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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stack Shillings (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. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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282 lbs
42 - 10 - 0 |
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275 lbs
29 - 18 - 1 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent grappler
World class MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
42 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Stack Shillings!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 18 - 1, fighting out of London, Giuseppe Maldini!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Steven Brown and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shillings looks to score with a jab to the body but Maldini is just out of range.
Maldini appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Maldini connects with a high kick.
It looks like Stack Shillings has been cut.
Shillings swings for the body but Maldini moves out of range.
Shillings throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Shillings tries to bum rush Maldini with a series of wild strikes but Maldini uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Maldini appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Shillings misses with a hook
and Maldini counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Maldini on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Maldini comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Shillings misses with a straight right.
Maldini takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Maldini takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maldini uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Shillings.
Shillings misses with a looping right.
Shillings has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shillings misses with a right hand
and Maldini counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Maldini tries to clinch up.
Maldini misses with a series of wild punches.
Shillings scores with a nice strike.
Shillings waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Maldini.
Shillings throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Maldini counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Maldini moves out of range of the strikes.
Shillings connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Maldini plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shillings throws a hook but Maldini avoids it easily.
Maldini misses the shot to the body.
Shillings throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Maldini stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice body punch from Shillings.
Shillings throws a lazy uppercut
and Maldini counters with an inside leg kick.
Shillings connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Maldini lands with a nice body kick.
Shillings slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The fighters circling - Shillings throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Shillings pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Maldini unleashes a big counter combination but Shillings bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Shillings thows a body kick. Maldini tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Shillings bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Maldini's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shillings misses with a jab to the body
and Maldini counters with a nice leg kick.
Shillings wants to slow Maldini down by chopping away at his legs.
Shillings connects with the punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shillings. Maldini does a little dance to reset his feet.
Maldini lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Shillings circles away quickly and effectively.
Shillings went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Shillings lands with a right hand.
Shillings misses with a looping left.
Both fighters circling a little - Shillings finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Shillings misses with a double jab
and Maldini counters with a nice kick to the body.
Shillings throws an overhand right that lands on Maldini's shoulder, as Maldini tries to avoid the shot.
Maldini tries to counter by closing the distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shillings throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Shillings swinging wildly here.
Maldini fails in his attempt to clinch.
Good exchange - Shillings coming out on top.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A good leg kick by Shillings.
Shillings ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A big right from Shillings misses.
Maldini takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Shillings swings for the body but Maldini moves out of range.
Shillings swings for the body but Maldini moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stack Shillings dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Stack Shillings's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Shillings swings widly with a right hand
letting Maldini counter with a right hand.
Shillings throws a jab when Maldini was well out of range.
Shillings lands a jab to Maldini's midsection.
Shillings uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Maldini.
Maldini throws a sloppy head kick and Shillings moves out of range easily.
Shillings is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Shillings lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Shillings feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Maldinis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shillings throws a jab but it's blocked by Maldini.
Maldini looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Shillings uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Maldini has time to react.
Shillings scores with a body shot.
Shillings misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shillings fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Maldini has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Shillings jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Shillings misses with a hook.
Maldini follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Shillings is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Maldini can do to turn this around?
Maldini goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Maldini tries to move into range but Shillings moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Shillings misses with a looping left.
A head kick from Shillings lands but Maldini takes it in his stride.
Shillings misses with a kick to the body.
Shillings throws a shot from downtown. Maldini moves away and avoids it.
Maldini doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Maldini looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Shillings is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Maldini.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maldini keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Shillings.
Maldini throws a big counter head kick but Shillings avoids it with no problem.
Shillings throws a leg kick that misses.
Shillings rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Maldini counters with a body kick.
Shillings tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maldini is looking to land body kicks.
Shillings throws a right and a left that both miss.
Maldini digs a good body shot into Shillings's ribs.
Shillings falls off balance throwing a combination
and Maldini counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Maldini might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Shillings has got the better of the exchanges.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Maldini displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Shillings throws out the jab.
Nice shot by Shillings.
Stack Shillings is winning the standup battle so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maldini gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Maldini misses with a few strikes there.
Maldini moves away from the strike by Shillings.
A slow jab from Shillings misses its intended target.
Shillings uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Maldini rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Shillings moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Maldini throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Shillings lands with a nice combination. Maldini backs away looking to recover.
Maldini staying out of range there.
A little jabbing left from Maldini on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Maldini uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Shillings.
Maldini ducks under a wild hook from Shillings.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shillings throws a hook but Maldini blocks it.
Maldini uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Shillings.
It seemed like Maldini was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Shillings's corner calls for a 1-2. Shillings obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shillings misses with a hook
and Maldini counters with a stiff right hand.
Shillings takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A big right from Shillings misses.
A little jabbing left from Maldini on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Maldini moves away from the strike by Shillings.
Shillings throws a left and a right that both miss
and Maldini counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Maldini throws a low kick, looking for Shillings's leg but Shillings calmly moves out of range.
Maldini on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Stack Shillings seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maldini moves out of range as Shillings throws a body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stack Shillings dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Stack Shillings's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Shillings looks to land a left hand but Maldini moved out of range nicely.
A punch lands to the side of Maldini 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Shillings dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Maldini. That did some damage!
Maldini throws a right and a left that Shillings avoids nicely.
Shillings misses with a hook
and Maldini counters with a solid body kick.
Shillings throws the left hand but Maldini avoids the punch easily.
Shillings connects with a body shot.
Shillings misses with a right hand
and Maldini counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shillings throws a predictable looking body shot
and Maldini counters with an inside leg kick.
Shillings throws a leg kick
and Maldini counters with a straight right hand.
Shillings takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maldini lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Shillings misses with a two punch combination.
Maldini with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Maldini is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Shillings throws a right hand that misses
and Maldini counters with a left to the body.
Shillings misses with a hook
and Maldini cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Maldini thows a left - swing and a miss!
Shillings throws a sloppy head kick and Maldini moves out of range easily.
Maldini is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Shillings rather than just go for the knockout.
Shillings with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Shillings throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maldini clinches with his opponent.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Maldini.
Shillings has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Shillings taking a breather.
A short right from Maldini.
Maldini misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Maldini breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shillings tries to land a body kick
and Maldini counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Shillings misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Maldini connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Shillings throws a low kick but Maldini avoids it.
Shillings swings for the body but Maldini moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shillings misses with a left hand
and Maldini counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Maldini has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Shillings throws out a loose jab but Maldini uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shillings lands an overhand right.
Shillings bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Shillings moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Shillings throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Shillings misses the jab.
Shillings misses with a looping right.
Maldini defending well as Shillings loads up on a big left hand.
Maldini raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Shillings.
Shillings misses with a body shot
and Maldini counters with a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shillings uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Maldini misses with a body shot.
Shillings keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Maldini on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Maldini slips under a jab from Shillings.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maldini slips a jab from Shillings.
Shillings misses with a wild body shot.
Maldini thinks about the counter body kick.
Maldini misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shillings.
Maldini misses with a body shot.
A jab from Shillings misses.
Shillings checks the leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Giuseppe Maldini really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Stack Shillings's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Shillings tries to keep at a distance but Maldini has taken the fight into the clinch.
Shillings is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Shillings's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Shillings tries to land a body kick
and Maldini counters with a left and a right that stings Shillings.
Maldini throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Shillings misses with a body shot.
Shillings misses with a lunging right hand
and Maldini counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Shillings swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maldini throws a body kick that misses.
Shillings moves out of range of the strikes.
Shillings connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Maldini blocks a low kick nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shillings throws a looping overhand right but Maldini ducks down to avoid it.
Maldini throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Shillings throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Maldini to counter with a crisp jab.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Shillings.
Maldini lands a big head kick that sends Shillings tumbling to the mat! Maldini takes a step backwards and waves Shillings back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Shillings is rocked!
Maldini fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Oh Shillings is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maldini throws a sloppy head kick and Shillings moves out of range easily.
Maldini slips under a jab from Shillings.
Maldini scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Shillings doesn't seem bothered though.
Shillings seems to have got his legs back now.
Maldini misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shillings.
Nice cross by Shillings.
Shillings connects with a leg kick. Maldini looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shillings misses with a hook. Maldini ducked under it nicely.
Jab by Shillings.
Shillings fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Maldini manages to avoid it.
Maldini bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A countering left hand to the body from Maldini misses.
Maldini misses with a body shot.
Shillings will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Shillings is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Maldini.
Shillings uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Maldini.
Shillings misses with a looping right.
Maldini looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Shillings lands with a cross.
Shillings lands a slapping body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left and a right from Shillings both land. Nice combination.
Maldini swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Shillings throws a looping overhand right but Maldini ducks down to avoid it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Shillings.
Shillings cracks Maldini with a good jab.
Maldini throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Shillings.
Maldini moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Shillings lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Shillings.
Shillings lands a jab to the nose.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice defenses there by Maldini.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Maldini! But no joy.
Maldini goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maldini throws a jab when Shillings was well out of range.
Shillings connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Maldini misses with a leg kick.
Maldini on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A solid body kick from Shillings.
Shillings is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Maldini.
Shillings misses with a hook. Maldini ducked under it nicely.
Shillings pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Shillings backing away here, and Maldini unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Shillings misses with a jab, cross combination.
Maldini takes a shot to the body in his stride.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stack Shillings had his way with Giuseppe Maldini in that round.
The cut man is working on Stack Shillings's cut.
That's time! Shillings's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Shillings fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Maldini checks it well.
Maldini is trying to counter with his kicks.
Shillings connects with a leg kick. Maldini looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Maldini bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Shillings with a jab.
Shillings looks to score with a jab to the body but Maldini is just out of range.
Maldini only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Shillings misses with a right hand
and Maldini counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Maldini slips a jab from Shillings.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shillings throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Shillings throws a body punch but Maldini moves out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Shillings, as that shot connected.
Shillings misses the body punch
and Maldini counters with a nice body kick.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maldini throws out a powerful jab.
Maldini misses with a head kick.
Shillings throws the left hand but Maldini avoids the punch easily.
Shillings missing with a left hand there. Maldini was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And Maldini responds with a good body kick, but Shillings manages to step out the way in time.
Shillings feints and then cracks Maldini's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Maldini down.
Shillings throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Maldini stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Shillings looks to score with a jab to the body but Maldini is just out of range.
A shot to the body from Shillings misses
and Maldini counters with a thumping low kick.
Shillings throws a poor cross that misses
and Maldini counters with a nice uppercut.
Maldini thows a leg kick but Shillings checks it
and Shillings makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Maldini really felt that one!
Stack Shillings is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shillings keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Shillings misses the jab.
A big left from Shillings misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Maldini misses.
Shillings throws a right hand that misses
and Maldini counters with a good low kick that Shillings was not able to check.
Maldini moves away from the strike by Shillings.
Maldini flicks out a counter leg kick but Shillings steps away.
Shillings misses with a right hand
and Maldini makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shillings misses with a hook
and Maldini counters with a good, hard body kick but Shillings shrugs it off.
Maldini tries to bum rush Shillings with a series of wild strikes but Shillings uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Shillings pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Maldini tries to counter by closing the distance.
Maldini misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shillings punishes Maldini's body with a nice straight punch.
Shillings throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Maldini is trying to counter with his kicks.
Shillings throws out a loose jab but Maldini uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maldini unleashes a big counter combination but Shillings bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Shillings throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Giuseppe Maldini has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A looping hook to the body misses from Shillings. Maldini does a little dance to reset his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shillings. Maldini does a little dance to reset his feet.
Shillings throws out a loose jab but Maldini uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maldini throws a nice outside leg kick.
Shillings fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Maldini on the side of the head.
Maldini lands a high kick!
Shillings looks to land a body kick but Maldini moved away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Shillings.
Shillings ducks under a wild hook from Maldini.
It looked like Shillings wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
The crowd cheers as Shillings lands an impressive looking overhand right. Maldini doesn't seem phased though.
Shillings uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maldini tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shillings was well out of range. Poor timing from Maldini.
Maldini throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Shillings finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Shillings lands with a hook. Maldini tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Maldini swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Shillings counters with a stiff right hand.
Maldini on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Maldini staying out of range there.
Maldini feints a counter leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Stack Shillings showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Shillings 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 49:46
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 49:46
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stack Shillings!
Stack Shillings is the new super heavyweight champion!
Stack Shillings thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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