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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Stanton Friedmon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joey Soprano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Soprano has chosen Sopranos Theme Song as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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162 lbs
6 - 5 - 0 |
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175 cm
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160 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Stanton Friedmon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joey Soprano!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Lou da Vinci and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Soprano jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Joey Soprano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Soprano tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Friedmon swivels and escapes.
Soprano shoots for a double leg takedown but Friedmon sprawls well. He's pushed Soprano's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Soprano fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Stanton Friedmon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joey Soprano.
Friedmon clinches.
Friedmon lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Soprano is trying to break the clinch but Friedmon has him pressed against the cage.
A hook to the body from Friedmon.
Soprano looks gassed!
Friedmon scores with a nice hook to the head.
Friedmon lands a body shot in the clinch.
Friedmon lands a nice shot to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Friedmon.
Friedmon digs a right hand underneath Soprano's ribcage. Soprano let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Friedmon working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Friedmon pushes Soprano back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Friedmon turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Soprano takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Friedmon cracks Soprano with a big right hand but Soprano just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Soprano gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
BOOM! Friedmon connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Friedmon in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The referee warns Soprano that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Friedmon scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Soprano?
Friedmon with a couple of short strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Friedmon scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Friedmon wants to control the pace but Soprano is squirming around nicely.
Friedmon with a couple of short strikes.
Friedmon with shots to the head and body - Soprano looks very uncomfortable down there.
Friedmon is landing with some decent strikes but Soprano is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Friedmon is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Friedmon cracks Soprano with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Friedmon raining down shots from the mount!
Friedmon takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Soprano takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
A nice elbow there by Friedmon.
Friedmon cracks Soprano with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Friedmon with the ground and pound from mount.
Friedmon in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Soprano is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Friedmon landing strikes, looking to finish!
Friedmon lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Friedmon wants to control the pace but Soprano is squirming around nicely.
Friedmon pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Friedmon fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Soprano is in a horrible position here. Friedmon smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Friedmon lands a big shot there that rocks Soprano but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
A nice elbow there by Friedmon.
Friedmon working the ground and pound effectively.
Soprano tries to reverse the position but Friedmon maintains control.
Friedmon scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Soprano?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Friedmon landing strikes, looking to finish!
Friedmon raining down shots from the mount!
Friedmon lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Friedmon putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Friedmon putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Soprano is working to get back to half guard.
Friedmon landing punches.
Friedmon postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Soprano looks a forlorn figure.
Friedmon is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Soprano takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Friedmon landing shots from mount.
Friedmon lands a nice shot to the head.
Friedmon lands a nice shot to the head.
The referee warns Soprano that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Friedmon content just to control the position here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Friedmon lands a nice shot to the head.
The referee warns Soprano that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Friedmon is landing with some decent strikes but Soprano is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Friedmon with the ground and pound from mount.
Friedmon looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Friedmon connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Friedmon landing shots from mount.
Friedmon unloading with bombs!
Friedmon landing punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A nice elbow there by Friedmon.
Friedmon pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Friedmon lands a big shot there that rocks Soprano but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Friedmon working Soprano over with strikes here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stanton Friedmon dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Soprano takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Friedmon looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Soprano!
Soprano swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
A nice elbow there by Friedmon.
Soprano taking shots to the head.
Friedmon lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Friedmon is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Soprano can do to turn this around?
Friedmon scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Soprano?
Friedmon 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.
Friedmon with the ground and pound from mount.
Friedmon raining down shots from the mount!
Friedmon lands a big shot there that rocks Soprano but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Soprano is breathing heavily.
Friedmon with the ground and pound from mount.
Friedmon cracks Soprano with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Friedmon working the ground and pound effectively.
Soprano really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Friedmon looking to control but Soprano is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Soprano is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Friedmon scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Soprano?
Friedmon putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Friedmon lands a heavy elbow.
Friedmon landing strikes from the mount.
BOOM! Friedmon connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Soprano really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Friedmon breaks from Soprano's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Friedmon fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Friedmon wants to control the pace but Soprano is squirming around nicely.
Friedmon cracks Soprano with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Friedmon with the ground and pound from mount.
Friedmon scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Friedmon is landing with some decent strikes but Soprano is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Friedmon trying to control but Soprano is having none of it.
Friedmon landing strikes from the mount and Soprano is in trouble!
Friedmon with good strikes from the mount here!
Friedmon landing punches.
Friedmon postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Soprano looks a forlorn figure.
Friedmon working Soprano over with strikes here.
Friedmon landing shots from mount.
Friedmon working the ground and pound effectively.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Friedmon looking to finish Soprano with some ground and pound. This is bad for Soprano!
Friedmon dominating with strikes here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Friedmon is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Friedmon unloading with bombs!
Friedmon fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Soprano is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Friedmon lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Soprano hang on?
Friedmon scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Soprano?
Friedmon working the ground and pound effectively.
Friedmon is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Stanton Friedmon overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Friedmon lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Soprano hang on?
Soprano in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Friedmon lands with some strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Friedmon landing strikes, looking to finish!
Friedmon lands a heavy elbow.
Soprano tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Friedmon controlling the pace for now.
Friedmon scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Friedmon scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Friedmon is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Soprano can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Friedmon lands a big shot there that rocks Soprano but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Friedmon working the ground and pound effectively.
Friedmon tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Friedmon unloading with bombs!
Soprano is working to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stanton Friedmon dominated that second round.
That's time! Friedmon's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Friedmon with a hook.
Soprano misses with a wild combination.
Soprano takes one to the chin there.
Friedmon darts in and clinches Soprano up against the cage.
Soprano wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Friedmon gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Soprano keeping moving, preventing Friedmon from controlling successfully.
Friedmon scoring with some ground and pound.
Soprano looking for a sweep. Not yet Soprano, not yet.
Friedmon content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Friedmon is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Friedmon with a nice head shot there.
Friedmon keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Soprano's head.
Friedmon postures up and lands a big shot to Soprano's brow.
Friedmon distracts Soprano with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Friedmon lands a couple of elbows.
Friedmon passes Soprano's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Friedmon looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Soprano has hold of Friedmon's hands but Friedmon slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Friedmon has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Soprano taking shots to the head.
Soprano is bucking up trying to escape but Friedmon cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Soprano is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
A nice elbow there by Friedmon.
Friedmon working the ground and pound effectively.
Soprano really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Friedmon connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Friedmon putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Soprano takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Friedmon has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Soprano's face.
Friedmon landing strikes, looking to finish!
Friedmon landing strikes from the mount.
Friedmon working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Friedmon unloading with bombs!
Friedmon scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Friedmon lands a big shot there that rocks Soprano but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Friedmon working away from the top, dropping strikes.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Friedmon cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Friedmon landing strikes, looking to finish!
Friedmon lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Friedmon scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Soprano?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soprano is bucking up trying to escape but Friedmon cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Friedmon landing strikes, looking to finish!
Friedmon lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Soprano really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Friedmon breaks from Soprano's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Friedmon landing shots from mount.
Friedmon is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Soprano can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Friedmon working Soprano over with strikes here.
Friedmon fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Friedmon lands a heavy elbow.
Friedmon pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Friedmon connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Friedmon with the ground and pound from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Friedmon with the ground and pound from mount.
Friedmon breaks from Soprano's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Soprano taking shots to the head.
Friedmon lands with some strikes.
Friedmon lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Friedmon lands a nice shot to the head.
Friedmon controlling his opponent.
Soprano is desperately trying to improve his position but Friedmon has a good base and remains in mount.
Friedmon raining down shots from the mount!
Friedmon with the ground and pound from mount.
Joey Soprano has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Soprano is squirming around, avoiding Friedmon's attempts to control the action.
Friedmon is landing with some decent strikes but Soprano is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
And that's the end of the fight!
Stanton Friedmon showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Friedmon 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight for Stanton Friedmon!
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight for Stanton Friedmon!
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight for Stanton Friedmon!
Stanton Friedmon wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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