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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Abel Speed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Filippo Miragliani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Speed comes to the cage accompanied by Limp Bizkit / Break Stuff. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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196 lbs
14 - 0 - 1 |
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200 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Abel Speed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Filippo Miragliani!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Daniel Bishop and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miragliani misses with a double jab
and Speed counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Speed pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Miragliani chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Speed jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Speed tries to bum rush Miragliani with a series of wild strikes but Miragliani uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Speed keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Miragliani throws the left hand but Speed avoids the punch easily.
Speed dives in and grabs Miragliani's left leg, looking for a takedown. Miragliani pushes down on Speed's head and hops out.
Speed misses with a straight right.
Speed manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Miragliani on his heels. He'll look to pass Miragliani's guard now, I'm sure.
Speed postures up in Miragliani's guard and throws a big left but Miragliani blocks it.
Miragliani tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Speed stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Miragliani swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Speed is looking to work some ground and pound but Miragliani has wrist control.
Speed throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Miragliani works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Speed looking to pass the guard.
Speed is working hard here to advance position.
Speed in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Speed loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Speed throwing strikes but missing.
Speed trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Miragliani manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Speed looking for a sweep. Not yet Speed, not yet.
Miragliani showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miragliani trying to stand up but can't free himself from Speed's guard.
Speed looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Speed not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Filippo Miragliani wasn't active enough on the ground.
Speed tries to move into range but Miragliani moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Nice sprawl there from Miragliani as Speed shoots in.
A big left from Miragliani misses.
Miragliani tries to close the distance and clinch up but Speed swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Speed shoots in looking for a takedown but Miragliani manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Speed's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Abel Speed. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miragliani misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Miragliani looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A jab from Speed does it's job there.
Miragliani lands the left hand.
Speed checks the leg kick.
Filippo Miragliani is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Speed connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Speed shoots in and drives through. Miragliani sprawls well.
Miragliani avoids the body shot from Speed.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Speed scores with a crisp jab that stopped Miragliani in his tracks.
Miragliani throws a nice inside leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Miragliani uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Speed.
Miragliani misses with a right hand
and Speed counters with a stiff right hand.
Speed slips under a jab from Miragliani.
Speed lands with a nice body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abel Speed dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Miragliani bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Miragliani moves out of range of the strikes.
Speed fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Miragliani manages to avoid it.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Speed.
Speed lands a nice shot to the body.
Speed misses with a hook. Miragliani ducked under it nicely.
Speed lands a jab-cross combination.
Speed steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Miragliani. That one must have hurt.
Miragliani dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Speed. That did some damage!
Speed checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Miragliani throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Speed's head.
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!
Miragliani lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Speed bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Speed landing a few strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miragliani wants to control but Speed postures up.
Miragliani parries the strikes from Speed easily there. Speed is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Miragliani to escape.
Miragliani sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Miragliani is trying to stand back up but Speed is controlling him
Speed has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Speed throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Speed not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Miragliani is trying to get back to full guard.
Speed lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Speed throws a strike but Miragliani avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Speed with a flurry of punches that miss.
Speed looking to sit in guard and control but Miragliani gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Miragliani pushes down on Speed's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Speed looking for submissions off his back.
Speed wants to improve his position but Miragliani is controlling well.
Abel Speed overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Speed won't allow Miragliani to pass to mount.
Speed tries to get to full guard but Miragliani has control of the leg.
Speed trying to control from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Speed wants to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Miragliani wants to stand up but Speed manages to regain full guard.
Miragliani stopping the sweep attempt from Speed.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Speed is on top in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Abel Speed will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Speed shoots in for a double leg but Miragliani sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Miragliani keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Miragliani tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Speed paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Miragliani misses with an attempted mid kick.
Speed throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Speed closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Speed trying to control from half guard but Miragliani is working away.
Speed missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Speed prevents Miragliani from standing back up.
Speed passes to full mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Speed trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Speed cracks Miragliani with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Speed thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Speed throws a strike there. Miragliani manages to avoid it well and slips a leg under to get to half guard.
Speed missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miragliani is trying to maintain the position but Speed is very close to passing his half guard.
Speed thows a huge punch but Miragliani dodges it nicely.
Still in half guard, Speed seems content to control.
Speed thows a huge punch but Miragliani dodges it nicely.
Speed is thwarting Miragliani's attempts to control the position.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Speed throwing shots but Miragliani is blocking nicely.
Filippo Miragliani has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miragliani avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Speed.
Speed throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Speed thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Speed not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Speed thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Speed with the ground and pound but Miragliani uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Speed with a flurry of punches that miss.
Speed throws an elbow that misses. Miragliani uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Speed's guard. Nice move by Miragliani!
Speed has a closed guard, preventing Miragliani from standing up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Speed not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Miragliani is pushing down on Speed's leg trying to pass to half guard. Speed is fighting to maintain full guard but Miragliani has managed to sneak the leg through.
Speed is looking for a sweep. Miragliani is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Speed looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Miragliani throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Abel Speed showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Speed, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Abel Speed!
Abel Speed thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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