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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yeovil Tiger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Melvin Manhoef (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tiger comes to the cage accompanied by Delilah by Tom Jones. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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211 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
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24
205 lbs
6 - 9 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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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
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Yeovil Tiger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Melvin Manhoef!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Donald Grub and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tiger pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tiger shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Manhoef pinned against the cage. Manhoef gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Tiger avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Manhoef throws a jab but it's blocked by Tiger.
Nice takedown defense from Manhoef. No joy for Tiger on that attempt.
Manhoef throws a head kick but Tiger moves out of range.
Tiger slips a straight right by Manhoef.
Manhoef misses with a wild combination.
A head kick misses from Manhoef.
Tiger moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Tiger throws a series of punches but Manhoef moves out of range.
Tiger scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Manhoef is rocked!
Tiger closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Manhoef is still in real trouble! Can Tiger finish him?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Well, if Tiger is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tiger passes to side control.
Manhoef seems to have recovered his senses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiger in side control, throwing shots but Manhoef defends.
Manhoef pushes Tiger away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Tiger gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Tiger is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Tiger tries to advance to mount but Manhoef denies him.
Tiger moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Tiger wants to lay and pray for a moment but Manhoef keeps working.
Manhoef is trying to get back to his feet.
Tiger in side control, just content to control the action for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tiger tries to move to mount but Manhoef blocks the move with his legs.
Tiger is trying to get an arm triangle but Manhoef is defending well.
Tiger just content to control the position.
Tiger will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Manhoef is trying to buck Tiger off.
Tiger advances to full mount.
Tiger controlling the position easily from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yeovil Tiger dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Nice shot lands for Manhoef.
It looks like Yeovil Tiger has been cut.
Manhoef falls off balance throwing a combination
and Tiger counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tiger shoots in and drives through. Manhoef sprawls well.
Manhoef lands with a right and another and another! Tiger is in big trouble! Manhoef lands again and this time it's lights out for Tiger! A quality knockout there for Manhoef.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Melvin Manhoef!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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