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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pietro Maximoff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xander Cage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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185 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Pietro Maximoff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Xander Cage!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Tiny Johnson and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cage takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Maximoff lands a slapping body shot.
Cage scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A low kick from Maximoff is predictable there
and Cage counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Maximoff throws a hook but Cage avoids it easily.
Cage swings widly with a right hand
and Maximoff counters with a solid body kick.
Sloppy strikes from Maximoff. Those never looked like landing.
Maximoff throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Cage on the side of the head.
Cage closes the distance and clinches.
Maximoff swings wildly with an uppercut but Cage uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maximoff avoiding damage as Cage throws knees to the body.
Cage misses with a punch on the inside.
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!
Cage blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cage pushes Maximoff back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cage blocks a body shot from Maximoff.
Cage tries to throw a body punch but Maximoff avoids it by throwing Cage back against the cage.
Maximoff misses with a hook from the clinch.
Maximoff tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Maximoff tries to work over Cage's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Maximoff misses with a short punch on the inside.
Maximoff fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cage doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Maximoff working aggressively here.
Cage blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Cage.
Maximoff fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cage scores with a nice hook to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Maximoff.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cage.
Cage blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Maximoff blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Cage fails to land.
Maximoff misses with a punch on the inside.
Cage tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cage pushes Maximoff back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Cage.
Cage works on Maximoff's body with a couple of short punches.
Maximoff is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cage throws a punch but it's blocked by Maximoff.
Cage is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Cage lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cage breaks the clinch.
Cage lands a jab.
Maximoff slips a jab from Cage.
A shot to the body from Maximoff misses
and Cage counters with a crisp right that sends Maximoff to the canvas! Cage follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Xander Cage!
After winning the bout, Xander Cage thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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