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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dorian Manowar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). al-Baghdadi kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Till I Collapse - Eminem Feat. Nate Dogg. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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141 lbs
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20
142 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine |
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Excellent grappler
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dorian Manowar!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Tiny Johnson and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manowar uses good head movement to avoid the hook from al-Baghdadi.
A combination from Manowar does no damage.
Manowar slips a straight right by al-Baghdadi.
al-Baghdadi throws a good cross that connects.
Manowar tries to close the distance and clinch but al-Baghdadi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
al-Baghdadi clinches up with Manowar and pushes him back against the cage.
al-Baghdadi working aggressively here.
al-Baghdadi looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Manowar is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Manowar.
al-Baghdadi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Manowar moves in looking to clinch but al-Baghdadi pushes him off.
Manowar rushes al-Baghdadi and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
al-Baghdadi is pushing Manowar up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Manowar digs a right hand into al-Baghdadi's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on al-Baghdadi's gas tank.
Manowar is trying to break the clinch but al-Baghdadi has him pressed against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Manowar scores with a nice short uppercut.
al-Baghdadi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
al-Baghdadi throws a body shot but no joy.
Manowar moves into range and clinches up with al-Baghdadi.
I was talking to al-Baghdadi's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Manowar lands a hook that snaps the head of al-Baghdadi backwards.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Manowar throws a head punch that misses.
al-Baghdadi is trying to stall.
Manowar has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Manowar can't break the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from al-Baghdadi.
al-Baghdadi breaks the clinch.
al-Baghdadi throws a right hand that Manowar ducks under and follows up with a left that Manowar also avoids with ease.
Dorian Manowar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Manowar lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Manowar takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Manowar has managed to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
al-Baghdadi working aggressively here.
A nice right hand lands inside from al-Baghdadi.
al-Baghdadi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Manowar takes a shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Manowar trying to stall but al-Baghdadi improves his position.
al-Baghdadi tries a body shot but Manowar blocks it.
al-Baghdadi tries a body shot but Manowar blocks it.
A nice left hand lands by Manowar.
Manowar tries to circle away but al-Baghdadi has him pinned against the cage.
Manowar wants to get back to striking at distance but al-Baghdadi won't allow it.
al-Baghdadi lands an uppercut.
Manowar breaks from the clinch.
al-Baghdadi goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
al-Baghdadi throws a good cross that connects.
Manowar throws a series of punches but al-Baghdadi moves out of range.
Manowar misses with the combination.
Manowar lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manowar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from al-Baghdadi.
Manowar throws a lazy uppercut
and al-Baghdadi counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Manowar throws a body shot but no joy.
al-Baghdadi really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Manowar gets a clinch.
al-Baghdadi lands with a short shot to the head.
al-Baghdadi can't find room to land a body shot as Manowar controls the action.
Manowar breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
al-Baghdadi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Manowar throws a body punch but al-Baghdadi moves out of range.
Manowar steps to the side to avoid the strikes from al-Baghdadi.
al-Baghdadi lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Manowar checks a low kick from al-Baghdadi.
al-Baghdadi misses the shot to the body.
Manowar darts in trying to clinch
and al-Baghdadi counters with a straight right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
al-Baghdadi fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Manowar checks it well.
Manowar swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and al-Baghdadi counters with a low kick, right behind Manowar 's knee.
This has been an exciting period of action!
al-Baghdadi misses with a wild body shot.
Manowar closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
al-Baghdadi is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
al-Baghdadi is trying to break the clinch but Manowar is controlling him.
al-Baghdadi misses with a punch on the inside.
Manowar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Manowar is trying to break the clinch but al-Baghdadi is controlling him.
al-Baghdadi looking to slow down the pace here.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
al-Baghdadi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
al-Baghdadi moves into the clinch.
Manowar lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
al-Baghdadi misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Manowar uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from al-Baghdadi.
Manowar slips under a jab.
Manowar tries to clinch up.
Manowar chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before al-Baghdadi can pounce on him.
Manowar takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Manowar looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
al-Baghdadi connects with a good right hand that stumbles Manowar. Manowar circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Manowar tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. al-Baghdadi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
al-Baghdadi moves into range and clinches up with Manowar.
al-Baghdadi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Manowar looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Manowar fails with an attempt to clinch.
Manowar has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by al-Baghdadi.
al-Baghdadi takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Manowar fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manowar lands a nice hook to al-Baghdadi's body. al-Baghdadi takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
al-Baghdadi has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Manowar finds it's way round the side to connect with al-Baghdadi's head.
al-Baghdadi connects with a body shot that sends Manowar's belly button to the back.
Dorian Manowar is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
al-Baghdadi missing with a left hand there. Manowar was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
al-Baghdadi is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Manowar.
al-Baghdadi looks for the body kick but Manowar saw that one coming.
Manowar throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Manowar is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Manowar is rocked!
al-Baghdadi lands with a massive overhand right! Stick a fork in Manowar - he's out cold! Ermm... I think I just mixed my metaphors but yeah... That was a nice KO! Big win for al-Baghdadi!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi!
After winning the bout, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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