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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leonardo Da Vincible (ranked 116 p4p, 248 weight class) and Hiro Manowaru (ranked 3 p4p, 8 weight class). Manowaru has chosen Lay Down as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 34 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Leonardo Da Vincible!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 33 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hiro Manowaru!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Steven Brown and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Da Vincible throws a nice inside leg kick.
Da Vincible uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Manowaru.
Da Vincible slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Manowaru walks forward, straight into a front kick from Da Vincible.
Da Vincible lands with a kick to the ribs.
That kick from Da Vincible tenderised Manowaru's leg. Manowaru is trying to keep his angry face on.
Da Vincible lands with a right hand.
Manowaru misses with a low kick.
Da Vincible swinging wildly here.
Da Vincible jabs Manowaru to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Da Vincible looks to land a right hand but Manowaru moved out of range.
Da Vincible keeps Manowaru at a distance using the push kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Da Vincible blocks a head kick by Manowaru.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Da Vincible bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Manowaru's head backwards.
Da Vincible lunges at Manowaru with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Manowaru's hand.
Manowaru looks to throw the jab but Da Vincible is out of range.
Manowaru moves out of range of the strikes.
Da Vincible is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Da Vincible misses with an uppercut. Manowaru saw that one coming.
Da Vincible cracks Manowaru with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Manowaru dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Manowaru misses with a left hand
and Da Vincible counters with a nice uppercut.
Da Vincible misses with a two punch combination.
Da Vincible scores with a nice right hand.
Manowaru lands a jab.
It looks like Leonardo Da Vincible has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Da Vincible slips under a jab from Manowaru.
Da Vincible throws a big shot that misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Manowaru! But no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manowaru throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Manowaru closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Da Vincible dodges the punch combination from Manowaru.
A jab from Da Vincible misses.
Manowaru misses with a head kick.
Manowaru throws an off balance right hand
and Da Vincible counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Da Vincible lands with an overhand left.
Da Vincible comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Manowaru swings for the body but Da Vincible moves out of range.
Da Vincible is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Nice cross by Da Vincible.
Manowaru has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Da Vincible throws a nice outside leg kick.
Manowaru throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Da Vincible misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Manowaru thinks about the counter body kick.
Da Vincible tests Manowaru's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Manowaru checks the leg kick.
A little jabbing left from Manowaru on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Da Vincible is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Da Vincible throws a sloppy head kick and Manowaru moves out of range easily.
Da Vincible walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Manowaru checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Leonardo Da Vincible seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Da Vincible throws a right and a left that Manowaru avoids nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Da Vincible. Those never looked like landing.
Manowaru feints a counter leg kick.
Da Vincible getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Manowaru throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Da Vincible moves away from the strike by Manowaru.
A big left from Manowaru misses.
Da Vincible is looking to counter punch.
Manowaru misses with a head kick.
Da Vincible is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Da Vincible pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manowaru swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Da Vincible misses with a hook.
Manowaru looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Da Vincible tries to bum rush Manowaru with a series of wild strikes but Manowaru uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Da Vincible finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Da Vincible throws a lazy head kick
and Manowaru counters with a stiff right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Da Vincible throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Manowaru counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Da Vincible has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Da Vincible lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Manowaru misses with a low kick.
Manowaru misses with a hook.
Manowaru takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Da Vincible throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Da Vincible misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Da Vincible takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Leonardo Da Vincible dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Leonardo Da Vincible's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Da Vincible looks to throw the jab but Manowaru is out of range.
Manowaru flicks out a counter leg kick but Da Vincible steps away.
Da Vincible scores with the left hand. Manowaru knows he should have avoided that one.
Manowaru tries to work over Da Vincible's front leg with a kick but Da Vincible checks it.
Da Vincible getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Sloppy strikes from Da Vincible. Those never looked like landing.
Manowaru appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Da Vincible thows a body kick. Manowaru tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Da Vincible lands with an overhand left.
Da Vincible scoring well with a low kick there.
Da Vincible is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Manowaru can do to turn this around?
Da Vincible throws a predictable looking body shot
and Manowaru counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Da Vincible is lucky that one didn't land flush.
The fighters circling - Manowaru throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Manowaru moves out of range of the body kick.
Manowaru ducks under a wild hook from Da Vincible.
Da Vincible connects with a looping right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manowaru throws a series of punches but Da Vincible moves out of range.
Da Vincible throws a front kick that sends Manowaru stumbling back into the cage.
Da Vincible throws a leg kick but Manowaru moved away.
Da Vincible lands with a kick to the temple. Manowaru shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Manowaru might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Da Vincible has got the better of the exchanges.
Nice shot lands for Da Vincible.
Da Vincible checks the leg kick nicely there.
Manowaru lands the left hand.
Da Vincible misses with an attempted mid kick.
Manowaru ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Da Vincible darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Da Vincible comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Manowaru scores with a punch to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manowaru misses with a kick to the body.
Manowaru misses the shot to the body.
Manowaru swings widly with a right hand
and Da Vincible counters with a good, hard body kick but Manowaru shrugs it off.
Da Vincible fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Manowaru looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Da Vincible tries a head kick but it misses.
Manowaru flicks out a counter leg kick but Da Vincible steps away.
A telegraphed right hand from Da Vincible misses the target.
A little jabbing left from Manowaru on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Da Vincible swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hiro Manowaru has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Manowaru misses the shot to the body.
Manowaru has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Da Vincible.
Manowaru misses with a wild body shot.
Manowaru misses with a hook
and Da Vincible counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Manowaru throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Danga de danga de dang - Da Vincible scores with a four punch combination!
An inside leg kick lands from Da Vincible.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Manowaru.
Da Vincible scores with a decent looking hook.
Manowaru throws a hook but Da Vincible avoids it easily.
Manowaru has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Da Vincible ducks under a wild hook from Manowaru.
Da Vincible throwing a counter right hand but Manowaru manages to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Manowaru.
Da Vincible connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Manowaru misses with an uppercut. Da Vincible saw that one coming.
Sloppy strikes from Da Vincible. Those never looked like landing.
Manowaru appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
A good leg kick by Da Vincible.
Manowaru is looking to land body kicks.
A head kick by Manowaru misses
and Da Vincible counters with a stiff right hand.
Da Vincible bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Manowaru's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Manowaru fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Da Vincible is out of range.
Da Vincible lands a nice looking kick to the body. Manowaru takes a step back to recover.
Manowaru is breathing heavily.
Manowaru takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Manowaru swinging wildly here.
Manowaru shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Da Vincible throws a good cross that connects.
Da Vincible looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Da Vincible - that will leave a mark!
Leonardo Da Vincible is winning the standup battle so far.
Manowaru takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Leonardo Da Vincible dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Leonardo Da Vincible's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Da Vincible fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Manowaru.
Da Vincible lands with a hook. Manowaru tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Manowaru misses with a hook.
Da Vincible throws a leg kick
and Da Vincible takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Manowaru throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Da Vincible sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Da Vincible throws a nice inside leg kick.
Manowaru's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Manowaru scores with a hook to the body. Da Vincible takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nice jab there from Da Vincible.
Da Vincible keeps Manowaru at a distance using the push kick.
Manowaru takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Da Vincible looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Da Vincible fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Manowaru looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Da Vincible throws a combination that misses
and Manowaru counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Manowaru moves out of range as Da Vincible strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Manowaru.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Da Vincible - that will leave a mark!
Da Vincible cracks Manowaru with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Da Vincible darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Da Vincible lands with a good body shot.
Da Vincible connects with a right hand. Manowaru shakes it off.
Da Vincible scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Manowaru with a hook.
Da Vincible is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Manowaru.
Manowaru misses the jab.
Da Vincible connects with a solid leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Da Vincible missing with a left hand there. Manowaru was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Da Vincible looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Da Vincible lunges at Manowaru with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Manowaru's hand.
Da Vincible rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Manowaru counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Da Vincible lands with a thumping leg kick.
The fighters circling - Da Vincible throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A jab lands there for Da Vincible.
Manowaru throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Manowaru throws a right hand that Da Vincible ducks under and follows up with a left that Da Vincible also avoids with ease.
Manowaru blocks a head kick by Da Vincible.
Manowaru swings widly with a right hand
and Da Vincible counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Da Vincible connects with a good right hand that stumbles Manowaru. Manowaru circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manowaru uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Da Vincible.
Manowaru throws a jab but it's blocked by Da Vincible.
Manowaru stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Da Vincible.
Manowaru avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Manowaru throws a body shot but no joy.
And Da Vincible counters with a quick kick to the body but Manowaru blocks it.
A big left from Da Vincible misses.
Da Vincible misses the jab.
Manowaru lands an overhand right.
Manowaru scores with a nice head shot.
Da Vincible looks to land a right hand but Manowaru moved out of range.
Manowaru walks into a jab.
Good work by Manowaru as he checks the leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Da Vincible bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
It looked like Da Vincible was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Manowaru.
A jab from Da Vincible misses.
Manowaru walks into a stiff left hand from Da Vincible.
Manowaru takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Da Vincible throws a poor cross that misses
and Manowaru counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Da Vincible stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Manowaru throws a nice inside leg kick.
Da Vincible swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Da Vincible connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Manowaru looks to score with a jab to the body but Da Vincible is just out of range.
Manowaru throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that's the end of the fight!
Leonardo Da Vincible showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Da Vincible has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leonardo Da Vincible!
A very excited looking Leonardo Da Vincible 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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