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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Steve Fontana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyson Duff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fontana comes to the cage accompanied by Queensryche - Silent Lucidity. Steve Fontana could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Tyson Duff's chin.
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201 lbs
12 - 11 - 0 |
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195 cm
28
195 lbs
2 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Very quick |
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power |
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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
12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Steve Fontana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tyson Duff!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Russell Pearce and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fontana is looking to clinch.
Fontana has taken the fight to the clinch.
Fontana prevents Duff from breaking the clinch.
Fontana breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fontana throws a jab when Duff was well out of range.
Fontana tries to close the distance and clinch up but Duff swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Duff fails with the takedown
and Fontana counters with a stiff right hand.
Steve Fontana seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Duff shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Fontana closes the distance and clinches.
Duff is looking to break free of the clinch but Fontana has double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duff working hard to break the clinch.
Fontana lands a left hand.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Fontana.
Fontana lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Duff is rocked!
It looks like Tyson Duff has been cut.
Duff wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Duff is still on wobbly legs! Can Fontana finish him?
Fontana's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Fontana stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Duff seems to have recovered his senses.
Duff is trying to push Fontana away but Fontana has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Duff has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fontana ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Fontana no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Duff has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Fontana is proving hard to escape from.
Fontana trying to control the position here.
We're going to have a standup here because Steve Fontana wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Duff shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Fontana counters with a good, hard body kick but Duff shrugs it off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duff tries to keep at a distance but Fontana has taken the fight into the clinch.
Fontana is trying to pull guard but Duff has him pressed against the cage.
Fontana jumps into guard, dragging Duff to the mat.
Fontana has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Duff off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Fontana is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Good exchange - Fontana coming out on top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duff tries for a takedown but Fontana circles away easily
and Fontana counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Steve Fontana has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyson Duff.
Fontana looks to throw the jab but Duff is out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Fontana.
Duff gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Fontana counters with a body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fontana works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A swing and a miss from Fontana.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Fontana dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tyson Duff's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Fontana lands with a cross.
Duff gets tackled into the cage by Fontana. Fontana maintains the clinch.
Fontana keeps control of Duff as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Duff swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Duff tries to circle away but Fontana has him pinned against the cage.
Fontana breaks the clinch.
Duff keeps the fight on the outside.
Fontana tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Duff avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Steve Fontana is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Duff fails with the takedown
and Fontana counters with an outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fontana misses with a right hand
and Duff counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Duff won't allow Fontana to sweep him here.
Fontana pulls Duff in close to his closed guard and prevents Duff from doing any damage or advancing position.
We're going to have a standup here because Steve Fontana wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Fontana pushes Duff up against the cage in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fontana avoiding damage.
Fontana tries to score a body lock takedown but Duff shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Fontana pulls guard effortlessly.
Fontana has his feet on Duff's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Duff tries for a takedown but Fontana circles away easily
and Fontana counters with a big head kick but Duff shrugs it off.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fontana swinging wildly here.
Fontana forces Duff back against the cage and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duff goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A right hand to the body from Fontana.
Duff is breathing heavily.
Fontana lands a nice elbow.
Fontana manages to break the clinch.
Fontana throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fontana rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Duff moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Duff moves out of range of the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fontana tries to clinch up but Duff circles away and keeps his distance.
Duff misses with a takedown
and Fontana counters with a one-two to the body.
Steve Fontana has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyson Duff.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fontana clinches with his opponent.
Fontana lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fontana tries to pull guard but Duff holds him up against the cage and eventually Fontana drops back down to his feet.
Duff takes an elbow to the temple.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fontana breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Fontana dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tyson Duff's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Duff shoots and misses
and Fontana counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Duff misses with a takedown attempt
and Fontana counters with a thumping low kick.
and Fontana counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Duff! He's just covering up as Fontana starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Steve Fontana!
Steve Fontana thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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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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