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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Donato Bilancia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafael Misiek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Misiek has chosen El Picante as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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180 lbs
10 - 6 - 0 |
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29
185 lbs
18 - 18 - 2 |
Good wrestling
Brawler
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Donato Bilancia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 18 - 2, fighting out of New York, Rafael Misiek!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Daniel Franklin and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bilancia doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Misiek has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Bilancia is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Rafael Misiek seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bilancia throws a sloppy head kick and Misiek moves out of range easily.
Misiek displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
A nice leg kick lands there from Misiek.
Danga de danga de dang - Misiek scores with a four punch combination!
A slapping leg kick lands for Misiek.
Misiek tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bilancia feinted with a counter takedown.
Misiek lands a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Misiek feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Bilancia has Misiek pulled in close to control his posture.
Misiek slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Misiek content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Misiek is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Misiek trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Misiek is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Bilancia looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Misiek preventing the sweep.
Misiek trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Misiek wants to control from the top but Bilancia keeps moving.
Misiek must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Bilancia preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Misiek keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Bilancia's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Misiek working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Misiek looking to pass the guard.
Misiek throws a big elbow that misses.
Bilancia pulls Misiek in close to his closed guard and prevents Misiek from doing any damage or advancing position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A head kick misses from Misiek.
A combination from Misiek does no damage.
Bilancia gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Bilancia tries to score a power double leg takedown but Misiek sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bilancia somewhat.
Misiek looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bilancia throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Misiek doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bilancia.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Misiek scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bilancia doesn't seem bothered though.
Bilancia ducks right into an uppercut from Misiek.
Bilancia moves out of range of the body kick from Misiek.
Bilancia checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Misiek gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Misiek working a defensive guard here.
Bilancia gets to his feet. Misiek looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Bilancia fails in his attempt to clinch.
Misiek lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Bilancia throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Misiek throws a quick inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bilancia takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Misiek throws a sloppy head kick and Bilancia moves out of range easily.
Bilancia looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Misiek is fending him off so far but Bilancia persists. Nope, Misiek circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Donato Bilancia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Misiek fails to land with a series of punches.
Misiek misses with an uppercut.
Bilancia changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Misiek connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Bilancia tries to clinch but Misiek moves out of range.
Bilancia shoots for a double leg takedown but Misiek sprawls well. He's pushed Bilancia's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Misiek gets a takedown into half guard.
Bilancia controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rafael Misiek dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Bilancia shoots for a double leg takedown but Misiek sprawls well. He's pushed Bilancia's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Bilancia chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Misiek can pounce on him.
Bilancia sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Bilancia ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bilancia looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Misiek scores with a head kick. Bilancia tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Bilancia fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Bilancia on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bilancia has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Misiek.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Misiek throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bilancia throws a predictable looking body shot
and Misiek counters with a leg kick.
Misiek throws a chopping leg kick but Bilancia manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Bilancia tries to counter by clinching up but Misiek breaks away and moves out of range.
Misiek connects with a single shot there.
Bilancia is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
and Misiek counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Bilancia! He's just covering up as Misiek starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rafael Misiek!
Our winner, Rafael Misiek, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
51% |
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