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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chuck Muck (ranked 2824 p4p, 3656 weight class) and Ion Delone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chuck Muck!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ion Delone!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Bruno Lombardi and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Muck tries to clinch but Delone moves out of range.
Muck lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
It looks like Ion Delone has been cut.
Muck tries to close the distance and clinch but Delone swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Muck misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Muck fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Delone looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Muck looks to land a combination but Delone avoids it well.
Delone drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Muck defends it well.
Delone showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Muck.
Muck throws a one two combo.
Delone lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Muck circles away quickly and effectively.
Muck misses with a two punch combination.
Delone feints the counter takedown.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Delone tries to clinch up but Muck circles away and keeps his distance.
Delone shoots in but no luck this time.
Muck seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Muck misses with a few strikes there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Delone fails with the takedown.
Chuck Muck has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ion Delone.
Muck fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Muck. Those never looked like landing.
Delone feints the counter takedown.
Muck wants to slow Delone down by chopping away at his legs.
Delone doesn't manage to clinch there - Muck circles away.
Chuck Muck seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Muck tries to clinch but Delone is having none of it.
Delone flicks out a counter leg kick but Muck steps away.
Muck is looking to clinch.
Delone avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Muck lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Delone circles away quickly and effectively.
Delone moves in looking to clinch but Muck pushes him off.
Delone has his takedown stuffed
and Muck counters with a series of strikes. Delone will be more careful next time no doubt.
Muck tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Delone circles away from the clinch attempt.
Some wild striking there from Muck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Delone throws a sloppy head kick and Muck moves out of range easily.
Muck tries to clinch up but Delone circles away and keeps his distance.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Muck!
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!
Muck misses with a double jab.
Muck wants to clinch up but Delone keeps it at a distance.
Muck tries to clinch there but Delone circles away.
Muck tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Delone paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Muck scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Muck ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Delone moves away.
Delone shoots in and drives through. Muck sprawls well.
Muck wants to clinch up but Delone keeps it at a distance.
Muck tries to close the distance and clinch but Delone swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Muck tries to close the distance and clinch up but Delone swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Muck misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muck tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Delone paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Muck throws a nice looking combination but Delone bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Delone appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Delone showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Muck.
Horrible takedown attempt by Delone or perhaps it was just good defense by Muck, which made it look bad.
Delone tries to clinch up.
Muck closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Muck misses with a few strikes there.
Muck throws a series of punches but Delone moves out of range.
Chuck Muck is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Delone uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Muck.
Delone is looking to clinch but Muck is avoiding it.
It looked like Muck was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Muck throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Delone on the side of the head.
Muck looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Delone is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Muck will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Muck could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Delone avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Muck throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Delone.
A nice side step and Delone releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Muck misses with a few strikes there.
Delone fails with a takedown attempt.
Muck scores with a hook to the body. Delone takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Delone shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Muck defends it nicely.
Delone throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Muck's waist but Muck gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Delone off to one side.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chuck Muck dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ion Delone's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Muck moves in looking to clinch but Delone pushes him off.
Muck looks to land a combination but Delone avoids it well.
Chuck Muck is winning the standup battle so far.
Muck throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
No joy there for Muck, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Delone misses with a hook. Muck ducked under it nicely.
A right-left combo lands from Muck.
The fight stays on the outside here - Delone looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Muck is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Delone can do to turn this around?
A punch combination from Muck misses.
Delone steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Muck.
Muck moves in looking to clinch but Delone pushes him off.
Muck looks to clinch
and Delone counters with a series of strikes. Muck will be more careful next time no doubt.
Muck throws a series of punches but Delone avoids them all with ease.
Muck fails in his attempt to clinch.
Delone tries for a takedown but Muck sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Chuck Muck is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
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!
Muck throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Delone.
Delone fails with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Delone checks a low kick from Muck.
Delone shoots in for a takedown but Muck shows good takedown defense.
Chuck Muck has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ion Delone.
Muck tries to clinch there but Delone circles away.
Muck tries to close the distance and clinch but Delone swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Muck tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Delone paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Muck throws a series of punches but Delone avoids them all with ease.
Muck tries to close the distance and clinch up but Delone swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Muck scores with a one two! Delone had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Muck misses with a few strikes there.
Muck misses with a jab, cross combination.
Delone is looking for the big counter here.
Delone throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Muck.
Muck tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Delone manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A punch combination from Muck misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Muck as Delone shoots in.
Muck lands with a hook. Delone tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Delone tries to clinch but Muck is having none of it.
Muck tries to clinch up.
Muck looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Muck tries to close the distance and clinch but Delone swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Delone is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Delone swats away the attempt to clinch by Muck.
Muck throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Delone slips a jab and a cross from Muck.
Delone looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Muck is fending him off so far but Delone persists. Nope, Muck circles away and we're back to standing.
Muck misses with a two punch combination.
Delone shoots in but no luck this time.
Delone is breathing heavily.
Muck tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Delone was well out of range. Poor timing from Muck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muck throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Muck connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Delone momentarily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Muck. Delone does a little dance to reset his feet.
Muck tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Delone paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Muck blocks a head kick by Delone.
Muck wants to land a leg kick but Delone is out of range.
Muck rushes Delone and presses him up against the cage.
Muck wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Muck tries to circle away but Delone has him pinned against the cage.
Delone looking for a takedown.
Muck wants to break the clinch but can't.
Muck is trying to break free.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Muck as Delone tries to tie him up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muck working hard to break the clinch.
Delone has Muck pressed against the cage, preventing Muck from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A frustrated look appears on Muck's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Muck can't break the clinch.
Delone has Muck pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Muck manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Delone throws a head punch that misses.
Delone manages to break the clinch.
Muck smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Muck shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Delone eats them both and turns towards Muck to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Muck circles away from the clinch attempt.
Delone tries to clinch but Muck is having none of it.
Delone misses with a takedown attempt
and Muck cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Some wild striking there from Muck.
Muck backing away here, and Delone unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chuck Muck dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ion Delone's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Delone gets tackled into the cage by Muck. Muck maintains the clinch.
Muck working hard to break the clinch.
Delone's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Muck doesn't manage to clinch there - Delone circles away.
Muck rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Delone moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Delone throws a series of punches but Muck avoids them all with ease.
Delone changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Muck tries to avoid it but Delone manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Muck to the ground. Muck escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Muck tries to clinch up but Delone circles away and keeps his distance.
Muck darts in trying to clinch
and Delone counters with a thumping low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Delone keeps the fight on the outside.
As Muck backs off Delone throws a huge counter combo but Muck manages to avoid it all.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Delone.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muck will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Despite the aggression on Delone's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Nice straight punches there by Muck. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Muck.
Muck's jab looks to have found its range, popping Delone under the eye.
Delone swats away the attempt to clinch by Muck.
Muck misses with a two punch combination.
Delone circles away from the clinch attempt.
Muck tries to clinch but Delone moves out of range.
Delone moves in looking to clinch but Muck pushes him off.
Muck misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Muck attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
And Delone tries to counter it with a takedown but Muck pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Muck throws a one two combo.
Muck tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Delone paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muck fails to land with a series of punches.
As Muck backs off Delone throws a huge counter combo but Muck manages to avoid it all.
Delone with the inside leg kick.
Delone throws a hook to the side of Muck's head but Muck sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Muck throws a hook to the side of Delone's head but Delone sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Delone drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Muck defends it well.
Delone is trying desperately to land a takedown but Muck is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Delone.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
No joy there for Muck, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Muck dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Delone throws a right and a left that both miss.
Muck throws a big counter combination but Delone scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Muck misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Delone tries to clinch there but Muck circles away.
Delone tries to clinch but Muck is having none of it.
Delone staying out of range there.
Delone wants to counter with a clinch but Muck pushes him away.
Delone shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Muck as he avoids it easily.
Muck was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Chuck Muck has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ion Delone.
Delone takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
No joy there for Muck, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Muck wants to clinch up but Delone keeps it at a distance.
Delone with the counter takedown but Muck avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muck fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Delone, pushing him back against the cage.
Muck wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Muck is trying to force a seperation but Delone has the dominant position.
Delone with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Chuck Muck has been cut.
Delone jumps guard.
Muck gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Muck moves in looking to clinch but Delone pushes him off.
Delone changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Muck lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Delone backs up against the cage.
Delone circles away from the clinch attempt.
Muck connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Muck misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Muck wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muck tries to bum rush Delone with a series of wild strikes but Delone uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Delone fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Muck moves in looking to clinch but Delone pushes him off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Muck throws a right and a left that both miss.
Delone throws a head kick that misses.
Muck lands with a hook. Delone tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Muck tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Delone throws a head kick that Muck semi-blocks.
Delone showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Muck.
Delone tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Muck defends well and Delone ends up having to push Muck into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Ion Delone has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chuck Muck is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Muck throws a right and a left that Delone avoids nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chuck Muck showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Muck, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chuck Muck!
Chuck Muck bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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