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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dieter Berger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Manoel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Berger's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Cheeseburger In Paradise. The crowd seem to be enjoying Manoel's choice of entrance music: Hino do Flamengo. Antonio Manoel told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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308 lbs
30 - 5 - 1 |
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222 lbs
24 - 5 - 0 |
Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dieter Berger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Antonio Manoel!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Glass and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Berger ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Manoel moves away.
Berger misses with a looping right.
Berger avoids a kick to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Berger darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Manoel bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Nice sprawl there from Manoel as Berger shoots in.
Berger takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Manoel throws an overhand right that lands on Berger's shoulder, as Berger tries to avoid the shot.
Berger throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Manoel's waist but Manoel gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Berger off to one side.
Nice takedown defense from Manoel. No joy for Berger on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dieter Berger. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Manoel is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Berger lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Manoel attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Manoel lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berger lands with a right hand.
Manoel misses with a leg kick.
Manoel wants to slow Berger down by chopping away at his legs.
Manoel ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Manoel lands a nice leg kick that just misses Berger's sensitive parts.
Berger is breathing heavily.
Berger throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The crowd cheers as Manoel lands an impressive looking overhand right. Berger doesn't seem phased though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Manoel lands a really nice looking cross but Berger seems unphased.
Manoel takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Manoel misses with a body kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Manoel looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Berger scores with a nice right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manoel with a nice cross.
Manoel scores with a jab to the head.
Berger dives in and scores a takedown into Manoel's guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Berger being controlled here momentarily.
Berger might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Berger engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Berger scoring with some ground and pound.
Berger throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Berger is fighting to break Manoel's control of his arms but Manoel is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Berger throwing strikes from guard but Manoel blocks nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berger looking to pass the guard.
Manoel working a defensive guard here.
Berger preventing the sweep.
Berger 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.
Berger in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Manoel keeping moving, preventing Berger from controlling successfully.
Berger looking to sit in guard and control but Manoel gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Berger can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Manoel controls the pace.
Manoel won't allow Berger to sweep him here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Manoel is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Berger not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Manoel dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Manoel moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
It looks like Antonio Manoel has been cut.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Manoel. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Manoel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Berger looks to throw the jab but Manoel is out of range.
Antonio Manoel seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Manoel is looking to slow Berger down with leg kicks.
Berger misses with a wild body shot.
Decent striking displayed by Manoel there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Berger moves out of range of the strikes.
Berger thuds a left hand into Manoel's body.
Manoel throws a hook but Berger avoids it easily.
Manoel throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Manoel thuds his shin into the meat of Berger's side.
Manoel gets a clinch.
Manoel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Manoel is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Manoel has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berger tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Manoel just stands there and leans against the cage.
Manoel looking to stall.
Manoel lands a left hand that snaps the head of Berger backwards.
Berger wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Manoel has him pressed against the cage.
Manoel lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Manoel tries to throw a body punch but Berger avoids it by throwing Manoel back against the cage.
Berger prevents a body shot from Manoel.
A right hand to the body from Manoel.
Manoel lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Berger backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Manoel.
Manoel is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Manoel lands a right hand.
Manoel scores with a shot to the side of Berger's head.
Manoel lands an uppercut.
Berger managing to block the knees to the body from Manoel.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berger is looking to break free of the clinch but Manoel has double underhooks.
Berger is trying to pull guard but Manoel turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dieter Berger. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A nice left hand lands by Manoel.
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!
Manoel can't find room to land a body shot as Berger controls the action.
Manoel just leaning against Berger, taking a breather.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Berger's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Berger tries to pull guard but Manoel forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Manoel prevents Berger from breaking the clinch.
Manoel lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Manoel works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Manoel works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Berger is trying to drag Manoel to the mat but Manoel just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
A left hand lands to the body for Manoel.
Manoel holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Manoel cracks Berger with a nice body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manoel's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Manoel lands with a light punch inside.
Berger tries for a takedown. No joy.
Berger has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Manoel is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Manoel has Berger pressed against the cage.
Manoel continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
A short uppercut from Manoel.
Manoel digs a right hand underneath Berger's ribcage. Berger let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Berger tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Manoel just stands there and leans against the cage.
Berger is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Manoel lands with a right to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manoel is leaning against Berger and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Manoel holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Manoel lands a right hand that snaps the head of Berger backwards.
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!
Manoel scores with a shot to the side of Berger's head.
Manoel lands a left hand that snaps the head of Berger backwards.
Manoel lands a right hand that snaps the head of Berger backwards.
Manoel lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Manoel lands a body punch.
Manoel lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Berger backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Manoel.
A left hand lands to the body for Manoel.
A short uppercut from Manoel.
A short right from Manoel on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Manoel lands with a left to the head.
Berger is rocked!
Manoel lands with a right to the head.
Oh Berger is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Berger being controlled against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Manoel showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Antonio Manoel's cut.
That's time! Berger's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Manoel looks for the body kick but Berger saw that one coming.
Berger seems to have got his legs back now.
Manoel moves in looking to clinch but Berger pushes him off.
Berger lands with a good body shot.
Berger swings away with a body shot that misses
and Manoel counters with a nice kick to the body.
Manoel Throws a clean left jab. Manoel Twirls his body and connects with a Spinning Back Fist that connects flush with Berger's chin! Berger crumbles to the ground and Manoel follows up with some unanswered strikes. It's all over!! Nice standup skills displayed by Manoel!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Antonio Manoel!
During a confident post fight interview, Antonio Manoel thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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