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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Joyce Manaloto (ranked 2719 p4p, 290 weight class) and Roli Poli (ranked 2446 p4p, 263 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joyce Manaloto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roli Poli!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manaloto lands a lovely overhand right.
A big left from Manaloto misses.
Poli lands a jab to Manaloto's midsection.
Poli ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Manaloto moves away.
Poli misses the shot to the body.
A jab from Poli misses.
Manaloto swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Poli.
Manaloto misses with an uppercut.
Nice cross by Poli.
Manaloto misses the shot to the body.
Manaloto wants to clinch up but Poli keeps it at a distance.
Poli scores with a sloppy right hand. Manaloto should have avoided that one.
Poli jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Poli jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Poli changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Manaloto throws out a loose jab but Poli uses good head movement to avoid it.
Manaloto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Poli looks to land a right hand but Manaloto moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manaloto throws a lazy right hand but Poli sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Poli jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Poli misses with a wild body shot.
Poli has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Poli throws an off balance right hand
and Poli takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Poli moves out of range of the strikes.
Manaloto ducks under a wild hook from Poli.
Manaloto darts in trying to clinch
and Poli counters with a straight right hand.
Manaloto throws an overhand right that lands on Poli's shoulder, as Poli tries to avoid the shot.
Poli takes a swing at Manaloto's ribcage but misses.
Poli takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Manaloto gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Poli.
Poli steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Manaloto.
Poli fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Manaloto manages to avoid it.
Manaloto avoids the body shot from Poli.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poli throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Manaloto stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Poli misses with a looping left.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Manaloto looks to land a left hand but Poli moved out of range nicely.
Manaloto looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Jab, jab by Poli - just one landing.
Poli throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Manaloto on the side of the head.
Poli throws a shot from downtown. Manaloto moves away and avoids it.
Poli looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Manaloto ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Poli moves away.
Manaloto just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice defenses there by Manaloto.
A jab lands there for Poli.
Manaloto moves away from the strike by Poli.
Manaloto was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Poli bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Poli lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Manaloto takes one to the side of the head.
Manaloto blocks a jab.
Poli swings widly with a right hand
and Manaloto counters with a right hand to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Poli. That snapped Manaloto's head back.
Manaloto gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Poli misses with a hook. Manaloto ducked under it nicely.
Manaloto takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Poli misses with a hook
and Manaloto counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Manaloto misses with an uppercut.
Poli fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Poli with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Manaloto steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Poli.
Poli listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Poli takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Manaloto slips under a jab.
Poli lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Poli throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Manaloto sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Poli throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poli scores with a jab. Manaloto acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Manaloto blocks a jab.
Poli waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Manaloto.
Manaloto tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Poli manages to circle out of the way.
Poli ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Poli jabs Manaloto right on the nose. Manaloto blinks but takes it well.
Manaloto is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Manaloto slips under a jab.
Poli fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Manaloto lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Manaloto misses with a straight left.
Manaloto throws an overhand right that lands on Poli's shoulder, as Poli tries to avoid the shot.
Poli bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Manaloto throws an overhand right that lands on Poli's shoulder, as Poli tries to avoid the shot.
Poli jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A quick step to the side and Manaloto tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Manaloto ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Poli moves away.
Poli throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Manaloto swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Poli let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Manaloto takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Manaloto lands with a good body shot.
Manaloto avoids the body shot from Poli.
Poli just misses with a punch to the body.
Poli takes a swing at Manaloto's ribcage but misses.
Manaloto cracks a nice hook into Poli's ribs.
Poli rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Manaloto moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Manaloto missing with a left hand there. Poli was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Manaloto fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nice defenses there by Poli.
It seemed like Poli was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Manaloto jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A decent looking cross lands there for Poli.
Poli lands a body shot.
Manaloto misses with a looping right.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Manaloto rushes Poli and presses him up against the ropes.
Poli misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short uppercut from Poli.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Poli.
Manaloto misses with some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Poli.
Poli misses with a hook to the ribs.
Poli lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Manaloto backwards.
Manaloto escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Poli throws a jab when Manaloto was well out of range.
Poli misses with a looping left.
Poli swings for the body but Manaloto moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Manaloto on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Poli scores with a jab to the body.
Manaloto looks to land a left hand but Poli moved out of range nicely.
Poli looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Manaloto throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Poli misses with a left hand
and Manaloto counters with a two punch combo.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Poli misses with a hook. Manaloto ducked under it nicely.
A lazy left from Manaloto finds it's target.
Poli throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Manaloto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Poli manages to avoid it.
Manaloto avoids the body shot from Poli.
Poli swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Poli lands a nice hook to Manaloto's body. Manaloto takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Poli keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Poli misses with a looping right.
Poli scores with a body shot.
Manaloto closes the distance and clinches.
Manaloto fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Poli blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Poli.
Manaloto scores with a shoulder strike.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
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!
Manaloto pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Manaloto uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Poli.
Manaloto slips under a jab.
Poli lands with a straight right. Manaloto didn't see that one coming.
Nice defenses there by Manaloto.
Manaloto takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Nice shot lands for Poli.
A looping hook to the body misses from Manaloto. Poli does a little dance to reset his feet.
Manaloto sizes up Poli with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Manaloto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Poli lands a nice shot to the body.
Manaloto uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Poli.
Manaloto just misses with a punch to the body.
Manaloto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Poli bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Manaloto on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Manaloto misses with a looping right.
Poli is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Manaloto with a body shot.
Manaloto wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Poli throws the left hand but Manaloto avoids the punch easily.
Manaloto throws a looping overhand right but Poli ducks down to avoid it.
Poli swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Manaloto to counter with a crisp jab.
Poli fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Manaloto looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Manaloto misses the jab.
Poli misses the shot to the body.
A punch combination from Poli misses.
Poli lands with a right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Poli moves out of range as Manaloto strikes.
Manaloto misses with a straight left.
Manaloto throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Manaloto throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Poli counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roli Poli dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Poli scores with a shot to the body.
Manaloto looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Poli uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Manaloto.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Poli in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
A slow jab from Poli misses its intended target.
Manaloto seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Manaloto misses the jab.
Poli unleashes a big counter combination but Manaloto bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Manaloto swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Manaloto looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A shot to the liver by Poli. Beautiful body shot.
Poli lunges at Manaloto with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Manaloto's hand.
Manaloto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Poli.
Poli with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Manaloto misses with a hook
and Poli connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Roli Poli seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Manaloto throws a body shot but no joy.
Poli connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Poli's corner calls for a 1-2. Poli obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Poli thuds a left hand into Manaloto's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab from Poli.
Poli misses with a looping right.
Manaloto scores with a nice head shot.
Manaloto jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice defenses there by Poli.
Manaloto throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Poli stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Poli looks to score with a jab to the body but Manaloto is just out of range.
Poli misses the shot to the body.
Manaloto scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Manaloto connects with a nice looking jab.
The fighters circling - Poli throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Manaloto looks to land a left hand but Poli moved out of range nicely.
Manaloto slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Poli lands with a shot to the body.
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!
Poli avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manaloto throws a body punch but Poli moves out of range.
Poli swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Poli jabs Manaloto right on the nose. Manaloto blinks but takes it well.
A looping hook to the body misses from Manaloto. Poli does a little dance to reset his feet.
Poli throws a hook but Manaloto avoids it easily.
Manaloto was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Poli paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Manaloto slips under a jab from Poli.
Poli takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A looping hook to the body misses from Manaloto. Poli does a little dance to reset his feet.
Manaloto throws a looping overhand right but Poli ducks down to avoid it.
Manaloto moves out of range as Poli strikes.
Manaloto tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Poli manages to circle out of the way.
Poli throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Manaloto doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Poli uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Manaloto.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manaloto lands a jab to Poli's midsection.
Poli uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Manaloto.
Poli throws out a counter right but Manaloto avoids it with no problem.
Poli scores with a body shot.
Manaloto avoids the body shot from Poli.
Manaloto gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Manaloto takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Poli misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Manaloto.
A big left from Poli misses.
Manaloto looks to score with a jab to the body but Poli is just out of range.
Jab, jab by Manaloto - just one landing.
Poli connects with the punch.
Poli lunges at Manaloto with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Manaloto's hand.
A punch combination from Manaloto misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Poli looks to score with a jab to the body but Manaloto is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poli lands a head shot.
A jab from Manaloto misses.
Manaloto ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Poli moves away.
Poli slips a straight right by Manaloto.
Poli thows a left - swing and a miss!
Manaloto avoids the body shot from Poli.
Poli tests Manaloto's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Manaloto walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Manaloto tests Poli's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Manaloto scores with a jab to the head.
Manaloto getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Manaloto looks to clinch
and Poli connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Poli moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Poli scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Poli throws a body punch but Manaloto moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Poli. Those never looked like landing.
Manaloto connects with the punch.
Nice body punch from Manaloto.
Poli looks to land a right hand but Manaloto moved out of range.
Manaloto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A slow jab from Manaloto misses its intended target.
Poli throws a lazy uppercut
and Poli takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Manaloto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Manaloto loads up on a big right hand but Poli slips the punch.
Manaloto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A countering left hand to the body from Poli misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Poli misses the target.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Manaloto ducks under a wild hook from Poli.
Poli fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Manaloto manages to avoid it.
Manaloto gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
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!
Poli bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Poli throws a right hand that misses
and Manaloto counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Poli is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Manaloto.
Manaloto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Poli was well out of range. Poor timing from Manaloto.
Manaloto throws a hook but Poli avoids it easily.
Poli lands a nice shot that snaps Manaloto's head back.
Manaloto on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Poli misses with a double jab.
Manaloto throws a lazy uppercut
and Poli counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Manaloto thinking.
Manaloto lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Poli at a distance.
Poli misses with a wild body shot.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Manaloto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Poli misses with a wild body shot.
Manaloto lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Poli circles away quickly and effectively.
Poli misses with a body shot.
Poli throws a lazy uppercut
letting Manaloto counter with a right hand.
Manaloto moves into the clinch.
Manaloto goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Poli has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Manaloto blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Manaloto.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Poli.
Manaloto has a couple of punches blocked by Poli.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Manaloto.
Poli lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Manaloto working aggressively here.
Manaloto misses with a hook from the clinch.
Roli Poli seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Manaloto working aggressively here.
Poli lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Poli tries to throw a body punch but Manaloto avoids it by throwing Poli back against the ropes.
Poli misses with a punch on the inside.
Manaloto struggles to land a body shot inside as Poli controls his hands.
Manaloto fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Manaloto throws a head punch that misses.
Poli escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Poli throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Joyce Manaloto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Roli Poli is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Poli throws a hook to the side of Manaloto's head but Manaloto sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Poli scores with a shot to the body.
Poli catches Manaloto with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Poli walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Manaloto rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Poli makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Poli lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Manaloto misses with a looping right.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Manaloto throws a hook but Poli blocks it.
Nice body punch from Manaloto.
Manaloto takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The fighters circling - Manaloto throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Manaloto jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Poli fails to land with a series of punches.
Poli lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Manaloto at a distance.
Poli lands a nice shot to the body.
Poli lands a body shot.
Poli ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Manaloto misses with a right hand
and Poli counters with a nice body shot.
Poli lands with a good body shot.
Manaloto loads up on a big right hand but Poli slips the punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Roli Poli comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Poli 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Roli Poli!
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Roli Poli!
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Roli Poli!
Roli Poli wins by unanimous decision!
During a confident post fight interview, Roli Poli thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Joyce Manaloto spoke after the fight, saying 'I will be back.'.
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