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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sinuhe Egyptian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manfred von Richthofen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Egyptian's entrance music is Egyptian Entrance Song. A fine choice. von Richthofen has chosen Theme tune to islam as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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184 lbs
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World class boxer
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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
42 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sinuhe Egyptian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 13 - 1, fighting out of London, Manfred von Richthofen!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Egyptian lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Egyptian fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and von Richthofen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Egyptian scores with a body shot.
Egyptian stuffs the takedown attempt from von Richthofen. von Richthofen gets slowly back to his feet.
Egyptian is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Egyptian feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to von Richthofen's calf.
Egyptian tries to close the distance and clinch up but von Richthofen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A good leg kick by Egyptian.
Sinuhe Egyptian seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
von Richthofen swings for the body but Egyptian moves out of range.
von Richthofen gets cracked there but stands up to it.
von Richthofen checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Egyptian throws a low kick but it's checked well by von Richthofen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Egyptian throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Egyptian thows a leg kick but von Richthofen checks it
and von Richthofen counters with a takedown into side control.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Egyptian regains half guard.
von Richthofen thows a huge punch but Egyptian dodges it nicely.
Egyptian is looking to control von Richthofen's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Egyptian avoid being mounted?
The fighters are battling for position here. Egyptian manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
von Richthofen trying to control the position from guard on top but Egyptian is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
von Richthofen throwing strikes but missing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
von Richthofen is looking to work some ground and pound but Egyptian has wrist control.
von Richthofen trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Egyptian tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
von Richthofen with a flurry of punches that miss.
Egyptian controlling the position.
von Richthofen must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Egyptian working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from von Richthofen.
Egyptian pulls von Richthofen in close to prevent any damage.
Sinuhe Egyptian has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
von Richthofen throws a lazy right hand but Egyptian sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
von Richthofen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Egyptian moves away.
von Richthofen moves out of range of the strikes.
von Richthofen avoids the head kick by Egyptian.
Egyptian misses with the body kick
and von Richthofen counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A nice inside leg kick there by Egyptian. That's going to slow von Richthofen down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
von Richthofen shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Egyptian manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
von Richthofen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
von Richthofen stopping the sweep attempt from Egyptian.
Egyptian utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
von Richthofen is in close to Egyptian's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Egyptian looking for a sweep. Not yet Egyptian, not yet.
Egyptian is trying to control the position but von Richthofen postures up.
Egyptian avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Egyptian has von Richthofen pulled in close to control his posture.
Egyptian wants to sweep here but von Richthofen controlling him for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
von Richthofen distracts Egyptian with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Egyptian is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
von Richthofen throws a strike but Egyptian rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Egyptian trying to control the position from guard on top but von Richthofen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
von Richthofen controls Egyptian momentarily but Egyptian frees himself.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
von Richthofen has a closed guard, preventing Egyptian from standing up.
von Richthofen is pulling down on Egyptian's head to control his posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Sinuhe Egyptian will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Egyptian fails with an attempt to clinch.
von Richthofen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A clash of legs there as von Richthofen blocks the low kick.
von Richthofen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Egyptian.
von Richthofen's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Egyptian connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! von Richthofen scrambles back to his feet.
Egyptian fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Egyptian dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Egyptian scores with a jab.
Egyptian connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Egyptian wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Egyptian throws a low kick but von Richthofen avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
von Richthofen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Egyptian.
von Richthofen looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Egyptian moves in looking to clinch but von Richthofen pushes him off.
von Richthofen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Egyptian moves away.
Egyptian throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Egyptian throws a leg kick which misses von Richthofen's front leg but catches the back leg as von Richthofen tries to avoid it.
Egyptian tries to clinch up.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as von Richthofen checks a leg kick.
Egyptian throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Egyptian. von Richthofen shrugs it off though.
Egyptian fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Egyptian's corner calls for a 1-2. Egyptian obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as von Richthofen checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Nice body kick from Egyptian.
von Richthofen's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Egyptian throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
von Richthofen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Egyptian fails in his attempt to clinch.
Egyptian misses with an attempted mid kick.
Egyptian misses with a hook
and von Richthofen counters with a left and a right that stings Egyptian.
Egyptian is looking to chop away at von Richthofen's legs.
Egyptian misses with a few strikes there.
Egyptian pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces von Richthofen back to the cage. Egyptian follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Egyptian walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. von Richthofen checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Egyptian chopping away at his opponent's legs.
von Richthofen is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Egyptian rather than just go for the knockout.
von Richthofen takes one on the button.
von Richthofen avoids a kick to the body.
Egyptian misses with a head kick.
Egyptian is looking to slow von Richthofen down with leg kicks.
Egyptian throws a leg kick that misses.
Egyptian lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
von Richthofen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Egyptian.
Egyptian throws a hook to the side of von Richthofen's head but von Richthofen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A nice inside leg kick there by Egyptian. That's going to slow von Richthofen down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Egyptian tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and von Richthofen is able to avoid easily.
von Richthofen on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Egyptian lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and von Richthofen has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from von Richthofen and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Egyptian finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Egyptian lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but von Richthofen circles away quickly and effectively.
von Richthofen shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Egyptian utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
von Richthofen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Egyptian looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Egyptian trying to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sinuhe Egyptian dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. 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.
Egyptian lands a leg kick that knocks von Richthofen off balance momentarily.
Egyptian misses with a head kick.
von Richthofen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
von Richthofen jabs Egyptian to the body, keeping him at a distance.
von Richthofen takes a swing at Egyptian's ribcage but misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Egyptian.
Egyptian attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
von Richthofen thows a body shot but no joy.
Egyptian swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Good leg kick by Egyptian there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
von Richthofen thows a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Egyptian tries a low kick but von Richthofen avoids it.
von Richthofen dives in and grabs Egyptian's left leg, looking for a takedown. Egyptian pushes down on von Richthofen's head and hops out.
Egyptian throws a shot to the body.
Egyptian scoring well with a low kick there.
Sinuhe Egyptian is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice jab there from Egyptian.
No joy there for Egyptian, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Egyptian is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Egyptian moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Egyptian throws a leg kick
and Egyptian takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Egyptian scores with a nice head shot.
von Richthofen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Egyptian throws the kick towards the body but von Richthofen avoids it.
Manfred von Richthofen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Egyptian throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
von Richthofen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Egyptian misses with the combination.
von Richthofen checks the leg kick nicely there.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
von Richthofen shoots in looking for a takedown but Egyptian manages to keep the fight standing, pushing von Richthofen's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Egyptian misses with a low kick.
Egyptian throws a nice outside leg kick.
Egyptian misses with a low kick.
Some wild striking there from Egyptian.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Egyptian throws a leg kick but von Richthofen sees it coming and moves out of range.
Sinuhe Egyptian is winning the standup battle so far.
von Richthofen fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Sinuhe Egyptian has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Manfred von Richthofen.
Egyptian throws a head kick but von Richthofen moves out of range.
Sinuhe Egyptian is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
von Richthofen looks for a takedown but Egyptian sprawls well.
Egyptian fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with von Richthofen, pushing him back against the cage.
von Richthofen has Egyptian pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Egyptian manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
von Richthofen scores with a nice hook to the head.
von Richthofen throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
von Richthofen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Egyptian taking a breather.
von Richthofen stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
von Richthofen is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Egyptian gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
von Richthofen tries to pull guard but Egyptian forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
von Richthofen displaying some good clinch control by pressing Egyptian up against the cage.
von Richthofen jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Egyptian walks away with a smile on his face. von Richthofen gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sinuhe Egyptian showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Egyptian, 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sinuhe Egyptian!
Sinuhe Egyptian got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'
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