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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Konstantin Manison (ranked 898 p4p, 129 weight class) and Michael Stonedberg (ranked 1263 p4p, 169 weight class). Manison comes into the arena with Wherever I May Roam blaring out of the sound system. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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200 lbs
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Good wrestling
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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
34 - 23 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Konstantin Manison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Michael Stonedberg!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manison throws a hook to the side of Stonedberg's head but Stonedberg sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Manison ducks under a wild hook from Stonedberg.
Stonedberg lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Manison misses with a wild body shot.
Manison is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Stonedberg.
Stonedberg flicks out a counter leg kick but Manison steps away.
A big left from Manison misses.
Manison tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Stonedberg closes the distance and clinches.
Manison effectively controlling the action here.
Manison blocks an uppercut.
Stonedberg has a couple of punches blocked by Manison.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stonedberg breaks from the clinch.
Stonedberg tries to land a leg kick but Manison saw it coming and moves away.
Manison takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
We've been told by Manison's head coaches at St Petersburg MMA Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Manison looks to land a left hand but Stonedberg moved out of range nicely.
Konstantin Manison seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Manison tries a head kick but it misses.
Manison tests Stonedberg's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Stonedberg.
Stonedberg on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Manison. Manison obviously looking to wear him down.
Manison avoids the head kick by Stonedberg.
Stonedberg lands with a nice body kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Stonedberg.
Stonedberg rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Manison moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Stonedberg scores with a jab to the jaw.
Manison lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A looping hook to the body misses from Manison. Stonedberg does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stonedberg looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Manison misses with a series of wild punches.
Stonedberg throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Manison misses with a looping right.
Stonedberg tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Manison moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Stonedberg scoring well with a low kick there.
Stonedberg turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manison scores with a jab to the head.
Manison lands a lovely overhand right.
Stonedberg ducks under a wild hook from Manison.
Manison tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stonedberg was well out of range. Poor timing from Manison.
Manison lands a jab-cross combination.
Manison misses with an uppercut. Stonedberg saw that one coming.
Stonedberg misses with the combination.
Stonedberg pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Stonedberg lands with a thumping leg kick.
Manison attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Manison takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Stonedberg takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Manison misses the shot to the body.
Manison rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Stonedberg counters with a big head kick but Manison shrugs it off.
Stonedberg takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Manison takes a swing at Stonedberg's ribcage but misses.
Manison lands a nice looking kick to the body. Stonedberg takes a step back to recover.
Stonedberg avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manison misses with a straight right.
Manison misses with a low kick.
Stonedberg looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Stonedberg scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Manison throws a right and a left that both miss.
A solid body kick from Stonedberg.
Manison throws a jab but it's blocked by Stonedberg.
Manison throws a lazy right hand but Stonedberg sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Stonedberg! But no joy.
Manison uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Stonedberg.
Manison cracks a nice hook into Stonedberg's ribs.
Manison connects with a good right hand that stumbles Stonedberg. Stonedberg circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Manison punishes Stonedberg's body with a nice straight punch.
Jab by Stonedberg.
Stonedberg scores with a nice right hand.
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!
Manison pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Stonedberg works the jab nicely.
Stonedberg takes a swing at Manison's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stonedberg lands with a nice body kick.
Stonedberg takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Manison lands a jab.
Stonedberg bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Manison's head.
Manison lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Manison throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Manison just misses with a punch to the body.
Stonedberg avoids a kick to the body.
Manison throws out a loose jab but Stonedberg uses good head movement to avoid it.
Manison takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Stonedberg lands the left hand.
Stonedberg connects with a nice looking jab.
Manison avoids the head kick by Stonedberg.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A good leg kick by Manison.
Manison bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Both fighters circling a little - Stonedberg finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A bone on bone clash there as Stonedberg blocks the leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Michael Stonedberg will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Stonedberg connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Manison is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Stonedberg.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Stonedberg! But no joy.
Stonedberg delivers a nice body kick.
Manison takes a swing at Stonedberg's ribcage but misses.
Stonedberg thuds his right hand into Manison's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Manison misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Stonedberg scores with a nice right hand.
Stonedberg is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Manison avoids the head kick by Stonedberg.
A shot to the body from Manison misses
enabling Stonedberg to counter with a crisp jab.
Manison is rocked!
Stonedberg drops Manison with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Manison looks back up at him and smiles so Stonedberg waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Oh Manison is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
It looks like Konstantin Manison has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Manison throws a series of punches but Stonedberg avoids them all with ease.
Stonedberg cracks Manison on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Manison falls backwards against the cage. Stonedberg follows up with more strikes that drop Manison to his knees. Stonedberg keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Manison! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Michael Stonedberg!
A very excited looking Michael Stonedberg made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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