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Event:
RSE 30: Wolves Among Sheep
Date: Dec 13, 2023 |
#R1#
Silog takes one on the chin but seems OK.
#CUT#It looks like Tap Silog has been cut.
Manhoef scores with the left hand. Silog knows he should have avoided that one.
Manhoef jabs Silog to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Some wild striking there from Manhoef.
Manhoef misses with a kick to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Manhoef.
Silog fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
OH! Silog has been rocked by a huge right hand and is in deep trouble! Manhoef smells blood and charges in for the finish! Manhoef unloads a vicious overhand right and connects to the jaw of Silog sending him face first to the canvas! Unbelievable!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Merlin Manhoef! |
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Event:
RSE 22: Bonegrinder
Date: Nov 11, 2023 |
#R1#
A big right from Svensson misses.
Manhoef has been working on his boxing with his coaches at 3Band MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Manhoef swinging wildly here.
Nice shot by Manhoef.
Nice defenses there by Svensson.
Svensson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Manhoef swinging wildly here.
Manhoef throws a chopping leg kick but Svensson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Manhoef takes a swing at Svensson's ribcage but misses.
Svensson dodges the punch combination from Manhoef.
Svensson throws a combination. Manhoef tries to block but a couple of punches get through.#CL2#
Svensson moves into the clinch successfully.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Svensson missing with knees to the body.
Svensson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Manhoef is breathing heavily.#BC2#
Svensson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The fighters circling - Svensson throws out the jab but it was never going to land. #T1#
Svensson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Svensson staying out of range there.
Manhoef misses with a low kick.
Svensson looks to land a combination. Manhoef sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Svensson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Manhoef sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A swing and a miss from Svensson.#CL2#
Svensson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Svensson holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Svensson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A short left from Svensson.
Svensson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Manhoef working hard to break the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Svensson.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Svensson has Manhoef pressed against the cage.
#T2#
Svensson slows down the pace here.
Svensson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Svensson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Svensson gets through Manhoef's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Svensson taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Svensson lands with a short head shot on the inside. #BC2#
Svensson manages to break the clinch.
Svensson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Manhoef circles away quickly and effectively.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A combination from Manhoef does no damage.
Svensson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bruno Svensson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Svensson ducks under a wild hook from Manhoef.
Manhoef fails to land with a series of punches.
#T3#
A big right from Svensson misses.
Manhoef seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Manhoef needs to keep his hands up - Svensson had a free shot at his head there.
Manhoef uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Svensson.
Manhoef takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Svensson looks to land a left hand but Manhoef moved out of range nicely.
Manhoef takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Manhoef throws a nice looking combination but Svensson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Svensson throws a nice looking combination but Manhoef bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A punch lands to the side of Manhoef 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Manhoef looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Svensson is fending him off so far but Manhoef persists. Nope, Svensson circles away and we're back to standing.
Manhoef throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Svensson.
Svensson throws a big shot that misses.
Manhoef throws a series of punches but Svensson avoids them all with ease.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#CL2#
Svensson moves into range and clinches up with Manhoef.
Svensson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A shot in the inside from Svensson.
Svensson lands a nice uppercut.#T4#
Svensson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Svensson.
A short right from Svensson on the inside.
Svensson has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Manhoef seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Svensson can turn it around.
Svensson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Svensson scores with a shoulder strike.
Svensson lands a knee to the head.
Svensson pushes Manhoef back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Svensson stalling.
Svensson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Svensson displaying some good clinch control by pressing Manhoef up against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.#BC2#
Svensson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Svensson tests Manhoef's chin there with a solid looking shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bruno Svensson dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Svensson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Manhoef lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Manhoef looks to land a combination but Svensson avoids it well.
Svensson might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Manhoef throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Svensson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Manhoef misses with a series of wild punches.
Svensson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Manhoef's head.
Svensson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.#KD2#
Svensson drops Manhoef with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Manhoef looks back up at him and smiles so Svensson waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
#ROC2#Manhoef is rocked!
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!
Svensson scores with a body shot.
Oh Manhoef is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Svensson jabs Manhoef to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Svensson closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Manhoef! Svensson dives in looking to finish! Manhoef is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bruno Svensson! |
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Event:
ENIGMA 176
Date: Jul 09, 2023 |
#R1#
Rhodes lands a body shot.
Rhodes takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Rhodes lands a jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Manhoef shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Manhoef displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rhodes throws out the jab.
Manhoef with a poor takedown
and Rhodes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Manhoef avoids the body shot from Rhodes.
Some wild striking there from Manhoef.
Rhodes connects with a superb combination that knocks Manhoef out cold! The referee charges across the mat and tackles Rhodes before he can land any more shots to the unconscious Manhoef!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Artemis Rhodes!
Artemis Rhodes really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Furnace Performance 🔥 logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty. |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jun 28, 2023 |
#R1#
Bear slaps away a takedown attempt from Manhoef, before circling back to the center of the mat.#CL#
Bear clinches up with Manhoef and pushes him back against the cage.
Bear lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bear is working Manhoef over against the cage.
Manhoef looks winded!
Bear will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Manhoef up against the cage.
Manhoef should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Bear lands a nice uppercut.
Bear lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bear lands a hook that snaps the head of Manhoef backwards.
Bear lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Manhoef backwards.
Bear lands an uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Bear.
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!
Bear scores with a nice hook to the head.#T1#
Bear lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bear avoiding damage.
Bear lands an uppercut.
Bear scores with a hook to the body.
Bear lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bear stalls.
A short uppercut from Bear.
Bear lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bear scores with an uppercut up the middle.#KD#
Bear drops Manhoef onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Manhoef is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!#ROC#Manhoef is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bear works on Manhoef's body with a couple of short punches.
Bear leaning his opponent against the cage.#T2#
Bear scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bear lands a left hand that snaps the head of Manhoef backwards. #BC#
Bear's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Manhoef throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bear connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#CL#
Bear has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bear throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The referee calls for Bear to work.
Bear cracks Manhoef with a nice body shot.
Bear scores with a shot to the side of Manhoef's head.
Bear lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Manhoef backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Bear.
#T3#
Bear lands a hook that snaps the head of Manhoef backwards.
A shot in the inside from Bear.
Manhoef is still on wobbly legs! Can Bear finish him?#KD#
Bear drops Manhoef onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Manhoef is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Bear creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Manhoef with a big uppercut! Manhoef tries to clinch up but Bear pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Manhoef to the mat! Manhoef covers up and Bear unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Big Bear! |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jun 22, 2023 |
#R1#
A clash of legs there as Evans blocks the low kick.
Manhoef avoids a punch combination nicely.
Evans swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Evans clobbers Manhoef with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. #CUT#It looks like Merlin Manhoef has been cut.
Manhoef scores with a three punch combo!
Manhoef misses with a takedown attempt - Evans sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Evans connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Manhoef stalks Evans and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Evans's face. Evans staggers backwards, shaken.
Manhoef scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Evans throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Evans dodges the punch combination from Manhoef.
Manhoef swinging wildly here.
Manhoef shoots in looking for a takedown. Evans tries to sprawl out of it but Manhoef keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Evans manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Evans throws a series of punches but Manhoef avoids them all with ease. #T1#
Horrible takedown attempt by Manhoef or perhaps it was just good defense by Evans, which made it look bad.
Evans swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Rich Evans has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Merlin Manhoef.
Evans misses with a jab, cross combination.
Manhoef is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Evans throws a right and a left that both miss.
Evans takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Evans throws a shot from downtown. Manhoef moves away and avoids it.
Evans sizes up Manhoef with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Manhoef throws a wild body kick that Evans sees coming a mile off.
Manhoef is looking to clinch but Evans is avoiding it.
Evans wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Evans misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Manhoef.
Evans moves into range and connects with a jab.
Evans throws a right and a left that Manhoef avoids nicely.
A decent looking cross lands there for Evans.
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!
Manhoef dodges the punch combination from Evans.
Evans could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Evans swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Evans looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Evans misses with a wild body shot. #T2#
Manhoef throws a leg kick but Evans checks it.
Evans fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Manhoef manages to avoid it.
Manhoef unleashes a big counter combination but Evans bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Manhoef looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Evans misses with a body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Evans. Those never looked like landing.
Evans is breathing heavily.
Evans is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Manhoef.
A telegraphed right hand from Evans misses the target.
Evans throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Evans misses with the combination.
Danga de danga de dang - Manhoef scores with a four punch combination!
A right-left combo lands from Manhoef.
Manhoef looks to land a combination. Evans sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Manhoef shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Evans defends it nicely.
Manhoef goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Manhoef is working the combinations to good effect here.#T3#
Evans throws a body shot but no joy.
Manhoef moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Evans shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Manhoef 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.
Evans slaps away a takedown attempt from Manhoef, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Rich Evans is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Manhoef throws a nice looking combination but Evans bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Evans moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Evans throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Manhoef.
Manhoef keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Manhoef fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Evans on the side of the head.
Manhoef connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Evans momentarily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Evans misses with a few strikes there.
Manhoef fails with the takedown.#T4#
A right-left combo lands from Manhoef. #ROC2#Evans is rocked!
Manhoef avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rich Evans seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Manhoef slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Oh Evans is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Manhoef lands with a right and another and another! Evans is in big trouble! Manhoef lands again and this time it's lights out for Evans! A quality knockout there for Manhoef.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Merlin Manhoef! |
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