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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cliff Mustaine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luigi Megani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mustaine comes into the arena with Ride the Lightning blaring out of the sound system. Luigi Megani has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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210 cm
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265 lbs
3 - 4 - 0 |
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195 cm
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280 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Basic striking
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cliff Mustaine! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Luigi Megani! The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Megani throws a shot from downtown. Mustaine moves away and avoids it. Mustaine wants to clinch up but Megani keeps it at a distance. Mustaine blocks a jab. Megani thows a left - swing and a miss! Mustaine is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Megani. Megani throws a hook but Mustaine avoids it easily. Mustaine tries to clinch but Megani is having none of it. Nice defenses there by Mustaine. Mustaine tests Megani's chin there with a solid looking shot. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Mustaine throws a right and a left that both miss. Mustaine's jab looks to have found its range, popping Megani under the eye. Mustaine tries to clinch but Megani moves out of range. The fighters circling - Megani throws out the jab but it was never going to land. No joy there for Mustaine, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Megani looking to score a takedown here. Mustaine is defending well but Megani drives through and ends up in Mustaine's guard. The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up. Megani trying to control the position from guard on top but Mustaine is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Megani preventing the sweep. Megani landing some decent shots from guard. Megani looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round. Mustaine lands a couple of shots from the bottom.
Megani postures up and lands some nice ground and pound. Megani keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Mustaine's head. Mustaine has momentary wrist control but Megani slips an elbow through the middle. Megani working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Mustaine's head. Mustaine on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Mustaine tries to get out of the position. Megani lands a couple of decent looking shots. Megani trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. This has been an exciting period of action! Megani stands up out of Mustaine's guard for a moment - Mustaine manages to land a nice upkick. Mustaine has momentary wrist control but Megani slips an elbow through the middle. Mustaine looking for a sweep. Not yet Mustaine, not yet. Megani wants to pass the guard but Mustaine is keeping the position. Megani is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position. Megani makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Megani is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control. Mustaine striking off his back, scoring a few points. Megani is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. Mustaine wants to get back to his feet but Megani is in a dominant position and won't allow it. Megani slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Mustaine. Megani scoring with strikes to the body and head. Mustaine tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land. Megani lands with a punch from half guard. Mustaine missing with punches from the bottom.
Megani trying to control from half guard but Mustaine is working away. Mustaine throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Megani has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. Megani trying to mount his opponent but Mustaine defends it. Mustaine throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Megani sitting and controlling from the half guard. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Megani stops Mustaine from getting back to his feet.
Megani is figuring out what he wants to do next. Mustaine won't allow Megani to pass to mount.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Luigi Megani hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart. Mustaine shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Megani sprawls well. Megani wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Mustaine gets slowly back to his feet. A swing and a miss from Megani. Megani is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent. Megani throws a lazy right hand but Mustaine sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Cliff Mustaine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Mustaine gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Megani to score an easy takedown into full guard. Megani looking to pass the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Mustaine trying to strike off his back.
Mustaine keeping full guard, as Megani tries to pass. Megani advances position into side control! The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Megani avoids the strikes from the bottom by Mustaine. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Megani is working Mustaine over with some ground and pound from side control. Mustaine takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
It looks like Cliff Mustaine has been cut. Mustaine wants to get back to his feet but Megani drags him back down. Mustaine scores with a shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Megani lands a decent elbow from side control.
Mustaine is rocked! Mustaine takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Oh Mustaine is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!! Mustaine tries to strike from the bottom but misses. A big shot lands for Megani! That's hurt Mustaine! Will he recover? Megani fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Luigi Megani!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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