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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mbaki Manuelsio (ranked 1713 p4p, 2575 weight class) and Boniface Picard (ranked 195 p4p, 283 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Manuelsio might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Let It All Work Out. Picard has chosen A Different World (feat. Corey Taylor) as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Mbaki Manuelsio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Boniface Picard!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Gwen Towbar and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Picard misses with a hook. Manuelsio ducked under it nicely.
Boniface Picard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Picard misses with a hook.
Picard throws a sloppy body shot
letting Manuelsio counter with a right hand.
It looks like Boniface Picard has been cut.
Manuelsio tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Picard defends well and Manuelsio ends up having to push Picard into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Manuelsio swings wildly with an uppercut but Picard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Picard avoids a wild elbow strike from Manuelsio.
A short right from Picard on the inside.
Manuelsio blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Manuelsio.
Picard scores with a shot to the side of Manuelsio's head.
Picard swings wildly with an uppercut but Manuelsio uses good head movement to avoid it.
Manuelsio throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Picard tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Manuelsio's elbow.
Manuelsio takes a shot to the head.
Manuelsio tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Manuelsio throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Picard's coach down at Gold Samurai\'s Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Picard's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Manuelsio landing knees to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manuelsio misses with an elbow over the top.
Manuelsio blocks an uppercut.
Picard lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Picard holding his opponent close, against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Picard just misses with a elbow thrown towards Manuelsio's brow.
Still in the clinch, Picard scores with a nice short uppercut.
Picard misses with an elbow strike.
Manuelsio working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Manuelsio fails to land.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Picard.
Picard fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Picard tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Manuelsio avoids a wild elbow strike from Picard.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Picard.
Manuelsio lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Manuelsio throws an elbow but it misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Picard.
Manuelsio blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Manuelsio slows down the pace here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manuelsio lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Manuelsio lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Manuelsio blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Picard throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Picard is stalling here.
Manuelsio throws a punch but it's blocked by Picard.
Picard blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Picard blocks an uppercut.
Manuelsio lands a left hand that snaps the head of Picard backwards.
Picard takes a shot to the head.
Picard being controlled against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Manuelsio fails to land.
Manuelsio lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Manuelsio lands a shoulder strike.
Manuelsio working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manuelsio using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Picard has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Picard lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Picard lands a left hand.
Picard misses with the head strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Picard throws an elbow but misses.
Manuelsio lands a left hand.
Manuelsio fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Picard blocks the elbow strike.
Manuelsio tries to land a knee to the head but Picard blocks with his arms.
Picard swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Picard tries to stall but Manuelsio uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Picard looking to slow down the pace here.
Picard is trying to push Manuelsio away but Manuelsio has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Manuelsio looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Picard looking to slow down the pace here.
Manuelsio misses with a hook from the clinch.
Manuelsio tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manuelsio misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Picard fails to land.
Picard working aggressively here.
Picard misses with the head strike.
Manuelsio misses with a punch on the inside.
Manuelsio throws a head punch that misses.
Manuelsio working some nice short punches in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Picard swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Manuelsio throws a head punch that misses.
Picard misses with a hook from the clinch.
Manuelsio dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Manuelsio lands a shoulder strike.
Manuelsio tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Picard misses with a hook from the clinch.
Picard's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Manuelsio is looking to clinch.
Manuelsio is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Manuelsio shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Mbaki Manuelsio will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Boniface Picard's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Manuelsio shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Picard defends it nicely.
Picard has managed to clinch.
Manuelsio tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Picard.
Picard throws a punch but it's blocked by Manuelsio.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Mbaki Manuelsio has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Manuelsio blocks an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Manuelsio blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Manuelsio blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Manuelsio lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Picard backwards.
Manuelsio misses with a short punch on the inside.
Manuelsio lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Picard backwards.
Picard tries to stall but Manuelsio uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manuelsio creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Manuelsio taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Picard.
Manuelsio throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Picards head.
Still in the clinch, Picard scores with a nice short uppercut.
Manuelsio lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Manuelsio blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Manuelsio misses with a hook from the clinch.
Manuelsio stalling in the clinch.
Picard tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short uppercut from Picard.
Manuelsio misses with the head strike.
Manuelsio taking a breather.
Manuelsio lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Manuelsio scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Manuelsio tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Manuelsio throws an elbow but it misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Manuelsio fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Picard swings wildly with an uppercut but Manuelsio uses good head movement to avoid it.
Picard swings wildly with an uppercut but Manuelsio uses good head movement to avoid it.
Manuelsio softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Picard pushes Manuelsio back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Manuelsio scores with a shoulder strike.
Picard misses with a punch on the inside.
Picard misses with some punches.
Picard working aggressively here.
Manuelsio misses with an elbow strike.
Manuelsio has a couple of punches blocked by Picard.
Manuelsio has a couple of punches blocked by Picard.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Manuelsio.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Picard just misses with a elbow thrown towards Manuelsio's brow.
Picard tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Picard softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Picard throws a punch but it's blocked by Manuelsio.
Picard throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Manuelsios head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manuelsio throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Picards head.
Picard misses with a punch on the inside.
Picard is looking to control Manuelsio's arms but Manuelsio gets an underhook and turns him. Now Picard has his back to the cage.
Manuelsio softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Picard lands with a light punch inside.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Manuelsio lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Manuelsio taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Picard fails to land.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Manuelsio just misses with a elbow thrown towards Picard's brow.
Manuelsio throws a head punch that misses.
Picard misses with a punch on the inside.
Picard using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Manuelsio has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Manuelsio pushes off an throws an elbow but Picard leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Manuelsio misses with an elbow strike.
Picard blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Manuelsio fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Manuelsio.
Manuelsio lands a left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Manuelsio lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Picard backwards.
Picard has Manuelsio pressed against the cage.
Picard working aggressively here.
Picard struggles to land a body shot inside as Manuelsio controls his hands.
A nice right hand lands inside from Manuelsio.
Picard misses with the head strike.
Picard misses with some punches.
Picard taking a breather.
Picard swings wildly with an uppercut but Manuelsio uses good head movement to avoid it.
Manuelsio swings wildly with an uppercut but Picard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Picard misses with a punch on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Manuelsio tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Picard takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Manuelsio blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mbaki Manuelsio dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Boniface Picard's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Manuelsio is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Picard.
Manuelsio shoots in for a takedown but Picard shows good takedown defense.
Picard misses with a lunging right hand
and Manuelsio counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Picard is rocked!
Manuelsio slips a straight right by Picard.
Picard throws an off balance right hand
and Manuelsio counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Picard is still on wobbly legs! Can Manuelsio finish him?
That has opened up Boniface Picard's cut even more.
Picard avoids a punch combination nicely.
Manuelsio takes a jab right on the kisser.
Picard seems to have recovered his senses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Picard cracks Manuelsio with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Picard has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Manuelsio to stand back up!
Manuelsio is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crack! Picard connects with the perfect overhand right and Manuelsio falls face first to the canvas. Timbeeeeeeeer! Beautiful knockout for Picard!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Boniface Picard!
In defeat, Mbaki Manuelsio stepped up to the mic, saying 'He didn't feel the ice cold.'.
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hype
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