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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Michael Mauti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sid Water (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sid Water told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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202 lbs
15 - 9 - 0 |
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201 lbs
11 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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Good elbows
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
15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Mauti !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sid Water!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Wesley Smith and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Water has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Mauti .
That kick from Mauti tenderised Water's leg. Water is trying to keep his angry face on.
Water tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mauti paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mauti cracks the inside of Water's front leg.
Water moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Michael Mauti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sloppy strikes from Water. Those never looked like landing.
Mauti scores with a kick to the midsection.
Water misses with a series of wild punches.
Mauti lands a nice looking body kick.
Water has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Mauti .
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mauti throws a push kick but Water slaps the foot to one side.
Water tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Mauti counters with a nice low kick that buckles Water's knee momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Water takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Mauti throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Water stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mauti .
Water tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mauti swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mauti connects with an inside leg kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Mauti . Water shrugs it off though.
Water looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Mauti misses with a body kick.
Mauti lands with a kick to the temple. Water shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Mauti looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Water is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Water connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mauti does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Water swinging wildly here.
Mauti clinches up against the cage.
Mauti escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Water clinches up with Mauti and pushes him back against the cage.
Mauti dodges an elbow strike from Water.
Mauti breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mauti misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Water on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Water throws a low kick but Mauti avoids it.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Mauti .
Water's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Water fails to land with a series of punches.
Water chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mauti can pounce on him.
Mauti lands a head kick. Water smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Mauti closes the distance and clinches.
Mauti lands an elbow just above Water 's eye.
Mauti tries to land a knee to the head but Water blocks with his arms.
Water dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Mauti has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Water connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mauti 's face.
Water looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Water putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mauti in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Water is looking to control Mauti 's arms but Mauti gets an underhook and turns him. Now Water has his back to the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mauti blocks an elbow strike from Water.
I was talking to Mauti 's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Mauti dodges an elbow strike from Water.
Water takes a knee to the side of the body.
Mauti landing knees to the body.
Mauti throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Water blocks an elbow strike from Mauti .
Mauti putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Water in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Water throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mauti blocks it with crossed arms.
Mauti tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Water throws an elbow but it's blocked.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Water tries to land knees in the clinch but Mauti avoids the damage to the body.
Water missing with knees to the body.
Mauti throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Water blocks it with crossed arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Mauti dominated that round.
That's time! Mauti 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Mauti lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Mauti rushes Water and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Mauti breaks from the clinch.
Mauti has managed to clinch.
Water lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Mauti lands a knee to the body.
Water misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mauti .
Mauti avoids the elbow strike from Water, against the cage.
Water misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mauti .
Water throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mauti blocks it with crossed arms.
Mauti comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Sid Water has been cut.
Michael Mauti has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Water takes an elbow to the temple.
Mauti lands an elbow inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mauti blocks an elbow strike from Water.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Water landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Mauti blocks the elbow strike.
Water tries a knee to the head but Mauti blocks it.
Water manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Water blocks the elbow strike.
Mauti tries to land a knee to the head but Water blocks with his arms.
Water throws an elbow but it misses.
Mauti avoiding damage as Water throws knees to the body.
Mauti 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Michael Mauti is winning the standup battle so far.
Mauti tries to score with a low kick but Water moves his leg out of the way.
Mauti throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mauti swats away the attempt to clinch by Water.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Mauti - that will leave a mark!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Water moves in looking to clinch but Mauti pushes him off.
Sid Water is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Mauti lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Water has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Water and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Mauti lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Mauti throws the kick towards the body but Water avoids it.
Water tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Mauti counters with a slapping leg kick.
Water drives through and clinches with Mauti against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Water throws an elbow but misses.
Stalling in the clinch from Water.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Water misses with an elbow strike.
Mauti avoids the elbow strike from Water, against the cage.
Mauti breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Water wants to clinch
and Mauti counters with an inside leg kick.
Water looks to land a combination but Mauti avoids it well.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Mauti .
Water moves in looking to clinch but Mauti pushes him off.
Mauti checks a leg kick nicely.
Mauti tries to score with a low kick but Water moves his leg out of the way.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mauti .
Water fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Water throws a right hand that Mauti ducks under and follows up with a left that Mauti also avoids with ease.
Mauti drives through and clinches with Water against the cage.
Mauti throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Mauti lands a knee to the body.
Mauti landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mauti breaks the clinch.
Water tries to clinch up but Mauti circles away and keeps his distance.
Mauti throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mauti thumps Water with a low kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mauti clinches with his opponent.
Mauti lands an elbow just above Water 's eye.
Mauti throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Water blocks it with crossed arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Mauti dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Sid Water's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Mauti misses with an attempted mid kick.
Mauti feints and then cracks Water's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Water down.
Water tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mauti manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mauti lands a head kick!
Mauti feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Water's calf.
Mauti throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Water is looking to clinch but Mauti is avoiding it.
Mauti swats away the attempt to clinch by Water.
Water throws a big shot that misses.
Mauti throws a head kick but Water moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mauti throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Mauti dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Water. That did some damage!
Mauti finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Mauti keeps the fight on the outside.
Mauti tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mauti avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mauti scoring well with a low kick there.
Water avoids the head kick by Mauti .
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Water.
Water looks to throw the jab but Mauti is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Water tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mauti wants to land a leg kick but Water is out of range.
Mauti lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Water is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mauti throws a head kick that half lands.
Water is looking to clinch.
Water takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mauti swats away the attempt to clinch by Water.
Water tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mauti paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Water steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Mauti . That one must have hurt.
Water tries to clinch but Mauti moves out of range.
Water tries to clinch up but Mauti circles away and keeps his distance.
Mauti circles away from the clinch attempt.
Water wants to clinch
and Mauti counters with an outside leg kick.
Mauti feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Water's calf.
Mauti moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Mauti throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Mauti lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Mauti circles away from the clinch attempt
and Mauti counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mauti feints and then cracks Water's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Water down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mauti lands with a kick to the temple. Water shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Mauti thumps Water with a low kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Mauti .
Sid Water has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A slapping leg kick lands for Mauti .
A slapping body kick lands there for Mauti .
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mauti misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Some wild striking there from Water.
Water looks to throw a body kick
and Mauti counters with a body kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Mauti showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mauti 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Mauti !
A victorious Michael Mauti thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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hype
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