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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Max Slaughter (ranked 398 p4p, 43 weight class) and Dante Fiaschi (ranked 1501 p4p, 180 weight class). Slaughter comes to the cage accompanied by Bring your Daughter to the Slaughter - Iron Maiden. Fiaschi is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by ZZ Top - Sharp Dressed Man. Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Dante Fiaschi will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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199 lbs
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187 cm
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185 lbs
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Good wrestling
Brawler
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Max Slaughter!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Dante Fiaschi!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slaughter throws a body punch but Fiaschi moves out of range.
Slaughter takes one on the button.
Fiaschi stuns Slaughter with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Fiaschi closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Slaughter tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Fiaschi counters with a straight right hand.
Fiaschi scores with a decent looking hook.
Slaughter has managed to clinch.
Fiaschi is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Slaughter to keep the fight standing.
Slaughter pushes Fiaschi back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Slaughter fails to land.
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!
Slaughter lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Slaughter blocking some punches.
Fiaschi scores with a shot to the side of Slaughter's head.
Fiaschi blocks an uppercut.
Fiaschi tries to pull guard but Slaughter forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Slaughter misses with the head strike.
A nice left hand lands by Fiaschi.
Fiaschi tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Max Slaughter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dante Fiaschi.
Fiaschi is trying to pull guard but Slaughter has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fiaschi scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Slaughter throws a punch but it's blocked by Fiaschi.
Slaughter swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fiaschi stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Fiaschi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fiaschi lands a right hand that snaps the head of Slaughter backwards.
Fiaschi fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Fiaschi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Slaughter tries a body shot but Fiaschi blocks it.
Fiaschi lands a body punch.
Slaughter working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Slaughter misses with a body punch.
Fiaschi tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Slaughter can't find room to land a body shot as Fiaschi controls the action.
Slaughter struggles to land a body shot inside as Fiaschi controls his hands.
Fiaschi has a couple of punches blocked by Slaughter.
Fiaschi has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Slaughter seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Fiaschi can turn it around.
Fiaschi lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Slaughter backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Slaughter.
Fiaschi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Slaughter backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Slaughter tries to throw a body punch but Fiaschi avoids it by throwing Slaughter back against the cage.
Slaughter tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fiaschi's elbow.
Fiaschi jumps guard.
Slaughter looking to pass the guard.
Slaughter trying to control the position from guard on top but Fiaschi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fiaschi is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Slaughter controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Fiaschi is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Slaughter is aware though and is defending well.
Slaughter has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Slaughter trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Slaughter knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Fiaschi on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slaughter slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Slaughter lands an elbow.
Fiaschi is looking for a sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fiaschi sneaks back into half guard.
Slaughter wants to free his trapped foot but Fiaschi is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Fiaschi makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Fiaschi.
Fiaschi working a defensive guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fiaschi looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Fiaschi working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Slaughter.
Fiaschi keeping moving, preventing Slaughter from controlling successfully.
Slaughter pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Fiaschi is keeping the position for now.
Slaughter working some strikes from top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Slaughter sitting in guard, not really doing much.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dante Fiaschi dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Slaughter throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Fiaschi to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice straight punches there by Slaughter. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Slaughter.
Fiaschi's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Slaughter connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Fiaschi scrambles back to his feet.
Fiaschi is rocked!
Slaughter displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fiaschi throws out the jab.
Fiaschi is still on wobbly legs! Can Slaughter finish him?
Fiaschi leaves his chin hanging out and Slaughter seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Fiaschi crumbles to the floor in a heap, and the referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Max Slaughter!
Max Slaughter retains his middleweight title!
An out of breath Max Slaughter 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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