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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dan Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manny Ribera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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170 lbs
2 - 3 - 0 |
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180 cm
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165 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
Very quick |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dan Hardy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Manny Ribera!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Shigeki Sano and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Ribera misses.
Ribera takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Hardy throws a hook but Ribera blocks it.
Ribera is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hardy.
A right-left combo lands from Ribera.
Hardy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ribera sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ribera swinging wildly here.
Hardy misses the shot to the body.
Dan Hardy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ribera lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hardy circles away quickly and effectively.
Ribera avoids the body shot from Hardy.
Hardy swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Ribera counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ribera will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hardy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ribera lands with a nice combination. Hardy backs away looking to recover.
Hardy is rocked!
Ribera digs a good body shot into Hardy's ribs.
Oh Hardy is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hardy scores with a sloppy right hand. Ribera should have avoided that one.
Hardy seems to have got his legs back now.
Ribera throws a nice looking combination but Hardy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ribera throws a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ribera takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hardy misses with a wild combination.
Ribera lands a hook that stumbles Hardy back into the cage. Ribera follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping Hardy to the canvas! Ribera pounces and lands several unanswered shots - Hardy has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Manny Ribera!
Manny Ribera looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'What, what, in his butt!'.
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energy
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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