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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Diaz Bros (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Giuseppe Maldini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maldini has chosen Just one cornetto as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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295 lbs
22 - 3 - 0 |
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275 lbs
14 - 8 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Diaz Bros !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Giuseppe Maldini!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maldini throws a sloppy head kick and Bros moves out of range easily.
Maldini throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bros stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bros dodges the punch combination from Maldini.
Bros lands a head kick. Maldini smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Maldini moves out of range as Bros strikes.
Maldini jabs Bros right on the nose. Bros blinks but takes it well.
Maldini lands a big head kick that sends Bros tumbling to the mat! Maldini takes a step backwards and waves Bros back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Diaz Bros has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bros scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Maldini misses with a shot to the body
and Bros counters by clinching up.
Bros definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Bros lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Maldini fails to land.
Maldini breaks from the clinch.
A punch combination from Maldini misses.
Giuseppe Maldini seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maldini throws a body punch but Bros moves out of range.
Bros fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Maldini, pushing him back against the cage.
Bros working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bros struggles to land a body shot inside as Maldini controls his hands.
Maldini tries to land knees in the clinch but Bros avoids the damage to the body.
Bros has Maldini pressed against the cage, preventing Maldini from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Maldini wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bros avoiding damage as Maldini throws knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Maldini.
Bros working aggressively here.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Maldini takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Maldini is trying to force a seperation but Bros has the dominant position.
Maldini misses with a short punch on the inside.
Maldini is trying to break the clinch but Bros is controlling him.
Bros blocking some punches.
Maldini blocks a body shot from Bros .
Bros goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Bros .
Maldini lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Bros misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Maldini misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bros comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bros gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Maldini tries to stall but Bros uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Maldini wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bros blocking some punches.
Bros pushes Maldini back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Bros pushes off an throws an elbow but Maldini leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Maldini misses with a punch on the inside.
Maldini lands with a right to the head.
Maldini is trying to push Bros away but Bros has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Maldini tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maldini can't find room to land a body shot as Bros controls the action.
Maldini stalling in the clinch but Bros improves position.
A frustrated look appears on Maldini's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Maldini misses with a punch on the inside.
Bros softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Maldini avoiding damage as Bros throws knees to the body.
Maldini misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bros works on Maldini's body with a couple of short punches.
Maldini avoiding damage as Bros throws knees to the body.
Maldini blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Maldini misses with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Maldini.
Maldini misses with the head strike.
Maldini blocks an elbow strike from Bros .
Maldini blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bros .
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bros creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Maldini wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Maldini dodges an elbow strike from Bros .
A knee to the head by Bros .
Maldini breaks the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maldini rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bros moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Maldini scores with a head kick. Bros tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Maldini throws a leg kick
and Bros counters by clinching up.
Maldini misses with a punch on the inside.
Bros lands an elbow inside.
Maldini is trying to stall.
Bros creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Maldini's defenses.
A head punch on the inside from Bros fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Giuseppe Maldini will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Diaz Bros 's cut.
That's time! Bros 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Maldini connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bros 's hands.
Diaz Bros 's cut is getting worse.
Maldini throws a jab when Bros was well out of range.
Giuseppe Maldini seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Maldini misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bros .
Maldini on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bros . Bros obviously looking to wear him down.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bros looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bros is looking to clinch.
Maldini throws a sloppy head kick
and Bros counters by clinching up.
Bros tries to land knees in the clinch but Maldini avoids the damage to the body.
Maldini lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bros scores with a knee to the head.
Bros misses with an elbow over the top.
Maldini is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bros pushes Maldini back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bros misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bros .
Bros blocking some punches.
Maldini swings wildly with an uppercut but Bros uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maldini escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bros scoring well with a low kick there.
Bros throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Maldini counters with a straight right hand.
Maldini swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Maldini misses with a hook
and Bros moves into the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bros .
Maldini tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bros 's elbow.
Maldini misses with a body punch.
Maldini blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bros misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bros lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Giuseppe Maldini has been cut.
Maldini managing to block the knees to the body from Bros .
Maldini fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Maldini is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bros is keeping busy.
Bros lands a damaging elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bros has a couple of punches blocked by Maldini.
Bros blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bros lands a right hand.
A short right from Bros on the inside.
Nice body punch from Maldini - that landed with a thud.
Maldini blocking some punches.
Maldini wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bros has him pressed against the cage.
Maldini blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Maldini wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maldini is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Maldini breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Maldini avoids the head kick by Bros .
Maldini drops his hands momentarily and Bros takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Maldini throws a looping overhand right but Bros ducks down to avoid it.
Maldini checks the leg kick.
Maldini scores with a head kick. Bros tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Maldini walks into a left hand.
Bros throws a leg kick but Maldini sees it coming and moves out of range.
Bros looks to score with a jab to the body but Maldini is just out of range.
Bros avoids the body shot from Maldini.
Bros tries to clinch but Maldini moves out of range.
Maldini throws a head kick but Bros moves out of range.
Bros tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bros blocks a leg kick.
Bros connects with a single shot there.
Bros throws a lazy head kick
and Maldini counters with a big head kick but Bros shrugs it off.
Diaz Bros 's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bros is looking to clinch but Maldini is avoiding it.
Maldini is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Bros connects with an inside leg kick.
Maldini throws a lazy head kick
and Bros counters by clinching up.
Maldini digs a right hand underneath Bros 's ribcage. Bros let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bros blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Maldini wants to break the clinch but can't.
Diaz Bros has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bros prevents Maldini from breaking the clinch.
Bros swings wildly with an uppercut but Maldini uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bros blocks a body shot from Maldini.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Diaz Bros dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Bros 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Bros avoids the head kick by Maldini.
Maldini misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A punch lands to the side of Maldini 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bros .
Bros moves away from the strike by Maldini.
Bros keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bros clinches.
Maldini is trying to break free.
Maldini is looking to control Bros 's arms but Bros gets an underhook and turns him. Now Maldini has his back to the cage.
Maldini lands with a light punch inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bros throws an elbow that misses.
Maldini digs a right hand underneath Bros 's ribcage. Bros let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bros lands with a short shot to the head.
A body shot lands from Maldini.
Maldini throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bros throws a head punch that misses.
Maldini lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bros backwards.
Bros throws an elbow that misses.
Maldini managing to block the knees to the body from Bros .
Maldini blocking some punches.
Bros fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Maldini struggles to land a body shot inside as Bros controls his hands.
Maldini misses with a punch on the inside.
Bros takes a shot to the head.
Jeez, Diaz Bros 's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Bros swings wildly with an uppercut but Maldini uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maldini is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Maldini wants to get back to striking at distance but Bros won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maldini stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Maldini prevents a body shot from Bros .
Maldini is trying to force a seperation but Bros has the dominant position.
Maldini pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bros is looking to chop away at Maldini's legs.
Bros avoids the head kick by Maldini.
Maldini throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bros sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Maldini takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Maldini throws a leg kick
and Bros counters by moving into the clinch.
Maldini is trying to push Bros away but Bros has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bros tries a body shot but Maldini blocks it.
Maldini tries to work over Bros 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bros misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maldini misses with a body punch.
Bros throws a punch but it's blocked by Maldini.
Maldini misses with a body punch.
Maldini blocking some punches.
Nice elbow from Bros .
Nice elbow from Bros .
Maldini misses with a hook from the clinch.
Maldini pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Maldini misses with a head kick.
Bros blocks a head kick by Maldini.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bros .
Bros blocks a head kick by Maldini.
No joy there for Maldini, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Maldini gets tackled into the cage by Bros . Bros maintains the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maldini scores with a shot to the side of Bros 's head.
Maldini misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Maldini.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bros fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bros throws a head punch that misses.
Maldini misses with some punches.
Maldini breaks from the clinch.
Maldini lands a jab to Bros 's midsection.
Bros throws a low kick but Maldini avoids it.
Bros clobbers Maldini with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Maldini swings widly with a right hand
and Bros counters by clinching up.
Maldini working hard to break the clinch.
Maldini lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Bros fails to land.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Giuseppe Maldini.
I think Maldini has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Diaz Bros !
Our winner, Diaz Bros , made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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