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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Max Hell (ranked 1167 p4p, 163 weight class) and Antonio Salieri (ranked 1211 p4p, 168 weight class). Salieri has chosen 2Cellos - Thunderstruck as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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195 lbs
9 - 2 - 0 |
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190 lbs
8 - 1 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good low kicks
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Max Hell!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Antonio Salieri!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Bruno Lombardi and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hell cracks Salieri with a right hand to the side of the head.
Salieri throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hell sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Salieri is looking to slow Hell down with leg kicks.
Salieri connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hell. Hell circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Hell just misses with a punch to the body.
Salieri uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hell.
Salieri is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Hell pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Salieri feints the counter takedown.
Hell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hell missing with a left hand there. Salieri was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hell jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Salieri moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hell misses the shot to the body.
Hell misses with a straight right.
Nice takedown defense from Hell. No joy for Salieri on that attempt.
Hell misses with a looping right.
A big right from Hell misses.
Salieri takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Salieri shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hell sprawls well. Hell wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Salieri gets slowly back to his feet.
Hell slips under a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hell misses with a double jab
and Salieri counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Salieri sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hell defending well though.
Salieri is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Hell blocking the ground and pound attempt from Salieri.
Hell controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Salieri missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hell avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Salieri.
Hell knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Salieri on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salieri not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Salieri content to control rather than advance.
Hell keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Salieri thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Salieri thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Salieri drops an elbow to the side of Hell's head.
Salieri throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Salieri sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hell defending well though.
Salieri not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hell blocking the ground and pound attempt from Salieri.
Salieri not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Salieri throwing shots but Hell is blocking nicely.
Salieri throwing shots but Hell is blocking nicely.
Hell is staying active underneath Salieri, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Hell has hold of Salieri's hands but Salieri slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Salieri sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hell defending well though.
Salieri has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Salieri is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Salieri controlling the action here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Salieri dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hell lands a glancing blow to the side of Salieri's head.
Salieri shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hell as he avoids it easily.
Hell tries to counter by clinching up but Salieri breaks away and moves out of range.
Hell lands a body shot.
Hell ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hell throws a lazy right hand but Salieri sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Salieri chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Salieri throws a lazy head kick
and Hell counters by clinching up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hell.
Salieri tries for a takedown. No joy.
Salieri is looking for a takedown.
Max Hell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antonio Salieri.
Hell blocking some punches.
Salieri goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hell throws an elbow but it misses.
Hell misses with some punches.
Hell's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Salieri breaks from the clinch.
That kick from Salieri tenderised Hell's leg. Hell is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hell slips a jab and a cross from Salieri.
Hell just misses with a punch to the body.
Salieri throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hell throws a big shot that misses.
Salieri cracks the inside of Hell's front leg.
Salieri keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And Salieri tries to counter it with a takedown but Hell pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Hell looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hell scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hell misses with a hook. Salieri ducked under it nicely.
Nice cross by Hell.
Nice takedown defense from Hell. No joy for Salieri on that attempt.
Salieri is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hell sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Hell keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Hell.
Salieri with the counter takedown but Hell avoids it easily.
Hell takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Salieri fails to land the takedown.
Hell tries to counter by clinching up but Salieri breaks away and moves out of range.
Hell misses with an uppercut
and Salieri counters with a stiff right hand.
Hell takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hell looks to score with a jab to the body but Salieri is just out of range.
Hell connects with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hell misses with an uppercut. Salieri saw that one coming.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hell darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Hell throws a body shot but no joy.
Hell listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Hell throws out a powerful jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Salieri throws a sloppy head kick and Hell moves out of range easily.
Hell cracks Salieri with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hell cracks Salieri with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Max Hell dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Hell looks to throw the jab but Salieri is out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hell. Salieri does a little dance to reset his feet.
Salieri swings for the body but Hell moves out of range.
Hell seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Salieri lands a slapping body shot.
Salieri misses with a looping left.
Salieri throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hell.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Salieri throws a combination. Hell tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Hell misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Salieri.
Max Hell is winning the standup battle so far.
Salieri fails to land the takedown.
Hell wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salieri ducks under a wild hook from Hell.
Salieri uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hell.
Max Hell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A punch combination from Salieri misses.
Salieri tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Salieri just misses with a punch to the body.
Hell lands a glancing blow to the side of Salieri's head.
Hell misses with a left hand
and Salieri counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Salieri not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salieri working over Hell with some ground and pound. Hell looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Hell blocking the ground and pound attempt from Salieri.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Salieri lands a nice short elbow.
Salieri missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hell on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Salieri throwing shots but Hell is blocking nicely.
Hell avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Salieri.
Salieri lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Salieri throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salieri trying to pass the guard but Hell defending well.
Salieri is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Salieri not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Salieri drops an elbow to the side of Hell's head.
Salieri working the head and body with strikes.
Hell avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Salieri.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salieri thows a huge punch but Hell dodges it nicely.
Hell blocking the ground and pound attempt from Salieri.
Salieri throwing shots but Hell is blocking nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Salieri slips a nice elbow through Hell's hands, connecting with Hell's forehead.
Hell keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Salieri throwing shots but Hell is blocking nicely.
Hell is refusing to be controlled, as Salieri sits in half guard.
Salieri is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hell keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Salieri really dominated that 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.
Salieri lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Hell on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Hell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Salieri! But no joy.
Hell takes a swing at Salieri's ribcage but misses.
Salieri misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hell takes a swing at Salieri's ribcage but misses.
Salieri changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Salieri fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Hell is looking to counter the offense by Salieri and move into the clinch.
Hell misses with a wild body shot.
Salieri is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Salieri looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hell is fending him off so far but Salieri persists. Nope, Hell circles away and we're back to standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Salieri manages to avoid it.
Hell throws a body punch but Salieri moves out of range.
Salieri drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Hell defends it well.
Hell swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A little jabbing left from Salieri on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Salieri misses with a takedown attempt - Hell sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Max Hell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antonio Salieri.
Hell sizes up Salieri with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Hell throws out a loose jab but Salieri uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salieri lands a high kick!
Hell avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hell's corner calls for a 1-2. Hell obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The fighters circling - Hell throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Salieri looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Salieri shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hell defends it nicely.
Hell is looking to counter the offense by Salieri and move into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salieri scores with a nice strike.
Salieri throws a head kick but Hell moves out of range.
Salieri swings for the body but Hell moves out of range.
A cross from Hell lands.
Salieri uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hell.
Salieri takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hell misses the shot to the body.
Salieri with the counter takedown but Hell avoids it easily.
Salieri scores with a nice strike.
Salieri misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Salieri fails to land the takedown.
Salieri tries to score a power double leg takedown but Hell sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Salieri somewhat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Max Hell will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
A jab lands there for Hell.
Salieri scores with a kick to the midsection.
Hell lands a head shot.
Hell throws a looping overhand right but Salieri ducks down to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Salieri looks for a takedown but Hell sprawls well.
Salieri uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hell.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Salieri.
Salieri with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hell moves into the clinch.
Salieri tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hell's elbow.
Salieri fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hell goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Salieri misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Salieri misses with a punch on the inside.
Salieri swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Salieri swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Salieri breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Salieri lands with a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salieri shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hell defends it nicely.
Max Hell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antonio Salieri.
Salieri takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hell cracks a nice hook into Salieri's ribs.
Hell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Salieri was well out of range. Poor timing from Hell.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Hell there.
Hell uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Salieri.
Hell wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Salieri ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A shot to the liver by Salieri. Beautiful body shot.
Hell ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hell fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Salieri throws a body shot but no joy.
Hell tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Salieri manages to circle out of the way.
Salieri moves away from the strike by Hell.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salieri displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hell throws out the jab.
Salieri cracks Hell with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Salieri with a hook.
Salieri lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hell rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Salieri moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Salieri changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Hell looks to land a combination but Salieri avoids it well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Salieri closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hell circles away.
Salieri ducks under a wild hook from Hell.
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 Hell.
I think Hell 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 48:47
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 48:47
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Max Hell!
Max Hell is the new middleweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Max Hell thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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