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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Manoel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Mullen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Manoel's entrance music is Hino do Flamengo. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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222 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
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185 cm
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205 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Decent wrestler
Good kicks
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Antonio Manoel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Steve Mullen!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Thiago Cunha and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manoel avoids the head kick by Mullen.
Mullen fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Manoel is out of range.
Manoel stuns Mullen with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Mullen is looking to clinch but Manoel is avoiding it.
Manoel swings for the body but Mullen moves out of range.
Mullen moves into the clinch successfully.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Mullen pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Mullen throws a knee to the head but misses.
The referee is keeping an eye on Manoel - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Manoel on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mullen looking to throw knees to the head but Manoel is blocking nicely.
Mullen taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mullen misses with a knee strike.
Manoel working hard to break the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Manoel.
Mullen tries a knee to the head but Manoel blocks it.
Manoel taking a breather.
Mullen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Manoel blocks it with crossed arms.
Manoel is looking to control Mullen's arms but Mullen gets an underhook and turns him. Now Manoel has his back to the cage.
Manoel effectively controlling the action here.
Mullen tries to land a knee to the head but Manoel blocks with his arms.
Manoel working hard to break the clinch.
Mullen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A right hand to the body from Manoel.
Mullen misses with a knee strike.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Mullen tries a knee to the head but Manoel blocks it.
Mullen misses with a knee strike.
Mullen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Manoel throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mullen avoiding damage as Manoel throws knees to the body.
Manoel taking a breather.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mullen trying to land knees to the body.
Manoel softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
It looks like Steve Mullen has been cut.
Mullen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mullen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Manoel breaks from the clinch.
Manoel tests Mullen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Donk. Manoel catches Mullen right on the button with a cross.
Manoel misses with an uppercut.
Mullen avoids the body shot from Manoel.
Jab by Manoel.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Manoel just misses with a punch to the body.
Mullen tries to close the distance and clinch but Manoel swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Manoel lands with a shot to the body.
Manoel cracks Mullen with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Manoel has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Mullen to stand back up!
Mullen is rocked!
Manoel connects with a picture perfect right hand that knocks Mullen out cold! This one is over in a flash!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Antonio Manoel!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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