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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Salvatore Assante (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ragnar Danneskjold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Assante might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Lose Yourself. The crowd seem to be enjoying Danneskjold's choice of entrance music: Destroy Everything - Hatebreed. Ragnar Danneskjold has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Salvatore Assante's chin.
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185 cm
28
204 lbs
24 - 8 - 0 |
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182 cm
28
191 lbs
21 - 12 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
24 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Salvatore Assante! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
21 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ragnar Danneskjold! The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Paul Gruel and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Assante bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Assante darts in and clinches Danneskjold up against the cage. Assante tries to throw a body punch but Danneskjold avoids it by throwing Assante back against the cage. Both fighters working to control the clinch. Good body shot from Assante.
Assante swings wildly with an uppercut but Danneskjold uses good head movement to avoid it. The referee calls for Danneskjold to work.
Assante tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Assante lands a shot to the body. Danneskjold looks gassed! We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Assante lands a body punch in the clinch. Assante scores with a hook to the body. Assante lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. Assante throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. A body shot lands from Assante.
Assante tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Assante scores with a nice hook to the head. Assante lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Danneskjold backwards.
It looks like Ragnar Danneskjold has been cut. A nice left hand lands by Assante.
Assante presses Danneskjold against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. Assante lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round. Assante misses with a hook to the ribs.
Assante is leaning against Danneskjold and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. A nice right hand lands inside from Assante. Assante lands with a short shot to the head. Assante cracks Danneskjold with a nice body shot. Assante lands on the inside with an uppercut. Assante tries to work over Danneskjold's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Assante working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Assante blocking some punches.
Danneskjold tries to throw a body punch but Assante avoids it by throwing Danneskjold back against the cage. A short uppercut from Assante. Assante throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Danneskjolds head. Assante lands a right hand. Assante tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Assante digs a right hand into Danneskjold's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Danneskjold's gas tank. Assante lands a shot to the body. A nice left hand lands by Assante.
Assante stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. Assante lands an uppercut. Assante misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Assante lands a hook that snaps the head of Danneskjold backwards. Assante lands a left hand that snaps the head of Danneskjold backwards.
Danneskjold is rocked! Assante doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Danneskjold is still on wobbly legs! Can Assante finish him? Assante throws a punch but it's blocked by Danneskjold. Danneskjold seems to have recovered his senses. Both guys are working to get underhooks. Assante can't find room to land a body shot as Danneskjold controls the action.
Assante misses with the head strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch. Assante misses with some punches.
A short uppercut from Assante. Danneskjold is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Assante to keep the fight standing. Assante lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. Assante softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Assante dips a shoulder and cracks Danneskjold with a mighty uppercut! Danneskjold falls back against the cage and Assante unloads with a barrage of strikes! Danneskjold is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Assante screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Salvatore Assante!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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