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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 Inspectah Deck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). D Amato's entrance music is M.D.A walks in with 5 naked bitches Wow !. A fine choice. Deck has chosen Raekwon feat. Inspectah Deck, GZA-Guillotine (Swordz) as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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206 lbs
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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
23 - 9 - 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
24 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Inspectah Deck!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Robert Douchet and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Deck misses with the combination.
Deck tries a head kick but it misses.
D Amato ducks under a wild hook from Deck.
D Amato looks to land a left hand but Deck moved out of range nicely.
Deck has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
D Amato fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Deck manages to avoid it.
D Amato lands a nice hook to Deck's body. Deck takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Deck misses the body punch
and D Amato cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
D Amato throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
D Amato throws a series of punches but Deck avoids them all with ease.
D Amato looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Deck misses with a combination
letting D Amato counter with a right hand.
D Amato takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
D Amato looks to land a combination but Deck avoids it well.
Deck throws a right and a left that D Amato avoids nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Deck gets a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Deck scores with a shoulder strike.
D Amato tries to work over Deck's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
D Amato tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Deck's elbow.
Deck lands with a short shot to the head.
Deck escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Deck lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
D Amato cracks a nice hook into Deck's ribs.
Deck scores with a jab to the jaw.
D Amato misses with a left hand
and Deck counters with a nice uppercut.
D Amato displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Deck thows a left - swing and a miss!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Deck works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
D Amato throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Deck tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. D Amato manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Deck's hands are dropping dangerously low here and D Amato connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Deck scrambles back to his feet.
D Amato misses with a wild combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Deck looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Michael D Amato is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
D Amato steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Deck.
D Amato moves out of range as Deck strikes.
D Amato throws a jab but it's blocked by Deck.
Deck wants to counter the offense by D Amato and move into the clinch position.
D Amato lands a nice shot that snaps Deck's head back.
D Amato loads up on a big right hand but Deck slips the punch.
Deck with the counter takedown but D Amato avoids it easily.
D Amato with a nice cross.
Deck lands with a straight right. D Amato didn't see that one coming.
Deck lands a leg kick that knocks D Amato off balance momentarily.
Deck on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Deck misses with a looping right.
Deck shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Deck throws the left hand but D Amato avoids the punch easily.
D Amato showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Deck.
Deck takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
D Amato misses with the combination.
Deck tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but D Amato was well out of range. Poor timing from Deck.
D Amato comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Deck connects with a nice looking jab.
Deck drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
D Amato throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
D Amato takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Deck misses with a double jab.
Donk. Deck catches D Amato right on the button with a cross.
Inspectah Deck seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
D Amato throws a jab but it's blocked by Deck.
D Amato throws a hook to the side of Deck's head but Deck sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Deck misses with a low kick.
Deck uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by D Amato.
Deck is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Deck takes a swing at D Amato's ribcage but misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Deck throws a body punch but D Amato moves out of range.
D Amato missing with a left hand there. Deck was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Deck scores with a kick to the body.
D Amato missing with a left hand there. Deck was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Deck moves into the clinch.
D Amato misses with a hook to the ribs.
D Amato misses with a body punch.
Deck scores with a shot to the side of D Amato's head.
D Amato lands with a light punch inside.
D Amato lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Deck or not.
D Amato lands on the inside with an uppercut.
D Amato lands a left hand that snaps the head of Deck backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short uppercut from D Amato.
D Amato lands a nice uppercut.
Deck swings away with an uppercut that misses.
D Amato throws a punch but it's blocked by Deck.
Deck is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Michael D Amato will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
D Amato looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
D Amato takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
D Amato jabs Deck to the body, keeping him at a distance.
D Amato misses the jab.
Some wild striking there from Deck.
Deck tries to clinch but fails miserably
and D Amato cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
D Amato swings for the body but Deck moves out of range.
Deck moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Deck uses good head movement to avoid the hook from D Amato.
Deck misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Deck lands a nice shot that snaps D Amato's head back.
Deck moves into range and connects with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
D Amato swings for the body but Deck moves out of range.
D Amato throws a series of punches but Deck avoids them all with ease.
Deck shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. D Amato manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
D Amato has control of Deck's left arm, preventing Deck from doing any damage.
D Amato might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Deck chips away with some ground and pound.
D Amato looking to control.
Deck postures up in D Amato's guard and throws a big left but D Amato blocks it.
Deck throws a strike but D Amato rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Deck has a closed guard, preventing D Amato from standing up.
Deck pulls D Amato in close to prevent any damage.
Deck has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Deck looking for a sweep. Not yet Deck, not yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
D Amato has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Deck is proving hard to escape from.
D Amato won't allow Deck to sweep him here.
D Amato wants to stand and escape but instead Deck has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Deck stands and throws D Amato's legs to the side, diving into side control.
D Amato on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
D Amato parries the strikes from Deck easily there. Deck is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable D Amato to escape.
D Amato is trying to control Deck's posture but Deck avoids it.
I wouldn't like to be where D Amato is right now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
D Amato can't do much from the bottom here.
Deck lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Deck in side control lands a decent elbow.
D Amato is not content to let Deck control the position.
You can see the frustration on D Amato's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
D Amato is not content to let Deck control the position.
D Amato is trying to control Deck's posture but Deck avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Deck throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Deck scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at D Amato to see if he's OK.
D Amato wants to control but Deck postures up.
D Amato tries to improve position but can't.
D Amato wants to control but Deck postures up.
Deck throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Deck working away.
Deck is looking to take a break and control but D Amato is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
You can see the frustration on D Amato's face as Deck controls the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Inspectah Deck showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
D Amato misses with a wild combination.
A swing and a miss from D Amato.
Deck buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Deck throws a hook but D Amato blocks it.
Deck with a nice cross.
D Amato walks into a jab.
Deck misses with a leg kick.
Deck looks to land a right hand but D Amato moved out of range.
Deck is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
A jab from D Amato does it's job there.
D Amato throws a hook but Deck blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
D Amato needs to keep his hands up - Deck had a free shot at his head there.
Deck misses with an uppercut. D Amato saw that one coming.
D Amato is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Deck misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Deck misses its intended target.
D Amato throws a poor cross that misses
and Deck counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
D Amato misses with a lunging right hand
and Deck moves into the clinch.
D Amato gets through Deck's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
D Amato tries to work over Deck's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Deck breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
D Amato slips a straight right by Deck.
D Amato throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
D Amato throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Deck.
Deck will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
D Amato misses with a few strikes there.
Deck throws a jab when D Amato was well out of range.
D Amato bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Deck throws a leg kick which misses D Amato's front leg but catches the back leg as D Amato tries to avoid it.
D Amato works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
D Amato throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A jab from Deck finds it's way through D Amato's defenses.
D Amato lands a glancing blow to the side of Deck's head.
D Amato will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A big left from D Amato misses.
Deck connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed D Amato momentarily.
Deck pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Deck with a jab.
Deck connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Deck scores with a sloppy right hand. D Amato should have avoided that one.
Deck throws a combination but it was largely blocked by D Amato.
D Amato swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A shot to the body from D Amato misses
letting Deck counter with a right hand.
Deck throws a head kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
D Amato with a body punch. A glancing blow.
D Amato connects with a nice looking jab.
D Amato throws a body punch but Deck moves out of range.
Deck steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from D Amato.
Deck takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Deck connects with a leg kick. D Amato looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
D Amato tries to keep at a distance but Deck has taken the fight into the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for D Amato.
Deck takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Deck working some nice short punches in the clinch.
D Amato lands an uppercut.
D Amato wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Deck has him pressed against the cage.
A right hand to the body from D Amato.
A nice right hand lands inside from D Amato.
Michael D Amato has scored more points in the clinch so far.
D Amato lands a body shot.
Deck has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
D Amato throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Decks head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
D Amato tries to throw a body punch but Deck avoids it by throwing D Amato back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
D Amato misses with a punch to the body.
D Amato lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Deck backwards.
D Amato blocks an uppercut.
D Amato lands a nice shot to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from D Amato.
Deck blocking some punches.
D Amato doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
D Amato lands a nice uppercut.
D Amato lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Deck or not.
D Amato lands a body shot.
D Amato lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Deck or not.
A short right from D Amato on the inside.
D Amato lands a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A right hook to the body lands for D Amato.
D Amato scores with a shot to the side of Deck's head.
D Amato tries to work over Deck's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Deck blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short body shot lands from D Amato as the two fighters clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Michael D Amato did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
D Amato lands a lovely overhand right.
Deck misses with a looping left.
D Amato is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Deck.
D Amato throws out a loose jab but Deck uses good head movement to avoid it.
Deck fakes the leg kick and cracks D Amato in the body.
D Amato misses with a looping right.
Deck is looking to land body kicks.
Inspectah Deck seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A leg kick checked by D Amato.
D Amato avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
D Amato fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Deck manages to avoid it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Deck! But no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
D Amato misses with a double jab.
A combination from D Amato does no damage.
D Amato is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Deck.
D Amato lands a glancing blow to the side of Deck's head.
D Amato looks to throw the jab but Deck is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
D Amato misses with a hook
and Deck connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
D Amato blocks the body kick.
D Amato blocks the body kick.
D Amato is looking to counter punch.
D Amato throws the left hand but Deck avoids the punch easily.
D Amato misses with a straight right.
Deck goes for a double leg but D Amato avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as D Amato continues to drive forward.
D Amato was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Deck lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
D Amato misses the shot to the body.
D Amato misses with a wild combination.
D Amato looks to score with a jab to the body but Deck is just out of range.
D Amato throws a right and a left that both miss.
Deck tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
D Amato throws a body punch but Deck moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Deck throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
D Amato loads up on a big right hand but Deck slips the punch.
Deck slips a jab from D Amato.
Deck lands with a kick to the ribs.
D Amato throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
D Amato has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Deck.
A nice leg kick lands there from Deck.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Deck scores with a hook to the body. D Amato takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Deck is looking to chop away at D Amato's legs.
Deck throws out a loose jab but D Amato uses good head movement to avoid it.
D Amato looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
D Amato misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A combination from Deck does no damage.
D Amato throwing a counter right hand but Deck manages to avoid it.
A jab lands there for D Amato.
D Amato misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deck misses with a body kick.
D Amato defending well as Deck loads up on a big left hand.
Deck avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Deck tries to counter by closing the distance.
D Amato avoids the head kick by Deck.
Deck will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
D Amato appears to be looking for a big counter.
D Amato gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Deck.
Deck slips under a jab from D Amato.
Deck looks to score with a jab to the body but D Amato is just out of range.
D Amato throws a jab but it's blocked by Deck.
Deck appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
D Amato scores with a nice strike.
D Amato shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Deck eats them both and turns towards D Amato to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Deck misses with a hook
and Deck takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Deck scores with a three punch combo!
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!
Deck with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling D Amato to score with a decent uppercut.
Deck throws a solid leg kick but D Amato takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Deck.
D Amato moves away from the strike by Deck.
Deck throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Deck misses with an uppercut
and D Amato counters with a nice uppercut.
A cross from Deck lands.
Deck lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Deck uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from D Amato.
Some wild striking there from Deck.
Deck throws a body kick that misses.
Deck missing with a left hand there. D Amato was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
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 Michael D Amato will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Deck misses with a two punch combination.
Deck lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Deck.
D Amato's jab looks to have found its range, popping Deck under the eye.
Deck fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
D Amato scores with a body shot.
D Amato scores with a nice strike.
D Amato misses with a wild body shot.
D Amato throws a hook to the side of Deck's head but Deck sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Deck is looking for the big counter here.
D Amato misses with an uppercut
and Deck counters with a thumping low kick.
A jab from D Amato misses.
D Amato is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
D Amato misses with a wild body shot.
Deck looks to score with a jab to the body but D Amato is just out of range.
D Amato looks to score with a jab to the body but Deck is just out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Deck lands a leg kick that knocks D Amato off balance momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Deck lands a nice leg kick that just misses D Amato's sensitive parts.
D Amato avoids a punch combination nicely.
Deck throws a poor cross that misses
and D Amato counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
D Amato blocks the body kick.
A quick step to the side and D Amato tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Deck takes a shot right to the bread basket.
D Amato gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Deck.
Deck slips a jab and a cross from D Amato.
D Amato thuds a left hand into Deck's body.
D Amato misses the jab.
Deck swings for the body but D Amato moves out of range.
D Amato seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
D Amato fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
D Amato misses with an uppercut. Deck saw that one coming.
Deck avoids the body shot from D Amato.
Inspectah Deck has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
D Amato walks into a stiff left hand from Deck.
D Amato throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Deck.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Deck looking to score a takedown here. D Amato is defending well but Deck drives through and ends up in D Amato's guard.
Deck throws a big elbow that misses.
Inspectah Deck has got the better of the ground game so far.
Deck scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Deck in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
D Amato utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Deck trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
D Amato trying to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deck trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Deck keeps trying to improve his position.
D Amato is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
D Amato trying to control the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Deck misses with a low kick.
D Amato lands a jab to the head.
D Amato misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Deck.
Deck changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
A punch combination from D Amato misses.
D Amato thows a left - swing and a miss!
Deck looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Deck 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Deck uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by D Amato.
D Amato cracks Deck with a good jab.
Deck ducks down and throws a hook to the body but D Amato moves away.
Deck connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
D Amato tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Deck was well out of range. Poor timing from D Amato.
Deck bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Deck waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract D Amato.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Deck lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Deck scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Deck staying out of range there.
D Amato swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Deck throws a nice outside leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Inspectah Deck.
I think D Amato 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 48:48
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 49:46
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Michael D Amato!
Michael D Amato retains his light heavyweight title!
Michael D Amato took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'M.D.A what else is there to say !'.
In defeat, Inspectah Deck stepped up to the mic, saying 'Wu Tang fuh evah!'.
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