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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Melvin Manhoef (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Greg Stan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Manhoef comes to the cage accompanied by The Prodigy - Take Me To The Hospital . Greg Stan will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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182 lbs
26 - 13 - 0 |
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195 lbs
15 - 7 - 1 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 13 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Melvin Manhoef!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Greg Stan!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stan shoots for a takedown but Manhoef saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Stan tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Manhoef defends well and Stan ends up having to push Manhoef into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Stan is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Manhoef pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Melvin Manhoef has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Greg Stan.
Stan is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Manhoef is defending well.
Manhoef prevents a takedown attempt there.
Manhoef will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Stan up against the cage.
Manhoef stops a takedown attempt from Stan.
Stan is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Manhoef pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Manhoef breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Manhoef looks for the body kick but Stan saw that one coming.
Manhoef misses with a body kick.
Stan closes this distance looking for a takedown but Manhoef circles away.
Stan moves out of range of the strikes.
Stan shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Manhoef but Manhoef pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stan changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Manhoef looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Manhoef takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
An elbow from Stan crashes against the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Manhoef parries the strikes from Stan easily there. Stan is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Manhoef to escape.
Manhoef takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Stan working the ground and pound but Manhoef is defending the strikes.
Manhoef is not content to let Stan control the position.
Manhoef might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The ground and pound from Stan seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Manhoef takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Manhoef has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stan wants to control but Manhoef is keeping him busy.
Stan misses with the ground and pound.
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!
Stan throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Manhoef manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Stan slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Manhoef looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Stan has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Manhoef postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stan tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Stan working a defensive guard here.
Stan wants to sweep but no luck.
Stan is still trying to improve position.
We're going to have a standup here because Melvin Manhoef wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Stan tries for a takedown but Manhoef sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manhoef throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Stan closes this distance looking for a takedown but Manhoef circles away.
Manhoef slaps away a takedown attempt from Stan, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Manhoef stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Manhoef wants it to stay on the feet.
Manhoef lands with a good body shot.
Melvin Manhoef is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A nice inside leg kick there by Manhoef. That's going to slow Stan down.
Stan shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
No luck for Stan with that takedown attempt.
Stan takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Greg Stan will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Stan fails with a takedown attempt.
Stan is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Manhoef lands an overhand right.
Stan fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Stan lands a jab to Manhoef's midsection.
Stan swings for the body but Manhoef moves out of range.
Stan gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Stan shoots in looking for a takedown. Manhoef tries to sprawl out of it but Stan keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Manhoef manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Melvin Manhoef has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Greg Stan.
Manhoef scores with a nice right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manhoef goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Stan shoots in for a takedown but Manhoef shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Melvin Manhoef is winning the standup battle so far.
Manhoef throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Stan shoots in and drives through. Manhoef sprawls well.
Manhoef swings for the body but Stan moves out of range.
Stan takes a swing at Manhoef's ribcage but misses.
Stan avoids the body shot from Manhoef.
Good leg kick by Manhoef there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Manhoef misses with a body shot.
Stan will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Stan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Manhoef.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Manhoef lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Stan is rocked!
Manhoef steps in with a hook that catches Stan right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Manhoef follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Stan looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Melvin Manhoef!
Melvin Manhoef decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
56% |
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