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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kurt Kendall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George DeLuca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kendall comes to the cage accompanied by Kool Moe Dee - I Go To Work. DeLuca has chosen Crying like a Bitch as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that George DeLuca was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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248 lbs
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255 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kurt Kendall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 1, fighting out of New York, George DeLuca!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Russell Pearce and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
DeLuca tries to clinch
enabling Kendall to counter with a crisp jab.
DeLuca tries to clinch but Kendall moves out of range.
DeLuca tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Kendall manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
DeLuca tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Kendall counters with a stiff right hand.
DeLuca looks to clinch
and Kendall counters with a stiff right hand.
DeLuca wants to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Kendall lands a nice hook to DeLuca's body. DeLuca takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kendall lands with a good body shot.
DeLuca tries to clinch but Kendall moves out of range.
DeLuca fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kendall circles away from the clinch attempt
and Kendall counters with a low kick, right behind DeLuca 's knee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - DeLuca looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
DeLuca takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
DeLuca tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kendall swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kendall throws a head kick that misses.
Kendall lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
DeLuca wants to clinch.
DeLuca throws a big shot that misses.
Kendall lands a jab.
DeLuca tries to close the distance and clinch but Kendall swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kendall swats away the attempt to clinch by DeLuca.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kendall swats away the attempt to clinch by DeLuca.
DeLuca missing with a left hand there. Kendall was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
DeLuca tries to clinch but Kendall moves out of range.
DeLuca is looking to clinch.
DeLuca darts in trying to clinch
and Kendall counters with a stiff right hand.
Kendall lands a jab to the head.
DeLuca tries to clinch up.
DeLuca takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
DeLuca takes a head kick and keeps coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
DeLuca tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Kendall counters with an outside leg kick.
DeLuca is looking to clinch but Kendall is avoiding it.
DeLuca wants to clinch.
DeLuca tries to clinch there but Kendall circles away.
DeLuca closes the distance but Kendall moves to the side
letting Kendall counter with a right hand.
DeLuca tries to clinch but Kendall moves out of range.
DeLuca tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Kendall counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. DeLuca is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Kendall with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
DeLuca tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Kendall counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
DeLuca tries to close the distance and clinch but Kendall swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
DeLuca tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Kendall makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kendall throws a chopping leg kick but DeLuca manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kendall tries to keep at a distance but DeLuca has taken the fight into the clinch.
DeLuca misses with a body punch.
DeLuca keeps control of Kendall as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kendall wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kendall breaks from the clinch.
DeLuca moves to clinch but Kendall breaks away
and Kendall counters with a stiff right hand.
DeLuca missing with a left hand there. Kendall was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
DeLuca wants to clinch.
DeLuca tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Kendall counters with a solid body kick.
DeLuca tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kendall paws at him with a jab and circles away.
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 Kurt Kendall will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kendall slips a jab from DeLuca.
Kendall lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
DeLuca wants to clinch
and Kendall counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
DeLuca tries to clinch but Kendall moves away
and Kendall counters with a low kick, right behind DeLuca 's knee.
Kendall throws a hook to the side of DeLuca's head but DeLuca sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
DeLuca tries to clinch up but Kendall circles away and keeps his distance.
DeLuca gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
DeLuca tries to circle away but Kendall has him pinned against the cage.
Kendall blocks an elbow strike from DeLuca.
DeLuca drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kendall wants to break the clinch but can't.
DeLuca misses with some punches.
DeLuca is trying to stall.
DeLuca missing with knees to the body.
Kendall wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but DeLuca has him pressed against the cage.
DeLuca looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
DeLuca taking a breather.
Kendall managing to block the knees to the body from DeLuca.
Kendall blocks an uppercut.
DeLuca working aggressively here.
Kendall on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
DeLuca is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Kendall managing to block the knees to the body from DeLuca.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kendall breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
DeLuca drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
DeLuca moves to clinch but Kendall breaks away
and Kendall makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
DeLuca tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kendall swats him away and circles back towards the center.
DeLuca tries to clinch up
and Kendall counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kendall lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
DeLuca fails with an attempt to clinch.
DeLuca wants to clinch
and Kendall counters with a big head kick but DeLuca shrugs it off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kendall scores with a kick to the body.
Kendall lands a jab-cross combination.
DeLuca tries to clinch but Kendall moves away
and Kendall counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kendall swats away the attempt to clinch by DeLuca.
Kendall keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from DeLuca.
DeLuca tries to clinch but Kendall moves away
and Kendall counters with a lovely shot to the body.
DeLuca on the wrong end of a nice hook.
DeLuca tries to clinch up.
Kendall staying out of range there.
DeLuca is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kendall tries a head kick but it misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
DeLuca tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kendall paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kendall throws a low kick but it's checked well by DeLuca.
DeLuca tries to clinch but Kendall moves away
and Kendall counters with an inside leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kendall.
DeLuca tries to clinch there but Kendall circles away.
George DeLuca seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
DeLuca wants to clinch
enabling Kendall to counter with a crisp jab.
DeLuca is looking to clinch but Kendall is avoiding it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
DeLuca lands a jab to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
DeLuca tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Kendall counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Kendall gets tackled into the cage by DeLuca. DeLuca maintains the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George DeLuca 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. This is the final round!
The fight stays on the outside here - DeLuca looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fight stays on the outside here - DeLuca looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kendall lands with a shot to the body.
DeLuca takes one to the side of the head.
Kendall with a jab.
DeLuca looks to clinch
and DeLuca takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
DeLuca tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Kendall counters with a stiff right hand.
DeLuca tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Kendall counters with a good low kick that DeLuca was not able to check.
Kendall lands with a good body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
DeLuca darts in trying to clinch
letting Kendall counter with a right hand.
DeLuca pushes Kendall up against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from DeLuca fails to land.
DeLuca misses with a hook to the ribs.
DeLuca tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kendall avoids it.
Kendall breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
DeLuca clinches up against the cage.
DeLuca tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kendall's elbow.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Kendall on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
DeLuca will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Kendall up against the cage.
DeLuca wants to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
DeLuca can't find room to land a body shot as Kendall controls the action.
DeLuca taking a breather.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by George DeLuca.
DeLuca tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kendall paws at him with a jab and circles away.
DeLuca tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kendall swats him away and circles back towards the center.
DeLuca tries to clinch up.
DeLuca wants to clinch but Kendall slips to the side
and Kendall counters with a nice body kick.
DeLuca pushes Kendall up against the cage in a clinch.
DeLuca tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kendall is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
DeLuca scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kendall escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
DeLuca closes the distance but Kendall moves to the side
and Kendall counters with a nice leg kick.
DeLuca moves in looking to clinch but Kendall pushes him off.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kendall darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Kendall lands a jab to DeLuca's midsection.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
DeLuca fails with an attempt to clinch.
DeLuca tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kendall swats him away and circles back towards the center.
DeLuca tries to clinch up
and Kendall counters with a thumping low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
DeLuca wants to clinch
and Kendall counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps DeLuca thinking.
DeLuca tries to clinch
and Kendall counters with a one-two to the body.
DeLuca misses with a hook.
DeLuca tries to clinch up.
DeLuca wants to clinch up but Kendall keeps it at a distance.
DeLuca tries to clinch up.
Kendall circles away from the clinch attempt.
DeLuca tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Kendall manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
DeLuca has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
DeLuca stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
DeLuca tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Kendall manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kendall lands a jab to the nose.
And that's the end of the fight!
George DeLuca comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well DeLuca has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 28:29
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... George DeLuca!
George DeLuca decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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energy
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hype
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