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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dusty Villarreal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Borys Maniek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Borys Maniek will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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177 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut |
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dusty Villarreal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Borys Maniek!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Valeri Chadov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maniek bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Maniek tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Maniek has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Maniek is trying to get an arm triangle but Villarreal is defending well.
Maniek controlling from side mount.
Villarreal is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Maniek has just dragged him back down to the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Villarreal manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Villarreal might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Villarreal tries to kick Maniek off in order to stand up. Maniek Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maniek taking a breather here.
Villarreal is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Maniek has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Villarreal really is a fat lump.
Villarreal is trying to control Maniek's posture but Maniek avoids it.
Villarreal is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Maniek wants to stand but Villarreal has his arm trapped.
Villarreal seems a little lost for a moment, as Maniek dominates the positioning.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Dusty Villarreal is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Villarreal waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Maniek.
Maniek shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Villarreal manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Maniek stops Villarreal from standing up.
Villarreal looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Villarreal working a defensive guard here.
Maniek prevents Villarreal from getting back to his feet.
Villarreal has a closed guard, preventing Maniek from standing up.
Villarreal wants to get back to his feet but Maniek is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maniek passes into half guard.
Maniek content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Villarreal pushes Maniek off looking to stand but Maniek dives back in and keeps control.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Villarreal throws the left hand but Maniek avoids the punch easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Maniek closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Maniek lands in his opponent's guard.
Maniek won't allow Villarreal to get back to his feet.
Maniek is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Maniek prevents Villarreal from getting back to his feet.
Villarreal tries to strike from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Maniek engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Villarreal trying to keep a closed guard but Maniek is proving a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Borys Maniek dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Villarreal tries to sprawl but Maniek drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Villarreal throws a sloppy strike from the bottom. He's now off balance and Maniek manages to pass to side control.
Villarreal wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Villarreal throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Villarreal is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Maniek is controlling him well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maniek working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Maniek prevents Villarreal from escaping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maniek is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Villarreal is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Maniek in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Villarreal is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Maniek cracks Villarreal with a big elbow.
Maniek is putting a hurting on Villarreal here, landing some big shots from side control.
Villarreal is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Maniek asserts his dominance and retains side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Maniek wants to lay and pray for a moment but Villarreal keeps working.
Villarreal throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Maniek trying to control the position but Villarreal is working away.
The referee asks Maniek politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Maniek prefers to stall for the moment though.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Maniek darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Villarreal is looking to escape.
Villarreal tries to kick Maniek off in order to stand up. Maniek Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Villarreal is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Villarreal tries to bench press Maniek off him but Maniek keeps the position.
Maniek working the ground and pound.
Maniek prevents Villarreal from escaping the position.
Maniek wants to lay and pray for a moment but Villarreal keeps working.
Maniek is trying to get an arm triangle but Villarreal is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maniek prevents Villarreal from escaping the position.
Maniek working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Maniek has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Maniek is breathing heavily.
Maniek tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Villarreal wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Borys Maniek showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Maniek shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Villarreal is trying to defend but Maniek finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Villarreal has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Maniek is working away from the top position though.
Borys Maniek has got the better of the ground game so far.
Villarreal manages to get to full guard.
Maniek prevents Villarreal from getting back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maniek trying to control the position from guard on top but Villarreal is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Villarreal is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Maniek is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maniek controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Maniek got a little sloppy there for a moment and Villarreal has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Maniek has managed to get both his arms back between Villarreal's legs - danger averted.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Maniek gets a takedown into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Maniek in particular looking to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Villarreal tries to kick Maniek off but Maniek keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Villarreal pushes Maniek off but Maniek dives into side control.
Villarreal tries to improve position but can't.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Villarreal is trying to buck Maniek off.
Maniek is looking to take a break and control but Villarreal is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Maniek is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Villarreal's shoulder. That is not cool.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maniek tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Maniek has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Maniek slows the pace down.
Villarreal struggling a bit here.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Maniek bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Villarreal is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maniek working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Villarreal wants to control but Maniek postures up.
Villarreal is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Maniek working away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Villarreal is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Maniek has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Dusty Villarreal has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Borys Maniek is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
And that's the end of the fight!
Borys Maniek comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Maniek winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 26:30
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 26:30
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Borys Maniek!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
21% |
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