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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael DeJesus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nico Pistola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). DeJesus comes to the cage accompanied by I Get Knocked Down. Pistola has chosen Oh Fortuna as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Michael DeJesus has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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204 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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Excellent 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
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Michael DeJesus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Nico Pistola!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Micheangelo Fripello and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
DeJesus gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Pistola counters with a three punch combo that has DeJesus backing up. DeJesus nods at Pistola to acknowledge the strikes.
DeJesus looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Pistola misses with a wild combination.
Pistola rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but DeJesus moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nico Pistola seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
DeJesus gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Pistola counters with a crisp one two that drops DeJesus! Pistola thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves DeJesus to his feet! DeJesus is in big trouble!
DeJesus is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
DeJesus avoids a punch combination nicely.
Oh DeJesus is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pistola misses with the combination.
DeJesus takes a shot to the body in his stride.
DeJesus seems to have got his legs back now.
Pistola punishes DeJesus's body with a nice straight punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pistola misses with a few strikes there.
Pistola changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
DeJesus dodges the punch combination from Pistola.
DeJesus takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Pistola swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pistola throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pistola lands a body shot.
Pistola swinging wildly here.
Pistola lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pistola throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pistola misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pistola bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps DeJesus's head backwards.
Nico Pistola is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pistola will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pistola misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pistola throws a series of punches but DeJesus avoids them all with ease.
DeJesus avoids a punch combination nicely.
DeJesus with a poor takedown
and Pistola counters with a series of strikes. DeJesus will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael DeJesus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Pistola. Those never looked like landing.
Pistola cracks DeJesus with a right hand to the side of the head.
Pistola misses with a jab, cross combination.
DeJesus fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Pistola throws a right hand that DeJesus ducks under and follows up with a left that DeJesus also avoids with ease.
DeJesus shoots in for a takedown but Pistola shows good takedown defense.
Pistola works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Pistola misses with a wild combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pistola misses with a double jab
and DeJesus counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Pistola's guard now.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
DeJesus thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
DeJesus drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Pistola dives on top into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pistola wanted to stand there but DeJesus had control of the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pistola decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nico Pistola dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
DeJesus is trying hard to land a takedown here. Pistola sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Pistola fails to land with a series of punches.
Pistola throws a one two combo.
DeJesus slips a jab and a cross from Pistola.
Pistola throws a combination that misses
and DeJesus counters with a takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
DeJesus looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
DeJesus is trying to get an arm triangle but Pistola is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
DeJesus looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
DeJesus wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Pistola, who protects the arm well.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
DeJesus tries for a kimura but Pistola is defending well.
Pistola is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
DeJesus is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Pistola is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
DeJesus looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Pistola bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pistola will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
DeJesus shoots in but Pistola avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Pistola throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pistola misses with a double jab.
Pistola lands the left hand.
Pistola tests DeJesus's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pistola misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pistola throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and DeJesus counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
DeJesus passes to side control.
DeJesus tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pistola explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael DeJesus dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Pistola lands a jab-cross combination.
Pistola misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pistola's jab looks to have found its range, popping DeJesus under the eye.
Michael DeJesus is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Left hook, right uppercut from Pistola.
Pistola lands a jab-cross combination.
DeJesus fails with a takedown attempt.
A combination from Pistola does no damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
DeJesus with a lazy takedown attempt
and Pistola counters with a left and a right that stings DeJesus.
That's one minute gone in the round.
DeJesus has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
DeJesus takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
DeJesus slips a jab and a cross from Pistola.
Pistola looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pistola lands with a nice combination. DeJesus backs away looking to recover.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from DeJesus is defended easily by Pistola.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael DeJesus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pistola lands with a nice combination. DeJesus backs away looking to recover.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pistola misses with a jab, cross combination.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from DeJesus.
Pistola lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Pistola throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pistola throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pistola misses with a double jab.
Nico Pistola seems to be getting the better of the standup.
DeJesus fails to land the takedown.
DeJesus slips a jab and a cross from Pistola.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
DeJesus fails with the takedown
and Pistola counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Pistola keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
DeJesus fails with the takedown
and Pistola counters with a three punch combo that has DeJesus backing up. DeJesus nods at Pistola to acknowledge the strikes.
DeJesus tries to score a power double leg takedown but Pistola sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten DeJesus somewhat.
Pistola misses with a two punch combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pistola throws a combination that misses
and DeJesus counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Pistola!
DeJesus is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Pistola to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Pistola shrugs it off.
Pistola is trying to stand up.
DeJesus is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Pistola can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
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!
Pistola bucks up and throws DeJesus to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice takedown defense from Pistola. No joy for DeJesus on that attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nico Pistola comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Pistola has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nico Pistola!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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