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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Big Mel Manhoef (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Bear (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Max Bear will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Big Mel Manhoef!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Max Bear!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Chris Edwards and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manhoef closes the distance and clinches.
Manhoef with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bear jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Manhoef walks away with a smile on his face. Bear gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Bear misses the shot to the body.
Bear moves into the clinch.
Bear trying to control the position but instead, Manhoef has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bear into the cage.
Bear goes for a takedown in the clinch but Manhoef prevents it.
Manhoef with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Max Bear has been cut.
Bear fails to pull guard.
Big Mel Manhoef has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Max Bear.
Manhoef connects with a knee to the head.
Bear managing to block the knees to the body from Manhoef.
Manhoef throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bear blocks it with crossed arms.
Bear looking to stall.
Bear tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Manhoef smiles and moves away.
Manhoef throws a head kick but Bear moves out of range.
Bear shoots in for a takedown but Manhoef shows good takedown defense.
Manhoef throws a body kick, spinning off balance
so Bear counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bear cracks Manhoef with a solid left hand.
Manhoef keeping moving, preventing Bear from controlling successfully.
Bear has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bear working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Bear decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Manhoef rushes Bear and presses him up against the cage.
Manhoef prevents a takedown attempt there.
Bear wants to get back to striking at distance but Manhoef won't allow it.
Manhoef misses with a knee to the head.
Manhoef is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bear is defending well for now.
Bear on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bear managing to block the knees to the body from Manhoef.
Manhoef tries to land a knee to the head but Bear blocks with his arms.
Manhoef scores with a knee to the head.
Manhoef tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bear is struggling to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manhoef prevents Bear from breaking the clinch.
Manhoef misses with a knee to the head.
Manhoef trying to land knees to the body.
Bear has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Manhoef is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Bear drops down looking for an ankle pick but Manhoef pulls his leg out and moves away.
Bear closes the distance and clinches up with Manhoef, looking for a takedown. Bear pushes Manhoef against the cage but Manhoef circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bear is defended easily by Manhoef.
Bear moves out of range of the body kick.
Manhoef tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Manhoef fakes the leg kick and cracks Bear in the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bear dives in and grabs Manhoef's left leg, looking for a takedown. Manhoef pushes down on Bear's head and hops out.
Bear chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Manhoef can pounce on him.
Bear clinches.
Manhoef throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bear blocks it with crossed arms.
Manhoef throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bear blocks it with crossed arms.
Bear wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Manhoef has him pressed against the cage.
Bear is trying to force a seperation but Manhoef has the dominant position.
Manhoef gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Bear.
Bear is working for takedown but Manhoef is calmly controlling the position for now.
Manhoef lands a good knee to the midsection. Bear won't want to take too many of those.
Bear looks gassed!
Manhoef missing with knees to the body.
Manhoef looking to throw knees to the head but Bear is blocking nicely.
Manhoef connects with a knee to the head.
Manhoef misses with a knee strike.
Manhoef throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bear blocks it with crossed arms.
Manhoef with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Manhoef tries to land knees in the clinch but Bear avoids the damage to the body.
Manhoef missing with knees to the body.
Manhoef looking to throw knees to the head but Bear is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manhoef tries to land knees in the clinch but Bear avoids the damage to the body.
Bear misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Manhoef.
Manhoef is pressed up against the cage. Bear has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Manhoef down to the mat. Manhoef avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Manhoef stuffs the takedown.
Bear swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
No luck for Bear with that takedown attempt.
Bear pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Manhoef throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bear sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bear takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bear shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Manhoef manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Manhoef has his feet on Bear's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Big Mel Manhoef dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Max Bear's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Manhoef.
Bear throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bear throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bear closes the distance and clinches.
Manhoef throws a knee to the head but misses.
Manhoef throws a knee to the head but misses.
Manhoef throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bear blocks it with crossed arms.
Manhoef utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Manhoef utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Manhoef scores with a knee to the head.
Bear using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Manhoef has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Manhoef connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bear's face.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bear drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Manhoef misses with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bear tries to pull guard but Manhoef won't allow it.
Bear tries for a takedown. No joy.
Big Mel Manhoef has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Max Bear.
Manhoef tries to land a knee to the head but Bear blocks with his arms.
Bear drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Manhoef gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Bear takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bear is trying to force a seperation but Manhoef has the dominant position.
Manhoef with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Manhoef connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bear's face.
Bear wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bear changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Manhoef fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Bear tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Manhoef swivels and escapes.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Manhoef buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Manhoef lands with a kick to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manhoef keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Manhoef lands a head kick!
Manhoef scores with a leg kick.
Manhoef throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bear closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Manhoef quickly recovers to half guard.
Manhoef knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bear on the ground.
Manhoef is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Manhoef tries to kick Bear off but Bear keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Bear prevents Manhoef from improving his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bear controlling the action here.
Bear sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Manhoef defending well though.
Bear is taking a breather. Manhoef says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Bear thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Bear wants to lay and pray for a moment but Manhoef keeps working.
Bear not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bear looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
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.
Bear is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Manhoef sees it coming and defends easily.
Manhoef is looking to escape.
Manhoef keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bear is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Manhoef might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Bear winds up and cracks Manhoef with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Big Mel Manhoef dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Max Bear's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Manhoef throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Bear.
Manhoef misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Manhoef leaves Bear with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Bear will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Bear looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Big Mel Manhoef has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Max Bear.
Manhoef fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Manhoef has managed to clinch.
Manhoef throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bear blocks it with crossed arms.
Manhoef crunches a lovely knee into Bear's ribcage.
Manhoef scores with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Manhoef throws a knee to the head but misses.
Manhoef unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manhoef using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bear has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Manhoef throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bear blocks it with crossed arms.
Manhoef tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bear drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bear tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Manhoef smiles and moves away.
Bear swings for the body but Manhoef moves out of range.
Bear shoots in but Manhoef avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Manhoef goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Manhoef gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manhoef scores with a knee to the head.
Manhoef gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Bear.
Manhoef tries a knee to the head but Bear blocks it.
Bear takes a knee right on the jaw!
Manhoef tries to land knees in the clinch but Bear avoids the damage to the body.
Bear tries to pull guard but Manhoef won't allow it.
Knees to the body from Manhoef.
Manhoef lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Manhoef stops a takedown attempt from Bear.
Manhoef with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bear jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Manhoef walks away with a smile on his face. Bear gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Bear throws a sloppy head kick and Manhoef moves out of range easily.
Manhoef lands with a thumping leg kick.
Big Mel Manhoef is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bear with a poor takedown
and Manhoef counters with a thumping low kick.
Manhoef throws a sloppy head kick and Bear moves out of range easily.
Bear instigates a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manhoef tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bear tries to pull guard but Manhoef holds him up against the cage and eventually Bear drops back down to his feet.
Bear is trying to drag Manhoef to the mat but Manhoef just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Manhoef lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Manhoef looking to throw knees to the head but Bear is blocking nicely.
Bear's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The fight stays on the outside here - Manhoef looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bear throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Manhoef was covering up waiting for the punch and Bear finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Manhoef wants to sweep here but Bear controlling him for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bear throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Manhoef works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bear wants to pass the guard but Manhoef is keeping the position.
Big Mel Manhoef is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Bear's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Bear gets to his feet - Manhoef follows without any prompting.
Max Bear has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Manhoef slaps away a takedown attempt from Bear, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Bear closes the distance and pushes Manhoef back into the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bear is trying to drag Manhoef to the mat but Manhoef just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Manhoef prevents the takedown attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Big Mel Manhoef showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Manhoef, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Big Mel Manhoef!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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