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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Achilleo Katsidis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sean Michaels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Achilleo Katsidis has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Achilleo Katsidis seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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25
183 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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170 cm
39
183 lbs
14 - 10 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Decent wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Achilleo Katsidis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sean Michaels!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Saam Ante and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Michaels has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Michaels takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Katsidis scores with a hook.
Sean Michaels seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Michaels fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Katsidis is out of range.
Michaels misses with a jab, cross combination.
Michaels uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Katsidis.
Michaels has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Michaels there as he acknowledges the shot.
Katsidis with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Katsidis misses with a head kick.
Michaels throws a sloppy head kick and Katsidis moves out of range easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A punch lands to the side of Michaels 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Katsidis wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Michaels connects with a right hand. Katsidis shakes it off.
Katsidis throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Michaels swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Michaels fails with an attempt to clinch.
Katsidis throwing a counter right hand but Michaels manages to avoid it.
Katsidis uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Katsidis looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Katsidis misses with a hook.
Michaels tries to counter by closing the distance.
Katsidis lands a nice hook to Michaels's body. Michaels takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Katsidis lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Katsidis is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Michaels has taken the fight to the clinch.
Katsidis tries a body shot but Michaels blocks it.
Katsidis avoiding damage.
Katsidis misses with a body punch.
Michaels lands a good knee to the midsection. Katsidis won't want to take too many of those.
Michaels pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Michaels misses with a hook
and Katsidis counters with a left to the body.
Michaels misses with a head kick.
Michaels just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Michaels scores with a jab to the jaw.
Katsidis swats away the attempt to clinch by Michaels.
A combination from Katsidis does no damage.
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!
Michaels scores with a punch to the head.
Michaels tries to clinch but Katsidis is having none of it.
Katsidis throws a quick inside leg kick.
Katsidis smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Katsidis throws the kick towards the body but Michaels avoids it.
Katsidis swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Katsidis throws a good cross that connects.
Katsidis rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Michaels moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Michaels throws a head kick but Katsidis moves out of range.
An inside leg kick from Michaels misses.
Michaels misses with a straight left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michaels with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Michaels avoids the body shot from Katsidis.
Michaels takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Katsidis throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Michaels on the side of the head.
Michaels misses with a lunging right hand
and Katsidis counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Michaels takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Katsidis on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Michaels is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Michaels misses with the combination.
Michaels throws a combination that misses
and Katsidis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Michaels throws a head kick that misses
and Katsidis counters with a nice leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Katsidis cracks Michaels with a good jab.
Katsidis is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Michaels moves in looking to clinch but Katsidis pushes him off.
Katsidis lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Katsidis misses with a head kick.
Katsidis slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Michaels misses with an uppercut
and Katsidis makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Katsidis blocks a jab.
Michaels ducks right into an uppercut from Katsidis.
Katsidis lands with a right hand.
Katsidis scores with a body shot.
Michaels throws a poor cross that misses
and Katsidis counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Katsidis fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Katsidis throws a nice outside leg kick.
Michaels is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Katsidis.
Michaels throws a right hand that Katsidis ducks under and follows up with a left that Katsidis also avoids with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Achilleo Katsidis dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Katsidis feints and then cracks Michaels's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Michaels down.
Katsidis dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Michaels looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Michaels darts in and clinches Katsidis up against the cage.
Michaels lands a left hand.
Michaels breaks the clinch.
Crunch! Katsidis slams his shin into Michaels's torso.
Michaels throws a predictable looking body shot
and Katsidis counters with a two punch combo.
Michaels tries to close the distance and clinch but Katsidis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Michaels misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Michaels tries to close the distance and clinch up but Katsidis swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Katsidis lands a front kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Katsidis lands with a good body shot.
Michaels is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Katsidis lands a jab to the nose.
A jab from Michaels misses.
Katsidis moves out of range of the body kick.
Katsidis catches Michaels with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Katsidis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Michaels.
Katsidis is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Katsidis cracks Michaels with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Katsidis throws a front kick that sends Michaels stumbling back into the cage.
Katsidis scores with a hook.
Michaels rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Katsidis counters with a straight right hand.
Michaels is rocked!
Michaels takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Katsidis lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Michaels throws a front kick aimed at Katsidis's knee but Katsidis avoids it well.
Achilleo Katsidis is winning the standup battle so far.
Katsidis connects with a solid leg kick.
Michaels gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Michaels is still on wobbly legs! Can Katsidis finish him?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Katsidis drops Michaels with a huge uppercut! Michaels drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Katsidis is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:07 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Achilleo Katsidis!
A relieved looking Achilleo Katsidis thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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