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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Remedios Verzosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matthew Emanuel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Emanuel has chosen The Wizard by Black Sabbath as his entrance music. Remedios Verzosa is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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190 lbs
36 - 12 - 0 |
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187 cm
34
185 lbs
19 - 17 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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World class MT
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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
36 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Remedios Verzosa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Matthew Emanuel!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Sano and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Decent striking displayed by Emanuel there.
Emanuel ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Emanuel closes the distance and clinches.
Emanuel tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Verzosa lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Emanuel misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Verzosa prevents Emanuel from breaking the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Verzosa.
Emanuel blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Verzosa lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Emanuel backwards.
Verzosa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Emanuel manages to break the clinch.
Emanuel swings for the body but Verzosa moves out of range.
Verzosa lands with a cross.
A left lands for Emanuel.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Emanuel throws a nice head kick!
Verzosa goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Verzosa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Emanuel throws a head kick that misses.
Verzosa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Emanuel on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emanuel lands with a slapping head kick.
A head kick by Emanuel misses
and Verzosa holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Verzosa tries to work over Emanuel's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Verzosa prevents a body shot from Emanuel.
Emanuel tries a body shot but Verzosa blocks it.
Verzosa scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Verzosa.
Verzosa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Emanuel lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Verzosa backwards.
Verzosa misses with a punch to the body.
Verzosa can't find room to land a body shot as Emanuel controls the action.
Verzosa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Emanuel's elbow.
Verzosa lands a nice uppercut.
Verzosa misses with a punch to the body.
Emanuel blocks an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Verzosa lands a left hand.
Emanuel tries to break the clinch but Verzosa is controlling the position.
Emanuel escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Emanuel looks to score with a jab to the body but Verzosa is just out of range.
Emanuel swings for the body but Verzosa moves out of range.
Verzosa looks for the body kick but Emanuel saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Verzosa looks to land a left hand but Emanuel moved out of range nicely.
The fighters circling - Verzosa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Emanuel throws a wild body kick that Verzosa sees coming a mile off.
Emanuel throws a quick inside leg kick.
Emanuel looks for the body kick but Verzosa saw that one coming.
Verzosa has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Saboteur's Playground in the buildup to the fight.
Verzosa takes a swing at Emanuel's ribcage but misses.
Nice jab there from Emanuel.
Verzosa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Verzosa looks to score with a jab to the body but Emanuel is just out of range.
Emanuel misses the shot to the body.
Verzosa walks into a stiff left hand from Emanuel.
Emanuel tries to keep at a distance but Verzosa has taken the fight into the clinch.
Emanuel working hard to break the clinch.
Verzosa swings wildly with an uppercut but Emanuel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Verzosa lands an uppercut.
Emanuel breaks the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emanuel looks to land a right hand but Verzosa moved out of range.
Emanuel blocks a leg kick.
Emanuel throws a sloppy head kick and Verzosa moves out of range easily.
Emanuel misses with a wild body shot.
Emanuel misses with a wild body shot.
Emanuel throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Emanuel swats away the attempt to clinch by Verzosa.
Verzosa fails with an attempt to clinch.
Emanuel shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Verzosa eats them both and turns towards Emanuel to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Emanuel takes the fight into the clinch.
A short right from Verzosa.
Verzosa blocking some punches.
Emanuel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Verzosa working aggressively here.
Still in the clinch, Verzosa scores with a nice short uppercut.
Verzosa lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Emanuel backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emanuel blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Verzosa tries a body shot but Emanuel blocks it.
Emanuel makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Verzosa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Emanuel escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Emanuel misses with a head kick.
Emanuel misses with a hook. Verzosa ducked under it nicely.
No joy there for Emanuel, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Emanuel blocks a jab.
Verzosa scores with a head kick.
Verzosa wants to clinch.
Matthew Emanuel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Verzosa connects with a body shot that sends Emanuel's belly button to the back.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Emanuel misses with a kick to the body
and Verzosa counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Emanuel.
Emanuel blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Verzosa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Emanuel takes a shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Matthew Emanuel will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Emanuel takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Verzosa blocks a head kick by Emanuel.
Verzosa lands a nice hook to Emanuel's body. Emanuel takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Verzosa looks to score with a jab to the body but Emanuel is just out of range.
Emanuel will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Verzosa throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Emanuel has managed to clinch.
Verzosa is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Verzosa lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Verzosa lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Emanuel backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Emanuel lands with a short shot to the head.
Verzosa lands a body punch.
Emanuel misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Verzosa on the inside.
Verzosa lands with a light punch inside.
Verzosa lands a shot to the body.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Verzosa lands a shoulder strike.
Emanuel throws a punch but it's blocked by Verzosa.
Verzosa throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Verzosa working aggressively here.
A hook to the body from Verzosa.
Emanuel is breathing heavily.
Verzosa misses with a punch to the body.
Verzosa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Emanuel.
Verzosa stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Verzosa lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Emanuel backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Verzosa.
Verzosa makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right from Verzosa.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Emanuel blocks a body shot from Verzosa.
Verzosa works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Emanuel is trying to break the clinch but Verzosa is controlling him.
Emanuel throws a head punch that misses.
Emanuel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Verzosa lands a right hand.
Emanuel blocks a body shot from Verzosa.
Emanuel wants to get back to striking at distance but Verzosa won't allow it.
Verzosa throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Verzosa scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Verzosa.
Verzosa makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Verzosa tries a body shot but Emanuel blocks it.
Verzosa lands a shoulder strike.
Remedios Verzosa has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Verzosa prevents a body shot from Emanuel.
Emanuel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Verzosa tries to work over Emanuel's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Emanuel struggles to land a body shot inside as Verzosa controls his hands.
Verzosa stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Emanuel misses with a hook to the ribs.
Verzosa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Good body shot from Verzosa.
A body shot lands from Verzosa.
Verzosa throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Emanuels head.
Verzosa can't find room to land a body shot as Emanuel controls the action.
Verzosa works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Verzosa lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Verzosa struggles to land a body shot inside as Emanuel controls his hands.
Verzosa lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Verzosa.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Verzosa.
Emanuel tries to throw a body punch but Verzosa avoids it by throwing Emanuel back against the cage.
Verzosa pushes Emanuel back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Verzosa lands a right hand that snaps the head of Emanuel backwards.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Verzosa blocks an uppercut.
Emanuel misses with a body punch.
Verzosa lands with a light punch inside.
Emanuel is rocked!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Verzosa.
Emanuel is still on wobbly legs! Can Verzosa finish him?
Nice body punch from Verzosa.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Verzosa lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Emanuel to his knees! Verzosa keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Remedios Verzosa!
After the big win, Remedios Verzosa made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Project Mayhem and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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