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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stefan Michalak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Iosue Nicu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Michalak comes to the cage accompanied by Tupac - Hail Mary. Nicu has chosen It's Dark and Hell Is Hot as his entrance music. Stefan Michalak has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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215 lbs
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216 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Stefan Michalak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Iosue Nicu!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Glass and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nicu throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Nicu throws a body kick that misses.
Michalak digs a good body shot into Nicu's ribs.
Michalak stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Nicu.
Nicu is looking to land body kicks.
Michalak lands with a nice body punch.
Michalak avoids the body shot from Nicu.
Michalak thows a left - swing and a miss!
Michalak tries to work over Nicu's front leg with a kick but Nicu checks it.
Nicu thinks about the counter body kick.
Nicu throws a body kick that misses
and Michalak connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Michalak looks to throw the jab but Nicu is out of range.
Nicu blocks a low kick nicely.
Nicu misses with a head kick.
Michalak swings for the body but Nicu moves out of range.
Michalak keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Iosue Nicu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Michalak scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
It looks like Iosue Nicu has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nicu throws a body kick that misses.
Michalak cracks a nice hook into Nicu's ribs.
Nicu throws a body punch but Michalak moves out of range.
Nicu takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Michalak lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nicu circles away quickly and effectively.
Nicu counters with a body kick.
Nicu throws a shot from downtown. Michalak moves away and avoids it.
Michalak paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Nicu misses with a straight left.
Nicu throws a lazy head kick
letting Michalak counter with a right hand.
Crunch! Michalak slams his shin into Nicu's torso.
Nicu throws a sloppy head kick
and Michalak counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nicu is rocked!
Michalak has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Wreckshop in the buildup to the fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Michalak misses with a looping left.
Nicu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Michalak moves away.
Michalak swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A slapping body kick lands there for Nicu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Michalak throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Michalak throws a head kick but Nicu moves out of range.
Michalak tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nicu throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Michalak scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Michalak looks to score with a jab to the body but Nicu is just out of range.
Nicu avoids the body shot from Michalak.
Nicu looks for the body kick but Michalak saw that one coming.
It looked like Michalak wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Michalak scores with a hook to the body. Nicu takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Michalak moves out of range of the body kick.
Michalak throws a head kick that misses.
Nicu throws a leg kick that is checked
and Michalak counters with a nice uppercut.
That has opened up Iosue Nicu's cut even more.
Michalak throws out a loose jab but Nicu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nicu looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nicu drops his hands momentarily and Michalak takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Nicu misses with an uppercut. Michalak saw that one coming.
Nicu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Michalak misses with an uppercut. Nicu saw that one coming.
Nicu throws a fast counter high kick but Michalak manages to duck under it in time.
Nicu takes one to the chin there.
Nicu thows a body kick. Michalak tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Nicu looks to score with a jab to the body but Michalak is just out of range.
Nicu scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Michalak misses with a looping left.
Michalak throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nicu.
Nicu thinks about the counter body kick.
Nicu ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Michalak misses with a lunging right hand
and Nicu counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd cheers as Nicu lands an impressive looking overhand right. Michalak doesn't seem phased though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nicu throws a jab but it's blocked by Michalak.
Michalak misses with a straight left.
Michalak swinging wildly here.
Michalak cracks Nicu with a right hand to the side of the head.
Nicu throws a leg kick which misses Michalak's front leg but catches the back leg as Michalak tries to avoid it.
Michalak tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nicu was well out of range. Poor timing from Michalak.
Michalak gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Nicu.
Nicu throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nicu scores with a nice body kick.
Nicu scores with a kick to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Michalak misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nicu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stefan Michalak dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Iosue Nicu's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Nicu lands a nice looking body kick.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Nicu might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Michalak has got the better of the exchanges.
Nicu throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nicu is looking to land body kicks.
Nicu throws a body punch but Michalak moves out of range.
Michalak avoids the head kick by Nicu.
Michalak scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Nicu thuds his shin into the meat of Michalak's side.
Nicu throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
It looked like Michalak was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Michalak misses with the combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Michalak throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Michalak lands a nice leg kick that just misses Nicu's sensitive parts.
A shot to the liver by Michalak. Beautiful body shot.
Michalak misses with a left hand
and Nicu counters with a nice low kick that buckles Michalak's knee momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nicu throws the kick towards the body but Michalak avoids it.
Nicu thuds his shin into the meat of Michalak's side.
Michalak throws a lazy head kick
and Nicu makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Michalak really felt that one!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nicu walks into a straight right hand from Michalak.
Nicu punishes Michalak's body with a nice straight punch.
Michalak misses with a hook.
Nicu throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Michalak takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Nicu throws a body punch but Michalak moves out of range.
Nicu lands a leg kick that knocks Michalak off balance momentarily.
Nice body kick there by Nicu.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Nicu in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Nicu connects with a right hand. Michalak shakes it off.
Michalak buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Stefan Michalak is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nicu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Michalak was well out of range. Poor timing from Nicu.
Nicu uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Michalak.
Michalak sets himself, and Nicu steps forward looking for the clinch! Michalak avoids it this time.
A low kick from Nicu misses
and Michalak counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Michalak throws an overhand right that lands on Nicu's shoulder, as Nicu tries to avoid the shot.
Nicu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Michalak misses with a hook to the body
and Nicu counters with a thumping low kick.
Nicu pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nicu pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nicu has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Both fighters circling a little - Nicu finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Michalak swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nicu lands with a kick to the ribs.
Nicu misses with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Michalak misses.
A thudding body kick lands there by Nicu!
Nicu goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Michalak will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Michalak throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nicu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Nicu.
A low kick from Nicu is predictable there
and Michalak counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Michalak throws a looping overhand right but Nicu ducks down to avoid it.
Michalak swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Michalak takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nicu has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Michalak misses with a hook. Nicu ducked under it nicely.
Nicu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Michalak is looking for a counter combo.
Nicu throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
A solid body kick from Nicu.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nicu scores with a head kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nicu throws a head kick that misses.
Michalak appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Nicu!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Nicu.
Nicu connects with a high kick.
Nicu uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Michalak tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nicu was well out of range. Poor timing from Michalak.
Nicu flicks out a counter leg kick but Michalak steps away.
Michalak sizes up Nicu with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Michalak throws a hook to the side of Nicu's head but Nicu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nicu swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nicu throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Michalak throws a right hand that misses
and Nicu counters with a left to the body.
Nicu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Michalak throws out the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Iosue Nicu showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Iosue Nicu's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Nicu ducks under a wild hook from Michalak.
Nicu lands with a kick to the ribs.
Michalak lands a nice shot to the body.
Michalak throws a lazy uppercut
and Nicu counters with a good low kick that Michalak was not able to check.
A looping hook to the body misses from Michalak. Nicu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Michalak swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nicu ducks under a wild hook from Michalak.
Michalak takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Michalak throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Michalak blocks a head kick by Nicu.
Michalak throws a quick counter kick to the body but Nicu avoids it.
Nicu fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Michalak.
Nicu scores with a nice body kick.
Michalak needs to keep his hands up - Nicu had a free shot at his head there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nicu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Michalak takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Michalak throws a head kick that misses.
Nicu tries a quick counter leg kick but Michalak is wise to it.
Michalak doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nicu connects with a body shot.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Michalak crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Nicu - the referee stops the clock and Michalak gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Nicu. Michalak manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Nicu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nicu throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Michalak throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nicu doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Nicu.
Nicu throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Michalak stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nicu throws a head kick that Michalak semi-blocks.
Nicu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Michalak sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Michalak looks to land a right hand but Nicu moved out of range.
Nicu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nicu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nicu doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Nicu misses with a head kick.
Michalak misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Nicu counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Michalak is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Nicu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Nicu. That's going to slow Michalak down.
Michalak swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Nicu.
Nicu throws a lazy uppercut
and Michalak counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nicu thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Michalak if he has to take too many more of those.
Michalak drops his hands momentarily and Nicu takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Michalak swings for the body but Nicu moves out of range.
Michalak is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michalak looks to land a body kick but Nicu moved away.
Nicu scores with a push kick.
Nicu tests Michalak's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nicu uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Michalak.
Nicu lands a head shot.
Michalak misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nicu.
Nicu raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Nicu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Michalak.
Michalak lands with a cross.
Nicu throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Michalak throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Nicu's head.
Nicu blocks a jab.
Nicu uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Michalak has time to react.
Michalak is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nicu drops Michalak with a big left hand! Michalak is injured, injured bad! Nicu jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:08 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Iosue Nicu!
During a confident post fight interview, Iosue Nicu thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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