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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Michael Mauti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Boxer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mark Boxer 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
19 - 12 - 0 |
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191 lbs
10 - 10 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent MT
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
19 - 12 - 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
10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mark Boxer!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Cecil Peabody and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boxer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mauti .
Boxer looks to land a combination but Mauti avoids it well.
Mauti closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Our sources have told us that Mauti has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Boxer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Boxer is looking to control Mauti 's arms but Mauti gets an underhook and turns him. Now Boxer has his back to the cage.
Mauti lands an elbow inside.
Mauti tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Boxer avoids it.
Mauti lands a nice knee to the body.
Mauti utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Boxer lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Mauti or not.
Mauti lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Mark Boxer has been cut.
Mauti lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Boxer misses with a punch to the body.
Boxer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mauti crunches a lovely knee into Boxer's ribcage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boxer struggles to land a body shot inside as Mauti controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mauti blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mauti looking to throw knees to the head but Boxer is blocking nicely.
Boxer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mauti 's elbow.
Boxer misses with some punches.
Boxer wants to stall.
Boxer taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Boxer cracks Mauti with a nice body shot.
Boxer avoids a wild elbow strike from Mauti .
Boxer takes an elbow to the forehead.
A knee to the head by Mauti .
Boxer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mauti 's elbow.
Boxer misses with the head strike.
Boxer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mauti 's elbow.
Mauti scores a nice knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boxer is pushing Mauti up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Mauti misses with an elbow over the top.
Boxer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Boxer misses with a hook to the ribs.
Boxer told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Boxer lands a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boxer taking a breather.
Boxer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mauti 's elbow.
Boxer dodges an elbow strike from Mauti .
Boxer pushes Mauti back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Boxer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mauti throws an elbow but it misses.
Boxer lands with a short shot to the head.
Mauti lands an elbow inside that Boxer shrugs off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mauti working Boxer over with knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Mauti .
Mauti landing knees to the body.
Mauti landing knees to the head.
Boxer misses with a punch to the body.
Boxer misses with some punches.
A knee to the head by Mauti .
Boxer can't find room to land a body shot as Mauti controls the action.
Boxer tries to work over Mauti 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mauti utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Boxer has a couple of punches blocked by Mauti .
Mauti lands an elbow inside that Boxer shrugs off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch on the inside from Boxer fails to land.
Mauti landing knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boxer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Boxer is trying to maintain a safe position but Mauti gets an underhook and turns Boxer into the cage.
Boxer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nice elbow from Mauti .
Boxer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Boxer throws a head punch that misses.
Boxer tries to work over Mauti 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mauti misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Boxer.
Mauti landing knees to the body.
Mauti lands an elbow just above Boxer 's eye.
Mauti is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Boxer misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Boxer.
Boxer pushes Mauti back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Boxer on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Mauti dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mark Boxer's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Boxer tries to score with a low kick but Mauti moves his leg out of the way.
Boxer tries to bum rush Mauti with a series of wild strikes but Mauti uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Boxer throws a right and a left that Mauti avoids nicely.
Mauti slips a straight right by Boxer.
Boxer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Boxer swings for the body but Mauti moves out of range.
Boxer misses with a hook
and Mauti counters by clinching up.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Boxer can't find room to land a body shot as Mauti controls the action.
Mauti with a knee to the head.
Mauti throws an elbow but it misses.
Mauti lands a nice elbow.
Boxer avoids the elbow strike from Mauti , against the cage.
Boxer misses with a punch to the body.
Mauti lands a damaging elbow.
Boxer misses with a punch to the body.
Mauti lands a nice elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mauti lands an elbow inside.
That has opened up Mark Boxer's cut even more.
Mauti creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Boxer's defenses.
Boxer is rocked!
Boxer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Boxer is still on wobbly legs! Can Mauti finish him?
Mauti misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Boxer.
Boxer seems to have recovered his senses.
Mauti working Boxer over with knees to the body.
Mauti unloads a knee to the mid-section. Boxer lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A knee to the head by Mauti .
Boxer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Boxer takes a knee to the side of the body.
Boxer tries to throw a body punch but Mauti avoids it by throwing Boxer back against the cage.
Boxer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mauti .
Boxer throws a punch but it's blocked by Mauti .
Mauti putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Boxer in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Boxer is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boxer misses with a punch to the body.
Mauti lands a damaging elbow.
Mauti lands an elbow that stopped Boxer in his tracks for a moment.
Mauti lands a nice knee to the body.
Nice elbow from Mauti .
Knees to the body from Mauti .
Mauti lands a nice elbow.
Mauti putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Boxer in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Boxer takes an elbow to the temple.
The cut above Mark Boxer's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Mauti using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Mauti working Boxer over with knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Mauti .
Mauti creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Boxer's defenses.
Boxer takes a knee to the side of the body.
Mauti with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mauti drops Boxer with a big knee straight up the middle! Boxer is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Mauti lands a leg kick that knocks Boxer off balance momentarily.
The fighters circle, before Mauti throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Boxer's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Mauti lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Michael Mauti !
A very excited looking Michael Mauti made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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hype
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