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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Mano Thao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hank Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thao's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Sabotage by Beastie Boys. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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212 lbs
13 - 10 - 0 |
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198 lbs
25 - 15 - 1 |
World class MT
Cardio machine
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Granite chin
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mano Thao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Hank Hall!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Luis Engracia and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Thao misses the target.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Thao.
Thao lands a jab to the nose.
Hall connects with a body shot that sends Thao's belly button to the back.
Hall defending well as Thao loads up on a big left hand.
Thao throws a head kick that half lands.
It looks like Hank Hall has been cut.
Thao cracks Hall with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thao looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hall lands with a straight right. Thao didn't see that one coming.
Hall lands a jab to the nose.
Hall throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Thao wants to clinch.
Thao has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hall.
Hall moves out of range of the strikes.
Thao misses with an attempted mid kick.
Thao gets a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thao tries to circle away but Hall has him pinned against the ropes.
Thao is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Thao misses with a short punch on the inside.
Thao definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Thao blocks an elbow strike from Hall.
Thao is trying to push Hall away but Hall has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Thao pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Hall lands with a short shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Thao fails to land.
Thao misses with a knee strike.
A short body shot lands from Hall as the two fighters clinch.
Hall tries to work over Thao's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hall scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A hook to the body from Hall.
Hall is struggling to control the position.
Thao blocks a body shot from Hall.
Thao tries to throw a body punch but Hall avoids it by throwing Thao back against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall prevents Thao from breaking the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hall avoiding damage as Thao throws knees to the body.
Thao dodges an elbow strike from Hall.
Hall lands a knee to the body.
Hall doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hall doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Thao wants to get back to striking at distance but Hall won't allow it.
Hall swings wildly with an uppercut but Thao uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thao is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Hall's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Thao takes a swing at Hall's ribcage but misses.
Hall clinches up against the ropes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hall breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hall throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Thao tries to close the distance and clinch but Hall swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hall scores with a hook to the body. Thao takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hank Hall dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hank Hall's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Thao tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Hall manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Thao fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hall misses with a looping left.
Both fighters circling a little - Thao finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Thao walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hall checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
The fight stays on the outside here - Thao looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Thao blocks a jab.
Hall throws a sloppy head kick and Thao moves out of range easily.
Hall clinches up with Thao and pushes him back against the ropes.
Hall leaning against his opponent.
Hall lands a body punch.
Thao blocks an uppercut.
Hall lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Thao is trying to break the clinch but Hall has him pressed against the ropes.
Thao stalling in the clinch but Hall improves position.
A short left from Thao.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thao breaks the clinch.
Thao keeps Hall at a distance using the push kick.
Mano Thao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hall misses with a double jab.
Thao misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Thao tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hall swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Thao swats away the attempt to clinch by Hall.
Thao keeps the fight on the outside.
Mano Thao is winning the standup battle so far.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hall looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hall swats away the attempt to clinch by Thao.
Hall swats away the attempt to clinch by Thao.
Hall misses with a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall moves into the clinch.
Thao tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hall avoids it.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Hall. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Thao manages to break the clinch.
Hall moves out of range of the body kick.
Thao wants to clinch.
Thao tries to clinch up.
Hall misses with a wild body shot.
Thao throws a head kick that misses.
Hall misses with an uppercut.
Thao throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thao gets a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thao blocks an elbow strike from Hall.
Thao is trying to break the clinch but Hall has him pressed against the ropes.
Hall blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mano Thao dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Hank Hall's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Thao scores with a head kick. Hall tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Thao takes one to the side of the head.
Thao blocks a head kick by Hall.
Hall thuds his shin into the meat of Thao's side.
Thao tries to clinch but Hall moves out of range.
Hall swinging wildly here.
Thao throws a push kick but Hall slaps the foot to one side.
A swing and a miss from Thao.
Some wild striking there from Hall.
Hall swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mano Thao is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Thao rushes Hall and presses him up against the ropes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hall pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Thao blocks a body shot from Hall.
Hall keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Thao's efforts to push away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Thao's face as he tries to break the clinch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Thao is trying to push Hall away but Hall has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Hall keeps control of Thao as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Good body shot from Thao.
Thao misses with a punch to the body.
Thao swings wildly with an uppercut but Hall uses good head movement to avoid it.
A bit of stalling here from Hall.
Hall working Thao over with knees to the body.
Hall blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hall has Thao pressed against the ropes, preventing Thao from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hall tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Thao creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hall prevents Thao from breaking the clinch.
Thao keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hall's efforts to push away.
Thao blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thao doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hall tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Thao avoids it.
Thao looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Thao tries to circle away but Hall has him pinned against the ropes.
Hall lands a shoulder strike.
Thao looking to stall.
Hank Hall seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Thao tries to break free but Hall pushes him back against the ropes.
Hall avoiding damage as Thao throws knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thao.
Thao lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hall breaks the clinch.
Thao wants to clinch.
Thao lands a glancing blow to the side of Hall's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mano Thao showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Thao has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 29:28
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mano Thao!
Mano Thao seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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hype
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mgr
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