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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael D Amato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Texas Pete (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). D Amato kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Machine Gun - Hated. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
32 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michael D Amato!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Texas Pete!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Yves DeLean and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from D Amato misses the target.
Pete throws a lazy uppercut
and D Amato counters with a three punch combo that has Pete backing up. Pete nods at D Amato to acknowledge the strikes.
Nice shot by D Amato.
D Amato pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
D Amato lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Nice straight punches there by D Amato. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of D Amato.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Pete creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Pete throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Pete tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
D Amato lands a shoulder strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
D Amato swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pete gets through D Amato's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pete.
Pete lands a hook to the side of the head.
D Amato blocks an uppercut.
D Amato misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Pete on the inside.
D Amato swings wildly with an uppercut but Pete uses good head movement to avoid it.
D Amato misses with some punches.
D Amato blocks a body shot from Pete.
Pete tries to work over D Amato's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
D Amato gets through Pete's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pete tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
D Amato blocks an uppercut.
Pete lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
D Amato's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pete comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
D Amato with a body punch. A glancing blow.
D Amato misses with a looping left.
D Amato throws a hook to the side of Pete's head but Pete sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A swing and a miss from D Amato.
Pete looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Pete fails to land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pete throws the left hand but D Amato avoids the punch easily.
Michael D Amato seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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!
D Amato throws a big shot that misses.
Pete paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
D Amato swinging wildly here.
Pete moves forwards but D Amato connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Pete ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pete scores with the left hand. D Amato knows he should have avoided that one.
Pete throws a hook to the side of D Amato's head but D Amato sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A little feinted left hand from D Amato on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
D Amato throws a jab but it's blocked by Pete.
Pete throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Pete takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A jab from D Amato finds it's way through Pete's defenses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
D Amato feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Petes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Pete doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
D Amato lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
D Amato misses with a series of wild punches.
Pete throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Pete loads up on a big right hand but D Amato slips the punch.
Pete takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
D Amato throws a body shot but no joy.
A nice side step and Pete releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Pete defending well as D Amato loads up on a big left hand.
D Amato is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
D Amato misses the jab.
Pete throws out a counter right but D Amato avoids it with no problem.
Pete scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pete takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
D Amato misses with a wild body shot.
D Amato throws a poor cross that misses
and Pete counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
D Amato throws a right and a left that Pete avoids nicely.
Pete tries to counter by closing the distance.
Decent striking displayed by D Amato there.
D Amato throws a shot from downtown. Pete moves away and avoids it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts D Amato, as that shot connected.
D Amato connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Pete's hands.
D Amato keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pete cracks D Amato with a right hand to the side of the head.
Pete throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It looked like D Amato wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
D Amato defending well as Pete loads up on a big left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael D Amato dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Pete defending well as D Amato loads up on a big left hand.
D Amato is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
D Amato takes one to the chin there.
Pete slips a straight right by D Amato.
D Amato misses with a straight left.
Nice uppercut lands for Pete. That snapped D Amato's head back.
Pete cracks a nice hook into D Amato's ribs.
D Amato is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pete can do to turn this around?
Pete keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
D Amato ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Michael D Amato is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice body punch from D Amato.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pete misses with a body shot.
D Amato is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting D Amato here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
A punch combination from Pete misses.
D Amato cracks Pete with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
This has been an exciting period of action!
D Amato looks to land a right hand but Pete moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of D Amato 's head but he takes it in his stride.
D Amato connects with the punch.
D Amato misses with a hook. Pete ducked under it nicely.
D Amato scores with a body shot.
D Amato lands a lovely overhand right.
D Amato throws a looping overhand right but Pete ducks down to avoid it.
Pete throws a lazy uppercut
and Pete takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A looping hook to the body misses from D Amato. Pete does a little dance to reset his feet.
D Amato gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Pete swings for the body but D Amato moves out of range.
D Amato misses with a straight left.
D Amato takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
D Amato walks into a straight right hand from Pete.
Pete throws the left hand but D Amato avoids the punch easily.
D Amato misses with a looping left.
Pete cracks D Amato with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Pete takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Pete moves out of range of the strikes.
D Amato misses with an uppercut.
D Amato keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Pete lands the left hand.
D Amato fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Pete fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Pete takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Pete ducks under a wild hook from D Amato.
Pete looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pete misses with a two punch combination.
Pete misses with a double jab.
D Amato lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
D Amato throws a right hand that misses
and Pete counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
D Amato throws a shot from downtown. Pete moves away and avoids it.
A slow jab from D Amato misses its intended target.
Pete moves into range and connects with a jab.
No joy there for D Amato, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
D Amato defending well as Pete loads up on a big left hand.
D Amato misses with a left hand
and Pete counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pete misses with a hook.
Pete avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pete takes one to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pete walks into a left hand.
D Amato tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pete was well out of range. Poor timing from D Amato.
Pete throws a big shot that misses.
D Amato with a nice cross.
D Amato looks to score with a jab to the body but Pete is just out of range.
A leg kick checked by Pete.
As D Amato backs off Pete throws a huge counter combo but D Amato manages to avoid it all.
Pete misses with a body shot.
Pete tries to clinch up.
D Amato lands with a hook. Pete tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Pete throws a lazy right hand but D Amato sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
D Amato slips under a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Michael D Amato will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
D Amato connects with a body shot.
D Amato fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
D Amato just misses with a punch to the body.
D Amato throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
D Amato throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pete misses with a straight left.
D Amato thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pete is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Pete blocks a head kick by D Amato.
Pete doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Pete displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as D Amato throws out the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pete misses with a wild body shot.
D Amato appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Pete misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Pete takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pete scores with a jab to the body.
D Amato throws a body punch but Pete moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
D Amato lands a jab to the nose.
Pete throws the left hand but D Amato avoids the punch easily.
D Amato misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pete.
Pete blocks a jab.
Pete misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from D Amato.
D Amato misses with a body punch
and Pete counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pete misses with a few strikes there.
Pete scores with a hook.
A big right from Pete misses.
D Amato throws a hook to the side of Pete's head but Pete sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
D Amato throws a jab when Pete was well out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pete waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract D Amato.
D Amato misses with a double jab
and Pete counters with a nice body shot.
Pete's hands are dropping dangerously low here and D Amato connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Pete scrambles back to his feet.
Pete throws an overhand right that lands on D Amato's shoulder, as D Amato tries to avoid the shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
D Amato dips to his left and cracks Pete with an uppercut!
Pete ducks under a wild hook from D Amato.
Pete wants to counter the offense by D Amato and move into the clinch position.
D Amato scores with a jab to the body.
D Amato throws a body punch but Pete moves out of range.
D Amato misses with a looping left.
Pete steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from D Amato.
Pete on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Pete fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
D Amato throws a jab when Pete was well out of range.
Pete scores with a sloppy right hand. D Amato should have avoided that one.
D Amato misses with a hook.
Pete throws a shot from downtown. D Amato moves away and avoids it.
Pete misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from D Amato.
Pete moves out of range as D Amato strikes.
Pete swings for the body but D Amato moves out of range.
Pete misses with a body shot.
Pete takes a swing at D Amato's ribcage but misses.
D Amato throws the left hand but Pete avoids the punch easily.
D Amato jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pete now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Pete rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and D Amato counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
D Amato misses the shot to the body.
D Amato takes one on the button.
A punch combination from Pete misses.
D Amato looks to throw the jab but Pete is out of range.
Pete takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Pete takes one on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice shot lands for D Amato.
Pete just misses with a punch to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from D Amato misses the target.
D Amato throws a poor cross that misses
and Pete counters with a nice uppercut.
Pete looks to score with a jab to the body but D Amato is just out of range.
Pete misses with a wild body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael D Amato clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Pete misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from D Amato.
D Amato throwing a counter right hand but Pete manages to avoid it.
D Amato throws an overhand right that lands on Pete's shoulder, as Pete tries to avoid the shot.
Pete throws a jab when D Amato was well out of range.
D Amato appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
D Amato misses with a hook. Pete ducked under it nicely.
D Amato throws a hook but Pete blocks it.
Pete tries to counter with a clinch but D Amato shakes him off and moves away.
Pete keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from D Amato.
D Amato throws out a loose jab but Pete uses good head movement to avoid it.
D Amato misses the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pete lands with an uppercut that bounces D Amato off the cage and back into range.
D Amato misses the jab.
A big left from D Amato misses.
Pete tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but D Amato was well out of range. Poor timing from Pete.
That's one minute gone in the round.
D Amato tests Pete's chin there with a solid looking shot.
D Amato jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
D Amato avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
D Amato misses with the combination.
Pete is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by D Amato.
D Amato appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Pete jabbing away but nothing is landing.
It looked like D Amato wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
D Amato lunges at Pete with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Pete's hand.
A big right from D Amato misses.
A swing and a miss from D Amato.
Pete has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
D Amato lands a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
D Amato takes a swing at Pete's ribcage but misses.
Pete swings for the body but D Amato moves out of range.
A combination from Pete does no damage.
Pete keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A combination from Pete does no damage.
Pete avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
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!
D Amato throws a half hearted mid kick.
D Amato misses with an uppercut. Pete saw that one coming.
D Amato waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pete.
D Amato is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pete.
D Amato misses with a wild combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pete throws a poor cross that misses
and D Amato counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pete slips a straight right by D Amato.
D Amato misses with a straight right.
D Amato takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A big left from Pete misses.
D Amato misses with a body punch
enabling Pete to counter with a crisp jab.
Pete takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Pete takes a swing at D Amato's ribcage but misses.
D Amato steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pete.
D Amato takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from D Amato misses.
D Amato misses with a shot to the body
and Pete connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
D Amato jabs Pete right on the nose. Pete blinks but takes it well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pete smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
D Amato connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Pete's hands.
Pete misses with a telegraphed body shot
and D Amato counters with a stiff right hand.
Pete misses with a jab to the body
and D Amato counters with a nice uppercut.
Pete lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Pete on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The fighters circling - Pete throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
D Amato is looking to counter punch.
Pete walks forward, straight into a front kick from D Amato.
Pete tries to clinch but D Amato moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from D Amato misses the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael D Amato had his way with Texas Pete in that round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Danga de danga de dang - D Amato scores with a four punch combination!
Pete lands with a straight right. D Amato didn't see that one coming.
A big right from D Amato misses.
D Amato tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pete was well out of range. Poor timing from D Amato.
Decent striking displayed by D Amato there.
D Amato keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
D Amato looks to throw the jab but Pete is out of range.
Pete staying out of range there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
D Amato throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Pete counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
D Amato misses with a looping right.
Pete rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and D Amato counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pete displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as D Amato throws out the jab.
D Amato sets himself, and Pete steps forward looking for the clinch! D Amato avoids it this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pete misses with a left hand
and D Amato counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
D Amato misses with a jab to the body
and Pete counters with a three punch combo that has D Amato backing up. D Amato nods at Pete to acknowledge the strikes.
D Amato dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pete swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling D Amato to counter with a crisp jab.
A slow jab from D Amato misses its intended target.
Pete gets a clinch.
Pete prevents a body shot from D Amato.
Texas Pete seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Pete fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
D Amato working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Pete fails to land.
D Amato gets through Pete's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pete lands a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pete fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
D Amato lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pete backwards.
Texas Pete has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pete is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pete misses with a hook from the clinch.
D Amato digs a right hand underneath Pete's ribcage. Pete let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Pete is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
A short right hand to the side of the head by D Amato.
Pete is still on wobbly legs! Can D Amato finish him?
D Amato lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Pete fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pete throws a head punch that misses.
D Amato escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pete connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Pete seems to have recovered his senses.
D Amato misses with an uppercut. Pete saw that one coming.
Pete doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
D Amato slips a straight right by Pete.
Pete displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as D Amato throws out the jab.
D Amato cracks a nice hook into Pete's ribs.
The fighters circle momentarily. D Amato darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
D Amato with a body punch. A glancing blow.
D Amato pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
D Amato misses with a hook.
Pete defending well as D Amato loads up on a big left hand.
Pete throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
D Amato throws an overhand right that lands on Pete's shoulder, as Pete tries to avoid the shot.
Pete uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from D Amato.
Pete misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from D Amato.
The fighters circling - D Amato throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pete tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but D Amato was well out of range. Poor timing from Pete.
D Amato misses with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
D Amato scores with a hook.
Pete misses with a right hand
and D Amato counters with a straight right hand.
Nice shot by D Amato.
Pete needs to keep his hands up - D Amato had a free shot at his head there.
A shot to the liver by D Amato. Beautiful body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
D Amato lands a jab to Pete's midsection.
Pete fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches D Amato on the side of the head.
The crowd cheers as D Amato lands an impressive looking overhand right. Pete doesn't seem phased though.
Pete misses with an uppercut
and D Amato counters with a straight right hand.
D Amato is looking to land body kicks.
Pete uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by D Amato.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michael D Amato showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for D Amato, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 50:45
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 50:45
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael D Amato!
Michael D Amato retains his light heavyweight title!
Michael D Amato took some time post fight to say the following; 'M.G.D 369 say's you just got your ass whooped'.
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