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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Petre Mikholoff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tiziano Cantamessa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cantamessa comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Sacred Worlds (Blind Guardian) kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Petre Mikholoff could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Tiziano Cantamessa's chin.
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179 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Petre Mikholoff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tiziano Cantamessa!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Shigeki Sano and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cantamessa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cantamessa looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
A telegraphed right hand from Cantamessa misses the target.
Mikholoff shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Cantamessa defends it nicely.
Mikholoff shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Cantamessa is trying to defend but Mikholoff finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Cantamessa avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Mikholoff.
Mikholoff sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Cantamessa defending well though.
Mikholoff sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Cantamessa defending well though.
Mikholoff sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Cantamessa defending well though.
Mikholoff missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mikholoff is nestled in close to Cantamessa, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Mikholoff lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mikholoff looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Cantamessa with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Mikholoff working Cantamessa over with strikes.
Mikholoff is trying to control. Cantamessa wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Mikholoff throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Cantamessa won't allow Mikholoff to pass to mount.
Mikholoff thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Mikholoff is keen to just control but Cantamessa is a slippery customer.
Mikholoff tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mikholoff is working for a kimura but Cantamessa is defending it quite comfortably.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mikholoff is looking for a kimura here.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Cantamessa stuffs the takedown attempt from Mikholoff. Mikholoff gets slowly back to his feet.
Mikholoff throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Cantamessa.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mikholoff lands with a good body shot.
Cantamessa misses with a series of wild punches.
Mikholoff shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Cantamessa pinned against the cage. Cantamessa gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Petre Mikholoff. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mikholoff bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Mikholoff shoots in for a takedown but Cantamessa shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Cantamessa gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Mikholoff to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Mikholoff postures up in Cantamessa's guard and throws a big left but Cantamessa blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mikholoff missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Cantamessa working a defensive guard here.
Mikholoff lands a couple of digs.
Mikholoff working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Mikholoff trying to control the position from guard on top but Cantamessa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cantamessa controlling Mikholoff's posture.
Mikholoff trying to control but Cantamessa is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Petre Mikholoff dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Mikholoff fails to land the takedown.
Mikholoff is looking to clinch but Cantamessa is avoiding it.
Mikholoff moves in looking to clinch but Cantamessa pushes him off.
Petre Mikholoff seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mikholoff checks the leg kick.
Mikholoff shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Cantamessa as he jumps to the side.
Cantamessa misses with a hook. Mikholoff ducked under it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cantamessa tries to keep at a distance but Mikholoff has taken the fight into the clinch.
Cantamessa is breathing heavily.
Cantamessa looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mikholoff displaying some good clinch control by pressing Cantamessa up against the cage.
Cantamessa fails to pull guard.
Cantamessa wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mikholoff tries to pull guard but Cantamessa holds him up against the cage and eventually Mikholoff drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Petre Mikholoff. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cantamessa has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Mikholoff avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Mikholoff pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mikholoff shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Cantamessa napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Mikholoff looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Cantamessa is avoiding damage well.
Mikholoff is trying to get an arm triangle but Cantamessa is defending well.
Mikholoff looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cantamessa taking punishment in the form of punches.
Cantamessa tries to bench press Mikholoff off him but Mikholoff keeps the position.
Mikholoff lands some shots froms side control.
Mikholoff working away.
Mikholoff throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Cantamessa swats away the attempt to clinch by Mikholoff.
Mikholoff looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Cantamessa!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cantamessa wants to control but Mikholoff is having none of it.
Mikholoff lands a big elbow.
Cantamessa tries to reverse the position but Mikholoff maintains control.
Cantamessa wants to control but Mikholoff is having none of it.
Mikholoff knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Cantamessa on the ground.
Cantamessa tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Mikholoff raining down shots from the mount!
Cantamessa wants to control but Mikholoff is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Mikholoff punishing his opponent with strikes.
BOOM! Mikholoff connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Mikholoff cracks Cantamessa with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Mikholoff dominating with strikes here.
Cantamessa defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Mikholoff.
Mikholoff throwing strikes here but Cantamessa is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Petre Mikholoff dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Mikholoff checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Mikholoff wants to clinch.
Mikholoff defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Cantamessa.
Mikholoff pushes Cantamessa up against the cage in a clinch.
Mikholoff tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Cantamessa just stands there and leans against the cage.
Cantamessa tries for a takedown. No joy.
Mikholoff ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Mikholoff no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Mikholoff is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Mikholoff keeping moving, preventing Cantamessa from controlling successfully.
Cantamessa takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mikholoff looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Cantamessa content to stall in guard here.
Cantamessa stopping the sweep attempt from Mikholoff.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Cantamessa won't allow Mikholoff to get back to his feet.
Mikholoff trying to control the position here.
Mikholoff has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mikholoff looking for a sweep. Not yet Mikholoff, not yet.
Cantamessa prevents Mikholoff from getting back to his feet.
Mikholoff wants to sweep but no luck.
Mikholoff is working hard here to advance position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Mikholoff shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Cantamessa counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Petre Mikholoff is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cantamessa is pressing down on Mikholoff's thigh, looking to free his foot. Mikholoff is holding on for now.
Tiziano Cantamessa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mikholoff is trying to stand up here but Cantamessa is controlling him well.
Cantamessa throwing shots but Mikholoff is blocking nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mikholoff blocking the ground and pound attempt from Cantamessa.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tiziano Cantamessa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Mikholoff has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Petre Mikholoff!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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