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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Giuseppe Maldini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jules Winnfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maldini comes into the arena with Just one cornetto blaring out of the sound system. Winnfield has chosen Kool & the Gang - Jungle Boogie as his entrance music. 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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277 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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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
17 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Giuseppe Maldini!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jules Winnfield!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maldini throws out a powerful jab.
Winnfield swinging wildly here.
Maldini pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Winnfield! But no joy.
Maldini clinches.
Winnfield has a couple of punches blocked by Maldini.
A hook to the body from Winnfield.
Maldini pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A slow jab from Winnfield misses its intended target.
Maldini tries to clinch up.
We've been informed that Winnfield has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Maldini throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Winnfield's head.
Maldini closes the distance and clinches.
Maldini looking to stall.
Maldini manages to break the clinch.
Maldini fails with an attempt to clinch.
Maldini moves in looking to clinch but Winnfield pushes him off.
Winnfield scores with a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Winnfield pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winnfield scores with a hook.
Maldini tries to clinch up but Winnfield circles away and keeps his distance.
Maldini throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Winnfield keeps the fight on the outside.
Maldini tries to close the distance and clinch but Winnfield swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Winnfield lands a jab to Maldini's midsection.
Winnfield takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Maldini takes one on the button.
Maldini tries to clinch there but Winnfield circles away.
Oooooh!!! Winnfield has knocked Maldini down with a huge combo! Winnfield steps away and waves a wobbly Maldini back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
It looks like Giuseppe Maldini has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maldini tries to clinch up but Winnfield circles away and keeps his distance.
Maldini ducks under a wild hook from Winnfield.
Maldini throws a nice looking combination but Winnfield bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Winnfield on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Maldini doesn't manage to clinch there - Winnfield circles away.
Winnfield misses with a body shot.
Maldini pushes Winnfield up against the cage in a clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maldini goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Maldini.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Winnfield.
Winnfield's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Maldini pushes Winnfield back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Still in the clinch, Winnfield scores with a nice short uppercut.
Maldini blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Winnfield takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Maldini breaks the clinch.
Maldini tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Maldini throws a sloppy head kick and Winnfield moves out of range easily.
Maldini closes the distance but Winnfield moves to the side
and Winnfield counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maldini tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Maldini has closed the distance and engaged Winnfield in a clinch.
Winnfield stalling in the clinch but Maldini improves position.
Maldini breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Maldini, right into the meat.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A short left from Winnfield.
Winnfield blocks a body shot from Maldini.
Winnfield lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Winnfield breaks the clinch.
Winnfield scores with a sloppy right hand. Maldini should have avoided that one.
Maldini is looking to clinch but Winnfield is avoiding it.
Maldini is looking to clinch but Winnfield is avoiding it.
It seemed like Winnfield was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Winnfield fails to land with a series of punches.
Maldini tries to clinch but Winnfield moves out of range.
Maldini is looking to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maldini throws a series of punches but Winnfield moves out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maldini takes one to the chin there.
Maldini plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Winnfield throws a jab but it's blocked by Maldini.
Maldini is looking to clinch but Winnfield is avoiding it.
A little jabbing left from Winnfield on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Giuseppe Maldini seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight stays on the outside here - Maldini looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Maldini with a hook.
Maldini plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
The fighters circle momentarily. Maldini darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Maldini wants to clinch up but Winnfield keeps it at a distance.
Maldini fails in his attempt to clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Winnfield circles away from the clinch attempt.
Winnfield looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Maldini throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Maldini avoids the body shot from Winnfield.
Maldini fails with an attempt to clinch.
Despite the aggression on Winnfield's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jules Winnfield will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Giuseppe Maldini's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Maldini fails with an attempt to clinch.
Winnfield scores with the left hand. Maldini knows he should have avoided that one.
Maldini connects with a good right hand that stumbles Winnfield. Winnfield circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Maldini wants to clinch.
Winnfield uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Maldini.
Maldini misses the jab.
Winnfield swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Maldini tries a head kick but it misses.
A big left from Winnfield misses.
Maldini darts in trying to clinch
and Winnfield counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Maldini looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Maldini tries to clinch but Winnfield moves out of range.
Maldini darts in and clinches Winnfield up against the cage.
Maldini tries a body shot but Winnfield blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maldini is trying to break the clinch but Winnfield has him pressed against the cage.
Winnfield wants to stall.
Still in the clinch, Winnfield scores with a nice short uppercut.
Winnfield just leaning against Maldini, taking a breather.
Winnfield misses with some punches.
Maldini is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Winnfield cracks Maldini with a nice body shot.
Maldini blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Maldini lands a shot to the body.
Giuseppe Maldini has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Winnfield misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Maldini.
Winnfield misses with a hook from the clinch.
Winnfield struggles to land a body shot inside as Maldini controls his hands.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Winnfield's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maldini has managed to clinch.
Maldini blocks an uppercut.
Maldini blocking some punches.
Maldini swings wildly with an uppercut but Winnfield uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maldini wants to stall.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Winnfield creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Maldini wants to break free but Winnfield has control.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Winnfield.
I was talking to Maldini's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Winnfield misses with some punches.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Winnfield just misses with a elbow thrown towards Maldini's brow.
Maldini makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
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!
Winnfield throws an elbow but it misses.
Winnfield lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maldini blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Winnfield lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short left from Winnfield.
Maldini's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Maldini tries to clinch but Winnfield moves out of range.
Winnfield lands a jab to the nose.
A swing and a miss from Winnfield.
Maldini tries to counter by clinching up but Winnfield breaks away and moves out of range.
Maldini moves in looking to clinch but Winnfield pushes him off.
Maldini throws a sloppy head kick
and Winnfield counters with a nice uppercut.
Winnfield has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Winnfield has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Winnfield avoids the body shot from Maldini.
Maldini has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Winnfield keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
No joy there for Winnfield, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Maldini swings widly with a right hand
and Winnfield counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Winnfield throws a series of punches but Maldini avoids them all with ease.
Winnfield lands a jab to Maldini's midsection.
Maldini avoids the body shot from Winnfield.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maldini closes the distance looking to clinch
and Winnfield counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Maldini needs to keep his hands up - Winnfield had a free shot at his head there.
Winnfield gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Winnfield throws a hook but Maldini avoids it easily.
Winnfield just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromMaldini.
Maldini checks a leg kick.
Maldini tries to clinch but Winnfield moves away
and Winnfield cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Winnfield circles away from the clinch attempt.
Winnfield feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Maldinis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Winnfield moves into range and clinches up with Maldini.
Winnfield is trying to stall.
Maldini blocks an uppercut.
Winnfield stalling in the clinch but Maldini improves position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jules Winnfield showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Giuseppe Maldini's cut.
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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Winnfield keeps the fight on the outside.
Maldini uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Winnfield.
Maldini steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Winnfield.
Maldini throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Winnfield.
Maldini has taken the fight to the clinch.
Winnfield lands a hook that snaps the head of Maldini backwards.
Maldini manages to break the clinch.
Winnfield loads up on a big right hand but Maldini slips the punch.
Maldini is looking to clinch.
Maldini is looking to clinch.
Winnfield wants to clinch up but Maldini keeps it at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maldini fails in his attempt to clinch.
Maldini paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Winnfield takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Maldini lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Winnfield takes a jab right on the kisser.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maldini throws a combination that misses
and Winnfield connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maldini throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Winnfield scores with a punch to the head.
Winnfield moves into the clinch successfully.
Maldini fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Winnfield throws a punch but it's blocked by Maldini.
Winnfield misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Winnfield.
Maldini breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Winnfield throws a hook but Maldini blocks it.
Winnfield takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Winnfield throws out a counter right but Maldini avoids it with no problem.
Winnfield avoids the body shot from Maldini.
A little jabbing left from Winnfield on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Maldini tries to close the distance and clinch but Winnfield swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Maldini darts in and clinches Winnfield up against the cage.
Winnfield breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Maldini connects with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maldini takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winnfield jabs Maldini to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Winnfield looks to land a combination but Maldini avoids it well.
Winnfield keeps the fight on the outside.
Winnfield misses the shot to the body.
A swing and a miss from Winnfield.
Winnfield lands with a shot to the body.
Winnfield throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Winnfield takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Maldini keeps the fight on the outside.
Maldini keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Winnfield looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Winnfield misses with a straight left.
Winnfield throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Maldini tries to clinch up.
Maldini is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
It seemed like Winnfield was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winnfield rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Maldini moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Maldini tries to close the distance and clinch up but Winnfield swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A punch combination from Winnfield misses.
Maldini wants to clinch.
Maldini works the jab nicely.
Maldini has Winnfield up against the cage in a clinch.
Winnfield has a couple of punches blocked by Maldini.
Maldini's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Maldini has had enough of the clinch but Winnfield keeps him there for the moment.
Maldini tries to break free but Winnfield pushes him back against the cage.
Giuseppe Maldini has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winnfield lands an uppercut.
Maldini swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Maldini.
Maldini working hard to break the clinch.
Winnfield lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Winnfield working aggressively here.
Winnfield will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Maldini up against the cage.
Maldini blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jules Winnfield is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Winnfield blocks an uppercut.
Maldini tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Winnfield is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
Winnfield escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Winnfield misses with a hook.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jules Winnfield comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Winnfield has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jules Winnfield!
A very excited looking Jules Winnfield made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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