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TTFC Wednesday Night Fights 43 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Agamemnon Coon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joulu Pukki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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215 lbs
29 - 14 - 0 |
Great wrestler
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
28 - 19 - 2, fighting out of New York, Agamemnon Coon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joulu Pukki!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Lou da Vinci and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice inside leg kick there by Pukki. That's going to slow Coon down.
A left lands for Coon.
Pukki fails with a takedown attempt.
Pukki gets caught napping as Coon dives in and scores a takedown. Pukki manages to retain guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Coon in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Pukki looking for a sweep. Not yet Pukki, not yet.
Coon postures up in Pukki's guard and throws a big left but Pukki blocks it.
Coon postures up.
Pukki looking for a sweep. Not yet Pukki, not yet.
Coon wants to control from the top but Pukki keeps moving.
Coon avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Pukki told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
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!
Pukki preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Pukki has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Coon doesn't defend quickly enough and Pukki has managed to lock this one up! Can Coon escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Pukki on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Joulu Pukki!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sadiq Hossein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Itor Lamope (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lamope is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by I'm Souljah. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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156 lbs
18 - 13 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 12 - 3, fighting out of New York, Sadiq Hossein!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 13 - 1, fighting out of New York, Itor Lamope!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, David Schapiro and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hossein throws a big shot that misses.
Hossein throws a right hand that misses
and Lamope cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hossein throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Hossein throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lamope sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hossein missing with a left hand there. Lamope was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lamope misses with a hook.
Hossein scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hossein.
Lamope takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hossein takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hossein ducks under a wild hook from Lamope.
Lamope with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hossein misses with an uppercut. Lamope saw that one coming.
Hossein has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Hossein throws a low kick but Lamope avoids it.
Lamope tests Hossein's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lamope slips a jab from Hossein.
Hossein swings widly with a right hand
and Lamope counters with a solid body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lamope's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hossein under the eye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hossein checks a leg kick.
Hossein displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lamope throws out the jab.
Hossein misses with a straight left.
Hossein throws a right and a left that Lamope avoids nicely.
Lamope tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice uppercut there from Hossein.
A big right from Hossein misses.
Hossein scores with a nice right hand.
Hossein looks to land a right hand but Lamope moved out of range.
Hossein takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Hossein thows a body shot but no joy.
Hossein throws a head kick that misses.
A head kick misses from Lamope.
Hossein misses the jab.
Hossein throws out a leg kick but Lamope moves out of range and Hossein only half commits.
Hossein will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Sadiq Hossein seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lamope looks to land a left hand but Hossein moved out of range nicely.
Lamope's coach down at Demon's stand up gym, LOP was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Lamope's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Hossein misses with a lunging right hand
and Lamope counters with a takedown into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lamope looks up at the clock and then as Hossein takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Lamope smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Lamope looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Lamope tries to move to mount but Hossein blocks the move with his legs.
Lamope working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Lamope staying calm.
Lamope thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Hossein's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Hossein is trying to improve his position.
Hossein is working hard here to advance position.
Hossein sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hossein is staying active underneath Lamope, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Lamope throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hossein is looking for a sweep. Lamope is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Lamope is trying to work for a kimura but Hossein is defending well.
Lamope thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Lamope is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Lamope wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hossein keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Itor Lamope dominated that 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.
Hossein throws a body punch but Lamope moves out of range.
Lamope takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A right-left combo lands from Hossein.
Hossein missing with a left hand there. Lamope was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lamope scores with a leg kick.
Lamope misses with a body kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lamope.
Lamope scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Lamope moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sadiq Hossein is winning the standup battle so far.
Hossein bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hossein lands a body shot.
Hossein moves out of range of the body kick.
Lamope fails with a takedown attempt.
Lamope swings for the body but Hossein moves out of range.
Hossein's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Lamope connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hossein scrambles back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hossein comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hossein just misses with a punch to the body.
Hossein throws a body punch but Lamope moves out of range.
Hossein jabs Lamope to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Sadiq Hossein is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice defenses there by Lamope.
Hossein ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hossein lands an overhand right.
Hossein slips a jab from Lamope.
Lamope throws a series of punches but Hossein avoids them all with ease.
Lamope scores with a push kick.
Hossein pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lamope slips a jab and a cross from Hossein.
Lamope cracks Hossein with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Hossein steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Lamope. That one must have hurt.
Hossein rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lamope moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lamope lands with a kick to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lamope moves out of range of the leg kick from Hossein.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lamope waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hossein.
Lamope uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hossein.
Lamope chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lamope misses with a low kick.
Lamope slips under a jab from Hossein.
Hossein shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Lamope defending well as Hossein loads up on a big left hand.
Lamope fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Lamope showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hossein.
Hossein tries to land a leg kick but Lamope saw it coming and moves away.
Lamope checks a leg kick.
Hossein gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Lamope takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lamope lands with a good body shot.
Hossein takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hossein misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lamope.
Hossein bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lamope moves out of range of the strikes.
A punch combination from Hossein misses.
Lamope throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hossein feints and then cracks Lamope's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lamope down.
Lamope keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hossein scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lamope doesn't seem bothered though.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hossein. Lamope does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lamope uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hossein.
Hossein misses with a hook.
Lamope lands with a shot to the body.
Hossein moves out of range of the body kick.
Hossein cracks Lamope with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hossein throws a leg kick which misses Lamope's front leg but catches the back leg as Lamope tries to avoid it.
Hossein throws a nice inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lamope misses with a lunging right hand
and Hossein makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Hossein misses with a wild body shot.
Lamope blocks a jab.
Lamope moves away from the strike by Hossein.
A bone on bone clash there as Hossein blocks the leg kick.
Hossein swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lamope missing with a left hand there. Hossein was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lamope throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lamope throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Lamope misses with a low kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lamope uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hossein.
Hossein turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hossein swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hossein's jab looks to have found its range, popping Lamope under the eye.
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 Sadiq Hossein will probably get the nod.
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!
Lamope stuns Hossein with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hossein ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lamope moves away.
Hossein tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hossein throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lamope dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hossein scores with a shot to the body.
Hossein throws a half hearted mid kick.
Lamope with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lamope throws a push kick but Hossein slaps the foot to one side.
Hossein misses with a wild body shot.
Hossein throws a looping overhand right but Lamope ducks down to avoid it.
A big right from Lamope misses.
Lamope fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hossein manages to avoid it.
Lamope misses the jab.
Lamope thows a body shot but no joy.
Lamope manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Hossein on his heels. He'll look to pass Hossein's guard now, I'm sure.
Lamope has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Lamope stands over his opponent and dives in with a flying punch! Hossein throws up his legs and catches Lamope in a triangle! Oh this looks tight! Lamope tries to escape but he's forced to tap! Wow, fantastic work there by Hossein! That came out of nowhere!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Sadiq Hossein!
Our winner, Sadiq Hossein, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ima Yerface (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocky Marciano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yerface's entrance music is In Flames - Like You Better Dead. A fine choice. Marciano has chosen Kid Charlemagne as his entrance music. Ima Yerface is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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
28 - 13 - 2, fighting out of New York, Ima Yerface!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rocky Marciano!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Chad Campbell and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A chopping leg kick lands by Yerface.
Marciano uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Yerface.
Yerface looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Yerface throws a good cross that connects.
Yerface misses with a series of wild punches.
Yerface throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yerface looks to land a left hand but Marciano moved out of range nicely.
Yerface feints and then cracks Marciano's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Marciano down.
Yerface avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Marciano swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A jab lands there for Yerface.
Yerface swinging wildly here.
Marciano clinches with his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yerface misses with an elbow over the top.
Yerface with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Marciano is trying to trip Yerface. He has hold of a leg but Yerface is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Marciano persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Marciano trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marciano sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Yerface looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Marciano puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Yerface tries to get to full guard but Marciano has control of the leg.
Marciano seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Yerface is trying to maintain the position but Marciano is very close to passing his half guard.
Yerface tries to get to full guard but Marciano has control of the leg.
Marciano content to control rather than advance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marciano wants to stand up but Yerface is controlling the position.
Yerface holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Marciano fails with an attempt to clinch.
Marciano throws a looping overhand right but Yerface ducks down to avoid it.
Yerface 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.
Yerface pushes Marciano up against the cage in a clinch.
Yerface misses with a body punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yerface just leaning against Marciano, taking a breather.
Yerface manages to break the clinch.
Marciano tried to score with a low kick but Yerface checks it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Marciano.
Marciano misses with a series of wild punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marciano is looking to clinch but Yerface is avoiding it.
Marciano showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Yerface.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yerface. Marciano does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yerface is looking to clinch but Marciano is avoiding it.
Marciano misses with an uppercut
and Yerface counters with a stiff right hand.
Yerface tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Marciano counters with a two punch combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yerface swats away the attempt to clinch by Marciano.
Marciano avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Marciano circles away from the clinch attempt.
Yerface misses with a low kick.
Marciano lands with a nice body punch.
Marciano wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marciano throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Marciano moves into the clinch.
Yerface manages to break the clinch.
Yerface walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Yerface tries to land a leg kick but Marciano saw it coming and moves away.
Marciano defending well as Yerface loads up on a big left hand.
Yerface rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Marciano moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Marciano fails to land with a series of punches.
Yerface tries to close the distance and clinch up but Marciano swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Yerface closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Marciano takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Yerface walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Marciano connects with a leg kick. Yerface looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rocky Marciano dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Marciano gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Marciano throws a hook but Yerface blocks it.
Marciano uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Yerface.
Yerface ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Yerface with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Marciano on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Yerface throws an overhand right that lands on Marciano's shoulder, as Marciano tries to avoid the shot.
Marciano fails with the takedown.
Rocky Marciano seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Marciano is defended easily by Yerface.
Yerface scores with a sloppy right hand. Marciano should have avoided that one.
Yerface uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Marciano.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marciano looks to score with a jab to the body but Yerface is just out of range.
Marciano feints and then cracks Yerface's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Yerface down.
Marciano scores with a push kick.
Marciano sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Marciano misses the jab.
Yerface throws a jab but it's blocked by Marciano.
Yerface takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Yerface bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Marciano's head.
Marciano swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Marciano swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Marciano goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yerface scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Marciano throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Marciano misses with a looping left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marciano waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yerface.
Yerface tries to keep at a distance but Marciano has taken the fight into the clinch.
Yerface misses with a knee to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yerface.
Yerface gets underhooks to prevent Marciano's takedown attempt.
Ima Yerface has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rocky Marciano.
Marciano is looking to take this one to the mat.
Yerface misses with a short punch on the inside.
Marciano misses with some punches.
Marciano tries to pull guard but Yerface forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Marciano wants to break free but Yerface has control.
Yerface avoiding damage.
Marciano tries to land knees in the clinch but Yerface avoids the damage to the body.
Marciano can't get the takedown.
Yerface trying to stall but Marciano improves his position.
Yerface misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marciano misses with a punch to the body.
Marciano breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Yerface scores with a hook to the body. Marciano takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Yerface throws a lazy right hand but Marciano sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Yerface pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Yerface checks a low kick from Marciano.
Yerface throws a series of punches but Marciano moves out of range.
Yerface fails with the takedown.
Marciano throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Marciano.
Marciano tries to close the distance and clinch up but Yerface swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Yerface swats away the attempt to clinch by Marciano.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yerface misses with a head kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Yerface.
Yerface connects with the punch.
Marciano scores with a jab. Yerface acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Yerface, right into the meat.
Marciano throws a hook but Yerface blocks it.
Yerface turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Marciano thows a left - swing and a miss!
Yerface lands a jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Marciano darts in and clinches Yerface up against the cage.
Marciano with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Marciano is leaning against Yerface and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Rocky Marciano will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Marciano blocks a head kick by Yerface.
Yerface throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Marciano keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yerface misses with a hook
and Marciano counters with a stiff right hand.
Yerface misses with a low kick as Marciano jumps back.
Marciano sets himself and throws a head kick that knocks Yerface to the ground! Marciano dives into full mount looking to finish!
It looks like Ima Yerface has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marciano prevents Yerface from getting the reversal.
Marciano is trying to take his opponent's back.
Yerface can't escape the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Marciano takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Marciano is trying to stand up but he's being controlled by his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yerface tries to improve his position but instead Marciano has taken his back!
Marciano gets his hands free as Yerface looks to control.
I really don't envy Yerface right now.
Marciano controls the position.
Marciano tries to keep control of the position but Yerface is staying busy.
Marciano biding his time, looking for the opening.
Yerface looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Marciano is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yerface tries to break free.
Yerface trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Marciano tries to get the hooks in deep but Yerface pushed the leg off.
Yerface looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Marciano fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marciano fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Marciano connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Ima Yerface has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rocky Marciano is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yerface lands a nice leg kick that just misses Marciano's sensitive parts.
Yerface misses with the combination.
Yerface tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Marciano manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Marciano throws a shot to the body.
Yerface swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Yerface throws a leg kick
and Marciano holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Yerface looking to slow down the pace here.
Marciano slows down the pace here.
Yerface throws a punch but it's blocked by Marciano.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marciano pushes off an throws an elbow but Yerface leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Yerface lands a right hand that snaps the head of Marciano backwards.
Yerface blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Yerface misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yerface goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Marciano breaks the clinch.
Rocky Marciano is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Marciano lands with a nice body kick.
Marciano dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Yerface. That did some damage!
Yerface ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Marciano moves away.
Yerface drops his hands momentarily and Marciano takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Marciano feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Yerface's calf.
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!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Yerface pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Yerface throws a head kick that misses.
Marciano wants to clinch up but Yerface keeps it at a distance.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rocky Marciano comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Marciano has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rocky Marciano!
After the fight, Rocky Marciano 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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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bapit Pradchapet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cory Steel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pradchapet comes to the cage accompanied by Wanted Dead or Alive. Steel has chosen Immortal Technique-Point of no return as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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212 lbs
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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
29 - 18 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bapit Pradchapet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 24 - 1, fighting out of New York, Cory Steel!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Jorge Garcia and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steel throws a series of strikes that have Pradchapet backpedaling.
Pradchapet misses with a looping left.
Pradchapet moves out of range as Steel strikes.
Cory Steel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Steel takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Pradchapet moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pradchapet shoots in and bounces Steel off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Steel can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Pradchapet controls the pace.
Steel is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pradchapet with a flurry of punches that miss.
Pradchapet trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Pradchapet pushes down on Steel's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pradchapet slows the pace down in half guard.
Steel is trying to stand.
Pradchapet lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Steel tries to kick Pradchapet off but Pradchapet keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Steel is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pradchapet thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Steel's head.
Pradchapet winds up and cracks Steel with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Steel taking some punishment here, with Pradchapet in his half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Pradchapet connects with a nice short shot to Steel's temple.
Steel blocking the ground and pound attempt from Pradchapet.
Pradchapet looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Pradchapet passes the guard and advances to mount!
Steel takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Steel is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Pradchapet trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steel taking shots to the head.
Pradchapet controlling from mount.
Steel wants to try and get back to his feet.
Pradchapet lands a big shot there that rocks Steel but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Pradchapet trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Steel squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pradchapet lands a big shot there that rocks Steel but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Pradchapet landing strikes from the mount.
Steel is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pradchapet postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Steel looks a forlorn figure.
Pradchapet won't let Steel get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Pradchapet with shots to the head and body - Steel looks very uncomfortable down there.
Pradchapet pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Steel is in a horrible position here. Pradchapet smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Steel takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Steel is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Pradchapet has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pradchapet trying to control but Steel is having none of it.
Steel wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bapit Pradchapet dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Pradchapet swings for the body but Steel moves out of range.
Steel throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pradchapet misses with a leg kick.
Steel bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Pradchapet's head backwards.
Pradchapet ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Steel moves away.
Pradchapet looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Steel looks to score with a jab to the body but Pradchapet is just out of range.
Pradchapet throws a looping overhand right but Steel ducks down to avoid it.
Pradchapet displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Steel throws out the jab.
Steel throws a series of punches but Pradchapet avoids them all with ease.
Pradchapet uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Steel.
Pradchapet misses with a low kick.
Steel moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Pradchapet fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel moves out of range of the body kick from Pradchapet.
Pradchapet pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Steel looks to land a right hand but Pradchapet moved out of range.
Steel throws a nice looking combination but Pradchapet bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Steel's coach down at Kick In The Nutz Gym (14 Elite Coaches, Low Cap) was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Steel's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Steel scores with a shot to the body.
Pradchapet throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Steel on the side of the head.
Pradchapet throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Steel uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Pradchapet has time to react.
Pradchapet is looking to wear down Steel with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Pradchapet takes a swing at Steel's ribcage but misses.
Steel throws a left and a right that both miss
and Pradchapet counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Steel thinking.
Steel shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Cory Steel is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Steel throws an overhand right that lands on Pradchapet's shoulder, as Pradchapet tries to avoid the shot.
Pradchapet's jab looks to have found its range, popping Steel under the eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Steel bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Pradchapet's head backwards.
Steel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Steel avoids the body shot from Pradchapet.
Pradchapet throws a right hand that Steel ducks under and follows up with a left that Steel also avoids with ease.
Pradchapet looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Steel tries to move into range but Pradchapet moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Pradchapet takes a swing at Steel's ribcage but misses.
Pradchapet connects with a crisp jab.
Steel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cory Steel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pradchapet uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Steel.
Pradchapet is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Steel's half guard.
Steel looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steel pushes Pradchapet off and gets back to his feet.
Steel thows a body shot but no joy.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Pradchapet here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Pradchapet connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Steel blocks a head kick by Pradchapet.
Pradchapet tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Steel showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pradchapet.
A right-left combo lands from Pradchapet.
Pradchapet throws a solid leg kick but Steel takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Pradchapet.
Steel tries to bum rush Pradchapet with a series of wild strikes but Pradchapet uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A combination from Steel does no damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Steel misses the target.
Pradchapet lands a jab to the nose.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pradchapet cracks Steel with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Pradchapet swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Steel counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Steel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pradchapet.
Pradchapet punishes Steel's body with a nice straight punch.
Steel steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pradchapet.
Pradchapet throws a body punch but Steel moves out of range.
Pradchapet fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Steel.
Pradchapet attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pradchapet shoots in and drives through. Steel sprawls well.
Steel fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Pradchapet looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Pradchapet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bapit Pradchapet 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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Steel!
Pradchapet connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Pradchapet cracks a nice hook into Steel's ribs.
Pradchapet moves forwards but Steel connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Steel takes one on the chin but seems OK.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Steel.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pradchapet lands a jab.
Steel takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Pradchapet connects with a right hand. Steel shakes it off.
Pradchapet swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pradchapet bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Steel's head backwards.
Pradchapet misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pradchapet digs a good hook to Steel's body.
Pradchapet is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Steel can do to turn this around?
Steel misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pradchapet lands a jab to the nose.
Steel thows a body shot but no joy.
Pradchapet fails with a takedown attempt.
Pradchapet scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Pradchapet moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Pradchapet misses with a low kick.
Pradchapet moves out of range as Steel strikes.
Pradchapet swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pradchapet walks into a stiff left hand from Steel.
Pradchapet shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Steel is trying to defend but Pradchapet finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Steel has one foot on Pradchapet's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Steel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pradchapet was well out of range. Poor timing from Steel.
Bapit Pradchapet is winning the standup battle so far.
Pradchapet misses with a kick to the body.
Pradchapet looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Steel is fending him off so far but Pradchapet persists. Nope, Steel circles away and we're back to standing.
Steel takes one to the side of the head.
Steel throws a jab but it's blocked by Pradchapet.
Steel takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Steel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pradchapet moves away.
Pradchapet blocks a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steel takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Pradchapet connects with an inside leg kick.
Steel takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Steel lands with a nice combination. Pradchapet backs away looking to recover.
Pradchapet tries to move into range but Steel moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Pradchapet lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Steel swings and misses with a shot to the body
so Pradchapet counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Bapit Pradchapet is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pradchapet working some strikes from top position.
Pradchapet advances to half guard.
Pradchapet prevents Steel from standing back up.
Pradchapet lands strikes from half guard.
Pradchapet is keen to just control but Steel is a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well, if Pradchapet is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Steel manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Cory Steel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pradchapet connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Steel throws a series of punches but Pradchapet avoids them all with ease.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Steel lands with a nice combination. Pradchapet backs away looking to recover.
Steel looks to land a left hand but Pradchapet moved out of range nicely.
Steel misses with a series of wild punches.
Steel on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Pradchapet. Pradchapet obviously looking to wear him down.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bapit Pradchapet showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Pradchapet 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bapit Pradchapet!
After the big win, Bapit Pradchapet made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Legion of Pain Nutrition and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gable Bot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Convicted Killer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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31
300 lbs
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298 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gable Bot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Convicted Killer!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Alyssa Summers and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Killer connects with a jab.
It looks like Gable Bot has been cut.
Bot throws a head kick that misses.
Killer scores with a leg kick.
Bot takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bot thows a leg kick but Killer checks it
and Killer counters with a straight right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bot feints and as Killer raises his hands in defense, Bot changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Killer pulls Bot in close to prevent any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bot prevents Killer from getting back to his feet.
Killer looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bot is one step ahead there.
Bot throwing strikes but missing.
Killer is adopting a defensive guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Killer is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Bot is controlling him.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Convicted Killer was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Killer attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Killer lands with an overhand left.
Bot tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bot tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Convicted Killer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Killer throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bot looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bot lands a slapping body shot.
Killer throws a jab when Bot was well out of range.
Bot throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bot swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A combination from Killer does no damage.
Killer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bot.
Killer scores with a hook to the body. Bot takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bot looks to land a right hand but Killer moved out of range.
Killer throws a looping overhand right but Bot ducks down to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bot pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Killer misses with a hook.
Killer lands with a kick to the ribs.
Gable Bot seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bot tries to score with a low kick but Killer moves his leg out of the way.
Killer thuds a left hand into Bot's body.
Bot is breathing heavily.
Killer fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bot on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bot takes one to the side of the head.
Gable Bot's cut is getting worse.
Killer cracks Bot with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Bot looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Killer finish him?
Bot 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bot stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Killer.
Bot throws a head kick but Killer moves out of range.
Killer moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Killer connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Decent striking displayed by Killer there.
Gable Bot's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Killer cracks Bot with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Bot tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Killer pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Bot is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Convicted Killer!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Zack Allan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hellson Ballswick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Allan kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Total War. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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145 lbs
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157 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zack Allan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 35 - 1, fighting out of New York, Hellson Ballswick!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Franklyn Lucas and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Allan tries to land a front kick but Ballswick steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ballswick misses with a jab to the body
and Allan counters with a body kick.
Ballswick shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Allan as he jumps to the side.
Allan takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Ballswick lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Ballswick just misses with a punch to the body.
Ballswick throws an off balance right hand
and Allan counters with a good, hard body kick but Ballswick shrugs it off.
Ballswick darts in looking for a takedown but Allan gets double underhooks and turns Ballswick into the cage.
Ballswick is looking to control Allan's arms but Allan gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ballswick has his back to the cage.
Allan can't find room to land a body shot as Ballswick controls the action.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Allan tries a knee to the head but Ballswick blocks it.
Allan using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Allan unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ballswick lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Nice body punch from Allan.
Allan misses with a hook to the ribs.
A right hand to the body from Allan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Allan lands a nice knee to the body.
Ballswick looks winded!
Allan struggles to land a body shot inside as Ballswick controls his hands.
Allan can't find room to land a body shot as Ballswick controls the action.
Allan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ballswick has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A right hand to the body from Allan.
Allan lands a knee to the head.
I was talking to Allan's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Allan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ballswick doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ballswick tries to stall but Allan uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Allan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Allan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Allan lands a shoulder strike.
Allan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Allan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ballswick backwards.
Allan struggles to land a body shot inside as Ballswick controls his hands.
Allan lands a knee to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Allan tries a body shot but Ballswick blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Allan.
Ballswick takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ballswick misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ballswick misses with a punch to the body.
Allan landing knees to the head.
Allan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Allan prevents Ballswick from breaking the clinch.
Allan pushes Ballswick back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Allan tries to land a knee to the head but Ballswick blocks with his arms.
Allan swings wildly with an uppercut but Ballswick uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ballswick throws a head punch that misses.
Ballswick is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Allan misses with a knee strike.
Allan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ballswick has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Allan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Knees to the body from Allan.
Allan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ballswick blocks it with crossed arms.
Ballswick is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Allan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Allan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Allan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ballswick is defending well for now.
Ballswick blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Allan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ballswick scores with a hook to the body.
Allan missing with knees to the body.
Allan working Ballswick over with knees to the body.
Ballswick misses with a body punch.
Ballswick has thrown a lot of knees so far in this fight and we're lead to believe that's something he's been working on the gym prior to this fight.
Ballswick is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Allan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ballswick blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ballswick tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Allan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Allan lands a nice shot to the body.
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!
Ballswick tries a body shot but Allan blocks it.
Allan tries a knee to the head but Ballswick blocks it.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Allan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A knee to the head by Allan.
Ballswick is looking to control Allan's arms but Allan gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ballswick has his back to the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ballswick tries to work over Allan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ballswick takes a shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zack Allan dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Ballswick takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Allan thows a body kick. Ballswick tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Ballswick throws a hook to the side of Allan's head but Allan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ballswick is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Allan.
Allan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Allan throws a sloppy head kick and Ballswick moves out of range easily.
Ballswick misses with a straight left.
Ballswick walks into a jab.
Ballswick takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ballswick takes a swing at Allan's ribcage but misses.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Allan - that will leave a mark!
Allan tries to bum rush Ballswick with a series of wild strikes but Ballswick uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ballswick lands with a good body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Ballswick is leaning against Allan and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ballswick blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ballswick prevents a body shot from Allan.
Allan lands a nice knee to the body.
Allan misses with the head strike.
Allan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ballswick is trying to maintain a safe position but Allan gets an underhook and turns Ballswick into the cage.
Allan tries to land knees in the clinch but Ballswick avoids the damage to the body.
Allan lands a shoulder strike.
Allan utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Ballswick misses with the head strike.
Allan lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ballswick working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Allan looking to throw knees to the head but Ballswick is blocking nicely.
Allan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Allan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ballswick lands a left hand that snaps the head of Allan backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ballswick looking for a takedown.
Ballswick pushes Allan back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Allan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ballswick is defending well for now.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Ballswick.
Knees to the body from Allan.
Ballswick is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Ballswick has had enough of the clinch but Allan keeps him there for the moment.
Allan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Allan trying to land knees to the body.
Ballswick tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Allan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allan landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Allan misses with a knee to the head.
Ballswick is trying to break free.
Ballswick tries to pull guard but Allan forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Allan scores with a shot to the side of Ballswick's head.
Allan scores with a knee to the head.
Ballswick is rocked!
Ballswick is breathing heavily.
Allan lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ballswick is still on wobbly legs! Can Allan finish him?
Allan lands a knee to the head.
Allan crunches a lovely knee into Ballswick's ribcage.
Zack Allan has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A short right from Allan.
Allan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Allan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Allan misses with a knee to the head.
Ballswick slowing the pace effectively.
Allan using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Allan.
Allan creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Ballswick with a big uppercut! Ballswick tries to clinch up but Allan pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Ballswick to the mat! Ballswick covers up and Allan unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Zack Allan!
Our winner, Zack Allan, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lars Thunstrom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rick Ross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thunstrom comes to the cage accompanied by Prodigy - Spitfire. Ross has chosen Show me how to live as his entrance music. Rick Ross will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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168 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 15 - 1, fighting out of New York, Lars Thunstrom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rick Ross!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, John Roberts and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot lands for Ross.
Ross misses with a straight left.
Thunstrom swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lars Thunstrom seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thunstrom misses with a body shot.
Thunstrom is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Ross's half guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Ross keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Thunstrom seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Ross does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Ross preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Thunstrom looks to land a combination but Ross avoids it well.
Ross pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Thunstrom connects with a single shot there.
Thunstrom misses the shot to the body.
Thunstrom digs a good body shot into Ross's ribs.
Thunstrom tries to move into range but Ross moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Ross lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Thunstrom punishes Ross's body with a nice straight punch.
Thunstrom misses with a wild body shot.
Thunstrom swings for the body but Ross moves out of range.
Thunstrom is looking to wear down Ross with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Thunstrom misses with a body shot.
Ross throws out a powerful jab.
Ross fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Ross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ross throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Thunstrom swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thunstrom takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Thunstrom getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Thunstrom throws an overhand right that lands on Ross's shoulder, as Ross tries to avoid the shot.
Thunstrom misses with a wild combination.
Nice jab there from Thunstrom.
Thunstrom blocks the body kick.
Thunstrom checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Ross avoids a punch combination nicely.
Thunstrom closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Ross is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thunstrom tries to move to mount but Ross blocks the move with his legs.
Thunstrom is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Ross has escaped the position, nice work there.
Thunstrom wants to control but Ross is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Thunstrom tries to advance to mount but Ross denies him.
Thunstrom advances to mount.
Thunstrom moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Ross has worked his arm free - good work by Ross!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thunstrom wants to control for a moment but Ross uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lars Thunstrom dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Thunstrom tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ross was well out of range. Poor timing from Thunstrom.
Ross swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thunstrom takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ross.
Thunstrom will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Thunstrom misses with a body shot.
Thunstrom misses with a body shot.
Thunstrom tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ross swivels and escapes.
Ross tries to land a front kick but Thunstrom steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Thunstrom shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lars Thunstrom. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ross walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Thunstrom checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Thunstrom swings for the body but Ross moves out of range.
Ross tries to clinch but Thunstrom moves out of range.
A lazy left from Ross finds it's target.
Ross has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Thunstrom swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ross 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 Thunstrom has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Thunstrom and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Thunstrom tries to keep at a distance but Ross has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ross throws a punch but it's blocked by Thunstrom.
Ross working Thunstrom over with knees to the body.
Ross missing with knees to the body.
Thunstrom goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Thunstrom misses with a hook from the clinch.
Thunstrom tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ross misses with a hook from the clinch.
Thunstrom swings wildly with an uppercut but Ross uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ross blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Thunstrom misses with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Thunstrom.
Ross tries to throw a body punch but Thunstrom avoids it by throwing Ross back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thunstrom lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Thunstrom blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ross breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rick Ross is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ross turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Thunstrom waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ross.
Thunstrom fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ross manages to avoid it.
Ross throws a body punch but Thunstrom moves out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ross misses with a hook. Thunstrom ducked under it nicely.
Decent striking displayed by Ross there.
Thunstrom thows a body shot but no joy.
Ross fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Thunstrom.
Thunstrom misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ross.
Ross feints and then cracks Thunstrom's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Thunstrom down.
Thunstrom takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Thunstrom misses the shot to the body.
Thunstrom has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Thunstrom there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ross tries to work over Thunstrom's front leg with a kick but Thunstrom checks it.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Thunstrom crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Ross - the referee stops the clock and Thunstrom gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Ross. Thunstrom manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Thunstrom scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Thunstrom is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Thunstrom is trying to control. Ross wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Lars Thunstrom wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Thunstrom tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ross was well out of range. Poor timing from Thunstrom.
Thunstrom tries to bum rush Ross with a series of wild strikes but Ross uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ross looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Thunstrom throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thunstrom misses with a looping left.
Ross closes the distance and clinches.
Thunstrom can't find room to land a body shot as Ross controls the action.
Ross trying to stall but Thunstrom improves his position.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Thunstrom.
Ross lands a nice elbow.
Thunstrom takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Lars Thunstrom has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thunstrom misses with a short punch on the inside.
Thunstrom blocks a body shot from Ross.
Thunstrom has a couple of punches blocked by Ross.
Ross throws a head punch that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rick Ross showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Lars Thunstrom's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Thunstrom throws an overhand right that lands on Ross's shoulder, as Ross tries to avoid the shot.
Thunstrom scores with a nice head shot.
Ross is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A big left from Thunstrom misses.
Thunstrom swings for the body but Ross moves out of range.
Ross is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Thunstrom takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Ross uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thunstrom.
Ross takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Thunstrom misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ross.
Thunstrom looks to score with a jab to the body but Ross is just out of range.
Ross throws a nice outside leg kick.
A shot to the body from Thunstrom misses
and Ross counters with a right hand to the body.
Ross scoring well with a low kick there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ross with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Thunstrom misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thunstrom misses with a body shot.
Thunstrom looks to score with a jab to the body but Ross is just out of range.
Thunstrom takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Thunstrom throws a hook to the side of Ross's head but Ross sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ross throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thunstrom is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Thunstrom misses the shot to the body.
Thunstrom throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thunstrom swings for the body but Ross moves out of range.
Ross takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Thunstrom throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thunstrom just misses with a punch to the body.
Thunstrom throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ross throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Ross lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Thunstrom checks a leg kick.
Ross staying out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thunstrom slips a straight right by Ross.
A slow jab from Thunstrom misses its intended target.
Rick Ross seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ross takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Ross connects with a leg kick. Thunstrom looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ross defending well as Thunstrom loads up on a big left hand.
Thunstrom moves forwards but Ross connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Thunstrom punishes Ross's body with a nice straight punch.
Ross throws a nice head kick!
Ross lands with an overhand left.
Nice cross by Ross.
Ross tries to clinch there but Thunstrom circles away.
Thunstrom throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thunstrom ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Thunstrom missing with a left hand there. Ross was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Thunstrom closes the distance and lands a one-two.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ross avoids the body shot from Thunstrom.
Ross wants to clinch.
Ross ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thunstrom moves away.
Ross takes a swing at Thunstrom's ribcage but misses.
Ross throws a head kick that misses.
Thunstrom throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ross throws a series of punches but Thunstrom moves out of range.
Ross lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Thunstrom misses with a body shot.
Ross thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Thunstrom if he has to take too many more of those.
Ross lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Thunstrom closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Ross to the mat! Ross manages to get full guard.
Ross has his hands on Thunstrom's head, controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Thunstrom is looking to advance position but Ross has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ross content just to control the position here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ross prevents Thunstrom from getting the reversal.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Rick Ross.
I think Ross has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rick Ross!
Rick Ross decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between James William (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sonny Corleone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). William comes into the arena with Outlaw's Reward blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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214 lbs
27 - 12 - 0 |
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210 lbs
30 - 8 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
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World class MT
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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
27 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, James William!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sonny Corleone!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Reed Andrews and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A low kick from William is predictable there
and Corleone counters with a stiff right hand.
William takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
William connects with an inside leg kick.
Corleone blocks a low kick nicely.
William blocks a head kick by Corleone.
William fails with the takedown.
William takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
William looks to score with a jab to the body but Corleone is just out of range.
William cracks Corleone with an open hand slap.
It looks like Sonny Corleone has been cut.
William throws a leg kick but Corleone moved away.
William throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
William throws a push kick but Corleone slaps the foot to one side.
William throws a jab when Corleone was well out of range.
William misses with a jab, cross combination.
We've been hearing reports that William has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good shot there by Corleone.
It looks like James William has been cut.
Corleone on the wrong end of a nice hook.
William misses with a body shot.
William circles away from the clinch attempt.
William with a hook.
William shoots in looking for a takedown but Corleone manages to keep the fight standing, pushing William's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
William gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A head punch on the inside from Corleone fails to land.
Corleone struggles to land a body shot inside as William controls his hands.
Corleone lands a knee to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short right from Corleone on the inside.
William is trying to break free.
Corleone scores with a knee to the head.
Corleone tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Corleone scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corleone throws a knee to the head but misses.
Corleone gets through William's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Corleone letting William take a breather here.
Corleone lands an uppercut.
Corleone is struggling to control the position.
Still in the clinch, Corleone scores with a nice short uppercut.
Corleone tries to throw a body punch but William avoids it by throwing Corleone back against the cage.
Corleone dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Corleone is trying to stall.
Corleone lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Corleone tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corleone working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Corleone misses with a knee strike.
Corleone stalls.
Corleone tries a knee to the head but William blocks it.
William goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Corleone misses with some punches.
William avoids a wild elbow strike from Corleone.
William is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James William. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Corleone prevents a body shot from William.
William drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Corleone scores with a shot to the side of William's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from William.
William lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
William not landing any meaningful shots this time.
William prevents Corleone from improving his position.
William lands with a punch from half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Corleone wants to get back to his feet.
William content to control rather than advance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
William passes the guard and advances to mount!
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.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! William's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
William scores with a jab to the head.
William doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Corleone takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Corleone keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from William.
William looks to land a left hand but Corleone moved out of range nicely.
Corleone staying out of range there.
William gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
William tries a body shot but Corleone blocks it.
Corleone lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of William backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Corleone with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
William prevents a body shot from Corleone.
Corleone tries to land knees in the clinch but William avoids the damage to the body.
William breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Corleone uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from William.
William fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Corleone, pushing him back against the cage.
Corleone unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
William misses with a punch on the inside.
Corleone is struggling to control the position.
A short right from Corleone.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Corleone tried to land a shot to the body but connects with William's elbow.
Corleone lands a nice shot to the body.
Corleone blocks a body shot from William.
A body shot lands from Corleone.
Corleone scores with a shot to the side of William's head.
A left hand lands to the body for Corleone.
William takes a shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
William blocks an uppercut.
William tries to pull guard but Corleone holds him up against the cage and eventually William drops back down to his feet.
Corleone blocking some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Corleone creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Corleone has a couple of punches blocked by William.
Corleone lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of William backwards.
Corleone digs a right hand underneath William's ribcage. William let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Corleone lands with a light punch inside.
William blocks an uppercut.
Corleone unloads a knee to the mid-section.
William takes a knee right on the jaw!
William is rocked!
James William's cut is getting worse.
William blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Corleone lands with a short shot to the head.
Oh William is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Corleone throws an elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corleone lands a nice elbow.
Corleone is struggling to control the position.
William goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
William seems to have got his legs back now.
Corleone lands an elbow inside.
Corleone tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and William avoids it.
William breaks from the clinch.
Oooooh!!! Corleone has knocked William down with a huge combo! Corleone steps away and waves a wobbly William back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
James William's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Corleone pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Corleone takes one on the button.
Corleone scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
William loads up on a big right hand but Corleone slips the punch.
William scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Corleone doesn't seem bothered though.
A big left from William misses.
Sonny Corleone seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
William throws a hook to the side of Corleone's head but Corleone sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
William slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The fighters circle, before Corleone throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into William's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Corleone lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Sonny Corleone!
A relieved looking Sonny Corleone thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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pop
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