villanova postures up.
Villanova with a flurry of punches that miss.
Villanova trying to control the position from guard on top but Manigbas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Manigbas throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Villanova decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vincent Villanova dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Manigbas misses with a takedown attempt
and Villanova counters by clinching up.
Manigbas misses with a knee to the head.
Villanova fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Manigbas gets underhooks to prevent Villanova's takedown attempt.
Villanova manages to pull guard.
Manigbas lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Villanova working a defensive guard here.
Manigbas drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Villanova manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Manigbas has Villanova in his guard.
Manigbas looking for subs off his back but Villanova has passed one foot through into half guard.
Manigbas is trying to stand up here but Villanova is controlling him well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Villanova not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Villanova controlling the action here.
Villanova decides to stand up.
Villanova drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Manigbas manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manigbas trying to control here.
Villanova missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Manigbas is trying to get back to full guard.
Manigbas trying to control from the bottom.
Manigbas looking for submissions off his back.
Manigbas has one foot on Villanova's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manigbas will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Villanova takes the fight into the clinch.
Villanova breaks the clinch.
Manigbas tries for a takedown but Villanova circles away easily
and Villanova counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Manigbas's guard now.
Vincent Villanova has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Batukmol Manigbas.
Villanova sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Manigbas's guard.
Manigbas moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Manigbas tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Manigbas looking for a guillotine here but Villanova defends easily.
Villanova avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manigbas looking for a sweep. Not yet Manigbas, not yet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Villanova accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Manigbas controls Villanova momentarily but Villanova frees himself.
Villanova is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Villanova wanted to stand there but Manigbas had control of the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vincent Villanova dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Manigbas shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Villanova counters with a three punch combo that has Manigbas backing up. Manigbas nods at Villanova to acknowledge the strikes.
Manigbas shoots in looking for a takedown. Villanova tries to sprawl out of it but Manigbas keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Villanova manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Villanova closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Villanova manages to pull guard.
Manigbas postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Villanova is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Manigbas, into his guard.
Villanova sitting in guard here, content to control.
Manigbas is trying to keep Villanova in close.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manigbas will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Manigbas is trying to keep Villanova in close.
Villanova throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Villanova stops Manigbas from standing up.
Villanova seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Villanova lands with a nice body kick.
No luck for Villanova with that takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Manigbas shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Villanova counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Villanova.
Vincent Villanova has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Batukmol Manigbas.
Villanova is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Manigbas pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Manigbas breaks from the clinch.
Batukmol Manigbas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Manigbas shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Villanova manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Manigbas thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Manigbas tries to free his leg and advance position but Villanova is retaining full guard.
Villanova is looking for a triangle but Manigbas pushes his legs off easily.
Manigbas passes into half guard.
Villanova blocking the ground and pound attempt from Manigbas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Villanova is looking to improve his position.
Manigbas is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Villanova pushes Manigbas off looking to stand but Manigbas dives back in and keeps control.
Manigbas is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Villanova doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Manigbas.
Villanova is looking to control Manigbas's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Villanova avoid being mounted?
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.
Villanova tries to roll over but Manigbas keeps him under control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Manigbas gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Villanova counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Villanova.
Batukmol Manigbas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Manigbas drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Manigbas throws a knee to the head but misses.
Villanova breaks from the clinch.
Manigbas drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Manigbas is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Villanova knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Villanova gets back to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Batukmol Manigbas.
Well Villanova has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vincent Villanova!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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