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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Davide Michieletto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shank Flabbott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Flabbott has chosen Wait and Bleed as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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275 lbs
16 - 2 - 0 |
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290 lbs
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Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible |
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Decent boxing
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
16 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Davide Michieletto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Shank Flabbott!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Michieletto moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
It looks like Shank Flabbott has been cut.
A bone on bone clash there as Flabbott blocks the leg kick.
Michieletto throws a leg kick but Flabbott sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Michieletto throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Michieletto tries a low kick but Flabbott avoids it.
Michieletto misses with a wild body shot.
Michieletto will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Michieletto falls off balance throwing a combination
and Flabbott counters with a left to the body.
Flabbott rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Michieletto counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Michieletto lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Flabbott has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Flabbott and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Flabbott moves away from the strike by Michieletto.
Flabbott keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Flabbott. Those never looked like landing.
Flabbott keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Good work by Flabbott as he checks the leg kick.
Flabbott throws a body punch but Michieletto moves out of range.
Michieletto lands with an overhand left.
Michieletto tries to close the distance and clinch up but Flabbott swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Flabbott feints and then cracks Michieletto's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Michieletto down.
The fight stays on the outside here - Michieletto looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Flabbott forces Michieletto back against the ropes and clinches.
Flabbott softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Michieletto working aggressively here.
Michieletto lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Michieletto misses with a punch to the body.
Michieletto creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Michieletto throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Flabbott struggles to land a body shot inside as Michieletto controls his hands.
Flabbott has hold of one of Michieletto's legs. Michieletto is fighting the takedown attempt but Flabbott gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Flabbott postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Michieletto has his hands on Flabbott's head, controlling the position.
Flabbott throws a big right hand that misses.
Flabbott trying to control but Michieletto is working from the bottom.
Michieletto tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Flabbott trying to control the position from guard on top but Michieletto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Flabbott postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Michieletto staying out of range there.
Flabbott just misses with a punch to the body.
Michieletto throws a head kick that misses
enabling Flabbott to counter with a crisp jab.
Michieletto circles away from the clinch attempt.
Michieletto throws a hook but Flabbott avoids it easily.
Michieletto throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Michieletto connects with a nice looking jab.
Flabbott misses the shot to the body.
Flabbott fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Michieletto connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Michieletto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Michieletto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Flabbott manages to avoid it.
Michieletto buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Michieletto throws a nice inside leg kick.
Flabbott fails to land the takedown.
Michieletto wants to clinch up but Flabbott keeps it at a distance.
Flabbott misses with a wild body shot.
Flabbott feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Flabbott postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Michieletto is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Flabbott is aware though and is defending well.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Michieletto looking for a sweep. Not yet Michieletto, not yet.
Flabbott wants to control from the top but Michieletto keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Davide Michieletto dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Shank Flabbott's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Flabbott closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
You can see the frustration on Michieletto's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Flabbott is chipping away with strikes.
You can see the frustration on Michieletto's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Michieletto manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Michieletto is looking for a sweep. Flabbott is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Michieletto regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Flabbott.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Flabbott postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Michieletto is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Michieletto keeping moving, preventing Flabbott from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flabbott controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Flabbott preventing the sweep.
Flabbott wants to control from the top but Michieletto keeps moving.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Shank Flabbott wasn't active enough on the ground.
Flabbott lands with a good body shot.
Michieletto is looking to score with low kicks.
Flabbott tries to score a power double leg takedown but Michieletto sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Flabbott somewhat.
Flabbott with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flabbott tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Michieletto was well out of range. Poor timing from Flabbott.
Flabbott misses with a body shot.
Flabbott throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
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!
Michieletto scores with a jab to the head.
Davide Michieletto is winning the standup battle so far.
Michieletto takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Michieletto scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Michieletto is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Michieletto feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Flabbott's calf.
Flabbott steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Michieletto. That one must have hurt.
Flabbott darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Flabbott is breathing heavily.
Flabbott looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flabbott is trying to control the action in half guard but Michieletto is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Michieletto wants to control but Flabbott is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Michieletto tries to get to full guard but Flabbott has control of the leg.
Michieletto trying to control but Flabbott postures up.
Michieletto moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Michieletto working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Flabbott.
Flabbott won't allow Michieletto to sweep him here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flabbott content to stall in guard here.
Michieletto tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Flabbott loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Flabbott postures up in Michieletto's guard and throws a big left but Michieletto blocks it.
Flabbott stays in close to Michieletto's body and controls the position.
Flabbott stopping the sweep attempt from Michieletto.
Shank Flabbott has got the better of the ground game so far.
Flabbott controlling from the top position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Flabbott throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shank Flabbott showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Shank Flabbott's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Michieletto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
An inside leg kick lands from Michieletto.
Flabbott ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Michieletto moves away.
Michieletto explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Michieletto throws a nice outside leg kick.
Michieletto wants to clinch.
Flabbott throws an off balance right hand
and Michieletto counters with a thumping low kick.
Flabbott on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Michieletto chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Flabbott takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Michieletto is looking to clinch but Flabbott is avoiding it.
A slow jab from Flabbott misses its intended target.
Michieletto comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Michieletto keeps Flabbott at a distance using the push kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Michieletto finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Flabbott takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Davide Michieletto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Michieletto moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Michieletto.
Flabbott takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Flabbott takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Michieletto moves in looking to clinch but Flabbott pushes him off.
An inside leg kick lands from Michieletto.
Michieletto feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Flabbott's calf.
Flabbott doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Michieletto is looking to clinch.
Michieletto lets loose with a powerful body kick. Flabbott will feel that in the morning.
Michieletto lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Flabbott at a distance.
Michieletto lands a jab to Flabbott's midsection.
Michieletto connects with an inside leg kick.
Michieletto misses with a two punch combination.
A nice inside leg kick there by Michieletto. That's going to slow Flabbott down.
Michieletto looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Michieletto dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Flabbott. That did some damage!
Michieletto thuds a left hand into Flabbott's body.
Michieletto tries to clinch up but Flabbott circles away and keeps his distance.
Flabbott's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flabbott takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Michieletto throws a leg kick which misses Flabbott's front leg but catches the back leg as Flabbott tries to avoid it.
Flabbott tries to clinch but Michieletto moves away
and Michieletto counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Michieletto is looking to slow Flabbott down with leg kicks.
Michieletto lands with a shot to the body.
Michieletto scores with a decent looking hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Michieletto with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Flabbott throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Flabbott gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Michieletto.
Michieletto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Davide Michieletto is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Michieletto lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Flabbott at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Michieletto.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Michieletto.
Michieletto throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Michieletto misses with a body shot.
Michieletto jabs at Flabbott's body.
Michieletto with a nice cross.
A slapping leg kick lands for Michieletto.
Michieletto lands a jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Flabbott takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Davide Michieletto showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Michieletto has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Davide Michieletto!
Davide Michieletto managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Dynamic Nutrition $35 159 Recovery , into his post fight interview.
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hype
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