|
|
PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Manuel Neuer (ranked 2046 p4p, 2009 weight class) and Earl Lee Grace (ranked 221 p4p, 0 weight class). Manuel Neuer could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Earl Lee Grace's chin.
 |
|
 |
| 199 cm
30
271
16 - 10 - 0 |
|
195 cm
36
265
17 - 12 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
|
Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Manuel Neuer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Earl Lee Grace!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Donald Grub and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grace moves into range and connects with a jab.
It looks like Manuel Neuer has been cut.
Neuer throws a shot from downtown. Grace moves away and avoids it.
Grace scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Neuer doesn't seem bothered though.
Grace rushes Neuer and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Grace lands with a short shot to the head.
Neuer is looking to control Grace's arms but Grace gets an underhook and turns him. Now Neuer has his back to the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Grace.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Neuer.
Grace misses with a hook from the clinch.
Grace scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch on the inside from Grace fails to land.
I was talking to Neuer's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Grace lands a nice uppercut.
Grace on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Neuer misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Neuer fails to land.
A shot in the inside from Grace.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Neuer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Grace pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Grace lets loose with a powerful body kick. Neuer will feel that in the morning.
Grace fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Neuer, pushing him back against the cage.
Grace lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Neuer throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grace misses with some punches.
Neuer throws a head punch that misses.
Neuer throws a head punch that misses.
Grace blocks an uppercut.
Grace blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Grace throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Neuers head.
Grace misses with a short punch on the inside.
Grace misses with a punch to the body.
Grace manages to break the clinch.
Grace missing with a left hand there. Neuer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Grace throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
We've been informed that Grace has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Neuer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Grace scores with a jab to the head.
Grace throws a leg kick that misses.
Neuer tries to counter with a takedown but Grace is quick to defend against it.
Grace throws a wild body kick that Neuer sees coming a mile off.
Grace misses with a looping left.
Nice defenses there by Neuer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Neuer.
Neuer on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Neuer looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Grace tests Neuer's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Grace misses with a wild body shot.
Grace throws a sloppy head kick
and Neuer counters with a nice uppercut.
Neuer takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Neuer checks a leg kick.
Neuer scores with a decent looking hook.
It looks like Earl Lee Grace has been cut.
Grace misses with an uppercut. Neuer saw that one coming.
The fighters circling - Grace throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Neuer on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Grace is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Grace looks to throw the jab but Neuer is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neuer misses with a straight left.
Neuer moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Grace lands a nice shot that snaps Neuer's head back.
Neuer throws a sloppy head kick and Grace moves out of range easily.
Grace will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Neuer avoids a punch combination nicely.
Grace is looking to chop away at Neuer's legs.
Grace lands with a good body shot.
Grace takes the fight into the clinch.
Grace blocks an uppercut.
Grace tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Grace tries to work over Neuer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Neuer misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Grace.
Grace misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neuer blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Neuer.
Neuer putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Grace in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Grace looks winded!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Neuer is leaning against Grace and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Neuer with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Neuer lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Grace backwards.
Neuer lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Neuer throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Grace breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Neuer lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A head kick from Neuer lands but Grace takes it in his stride.
Grace lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Grace throws a leg kick
and Neuer counters with a big takedown. That's hurt Grace! Neuer smells blood and goes in for the kill. Serveral hard shots later and the ref calls an end to the fight by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Slam). Manuel Neuer!
Manuel Neuer really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Urban Fighter logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
59% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
