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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Manny Baddabing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harjan Varsi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Varsi's choice of entrance music: Hiski Salomaa - Tiskarin polkka. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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193 lbs
23 - 3 - 0 |
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202 cm
27
194 lbs
22 - 7 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Very quick |
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Manny Baddabing!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Harjan Varsi!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Varsi as Baddabing shoots in.
Baddabing gets a clinch.
Baddabing tries to score a body lock takedown but Varsi shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Varsi.
Nice body punch from Baddabing - that landed with a thud.
Baddabing has a couple of punches blocked by Varsi.
Baddabing is working Varsi over against the cage.
Baddabing misses with a short punch on the inside.
Baddabing has Varsi pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Baddabing pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Varsi tumbling to the mat - Baddabing dives into Varsi's guard.
Baddabing postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Varsi is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Baddabing, into his guard.
Baddabing is pulling down on Varsi's head. It's preventing any offense from Varsi, at least for the moment.
Baddabing looking for a sweep. Not yet Baddabing, not yet.
Varsi is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Varsi is looking to stand up but Baddabing won't let him.
Baddabing wants to sweep but no luck.
Baddabing manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Baddabing pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Baddabing scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Varsi?
Baddabing raining down hammerfists from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Varsi that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Varsi working to try and regain half guard.
Baddabing lands a big shot there that rocks Varsi but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Baddabing cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Varsi is rocked!
Baddabing loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Varsi scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Baddabing land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Baddabing stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Manny Baddabing!
Manny Baddabing retains his middleweight title!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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