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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Max Casacci (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nari Vari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Casacci's entrance music is Serpente by SUBSONICA. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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202 lbs
11 - 2 - 0 |
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185 cm
25
202 lbs
14 - 6 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Great elbows
Cardio machine |
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Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Max Casacci!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Nari Vari!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Hirohito Nitta and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vari takes a swing at Casacci's ribcage but misses.
Vari looks to land a left hand but Casacci moved out of range nicely.
Casacci is looking to counter the offense by Vari and move into the clinch.
Vari throws a body shot but no joy.
Vari connects with a body shot that sends Casacci's belly button to the back.
Nari Vari seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vari takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Casacci cracks Vari with a right hand to the side of the head.
Casacci slips a straight right by Vari.
Vari jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Vari moves out of range as Casacci throws a body kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Casacci.
Casacci misses the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vari slips under a jab from Casacci.
Casacci lands a leg kick that knocks Vari off balance momentarily.
We've been hearing reports that Casacci has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Casacci lands a lovely overhand right.
Casacci showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vari.
Casacci throws an overhand right that lands on Vari's shoulder, as Vari tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Casacci. Vari does a little dance to reset his feet.
Casacci tries to land a front kick but Vari steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Vari wants to slow Casacci down by chopping away at his legs.
Vari throws a sloppy head kick
and Casacci counters with a nice body shot.
Vari throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Vari has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Casacci.
Casacci throws a head kick that misses
and Vari counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Casacci throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vari keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Casacci.
Vari attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Casacci seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Vari misses with an uppercut. Casacci saw that one coming.
Casacci is looking to score with low kicks.
A little jabbing left from Vari on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Casacci scores with a spinning back kick!
Vari checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Vari throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vari misses with a low kick.
Casacci looks to land a body kick but Vari moved away.
Vari missing with a left hand there. Casacci was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Casacci appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Casacci scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
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!
Casacci slips under a jab from Vari.
Vari takes a swing at Casacci's ribcage but misses.
A jab from Vari misses.
Casacci jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Casacci lands an overhand right.
Vari throws a left and a right that both miss
and Casacci counters with a thumping low kick.
Casacci digs a good body shot into Vari's ribs.
Casacci throws a lazy right hand but Vari sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Casacci looks to throw the jab but Vari is out of range.
Casacci looks to throw the jab but Vari is out of range.
Vari misses with a hook. Casacci ducked under it nicely.
A jab from Vari misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vari misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Casacci lands a leg kick that knocks Vari off balance momentarily.
Vari connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Casacci closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Vari pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Casacci avoids the body shot from Vari.
Casacci fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Vari has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Vari swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vari takes a swing at Casacci's ribcage but misses.
Vari finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Casacci throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Vari counters with a left and a right that stings Casacci.
Vari connects with a good right hand that stumbles Casacci. Casacci circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Casacci with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Casacci avoids the body shot from Vari.
Casacci appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
That kick from Casacci tenderised Vari's leg. Vari is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Casacci misses with a leg kick
and Vari counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Vari 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.
Nice body kick from Casacci.
Casacci delivers a nice body kick.
Vari uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Casacci.
Vari looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Casacci throws an overhand right that lands on Vari's shoulder, as Vari tries to avoid the shot.
Vari gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Casacci.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Casacci.
Vari throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Casacci sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Vari takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Vari throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Casacci is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Vari.
Vari avoids a kick to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Casacci darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Casacci lands with a good body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Max Casacci dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Vari fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Casacci misses with a body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Casacci. Vari does a little dance to reset his feet.
Casacci uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vari.
Max Casacci is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice jab there from Casacci.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Vari might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Casacci has got the better of the exchanges.
Casacci on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Vari swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Vari looks to score with a jab to the body but Casacci is just out of range.
Casacci throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Casacci throws the left hand but Vari avoids the punch easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A punch combination from Casacci misses.
Nice cross by Casacci.
Vari is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Vari walks forward, straight into a front kick from Casacci.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Vari throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Casacci swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Casacci keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Casacci was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Vari moves out of range of the body kick.
Casacci moves out of range as Vari strikes.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Casacci.
A slapping body kick lands there for Casacci.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vari. Casacci does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vari getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Vari misses with a hook. Casacci ducked under it nicely.
A slapping leg kick lands for Casacci.
Vari swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Vari motions for Casacci to come forward. Vari throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Casacci is looking to land body kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Casacci keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Casacci throws a big shot that misses.
Casacci backing away here, and Vari unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Casacci goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Vari throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Casacci counters with a nice body kick.
Casacci throws the kick towards the body but Vari avoids it.
Vari takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Casacci feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Varis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Both fighters circling a little - Casacci finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Casacci misses with a body shot.
The fighters circling - Vari throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Vari throws a predictable looking body shot
and Vari takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Casacci throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vari looks to land a left hand but Casacci moved out of range nicely.
Vari's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Vari is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Casacci.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vari looks for the body kick but Casacci saw that one coming.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Casacci!
Vari throws a solid leg kick but Casacci takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Vari.
Casacci wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Casacci with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Vari throws a jab when Casacci was well out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Casacci.
Casacci just misses with a punch to the body.
Vari lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Casacci throws a leg kick but Vari sees it coming and moves out of range.
Casacci is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vari can do to turn this around?
Vari misses with a leg kick.
Vari avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Vari moves out of range of the body kick.
Vari looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Vari uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Casacci.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Casacci lands a nice shot to the body.
Casacci punishes Vari's body with a nice straight punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vari is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Casacci.
Vari throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Casacci quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Vari throws a head kick but Casacci moves out of range.
Casacci thows a body kick. Vari tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Vari is breathing heavily.
Casacci misses with an attempted mid kick.
Casacci blocks a low kick nicely.
Vari misses with an uppercut
and Casacci counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Casacci punishes Vari's body with a nice straight punch.
Casacci scores with a shot to the body.
Casacci swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A leg kick checked by Casacci.
Vari takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Max Casacci dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Vari stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Casacci.
Casacci lands with a good body shot.
Nice straight punches there by Casacci. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Casacci.
Casacci scores with a jab. Vari acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Casacci misses with a kick to the body.
Vari throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Casacci lands with a kick to the ribs.
Casacci connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nice shot by Vari.
Casacci throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Casacci lands the left hand.
Casacci stuns Vari with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Casacci connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Vari momentarily.
Vari is rocked!
Vari takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Vari takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Vari is still on wobbly legs! Can Casacci finish him?
Vari throws a sloppy body shot
and Casacci counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Casacci lands an elbow that stopped Vari in his tracks for a moment.
A shot in the inside from Casacci.
Casacci lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Vari backwards.
Casacci creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Vari with a big uppercut! Vari tries to clinch up but Casacci pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Vari to the mat! Vari covers up and Casacci unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Max Casacci!
Max Casacci retains his middleweight title!
Max Casacci seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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