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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Melvin Manhoef (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and homlea Jarasco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jarasco comes into a darkened arena with his song building. warren peace made em this. kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! homlea Jarasco acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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218 lbs
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217 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Melvin Manhoef !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, homlea Jarasco!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jarasco lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Manhoef will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Manhoef showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jarasco.
Jarasco fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Manhoef looks to land a combination. Jarasco sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
It looks like homlea Jarasco has been cut.
Manhoef looks to land a combination but Jarasco avoids it well.
Some bone on bone action there as Jarasco checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Manhoef takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Jarasco scores with a jab.
Jarasco thuds a left hand into Manhoef 's body.
Jarasco lands a lovely overhand right.
Jarasco swings for the body but Manhoef moves out of range.
Jarasco lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Manhoef at a distance.
Jarasco lands a right hook to the body.
Jarasco lands a nice hook to Manhoef 's body. Manhoef takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jarasco scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Manhoef pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Manhoef attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Manhoef scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Jarasco paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jarasco blocks a head kick by Manhoef .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manhoef drops his hands momentarily and Jarasco takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Jarasco has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Manhoef tries a head kick but it misses.
Jarasco throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Manhoef stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
homlea Jarasco seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Manhoef takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jarasco thows a body shot but no joy.
Jarasco is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Manhoef had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Jarasco fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Manhoef misses with a few strikes there.
Manhoef misses with a wild combination.
Jarasco throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jarasco connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Jarasco stuns Manhoef with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jarasco wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Manhoef looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jarasco fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Manhoef is breathing heavily.
Jarasco scores with a jab to the jaw.
Jarasco changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Manhoef avoids the body shot from Jarasco.
Nice shot lands for Jarasco.
Jarasco lands with a shot to the body.
Jarasco scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manhoef misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jarasco scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Manhoef doesn't seem bothered though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jarasco connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Manhoef momentarily.
Jarasco with a jab.
Jarasco connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A jab lands there for Jarasco.
Manhoef gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Manhoef throws a head kick that misses.
Jarasco scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Manhoef doesn't seem bothered though.
Jarasco scores with a nice strike.
Jarasco lands with a nice body punch.
Manhoef walks into a jab.
Manhoef has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Jarasco finds it's way round the side to connect with Manhoef 's head.
Jarasco ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jarasco bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Jarasco throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Manhoef stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jarasco uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Jarasco dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jarasco lands with a hook. Manhoef tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Jarasco cracks a nice hook into Manhoef 's ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jarasco wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jarasco cracks Manhoef with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A left and a right from Jarasco both land. Nice combination.
Manhoef takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Manhoef looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Manhoef walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Jarasco lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Manhoef at a distance.
Jarasco lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Manhoef at a distance.
Jarasco connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jarasco looks for the body kick but Manhoef saw that one coming.
Jarasco lands with a right hand.
Jarasco punishes Manhoef 's body with a nice straight punch.
Jarasco connects with a body shot.
Jarasco scores with a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jarasco lands a nice hook to Manhoef 's body. Manhoef takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jarasco is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Good standup being displayed there by Jarasco as he connects with a hook.
Jarasco scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Manhoef has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Jarasco finds it's way round the side to connect with Manhoef 's head.
Jarasco misses the shot to the body.
Jarasco lands a slapping body shot.
A clash of legs there as Manhoef blocks the low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jarasco dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jarasco misses with a body shot.
Jarasco cracks a nice hook into Manhoef 's ribs.
Jarasco misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Manhoef .
Manhoef walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Jarasco scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Manhoef doesn't seem bothered though.
Jarasco dips to his left and cracks Manhoef with an uppercut!
Jarasco scores with a shot to the body.
Manhoef takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jarasco scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Jarasco scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jarasco. Manhoef does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jarasco fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Jarasco scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Jarasco lands a nice looking body shot.
Jarasco changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jarasco lands with a cross.
Jarasco scores with a nice strike.
Manhoef takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jarasco jabs at Manhoef 's body.
Jarasco scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
homlea Jarasco dominated that round.
The cut man is working on homlea Jarasco's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Jarasco jabs Manhoef right on the nose. Manhoef blinks but takes it well.
Jarasco moves into range and connects with a jab.
Jarasco scores with a shot to the body.
Manhoef throws a sloppy head kick and Jarasco moves out of range easily.
Jarasco avoids the head kick by Manhoef .
Manhoef tries a head kick but it misses.
Manhoef falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jarasco counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jarasco lands a nice hook to Manhoef 's body. Manhoef takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jarasco scores with a shot to the body.
Jarasco has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jarasco throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Manhoef drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Jarasco connects with a looping right hand.
Good standup being displayed there by Jarasco as he connects with a hook.
Manhoef ducks right into an uppercut from Jarasco.
Jarasco punishes Manhoef 's body with a nice straight punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Manhoef walks into a stiff left hand from Jarasco.
Nice jab there from Jarasco.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jarasco stuns Manhoef with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Manhoef doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jarasco scores with a shot to the body.
Jarasco is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Manhoef rather than just go for the knockout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jarasco throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A left lands for Jarasco.
Manhoef walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Jarasco scores with a hook.
Good shot there by Jarasco.
Jarasco misses with a low kick.
Jarasco lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Jarasco bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Manhoef 's head backwards.
Manhoef doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Manhoef takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jarasco scores with a jab to the body.
Jarasco lands a right hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Manhoef doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jarasco scores with a jab to the body.
Jarasco misses the shot to the body.
Jarasco lands a jab to Manhoef 's midsection.
Manhoef gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Jarasco cracks a nice hook into Manhoef 's ribs.
homlea Jarasco seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jarasco lands a body shot.
Jarasco with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manhoef takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jarasco lands a really nice looking cross but Manhoef seems unphased.
Donk. Jarasco catches Manhoef right on the button with a cross.
Jarasco lands with a good body shot.
Jarasco connects with a body shot.
Jarasco throws a good cross that connects.
Jarasco throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Manhoef gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Jarasco.
Jarasco digs a good hook to Manhoef 's body.
Jarasco pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Melvin Manhoef is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jarasco works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Jarasco lands a jab-cross combination.
Manhoef on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Jarasco misses with a low kick as Manhoef jumps back.
Jarasco connects with a right hand. Manhoef shakes it off.
Jarasco lands the left hand.
Manhoef misses with a double jab
letting Jarasco counter with a right hand.
Jarasco getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nice jab there from Jarasco.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jarasco lands with a good body shot.
A left lands for Jarasco.
Jarasco works Manhoef 's body with a nice hook.
Jarasco dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jarasco looks to score with a jab to the body but Manhoef is just out of range.
Jarasco throws a shot to the body.
Manhoef doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Manhoef takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The fighters circle momentarily. Jarasco darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Jarasco works Manhoef 's body with a nice hook.
Manhoef doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jarasco throws a combination. Manhoef tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Manhoef moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Jarasco scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Manhoef doesn't seem bothered though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jarasco connects with a right hand. Manhoef shakes it off.
Jarasco lands a slapping body shot.
Manhoef walks into a straight right hand from Jarasco.
Manhoef takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jarasco wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jarasco cracks a nice hook into Manhoef 's ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manhoef needs to keep his hands up - Jarasco had a free shot at his head there.
Manhoef is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Manhoef gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Jarasco stalks Manhoef and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Manhoef 's face. Manhoef staggers backwards, shaken.
Jarasco scores with a body shot.
Jarasco jabs at Manhoef 's body.
Jarasco takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Jarasco scores with a body shot.
Jarasco fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Jarasco lands a nice looking body shot.
Manhoef takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Jarasco digs a good hook to Manhoef 's body.
Jarasco changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jarasco connects with a body shot.
Jarasco jabs at Manhoef 's body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jarasco connects with a body shot.
Manhoef takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nice uppercut there from Jarasco.
Jarasco lands a nice looking body shot.
Jarasco dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
homlea Jarasco showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on homlea Jarasco's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Jarasco looks to land a combination. Manhoef sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Manhoef does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Manhoef .
Jarasco will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jarasco comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Jarasco connects with a nice looking jab.
Manhoef gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Jarasco ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Manhoef moves away.
Jarasco with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Jarasco jabs at Manhoef 's body.
Manhoef throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jarasco sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jarasco throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Manhoef throws a head kick that misses.
Manhoef takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jarasco fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Manhoef looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jarasco lands with a good body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Manhoef takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jarasco fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jarasco lands an overhand right.
Jarasco lands a jab to Manhoef 's midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manhoef ducks right into an uppercut from Jarasco.
Jarasco misses with a body shot.
Jarasco scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jarasco lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Jarasco lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Jarasco connects with a body shot.
Jarasco wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jarasco jabs at Manhoef 's body.
Manhoef on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Jarasco lands a body shot.
Jarasco throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jarasco lands a slapping body shot.
Jarasco cracks Manhoef with an open hand slap.
Jarasco with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Manhoef moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A lazy left from Jarasco finds it's target.
Manhoef takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jarasco lands a nice hook to Manhoef 's body. Manhoef takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jarasco ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jarasco works Manhoef 's body with a nice hook.
Jarasco cracks Manhoef with an open hand slap.
Manhoef uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jarasco.
Nice cross by Jarasco.
Manhoef takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jarasco bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Jarasco scores with a shot to the body.
Jarasco with a hook.
Jarasco fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Manhoef looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Manhoef has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Jarasco finds it's way round the side to connect with Manhoef 's head.
A cross from Jarasco lands.
Jarasco lands a right hook to the body.
Jarasco lands a jab to Manhoef 's midsection.
Jarasco lunges at Manhoef with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Manhoef 's hand.
Jarasco comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Manhoef walks into a jab.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Jarasco.
Jarasco works Manhoef 's body with a nice hook.
Jarasco throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Manhoef takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jarasco lands a glancing blow to the side of Manhoef 's head.
Jarasco fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jarasco moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Jarasco punishes Manhoef 's body with a nice straight punch.
Jarasco fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Jarasco connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jarasco throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jarasco lands with an uppercut that bounces Manhoef off the cage and back into rage.
Good exchange - Jarasco coming out on top.
Jarasco digs a good body shot into Manhoef 's ribs.
Jarasco fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Jarasco works Manhoef 's body with a nice hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jarasco throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Manhoef stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jarasco lands a jab to the head.
A punch lands to the side of Manhoef 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Manhoef throws a hook but Jarasco avoids it easily.
Manhoef takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jarasco throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Manhoef on the side of the head.
Jarasco lands with a good body shot.
Jarasco dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jarasco connects with a body shot.
Jarasco throws a shot to the body.
Jarasco ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Jarasco.
Nice jab there from Jarasco.
Manhoef misses with a head kick.
Jarasco lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Manhoef at a distance.
Manhoef takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jarasco lands a nice shot to the body.
Manhoef on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Jarasco ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jarasco changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jarasco misses with a wild body shot.
Manhoef takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Manhoef takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jarasco uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Manhoef on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Jarasco works the jab nicely.
Melvin Manhoef has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jarasco throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Manhoef stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
And that's the end of the fight!
homlea Jarasco comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Jarasco 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 24:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 24:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 24:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... homlea Jarasco!
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