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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Christopher Moltisanti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shamil Basayev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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270 lbs
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270 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Brawler
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Counter fighter
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Christopher Moltisanti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Shamil Basayev!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Chris Dean and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Basayev throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Moltisanti slips a jab from Basayev.
Christopher Moltisanti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Moltisanti.
Basayev needs to keep his hands up - Moltisanti had a free shot at his head there.
Moltisanti clinches up with Basayev and pushes him back against the cage.
Basayev misses with a short punch on the inside.
Moltisanti can't find room to land a body shot as Basayev controls the action.
Moltisanti wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Basayev tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Basayev misses with some punches.
Moltisanti blocks an uppercut.
Moltisanti has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Moltisanti breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Moltisanti throws a low kick, looking for Basayev's leg but Basayev calmly moves out of range.
Basayev lands an overhand right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moltisanti misses with a head kick.
Moltisanti goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Moltisanti shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Basayev pinned against the cage. Basayev gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Moltisanti closes the distance and clinches.
Basayev lands a left hand.
Basayev is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Moltisanti blocks an uppercut.
Moltisanti tries to pull guard but Basayev won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Christopher Moltisanti. That's going to take a lot out of him.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Basayev.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Basayev.
Moltisanti blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moltisanti's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Shamil Basayev is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Moltisanti avoids the body shot from Basayev.
Basayev throws a hook but Moltisanti blocks it.
Basayev waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Moltisanti.
Moltisanti shoots for a takedown but Basayev saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A looping hook to the body misses from Basayev. Moltisanti does a little dance to reset his feet.
Moltisanti pushes Basayev up against the cage in a clinch.
Moltisanti fails to pull guard.
A right handed body shot lands from Basayev.
Moltisanti is breathing heavily.
Basayev looking to slow down the pace here.
Moltisanti fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Still in the clinch, Basayev scores with a nice short uppercut.
Basayev lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Basayev.
Basayev softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Basayev can't find room to land a body shot as Moltisanti controls the action.
Nice body punch from Basayev - that landed with a thud.
Basayev lands with a light punch inside.
Basayev digs a right hand into Moltisanti's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Moltisanti's gas tank.
Basayev throws a head punch that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Basayev.
Moltisanti is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Basayev looking to stall.
Basayev working aggressively here.
Basayev manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A short body shot lands from Basayev as the two fighters clinch.
Basayev makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moltisanti can't find room to land a body shot as Basayev controls the action.
Basayev lands a shot to the body.
Basayev misses with a hook from the clinch.
Basayev scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Basayev pushes Moltisanti back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Basayev just leaning against Moltisanti, taking a breather.
Basayev throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Moltisantis head.
Oh Moltisanti is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Moltisanti seems to have got his legs back now.
Moltisanti has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Moltisanti blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Basayev blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Moltisanti wants to break the clinch but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shamil Basayev dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Moltisanti moves into range and clinches up with Basayev.
Basayev gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Moltisanti.
Basayev swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Moltisanti's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Basayev misses with a looping left.
Moltisanti fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Moltisanti closes the distance and clinches up with Basayev, looking for a takedown. Moltisanti pushes Basayev against the cage but Basayev circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Christopher Moltisanti. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Moltisanti will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Basayev misses with an uppercut.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Basayev instigates a clinch.
Basayev slowing the pace effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Basayev prevents Moltisanti from breaking the clinch.
Moltisanti is trying to break the clinch but Basayev has him pressed against the cage.
A short left from Basayev.
Basayev misses with a short punch on the inside.
Moltisanti fails to pull guard.
Moltisanti's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Basayev is working Moltisanti over against the cage.
Basayev misses with a punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Basayev.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Basayev misses with a punch on the inside.
Basayev is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Basayev misses with a punch on the inside.
Moltisanti taking a breather.
Basayev makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A bit of stalling here from Basayev.
Basayev lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Moltisanti backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Basayev.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Basayev lands a left hand.
Basayev lands with a right to the head.
Basayev struggles to land a body shot inside as Moltisanti controls his hands.
Basayev misses with a punch to the body.
Basayev has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Basayev lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Moltisanti.
Basayev holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Moltisanti tries to circle away but Basayev has him pinned against the cage.
Basayev lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Basayev.
Moltisanti jumps guard but Basayev turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Basayev lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Basayev fails to land.
A short right from Basayev.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moltisanti blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Moltisanti blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Shamil Basayev seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Basayev lands with a right to the head.
Basayev lands a right hand.
Basayev scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Basayev stalling.
Basayev misses with a hook from the clinch.
Moltisanti has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Basayev avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Moltisanti.
Basayev drops Moltisanti onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Moltisanti is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Moltisanti blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Moltisanti prevents a body shot from Basayev.
Basayev stalling.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Moltisanti as Basayev tries to tie him up.
Moltisanti takes a shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moltisanti tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Basayev misses with a punch to the body.
Basayev swings wildly with an uppercut but Moltisanti uses good head movement to avoid it.
Basayev prevents Moltisanti from breaking the clinch.
Moltisanti blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Basayev throws a head punch that misses.
Moltisanti tries to stall but Basayev uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Moltisanti wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Basayev has a couple of punches blocked by Moltisanti.
The referee calls for Basayev to work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Basayev misses with the head strike.
Moltisanti tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Basayev swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shamil Basayev showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Basayev loads up on a big right hand but Moltisanti slips the punch.
Moltisanti uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Basayev.
Basayev goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Moltisanti dives in for a single leg takedown but Basayev sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Moltisanti struggles to land a body shot inside as Basayev controls his hands.
Basayev digs a right hand underneath Moltisanti's ribcage. Moltisanti let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Basayev misses with a punch to the body.
Basayev misses with some punches.
Basayev misses with a body punch.
Moltisanti blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Basayev misses with the head strike.
Moltisanti blocking some punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Basayev drops Moltisanti onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Moltisanti is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Moltisanti blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Basayev is leaning against Moltisanti and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Basayev drops Moltisanti onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Moltisanti is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Basayev throws a head punch that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Moltisanti wants to break the clinch but can't.
Basayev lands with a left to the head.
Basayev scores with a shoulder strike.
Moltisanti blocks an uppercut.
Basayev tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Basayev loads up on a right hand - it lands flush and knocks Moltisanti senseless! What a punch!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Shamil Basayev!
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