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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Prince Tonni (ranked 5039 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob West Va (ranked 7281 p4p, 0 weight class). Bob West Va is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Prince Tonni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bob West Va!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Bart Greer and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tonni throws a low kick but West Va avoids it.
West Va looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
West Va needs to keep his hands up - Tonni had a free shot at his head there.
Tonni shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts West Va as he jumps to the side.
Tonni throws a low kick but West Va avoids it.
Tonni attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
West Va throws a series of punches but Tonni avoids them all with ease.
West Va takes a jab right on the kisser.
Tonni throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
West Va takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Decent striking displayed by Tonni there.
Bob West Va seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
West Va avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
West Va throws a lazy head kick
letting Tonni counter with a right hand.
Tonni fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Tonni is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Tonni throws a one two combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tonni lands with an overhand left.
Tonni lands with a straight right. West Va didn't see that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tonni shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says West Va as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Prince Tonni. That's going to take a lot out of him.
West Va throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tonni looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? West Va is fending him off so far but Tonni persists. Nope, West Va circles away and we're back to standing.
Tonni shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in West Va's guard.
Tonni is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Tonni stands up over West Va, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Tonni throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as West Va works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Tonni stops West Va from standing up.
Tonni showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
West Va wants to stand and escape but Tonni is having none of it.
West Va has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Temp Spar Gym. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Tonni showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Bob West Va is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tonni blocks a head kick by West Va.
West Va keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Tonni throws a right and a left that West Va avoids nicely.
West Va steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
West Va tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tonni lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as West Va backs up against the cage.
Tonni is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
West Va takes a body punch but keeps moving.
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!
West Va lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
West Va tries a head kick but it misses.
Tonni misses with a leg kick.
Tonni lands with a right hand.
No joy there for Tonni, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
West Va throws a sloppy head kick and Tonni moves out of range easily.
Tonni tries to counter with a takedown but West Va is quick to defend against it.
West Va misses with a double jab
and Tonni counters with a left and a right that stings West Va.
Tonni lands a slapping body shot.
West Va misses with a series of wild punches.
Tonni looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
West Va throws a nice head kick!
West Va throws a body kick that misses.
Tonni's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Tonni duly obliges.
West Va lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Tonni lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice sprawl there from West Va as Tonni shoots in.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
West Va lands a two punch combo.
Donk. Tonni catches West Va right on the button with a cross.
A punch combination from West Va misses.
West Va stuffs the takedown.
Tonni shoots in for a takedown but West Va shows good takedown defense.
West Va moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Tonni scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Tonni shoots in for a double leg but West Va sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Tonni is looking to score with low kicks.
Tonni on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
West Va avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tonni throws a body punch but West Va moves out of range.
Tonni lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
West Va scores with a head kick. Tonni tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Prince Tonni dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Tonni throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
West Va lands a head kick!
West Va throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tonni attempts a counter takedown but West Va avoids it well and moves away.
Tonni uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Tonni will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Tonni connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Horrible takedown attempt by Tonni or perhaps it was just good defense by West Va, which made it look bad.
Tonni fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Tonni ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tonni gets a takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tonni is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
West Va wants to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tonni tries to pass the half guard into mount. West Va knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
West Va taking some punishment here, with Tonni in his half guard.
West Va wants to get back to his feet.
Tonni is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Tonni is figuring out what he wants to do next.
West Va is trying to stand back up but Tonni is controlling him
Tonni working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
West Va has hold of Tonni's hands but Tonni slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tonni drops an elbow to the side of West Va's head.
West Va is trying to stand back up but Tonni is controlling him
Tonni seems to be looking for submissions.
West Va wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
West Va is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Tonni scores with a couple of nice shots.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Tonni lands a nice short elbow.
Tonni is taking a breather. West Va says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Tonni seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down West Va for as long as he can get away with.
Tonni trying to control from half guard but West Va is working away.
West Va pushes Tonni off looking to stand but Tonni dives back in and keeps control.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Tonni motions for West Va to come forward. Tonni throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tonni throws a shot to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Tonni does no damage.
Prince Tonni is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tonni misses with the combination.
Tonni rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but West Va moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
West Va throws a nice looking combination but Tonni bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A combination from Tonni does no damage.
West Va misses with a series of wild punches.
Tonni shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says West Va as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Prince Tonni. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tonni looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
West Va throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
West Va throws a series of punches but Tonni moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Tonni misses the target.
West Va lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
West Va moves forwards but Tonni connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Tonni misses with a takedown attempt - West Va sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
As Tonni backs off West Va throws a huge counter combo but Tonni manages to avoid it all.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tonni throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck West Va on the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tonni scores with a crisp jab that stopped West Va in his tracks.
West Va goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Tonni wants to slow West Va down by chopping away at his legs.
West Va lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
West Va misses with a few strikes there.
Tonni half committed to a counter leg kick.
West Va takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Tonni throws a body shot but no joy.
Tonni cracks a nice hook into West Va's ribs.
Tonni lands an overhand right.
Tonni takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Tonni sizes up West Va with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Tonni throws a series of strikes that have West Va backpedaling.
West Va takes a shot to the body in his stride.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Prince Tonni dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Tonni throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around West Va's waist but West Va gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Tonni off to one side.
Tonni misses with the combination.
Tonni tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but West Va defends well and Tonni ends up having to push West Va into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
West Va lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Some wild striking there from Tonni.
West Va unleashes a big counter combination but Tonni bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
West Va lands a two punch combo.
West Va looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Tonni attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Tonni sizes up West Va with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tonni is on the wrong end of a nice combination from West Va.
A punch combination from West Va misses.
West Va throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Tonni's head.
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!
West Va throws a head kick but Tonni moves out of range.
West Va misses with a head kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tonni works over West Va's head and body with a nice combination.
West Va avoids a punch combination nicely.
West Va avoids the body shot from Tonni.
Tonni avoids the head kick by West Va.
West Va lands with a slapping head kick.
West Va cracks the inside of Tonni's front leg.
Tonni connects with a single shot there.
Tonni finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
West Va is looking for the big counter here.
West Va on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Tonni will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A kick lands to the mid section there for West Va.
Tonni looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Prince Tonni. That's going to take a lot out of him.
West Va tries a head kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tonni throws a leg kick but West Va checks it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
West Va checks a low kick from Tonni.
A jab from Tonni finds it's way through West Va's defenses.
Tonni lands a nice hook to West Va's body. West Va takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Tonni fails to land with a series of punches.
West Va takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Tonni looks to score with a jab to the body but West Va is just out of range.
Tonni lands a nice hook to West Va's body. West Va takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
West Va fakes the leg kick and cracks Tonni in the body.
Tonni will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Tonni cracks West Va with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
West Va works over Tonni's head and body with a nice combination.
West Va takes a body punch but keeps moving.
West Va is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Tonni cracks West Va with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
West Va shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Tonni eats them both and turns towards West Va to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Tonni is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that West Va can do to turn this around?
West Va pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tonni lands a nice looking body shot.
West Va misses with a series of wild punches.
Prince Tonni is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
West Va tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
West Va lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tonni circles away quickly and effectively.
Tonni goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Prince Tonni is winning the standup battle so far.
West Va misses with a two punch combination.
Tonni lands a head shot.
Tonni swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Tonni.
Tonni shoots in looking for a takedown but West Va manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Tonni's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
West Va tries a head kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
West Va on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
West Va fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tonni misses with the combination.
Sloppy strikes from West Va. Those never looked like landing.
Tonni changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Tonni scores with a sloppy right hand. West Va should have avoided that one.
A jab lands there for Tonni.
West Va avoids the body shot from Tonni.
West Va misses with a few strikes there.
Tonni is looking to counter punch.
Tonni scores with a jab to the jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
West Va plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
West Va tries to land a front kick but Tonni steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bob West Va has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tonni lands with a shot to the body.
Tonni is trying hard to land a takedown here. West Va sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Prince Tonni.
Well Tonni 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 Dirk Anderson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Prince Tonni!
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RATING
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