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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Max Casacci (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Konstantin Manison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Casacci's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Serpente by SUBSONICA. Manison is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Wherever I May Roam. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Max Casacci!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 13 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Konstantin Manison!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Sam Margolis and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Casacci takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Casacci ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Manison moves away.
A chopping leg kick lands by Casacci.
Manison looks to score with a jab to the body but Casacci is just out of range.
Casacci throws a solid leg kick but Manison takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Casacci.
Casacci swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Manison ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Casacci moves away.
Casacci fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Manison is out of range.
Manison takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
It looks like Konstantin Manison has been cut.
Manison throws a left and a right that both miss
and Casacci cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Manison throws a hook but Casacci blocks it.
Manison throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Casacci sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Casacci thows a left - swing and a miss!
Manison misses with a hook
and Casacci counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Manison thinking.
Manison has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Manison misses with a double jab
and Casacci counters with a nice body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Manison takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Manison throws a jab when Casacci was well out of range.
Casacci steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Manison.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Casacci moves out of range as Manison strikes.
No joy there for Manison, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A solid leg kick lands there for Casacci.
Casacci throws a shot from downtown. Manison moves away and avoids it.
Casacci scores with a punch to the head.
Casacci slips a jab from Manison.
Sloppy strikes from Manison. Those never looked like landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Casacci. Manison does a little dance to reset his feet.
Casacci connects with a body shot.
Manison moves forwards but Casacci connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Manison takes one to the chin there.
The crowd cheers as Manison lands an impressive looking overhand right. Casacci doesn't seem phased though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Manison misses with a wild combination.
Casacci missing with a left hand there. Manison was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Manison misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Manison looks to land a combination but Casacci avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Casacci pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Manison is looking for the big counter here.
Manison throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Casacci sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Casacci throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Manison ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Casacci lands with a slapping head kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Casacci.
Casacci works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Casacci defending well as Manison loads up on a big left hand.
Casacci throws a counter high kick but Manison was just alert enough to avoid it.
Good standup being displayed there by Manison as he connects with a hook.
Casacci misses with a hook
and Manison counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Casacci throws a big shot that misses.
Casacci takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Casacci moves into range and clinches up with Manison.
Casacci comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Casacci escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Manison scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manison shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Casacci eats them both and turns towards Manison to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Manison avoids the head kick by Casacci.
Manison cracks Casacci with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Casacci lands with a hook. Manison tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Casacci is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Manison lands with an uppercut that bounces Casacci off the cage and back into range.
Sloppy strikes from Manison. Those never looked like landing.
Casacci tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Manison was well out of range. Poor timing from Casacci.
Casacci keeps Manison at a distance using the push kick.
Casacci lands a nice looking kick to the body. Manison takes a step back to recover.
Manison swinging wildly here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Casacci scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Manison misses with a straight right.
A little feinted left hand from Casacci on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
An inside leg kick lands from Casacci.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manison keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Casacci dodges the punch combination from Manison.
Casacci misses with a series of wild punches.
It looks like Casacci has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Casacci dodges the punch combination from Manison.
Manison throws a series of punches but Casacci moves out of range.
Manison checks the leg kick nicely there.
Casacci fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Manison scores with a one two! Casacci had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Casacci swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Manison counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Casacci is looking to score with low kicks.
Casacci misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Manison.
A lazy left from Manison finds it's target.
Manison fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Casacci manages to avoid it.
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 Max Casacci will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Konstantin Manison's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Casacci ducks under a wild hook from Manison.
Casacci shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Manison throws a body punch but Casacci moves out of range.
Left hook, right uppercut from Manison.
Casacci is rocked!
Manison throws a shot from downtown. Casacci moves away and avoids it.
Manison showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Casacci.
Casacci throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Casacci throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Casacci takes one to the side of the head.
Manison misses with an uppercut
and Casacci counters with a nice uppercut.
That has opened up Konstantin Manison's cut even more.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Manison uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Casacci.
Manison throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Casacci sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Casacci throws a right hand that misses
and Manison counters with a beautiful punch that sends Casacci to the canvas!
Oh Casacci is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Casacci trying to keep a closed guard but Manison is proving a slippery customer.
Manison trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Casacci controlling the position.
Casacci seems to have got his legs back now.
Manison wants to stand and escape but instead Casacci has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Manison trying to keep a closed guard but Casacci is proving a slippery customer.
Casacci showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Manison has momentary wrist control but Casacci slips an elbow through the middle.
Casacci throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Manison tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Casacci has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Casacci is stalling in the full guard.
Manison tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Manison is pulling down on Casacci's head. It's preventing any offense from Casacci, at least for the moment.
Casacci throws a big elbow that misses.
Manison is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Casacci 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.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Casacci tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Manison paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A little jabbing left from Manison on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Casacci throws a nice looking combination but Manison bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Manison takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Manison uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Casacci.
Konstantin Manison seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Casacci wants to clinch up but Manison keeps it at a distance.
Manison jabs Casacci right on the nose. Casacci blinks but takes it well.
Casacci slips under a jab.
Manison cracks Casacci with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Manison scores with a jab.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Casacci - that will leave a mark!
Manison takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Manison connects with the punch.
Nice jab there from Manison.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Manison looks to land a combination but Casacci avoids it well.
Manison misses with a double jab.
Manison throws a right hand that misses
and Casacci counters with a low kick, right behind Manison 's knee.
Casacci stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manison misses with a series of wild punches.
Manison is breathing heavily.
Casacci lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Casacci stuns Manison with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Casacci throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A looping hook to the body misses from Casacci. Manison does a little dance to reset his feet.
No joy there for Manison, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Casacci lands a jab to the nose.
Casacci throws a quick inside leg kick.
Konstantin Manison is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A telegraphed right hand from Manison misses the target.
Casacci scores with a nice body kick.
Manison takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Casacci lands a front kick.
Casacci looks to land a left hand but Manison moved out of range nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Konstantin Manison will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Konstantin Manison's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Casacci jabs Manison right on the nose. Manison blinks but takes it well.
Casacci misses with a hook to the body
and Manison counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Manison on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Casacci throws a front kick aimed at Manison's knee but Manison avoids it well.
Casacci misses with a shot to the body
and Manison connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice uppercut lands for Manison. That snapped Casacci's head back.
Manison might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Manison steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Casacci.
Casacci 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.
Manison takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Casacci slips a straight right by Manison.
Casacci throws a sloppy head kick and Manison moves out of range easily.
Manison swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Casacci tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Manison manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Casacci connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Casacci misses with the combination.
Casacci scores with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manison ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Manison unleashes a big counter combination but Casacci bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Casacci takes a swing at Manison's ribcage but misses.
Casacci feints and then cracks Manison's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Manison down.
Casacci looks to score with a jab to the body but Manison is just out of range.
Nice shot lands for Manison.
Manison slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Casacci slips a jab from Manison.
Casacci slips under a jab from Manison.
Manison fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Casacci manages to avoid it.
Casacci lands an overhand right.
Casacci connects with a body shot that sends Manison's belly button to the back.
Manison throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Casacci.
Manison blocks a jab.
Manison misses with a right hand
and Casacci counters with a left to the body.
Manison ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Casacci moves away.
Casacci swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Manison throws a right and a left that Casacci avoids nicely.
Manison takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Manison ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Casacci moves away.
Casacci showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Manison.
Casacci looks for the body kick but Manison saw that one coming.
Manison on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Casacci. Casacci obviously looking to wear him down.
Casacci misses with a hook to the body
enabling Manison to counter with a crisp jab.
Casacci scores with a jab to the jaw.
Casacci throws a lazy right hand but Manison sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Casacci looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Manison swings widly with a right hand
and Casacci cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Casacci lands a right hook to the body.
Manison connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Casacci's hands.
Manison lands a nice hook to Casacci's body. Casacci takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Manison keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Casacci.
Casacci throws the kick towards the body but Manison avoids it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Manison! But no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Casacci.
Casacci throws a quick inside leg kick.
Manison jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Casacci keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Manison with a jab.
Casacci takes one on the button.
Casacci scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Casacci slips under a jab from Manison.
Casacci throws a body punch but Manison moves out of range.
Casacci displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Manison lands a jab to Casacci's midsection.
Manison connects with a looping right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Casacci connects with a leg kick. Manison looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Manison gets tackled into the cage by Casacci. Casacci maintains the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Casacci misses with a knee strike.
Manison blocks a body shot from Casacci.
Nice body punch from Casacci - that landed with a thud.
Manison breaks from the clinch.
Manison rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Casacci moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Manison misses with a right hand
and Casacci counters with an inside leg kick.
Manison takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Manison throws a hook but Casacci blocks it.
Manison fails to land with a series of punches.
Casacci throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Manison misses with a wild combination.
Casacci connects with a nice looking jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Max Casacci.
I think Casacci has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 William Gold scores the fight 28:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Max Casacci!
Max Casacci thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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