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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Max Handle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Franco Micheli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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190 lbs
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183 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Max Handle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Franco Micheli!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Sergei Dronov and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Handle looks to land a combination but Micheli avoids it well.
Micheli lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Handle misses with a jab, cross combination.
No joy there for Handle, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Some wild striking there from Micheli.
Handle avoids the head kick by Micheli.
Handle dodges the punch combination from Micheli.
Handle could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Handle will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Handle throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
No joy there for Handle, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Micheli throws a right and a left that both miss.
Handle throws a nice looking combination but Micheli bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Handle looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Handle swinging wildly here.
Micheli misses with a head kick.
Handle gets a takedown into half guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Handle missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Handle wants to stand but Micheli has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Micheli manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Micheli lands with a thumping leg kick.
Micheli connects with the punch.
Handle takes a kick to the side of the head.
Micheli is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Micheli throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A head kick misses from Micheli.
Micheli pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Micheli lands with a slapping head kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head kick from Micheli lands but Handle takes it in his stride.
Micheli throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Micheli.
Micheli lands a jab to the head.
Micheli lands a leg kick that knocks Handle off balance momentarily.
Handle will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Handle takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Handle lands a left and a right that send Micheli crashing to the mat, dazed. Handle thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Micheli is rocked!
It looks like Franco Micheli has been cut.
Handle is breathing heavily.
Micheli chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Micheli is still on wobbly legs! Can Handle finish him?
Handle throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Micheli was covering up waiting for the punch and Handle finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Handle trying to control but Micheli is working from the bottom.
Micheli pushes Handle off and gets back to his feet.
Micheli seems to have recovered his senses.
Handle throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Micheli.
Handle throws a right and a left that Micheli avoids nicely.
Franco Micheli is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Micheli throws a nice looking combination but Handle bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Micheli cracks Handle with a right hand to the side of the head.
Micheli throws a head kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Micheli moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Handle misses with a jab, cross combination.
Handle takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Sloppy strikes from Handle. Those never looked like landing.
Micheli pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Micheli pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Micheli.
Micheli misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Handle gets the takedown into side control.
Micheli is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Handle asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Micheli managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Handle.
Micheli is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Handle misses with the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Micheli bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Micheli cracks the inside of Handle's front leg.
Handle misses with a jab, cross combination.
Micheli throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Handle.
Micheli swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Handle looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Handle scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Micheli is not content to let Handle control the position.
Micheli looks like he's trying to stand up.
Micheli pushes Handle off and gets back to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Micheli works over Handle's head and body with a nice combination.
Handle will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A nice inside leg kick there by Micheli. That's going to slow Handle down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Max Handle will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Franco Micheli's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Micheli throws a quick inside leg kick.
Micheli lands a jab-cross combination.
Micheli throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Handle's head.
A combination from Handle does no damage.
Sloppy strikes from Handle. Those never looked like landing.
Micheli throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Micheli tries a head kick but it misses.
Micheli scores with a head kick.
Micheli plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Micheli showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Handle.
Nice body kick from Micheli.
A head kick misses from Micheli.
Max Handle is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That kick from Micheli tenderised Handle's leg. Handle is trying to keep his angry face on.
A solid leg kick lands there for Micheli.
Micheli misses with a jab, cross combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Micheli slips a jab and a cross from Handle.
Handle looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Handle walks forward, straight into a front kick from Micheli.
Handle blocks a head kick by Micheli.
Micheli misses with a jab, cross combination.
Micheli scores with a jab. Handle acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Micheli is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Micheli misses with a head kick.
Handle dives in and scores a takedown into Micheli's guard.
Micheli is looking to stand up but Handle isn't so interested in that idea.
Handle stands up and waves to Micheli to follow him.
Micheli thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Handle if he has to take too many more of those.
Micheli tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Handle misses with a hook
and Micheli counters with a flying knee. Nice.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Handle misses with a two punch combination.
Handle throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Micheli.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Micheli throws a series of strikes that have Handle backpedaling.
A head kick from Micheli lands but Handle takes it in his stride.
Handle throws a series of punches but Micheli moves out of range.
Micheli connects with a high kick.
Micheli rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Handle moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Handle misses with a jab, cross combination.
Micheli swinging wildly here.
Handle shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Handle looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Handle stops Micheli from getting back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Handle in particular looking to stall.
Handle is keen to just control but Micheli is a slippery customer.
Handle stops Micheli from getting back to his feet.
Micheli has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Handle is on him like a limpet, forcing Micheli back against the cage.
Micheli using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Handle has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Handle keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Micheli's efforts to push away.
Handle blocks the elbow strike.
Micheli is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Handle has clasped his hands together around Micheli's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Micheli is pushing Handle's head away, looking to escape. Handle manages to hold on to the position though.
Handle decides to stand up, so the ref orders Micheli to his feet.
Handle looks to land a combination but Micheli avoids it well.
Micheli lands with a kick to the temple. Handle shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
This has been an exciting period of action!
Micheli lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Handle circles away quickly and effectively.
Micheli throws a head kick but Handle moves out of range.
Handle misses with a two punch combination.
Micheli throws a head kick but Handle moves out of range.
Micheli moves forwards but Handle connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Micheli smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Micheli tries a head kick but it misses.
Micheli has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Handle.
Handle prevents Micheli from escaping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Franco Micheli will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Franco Micheli's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
A combination from Micheli does no damage.
Micheli goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A head kick misses from Micheli.
Handle fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A jab from Handle finds it's way through Micheli's defenses.
Micheli misses with a head kick.
A head kick misses from Micheli.
Handle closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Handle is taking a breather. Micheli says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Handle seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Micheli for as long as he can get away with.
Micheli wants to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Handle perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
We're going to have a standup here because Max Handle wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Handle misses with a series of wild punches.
Micheli tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Handle. Those never looked like landing.
Micheli throws a head kick that half lands.
Micheli tries a head kick but it misses.
Handle is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Micheli throws a series of punches but Handle avoids them all with ease.
Handle misses with the combination.
Handle tries to bum rush Micheli with a series of wild strikes but Micheli uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Micheli swinging wildly here.
Micheli throws a front kick that sends Handle stumbling back into the cage.
Micheli throws a nice looking combination but Handle bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Micheli throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Handle.
Handle misses with a two punch combination.
Micheli throws a front kick that sends Handle stumbling back into the cage.
Micheli scores with a one two! Handle had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Handle listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Handle misses with the combination.
Handle showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Micheli.
Micheli avoids a punch combination nicely.
Micheli gets caught napping as Handle dives in and scores a takedown. Micheli manages to retain guard.
Handle might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Micheli wants to get back to his feet but Handle is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Handle tries to free his leg and advance position but Micheli is retaining full guard.
Micheli is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Handle is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Micheli is wriggling around but Handle manages to pass to half guard.
Micheli has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Handle is on him like a limpet, forcing Micheli back against the cage.
Micheli tries to circle away but Handle has him pinned against the cage.
Handle gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Handle is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Micheli looks like he's trying to stand up.
Handle is keen to just control but Micheli is a slippery customer.
Max Handle overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Micheli kicks off Handle and gets to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Micheli pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Micheli stalks Handle and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Handle's face. Handle staggers backwards, shaken.
Handle misses with a wild combination.
Micheli lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Handle fails to land with a series of punches.
Micheli goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Micheli tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Handle misses with a wild combination.
Handle takes a kick to the side of the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Handle throws a right and a left that Micheli avoids nicely.
A chopping leg kick lands by Micheli.
Micheli misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Micheli throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Max Handle.
I think Handle has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight for Max Handle!
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight as a draw!
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight for Max Handle!
Max Handle wins by majority decision!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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