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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mike Manhoef (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andre Yohan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andre Yohan will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mike Manhoef!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Andre Yohan!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Daniel Cesar and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yohan darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
It looks like Mike Manhoef has been cut.
Manhoef could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Yohan throws a head kick but Manhoef moves out of range.
Yohan shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Yohan was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Yohan lands a big elbow.
Manhoef is trying to escape the mount.
Manhoef slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yohan throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Yohan working over Manhoef with some ground and pound. Manhoef looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Yohan working the head and body with strikes.
Yohan throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Manhoef looking for subs from the bottom but Yohan mounts him!
Yohan is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Manhoef can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Yohan trying to control but Manhoef is having none of it.
Yohan jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Manhoef manages to avoid the submission attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manhoef is working to avoid the ground and pound but Yohan connects with a decent elbow.
Yohan lands an elbow.
Manhoef tries to improve position but can't.
Manhoef is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Yohan creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
You can see the frustration on Manhoef's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Yohan scores with punches from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manhoef tries to strike but it doesn't land.
Yohan working the ground and pound from side control.
Manhoef is working to avoid the ground and pound but Yohan connects with a decent elbow.
Yohan lands some shots froms side control.
Manhoef parries the strikes from Yohan easily there. Yohan is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Manhoef to escape.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Manhoef takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Manhoef is breathing heavily.
Manhoef is looking for a sweep.
Yohan grinds an elbow into Manhoef's temple.
Manhoef taking punishment in the form of punches.
Manhoef is trying to control Yohan's posture but Yohan avoids it.
Yohan happy to just control the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yohan cracks Manhoef with a big right hand but Manhoef just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Yohan stands up and beckons Manhoef to his feet.
Yohan just misses with a punch to the body.
Yohan misses with a few strikes there.
Jab, jab by Yohan - just one landing.
Yohan changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Yohan tries to bum rush Manhoef with a series of wild strikes but Manhoef uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Yohan throws a one two combo.
Yohan misses with a series of wild punches.
Yohan thows a body shot but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yohan misses with a head kick.
Manhoef throws a nice inside leg kick.
Manhoef misses with a takedown
letting Yohan counter with a right hand.
Yohan just misses with a punch to the body.
Yohan throws a head kick but Manhoef moves out of range.
Manhoef shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Manhoef was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yohan is trying desperately to improve position.
Manhoef is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Yohan has managed to escape the submission attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Manhoef throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andre Yohan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mike Manhoef's cut.
That's time! Manhoef's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Manhoef showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Yohan.
Mike Manhoef is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Manhoef gets the takedown into side control.
Manhoef decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Manhoef shoots in but Yohan avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Horrible takedown by Manhoef or perhaps it was just good defense by Yohan which made him look bad.
Yohan fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Manhoef on the side of the head.
Yohan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Manhoef uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yohan.
Nice sprawl there from Yohan as Manhoef shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Manhoef. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yohan shoots in for a double leg but Manhoef sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Yohan has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yohan turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Yohan manages to end up in side control.
Andre Yohan has got the better of the ground game so far.
Manhoef is not content to let Yohan control the position.
Manhoef taking a bit of punishment here - Yohan scoring with strikes.
Manhoef tries to bench press Yohan off him but Yohan keeps the position.
Yohan is chipping away with strikes.
Yohan working the ground and pound.
Yohan working away.
Yohan looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Yohan cracks Manhoef with a big right hand but Manhoef just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manhoef manages to work his way to half guard, despite Yohan's best efforts.
Yohan winds up and cracks Manhoef with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Manhoef tries to get to full guard but Yohan has control of the leg.
Manhoef is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Yohan scores with a couple of nice shots.
Manhoef is looking to improve his position.
Manhoef has hold of Yohan's hands but Yohan slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Yohan is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Yohan lands with a punch from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manhoef is trying to stand back up but Yohan is controlling him
Yohan slips a nice elbow through Manhoef's hands, connecting with Manhoef's forehead.
Yohan lands with a punch from half guard.
Yohan scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Yohan wants to stand up but Manhoef is controlling the position.
Yohan is nestled in close to Manhoef, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Manhoef misses with some strikes from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yohan missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Manhoef is trying to stand up here but Yohan is controlling him well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Yohan scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Yohan is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Manhoef defends it well.
Yohan is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Manhoef won't allow Yohan to pass to mount.
Yohan is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Manhoef doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Yohan.
Yohan sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Manhoef defending well though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andre Yohan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mike Manhoef's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Manhoef tries to clinch up.
Manhoef with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Yohan to score with a decent uppercut.
Manhoef shoots for a double leg takedown but Yohan sprawls well. He's pushed Manhoef's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Yohan fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Yohan takes the fight into the clinch.
Manhoef's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Yohan lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Manhoef fails to land with a series of punches.
Yohan misses with a leg kick
and Manhoef counters with a low kick, right behind Yohan 's knee.
Manhoef tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Yohan counters with a left and a right that stings Manhoef.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Yohan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yohan stuffs the takedown attempt from Manhoef. Manhoef gets slowly back to his feet.
Andre Yohan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Yohan throws a right hand that Manhoef ducks under and follows up with a left that Manhoef also avoids with ease.
Yohan waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Manhoef.
Manhoef blocks the body kick.
Yohan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A punch combination from Yohan misses.
Nice defenses there by Manhoef.
Yohan moves in looking to clinch but Manhoef pushes him off.
Yohan shoots for a double leg takedown but Manhoef sprawls well. He's pushed Yohan's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Manhoef scores with a takedown into Yohan's guard.
Yohan throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Manhoef throws a big right hand that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yohan trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Manhoef working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Yohan's head.
Manhoef drops back, looking for a kneebar! Yohan looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Yohan looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Yohan!
Yohan working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Manhoef is looking for a sweep.
Yohan decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Manhoef fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Manhoef. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yohan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Manhoef.
Yohan swings for the body but Manhoef moves out of range.
Andre Yohan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Manhoef shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Yohan pinned against the cage. Yohan gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Yohan looks for a takedown but Manhoef sprawls well.
Manhoef avoids a punch combination nicely.
Yohan swats away the attempt to clinch by Manhoef.
Manhoef fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
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.
Yohan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yohan feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Yohan lands a couple of digs.
Yohan trying to control but Manhoef is working from the bottom.
Yohan drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Yohan jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Yohan lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Andre Yohan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Manhoef working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Yohan.
Manhoef is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Yohan is controlling him.
Mike Manhoef has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Yohan postures up and lands a big shot to Manhoef's brow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Andre Yohan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Yohan 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andre Yohan!
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