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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Machine Gun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carson Battistoni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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17 - 11 - 1 |
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212 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Machine Gun!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Carson Battistoni!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Atkins and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Battistoni swings for the body but Gun moves out of range.
Gun swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Battistoni throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gun moves into the clinch.
A short uppercut from Gun.
Battistoni lands with a left to the head.
Battistoni has a couple of punches blocked by Gun.
Battistoni blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Battistoni's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gun uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Battistoni.
Gun displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Battistoni throws out the jab.
Gun moves away from the strike by Battistoni.
Battistoni fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gun manages to avoid it.
Battistoni misses with a wild body shot.
Battistoni throws a hook to the side of Gun's head but Gun sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gun is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A big right from Gun misses.
Battistoni throws out a counter right but Gun avoids it with no problem.
Battistoni lands with an overhand left.
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!
Battistoni throws a hook but Gun avoids it easily.
Battistoni throws out a loose jab but Gun uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gun closes the distance and clinches.
A head punch on the inside from Gun fails to land.
Gun misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gun misses with a punch on the inside.
Battistoni breaks from the clinch.
Battistoni throws an off balance right hand
and Gun counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Donk. Gun catches Battistoni right on the button with a cross.
Battistoni throws a hook but Gun blocks it.
Gun throws a hook but Battistoni blocks it.
Gun slips under a jab.
Battistoni just misses with a punch to the body.
Gun scores with a nice head shot.
Battistoni rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gun connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gun throws a hook to the side of Battistoni's head but Battistoni sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Battistoni throws out a loose jab but Gun uses good head movement to avoid it.
Battistoni throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice defenses there by Gun.
Gun takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Battistoni throws a looping overhand right but Gun ducks down to avoid it.
Battistoni throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gun counters by moving into the clinch.
Battistoni misses with a punch on the inside.
Battistoni lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Gun.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Battistoni misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gun.
Gun struggles to land a body shot inside as Battistoni controls his hands.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Battistoni.
Battistoni misses with a punch on the inside.
Gun lands with a right to the head.
Battistoni throws a punch but it's blocked by Gun.
Gun throws a head punch that misses.
Gun misses with a body punch.
Gun misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Battistoni fails to land.
Battistoni tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gun scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short left from Gun.
Gun lands with a left to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Battistoni fails to land.
Battistoni blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gun working aggressively here.
Gun misses with a punch on the inside.
Gun lands with a left to the head.
Battistoni's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gun showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Battistoni.
Battistoni misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gun.
Gun uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Battistoni.
Gun tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Battistoni manages to circle out of the way.
Gun waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Battistoni.
Gun fails to land with a series of punches.
A swing and a miss from Gun.
Battistoni throws a hook to the side of Gun's head but Gun sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gun misses with an uppercut. Battistoni saw that one coming.
Gun lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Battistoni connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Gun lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Gun.
Gun takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Battistoni moves out of range as Gun strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Battistoni scores with a sloppy right hand. Gun should have avoided that one.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Battistoni.
Gun feints a jab promting Battistoni to slip. Gun then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Battistoni slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
A big left from Battistoni misses.
Gun fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gun is looking to clinch.
Battistoni digs a good body shot into Gun's ribs.
Gun darts in and clinches Battistoni up against the cage.
Battistoni wants to break free but Gun has control.
Gun throws a punch but it's blocked by Battistoni.
Battistoni misses with the head strike.
Battistoni blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gun lands a nice uppercut.
Gun lands with a short shot to the head.
Battistoni fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Battistoni fails to land.
Gun misses with the head strike.
Battistoni lands with a light punch inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gun.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gun fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gun lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Battistoni backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gun.
Battistoni misses with a punch on the inside.
Gun lands a hook that snaps the head of Battistoni backwards.
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 Machine Gun will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Battistoni throws an overhand right that lands on Gun's shoulder, as Gun tries to avoid the shot.
Gun fails with an attempt to clinch.
Battistoni throws a lazy uppercut
and Gun cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gun closes the distance but Battistoni moves to the side
and Battistoni counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Battistoni swings widly with a right hand
and Gun counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gun uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Battistoni.
A little feinted left hand from Gun on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Battistoni throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gun throwing a counter right hand but Battistoni manages to avoid it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gun looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gun moves into range and connects with a jab.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Battistoni in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Battistoni pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Battistoni uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gun.
Battistoni lands a head shot.
Gun tries to clinch up.
Battistoni throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gun counters with a straight right hand.
Battistoni connects with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gun pushes Battistoni up against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gun breaks the clinch.
Battistoni misses with a hook. Gun ducked under it nicely.
Gun was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Battistoni thumps Gun with a low kick.
Battistoni ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gun moves away.
Battistoni throws a head kick that half lands.
Gun looks to land a right hand but Battistoni moved out of range.
Gun closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Gun is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Gun tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gun jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A telegraphed right hand from Gun misses the target.
Gun moves into the clinch.
Battistoni blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Battistoni fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gun misses with a punch on the inside.
Battistoni misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gun throws a head punch that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gun.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gun pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Battistoni misses with a straight left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Battistoni fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gun.
Battistoni throws a low kick but it's checked well by Gun.
Carson Battistoni seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gun is looking to clinch but Battistoni is avoiding it.
Battistoni throws a body shot but no joy.
Battistoni misses with a hook to the body
and Gun counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The fight stays on the outside here - Gun looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
It seemed like Battistoni was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Battistoni throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A jab lands there for Gun.
Gun connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Battistoni momentarily.
Gun tries to move into range but Battistoni moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A swing and a miss from Battistoni.
The crowd cheers as Gun lands an impressive looking overhand right. Battistoni doesn't seem phased though.
Gun slips a straight right by Battistoni.
Battistoni throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gun sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Battistoni lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A solid leg kick lands there for Battistoni.
Gun connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Battistoni's hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gun lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Battistoni circles away quickly and effectively.
Gun looks to land a left hand but Battistoni moved out of range nicely.
Gun slips under a jab from Battistoni.
Gun tries to close the distance and clinch up but Battistoni swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Battistoni throws a series of punches but Gun moves out of range.
Battistoni tries a low kick but Gun avoids it.
Gun has managed to clinch.
Gun swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Battistoni swings wildly with an uppercut but Gun uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gun's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch on the inside from Gun fails to land.
Gun lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gun blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gun tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gun lands a left hand.
Gun fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Battistoni breaks from the clinch.
Gun lands with an overhand left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Battistoni misses the jab.
It looked like Gun was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Gun scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Gun uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Battistoni.
Battistoni loads up on a big right hand but Gun slips the punch.
Gun is looking to counter punch.
Battistoni misses the jab.
Battistoni lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Gun tries to clinch up but Battistoni circles away and keeps his distance.
Battistoni feints and then cracks Gun's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gun down.
Battistoni misses with a looping left.
Gun is looking to counter punch.
Gun moves out of range as Battistoni strikes.
Battistoni throws an overhand right that lands on Gun's shoulder, as Gun tries to avoid the shot.
Battistoni throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Battistoni keeps the fight on the outside.
Battistoni thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gun seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Battistoni circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gun pushes Battistoni up against the cage in a clinch.
Battistoni misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gun tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Carson Battistoni will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Battistoni avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Battistoni connects with a crisp jab.
A jab from Gun does it's job there.
Battistoni avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Battistoni throws a jab when Gun was well out of range.
Gun lands with a right hand.
Gun lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Battistoni misses with a right hand
and Gun connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gun swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gun wants to clinch up but Battistoni keeps it at a distance.
Gun lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Battistoni fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Battistoni misses with an uppercut.
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!
Gun jabs at Battistoni's body.
Battistoni cracks Gun with a right hand to the side of the head.
Battistoni throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Battistoni plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Gun is rocked!
Battistoni fakes the body blow, causing Gun to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Gun goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Carson Battistoni!
Carson Battistoni 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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