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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Niklas Kronwall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edward McManis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Niklas Kronwall has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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204 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Niklas Kronwall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Edward McManis!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Gwen Towbar and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kronwall ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kronwall misses with a jab, cross combination.
McManis moves into range and clinches up with Kronwall.
Kronwall misses with a body punch.
Kronwall's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kronwall has been working on his boxing with his coaches at LOD: Fight Club in the buildup to the fight.
McManis shoots in but Kronwall avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Kronwall is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from McManis.
McManis darts in and clinches Kronwall up against the cage.
McManis is looking for a takedown.
Kronwall lands a right hand.
Kronwall scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kronwall lands a body punch.
McManis dodges an elbow strike from Kronwall.
McManis misses with a knee to the head.
McManis has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Kronwall avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Niklas Kronwall has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Edward McManis.
Kronwall lands an elbow that stopped McManis in his tracks for a moment.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kronwall.
Kronwall lands a shoulder strike.
Kronwall swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kronwall scores with a nice hook to the head.
McManis misses with a knee strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kronwall.
McManis missing with knees to the body.
Kronwall softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Kronwall.
Kronwall lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down McManis.
Kronwall stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A short right from Kronwall.
McManis throws a head punch that misses.
McManis is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Kronwall gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
McManis's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kronwall throws a punch but it's blocked by McManis.
Kronwall swings wildly with an uppercut but McManis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kronwall lands an uppercut.
Kronwall is struggling to control the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kronwall has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics McManis uses from the top position.
Kronwall on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Kronwall tries to get out of the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McManis throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kronwall works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kronwall wants to stand and escape but McManis is having none of it.
Kronwall manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. McManis manages to get himself to full guard.
McManis looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Kronwall puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Kronwall prevents McManis from improving his position.
McManis trying to hold on to Kronwall's head to control him but Kronwall postures up.
McManis has his hands clasped together around Kronwall's back. He's all about the action.
McManis is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Kronwall's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Kronwall's back!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kronwall is trying to stand back up.
McManis throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Kronwall wants to get back to his feet.
Kronwall trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
McManis throws strikes from the back but Kronwall rolls nicely and manages to end up in full guard. Nice work by Kronwall.
McManis throws a strike but Kronwall rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
McManis has a closed guard, preventing Kronwall from standing up.
McManis 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.
McManis trying to control the position.
Kronwall stopping the sweep attempt from McManis.
McManis managing to control the position.
Kronwall stands and steps away. McManis gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Niklas Kronwall dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kronwall clinches up with McManis and pushes him back against the cage.
Kronwall breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kronwall closes the distance and clinches.
McManis tries for a takedown. No joy.
Kronwall misses with a punch to the body.
Kronwall working aggressively here.
Kronwall has McManis pressed against the cage, preventing McManis from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
McManis misses with some punches.
McManis manages to break the clinch.
Kronwall is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McManis can do to turn this around?
Kronwall keeps the fight on the outside.
McManis is looking to clinch.
Kronwall swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kronwall instigates a clinch.
Kronwall gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, McManis regains guard.
Kronwall would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
McManis tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kronwall would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McManis is wriggling around but Kronwall manages to pass to half guard.
McManis is looking to escape.
Kronwall seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
McManis holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Kronwall is thwarting McManis's attempts to control the position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
McManis throws a one two combo.
Kronwall scores with a jab to the head.
McManis tries to close the distance and clinch but Kronwall swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kronwall closes the distance and clinches.
Kronwall misses with a punch on the inside.
Kronwall is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Niklas Kronwall has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kronwall misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kronwall lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kronwall throws a head punch that misses.
McManis lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kronwall backwards.
Nice body punch from Kronwall.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Kronwall takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Kronwall effectively controlling the action here.
McManis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kronwall tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McManis's elbow.
Kronwall working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kronwall makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kronwall lands with a left to the head.
Kronwall tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McManis is trying to stall.
Kronwall tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kronwall lands a right hand.
McManis throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kronwall taking a breather.
McManis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kronwall working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kronwall prevents a takedown attempt there.
McManis prevents a body shot from Kronwall.
Good body shot from McManis.
McManis is trying to break the clinch but Kronwall is controlling him.
McManis blocking some punches.
McManis is working for takedown but Kronwall is calmly controlling the position for now.
Niklas Kronwall has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Edward McManis.
McManis's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
McManis misses with a body punch.
Kronwall works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kronwall is struggling to control the position.
Kronwall swings wildly with an uppercut but McManis uses good head movement to avoid it.
McManis is looking to break free of the clinch but Kronwall has double underhooks.
Kronwall lands an elbow inside that McManis shrugs off.
McManis wants a takedown but no success here.
Kronwall misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McManis.
McManis wants a takedown but no success here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McManis.
Kronwall is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kronwall goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McManis is trying to stall.
Kronwall lands with a short shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Niklas Kronwall dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. 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.
Kronwall throws a hook to the side of McManis's head but McManis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kronwall takes a swing at McManis's ribcage but misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kronwall. McManis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kronwall has managed to clinch.
McManis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
McManis lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kronwall makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
McManis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kronwall lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
McManis shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Kronwall's guard.
Kronwall has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. McManis has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
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!
Kronwall lands a hook that snaps the head of McManis backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Kronwall fails to land.
Kronwall lands with a light punch inside.
McManis working hard to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kronwall prevents a body shot from McManis.
Kronwall lands a shot to the body.
Kronwall lands a body shot in the clinch.
McManis takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
McManis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kronwall's elbow.
McManis has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
McManis comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kronwall misses with the head strike.
Kronwall is looking for a takedown.
Kronwall lands a hook that snaps the head of McManis backwards.
McManis dodges an elbow strike from Kronwall.
Kronwall trying to stall but McManis improves his position.
McManis is looking to take this one to the mat.
Kronwall digs a right hand underneath McManis's ribcage. McManis let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kronwall can't find room to land a body shot as McManis controls the action.
McManis lands with a left to the head.
McManis misses with a knee to the head.
Kronwall stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kronwall works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A nice left hand lands by Kronwall.
Kronwall lands a right hand that snaps the head of McManis backwards.
McManis looking to slow down the pace here.
Kronwall working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kronwall lands with a right to the head.
Kronwall scores with an uppercut up the middle.
McManis has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kronwall lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
McManis has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Kronwall avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Kronwall lands a nice elbow.
Kronwall gets through McManis's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kronwall lands a nice uppercut.
McManis is rocked!
Kronwall makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
McManis is still on wobbly legs! Can Kronwall finish him?
Kronwall lands with a short shot to the head.
Kronwall creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends McManis's eyes rolling into the back of his head! McManis drops to his knees and Kronwall pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Niklas Kronwall!
Edward McManis spoke after the fight, saying 'You all seem it !it was a eye poke! I just could not see BUT ILL BE BACK'.
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