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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Raoul De Muerta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Casacci (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think De Muerta might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to The Crystal Method. Casacci is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Serpente by SUBSONICA. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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190 lbs
14 - 7 - 0 |
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198 lbs
20 - 4 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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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
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Raoul De Muerta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Max Casacci!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, William Gold and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Casacci tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Casacci moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Casacci misses with a leg kick.
Casacci swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Casacci throws a head kick that misses
and De Muerta counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Good work by Casacci as he checks the leg kick.
De Muerta throws a nice outside leg kick.
A jab from Casacci misses.
Casacci darts in and clinches De Muerta up against the cage.
De Muerta is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Casacci is keeping busy.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Casacci obliges.
The referee calls for De Muerta to work.
Casacci trying to land knees to the body.
Casacci lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
De Muerta stalling.
De Muerta's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Casacci feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to De Muerta's calf.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Muerta tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Casacci was well out of range. Poor timing from De Muerta.
De Muerta backing away here, and Casacci unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Casacci connects with an inside leg kick.
De Muerta throws a big shot that misses.
A punch lands to the side of Casacci 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Jab by De Muerta.
De Muerta plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Casacci slips under a jab from De Muerta.
De Muerta with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Casacci to score with a decent uppercut.
De Muerta slips a jab and a cross from Casacci.
Max Casacci seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Casacci throws a leg kick but De Muerta checks it.
De Muerta swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Casacci misses with a leg kick.
Casacci connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Casacci slips a straight right by De Muerta.
Nice shot lands for De Muerta.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Casacci digs a good body shot into De Muerta's ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Muerta lands a lovely overhand right.
De Muerta wants to land a leg kick but Casacci is out of range.
De Muerta has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Fallen Warriors Gym in the buildup to the fight.
De Muerta misses with a low kick.
Casacci throws a leg kick but De Muerta sees it coming and moves out of range.
A leg kick checked by Casacci.
Casacci tries a low kick but De Muerta avoids it.
A little feinted left hand from De Muerta on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Casacci looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
De Muerta rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Casacci counters with an outside leg kick.
De Muerta lands a head shot.
De Muerta pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Casacci moves away from the strike by De Muerta.
De Muerta rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Casacci counters with a straight right hand.
De Muerta throws a head kick that misses
enabling Casacci to counter with a crisp jab.
An inside leg kick from De Muerta misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Muerta uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Casacci.
Casacci throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Casacci blocks a leg kick.
Casacci shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Casacci throws a low kick but De Muerta avoids it.
Casacci throws a hook but De Muerta blocks it.
Casacci gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
De Muerta tries a low kick but Casacci avoids it.
De Muerta takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A jab from De Muerta misses.
Casacci is looking to chop away at De Muerta's legs.
De Muerta lands a leg kick that knocks Casacci off balance momentarily.
De Muerta slips a straight right by Casacci.
De Muerta ducks under a wild hook from Casacci.
Casacci lands a jab to the nose.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Muerta moves into range and connects with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Muerta throws an overhand right that lands on Casacci's shoulder, as Casacci tries to avoid the shot.
Casacci scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Casacci takes a swing at De Muerta's ribcage but misses.
De Muerta avoids the head kick by Casacci.
De Muerta misses with a right hand
and Casacci counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Casacci tries to clinch up.
Casacci swings away with a body shot that misses
and Casacci takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Casacci takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That kick from De Muerta tenderised Casacci's leg. Casacci is trying to keep his angry face on.
De Muerta's jab looks to have found its range, popping Casacci under the eye.
De Muerta throws a right hand that misses
and Casacci counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Casacci keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Casacci takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Casacci moves to clinch but De Muerta breaks away
and De Muerta counters with a nice kick to the body.
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 Raoul De Muerta will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
De Muerta throws the left hand but Casacci avoids the punch easily.
Casacci lands a nice looking kick to the body. De Muerta takes a step back to recover.
Casacci has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Casacci moves in looking to clinch but De Muerta pushes him off.
De Muerta swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Casacci throws a head kick but De Muerta moves out of range.
Casacci scores with a body shot.
A kick lands to the mid section there for De Muerta.
De Muerta tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
De Muerta tries to bum rush Casacci with a series of wild strikes but Casacci uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
De Muerta takes a shot right to the bread basket.
De Muerta stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Casacci.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Muerta blocks a head kick by Casacci.
De Muerta cracks Casacci with an open hand slap.
De Muerta scores with a head kick.
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!
Casacci lands a head kick!
De Muerta scores with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Casacci throws a poor cross that misses
and De Muerta counters with a body kick.
De Muerta moves out of range of the strikes.
De Muerta thuds his right hand into Casacci's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Casacci throws a nice outside leg kick.
De Muerta throws a low kick, looking for Casacci's leg but Casacci calmly moves out of range.
De Muerta connects with an inside leg kick.
De Muerta dips to his left and cracks Casacci with an uppercut!
Casacci is rocked!
Raoul De Muerta is winning the standup battle so far.
Casacci scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
De Muerta pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Casacci moves into the clinch successfully.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Casacci throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Casacci stalls.
De Muerta blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Casacci tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Come on De Muerta - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
De Muerta will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Casacci up against the cage.
De Muerta is stalling here.
Casacci stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
De Muerta taking a breather.
De Muerta tries to stall but Casacci uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Raoul De Muerta.
Casacci throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and De Muerta counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Muerta misses with a wild body shot.
Casacci staying out of range there.
Casacci swings widly with a right hand
and De Muerta counters with a slapping leg kick.
Casacci is looking to clinch.
De Muerta went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Casacci lands with a thumping leg kick.
De Muerta is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Casacci on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by De Muerta. De Muerta obviously looking to wear him down.
Casacci thows a left - swing and a miss!
Casacci takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Casacci tries to clinch but De Muerta is having none of it.
A low kick from Casacci is predictable there
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
and De Muerta counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Casacci tries to move into range but De Muerta moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
De Muerta swats away the attempt to clinch by Casacci.
Casacci misses with a kick to the body
letting De Muerta counter with a right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from De Muerta. Casacci does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Casacci scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
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!
Casacci throws a sloppy head kick and De Muerta moves out of range easily.
Casacci looks to land a left hand but De Muerta moved out of range nicely.
Casacci swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
De Muerta fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Casacci on the side of the head.
Casacci has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by De Muerta.
Casacci throws a body punch but De Muerta moves out of range.
De Muerta sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Casacci takes a shot to the body in his stride.
De Muerta connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Casacci ducks under a wild hook from De Muerta.
De Muerta fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Casacci is out of range.
Casacci lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Casacci throws a hook but De Muerta blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raoul De Muerta dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Casacci fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
De Muerta misses with a wild body shot.
Casacci bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
De Muerta swats away the attempt to clinch by Casacci.
De Muerta fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
De Muerta throws a lazy right hand but Casacci sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
De Muerta ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Oooooh!!! De Muerta has knocked Casacci down with a huge combo! De Muerta steps away and waves a wobbly Casacci back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Casacci is still on wobbly legs! Can De Muerta finish him?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Casacci fakes high and swings low for a body shot but De Muerta manages to avoid it.
Casacci shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
De Muerta lands a big head kick that sends Casacci tumbling to the mat! De Muerta takes a step backwards and waves Casacci back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Casacci gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Muerta jumps guard but Casacci stands there with De Muerta around his waist. De Muerta gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Casacci is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. De Muerta is defending well for now.
De Muerta has had enough of the clinch but Casacci keeps him there for the moment.
Casacci landing knees to the head.
Casacci seems to have recovered his senses.
It looks like Raoul De Muerta has been cut.
Casacci stalling the fight.
De Muerta slowing the pace effectively.
Casacci misses with some punches.
De Muerta trying to control the position but instead, Casacci has worked for underhooks and has pushed De Muerta into the cage.
Casacci misses with a body punch.
Casacci has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
De Muerta just leaning against Casacci, taking a breather.
De Muerta is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Casacci is keeping busy.
Casacci wants to get back to striking at distance but De Muerta won't allow it.
Max Casacci has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Muerta taking a breather.
Casacci misses with a knee strike.
Casacci breaks from the clinch.
De Muerta displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Casacci throws out the jab.
De Muerta jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Casacci moves out of range of the body kick from De Muerta.
Casacci pivots, looking for a leg kick but De Muerta is out of range and Casacci settles back down.
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 leg kick but De Muerta checks it.
Casacci just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromDe Muerta.
Casacci throws a hook to the side of De Muerta's head but De Muerta sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Casacci throws a poor cross that misses
and De Muerta cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
De Muerta lands a leg kick that knocks Casacci off balance momentarily.
De Muerta throws a push kick but Casacci slaps the foot to one side.
Casacci takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Casacci fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt De Muerta.
De Muerta scores with a jab to the body.
Casacci throws a jab when De Muerta was well out of range.
De Muerta scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Casacci throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
De Muerta feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Casacci sprawling to the canvas! Casacci rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can De Muerta finish him?!
Casacci gets cracked with a nice right hand there by De Muerta.
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!
De Muerta checks a low kick from Casacci.
Crack! De Muerta connects with the perfect overhand right and Casacci falls face first to the canvas. Timbeeeeeeeer! Beautiful knockout for De Muerta!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Raoul De Muerta!
A very excited looking Raoul De Muerta made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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