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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mason Masterclass (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Giovanni Macellaio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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177 cm
27
160 lbs
9 - 6 - 0 |
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171 cm
21
168 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid Muay Thai
Very strong |
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Excellent grappler
Good low kicks
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mason Masterclass! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Giovanni Macellaio! The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Jorge Garcia and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Masterclass has managed to clinch.
Masterclass misses with the head strike.
Macellaio avoids a wild elbow strike from Masterclass. A shot in the inside from Macellaio. Macellaio gets through Masterclass's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Masterclass pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage. An uppercut to the body lands inside from Masterclass. Macellaio lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Masterclass. A short right hand to the side of the head by Macellaio. A head punch on the inside from Masterclass fails to land. Masterclass blocks a body shot from Macellaio. Masterclass crunches a lovely knee into Macellaio's ribcage. Masterclass tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Masterclass landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Macellaio blocks an elbow strike from Masterclass.
With the fighters up against the cage, Masterclass throws an elbow but misses. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Masterclass comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Giovanni Macellaio has been cut. Macellaio dodges an elbow strike from Masterclass.
Macellaio gets through Masterclass's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Macellaio pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Masterclass has managed to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round. Macellaio swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Macellaio scores with a shot to the side of Masterclass's head. Masterclass using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Macellaio has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Masterclass takes a shot to the head. Macellaio lands with a right to the head. Still in the clinch, Macellaio scores with a nice short uppercut. Masterclass lands a good knee to the midsection. Macellaio won't want to take too many of those. Masterclass tries to land knees in the clinch but Macellaio avoids the damage to the body. Nice elbow from Macellaio. Macellaio lands an uppercut. Masterclass pushes off an throws an elbow but Macellaio leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage. Masterclass with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Masterclass throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Masterclass letting Macellaio take a breather here. Macellaio comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Mason Masterclass has been cut. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Masterclass throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Macellaio lands with a light punch inside. Macellaio tries to throw a body punch but Masterclass avoids it by throwing Macellaio back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Macellaio is looking to take this one to the mat. Macellaio lands with a light punch inside. Masterclass tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A short uppercut from Macellaio. Macellaio lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. A nice right hand lands inside from Macellaio. A shot in the inside from Macellaio. Macellaio lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Macellaio lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Masterclass or not. Macellaio looks to throw an elbow but misses. With the fighters up against the cage, Masterclass throws an elbow but misses. Macellaio lands a body shot in the clinch.
Masterclass is breathing heavily. Macellaio misses with a body punch.
Masterclass throws a punch but it's blocked by Macellaio. Macellaio avoids the elbow strike from Masterclass, against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Macellaio creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Masterclass throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Macellaio blocks it with crossed arms. Macellaio scores with a shot to the side of Masterclass's head. Macellaio has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Masterclass seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Macellaio can turn it around. Masterclass tries to land knees in the clinch but Macellaio avoids the damage to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round. A nice right hand lands inside from Macellaio. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Macellaio creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Macellaio is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath. A head punch on the inside from Masterclass fails to land. Good anti-grappling being displayed by Masterclass as Macellaio tries to tie him up. Macellaio tries to land knees in the clinch but Masterclass avoids the damage to the body. Macellaio pushes off an throws an elbow but Masterclass leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage. Still in the clinch, Macellaio scores with a nice short uppercut. A short uppercut from Macellaio. Masterclass gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. Both fighters working to control the clinch. Macellaio scores with an uppercut up the middle. Macellaio manages to break the clinch.
Jab by Macellaio. Macellaio scores with a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Masterclass takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Masterclass is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round. Macellaio jabs at Masterclass's body. Oh Masterclass is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Macellaio connects with a right that clearly hurt Masterclass. He's backed up against the cage with nowhere to go as Macellaio proceeds to tee off with vicious combinations till Masterclass collapses and taps out under the pressure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Giovanni Macellaio! A less than humble Giovanni Macellaio misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
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