PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Salvatore Assante (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Reggienold Maseco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Assante comes to the cage accompanied by Lose Yourself. Maseco has chosen Hero Soundtrack - Gone with Leaves as his entrance music. Salvatore Assante has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Assante
vs
Maseco

185 cm
22
217 lbs
11 - 3 - 0

190 cm
20
200 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

SPARTAN FIGHTWARE
SPARTAN FIGHTWARE

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Salvatore Assante!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Reggienold Maseco!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Assante throws a head kick that misses.
Maseco moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

Maseco drops Assante with a beautiful combination! Assante stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Maseco is looking for the KO!

It looks like Salvatore Assante has been cut.
A head kick misses from Maseco.
Assante avoids the head kick by Maseco.
Assante tries to clinch there but Maseco circles away.
Maseco moves out of range as Assante strikes.
Assante fakes the leg kick and cracks Maseco in the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fight stays on the outside here - Assante looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Assante darts in and clinches Maseco up against the cage.
Assante lands a shot to the body.
Maseco with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Maseco throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Maseco looking to throw knees to the head but Assante is blocking nicely.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Assante creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Maseco with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Maseco can't break the clinch.
Assante scores with a hook to the body.
Maseco pressing his opponent against the cage.
Assante lands a nice shot to the body.
Maseco looks gassed!
Assante lands with a right to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Assante.
A right hook to the body lands for Assante.
Assante throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Assante throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short body shot lands from Assante as the two fighters clinch.
Assante lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Assante lands a shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Assante - that landed with a thud.
Assante digs a right hand into Maseco's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Maseco's gas tank.
A body shot lands from Assante.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Assante lands a body shot.
Assante lands a left hand that snaps the head of Maseco backwards.
Assante is working Maseco over against the cage.
Assante scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Assante lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Assante works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short uppercut from Assante.
Assante lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Maseco.
Assante lands a shoulder strike.
Assante lands a nice uppercut.
Assante pushes Maseco back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Assante.
Assante works on Maseco's body with a couple of short punches.
Assante lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Maseco.
A right hook to the body lands for Assante.
Assante lands a shoulder strike.
Still in the clinch, Assante scores with a nice short uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Assante.
A short uppercut from Assante.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Maseco just misses with a elbow thrown towards Assante's brow.
Assante digs a right hand into Maseco's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Maseco's gas tank.
Assante lands with a left to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Assante scores with a nice hook to the head.
Assante lands a hook to the side of the head.
Assante scores with a shot to the side of Maseco's head.
Assante lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Assante scores with a nice hook to the head.
A body shot lands from Assante.
Assante digs a right hand into Maseco's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Maseco's gas tank.
Assante lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Assante softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Assante scores with a nice hook to the head.
Assante lands a shot to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Assante.
Assante lands a nice uppercut.
Assante lands with a left to the head.
Assante lands a hook to the side of the head.
Assante working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Assante works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Assante lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Assante works on Maseco's body with a couple of short punches.
Maseco throws a knee to the head but misses.
A right hand to the body from Assante.
Assante works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Assante scores with a shot to the side of Maseco's head.
Maseco throws a knee to the head but misses.
Assante works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Assante lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Assante throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Masecos head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Assante pushes Maseco back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Assante throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Maseco pushes off an throws an elbow but Assante leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Nice body punch from Assante.
Assante lands a body shot in the clinch.
Assante lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Assante presses Maseco against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Assante pushes Maseco back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Assante works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Assante lands a body punch in the clinch.
Maseco tries a knee to the head but Assante blocks it.
Assante avoids a wild elbow strike from Maseco.
Assante lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Maseco.
A hook to the body from Assante.
Assante lands with a right to the head.
Assante lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Maseco backwards.
Maseco is trying to force a seperation but Assante has the dominant position.
Assante lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Maseco or not.
Still in the clinch, Assante scores with a nice short uppercut.
Maseco is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Assante is defending well for now.
Assante lands with a left to the head.
Assante scores with a shot to the side of Maseco's head.
Assante is leaning against Maseco and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Maseco throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Assante blocks it with crossed arms.
Assante works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Assante makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Maseco takes a shot to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Assante digs a right hand underneath Maseco's ribcage. Maseco let out a lung full of air as it connected.

Maseco breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Maseco takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Salvatore Assante seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice body punch from Assante.
A combination from Maseco does no damage.

Assante fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Maseco, pushing him back against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Assante.
Maseco looking to stall.
Assante lands a right hand that snaps the head of Maseco backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Assante creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Maseco is trying to break free.
Maseco tries to circle away but Assante has him pinned against the cage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Assante working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nice body punch from Assante - that landed with a thud.
Assante lands a hook that snaps the head of Maseco backwards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Assante lands a body shot in the clinch.
Good body shot from Assante.
Maseco is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Assante is defending well for now.
Assante lands a hook that snaps the head of Maseco backwards.
Assante lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Assante lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Assante lands a left hand that snaps the head of Maseco backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Salvatore Assante dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Salvatore Assante's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Maseco takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Salvatore Assante is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Maseco tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Assante throws a push kick but Maseco slaps the foot to one side.
Crunch! Maseco slams his shin into Assante's torso.
Assante slips a straight right by Maseco.
Assante pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Maseco slips a straight right by Assante.
Maseco throws a head kick but Assante moves out of range.
Assante is looking to clinch but Maseco is avoiding it.
Maseco throws a sloppy head kick and Assante moves out of range easily.
Maseco gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Assante counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Maseco throws a big shot that misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Assante lands with a thumping leg kick.
Assante avoids the head kick by Maseco.
Maseco looks to land a left hand but Assante moved out of range nicely.
Assante lands with a kick to the temple. Maseco shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick by Maseco misses
and Assante counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Maseco is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Assante lands a nice looking kick to the body. Maseco takes a step back to recover.
A nice inside leg kick there by Assante. That's going to slow Maseco down.

Maseco tries to keep at a distance but Assante has taken the fight into the clinch.
Good body shot from Assante.
Assante blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Assante lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Assante.
A right hook to the body lands for Assante.
Assante is leaning against Maseco and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Assante lands a right hand that snaps the head of Maseco backwards.
Assante lands a nice shot to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Maseco throws an elbow but misses.
Assante is working Maseco over against the cage.
Assante pushes Maseco back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Assante scores with a hook to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Assante.
Assante lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Assante.
Maseco tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Assante is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Maseco can do to turn this around?
Assante is leaning against Maseco and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Assante lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice body punch from Assante - that landed with a thud.
A short right from Assante.
Assante makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Assante scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Assante lands a body shot.
Assante lands a right hand that snaps the head of Maseco backwards.
Maseco takes a shot to the head.
Assante cracks Maseco with a nice body shot.
A left hand lands to the body for Assante.
Maseco misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Assante.
A nice left hand lands by Assante.
Maseco wants to break the clinch but can't.
Assante digs a right hand into Maseco's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Maseco's gas tank.
A short uppercut from Assante.
Assante lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short right from Assante.
A short uppercut from Assante.
Assante lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Maseco.
Maseco misses with a knee strike.
Assante works on Maseco's body with a couple of short punches.
Assante lands a nice shot to the body.
A short right from Assante.
Assante is leaning against Maseco and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Assante lands a nice shot to the body.
Assante lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Assante throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Masecos head.
Assante fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Maseco breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Assante misses with a low kick.
Maseco takes a swing at Assante's ribcage but misses.
Maseco scores with a decent looking hook.
Assante tries to close the distance and clinch but Maseco swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Assante lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Assante misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Assante tries to clinch up.
Salvatore Assante is winning the standup battle so far.
Assante lands a nice shot that snaps Maseco's head back.
Maseco plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
A combination from Maseco does no damage.
Assante misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Assante throws a right and a left that both miss.
Maseco throws a head kick but Assante moves out of range.
A jab from Maseco misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Assante throws a head kick but Maseco moves out of range.
Maseco avoids the head kick by Assante.
Maseco misses with a double jab.
Assante tries to close the distance and clinch but Maseco swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Assante uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Maseco.
Maseco throws a nice looking combination but Assante bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Maseco throws a sloppy head kick and Assante moves out of range easily.
Assante dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Maseco. That did some damage!
Maseco throws a sloppy head kick
and Assante counters with a good, hard body kick but Maseco shrugs it off.

Assante takes the fight into the clinch.
Maseco tries to break free but Assante pushes him back against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Assante scores with a shoulder strike.
Assante lands with a light punch inside.
Maseco tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Assante.
Assante lands a hook that snaps the head of Maseco backwards.
Assante lands with a short head shot on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Assante creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Salvatore Assante dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Salvatore Assante's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Assante is looking to slow Maseco down with leg kicks.
A head kick from Assante lands but Maseco takes it in his stride.
A head kick misses from Maseco.
Maseco takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Assante connects with a nice looking jab.
Assante scores with a jab to the body.
Assante throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Maseco.
Assante throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Maseco's head.
A head kick misses from Maseco.
Maseco takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Maseco takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Maseco misses with the body kick
and Maseco takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Assante lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Assante explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Maseco has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Maseco there as he acknowledges the shot.
A thudding body kick lands there by Assante!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Assante misses with a kick to the body
and Maseco cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Assante fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Maseco.
Maseco throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Maseco throws a head kick that misses.
Nice body kick from Assante.
Assante throws a head kick that Maseco semi-blocks.
Assante pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Maseco lands a right hook to the body.
Assante throws a head kick but Maseco moves out of range.
Maseco throws a lazy head kick
letting Assante counter with a right hand.
Assante uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Maseco.
Assante is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Assante scores with a head kick.
A clash of legs there as Maseco blocks the low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Assante lands with an overhand left.
Assante keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

Assante takes the fight into the clinch.
Assante working aggressively here.
Assante lands a right hand.
Assante tries to throw a body punch but Maseco avoids it by throwing Assante back against the cage.
Assante lands a right hand that snaps the head of Maseco backwards.
Maseco wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Assante keeps control of Maseco as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Assante lands a hook to the side of the head.
Assante lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Assante.
Maseco can't break the clinch.
Maseco tries to land knees in the clinch but Assante avoids the damage to the body.
Salvatore Assante has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A short uppercut from Assante.
Nice elbow from Maseco.
Nice body punch from Assante.
Assante works on Maseco's body with a couple of short punches.
Nice body punch from Assante - that landed with a thud.
Maseco misses with an elbow over the top.
Assante lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Assante.
Assante works on Maseco's body with a couple of short punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Assante gets through Maseco's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Assante - that landed with a thud.
A right handed body shot lands from Assante.
Assante works on Maseco's body with a couple of short punches.
Assante lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Maseco or not.
A body shot lands from Assante.
Assante lands a nice uppercut.
Maseco tries to land a knee to the head but Assante blocks with his arms.
Assante working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Assante lands a nice uppercut.
Nice body punch from Assante.
Nice body punch from Assante - that landed with a thud.
Assante lands a shot to the body.
Assante cracks Maseco with a nice body shot.
Assante lands a shot to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Assante.
A right hook to the body lands for Assante.
A frustrated look appears on Maseco's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Assante is working Maseco over against the cage.
Maseco throws a knee to the head but misses.
Still in the clinch, Assante scores with a nice short uppercut.
Good body shot from Assante.
Assante presses Maseco against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Assante lands a right hand.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Assante creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Maseco tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Assante lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Maseco.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Assante lands a body punch in the clinch.
Assante scores with a shoulder strike.
Maseco has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Assante lands a hook to the side of the head.
Assante lands with a right to the head.
Maseco misses with a knee strike.
Assante works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Assante pushes Maseco back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Assante lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Assante pushes Maseco back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Maseco missing with knees to the body.
Assante lands a right hand that snaps the head of Maseco backwards.
A short right from Assante on the inside.
Assante lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Assante lands a body punch in the clinch.
Assante misses with a punch on the inside.
Maseco is trying to break the clinch but Assante has him pressed against the cage.
A short left from Assante.
Assante misses with a short punch on the inside.
Assante lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Assante managing to block the knees to the body from Maseco.
A short right from Assante.
Maseco tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Assante lands a right hand.
Assante lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Assante working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Salvatore Assante clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Salvatore Assante's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Maseco misses with a series of wild punches.
Maseco throws a head kick that misses
and Assante counters with a right hand to the body.
Maseco throws a lazy head kick
and Assante counters with a solid body kick.
Assante lands a nice shot to the body.
Maseco has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Assante.

Maseco tries to keep at a distance but Assante has taken the fight into the clinch.
A short right from Assante.
A right hook to the body lands for Assante.
Assante lands a hook that snaps the head of Maseco backwards.
Assante cracks Maseco with a nice body shot.
Maseco tries to break the clinch but Assante is controlling the position.
Assante works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Assante lands a shot to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Assante.
Assante lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Assante lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Maseco backwards.
Assante working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
A short uppercut from Assante.
Assante throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Assante lands a shot to the body.
Assante working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Assante is working Maseco over against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Assante as the two fighters clinch.
Assante scores with a nice hook to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Assante throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Assante avoiding damage as Maseco throws knees to the body.
Assante lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Maseco backwards.
A short left from Assante.
A hook to the body from Assante.
Assante scores with a hook to the body.
Maseco is trying to break the clinch but Assante is controlling him.
Assante throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Masecos head.
Assante working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Maseco throws an elbow but it misses.
Maseco looking to stall.
Maseco gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Assante lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Maseco looking to throw knees to the head but Assante is blocking nicely.
Assante lands an uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Assante.
Nice body punch from Assante.
Assante throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Maseco trying to land knees to the body.
Assante scores with a shoulder strike.
A body shot lands from Assante.
Assante working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nice body punch from Assante.
A hook to the body from Assante.
Assante lands a left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maseco with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Assante throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Assante scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short uppercut from Assante.
Assante working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Assante lands with a right to the head.
Maseco tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Assante avoids it.
Assante presses Maseco against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Assante lands a hook to the side of the head.
Assante lands with a short shot to the head.
Assante dodges an elbow strike from Maseco.
Assante working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Assante blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Assante throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A right hook to the body lands for Assante.
Assante scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Assante stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Assante cracks Maseco with a nice body shot.
Assante lands a body shot.
Assante lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Maseco taking a breather.
Assante makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Assante is leaning against Maseco and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Assante.
Maseco is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Assante lands a left hand that snaps the head of Maseco backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Assante lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nice body punch from Assante - that landed with a thud.
Assante lands a left hand.
Assante lands with a left to the head.
Maseco trying to land knees to the body.
Assante lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Assante as the two fighters clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Assante.
A short right from Assante.
A body shot lands from Assante.
Assante presses Maseco against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Assante cracks Maseco with a nice body shot.
Maseco throws a knee to the head but misses.
Assante lands a shot to the body.
Maseco looking to throw knees to the head but Assante is blocking nicely.
Assante presses Maseco against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Assante lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Assante lands a body shot.
Assante lands a body punch in the clinch.
Assante pushes Maseco back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Assante softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Assante lands a nice shot to the body.
Good body shot from Assante.
A right hand to the body from Assante.
Assante is working Maseco over against the cage.

Maseco escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maseco circles away from the clinch attempt.
Assante takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A head kick by Maseco misses
and Assante counters with a body kick.
Maseco lands a nice leg kick that just misses Assante's sensitive parts.
Maseco lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Assante circles away quickly and effectively.
Assante wants to clinch up but Maseco keeps it at a distance.
Assante lands with a kick to the ribs.
Assante looks to land a body kick but Maseco moved away.
Maseco misses with a head kick.
Assante lands a head kick!
Assante lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maseco falls off balance throwing a combination

and Assante holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Maseco.
Maseco misses with an elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Salvatore Assante had his way with Reggienold Maseco in that round.
The cut man is working on Salvatore Assante's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Assante swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Maseco counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Assante lands a head kick!
A jab from Maseco misses.
Maseco throws a low kick but Assante avoids it.
Maseco swats away the attempt to clinch by Assante.
Maseco misses with a few strikes there.
A telegraphed right hand from Maseco misses the target.
Assante throws the kick towards the body but Maseco avoids it.
Maseco throws a jab but it's blocked by Assante.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maseco takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

Assante closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Assante stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
A shot in the inside from Assante.
Assante lands with a right to the head.
Assante lands a hook that snaps the head of Maseco backwards.
Assante scores with a shot to the side of Maseco's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Assante.
Maseco misses with a knee strike.
Assante lands a hook that snaps the head of Maseco backwards.
Assante lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Assante lands with a light punch inside.
Assante digs a right hand into Maseco's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Maseco's gas tank.
A left hand lands to the body for Assante.
Maseco misses with a knee strike.
Maseco can't break the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Assante.
Still in the clinch, Assante scores with a nice short uppercut.
Assante avoiding damage as Maseco throws knees to the body.
Assante lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Assante throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A left hand lands to the body for Assante.
Assante is leaning against Maseco and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Assante lands a shoulder strike.
Still in the clinch, Assante scores with a nice short uppercut.
Maseco with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Assante lands a right hand that snaps the head of Maseco backwards.
Assante scores with a nice hook to the head.
Maseco wants to stall.
Assante lands a nice shot to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Assante creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Assante pushes Maseco back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Assante lands a shoulder strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Assante pushes Maseco back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short right from Assante.
Assante lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Maseco.
Assante scores with a shoulder strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Assante.
Maseco is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Assante digs a right hand underneath Maseco's ribcage. Maseco let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Assante digs a right hand into Maseco's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Maseco's gas tank.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Assante creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Assante pushes Maseco back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Maseco with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Assante.
Assante lands a body punch in the clinch.
Assante lands with a short shot to the head.
Assante throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Maseco tries a knee to the head but Assante blocks it.
Assante scores with a shot to the side of Maseco's head.
Assante stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Assante pushes Maseco back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Assante working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Maseco taking a breather.
Assante pushes Maseco back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Assante lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Maseco backwards.
Salvatore Assante is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Assante lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Maseco creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Assante lands a body shot in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Assante lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Good body shot from Assante.
Assante throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Maseco holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Assante lands a body punch in the clinch.
Maseco throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Assante blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Assante lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Maseco backwards.
Assante stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Assante throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A hook to the body from Assante.
Assante lands a left hand that snaps the head of Maseco backwards.
Nice body punch from Assante - that landed with a thud.
Nice body punch from Assante.
A nice right hand lands inside from Assante.
Assante lands a left hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Assante.
Assante works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Assante lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Assante lands a left hand that snaps the head of Maseco backwards.
Assante makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Maseco is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Assante is keeping busy.
Assante works on Maseco's body with a couple of short punches.
A shot in the inside from Assante.
Assante working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Assante lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Maseco taking a breather.
A hook to the body from Assante.
Assante works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A nice right hand lands inside from Assante.
Reggienold Maseco has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Assante works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A body shot lands from Assante.
Assante lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Maseco tries to land knees in the clinch but Assante avoids the damage to the body.
Good body shot from Assante.

And that's the end of the fight!
Salvatore Assante showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Assante 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 50:43
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 50:44
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 50:43

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Salvatore Assante!
Salvatore Assante retains his light heavyweight title!