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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jon Hopeless (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mario Puzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Puzo has chosen Speak Softly Love as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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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
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jon Hopeless!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mario Puzo!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, John Roberts and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hopeless takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Puzo scores with a nice head shot.
Hopeless jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Puzo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hopeless.
Hopeless misses with a lunging right hand
and Puzo counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Puzo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hopeless pushes Puzo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hopeless blocking some punches.
Puzo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Puzo looking to slow down the pace here.
Puzo looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A head punch on the inside from Hopeless fails to land.
Hopeless leaning against his opponent.
A head punch on the inside from Hopeless fails to land.
Come on Puzo - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Hopeless tries to throw a body punch but Puzo avoids it by throwing Hopeless back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Puzo fails to land.
Puzo misses with a punch to the body.
Hopeless tries to work over Puzo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hopeless gets through Puzo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hopeless lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good body shot from Hopeless.
Puzo pressing his opponent against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Hopeless scores with a nice short uppercut.
Puzo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Puzo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hopeless.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hopeless.
Puzo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Puzo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Puzo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hopeless blocks an uppercut.
Hopeless prevents a body shot from Puzo.
Puzo throws a punch but it's blocked by Hopeless.
Puzo wants to stall.
A bit of stalling here from Hopeless.
Puzo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hopeless lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hopeless swings wildly with an uppercut but Puzo uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puzo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hopeless blocks a body shot from Puzo.
Puzo misses with a body punch.
Hopeless working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Puzo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Puzo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hopeless lands a shoulder strike.
Hopeless is working Puzo over against the cage.
Hopeless lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Puzo tries to throw a body punch but Hopeless avoids it by throwing Puzo back against the cage.
Hopeless holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Hopeless lands a shoulder strike.
Puzo misses with the head strike.
Hopeless is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A bit of stalling here from Puzo.
Hopeless lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hopeless can't find room to land a body shot as Puzo controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puzo looking to slow down the pace here.
A short body shot lands from Hopeless as the two fighters clinch.
Puzo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Puzo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hopeless throws a punch but it's blocked by Puzo.
Hopeless scores with a shoulder strike.
Hopeless is pushing Puzo up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Puzo blocks an uppercut.
Hopeless lands a shoulder strike.
Nice body punch from Puzo - that landed with a thud.
A short body shot lands from Hopeless as the two fighters clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Puzo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Puzo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hopeless misses with the head strike.
A nice left hand lands by Puzo.
Hopeless working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hopeless throws a punch but it's blocked by Puzo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puzo is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Hopeless lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
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!
Hopeless goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hopeless lands a nice shot to the body.
Puzo pushes Hopeless back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Puzo breaks from the clinch.
Puzo catches Hopeless with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Puzo swings widly with a right hand
and Hopeless counters with a nice uppercut.
Hopeless misses with a body shot.
Puzo wants to clinch.
Puzo slips a jab from Hopeless.
Puzo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Hopeless dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hopeless slips under a jab from Puzo.
Puzo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hopeless slips under a jab from Puzo.
Puzo slips a straight right by Hopeless.
Puzo feints a counter leg kick.
Jon Hopeless seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hopeless throws a shot from downtown. Puzo moves away and avoids it.
Hopeless misses with an uppercut.
Hopeless uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Puzo.
Hopeless takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hopeless scores with a decent looking hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Hopeless misses the target.
Hopeless misses with a body shot
and Puzo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mario Puzo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hopeless misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Puzo.
Puzo's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hopeless connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Puzo scrambles back to his feet.
Puzo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A punch combination from Puzo misses.
Puzo blocks a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Puzo gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hopeless.
We've been told by Hopeless's head coaches at LOD: Xtreme MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Hopeless moves into range and clinches up with Puzo.
Hopeless fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puzo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hopeless's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hopeless scores with a shot to the side of Puzo's head.
Puzo lands a shoulder strike.
Hopeless lands a shot to the body.
Hopeless goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Puzo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hopeless lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Puzo.
Puzo has a couple of punches blocked by Hopeless.
A bit of stalling here from Hopeless.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hopeless.
Puzo lands with a left to the head.
Puzo misses with a body punch.
Puzo is stalling here.
The referee calls for Puzo to work.
Hopeless gets through Puzo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hopeless lands a left hand that snaps the head of Puzo backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puzo tries a body shot but Hopeless blocks it.
Puzo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Puzo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hopeless scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Puzo blocks a body shot from Hopeless.
Puzo scores with a hook to the body.
Puzo takes a shot to the head.
Puzo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Hopeless lands with a short shot to the head.
Hopeless lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Puzo tries a body shot but Hopeless blocks it.
Puzo being controlled against the cage.
Nice body punch from Puzo.
Hopeless tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Puzo's elbow.
Puzo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Puzo misses with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puzo lands a hook that snaps the head of Hopeless backwards.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Hopeless digs a right hand underneath Puzo's ribcage. Puzo let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hopeless misses with a punch on the inside.
Puzo works on Hopeless's body with a couple of short punches.
A head punch on the inside from Puzo fails to land.
Hopeless lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hopeless goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Puzo prevents a body shot from Hopeless.
Puzo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hopeless struggles to land a body shot inside as Puzo controls his hands.
Hopeless just leaning against Puzo, taking a breather.
Jon Hopeless has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Puzo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Puzo prevents a body shot from Hopeless.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Hopeless prevents a body shot from Puzo.
Puzo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hopeless backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Puzo.
Hopeless stalling the fight.
Hopeless misses with a short punch on the inside.
Puzo lands a body punch.
Hopeless swings wildly with an uppercut but Puzo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Puzo has Hopeless pressed against the cage.
Puzo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Puzo misses with a body punch.
Hopeless leaning against his opponent.
Puzo is trying to break the clinch but Hopeless is controlling him.
Hopeless pushes Puzo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch on the inside from Hopeless fails to land.
Puzo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Puzo fails to land.
Still in the clinch, Puzo scores with a nice short uppercut.
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 Jon Hopeless will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Hopeless is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Puzo throws a lazy right hand but Hopeless sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hopeless throws a jab but it's blocked by Puzo.
Hopeless throws a hook but Puzo blocks it.
Puzo fakes the leg kick and cracks Hopeless in the body.
Hopeless misses the shot to the body.
Puzo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Puzo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hopeless.
Hopeless slips under a jab.
Puzo smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Puzo throws an overhand right that lands on Hopeless's shoulder, as Hopeless tries to avoid the shot.
Hopeless scores with a nice strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Puzo lands a glancing blow to the side of Hopeless's head.
Puzo walks into a left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hopeless ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Puzo moves away.
Puzo looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hopeless throws a lazy right hand but Puzo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Puzo throws a counter combo.
Puzo throws out a powerful jab.
Hopeless uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Puzo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopeless uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Puzo.
A big left from Hopeless misses.
Puzo misses the shot to the body.
Puzo takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Hopeless misses the jab.
Hopeless lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Puzo circles away quickly and effectively.
Hopeless throws a body punch but Puzo moves out of range.
Puzo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hopeless.
Puzo needs to keep his hands up - Hopeless had a free shot at his head there.
Hopeless swats away the attempt to clinch by Puzo.
A big right from Puzo misses.
Puzo looks to score with a jab to the body but Hopeless is just out of range.
Puzo scores with a jab to the body.
Puzo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Puzo lands a jab to Hopeless's midsection.
Puzo scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puzo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hopeless moves away.
Puzo takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Puzo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Puzo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hopeless.
Puzo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Puzo misses with a body shot.
Hopeless loads up on a big right hand but Puzo slips the punch.
Puzo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hopeless looks to land a right hand but Puzo moved out of range.
Puzo throws a shot from downtown. Hopeless moves away and avoids it.
Hopeless throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Puzo counters with a nice uppercut.
An inside leg kick lands from Puzo.
Hopeless lands a jab to the nose.
Hopeless misses with a hook.
Puzo wants to slow Hopeless down by chopping away at his legs.
Puzo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hopeless was well out of range. Poor timing from Puzo.
Puzo slips under a jab.
Puzo tries to bum rush Hopeless with a series of wild strikes but Hopeless uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jon Hopeless is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hopeless throws a lazy right hand but Puzo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hopeless keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Puzo catches Hopeless with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Hopeless swings for the body but Puzo moves out of range.
Hopeless takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Puzo is looking to clinch.
Puzo missing with a left hand there. Hopeless was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hopeless swings for the body but Puzo moves out of range.
Puzo closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Puzo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hopeless.
Good shot there by Hopeless.
Hopeless jabs at Puzo's body.
Hopeless lands a jab to the head.
Puzo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hopeless.
Puzo flicks out a counter leg kick but Hopeless steps away.
Puzo staying out of range there.
Puzo tries to counter with a clinch but Hopeless shakes him off and moves away.
Puzo misses with a leg kick.
Hopeless tries to move into range but Puzo moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Mario Puzo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Puzo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Some wild striking there from Puzo.
Puzo moves into the clinch successfully.
Hopeless works on Puzo's body with a couple of short punches.
Puzo working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hopeless.
Puzo working aggressively here.
Puzo lands with a right to the head.
Puzo working aggressively here.
Puzo can't find room to land a body shot as Hopeless controls the action.
Puzo swings wildly with an uppercut but Hopeless uses good head movement to avoid it.
A shot in the inside from Puzo.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mario Puzo.
Well Hopeless has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 29:28
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Jon Hopeless!
A very excited looking Jon Hopeless rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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