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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Evc Evs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pablo Manjuelez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Evc Evs could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Pablo Manjuelez's chin.
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235 lbs
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200 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight 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, Evc Evs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pablo Manjuelez!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Evs tries to close the distance and clinch up but Manjuelez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Manjuelez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Manjuelez displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Evs.
Manjuelez closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Evs's guard.
Evs working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Manjuelez.
Manjuelez looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Manjuelez's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Evs might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Let's hope that Manjuelez has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Evs is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Evs is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manjuelez looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Manjuelez gets to his feet. Evs looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Evs.
Manjuelez is looking for a sweep.
Manjuelez is trying to control Evs's posture but Evs avoids it.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Manjuelez parries the strikes from Evs easily there. Evs is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Manjuelez to escape.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manjuelez manages to get back to half guard.
Manjuelez moves into full guard.
Manjuelez manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Manjuelez throws a wild body kick that Evs sees coming a mile off.
Evs really is a fat lump.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Manjuelez.
Evs misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
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!
Manjuelez gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Manjuelez breaks from the clinch.
Evs shoots in but Manjuelez avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Evs is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manjuelez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Evs is looking to clinch.
Manjuelez closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Manjuelez lands a nice short elbow.
Evs is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Parko Ludus Top Team, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Evs is in trouble now - Manjuelez has advanced to mount!
Manjuelez breaks from Evs's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Manjuelez looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Manjuelez.
Manjuelez controlling from the full mount.
Manjuelez has control of Evs's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Evs regains control of the situation pretty easily.
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!
Manjuelez looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pablo Manjuelez dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Manjuelez drives through with a takedown into Evs's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Manjuelez slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Manjuelez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Evs has his foot on Manjuelez's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Manjuelez works his way back into a safe position though.
Manjuelez drops back looking for a leg! Evs is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Evs manages to kick Manjuelez off! Manjuelez jumps back into Evs's guard.
Manjuelez looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Manjuelez advances position into side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manjuelez lands an elbow.
Pablo Manjuelez has got the better of the ground game so far.
Evs is trying to improve his position.
Manjuelez stands up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Manjuelez darts in looking for a takedown but Evs gets double underhooks and turns Manjuelez into the ropes.
Manjuelez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Evs displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Manjuelez.
Evs closes the distance but Manjuelez moves to the side
and Manjuelez counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evs is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Manjuelez fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Evc Evs has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pablo Manjuelez.
Manjuelez closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Manjuelez controlling the pace.
Manjuelez takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manjuelez is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Manjuelez lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Manjuelez content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Evs taking some punishment here, with Manjuelez in his half guard.
Manjuelez sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Evs defending well though.
That's four 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.
Manjuelez seems to be working for a kimura but Evs defends the submission attempt.
Manjuelez controlling the pace.
Manjuelez is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Manjuelez has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Manjuelez lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Evs hang on?
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Manjuelez tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Manjuelez lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pablo Manjuelez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Manjuelez misses with a takedown attempt - Evs sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Manjuelez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Manjuelez manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Evs on his heels. He'll look to pass Evs's guard now, I'm sure.
Manjuelez wants to pass the guard but Evs is keeping the position.
Manjuelez controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manjuelez is continuing to stall.
Evs wants to get back to his feet but Manjuelez is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Manjuelez closes the distance and clinches.
Manjuelez putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Evs in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Manjuelez breaks the clinch.
Manjuelez scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
It looks like Evc Evs has been cut.
Evc Evs is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Evs shoots in and drives through. Manjuelez sprawls well.
Manjuelez forces Evs back against the ropes and clinches.
Manjuelez drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Evs gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Manjuelez will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Evs up against the ropes.
Manjuelez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manjuelez looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Evs avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Evs can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Manjuelez controls the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manjuelez cracks Evs with a solid left hand.
Manjuelez showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Evs is working an open guard so Manjuelez takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pablo Manjuelez really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Evc Evs's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Manjuelez throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Evs was covering up waiting for the punch and Manjuelez finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Manjuelez lands a couple of elbows.
Manjuelez controlling from the top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Manjuelez content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Manjuelez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evs is trying to hold Manjuelez in close to prevent damage but Manjuelez has managed to pass into half guard.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Manjuelez is taking a breather. Evs says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Manjuelez trying to mount his opponent but Evs defends it.
Manjuelez slows the pace down in half guard.
Manjuelez thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Evs's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Evs is looking to escape.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Evs shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Manjuelez counters with a right hand to the body.
Manjuelez lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Manjuelez has Evs up against the ropes in a clinch.
Manjuelez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Manjuelez drops Evs with a beautiful combination! Evs stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Manjuelez is looking for the KO!
Manjuelez goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Manjuelez closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manjuelez trying to control the pace.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Manjuelez lands a nice short elbow.
Manjuelez stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Evs to get to his feet.
Manjuelez closes the distance and clinches.
Manjuelez is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Evs pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Manjuelez is pushing Evs up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Evs jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Manjuelez walks away with a smile on his face. Evs gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manjuelez closes the distance and clinches.
Manjuelez has Evs pressed against the ropes, preventing Evs from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Manjuelez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Manjuelez punishes Evs's body with a nice straight punch.
Manjuelez lands with a shot to the body.
Manjuelez shoots in and bounces Evs off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Manjuelez slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Manjuelez is trying to get an arm triangle but Evs is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pablo Manjuelez dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Evc Evs's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Evs fails with the takedown
and Manjuelez counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Manjuelez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Manjuelez gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Evs counters by moving into the clinch.
Evs is fighting off a takedown attempt but Manjuelez is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Evs to the mat. Evs regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Manjuelez not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manjuelez drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Manjuelez jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Manjuelez sitting in guard here, content to control.
Evs working a defensive guard but Manjuelez passes into half guard.
Manjuelez looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Manjuelez is working for a kimura but Evs is defending it quite comfortably.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manjuelez is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Manjuelez is in the full mount, landing strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manjuelez lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Manjuelez lands with some strikes.
Manjuelez with good strikes from the mount here!
Evc Evs's cut is getting worse.
Manjuelez controlling his opponent.
Manjuelez lands a heavy elbow.
Manjuelez landing strikes from the mount.
Pablo Manjuelez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Evc Evs's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manjuelez sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Pablo Manjuelez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Manjuelez has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Pablo Manjuelez!
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Pablo Manjuelez!
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Pablo Manjuelez!
Pablo Manjuelez wins by unanimous decision!
During a confident post fight interview, Pablo Manjuelez thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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