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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Elvis Ronan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Lamotta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ronan comes to the cage accompanied by Promised Land. The crowd seem to be enjoying Lamotta's choice of entrance music: Survivor - Eye of the Tiger. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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195 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class 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
16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Elvis Ronan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tony Lamotta!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Atkins and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lamotta avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lamotta dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ronan. That did some damage!
Lamotta has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Ronan is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Lamotta connects with a looping right hand.
Ronan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Elvis Ronan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lamotta throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lamotta throws a low kick but Ronan avoids it.
Lamotta blocks a head kick by Ronan.
Lamotta moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Ronan misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Lamotta counters with a leg kick.
Ronan lands with a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ronan connects with a leg kick. Lamotta looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ronan feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lamotta's calf.
Ronan throws a leg kick which misses Lamotta's front leg but catches the back leg as Lamotta tries to avoid it.
Ronan blocks a head kick by Lamotta.
Lamotta misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ronan moves out of range of the body kick from Lamotta.
Ronan misses with the body kick
and Lamotta counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Lamotta throws a solid leg kick but Ronan takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Lamotta.
Ronan blocks a low kick nicely.
Ronan has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Ronan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lamotta sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ronan slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Ronan fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Lamotta is out of range.
Ronan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lamotta was well out of range. Poor timing from Ronan.
Ronan thows a body shot but no joy.
Ronan tests Lamotta's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ronan throws a big shot that misses.
No luck for Ronan with that takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lamotta with a nice cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head kick misses from Ronan.
Lamotta fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ronan blocks the body kick.
Ronan scores with a nice right hand.
Lamotta uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ronan.
Ronan throws a lazy right hand but Lamotta sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ronan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lamotta explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Lamotta tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ronan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lamotta takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lamotta lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ronan's sensitive parts.
A shot to the liver by Ronan. Beautiful body shot.
Some wild striking there from Ronan.
Lamotta avoids the body shot from Ronan.
Lamotta avoids the head kick by Ronan.
Lamotta throws a hook but Ronan blocks it.
A slapping body kick lands there for Lamotta.
Lamotta lands an overhand right.
Tony Lamotta is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lamotta lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Elvis Ronan has been cut.
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!
Ronan connects with a nice looking jab.
The fighters circle momentarily. Lamotta darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Lamotta fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ronan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lamotta moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Ronan is breathing heavily.
Lamotta scores with a hook to the body. Ronan takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Lamotta scores with the left hand. Ronan knows he should have avoided that one.
Ronan misses with a right hand
and Lamotta holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Lamotta using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ronan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lamotta landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ronan avoiding damage as Lamotta throws knees to the body.
Lamotta lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ronan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ronan's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Lamotta works on Ronan's body with a couple of short punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Lamotta dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Elvis Ronan's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Lamotta pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lamotta throws a body punch but Ronan moves out of range.
Ronan blocks a head kick by Lamotta.
Ronan throws a hook but Lamotta blocks it.
Lamotta buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lamotta throws a low kick but it's checked well by Ronan.
Lamotta blocks a jab.
Lamotta takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Ronan cracks Lamotta with a right hand to the side of the head.
Ronan avoids the head kick by Lamotta.
Jab from Lamotta.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ronan lands a really nice looking cross but Lamotta seems unphased.
Ronan misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lamotta throws a head kick that half lands.
Ronan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jab by Ronan.
Lamotta swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lamotta showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ronan.
Lamotta tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ronan goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
It looks like Tony Lamotta has been cut.
Ronan on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lamotta. Lamotta obviously looking to wear him down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ronan pushes Lamotta away with a front kick.
Lamotta with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ronan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lamotta.
Ronan looks for the body kick but Lamotta saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ronan throws a lazy uppercut
and Lamotta makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Lamotta scores with a head kick. Ronan tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Ronan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ronan ducks right into an uppercut from Lamotta.
Lamotta tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Ronan is able to avoid easily.
Lamotta throws a leg kick
and Ronan counters with a two punch combo.
Lamotta throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ronan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ronan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lamotta.
Ronan looks to land a body kick but Lamotta moved away.
Lamotta throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ronan avoids a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lamotta ducks under a wild hook from Ronan.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lamotta. Ronan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lamotta moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ronan takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Lamotta scores with a hook to the body. Ronan takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ronan changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Lamotta looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Ronan fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Ronan has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Lamotta is trying to control Ronan's posture but Ronan avoids it.
Ronan looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Lamotta is avoiding damage well.
Lamotta struggling a bit here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lamotta tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ronan creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Lamotta is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Ronan has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Lamotta is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Ronan is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Lamotta squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Ronan throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Lamotta because Ronan loaded up on that one.
Ronan with shots to the head and body - Lamotta looks very uncomfortable down there.
Ronan working the ground and pound effectively.
Ronan unloads with some shots from mount but Lamotta bucks and avoids them well.
Lamotta really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ronan. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lamotta gets back to half guard.
Lamotta wants to get back to full guard.
Lamotta trying to hold on to Ronan's head to control him but Ronan postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Elvis Ronan dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Ronan scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lamotta lands a head kick. Ronan smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Ronan uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lamotta has time to react.
Ronan fails to land the takedown.
Ronan throws a nice looking combination but Lamotta bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ronan darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Lamotta throws a good cross that connects.
Ronan looks to score with a jab to the body but Lamotta is just out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ronan throws a head kick that misses.
A thudding body kick lands there by Lamotta!
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!
Ronan dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lamotta. That did some damage!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ronan stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lamotta.
Ronan blocks a head kick by Lamotta.
Lamotta bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lamotta connects with a looping right hand.
Ronan misses with a lunging right hand
and Lamotta counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lamotta.
Lamotta using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Lamotta.
Lamotta scores with a hook to the body.
Lamotta stalling the fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lamotta stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Lamotta - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lamotta tries to land knees in the clinch but Ronan avoids the damage to the body.
Lamotta scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ronan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lamotta stalls.
Lamotta breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lamotta takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Lamotta uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ronan.
Lamotta catches Ronan with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A looping hook to the body misses from Ronan. Lamotta does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lamotta looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ronan is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Ronan takes a kick to the side of the head.
Lamotta keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Lamotta buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lamotta ducks under a wild hook from Ronan.
Lamotta bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A solid body kick from Lamotta.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Lamotta.
Lamotta throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big right from Ronan misses.
Donk. Lamotta catches Ronan right on the button with a cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lamotta chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ronan closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Lamotta did well to prevent Ronan getting side control.
Lamotta wants to improve his position but Ronan is controlling well.
Ronan is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Lamotta is just riding it out for now. Ronan eventually gives up the hold.
Ronan stops Lamotta from getting back to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ronan not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Lamotta wants to get back to full guard.
Ronan not landing any meaningful shots this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tony Lamotta comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Lamotta has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tony Lamotta!
Tony Lamotta was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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