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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vic Thory (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and ZaZa Mutombo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thory comes to the cage accompanied by It's a fight. Mutombo has chosen Wyclef Jean - 911 as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Excellent boxer
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vic Thory!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, ZaZa Mutombo!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Jonathan Paton and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mutombo takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Mutombo lands a really nice looking cross but Thory seems unphased.
Thory throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thory chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mutombo can pounce on him.
Thory throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mutombo has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Thory pivots, looking for a leg kick but Mutombo is out of range and Thory settles back down.
Mutombo connects with a crisp jab.
Thory misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mutombo.
Thory on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mutombo. Mutombo obviously looking to wear him down.
Mutombo connects with a single shot there.
Thory feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Mutombos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thory thows a body shot but no joy.
Mutombo cracks Thory with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Thory misses with a body kick.
Mutombo misses with a looping right.
Mutombo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Thory.
Jab by Mutombo.
Mutombo keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thory swings widly with a right hand
and Mutombo makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Mutombo.
Thory looks to land a right hand but Mutombo moved out of range.
Mutombo swings widly with a right hand
and Thory counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Thory misses the shot to the body.
Mutombo throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Thory misses with a looping right.
Mutombo throws a solid leg kick but Thory takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Mutombo.
Thory blocks a head kick by Mutombo.
Mutombo wants to slow Thory down by chopping away at his legs.
Mutombo tries a head kick but it misses.
Mutombo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thory thows a left - swing and a miss!
Thory moves out of range of the body kick.
Thory looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Mutombo is looking to score with low kicks.
Mutombo misses with a left hand
and Thory counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mutombo thuds a left hand into Thory's body.
Thory loads up on a big right hand but Mutombo slips the punch.
Mutombo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Thory's sensitive parts.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mutombo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Thory moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
A decent looking cross lands there for Thory.
Mutombo darts in and clinches Thory up against the cage.
Mutombo lands a left hand.
Mutombo misses with an elbow strike.
A frustrated look appears on Thory's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mutombo lands a hook that snaps the head of Thory backwards.
Mutombo comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Vic Thory has been cut.
Thory is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Mutombo throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Thory blocking some punches.
Thory is trying to force a seperation but Mutombo has the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mutombo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Thory wants a takedown.
Mutombo prevents Thory from breaking the clinch.
Thory breaks the clinch.
Thory looks to score with a jab to the body but Mutombo is just out of range.
Thory ducks under a wild hook from Mutombo.
Thory ducks under a wild hook from Mutombo.
Mutombo misses with a lunging right hand
and Mutombo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Thory keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thory slaps away a takedown attempt from Mutombo, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Thory works the jab nicely.
Thory fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mutombo manages to avoid it.
Donk. Mutombo catches Thory right on the button with a cross.
Mutombo looks to land a body kick but Thory moved away.
Thory misses with a straight right.
Thory throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thory ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Mutombo moves in looking to clinch but Thory pushes him off.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thory catches Mutombo with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Mutombo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Thory.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vic Thory. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mutombo clinches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mutombo.
Mutombo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Thory blocks it with crossed arms.
Mutombo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mutombo throws an elbow that misses.
Thory breaks the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mutombo takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Thory walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Mutombo checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Thory doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Thory catches Mutombo with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but ZaZa Mutombo will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Vic Thory'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.
Thory feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Mutombos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Mutombo misses with a kick to the body.
Mutombo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mutombo's jab looks to have found its range, popping Thory under the eye.
Mutombo just misses with a punch to the body.
Thory throws out a loose jab but Mutombo uses good head movement to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Thory misses the target.
Mutombo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Thory circles away quickly and effectively.
The fighters circling - Thory throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice shot by Mutombo.
Thory just misses with a punch to the body.
Thory throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mutombo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Mutombo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thory manages to avoid it.
Thory swinging wildly here.
Thory scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Thory in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mutombo manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Thory tries to get to full guard but Mutombo has control of the leg.
Thory on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Mutombo moves into full mount! Thory won't be happy about that!
Mutombo with shots to the head and body - Thory looks very uncomfortable down there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thory is bucking up trying to escape but Mutombo cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thory is wriggling around trying to escape.
Poor strikes thrown by Mutombo there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mutombo throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Thory because Mutombo loaded up on that one.
Mutombo putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Thory avoids a series of strikes thrown by Mutombo.
Mutombo throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Mutombo trying to control but Thory is having none of it.
Thory is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thory is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Mutombo working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Mutombo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Mutombo is landing with some decent strikes but Thory is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
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.
Mutombo throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
ZaZa Mutombo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Vic Thory'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. This is the final round!
Thory dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mutombo lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Thory throws a lazy right hand but Mutombo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Thory misses with a takedown attempt - Mutombo sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Thory moves out of range as Mutombo strikes.
Mutombo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thory.
Thory ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mutombo moves away.
Thory shoots in but Mutombo avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Mutombo blocks a jab.
Mutombo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Thory.
Thory attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Good standup being displayed there by Thory as he connects with a hook.
Mutombo moves in looking to clinch but Thory pushes him off.
Mutombo takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mutombo stuns Thory with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Thory jabs Mutombo to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Mutombo tries to clinch but Thory moves out of range.
Mutombo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Thory.
Mutombo takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Mutombo scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Thory avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A leg kick checked by Thory.
Mutombo connects with a leg kick. Thory looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Thory misses with a hook.
Thory clobbers Mutombo with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Mutombo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Thory circles away quickly and effectively.
Thory is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Mutombo fails to land the takedown.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mutombo misses with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mutombo tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mutombo moves out of range of the strikes.
Mutombo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Thory is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mutombo.
Thory avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
No joy there for Mutombo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mutombo cracks Thory with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Thory misses with a looping right.
Mutombo gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Thory.
Thory is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Thory throws a body punch but Mutombo moves out of range.
Thory scores with a push kick.
Mutombo connects with an inside leg kick.
Thory takes one on the button.
Mutombo throws a jab when Thory was well out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thory misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mutombo.
Vic Thory has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A bone on bone clash there as Mutombo blocks the leg kick.
Mutombo's jab looks to have found its range, popping Thory under the eye.
Thory does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Mutombo moves into the clinch successfully.
Thory blocking some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mutombo.
A knee to the head by Mutombo.
Mutombo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Thory or not.
Thory blocking some punches.
Mutombo misses with some punches.
Mutombo prevents Thory from breaking the clinch.
Mutombo comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Thory working hard to break the clinch.
Mutombo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mutombo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mutombo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mutombo breaks from the clinch.
Mutombo tests Thory's chin there with a solid looking shot.
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!
Thory misses with a series of wild punches.
Thory takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
ZaZa Mutombo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Mutombo lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Mutombo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Thory's calf.
Thory scores with a hook to the body. Mutombo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mutombo. Thory does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mutombo slips a jab from Thory.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thory tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mutombo was well out of range. Poor timing from Thory.
Mutombo feints and then cracks Thory's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Thory down.
Thory drops his hands momentarily and Mutombo takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Thory is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mutombo.
And that's the end of the fight!
ZaZa Mutombo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Mutombo 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... ZaZa Mutombo!
ZaZa Mutombo 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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