The first round began and they touch gloves. Manuwa lands an inside kick. Rumble blocks a high kick. Rumble lands a hard leg kick. Drops him with a right, right uppercut, hurts him with a right, blocked high kick lands. Manuwa lands a leg kick, eats a counter right. Rumble gets a double against the cage. 4:00. Rumble taking the back. Rumble lands four rights under. Manuwa stands defending a double. Rumble slams him hard to side control, half-guard. 3:00. Mounts briefly, half-guard. Left. Right shoulder strikes. More. 2:00. Rumble thinking arm triangle. Boos. Loud boos. Rumble lets him up, lands a right. Blocks a high kick. Manuwa lands an inside kick. Clinch. 1:00. Trading knees to thigh. Manuwa landing arguably more. Rumble catching up... For sure. 35. Boos. Manuwa coming back. Rumble knees the body. 15. Rumble kneeing the leg. R1 ends, 10-9 Rumble.
R2 began and they touch gloves. Rumble lands a counter right. And another after a bit. Rumble lands a body kick, drops him with a big right, two more on the ground, oh shit. A dazed Manuwa protests but had to be helped up and to his stool so yeah lol... Rumble's 9th UFC KO. 0:28 R2.