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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Make Munalukko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manu Tuilagi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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179 lbs
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175 lbs
11 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good elbows
Good gas tank |
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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
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Make Munalukko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Manu Tuilagi!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Eddie Farnsworth and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Munalukko throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tuilagi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Munalukko shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Make Munalukko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Munalukko buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Munalukko misses with an attempted mid kick.
Munalukko fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Tuilagi has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Munalukko jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Tuilagi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Munalukko.
Tuilagi takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Munalukko.
Munalukko closes the distance and clinches.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Munalukko misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Munalukko is pressed up against the cage. Tuilagi has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Munalukko down to the mat. Munalukko avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Munalukko tries to land a front kick but Tuilagi steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Tuilagi shoots in looking for a takedown but Munalukko manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Tuilagi's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Munalukko fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tuilagi looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Tuilagi checks the leg kick nicely there.
Good shot there by Munalukko.
Tuilagi takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Munalukko throws a series of punches but Tuilagi avoids them all with ease.
Munalukko misses with a double jab
and Tuilagi counters with a shoot takedown. Munalukko fights it but they end up in guard.
Tuilagi postures up in Munalukko's guard and throws a big left but Munalukko blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tuilagi looking to sit in guard and control but Munalukko gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Tuilagi holds on and takes a little breather.
Tuilagi looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Tuilagi being controlled here, momentarily.
Tuilagi controlling the position.
Munalukko stopping the sweep attempt from Tuilagi.
Munalukko is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Make Munalukko wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Munalukko throws a right hand that Tuilagi ducks under and follows up with a left that Tuilagi also avoids with ease.
Munalukko throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Munalukko swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Munalukko checks a low kick from Tuilagi.
Munalukko misses with a hook
and Tuilagi counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Tuilagi in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Tuilagi won't allow Munalukko to sweep him here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tuilagi with a flurry of punches that miss.
Tuilagi is working Munalukko over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Tuilagi missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Tuilagi wants to control from the top but Munalukko keeps moving.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tuilagi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Munalukko is keeping the position for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Munalukko keeping moving, preventing Tuilagi from controlling successfully.
Tuilagi throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Manu Tuilagi will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Munalukko scoring well with a low kick there.
Munalukko lands a really nice looking cross but Tuilagi seems unphased.
Both fighters circling a little - Munalukko finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Both fighters circling a little - Munalukko finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Munalukko connects with a body shot that sends Tuilagi's belly button to the back.
Munalukko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tuilagi.
Munalukko misses with a body kick.
Munalukko tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tuilagi was well out of range. Poor timing from Munalukko.
Munalukko missing with a left hand there. Tuilagi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A nice leg kick lands there from Munalukko.
Munalukko dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tuilagi throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Munalukko with a hook.
Munalukko lands a nice shot to the body.
Tuilagi checks a leg kick nicely.
Munalukko lands a really nice looking cross but Tuilagi seems unphased.
Munalukko clinches with his opponent.
Tuilagi is pushing Munalukko up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Tuilagi is trying to force a seperation but Munalukko has the dominant position.
Tuilagi is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Munalukko keeps control of Tuilagi as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Munalukko.
Tuilagi looking to slow down the pace here.
Munalukko breaks from the clinch.
Make Munalukko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Munalukko bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Tuilagi's head.
A good leg kick by Munalukko.
Munalukko is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tuilagi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tuilagi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Munalukko moves away.
Make Munalukko is winning the standup battle so far.
Tuilagi misses with a low kick as Munalukko jumps back.
Left hook, right uppercut from Munalukko.
Munalukko throws a sloppy body shot
and Tuilagi counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Munalukko!
Manu Tuilagi has got the better of the ground game so far.
Munalukko is trying to control Tuilagi's posture but Tuilagi avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Munalukko is trying to escape the position but Tuilagi is controlling the position.
Munalukko can't do much from the bottom here.
The ground and pound from Tuilagi seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Tuilagi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Munalukko keeps working.
Tuilagi throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tuilagi laying and praying for a moment but Munalukko takes advantage and regains half guard.
Munalukko wants to get back to full guard.
Tuilagi takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Tuilagi thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Munalukko's head.
Tuilagi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Munalukko keeps working.
Tuilagi trying to advance position but Munalukko counters by regaining guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tuilagi wants to control from the top but Munalukko keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Make Munalukko dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. 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.
Munalukko listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A chopping leg kick lands by Munalukko.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Munalukko, as that shot connected.
A nice inside leg kick there by Munalukko. That's going to slow Tuilagi down.
Tuilagi closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Tuilagi throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Munalukko to regain full guard.
Tuilagi wants to control from the top but Munalukko keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Munalukko is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Tuilagi has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Munalukko controls Tuilagi momentarily but Tuilagi frees himself.
Tuilagi stopping the sweep attempt from Munalukko.
Manu Tuilagi has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Tuilagi moves out of range of the leg kick from Munalukko.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Tuilagi defending well as Munalukko loads up on a big left hand.
Munalukko with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Munalukko scores with a hook.
Tuilagi shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Munalukko makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Munalukko misses with a low kick.
Munalukko connects with a solid leg kick.
Tuilagi slips a jab and a cross from Munalukko.
Munalukko throws a leg kick
and Tuilagi decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Munalukko's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tuilagi accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Munalukko is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Tuilagi postures up in Munalukko's guard and throws a big left but Munalukko blocks it.
Tuilagi landing with the ground and pound.
Munalukko is trying to control the position but Tuilagi postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tuilagi throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Munalukko works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Tuilagi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tuilagi working some strikes from top position.
Tuilagi looking to sit in guard and control but Munalukko gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Tuilagi has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Tuilagi looking for a sweep. Not yet Tuilagi, not yet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tuilagi wants to control but Munalukko passes easily into half guard.
Tuilagi trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Munalukko manages to pass to mount!
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Manu Tuilagi.
I think Tuilagi has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Manu Tuilagi!
Manu Tuilagi made sure to mention his sponsor, Jazzify in his post fight interview.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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