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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dante Evangelisti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Takeru Kyle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Evangelisti comes into the arena with Hunting For Death blaring out of the sound system. Kyle has chosen I Like to Move It as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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200 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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ADCC Champion
World class boxer
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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
27 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dante Evangelisti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Takeru Kyle!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Stewart Dunkirk and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Evangelisti 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 Kyle has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kyle and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That kick from Evangelisti tenderised Kyle's leg. Kyle is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kyle avoids the head kick by Evangelisti.
Evangelisti takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Kyle shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Evangelisti pinned against the cage. Evangelisti gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A cross from Evangelisti lands.
Kyle lands a nice shot that snaps Evangelisti's head back.
Evangelisti pushes Kyle away with a front kick.
Takeru Kyle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kyle is looking to clinch but Evangelisti is avoiding it.
Evangelisti tries to land a leg kick but Kyle saw it coming and moves away.
Both fighters circling a little - Kyle finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kyle looks to score with a jab to the body but Evangelisti is just out of range.
Evangelisti will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Evangelisti connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Evangelisti displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kyle throws out the jab.
Kyle uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Evangelisti.
Kyle keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kyle waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Evangelisti.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kyle looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kyle throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kyle waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Evangelisti.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evangelisti lands a body shot.
Kyle throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sloppy strikes from Evangelisti. Those never looked like landing.
Evangelisti defending well as Kyle loads up on a big left hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Evangelisti misses the target.
Kyle misses with a takedown attempt - Evangelisti sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A head kick by Kyle misses
and Evangelisti counters with a left to the body.
Kyle missing with a left hand there. Evangelisti was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kyle checks a low kick from Evangelisti.
Kyle misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Evangelisti.
A low kick from Kyle is predictable there
and Evangelisti counters with a right hand to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kyle throws a low kick but Evangelisti avoids it.
Evangelisti cracks the inside of Kyle's front leg.
A shot to the body from Evangelisti misses
and Kyle counters with a straight right hand.
Evangelisti misses with a leg kick.
Evangelisti throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Evangelisti looks to land a combination. Kyle sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A big left from Evangelisti misses.
Kyle is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Evangelisti.
Kyle scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Evangelisti doesn't seem bothered though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kyle throws a push kick but Evangelisti slaps the foot to one side.
A low kick from Kyle misses
and Evangelisti makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evangelisti just misses with a punch to the body.
Evangelisti thows a body shot but no joy.
Kyle wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kyle moves away from the strike by Evangelisti.
Evangelisti tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Evangelisti lands with a right hand.
Evangelisti misses with a head kick.
Kyle waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Evangelisti.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kyle slips a straight right by Evangelisti.
Evangelisti throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dante Evangelisti dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Kyle slips a jab from Evangelisti.
Kyle lands with a good body shot.
Kyle rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Evangelisti moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kyle throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kyle misses with a looping left.
Evangelisti takes the fight into the clinch.
Kyle tries a body shot but Evangelisti blocks it.
Kyle misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kyle misses with the head strike.
Evangelisti tries to break the clinch but Kyle is controlling the position.
Kyle working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kyle lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Evangelisti lands with a right to the head.
Evangelisti tries to throw a body punch but Kyle avoids it by throwing Evangelisti back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kyle working aggressively here.
Kyle blocks an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kyle.
Evangelisti breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kyle misses the shot to the body.
Evangelisti cracks a nice hook into Kyle's ribs.
Evangelisti tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kyle swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kyle shoots in looking for a takedown but Evangelisti manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Kyle's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Kyle misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Evangelisti misses with a body kick.
Evangelisti is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kyle.
Evangelisti looks to throw the jab but Kyle is out of range.
Dante Evangelisti is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kyle looks for the body kick but Evangelisti saw that one coming.
A looping hook to the body misses from Evangelisti. Kyle does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kyle shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Evangelisti pinned against the cage. Evangelisti gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Kyle looks to land a right hand but Evangelisti moved out of range.
Kyle on the wrong end of a nice hook.
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!
Kyle throws a wild body kick that Evangelisti sees coming a mile off.
Evangelisti uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kyle.
Evangelisti lands with a cross.
Kyle throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kyle throws a leg kick but Evangelisti sees it coming and moves out of range.
Kyle misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Evangelisti.
Kyle misses with a head kick.
Evangelisti throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kyle thumps Evangelisti with a low kick.
Kyle shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Dante Evangelisti has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Takeru Kyle.
Kyle fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Evangelisti avoids the body shot from Kyle.
Evangelisti connects with an inside leg kick.
Kyle is trying desperately to land a takedown but Evangelisti is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Kyle.
Kyle moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evangelisti delivers a nice body kick.
Kyle is breathing heavily.
Evangelisti throws a body kick that misses.
Kyle throws a leg kick that is checked
and Evangelisti connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kyle fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Evangelisti throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Nice takedown defense from Evangelisti. No joy for Kyle on that attempt.
Kyle looks to score with a jab to the body but Evangelisti is just out of range.
Danga de danga de dang - Evangelisti scores with a four punch combination!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A chopping leg kick lands by Evangelisti.
Evangelisti scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kyle is rocked!
Kyle wants to stay close but Evangelisti steps back to make room for something. Kyle seems frozen to the spot and bam! huge swing of the leg from Evangelisti and Kyle drops like he has been shot! A huge head kick and it's all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Dante Evangelisti!
Our winner, Dante Evangelisti, 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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energy
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hype
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