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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dante Evangelisti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tauno Palo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tauno Palo is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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186 lbs
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201 lbs
18 - 9 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
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Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dante Evangelisti!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tauno Palo!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Chris Downing and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Palo throws a hook but Evangelisti blocks it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Palo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Palo.
Evangelisti works Palo's body with a nice hook.
Evangelisti throws a leg kick which misses Palo's front leg but catches the back leg as Palo tries to avoid it.
A punch combination from Evangelisti misses.
Palo cracks Evangelisti with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
No joy there for Evangelisti, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Evangelisti cracks the inside of Palo's front leg.
Palo slips under a jab.
Evangelisti lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Palo circles away quickly and effectively.
Palo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Evangelisti was well out of range. Poor timing from Palo.
Evangelisti moves out of range as Palo throws a body kick.
Evangelisti scores with a kick to the body.
Evangelisti clobbers Palo with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Palo misses with a body kick.
Palo throws a leg kick that is checked
and Evangelisti counters with a low kick, right behind Palo 's knee.
Evangelisti lands a front kick.
Palo looks gassed!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Evangelisti connects with a nice looking jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Evangelisti lands a body shot.
Palo motions for Evangelisti to come forward. Palo throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Evangelisti swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Palo.
Evangelisti lands a head kick!
Evangelisti throws a good cross that connects.
Good shot there by Evangelisti.
Evangelisti tries to bum rush Palo with a series of wild strikes but Palo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tauno Palo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Evangelisti throws a leg kick which misses Palo's front leg but catches the back leg as Palo tries to avoid it.
Palo throws a leg kick
and Evangelisti cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A combination from Evangelisti does no damage.
Evangelisti explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Evangelisti slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Evangelisti stuns Palo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Evangelisti lands a big head kick that sends Palo to the canvas! Evangelisti follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dante Evangelisti!
Dante Evangelisti is the new middleweight champion!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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