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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ilya Muromets (ranked 1874 p4p, 5114 weight class) and Sonny Corleone Jr. (ranked 242 p4p, 486 weight class). Sonny Corleone Jr. has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ilya Muromets!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, Sonny Corleone Jr.!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Alan Glass and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Muromets dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Corleone Jr.. That did some damage!
Muromets tries to move into range but Corleone Jr. moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That kick from Corleone Jr. tenderised Muromets's leg. Muromets is trying to keep his angry face on.
Muromets moves out of range of the leg kick from Corleone Jr..
Muromets uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Corleone Jr..
Corleone Jr. moves into range and connects with a jab.
A jab from Corleone Jr. does it's job there.
Muromets tries to clinch up but Corleone Jr. circles away and keeps his distance.
Corleone Jr. misses with a looping right.
Corleone Jr. feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Murometss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Muromets throws an overhand right that lands on Corleone Jr.'s shoulder, as Corleone Jr. tries to avoid the shot.
Corleone Jr. uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Muromets.
Corleone Jr. wants to slow Muromets down by chopping away at his legs.
Nice uppercut there from Corleone Jr..
This has been an exciting period of action!
Muromets swings widly with a right hand
and Corleone Jr. counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Corleone Jr. scores with a decent looking hook.
Muromets wants to clinch up but Corleone Jr. keeps it at a distance.
Corleone Jr. steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Good standup being displayed there by Corleone Jr. as he connects with a hook.
Muromets throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Corleone Jr. scores with a sloppy right hand. Muromets should have avoided that one.
Corleone Jr. dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Muromets. That did some damage!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muromets jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Muromets jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A little jabbing left from Corleone Jr. on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Corleone Jr. throws a low kick but it's checked well by Muromets.
Corleone Jr. fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Muromets on the side of the head.
Muromets swings widly with a right hand
and Corleone Jr. counters with a nice uppercut.
Muromets moves into the clinch successfully.
Corleone Jr. pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Muromets uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Corleone Jr..
Corleone Jr. has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Muromets finds it's way round the side to connect with Corleone Jr.'s head.
Corleone Jr. throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Corleone Jr. swings for the body but Muromets moves out of range.
Corleone Jr. takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Corleone Jr. tries to land a leg kick but Muromets saw it coming and moves away.
A left lands for Muromets.
It looks like Sonny Corleone Jr. has been cut.
Muromets throws a right hand that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Corleone Jr. connects with a nice looking jab.
We've been told by Muromets's head coaches at Roosters Coop that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Muromets lands the left hand.
Corleone Jr. works Muromets's body with a nice hook.
Corleone Jr. 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.
Corleone Jr. lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Muromets.
Corleone Jr. with a nice calf kick.
Muromets swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Muromets keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Corleone Jr. avoids the body shot from Muromets.
Muromets takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Corleone Jr. with the inside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Corleone Jr.. Muromets does a little dance to reset his feet.
Muromets looks to land a right hand but Corleone Jr. moved out of range.
Corleone Jr. uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Muromets.
Corleone Jr. walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Muromets checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Muromets lands with a cross.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Corleone Jr. looks to land a left hand but Muromets moved out of range nicely.
Muromets drops his hands momentarily and Corleone Jr. takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Corleone Jr. avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A countering left hand to the body from Corleone Jr. misses.
Muromets throws a leg kick that misses.
Corleone Jr. throws a jab but it's blocked by Muromets.
Nice defenses there by Corleone Jr..
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corleone Jr. takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Corleone Jr. misses with a head kick.
Corleone Jr. uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Muromets.
Donk. Corleone Jr. catches Muromets right on the button with a cross.
Corleone Jr. misses with a left hand
and Muromets counters with a straight right hand.
Muromets lands a nice looking body kick.
Corleone Jr. misses with an uppercut
and Muromets cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Corleone Jr. throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Muromets throws a jab when Corleone Jr. was well out of range.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Corleone Jr. crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Muromets - the referee stops the clock and Corleone Jr. gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Muromets. Corleone Jr. manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Corleone Jr. ducks under a wild hook from Muromets.
Nice defenses there by Corleone Jr..
Corleone Jr. misses with a body kick.
Corleone Jr. drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Corleone Jr. fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Corleone Jr. throws a big shot that misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Muromets. That's going to slow Corleone Jr. down.
Muromets throws a solid leg kick but Corleone Jr. takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Muromets.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corleone Jr. looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Corleone Jr. lands a head shot.
Muromets staying out of range there.
Corleone Jr. dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Muromets. That did some damage!
Corleone Jr. looks to land a left hand but Muromets moved out of range nicely.
Muromets blocks a jab.
Muromets throws a lazy body kick
and Corleone Jr. counters with a stiff right hand.
Corleone Jr. misses with a body shot.
Muromets staying out of range there.
Corleone Jr. looks to land a right hand but Muromets moved out of range.
Corleone Jr. fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Muromets gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Corleone Jr. misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Muromets blocks a body shot from Corleone Jr..
Muromets throws a knee to the head but misses.
Muromets lands an elbow just above Corleone Jr. 's eye.
Corleone Jr. working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sonny Corleone Jr. dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sonny Corleone Jr.'s cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
The crowd cheers as Muromets lands an impressive looking overhand right. Corleone Jr. doesn't seem phased though.
The fighters circling - Muromets throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A lazy left from Muromets finds it's target.
Muromets throws a hook but Corleone Jr. blocks it.
Muromets misses with a body shot.
Nice body punch from Muromets.
Muromets is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Corleone Jr. is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Corleone Jr. slips under a jab from Muromets.
Muromets cracks Corleone Jr. with an open hand slap.
Corleone Jr. throws a big shot that misses.
A jab from Muromets misses.
Muromets is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Corleone Jr..
Muromets takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Muromets moves away from the strike by Corleone Jr..
Muromets drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Muromets throws a lazy right hand but Corleone Jr. sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Corleone Jr. appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Muromets checks a leg kick nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Muromets misses the target.
Muromets misses with an uppercut.
Corleone Jr. swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Corleone Jr. steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Muromets.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muromets doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sonny Corleone Jr. seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Muromets tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Corleone Jr. is able to avoid easily.
Muromets tries to clinch up but Corleone Jr. circles away and keeps his distance.
Corleone Jr. buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Corleone Jr. thows a left - swing and a miss!
Muromets swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Muromets misses with an uppercut.
Corleone Jr. lands a nice leg kick that just misses Muromets's sensitive parts.
Corleone Jr. with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Corleone Jr. misses with a straight right.
Muromets throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Muromets tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Corleone Jr. gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Corleone Jr. tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Muromets with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Corleone Jr. to score with a decent uppercut.
Muromets moves in looking to clinch but Corleone Jr. pushes him off.
Muromets throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
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!
Muromets throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muromets misses with a hook. Corleone Jr. ducked under it nicely.
Corleone Jr. uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Muromets.
Muromets pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Corleone Jr.! But no joy.
Muromets takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Corleone Jr. comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Muromets blocks the leg kick.
Corleone Jr. connects with a jab.
Muromets takes a swing at Corleone Jr.'s ribcage but misses.
Corleone Jr. with the inside leg kick.
Corleone Jr. swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Corleone Jr. throws a front kick aimed at Muromets's knee but Muromets avoids it well.
Corleone Jr. misses with a looping left.
Muromets throws a poor cross that misses
and Corleone Jr. counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Muromets misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Corleone Jr..
Corleone Jr. smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Muromets, as that shot connected.
Corleone Jr. throws a lazy right hand but Muromets sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Corleone Jr. looks to throw the jab but Muromets is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corleone Jr. stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Muromets tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Corleone Jr. lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Muromets looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Corleone Jr. swings for the body but Muromets moves out of range.
Corleone Jr. walks into a straight right hand from Muromets.
Muromets throws an off balance right hand
and Corleone Jr. counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Corleone Jr. swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Muromets misses with a hook.
Corleone Jr. uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Muromets.
Nice uppercut lands for Corleone Jr.. That snapped Muromets's head back.
Corleone Jr. throws a good cross that connects.
Corleone Jr. finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Corleone Jr. throws a quick inside leg kick.
Corleone Jr. scores with a hook to the body. Muromets takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Corleone Jr. has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Corleone Jr. lands with a good body shot.
Muromets pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Corleone Jr. throws a lazy right hand but Muromets sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Muromets is looking to counter punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muromets scores with a jab to the head.
Muromets throws a lazy right hand but Corleone Jr. sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Corleone Jr. misses with a hook.
Muromets moves forwards but Corleone Jr. connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Nice defenses there by Corleone Jr..
Corleone Jr. with the inside leg kick.
Muromets throws a big shot that misses.
Muromets slips a jab from Corleone Jr..
Muromets was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Muromets doesn't manage to clinch there - Corleone Jr. circles away.
Muromets throws a chopping leg kick but Corleone Jr. manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Muromets lands a nice shot that snaps Corleone Jr.'s head back.
Muromets throws a hook to the side of Corleone Jr.'s head but Corleone Jr. sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Muromets blocks a low kick nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Corleone Jr. throws a leg kick
and Muromets finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Corleone Jr. lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Decent striking displayed by Muromets there.
Corleone Jr. ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Muromets moves away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Sonny Corleone Jr. will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Sonny Corleone Jr.'s cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Muromets throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Muromets.
Corleone Jr. connects with an inside leg kick.
Corleone Jr. misses the jab.
Corleone Jr. throws a big shot that misses.
Corleone Jr. uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Corleone Jr. shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Corleone Jr. loads up on a big right hand but Muromets slips the punch.
Corleone Jr. blocks a head kick by Muromets.
Corleone Jr. throws a leg kick but Muromets checks it.
Corleone Jr. misses with a wild body shot.
Corleone Jr. has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Muromets.
Muromets clinches with his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Corleone Jr. has a couple of punches blocked by Muromets.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Muromets.
Muromets is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Corleone Jr. is defending well for now.
Corleone Jr. working aggressively here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Corleone Jr..
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muromets looking to throw knees to the head but Corleone Jr. is blocking nicely.
Muromets fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Corleone Jr. working hard to break the clinch.
Corleone Jr. swings wildly with an uppercut but Muromets uses good head movement to avoid it.
Corleone Jr. lands a body shot.
Muromets misses with a knee strike.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Corleone Jr. is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Muromets is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Corleone Jr. swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Muromets escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Muromets steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Corleone Jr.. That one must have hurt.
Corleone Jr. slips under a jab.
Ilya Muromets has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corleone Jr. ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Muromets throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Corleone Jr. pivots, looking for a leg kick but Muromets is out of range and Corleone Jr. settles back down.
Corleone Jr. keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Corleone Jr. moves away from the strike by Muromets.
Corleone Jr. uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Muromets.
Corleone Jr. connects with a jab.
Muromets ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Muromets feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Corleone Jr. moves out of range of the body kick from Muromets.
Corleone Jr. connects with an inside leg kick.
A shot to the liver by Corleone Jr.. Beautiful body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Corleone Jr. looks to throw the jab but Muromets is out of range.
Muromets uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Corleone Jr..
Corleone Jr. throws the kick towards the body but Muromets avoids it.
An attempted straight right counter from Muromets misses the target.
Muromets takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Muromets lands with a nice body kick.
Corleone Jr. throws a solid leg kick but Muromets takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Corleone Jr..
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muromets tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Muromets gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Corleone Jr. darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Corleone Jr. circles away from the clinch attempt
and Corleone Jr. counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Muromets throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Corleone Jr. on the side of the head.
Muromets doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Corleone Jr. throws a front kick aimed at Muromets's knee but Muromets avoids it well.
Muromets throws an off balance right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Muromets fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sonny Corleone Jr. is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Muromets is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That has opened up Sonny Corleone Jr.'s cut even more.
Muromets looks for the body kick but Corleone Jr. saw that one coming.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Muromets rushes Corleone Jr. and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Muromets tries to break the clinch but Corleone Jr. is controlling the position.
Muromets tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corleone Jr. takes an elbow to the temple.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Muromets lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Corleone Jr. is struggling to control the position.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Muromets lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Muromets using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Corleone Jr. has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Corleone Jr. misses with a hook from the clinch.
Corleone Jr. blocking some punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Sonny Corleone Jr..
I've got Corleone Jr. winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Sonny Corleone Jr.!
Sonny Corleone Jr. seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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