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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Devin Styles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sonny Corleone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Styles comes into the arena with Wrecking Ball blaring out of the sound system. Sonny Corleone is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Styles
vs
Corleone

187 cm
29
205 lbs
24 - 8 - 0

189 cm
35
206 lbs
36 - 8 - 0

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Devin Styles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 36 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sonny Corleone!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Styles lands a jab to Corleone's midsection.
The fighters circling - Styles throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A nice combination there by Corleone.
Styles misses with a body shot
and Corleone counters with a head kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Corleone shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

It looks like Sonny Corleone has been cut.
Styles throws a jab but it's blocked by Corleone.
Styles lands a leg kick that knocks Corleone off balance momentarily.
Styles tried to score with a low kick but Corleone checks it.
Styles pivots, looking for a leg kick but Corleone is out of range and Styles settles back down.
Styles lets loose with a powerful body kick. Corleone will feel that in the morning.
Styles misses with an attempted mid kick.
Corleone throws a looping overhand right but Styles ducks down to avoid it.
Styles throws an overhand right that lands on Corleone's shoulder, as Corleone tries to avoid the shot.
Corleone slips a straight right by Styles.
Corleone has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Styles.
Corleone moves out of range as Styles throws a body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Corleone throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Styles's head.
Styles tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Styles throws a series of punches but Corleone avoids them all with ease.

Corleone clinches up with Styles and pushes him back against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Styles scores with a nice short uppercut.
Styles blocks an uppercut.
Corleone using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Styles blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Styles avoids the elbow strike from Corleone, against the cage.
Corleone working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Styles lands with a short shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Corleone.
Styles prevents a body shot from Corleone.
Styles wants to break free but Corleone has control.
Corleone throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Corleone throws an elbow but it misses.
Corleone misses with a body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corleone lands a knee to the head.
Corleone wants to stall.
Corleone scores a nice knee to the body.
Styles is breathing heavily.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Styles.
Corleone lands an elbow that stopped Styles in his tracks for a moment.
We've been hearing reports that Styles has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
A shot in the inside from Styles.
Corleone pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Corleone.
Styles lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Corleone.
Corleone lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Corleone has a couple of punches blocked by Styles.
Corleone lands with a light punch inside.
Corleone scores with a nice hook to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Styles creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Styles slows down the pace here.
Corleone gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corleone gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Styles misses with a short punch on the inside.
Styles tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Corleone tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Styles blocks an uppercut.
Corleone blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Styles misses with a body punch.
Corleone tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Corleone misses with a body punch.
Corleone has a couple of punches blocked by Styles.
Corleone looking to throw knees to the head but Styles is blocking nicely.
Corleone scores a nice knee to the body.
Corleone keeps control of Styles as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Corleone blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Styles swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Corleone as Styles tries to tie him up.
Corleone has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. So far he's outscoring his opponent in the clinch so it seems to have been worthwhile.
Corleone pushes Styles back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Corleone swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Corleone stalling against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corleone misses with an elbow strike.
Corleone misses with the head strike.
Styles lands a left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Styles throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Corleone tries to work over Styles's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Styles scores with a shoulder strike.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Corleone lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Styles or not.
Corleone looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A nice left hand lands by Corleone.
Corleone's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Styles blocking some punches.
Corleone lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Styles breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Styles throws a nice outside leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Styles lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Corleone has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Corleone and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Sonny Corleone will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Sonny Corleone'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.

Styles lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Styles jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Styles connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Styles throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Corleone connects with a right hand. Styles shakes it off.
Styles takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Corleone leaves Styles with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Corleone scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Styles blocks the body kick.
Styles lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Corleone at a distance.
Corleone thumps Styles with a low kick.
Styles throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Corleone sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sonny Corleone is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Styles is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Corleone.
Styles throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Styles takes a swing at Corleone's ribcage but misses.
Styles misses with a hook.
Corleone tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Styles paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Styles misses with a body shot.
Styles swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Devin Styles is winning the standup battle so far.
Corleone moves out of range of the body kick.
Styles throws a hook to the side of Corleone's head but Corleone sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Corleone stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Corleone wants it to stay on the feet.
Corleone cracks Styles with a right hand to the side of the head.
Styles connects with a body shot.
Corleone avoids the body shot from Styles.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Corleone blocks the leg kick.
Corleone tries to close the distance and clinch but Styles swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Corleone catches Styles with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Corleone fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Styles.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Styles misses with a straight right.
That kick from Corleone tenderised Styles's leg. Styles is trying to keep his angry face on.
Styles checks the leg kick nicely there.

Styles is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Corleone's half guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Styles is keen to just control but Corleone is a slippery customer.
Styles trying to control from Corleone's half guard. Corleone has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corleone is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Styles throws a big elbow that misses.
Corleone utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

Corleone is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Styles with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Styles pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Corleone is keeping the position for now.
Styles stays in close to Corleone's body and controls the position.

Styles got a little sloppy there for a moment and Corleone has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Styles has managed to get both his arms back between Corleone's legs - danger averted.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Corleone is trying to control the position but Styles postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Devin Styles will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Sonny Corleone's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Styles bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Styles throws a series of punches but Corleone avoids them all with ease.
Jab from Corleone.
Devin Styles seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Styles avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Styles tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Corleone is able to avoid easily.
Corleone takes a swing at Styles's ribcage but misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Corleone lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Styles has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Styles and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Styles turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Corleone blocks a jab.
Styles misses with a body shot
and Corleone counters with a good, hard body kick but Styles shrugs it off.
Corleone dodges the punch combination from Styles.
Corleone moves into range and connects with a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Corleone tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Corleone blocks a head kick by Styles.
Corleone lands a glancing blow to the side of Styles's head.
Styles steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Corleone. That one must have hurt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Styles feints and then cracks Corleone's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Corleone down.
Styles takes a kick to the side of the head.
Styles lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Corleone slips under a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Corleone tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Styles thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Corleone if he has to take too many more of those.
Styles throws a looping overhand right but Corleone ducks down to avoid it.
Styles connects with an inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Styles feints a jab promting Corleone to slip. Styles then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Corleone slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
The crowd cheers as Corleone lands an impressive looking overhand right. Styles doesn't seem phased though.
Corleone tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Styles throws out a loose jab but Corleone uses good head movement to avoid it.
Corleone misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Corleone chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Corleone scores with a jab to the jaw.
Corleone uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Styles.
Styles darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Styles swings for the body but Corleone moves out of range.
Styles throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Styles misses with a low kick.
Styles's jab looks to have found its range, popping Corleone under the eye.
The fighters circling - Styles throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A head kick misses from Corleone.
Styles misses with a hook.
Corleone tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Styles was well out of range. Poor timing from Corleone.
That kick from Styles tenderised Corleone's leg. Corleone is trying to keep his angry face on.
A left lands for Corleone.
Styles lands a nice shot that snaps Corleone's head back.

That has opened up Sonny Corleone's cut even more.
Styles cracks Corleone with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Corleone wants to slow Styles down by chopping away at his legs.
Styles fails with the takedown.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corleone feints a jab promting Styles to slip. Corleone then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Styles slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Styles takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Styles jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Corleone lands a body shot.
Corleone moves out of range as Styles strikes.
Styles misses with a straight right.
Corleone tries to clinch but Styles is having none of it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Corleone scores with a push kick.
Corleone throws a one two combo.
Styles throws a leg kick but Corleone sees it coming and moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Sonny Corleone just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Sonny Corleone'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.

Good leg kick by Styles there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Corleone on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Styles looks to score with a jab to the body but Corleone is just out of range.
Styles pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Corleone connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Styles shoots in and drives through. Corleone sprawls well.
Nice shot by Corleone.
Corleone is looking to chop away at Styles's legs.
Styles connects with a solid leg kick.
Corleone steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Styles.
Corleone cracks Styles with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Styles cracks Corleone with a right hand to the side of the head.
Styles throws a body punch but Corleone moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Styles misses with a low kick as Corleone jumps back.
A chopping leg kick lands by Styles.
Corleone walks into a straight right hand from Styles.
Styles misses with a wild body shot.
Corleone throws a shot from downtown. Styles moves away and avoids it.
Corleone throws a nice outside leg kick.
Corleone on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Corleone looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Styles throws a big shot that misses.

Corleone moves into the clinch.
Styles blocking some punches.
Corleone lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corleone lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Corleone.
Corleone throws a head punch that misses.
Corleone blocks a body shot from Styles.
Styles lands a hook that snaps the head of Corleone backwards.
Corleone's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Styles tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Styles's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Corleone checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Styles just misses with a punch to the body.
A leg kick checked by Styles.
Corleone tries to clinch there but Styles circles away.
Styles connects with a leg kick. Corleone looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Styles misses with an attempted mid kick.
Styles misses with a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corleone avoids the body shot from Styles.
Styles bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Corleone's head.
Corleone blocks a leg kick.
Corleone misses with a right hand
and Styles counters with a big head kick but Corleone shrugs it off.
Corleone tries to close the distance and clinch up but Styles swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Styles rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Corleone counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Corleone avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Styles thows a left - swing and a miss!
Corleone wants to clinch up but Styles keeps it at a distance.
Styles turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Styles.
Corleone misses with a kick to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Styles throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Styles dips to his left and cracks Corleone with an uppercut!

Corleone is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Styles thows a left - swing and a miss!
Corleone is still on wobbly legs! Can Styles finish him?
Styles drops Corleone with a huge uppercut! Corleone drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Styles is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Devin Styles!
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