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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mack Montana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bronco Nagurski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Montana comes to the cage accompanied by Nowhere Fast - Diane Lane. Bronco Nagurski is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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232 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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234 lbs
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Good wrestling
Great low kicks
Granite chin |
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Excellent boxer
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mack Montana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bronco Nagurski!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Joseph Jones and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Montana tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Montana stuffs the takedown attempt from Nagurski. Nagurski gets slowly back to his feet.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Nagurski is defended easily by Montana.
Montana throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nagurski looks for a takedown but Montana sprawls well.
Mack Montana has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bronco Nagurski.
Nagurski swinging wildly here.
Nagurski tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nagurski looks gassed!
Montana darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Montana is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Montana working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Montana sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Nagurski defending well though.
Nagurski taking some punishment here, with Montana in his half guard.
Nagurski tries to get to full guard but Montana has control of the leg.
Montana is taking a breather. Nagurski says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nagurski tries to get to full guard but Montana has control of the leg.
Nagurski on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Montana controlling the pace.
Montana not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The fighters are battling for position here. Nagurski manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Montana 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.
Nagurski can't keep his opponent in guard - Montana advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Montana missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nagurski makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Nagurski.
Nagurski not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Montana controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Montana trying to control but Nagurski is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montana won't allow Nagurski to sweep him here.
Nagurski can't keep his opponent in guard - Montana advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Montana wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nagurski keeps working.
Montana controlling the action here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nagurski trying to control from the bottom.
Nagurski gets full guard.
Montana pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nagurski is keeping the position for now.
Nagurski is trying to control the position but Montana postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montana controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Montana trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Nagurski managing to control the position.
Montana looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Montana missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Montana trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Nagurski wants to sweep but no luck.
Nagurski working a defensive guard here.
Montana trying to control the position from guard on top but Nagurski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Montana lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Montana. Nagurski shrugs it off though.
Montana pushes Nagurski away with a front kick.
Montana lands a nice looking kick to the body. Nagurski takes a step back to recover.
Nice cross by Montana.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Montana.
Montana lands a head kick. Nagurski smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
It looks like Bronco Nagurski has been cut.
Montana cracks the inside of Nagurski's front leg.
Montana clinches with his opponent.
Nagurski tries to pull guard but Montana holds him up against the cage and eventually Nagurski drops back down to his feet.
Montana working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Montana - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A short body shot lands from Montana as the two fighters clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Montana controlling the action here for a moment.
Nagurski drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Montana is struggling to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mack Montana dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bronco Nagurski's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A nice inside leg kick there by Montana. That's going to slow Nagurski down.
A nice inside leg kick there by Montana. That's going to slow Nagurski down.
Montana buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Montana lets loose with a powerful body kick. Nagurski will feel that in the morning.
Bronco Nagurski is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nagurski takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Montana rushes Nagurski and presses him up against the cage.
Montana breaks from the clinch.
Montana shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice strikes from Montana there.
Montana looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Nagurski with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Montana lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Montana stalling.
Nagurski is trying to maintain the position but Montana is very close to passing his half guard.
Nagurski is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nagurski tries to roll over but Montana keeps him under control.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Montana drops an elbow to the side of Nagurski's head.
Montana is trying to control. Nagurski wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Montana in particular looking to stall.
Montana is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Montana prevents Nagurski from improving his position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nagurski closes the distance looking to clinch
and Montana counters with a slapping leg kick.
Nagurski with a poor takedown
and Montana makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nagurski tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Montana lands with a kick to the temple. Nagurski shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Montana scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Montana goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Montana feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Nagurski's calf.
Montana bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Montana gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Montana digs a right hand into Nagurski's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Nagurski's gas tank.
Montana holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Nagurski tries to score a body lock takedown but Montana shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Montana breaks from the clinch.
Nagurski is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Montana.
Montana throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Montana takes the fight into the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Nagurski throws an elbow but misses.
Nagurski throws a head punch that misses.
Montana leaning his opponent against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montana lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Montana escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Montana feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Nagurski's calf.
Nagurski doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Montana goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Montana buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Montana.
Montana lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Nagurski at a distance.
Montana throws a front kick that sends Nagurski stumbling back into the cage.
Montana connects with a solid leg kick.
Montana lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Nagurski's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nagurski swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Montana counters with a thumping low kick.
Nagurski takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Montana scoring well with a low kick there.
Mack Montana is winning the standup battle so far.
Montana ducks under a wild hook from Nagurski.
Nagurski stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Montana.
A head kick from Montana lands but Nagurski takes it in his stride.
Montana moves into the clinch successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Montana.
Nagurski prevents a takedown attempt there.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Nagurski just misses with a elbow thrown towards Montana's brow.
Nagurski has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Montana.
Montana lands a nice uppercut.
Nagurski has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Montana avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Mack Montana has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bronco Nagurski.
Stalling in the clinch from Montana.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Montana.
Montana breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Montana lands a head kick. Nagurski smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Montana throws a nice inside leg kick.
Montana fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nagurski chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Montana can pounce on him.
Montana decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Montana is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nagurski can do to turn this around?
Montana wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nagurski keeps working.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nagurski is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Montana's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Montana's back!
Nagurski is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Montana rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mack Montana dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bronco Nagurski's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Nagurski chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Montana can pounce on him.
Montana dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nagurski will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Montana scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nagurski misses with a straight right.
Montana lands a nice leg kick that just misses Nagurski's sensitive parts.
Montana has taken the fight to the clinch.
Montana manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Montana pushes Nagurski back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Montana breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nagurski stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Montana.
Montana moves into the clinch successfully.
Montana lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Nagurski backwards.
Montana has Nagurski pushed against the cage.
Nice body punch from Montana.
Nagurski tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Montana smiles and moves away.
Montana lands with a thumping leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Montana scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nagurski clinches but Montana breaks the clinch
and Montana counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A right hand to the body from Montana.
Montana lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Nagurski or not.
A right hand to the body from Montana.
A right hook to the body lands for Montana.
Montana pushes Nagurski back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Montana scores with a hook to the body.
Montana has Nagurski pushed against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Montana scores with a nice short uppercut.
Montana controlling the action here for a moment.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Montana for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Mack Montana.
Nagurski throws a hook to the side of Montana's head but Montana sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nagurski misses with a combination
and Montana counters with a thumping low kick.
Nagurski closes the distance looking to clinch
and Montana counters with a thumping low kick.
Montana moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Montana.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Montana throws a quick inside leg kick.
Montana paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Montana throws a one two combo.
Bronco Nagurski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Montana with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Montana buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Montana has closed the distance and engaged Nagurski in a clinch.
Come on Montana - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Montana throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Montana manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nagurski stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Montana.
Montana connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Montana throws a shot to the body.
Montana lands a nice shot to the body.
Montana pushes Nagurski up against the cage in a clinch.
Montana softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Montana lands a shot to the body.
Montana lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Montana goes for a takedown in the clinch but Nagurski prevents it.
Nagurski is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Montana gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Nagurski wants to improve his position but Montana is controlling well.
Mack Montana is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nagurski is trying to control but can't.
Nagurski tries to get to full guard but Montana has control of the leg.
Montana slows the pace down in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Montana prevents Nagurski from improving his position.
Montana content to control rather than advance.
Bronco Nagurski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Montana lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Montana is looking for a kimura here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mack Montana showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Montana 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:24
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:24
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mack Montana!
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