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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Giuseppe Maldini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Coath (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maldini comes to the cage accompanied by Just one cornetto. Coath has chosen Enemy by Blue Stahli as his entrance music. Giuseppe Maldini has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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275 lbs
21 - 15 - 1 |
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252 lbs
10 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class 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
21 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Giuseppe Maldini!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chris Coath!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maldini wants to land a leg kick but Coath is out of range.
Coath is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nice uppercut there from Maldini.
Coath moves out of range as Maldini throws a body kick.
Coath moves out of range as Maldini strikes.
Coath misses with the combination.
A slapping leg kick lands for Coath.
Maldini lands with a hook. Coath tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Maldini dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Maldini throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Coath moves into the clinch.
Maldini has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Coath lands with a light punch inside.
Coath misses with the head strike.
Coath misses with a body punch.
Coath lands a left hand that snaps the head of Maldini backwards.
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!
Maldini prevents a body shot from Coath.
Maldini effectively controlling the action here.
Maldini throws a punch but it's blocked by Coath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maldini is leaning against Coath and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Maldini avoiding damage as Coath throws knees to the body.
Maldini scores with a shoulder strike.
Maldini lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Maldini struggles to land a body shot inside as Coath controls his hands.
Coath tries to throw a body punch but Maldini avoids it by throwing Coath back against the cage.
Coath blocking some punches.
Coath struggles to land a body shot inside as Maldini controls his hands.
Coath swings wildly with an uppercut but Maldini uses good head movement to avoid it.
Coath doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Coath tries a body shot but Maldini blocks it.
Coath lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Maldini backwards.
Coath swings wildly with an uppercut but Maldini uses good head movement to avoid it.
Coath throws a punch but it's blocked by Maldini.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Coath.
Maldini lands an uppercut.
Maldini misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Maldini is struggling to control the position.
Coath has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Maldini seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Coath can turn it around.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maldini can't find room to land a body shot as Coath controls the action.
Coath doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Coath goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Maldini tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Coath's elbow.
Maldini tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Coath misses with a punch to the body.
Maldini lands a right hand that snaps the head of Coath backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Coath prevents a body shot from Maldini.
A head punch on the inside from Maldini fails to land.
Maldini misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Maldini misses with a body punch.
Coath lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Maldini backwards.
Maldini tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Coath - that landed with a thud.
Maldini working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Coath can't find room to land a body shot as Maldini controls the action.
Coath tries a body shot but Maldini blocks it.
Coath misses with a hook from the clinch.
Coath lands with a short shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coath tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Maldini avoids it.
Maldini is looking to control Coath's arms but Coath gets an underhook and turns him. Now Maldini has his back to the cage.
Maldini struggles to land a body shot inside as Coath controls his hands.
Coath lands a left hand.
Maldini prevents a body shot from Coath.
Maldini lands a nice shot to the body.
Coath prevents a body shot from Maldini.
A short uppercut from Coath.
Maldini managing to block the knees to the body from Coath.
Coath tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Maldini tries a body shot but Coath blocks it.
Maldini breaks the clinch.
Coath takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Coath is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Maldini pushes Coath up against the cage in a clinch.
Coath lands a body punch.
Maldini tries to work over Coath's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Maldini swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Maldini's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice uppercut lands for Maldini. That snapped Coath's head back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maldini misses with a right hand
and Coath counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Coath uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Maldini.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Coath throws an overhand right that lands on Maldini's shoulder, as Maldini tries to avoid the shot.
Maldini circles away from the clinch attempt.
Maldini throws a head kick but Coath moves out of range.
Coath throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Maldini moves into the clinch successfully.
Coath doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Maldini avoiding damage as Coath throws knees to the body.
Coath misses with a hook to the ribs.
Coath tries a body shot but Maldini blocks it.
Maldini doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Coath misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Coath tries a body shot but Maldini blocks it.
Coath takes a shot to the head.
Coath lands a left hand that snaps the head of Maldini backwards.
Coath pushes Maldini back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Coath throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Maldini misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Giuseppe Maldini will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Coath is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Coath will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Maldini throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Maldini has taken the fight to the clinch.
Coath doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Maldini blocking some punches.
Coath can't find room to land a body shot as Maldini controls the action.
Maldini tries to work over Coath's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Maldini escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Maldini throws a looping overhand right but Coath ducks down to avoid it.
Coath lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Coath scores with a nice right hand.
Coath goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Maldini.
Maldini lands a big head kick that sends Coath tumbling to the mat! Maldini takes a step backwards and waves Coath back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Chris Coath has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Coath scores with the left hand. Maldini knows he should have avoided that one.
Maldini throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Maldini looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coath lands with an overhand left.
Coath stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Maldini.
Both fighters circling slowly here as the pace drops. Hopefully one of them does someth.. OOOHHHH!!!! Maldini throws an absolute beast of a head kick! Coath is done! He's out cold, twisted and contorted up against the cage! Wow!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Giuseppe Maldini!
A victorious Giuseppe Maldini thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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