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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Corleone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hezekiah Munson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Munson is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Showdown. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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260 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, James Corleone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hezekiah Munson!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Paulo Santos and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Corleone tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Munson closes the distance and clinches.
Munson swings wildly with an uppercut but Corleone uses good head movement to avoid it.
Munson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Corleone is defending well for now.
Munson lands a nice elbow.
Munson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Munson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Corleone avoids the elbow strike from Munson, against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Munson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Corleone's brow.
Munson has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Corleone regains guard immediately.
Munson landing with the ground and pound.
Corleone looking to hit a scissor sweep but Munson is one step ahead there.
Munson trying to control but Corleone is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Munson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Corleone works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Munson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Corleone looking to control.
Munson stopping the sweep attempt from Corleone.
Munson throwing strikes from guard but Corleone blocks nicely.
Munson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Munson closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Corleone to the mat! Corleone manages to get full guard.
Munson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corleone bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Munson's guard.
Munson wants to get back to his feet but Corleone is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Corleone trying to control the position from guard on top but Munson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Corleone is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Munson is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corleone is really struggling to control Munson but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Corleone could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Corleone stopping the sweep attempt from Munson.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Corleone with a lazy takedown attempt
and Munson decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Corleone's guard.
Munson controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Munson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Corleone wants to get back to his feet but Munson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Munson thows a big elbow that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Munson passes into half guard.
Ground and pound from Munson.
Munson is just content to waste time from the top position. Corleone takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Munson looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hezekiah Munson dominated that round.
That's time! Corleone's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Corleone shoots and misses
and Munson moves into the clinch.
Munson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nice elbow from Munson.
Munson gets underhooks to prevent Corleone's takedown attempt.
Knees in the clinch landing for Munson.
Corleone on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Munson tries a knee to the head but Corleone blocks it.
Munson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Munson stalling the fight.
Munson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Munson misses with an elbow strike.
Munson misses with a knee strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Munson.
Corleone tries to score a body lock takedown but Munson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Corleone. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Munson stalling the fight.
Munson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Corleone goes for a takedown attempt but Munson pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Corleone shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Munson counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Corleone looks like he's trying to stand up.
Munson tries to pass to full mount but Corleone defends it.
Munson is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Corleone reverses the position - he's now on top in Munson's guard.
Munson keeping moving, preventing Corleone from controlling successfully.
That's two 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.
Munson has Corleone pulled in close to control his posture.
Corleone wants to stand but Munson has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Corleone advances position into side control!
Munson is trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corleone wants to lay and pray for a moment but Munson keeps working.
Corleone wants to stand but Munson has his arm trapped.
Corleone in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Corleone trying to control the position but Munson is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Munson shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Munson misses with a head shot. Corleone uses the momentum to regain guard.
Corleone looking to hit a scissor sweep but Munson is one step ahead there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hezekiah Munson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Munson rushes Corleone and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Corleone on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Munson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Munson lands an elbow that stopped Corleone in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like James Corleone has been cut.
Munson gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Corleone wants to sweep but no luck.
Munson trying to control the position from guard on top but Corleone is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Munson stands and throws Corleone's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Corleone is looking for a sweep.
Munson in side control lands a decent elbow.
Munson tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Corleone tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Corleone defending against the ground and pound.
Munson lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Corleone down.
Corleone tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Munson wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Munson is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Corleone's shoulder. That is not cool.
Munson trying to control the position but Corleone is working away.
Munson working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Munson creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Corleone sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two 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.
Corleone wants to control but Munson postures up.
Munson grinds an elbow into Corleone's temple.
Munson tries to score with some ground and pound. Corleone controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Munson working the body and head with strikes.
Munson working away.
Corleone takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Munson lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Corleone down.
Munson creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Munson working away.
Corleone is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Corleone is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Munson is working Corleone over with some ground and pound from side control.
Corleone taking punishment in the form of punches.
Munson landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Munson working the ground and pound.
Munson creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Corleone sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Munson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Corleone keeps working.
Munson scores with punches from side control.
Hezekiah Munson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Munson scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Corleone to see if he's OK.
Munson controls the position.
Munson trying to control the position but Corleone is working away.
James Corleone has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Munson is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hezekiah Munson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Munson 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 26:30
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 26:30
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hezekiah Munson!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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