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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Michele Mancinelli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hokkus Pokkus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mancinelli comes to the cage accompanied by Lookin' Out My Backdoor. Pokkus comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Pantera - Walk kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Michele Mancinelli has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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184 lbs
16 - 9 - 0 |
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185 cm
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181 lbs
11 - 8 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Michele Mancinelli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hokkus Pokkus!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Aleksandr Martynov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mancinelli misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pokkus fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pokkus cracks Mancinelli with a good jab.
Mancinelli fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pokkus manages to avoid it.
Pokkus tries to clinch there but Mancinelli circles away.
Mancinelli connects with a right hand. Pokkus shakes it off.
Pokkus gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Pokkus trying to control the position but instead, Mancinelli has worked for underhooks and has pushed Pokkus into the cage.
Mancinelli breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mancinelli misses with a looping left.
Michele Mancinelli seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pokkus slips under a jab.
Mancinelli looks to score with a jab to the body but Pokkus is just out of range.
A head kick misses from Pokkus.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mancinelli throws a leg kick which misses Pokkus's front leg but catches the back leg as Pokkus tries to avoid it.
Pokkus tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mancinelli lunges at Pokkus with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Pokkus's hand.
Mancinelli avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Mancinelli smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Mancinelli throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Mancinelli fails with the takedown.
Mancinelli connects with a body shot.
Pokkus is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mancinelli throws a leg kick but Pokkus sees it coming and moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pokkus doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Mancinelli misses with a jab to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Pokkus on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pokkus tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mancinelli paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mancinelli throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Pokkus stuffs the takedown attempt from Mancinelli. Mancinelli gets slowly back to his feet.
Mancinelli decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Mancinelli is trying to work for a kimura but Pokkus is defending well.
Mancinelli not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mancinelli missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Mancinelli is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Pokkus has managed to free his arm - good work.
Mancinelli is looking for a kimura here.
Mancinelli has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Mancinelli tries to pass the half guard into mount. Pokkus knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Mancinelli missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mancinelli wants to pass to mount but Pokkus is defending the position.
Mancinelli thows a huge punch but Pokkus dodges it nicely.
Pokkus is trying to get back to full guard.
Mancinelli wants to pass the guard but Pokkus is defending well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mancinelli seems to be working for a kimura but Pokkus defends the submission attempt.
Mancinelli is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michele Mancinelli dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A combination from Mancinelli does no damage.
Pokkus throws a shot from downtown. Mancinelli moves away and avoids it.
Pokkus ducks under a wild hook from Mancinelli.
Pokkus motions for Mancinelli to come forward. Pokkus throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mancinelli throws a leg kick but Pokkus checks it.
Pokkus closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Mancinelli tries to break the clinch but Pokkus is controlling the position.
Mancinelli scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mancinelli turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Mancinelli manages to end up in side control.
Mancinelli postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Mancinelli looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mancinelli is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Pokkus is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Check out the look on Mancinelli's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Pokkus regains half guard, as Mancinelli was trying to land strikes.
Pokkus blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mancinelli.
Pokkus has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Mancinelli is working away from the top position though.
Pokkus keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mancinelli passes to full mount!
Pokkus tries to reverse the position but Mancinelli maintains control.
A nice elbow there by Mancinelli.
Mancinelli jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Pokkus is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Pokkus and Mancinelli has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Pokkus stops Mancinelli from passing to mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mancinelli is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Pokkus has escaped the position, nice work there.
Sloppy strikes there by Mancinelli.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mancinelli working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Mancinelli in side control, throwing shots but Pokkus defends.
Mancinelli cracks Pokkus with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Mancinelli in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Pokkus is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Mancinelli tries to move to mount but Pokkus blocks the move with his legs.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mancinelli in side control, throwing shots but Pokkus defends.
Mancinelli tries to move to full mount but Pokkus actually manages to regain half guard.
Mancinelli not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mancinelli seems to be working for a kimura but Pokkus defends the submission attempt.
Mancinelli working Pokkus over with strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mancinelli frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Mancinelli with good strikes from the mount here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mancinelli throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Mancinelli working the ground and pound effectively.
Mancinelli connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michele Mancinelli dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
A solid leg kick lands there for Mancinelli.
A jab from Mancinelli misses.
Mancinelli getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Mancinelli gets tackled into the cage by Pokkus. Pokkus maintains the clinch.
Pokkus blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pokkus is trying to stall.
Pokkus connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mancinelli's face.
Mancinelli struggles to land a body shot inside as Pokkus controls his hands.
Mancinelli lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mancinelli works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Mancinelli has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Pokkus regains guard immediately.
Mancinelli trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Mancinelli pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pokkus is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mancinelli stopping the sweep attempt from Pokkus.
Mancinelli thows a big elbow that misses.
Mancinelli throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Pokkus preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Mancinelli throws a big right hand that misses.
Mancinelli loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Mancinelli throwing strikes but missing.
Mancinelli drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Mancinelli jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mancinelli tries to free his leg and advance position but Pokkus is retaining full guard.
Mancinelli throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Mancinelli loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Michele Mancinelli overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mancinelli postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Pokkus is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Mancinelli, into his guard.
Mancinelli manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Pokkus manages to get himself to full guard.
Pokkus is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mancinelli loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Mancinelli stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pokkus swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Mancinelli drops back looking for a leg! Pokkus is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Pokkus manages to kick Mancinelli off! Mancinelli jumps back into Pokkus's guard.
Mancinelli is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pokkus can do to turn this around?
Mancinelli throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Mancinelli is looking to work some ground and pound but Pokkus has wrist control.
Mancinelli thows a big elbow that misses.
Hokkus Pokkus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Pokkus can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mancinelli trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mancinelli postures up in Pokkus's guard and throws a big left but Pokkus blocks it.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Mancinelli's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Mancinelli thows a big elbow that misses.
Mancinelli tries to free his leg and advance position but Pokkus is retaining full guard.
Pokkus avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mancinelli missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Mancinelli wants to pass the guard but Pokkus is keeping the position.
Michele Mancinelli is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pokkus tries to land a sweep but no joy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mancinelli controls from within his opponent's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michele Mancinelli showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mancinelli 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michele Mancinelli!
Michele Mancinelli gave a mention to GR Design - Elegance and Comfort (Made in Italy) in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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energy
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