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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Aaron Newton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Salvatore Corozzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
19 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Aaron Newton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Salvatore Corozzo!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Paul Tew and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Corozzo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Corozzo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Newton was well out of range. Poor timing from Corozzo.
Newton throwing a counter right hand but Corozzo manages to avoid it.
Newton bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Corozzo's head backwards.
Corozzo wants to slow Newton down by chopping away at his legs.
Newton looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Corozzo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Aaron Newton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Corozzo walks forward, straight into a front kick from Newton.
Corozzo throws a jab when Newton was well out of range.
Newton keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Corozzo.
Newton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Newton connects with an inside leg kick.
A big left from Newton misses.
Corozzo plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Corozzo throws a wild body kick that Newton sees coming a mile off.
Corozzo moves away from the strike by Newton.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Corozzo connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Corozzo avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Corozzo throws a head kick that half lands.
Newton comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Corozzo closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Corozzo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Corozzo checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Newton loads up on a big right hand but Corozzo slips the punch.
Corozzo misses with a body kick.
Newton throws an off balance right hand
enabling Corozzo to counter with a crisp jab.
Corozzo throws a wild body kick that Newton sees coming a mile off.
As Corozzo backs away, Newton returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Corozzo throws a head kick that misses.
Newton throws a front kick that sends Corozzo stumbling back into the cage.
Corozzo moves away from the strike by Newton.
Corozzo was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Newton ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Newton looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Newton scores with a jab to the body.
Newton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Corozzo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Newton fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Corozzo on the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Newton lands a nice looking body kick.
Newton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Corozzo appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Newton scores with a kick to the midsection.
Corozzo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Newton goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
It seemed like Corozzo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Newton keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Good leg kick by Newton there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Newton scores with a hook.
Corozzo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Corozzo walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Corozzo tries to bum rush Newton with a series of wild strikes but Newton uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Corozzo with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Newton to score with a decent uppercut.
Corozzo avoids a kick to the body.
Corozzo on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Newton misses with a hook.
Newton misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Newton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Corozzo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Newton looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Newton thuds a left hand into Corozzo's body.
Newton throws the kick towards the body but Corozzo avoids it.
Newton is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Corozzo.
Newton misses with a leg kick
enabling Corozzo to counter with a crisp jab.
Newton throws a solid leg kick but Corozzo takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Newton.
Newton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Corozzo scoring well with a low kick there.
Corozzo is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Newton rather than just go for the knockout.
Corozzo throws a head kick but Newton moves out of range.
Newton throws a leg kick which misses Corozzo's front leg but catches the back leg as Corozzo tries to avoid it.
Corozzo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A head kick misses from Newton.
Newton scoring well with a low kick there.
Corozzo throws out a leg kick but Newton moves out of range and Corozzo only half commits.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corozzo moves out of range as Newton strikes.
Newton chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Corozzo. Newton shrugs it off though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Newton throws a front kick aimed at Corozzo's knee but Corozzo avoids it well.
Corozzo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Newton takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Newton scores with a sloppy right hand. Corozzo should have avoided that one.
Newton delivers a nice body kick.
Corozzo takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Corozzo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Newton checks the leg kick nicely there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Newton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Corozzo.
Corozzo just misses with a punch to the body.
Newton looks to land a left hand but Corozzo moved out of range nicely.
Newton backing away here, and Corozzo unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Newton lands an overhand right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aaron Newton dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Newton cracks the inside of Corozzo's front leg.
Newton looks to throw the jab but Corozzo is out of range.
Corozzo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Newton cracks the inside of Corozzo's front leg.
Newton lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Newton feints and then cracks Corozzo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Corozzo down.
Newton changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Newton attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Newton thuds his right hand into Corozzo's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Corozzo has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Newton throws a wild body kick that Corozzo sees coming a mile off.
Aaron Newton is winning the standup battle so far.
A slapping leg kick lands for Newton.
Newton with a nice cross.
Corozzo ducks under a wild hook from Newton.
Corozzo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Newton misses with a leg kick.
Newton slips a jab from Corozzo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Newton connects with a right hand. Corozzo shakes it off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Newton tries to work over Corozzo's front leg with a kick but Corozzo checks it.
Corozzo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Newton moves away.
Corozzo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Newton.
Corozzo ducks under a wild hook from Newton.
Newton is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Corozzo can do to turn this around?
Newton uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Corozzo.
Newton swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Good leg kick by Corozzo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Corozzo lands a jab.
Newton avoids a kick to the body.
Newton appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Corozzo looks to land a body kick but Newton moved away.
Corozzo walks forward, straight into a front kick from Newton.
Corozzo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A solid leg kick lands there for Newton.
Corozzo has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Newton.
Newton lands a nice looking body shot.
Newton pivots, looking for a leg kick but Corozzo is out of range and Newton settles back down.
Newton throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corozzo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Newton.
Newton walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Corozzo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Newton.
Newton scores with a sloppy right hand. Corozzo should have avoided that one.
Newton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Corozzo manages to avoid it.
Corozzo wants to land a leg kick but Newton is out of range.
Corozzo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Newton moves away.
Newton lands with a hook. Corozzo tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Newton ducks under a wild hook from Corozzo.
Newton misses the shot to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Corozzo checks a leg kick.
And Corozzo responds with a good body kick, but Newton manages to step out the way in time.
Corozzo throws a sloppy head kick
and Newton counters with a stiff right hand.
Corozzo scores with a leg kick.
Corozzo attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Newton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Newton thumps Corozzo with a low kick.
Newton lands a glancing blow to the side of Corozzo's head.
Newton misses with a wild body shot.
Newton walks into a straight right hand from Corozzo.
Newton throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Corozzo throws a body shot but no joy.
Newton misses with a wild body shot.
Corozzo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
It looked like Newton wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Newton lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Newton scores with a nice head shot.
Corozzo throws a leg kick that misses.
Newton throws a body kick that misses.
Corozzo lands with an overhand left.
Newton throws an off balance right hand
and Newton takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Corozzo dips to his left and cracks Newton with an uppercut!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Newton changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Corozzo misses the shot to the body.
Newton avoids the head kick by Corozzo.
Newton lands with a thumping leg kick.
Corozzo tries to score with a low kick but Newton moves his leg out of the way.
Newton appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Corozzo misses with a head kick.
Newton lands with a slapping head kick.
Newton lands a slapping body shot.
Corozzo is breathing heavily.
Newton darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Newton walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Corozzo checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Newton scores with a decent looking hook.
Corozzo has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Newton feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Corozzo's calf.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Newton 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 Corozzo has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Corozzo and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Newton throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Newton throws out a leg kick but Corozzo moves out of range and Newton only half commits.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aaron Newton dominated that second round.
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!
Corozzo lands a nice looking body shot.
Corozzo takes one on the button.
Corozzo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Corozzo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Corozzo gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Newton.
Newton blocks a low kick nicely.
Newton throws a shot from downtown. Corozzo moves away and avoids it.
Newton feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Corozzo's calf.
Newton lands a slapping body shot.
Corozzo just misses with a punch to the body.
Newton was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circling - Corozzo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Corozzo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Newton circles away quickly and effectively.
Newton was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Newton tries to land a body kick
and Corozzo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Newton lands an overhand right.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Corozzo misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Newton to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Newton comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Newton fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Corozzo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Corozzo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Newton throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Corozzo 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.
Newton thows a leg kick but Corozzo checks it
letting Corozzo counter with a right hand.
Corozzo avoids a kick to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Corozzo! But no joy.
Newton fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Corozzo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Corozzo misses with a wild body shot.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Corozzo might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Newton has got the better of the exchanges.
Newton works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Corozzo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Newton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Corozzo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Newton.
Newton 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.
Newton throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Corozzo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Corozzo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Newton.
Salvatore Corozzo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Newton misses with an uppercut. Corozzo saw that one coming.
Corozzo steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Corozzo has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Corozzo swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Newton moves out of range of the body kick.
Newton wants to land a leg kick but Corozzo is out of range.
Newton tries to land a body kick
and Corozzo counters with a stiff right hand.
Newton throws a looping overhand right but Corozzo ducks down to avoid it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Newton. That's going to slow Corozzo down.
Newton blocks a leg kick.
Newton uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Corozzo.
Newton throws a head kick but Corozzo moves out of range.
Corozzo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Corozzo fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Newton is out of range.
Newton scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Corozzo avoids a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Newton cracks a nice hook into Corozzo's ribs.
Newton avoids the head kick by Corozzo.
Corozzo throws a sloppy body shot
and Newton counters with a nice body kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Newton. Corozzo shrugs it off though.
Corozzo throws a series of punches but Newton avoids them all with ease.
Newton takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Aaron Newton is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A solid leg kick lands there for Newton.
Corozzo swings for the body but Newton moves out of range.
As Corozzo backs away, Newton returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Newton.
Corozzo steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Newton. That one must have hurt.
A big left from Corozzo misses.
Corozzo throws a left and a right that both miss
and Newton counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Corozzo throws a body shot but no joy.
Newton thuds a left hand into Corozzo's body.
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!
Newton scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Corozzo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Newton throws a quick counter head kick but Corozzo was just out of range.
Newton scores with a spinning back kick!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Newton, right into the meat.
Corozzo misses with a hook to the body
and Newton counters with a left to the body.
Corozzo takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Newton pushes Corozzo away with a front kick.
Newton moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Corozzo on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Newton cracks Corozzo with a right hand to the side of the head.
Corozzo tries a head kick but it misses.
Newton scores with a jab. Corozzo acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Newton.
Corozzo has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Newton finds it's way round the side to connect with Corozzo's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aaron Newton showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Newton 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aaron Newton!
After the fight, Aaron Newton was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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