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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Melvin Manhoef (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Badawi Kulawanea (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kulawanea has chosen O Menino da Porteira as his entrance music. Melvin Manhoef could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Badawi Kulawanea's chin.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Melvin Manhoef!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Badawi Kulawanea!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnemäki and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manhoef misses with a head kick.
Manhoef shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Kulawanea is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kulawanea wants to get back to full guard but Manhoef has passed into side control.
Kulawanea is trying to escape the mount.
Manhoef scores with a couple of good head shots there.
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.
Kulawanea manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Kulawanea flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Kulawanea flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Kulawanea tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Manhoef blocks the strikes from Kulawanea.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manhoef working Kulawanea over with strikes.
Kulawanea keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Manhoef prevents Kulawanea from improving his position.
Manhoef tries to stand but can't do so whilst Kulawanea controls his leg.
Manhoef is breathing heavily.
Kulawanea misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Kulawanea is trying to get back to full guard.
Kulawanea is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Kulawanea gets full guard.
Kulawanea has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Manhoef has passed into side control.
Manhoef decides to take the fight back to the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kulawanea takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A head kick misses from Manhoef.
Manhoef misses with a few strikes there.
Kulawanea closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Manhoef to the mat! Manhoef manages to get full guard.
Manhoef looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kulawanea distracts Manhoef with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Kulawanea lands a couple of digs.
Kulawanea lands a couple of elbows.
Kulawanea lands a couple of digs.
Kulawanea keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Manhoef's head.
Manhoef has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Kulawanea scoring with punches to the head and body.
Kulawanea lands a couple of digs.
Kulawanea stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Manhoef swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kulawanea really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Manhoef. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kulawanea working some strikes from top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kulawanea is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Kulawanea scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Kulawanea cracks Manhoef with a solid left hand.
Kulawanea lands a couple of digs.
Kulawanea tries to free his leg and advance position but Manhoef is retaining full guard.
Kulawanea lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Manhoef wants to stand and escape but Kulawanea is having none of it.
Kulawanea landing with the ground and pound.
Kulawanea content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Kulawanea pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Manhoef is keeping the position for now.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kulawanea scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manhoef tries to bench press Kulawanea off him but Kulawanea keeps the position.
Kulawanea lands some shots froms side control.
Kulawanea lands a nice forearm strike.
Manhoef regains half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Kulawanea lands a nice short elbow.
Manhoef pushes Kulawanea off and gets back to his feet.
Kulawanea scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Kulawanea working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Kulawanea 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.
Kulawanea wants to pass to mount but Manhoef is defending the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Manhoef pushes Kulawanea off and gets back to his feet.
Kulawanea shoots in but no luck this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Badawi Kulawanea will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Manhoef works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Manhoef tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Kulawanea paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Manhoef is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kulawanea shoots in and drives through. Manhoef sprawls well.
Kulawanea shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Kulawanea prevents Manhoef from standing back up.
Kulawanea landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Kulawanea working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Manhoef wants to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ground and pound from Kulawanea.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Kulawanea lands a nice short elbow.
Kulawanea takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manhoef wants to get back to his feet.
Kulawanea working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Kulawanea lands a nice short elbow.
Manhoef on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Badawi Kulawanea has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kulawanea moves nicely into side control.
Manhoef taking a bit of punishment here - Kulawanea scoring with strikes.
Kulawanea scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Manhoef to see if he's OK.
Manhoef tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kulawanea landing strikes.
Kulawanea cracks Manhoef with a big right hand but Manhoef just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Kulawanea works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Manhoef on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manhoef is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Kulawanea asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Manhoef is trying to improve his position.
Kulawanea working the ground and pound.
Kulawanea is putting a hurting on Manhoef here, landing some big shots from side control.
Manhoef tries to buck Kulawanea off but Kulawanea is having none of it.
Kulawanea lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Manhoef takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Manhoef is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Manhoef takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Manhoef struggling a bit here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kulawanea in side control lands a decent elbow.
Kulawanea scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Manhoef to see if he's OK.
Kulawanea scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Manhoef to see if he's OK.
Kulawanea is chipping away with strikes.
Kulawanea is working Manhoef over with some ground and pound from side control.
Kulawanea scoring with punches and elbows.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Manhoef is looking to reverse the position.
Manhoef takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Kulawanea lands a nice forearm strike.
Manhoef is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Check out the look on Kulawanea's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Manhoef is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Kulawanea creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manhoef takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Kulawanea in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Kulawanea throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Kulawanea misses with the ground and pound.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Manhoef tries to clinch up but Kulawanea circles away and keeps his distance.
Kulawanea looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Manhoef is fending him off so far but Kulawanea persists. Nope, Manhoef circles away and we're back to standing.
Manhoef shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Manhoef showed some decent athleticism there.
Manhoef works his way into full mount!
Kulawanea swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Manhoef punishing his opponent with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Badawi Kulawanea showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Manhoef's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Kulawanea closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Manhoef is working to avoid the ground and pound but Kulawanea connects with a decent elbow.
Manhoef taking punishment in the form of punches.
Kulawanea is putting a hurting on Manhoef here, landing some big shots from side control.
Manhoef sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Manhoef on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Manhoef wants to get back to his feet.
Kulawanea lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Manhoef is trying to stand back up but Kulawanea is controlling him
Kulawanea looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Manhoef with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Manhoef is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kulawanea working Manhoef over with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kulawanea scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Kulawanea connects with a nice short shot to Manhoef's temple.
Manhoef tries to get to full guard but Kulawanea has control of the leg.
Manhoef is working hard here to advance position.
Manhoef on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Manhoef wants to control but Kulawanea is keeping busy.
Kulawanea lands with a punch from half guard.
Kulawanea 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 on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Kulawanea landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Kulawanea 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 looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kulawanea drops an elbow to the side of Manhoef's head.
Kulawanea stops Manhoef from getting back to his feet.
Kulawanea lands with a punch from half guard.
Manhoef tries to kick Kulawanea off but Kulawanea keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Manhoef taking some punishment here, with Kulawanea in his half guard.
Manhoef is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Kulawanea has a takedown stuffed.
Manhoef wants to clinch.
Manhoef tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manhoef stuffs the takedown.
Manhoef will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kulawanea looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Manhoef trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kulawanea's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kulawanea's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Kulawanea prevents Manhoef from getting back to his feet.
Manhoef tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kulawanea is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kulawanea's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Manhoef misses with a takedown attempt
and Kulawanea counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manhoef is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Kulawanea's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Kulawanea's back!
Kulawanea wants to escape the position.
Manhoef punishes Kulawanea with strikes from the back mount.
Manhoef landing with strikes.
Manhoef missing with strikes.
Manhoef throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Kulawanea tries to roll but Manhoef sticks to his back.
Badawi Kulawanea is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Manhoef misses with an elbow to the head.
Kulawanea tries to break free.
Kulawanea is trapped and Manhoef is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Kulawanea wants to control his opponent's hands but Manhoef gets his hands free.
You can see the frustration on Kulawanea's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Manhoef has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Kulawanea.
Melvin Manhoef has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Manhoef gets his hands free as Kulawanea looks to control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Badawi Kulawanea comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Kulawanea 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Badawi Kulawanea!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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