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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Davide Michieletto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dean Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Davide Michieletto has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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275 lbs
19 - 3 - 0 |
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282 lbs
30 - 18 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine |
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Olympic wrestler
Excellent boxer
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
19 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Davide Michieletto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dean Martin !
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Wesley Smith and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martin ducks under a wild hook from Michieletto.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Martin , as that shot connected.
Martin throws a series of punches but Michieletto avoids them all with ease.
Michieletto missing with a left hand there. Martin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Michieletto ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Martin moves away.
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 Martin has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Martin and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Michieletto ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Michieletto is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Martin .
Michieletto swings for the body but Martin moves out of range.
Michieletto turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Michieletto slips a straight right by Martin .
Michieletto avoids the body shot from Martin .
Martin fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Martin thows a body shot but no joy.
Martin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A leg kick checked by Martin .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Michieletto as he avoids it easily.
Michieletto looks to score with a jab to the body but Martin is just out of range.
Michieletto lands an overhand right.
Martin thuds his right hand into Michieletto's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Michieletto takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Michieletto tries to clinch but Martin is having none of it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Michieletto.
Martin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Michieletto moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Michieletto attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Martin shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Martin showed some decent athleticism there.
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!
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Martin working over Michieletto with some ground and pound. Michieletto looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Martin is pressing down on Michieletto's thigh, looking to free his foot. Michieletto is holding on for now.
Michieletto is pressing down on Martin 's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Michieletto has Martin pulled in close to control his posture.
Michieletto scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Michieletto lands a nice hook to Martin 's body. Martin takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Michieletto looks to land a body kick but Martin moved away.
Martin just misses with a punch to the body.
Michieletto takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Martin scores with a jab to the head.
Michieletto doesn't manage to clinch there - Martin circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Martin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Martin slaps away a takedown attempt from Michieletto, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Martin takes one on the button.
Both fighters circling a little - Michieletto finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Martin has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Michieletto.
Michieletto lands a jab to the nose.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Michieletto drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Martin throws a jab but it's blocked by Michieletto.
Martin digs a good hook to Michieletto's body.
Michieletto lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Martin misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martin lands with a straight right. Michieletto didn't see that one coming.
Davide Michieletto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Martin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Michieletto moves away.
Michieletto throws a leg kick which misses Martin 's front leg but catches the back leg as Martin tries to avoid it.
Martin looks to score with a jab to the body but Michieletto is just out of range.
Martin 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.
A big right from Martin misses.
Michieletto scores with a leg kick.
Martin throws a combination that misses
and Michieletto counters with a slapping leg kick.
Martin looks winded!
Nice takedown defense from Martin . No joy for Michieletto on that attempt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Martin shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Michieletto defends it nicely.
Davide Michieletto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dean Martin .
Michieletto looks to score with a jab to the body but Martin is just out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Davide Michieletto dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Michieletto tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Martin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Martin throws a shot to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Michieletto.
Martin looks to throw the jab but Michieletto is out of range.
Martin takes a swing at Michieletto's ribcage but misses.
Martin tries to keep at a distance but Michieletto has taken the fight into the clinch.
Michieletto throws a head punch that misses.
Michieletto fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Michieletto has Martin pressed against the cage, preventing Martin from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Michieletto tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Martin 's elbow.
Martin wants a takedown but no success here.
Michieletto digs a right hand underneath Martin 's ribcage. Martin let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Martin has had enough of the clinch but Michieletto keeps him there for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Michieletto lands a right hand that snaps the head of Martin backwards.
Martin blocking some punches.
Martin avoiding damage as Michieletto throws knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Michieletto creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Martin goes for a takedown in the clinch but Michieletto prevents it.
Michieletto lands a nice elbow.
Michieletto landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Michieletto tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Martin 's elbow.
Michieletto lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Martin is trying to drag Michieletto to the mat but Michieletto just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Davide Michieletto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dean Martin .
Martin wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Michieletto has him pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin is trying to push Michieletto away but Michieletto has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Michieletto.
Martin is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Michieletto tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Michieletto misses with a punch to the body.
Martin wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Michieletto doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
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 misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Michieletto missing with knees to the body.
Michieletto putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Martin in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Martin is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Michieletto is defending well.
Michieletto landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Martin is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michieletto misses with a punch to the body.
Davide Michieletto has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Michieletto misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Michieletto tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Martin avoids it.
Martin wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Michieletto has him pressed against the cage.
Martin drops down looking for an ankle pick but Michieletto pulls his leg out and moves away.
Martin 's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Martin shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Michieletto throws a shot to the body.
Michieletto chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Michieletto tries to clinch there but Martin circles away.
Martin misses with a looping right.
Martin tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Michieletto swivels and escapes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Michieletto connects with an inside leg kick.
Michieletto pushes Martin away with a front kick.
Davide Michieletto is winning the standup battle so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Michieletto looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Michieletto throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Martin . Michieletto does a little dance to reset his feet.
Michieletto lands a nice shot to the body.
Michieletto fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Martin has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Michieletto closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Michieletto creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Michieletto working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Michieletto misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Michieletto has Martin pressed against the cage, preventing Martin from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Michieletto.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Davide Michieletto dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Michieletto moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Michieletto displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Michieletto is looking to wear down Martin with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Michieletto moves out of range of the strikes.
Martin lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Michieletto connects with a looping right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
That kick from Michieletto tenderised Martin 's leg. Martin is trying to keep his angry face on.
Michieletto throws a shot to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Michieletto.
Michieletto changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Michieletto is looking to clinch.
Michieletto cracks Martin with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A nice inside leg kick there by Michieletto. That's going to slow Martin down.
Martin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Michieletto misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Michieletto scores with a decent looking hook.
Michieletto lands a left and a right that send Martin crashing to the mat, dazed. Michieletto thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Martin is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Michieletto throws a nice inside leg kick.
Martin is still on wobbly legs! Can Michieletto finish him?
Martin on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Michieletto. Michieletto obviously looking to wear him down.
Michieletto thuds a left hand into Martin 's body.
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Michieletto engages and cracks Martin with a massive lead left hook - Martin tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Michieletto is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Davide Michieletto!
Davide Michieletto really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Dynamic Nutrition $35 159 Recovery logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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