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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mitsuyo Maeda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Enrico Ipegacia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ipegacia comes into a darkened arena with his song building. 50 Ft Queenie - PJ Harvey kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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192 lbs
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190 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Great elbows
Granite chin |
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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
6 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mitsuyo Maeda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Enrico Ipegacia!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Alexandre Firmino and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ipegacia blocks a low kick nicely.
Maeda throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ipegacia.
Ipegacia tries to move into range but Maeda moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Maeda uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ipegacia.
Maeda checks a leg kick.
Maeda scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Maeda will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ipegacia throws a nice outside leg kick.
Maeda looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ipegacia darts in and clinches Maeda up against the cage.
Ipegacia misses with some punches.
Maeda tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ipegacia.
Maeda breaks the clinch.
Ipegacia throws a leg kick but Maeda checks it.
Enrico Ipegacia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maeda throws a quick inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maeda gets a clinch.
Maeda misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maeda throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ipegacia blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ipegacia misses with an elbow over the top.
Ipegacia is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Maeda wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ipegacia has him pressed against the cage.
A short left from Ipegacia.
Ipegacia tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Maeda lands an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Maeda.
Maeda on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Maeda misses with a knee to the head.
Maeda lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Maeda scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maeda breaks the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ipegacia misses with a low kick as Maeda jumps back.
Ipegacia avoids the head kick by Maeda.
Maeda lands a two punch combo.
Ipegacia cracks Maeda with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Maeda throws a half hearted mid kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ipegacia. Maeda does a little dance to reset his feet.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ipegacia 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 Maeda has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Maeda and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Maeda scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Ipegacia throws a punch but it's blocked by Maeda.
Maeda struggles to land a body shot inside as Ipegacia controls his hands.
Ipegacia lands with a right to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ipegacia.
Ipegacia lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Maeda scores with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maeda working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Maeda is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Ipegacia fails to land.
Maeda throws a knee to the head but misses.
Maeda has had enough of the clinch but Ipegacia keeps him there for the moment.
Maeda utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Ipegacia lands a damaging elbow.
Maeda breaks the clinch.
Ipegacia moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Ipegacia lands a jab-cross combination.
Maeda takes a swing at Ipegacia's ribcage but misses.
Ipegacia gets cracked there but stands up to it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ipegacia misses with a straight left.
Ipegacia tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Maeda was well out of range. Poor timing from Ipegacia.
Ipegacia takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ipegacia fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maeda lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ipegacia's sensitive parts.
Some wild striking there from Maeda.
Maeda lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
It looks like Enrico Ipegacia has been cut.
Maeda fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ipegacia closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Ipegacia drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A low kick from Ipegacia misses
and Maeda counters with a nice leg kick.
Ipegacia looks gassed!
Ipegacia takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ipegacia takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Maeda drives through and clinches with Ipegacia against the cage.
Maeda misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Maeda looking to stall.
Maeda's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ipegacia dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Maeda. That did some damage!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mitsuyo Maeda dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Enrico Ipegacia's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Maeda on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ipegacia on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Maeda misses with a hook. Ipegacia ducked under it nicely.
Maeda looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Maeda moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Maeda pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ipegacia throws a body punch but Maeda moves out of range.
Ipegacia tests Maeda's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ipegacia misses with a low kick as Maeda jumps back.
Ipegacia will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ipegacia doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ipegacia misses with a wild body shot.
Ipegacia just misses with a punch to the body.
Maeda connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ipegacia looks to land a combination but Maeda avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ipegacia thows a left - swing and a miss!
Maeda misses with the combination.
Maeda tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nice shot lands for Ipegacia.
Maeda punishes Ipegacia's body with a nice straight punch.
Ipegacia is breathing heavily.
Maeda uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Nice uppercut lands for Maeda. That snapped Ipegacia's head back.
Good exchange - Maeda coming out on top.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maeda displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ipegacia throws out the jab.
Mitsuyo Maeda is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Maeda misses with a body shot.
Ipegacia on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Mitsuyo Maeda is winning the standup battle so far.
Ipegacia attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Maeda scores with a leg kick.
Ipegacia walks into a left hand.
Mitsuyo Maeda is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Maeda gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maeda tries a body shot but Ipegacia blocks it.
Maeda tries to land a knee to the head but Ipegacia blocks with his arms.
Maeda breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ipegacia checks the leg kick.
Ipegacia misses with a leg kick.
Maeda connects with an inside leg kick.
Maeda lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Ipegacia connects with a body shot that sends Maeda's belly button to the back.
Ipegacia misses with a series of wild punches.
Maeda tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ipegacia was well out of range. Poor timing from Maeda.
Maeda keeps Ipegacia at a distance using the push kick.
Ipegacia walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Maeda cracks Ipegacia with a good jab.
Maeda lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ipegacia tries to keep at a distance but Maeda has taken the fight into the clinch.
Maeda is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ipegacia is defending well for now.
Maeda lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ipegacia backwards.
Mitsuyo Maeda has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Maeda breaks the clinch.
Maeda bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ipegacia's head.
A nice inside leg kick there by Maeda. That's going to slow Ipegacia down.
Maeda scores with a punch to the head.
Maeda throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ipegacia counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Maeda thinking.
Ipegacia throws a body punch but Maeda moves out of range.
Ipegacia's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Maeda checks a leg kick nicely.
Ipegacia walks into a straight right hand from Maeda.
Ipegacia is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ipegacia swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Maeda counters with a low kick, right behind Ipegacia 's knee.
Ipegacia is still on wobbly legs! Can Maeda finish him?
Ipegacia with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Maeda to score with a decent uppercut.
No joy there for Maeda, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Maeda is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ipegacia can do to turn this around?
Maeda lands an overhand right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maeda waves his right hand out in front of him, looking to distract Ipegacia. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped Ipegacia to the canvas! Can he finish him!?
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Ipegacia keeping moving, preventing Maeda from controlling successfully.
Maeda pushing down on Ipegacia's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Maeda is trying to control. Ipegacia wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Ipegacia seems to have recovered his senses.
Ipegacia is looking to improve his position.
Ipegacia looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ipegacia avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Maeda.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mitsuyo Maeda dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Enrico Ipegacia's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Maeda lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Maeda scores with a sloppy right hand. Ipegacia should have avoided that one.
Good standup being displayed there by Maeda as he connects with a hook.
Maeda scores with a three punch combo!
Ipegacia backs away from a small jab... but Maeda lunges forward with a huge superman punch! Ipegacia crumples to the ground as his mouth piece is sent flying! Maeda with a spectacular finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Mitsuyo Maeda!
Our winner, Mitsuyo Maeda, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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