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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nick Fury (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Mauti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
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World class MT
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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
21 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Nick Fury!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Mauti !
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, John Kavanagh and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Fury misses the target.
Fury misses with a head kick.
Mauti scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Fury feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Mauti s jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Fury throws a low kick but Mauti moves out of range easily.
Fury swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mauti connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Mauti closes the distance and pushes Fury back into the cage.
Fury misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mauti looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Mauti trying to land knees to the body.
Mauti misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fury.
Mauti throws an elbow that misses.
Mauti pushes off an throws an elbow but Fury leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Fury avoids a wild elbow strike from Mauti .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fury stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Mauti throws an elbow that misses.
Fury softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Fury struggles to land a body shot inside as Mauti controls his hands.
Fury softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mauti using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Mauti tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fury.
Mauti pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Mauti landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Mauti misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fury.
Mauti has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. So far he's outscoring his opponent in the clinch so it seems to have been worthwhile.
Mauti blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fury swings wildly with an uppercut but Mauti uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fury is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Mauti tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fury avoids it.
Nice body punch from Fury - that landed with a thud.
A right hook to the body lands for Fury.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fury misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fury dodges an elbow strike from Mauti .
Fury works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Mauti misses with an elbow over the top.
Mauti missing with knees to the body.
Fury misses with a punch to the body.
Mauti blocks a body shot from Fury.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Fury.
Fury avoiding damage as Mauti throws knees to the body.
Fury is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Mauti is keeping busy.
Mauti tries to land knees in the clinch but Fury avoids the damage to the body.
Mauti misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fury.
Mauti landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Mauti tries to land knees in the clinch but Fury avoids the damage to the body.
Mauti lands an elbow just above Fury 's eye.
Mauti lands an elbow inside that Fury shrugs off.
Mauti tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fury avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fury blocks an elbow strike from Mauti .
A short right from Fury.
Mauti is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fury is defending well for now.
Fury doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A right hand to the body from Fury.
Mauti blocks a body shot from Fury.
Fury avoids a wild elbow strike from Mauti .
Mauti lands a nice elbow.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A head punch on the inside from Fury fails to land.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fury content to slow the pace in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fury.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fury struggles to land a body shot inside as Mauti controls his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Fury dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Mauti ducks under a wild hook from Fury.
Fury throws a looping overhand right but Mauti ducks down to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fury. Mauti does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mauti checks a low kick from Fury.
Mauti tries to move into range but Fury moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Fury swings for the body but Mauti moves out of range.
Fury misses with a hook.
Mauti is looking to chop away at Fury's legs.
That kick from Mauti tenderised Fury's leg. Fury is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nice body kick there by Mauti .
Fury sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mauti . That's going to slow Fury down.
Fury scores with a sloppy right hand. Mauti should have avoided that one.
Fury looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fury looks to land a left hand but Mauti moved out of range nicely.
Fury just misses with a punch to the body.
Fury lands a jab.
Mauti connects with a leg kick. Fury looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Fury takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mauti lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Fury misses with a series of wild punches.
Fury fails to land with a series of punches.
Mauti lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Fury missing with a left hand there. Mauti was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A low kick from Mauti is predictable there
and Mauti takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mauti cracks the inside of Fury's front leg.
Mauti looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Fury connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Mauti 's hands.
Mauti lands a nice leg kick that just misses Fury's sensitive parts.
Fury looks to land a body kick but Mauti moved away.
Fury finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Mauti displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fury throws out the jab.
Fury stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mauti .
Mauti tries to land a front kick but Fury steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Mauti darts in and clinches Fury up against the cage.
Mauti throws an elbow that misses.
Fury softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Mauti .
Mauti throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Fury blocks it with crossed arms.
Mauti misses with an elbow over the top.
Fury working aggressively here.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Fury looking to stall.
Fury managing to block the knees to the body from Mauti .
Mauti blocking some punches.
Mauti missing with knees to the body.
Fury swings wildly with an uppercut but Mauti uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fury managing to block the knees to the body from Mauti .
Fury tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mauti 's elbow.
Fury tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fury avoids the elbow strike from Mauti , against the cage.
Fury misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fury swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mauti gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Fury looking to slow down the pace here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fury goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Fury takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
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 Nick Fury will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
A nice inside leg kick there by Mauti . That's going to slow Fury down.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Mauti .
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Mauti .
Fury blocks a head kick by Mauti .
Mauti scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Mauti tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mauti scores with a leg kick.
Fury swings for the body but Mauti moves out of range.
Mauti thumps Fury with a low kick.
Fury blocks the body kick.
Mauti scores with a nice body kick.
Mauti fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Fury has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mauti moves out of range as Fury throws a body kick.
Mauti moves into the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Mauti .
Mauti trying to land knees to the body.
Fury is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Mauti is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Fury is trying to maintain a safe position but Mauti gets an underhook and turns Fury into the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Mauti .
Michael Mauti seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Mauti is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fury is defending well for now.
Fury swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mauti lands an elbow inside that Fury shrugs off.
Mauti lands an elbow inside.
Fury tries a body shot but Mauti blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fury misses with a punch to the body.
Mauti lands an elbow inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mauti trying to land knees to the body.
Fury lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mauti backwards.
Fury is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Mauti is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Michael Mauti has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fury misses with a punch to the body.
Mauti comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Mauti lands an elbow inside.
Mauti creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Fury dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Fury trying to control the position but instead, Mauti has worked for underhooks and has pushed Fury into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mauti lands an elbow inside that Fury shrugs off.
It looks like Nick Fury has been cut.
Mauti lands a knee to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fury is stalling here.
Nick Fury is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mauti lands an elbow inside that Fury shrugs off.
Mauti lands a knee to the body.
Fury blocks an elbow strike.
Mauti tries to land a knee to the head but Fury blocks with his arms.
Nice elbow from Mauti .
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mauti is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fury is defending well for now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fury doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mauti misses with an elbow over the top.
Fury avoids a wild elbow strike from Mauti .
Mauti with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Mauti landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Mauti looking to throw knees to the head but Fury is blocking nicely.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mauti .
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mauti landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Mauti scores a nice knee to the body.
Mauti lands an elbow just above Fury 's eye.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Mauti as Fury tries to tie him up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Mauti comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Fury 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nick Fury!
An out of breath Nick Fury thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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