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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ares Constantinides (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Tony (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Constantinides comes to the cage accompanied by War by Judas Priest. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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216 lbs
10 - 4 - 1 |
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186 cm
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218 lbs
11 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
KO power |
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ADCC Champion
Excellent 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
10 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Ares Constantinides!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Tony!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Constantinides ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tony moves away.
Constantinides shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Constantinides not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Constantinides works his way into full mount!
Constantinides tries to control but Tony wriggling away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tony is desperately trying to improve his position but Constantinides has a good base and remains in mount.
Constantinides looking to control and managing it successfully.
Constantinides lands a big elbow.
Constantinides tries to control but Tony wriggling away.
Constantinides lands a big elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Constantinides controlling the position easily from mount.
Tony is looking to improve his position but Constantinides isn't that keen on the idea.
Constantinides tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Constantinides lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Tony hang on?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Constantinides landing strikes from the mount and Tony is in trouble!
Constantinides can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Tony is looking to escape.
Tony is trying to escape the mount.
Constantinides controlling his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Constantinides throwing strikes but Tony bucks up and reverses the position. He's now in guard on top.
Constantinides postures up in Tony's guard and throws a big left but Tony blocks it.
Constantinides controls from within his opponent's guard.
Constantinides looking to sit in guard and control but Tony gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ares Constantinides 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.
Constantinides swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Constantinides jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Constantinides checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Nice defenses there by Tony.
Tony misses with a hook.
Constantinides looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Constantinides throws an overhand right that lands on Tony's shoulder, as Tony tries to avoid the shot.
A cross from Tony lands.
A swing and a miss from Constantinides.
Constantinides throws a leg kick that is checked
and Tony counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tony scores with a leg kick.
Constantinides ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tony moves away.
Tony throws a nice looking combination but Constantinides bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Constantinides misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tony.
A big right from Constantinides misses.
Constantinides throws out a loose jab but Tony uses good head movement to avoid it.
Constantinides on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Constantinides fails to land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Constantinides closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Tony to the mat! Tony manages to get full guard.
Constantinides is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Constantinides trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Constantinides trying to control but Tony is working from the bottom.
Constantinides looking to sit in guard and control but Tony gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Tony looking to pass the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Constantinides is pulling down on Tony's head to control his posture.
Tony won't allow Constantinides to sweep him here.
Tony throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Constantinides works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Tony is looking to work some ground and pound but Constantinides has wrist control.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A slow jab from Constantinides misses its intended target.
Tony misses the shot to the body.
Constantinides walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Constantinides misses with a body shot
and Tony counters with an outside leg kick.
Constantinides misses with a jab to the body
and Tony counters with a nice double leg into side control. Constantinides won't be happy with that.
Constantinides parries the strikes from Tony easily there. Tony is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Constantinides to escape.
Constantinides managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Tony.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tony working the head with strikes.
Tony working away.
Constantinides is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Tony's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Constantinides wants to improve his position but Tony is controlling well.
Tony sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Constantinides defending well though.
Constantinides is looking for a sweep. Tony is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Tony landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Constantinides makes his way to full guard, as Tony worked for a kimura.
Tony working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tony stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Constantinides swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Constantinides wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Tony stopping the sweep attempt from Constantinides.
Constantinides manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Constantinides looking to control and managing it successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Tony showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Constantinides lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tony circles away quickly and effectively.
Tony buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Constantinides scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Constantinides misses with a few strikes there.
Tony avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Constantinides thows a left - swing and a miss!
Constantinides misses with a looping right.
A bone on bone clash there as Tony blocks the leg kick.
Constantinides throws a shot to the body.
Constantinides is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Tony.
Tony looks to land a left hand but Constantinides moved out of range nicely.
Constantinides scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Constantinides throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Constantinides throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tony slips under a jab from Constantinides.
Constantinides cracks a nice hook into Tony's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Constantinides dives in and grabs Tony's left leg, looking for a takedown. Tony pushes down on Constantinides's head and hops out.
Constantinides misses with a jab to the body
and Tony counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tony throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Constantinides misses with a wild body shot.
Constantinides fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tony looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Constantinides jabs Tony right on the nose. Tony blinks but takes it well.
Tony lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Left hook, right uppercut from Constantinides.
Tony misses with an uppercut.
Tony circles away from the clinch attempt
and Tony counters with an inside leg kick.
Constantinides misses with a double jab
and Tony cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Constantinides lands with a nice body punch.
Constantinides fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Constantinides throws a big shot that misses.
Constantinides chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tony can pounce on him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Constantinides slips under a jab from Tony.
A looping hook to the body misses from Constantinides. Tony does a little dance to reset his feet.
Constantinides tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tony was well out of range. Poor timing from Constantinides.
Tony defending well as Constantinides loads up on a big left hand.
Tony avoids the body shot from Constantinides.
Tony defending well as Constantinides loads up on a big left hand.
Tony misses with a straight left.
Tony keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tony lands with an uppercut that bounces Constantinides off the cage and back into rage.
Tony tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Constantinides was well out of range. Poor timing from Tony.
James Tony seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tony keeps the fight on the outside.
Constantinides throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Constantinides tries to clinch up but Tony circles away and keeps his distance.
Constantinides loads up on a big right hand but Tony slips the punch.
Tony loads up on a big right hand but Constantinides slips the punch.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tony.
Constantinides takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tony shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Constantinides sprawls well. Constantinides wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Tony gets slowly back to his feet.
Some wild striking there from Tony.
Constantinides tries to clinch up but Tony circles away and keeps his distance.
Constantinides uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tony.
Tony throws out a loose jab but Constantinides uses good head movement to avoid it.
Constantinides bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Constantinides ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tony moves away.
Tony throws a jab but it's blocked by Constantinides.
Constantinides closes the distance looking to clinch
and Tony counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Tony checks the leg kick.
Constantinides shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Tony defends it nicely.
Tony connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Constantinides misses its intended target.
Tony throws a hook but Constantinides blocks it.
Constantinides swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Tony counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Constantinides pulls Tony in close to prevent any damage.
Constantinides keeping moving, preventing Tony from controlling successfully.
Constantinides has his hands on Tony's head, controlling the position.
Tony postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Constantinides is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Tony, into his guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tony looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that's the end of the fight!
James Tony comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Tony 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Tony!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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