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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arany Dali (ranked 1083 p4p, 152 weight class) and Mike Megaton (ranked 524 p4p, 80 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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196 cm
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221 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
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190 cm
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224 lbs
14 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Decent wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank |
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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
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Arany Dali! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Mike Megaton! The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Micheangelo Fripello and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Dali throws a lazy uppercut
and Megaton counters with a stiff right hand. Megaton connects with a solid leg kick. Megaton drives through and clinches with Dali against the cage.
Dali lands a shoulder strike. Megaton misses with a knee to the head. Megaton lands a good knee to the midsection. Dali won't want to take too many of those. Dali misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Megaton. A head punch on the inside from Dali fails to land. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Dali swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dali fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Megaton lands with a light punch inside. Megaton misses with a short punch on the inside. A short right from Dali on the inside. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Dali blocks a body shot from Megaton.
That's one minute gone in the round. Dali misses with the head strike.
Dali has a couple of punches blocked by Megaton.
Megaton working some nice short punches in the clinch. Megaton blocks an uppercut.
Megaton blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dali lands with a right to the head. A right hook to the body lands for Dali.
Megaton has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Dali seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Megaton can turn it around. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dali. Dali swings wildly with an uppercut but Megaton uses good head movement to avoid it. Dali misses with the head strike.
Megaton throws a punch but it's blocked by Dali. Dali softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
It looks like Mike Megaton has been cut. Dali swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Megaton misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Megaton. A head punch on the inside from Dali fails to land. A head punch on the inside from Dali fails to land. A head punch blocked on the inside by Megaton. Dali swings wildly with an uppercut but Megaton uses good head movement to avoid it. Dali takes a shot to the head. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Dali scores with a shot to the side of Megaton's head. Dali working some nice short punches in the clinch. Megaton blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dali throws a head punch that misses. Dali swings wildly with an uppercut but Megaton uses good head movement to avoid it. Megaton blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Megaton.
Dali swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round. A shot in the inside from Dali. Megaton blocking some punches.
Dali definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight. Megaton tries to land knees in the clinch but Dali avoids the damage to the body. Megaton blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dali tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Megaton's elbow. Dali misses with a punch on the inside.
Megaton doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Megaton. Dali has a couple of punches blocked by Megaton.
Dali can't find room to land a body shot as Megaton controls the action.
Dali lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Megaton backwards. A short right from Dali on the inside. Megaton blocks a body shot from Dali. Dali has a couple of punches blocked by Megaton.
Dali lands a hook that snaps the head of Megaton backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Megaton blocks an uppercut.
Knees in the clinch landing for Megaton.
Dali fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Megaton takes a shot to the head. Dali swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dali working aggressively here.
Dali stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. Megaton blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dali misses with a punch on the inside.
Megaton fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dali misses with a punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Dali. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dali. Dali misses with the head strike.
Megaton gets through Dali's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arany Dali dominated that round. The cut man is working on Mike Megaton's cut. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Jab from Dali. Megaton throws a sloppy body shot
and Dali counters with a good, hard body kick but Megaton shrugs it off. Nice defenses there by Megaton. Megaton tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dali paws at him with a jab and circles away. Dali was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. Dali is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Megaton. Megaton is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own. Megaton keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dali. Dali connects with a jab. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Dali gets off balance looking for a body kick and Megaton moves into the clinch. Dali goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. Megaton throws a head punch that misses. Dali misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round. Dali scores with a shot to the side of Megaton's head. Megaton gets through Dali's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Knees to the body from Megaton.
Megaton lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Megaton blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dali misses with some punches.
Dali fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Megaton blocking some punches.
Megaton blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Megaton blocks an uppercut.
Dali throws a head punch that misses. Megaton fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Arany Dali has scored more points in the clinch so far. Dali swings wildly with an uppercut but Megaton uses good head movement to avoid it. Megaton prevents a body shot from Dali.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Megaton lands a knee to the body.
A short left from Megaton. Megaton blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Megaton blocking some punches.
Dali working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. A head punch blocked on the inside by Dali. Dali misses with some punches.
Dali throws a head punch that misses. Dali swings wildly with an uppercut but Megaton uses good head movement to avoid it. Dali blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Megaton. Dali fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dali lands with a short shot to the head. Dali tries to work over Megaton's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Dali lands a right hand that snaps the head of Megaton backwards. Dali lands a left hand.
Dali lands a shot to the body. Dali misses with some punches.
Dali misses with a hook from the clinch. A short right from Dali. A body shot lands from Dali.
Megaton tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dali avoids it. Dali has a couple of punches blocked by Megaton.
Dali can't find room to land a body shot as Megaton controls the action.
Dali is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Megaton can do to turn this around? Megaton's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Dali misses with a punch to the body.
Dali lands a right hand that snaps the head of Megaton backwards. Dali misses with a short punch on the inside. A head punch blocked on the inside by Megaton.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Dali working aggressively here.
Megaton blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dali goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dali misses with a punch on the inside.
Megaton throws a punch but it's blocked by Dali. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Dali blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short left from Dali. Dali swings wildly with an uppercut but Megaton uses good head movement to avoid it. A short right hand to the side of the head by Dali. Dali tries to throw a body punch but Megaton avoids it by throwing Dali back against the cage. A quick uppercut on the inside from Dali. Dali working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dali. Dali tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arany Dali dominated that second round. The cut man is working on Mike Megaton's cut. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Dali slips a jab from Megaton. Megaton slips under a jab from Dali. And an attempted straight right on the counter from Megaton! But no joy. Megaton attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin. Megaton moves out of range as Dali strikes. Megaton steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Dali. That one must have hurt. Megaton walks into a jab. Megaton clobbers Dali with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. Arany Dali is winning the standup battle so far. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Dali misses with a right hand and Megaton counters with an inside leg kick. Dali misses the shot to the body. Dali misses with a right hand and Megaton cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round. Megaton walks into a straight right hand from Dali. Megaton bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Dali misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Megaton counters with an inside leg kick. Dali connects with a right hand. Megaton shakes it off.
That has opened up Mike Megaton's cut even more. Megaton avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Dali misses the shot to the body. Dali steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Megaton. Dali thinks about countering with a head kick. Dali scores with a jab to the head.
Donk. Megaton catches Dali right on the button with a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Dali misses with a body punch
and Dali takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Dali just misses with a punch to the body.
Megaton only half commits to the counter leg kick. Dali throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Megaton on the side of the head. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Dali throws a leg kick but Megaton sees it coming and moves out of range. Megaton only half commits to the counter leg kick. Megaton blocks a jab. Dali throws a body kick that misses and Megaton counters by moving into the clinch. Dali misses with a punch to the body.
Megaton blocking some punches.
Knees in the clinch landing for Megaton.
Megaton blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Dali misses with some punches.
Megaton swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Megaton blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dali throws a punch but it's blocked by Megaton. Megaton pushes Dali back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Dali takes a shot to the head. Dali misses with the head strike.
Dali misses with some punches.
Megaton blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Megaton lands with a light punch inside. Megaton lands a nice knee to the body. Dali tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Megaton lands a hook that snaps the head of Dali backwards. Dali misses with a hook from the clinch. Dali throws a punch but it's blocked by Megaton.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Dali lands a right hand. Megaton putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Dali in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body. 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! Dali blocks an uppercut.
Megaton lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dali backwards. Dali scores with a shot to the side of Megaton's head. Dali misses with a short punch on the inside. Megaton misses with a hook from the clinch. Dali fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dali misses with a body punch.
Dali throws a punch but it's blocked by Megaton. Dali misses with a hook from the clinch. Dali blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dali throws a head punch that misses. Dali misses with a punch on the inside.
Megaton working aggressively here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Mike Megaton just about did enough to take it. The cut man is working on Mike Megaton's cut. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Megaton ducks under a wild hook from Dali. Dali misses with an uppercut
and Megaton counters with a stiff right hand. Dali misses with an uppercut
and Megaton counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body. A big right from Dali misses. Dali motions for Megaton to come forward. Dali throws a leg kick but it misses it's target. Megaton is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Dali chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Megaton can pounce on him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Megaton lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dali's sensitive parts. Dali throws out a loose jab but Megaton uses good head movement to avoid it. Dali throws a hook but Megaton blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round. Dali looks to land a body kick but Megaton moved away. Dali misses with a lunging right hand
and Dali takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Dali lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Dali jabbing away but nothing is landing. And an attempted straight right on the counter from Megaton! But no joy. Dali ducks under a wild hook from Megaton. Dali loads up on a big right hand but Megaton slips the punch. Megaton wants to counter with a clinch but Dali pushes him away. A head kick by Dali misses and Megaton holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch. Megaton misses with a short punch on the inside. Megaton utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. Dali misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Megaton blocks a body shot from Dali. Dali tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Dali working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Dali makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Megaton blocking some punches.
Megaton missing with knees to the body.
Megaton lands a hook that snaps the head of Dali backwards. This has been an exciting period of action! Dali tries to throw a body punch but Megaton avoids it by throwing Dali back against the cage. Dali swings wildly with an uppercut but Megaton uses good head movement to avoid it. Megaton scores with a nice hook to the head. Dali tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Dali lands with a left to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Megaton working Dali over with knees to the body. Dali on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Megaton misses with a body punch.
A short left from Dali. A short body shot lands from Megaton as the two fighters clinch.
Dali misses with a punch to the body.
Dali working aggressively here.
Dali swings wildly with an uppercut but Megaton uses good head movement to avoid it. Megaton blocks an uppercut.
Megaton lands with a light punch inside. Dali swings wildly with an uppercut but Megaton uses good head movement to avoid it. Dali tries a body shot but Megaton blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Dali tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dali. Megaton lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. A right hand to the body from Megaton.
Still in the clinch, Dali scores with a nice short uppercut.
The cut above Mike Megaton's eye is starting to cause him problems now. Megaton lands with a left to the head. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Dali tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Megaton's elbow. Dali's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Dali is rocked! Dali swings wildly with an uppercut but Megaton uses good head movement to avoid it. Oh Dali is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Dali misses with the head strike.
Dali can't find room to land a body shot as Megaton controls the action.
Dali working aggressively here.
Dali misses with a short punch on the inside. Megaton lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Dali to his knees! Megaton keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:53 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mike Megaton! Mike Megaton is the new light heavyweight champion! An out of breath and clearly excited Mike Megaton thanked WarHorse Fightwear for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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energy
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hype
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pop
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