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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Steve Fontana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nelson Mandela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fontana comes to the cage accompanied by Queensryche - Silent Lucidity. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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155 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Steve Fontana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nelson Mandela!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Chris Downing and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fontana looks for a takedown but Mandela sprawls well.
Mandela swings for the body but Fontana moves out of range.
Mandela throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Fontana connects with a nice looking jab.
Fontana fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Fontana has managed to clinch.
Fontana manages to break the clinch.
Fontana tries to clinch there but Mandela circles away.
Fontana has managed to clinch.
Mandela wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Fontana has Mandela pressed against the cage, preventing Mandela from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Fontana breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fontana moves in looking to clinch but Mandela pushes him off.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Fontana.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steve Fontana. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mandela swats away the attempt to clinch by Fontana.
Fontana jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fontana closes the distance and clinches.
Fontana keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mandela's efforts to push away.
Mandela escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fontana takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mandela misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mandela takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Mandela connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Fontana momentarily.
Steve Fontana seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fontana feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Mandela is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Fontana is controlling him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fontana cracks Mandela with a solid left hand.
Fontana stands and steps away. Mandela gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Fontana has managed to clinch.
Mandela tries to break the clinch but Fontana is controlling the position.
Fontana escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mandela cracks Fontana with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Fontana uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mandela.
Fontana misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mandela throws a shot from downtown. Fontana moves away and avoids it.
Nice takedown defense from Mandela. No joy for Fontana on that attempt.
Fontana is breathing heavily.
Fontana misses with a double jab.
Mandela smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Fontana fails to land with a series of punches.
Fontana takes a jab right on the kisser.
Mandela misses with a hook. Fontana ducked under it nicely.
Fontana takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mandela throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mandela misses with a wild combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mandela misses with a head kick.
Mandela plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Fontana avoids the body shot from Mandela.
Mandela misses with a two punch combination.
Mandela looks to land a right hand but Fontana moved out of range.
A head kick misses from Mandela.
Mandela circles away from the clinch attempt.
Horrible takedown by Fontana or perhaps it was just good defense by Mandela which made him look bad.
Mandela takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Donk. Fontana catches Mandela right on the button with a cross.
Mandela throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A jab from Fontana does it's job there.
Fontana fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Fontana lands with a right hand.
Mandela tries to keep at a distance but Fontana has taken the fight into the clinch.
A body shot lands from Fontana.
Fontana escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mandela moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Fontana closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Fontana lands in his opponent's guard.
Fontana gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Mandela throws a lazy right hand but Fontana sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fontana doesn't manage to clinch there - Mandela circles away.
Fontana is looking to clinch.
Fontana fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Mandela sprawls well initially but Fontana persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Fontana stops Mandela from getting back to his feet.
Mandela taking some punishment here, with Fontana in his half guard.
Mandela wants to get back to his feet.
Fontana 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.
Mandela on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Fontana lands a nice short elbow.
Ground and pound from Fontana.
Fontana stops Mandela from getting back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fontana landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Fontana stands up and beckons Mandela to join him on the feet.
Fontana wants to clinch up but Mandela keeps it at a distance.
Fontana takes the fight into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fontana tries to pull guard but Mandela won't allow it.
Fontana decides to pull guard.
Fontana throwing rabbit punches from the bottom - showing the judges that he's keeping busy.
Mandela trying to control but Fontana is working from the bottom.
Fontana has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Mandela off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Fontana wants to clinch up but Mandela keeps it at a distance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fontana gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Mandela.
Fontana connects with a looping right hand.
Mandela scores with a jab.
Mandela throws a looping overhand right but Fontana ducks down to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Fontana dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Fontana throws a leg kick which misses Mandela's front leg but catches the back leg as Mandela tries to avoid it.
Fontana has managed to clinch.
Fontana jumps guard.
Mandela stands and steps away. Fontana gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Fontana closes the distance and clinches.
Mandela is trying to break free.
Mandela wants to get back to striking at distance but Fontana won't allow it.
Fontana lands an elbow that stopped Mandela in his tracks for a moment.
Fontana has Mandela pressed against the cage, preventing Mandela from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Fontana lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Fontana's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mandela has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Fontana finds it's way round the side to connect with Mandela's head.
A lazy left from Mandela finds it's target.
Fontana doesn't manage to clinch there - Mandela circles away.
Mandela might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Fontana wants to clinch.
Mandela misses with an uppercut.
Fontana scores with a takedown into Mandela's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fontana with a nice head shot there.
Fontana stands up from guard. Let's bang!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice cross by Fontana.
Mandela swats away the attempt to clinch by Fontana.
Fontana gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Fontana pulls guard effortlessly.
Fontana throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Fontana manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Fontana shoots in for a takedown but Mandela shows good takedown defense.
A jab from Mandela finds it's way through Fontana's defenses.
Fontana closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Fontana lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mandela backwards.
Mandela is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Mandela breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fontana lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Fontana.
Fontana is looking to clinch.
Mandela misses with a body kick.
Fontana takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Fontana lands a two punch combo.
Fontana takes the fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fontana jumps into guard, dragging Mandela to the mat.
Mandela must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
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!
Mandela trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Fontana manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Fontana keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Mandela's head.
Fontana postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Fontana won't allow Mandela to get back to his feet.
Steve Fontana overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Fontana is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Fontana postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Fontana lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Fontana postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Fontana content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Fontana stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Mandela throws a big shot that misses.
Mandela circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fontana tries for a takedown but Mandela sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mandela jabs at Fontana's body.
Fontana is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fontana shoots in for a double leg but Mandela sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steve Fontana. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mandela misses with a head kick.
Nelson Mandela is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mandela swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mandela misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fontana closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Mandela to the mat! Mandela manages to get full guard.
Mandela manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mandela blocks Fontana's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Fontana throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Fontana slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Mandela controlling the action here.
Fontana is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Mandela scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mandela blocks the strikes from Fontana.
Mandela thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Fontana to regain full guard.
Fontana striking off his back.
Fontana pushes Mandela off and gets back to his feet.
Mandela misses with a wild combination.
Fontana looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fontana looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Mandela with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Mandela is looking to improve his position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Fontana lands a nice short elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Fontana dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Fontana is looking to clinch.
Mandela gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Mandela utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Fontana stands and throws Mandela's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Fontana working the head and body with strikes.
Fontana lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Mandela is trying to get back to his feet.
Mandela gets back to half guard.
Fontana lands strikes from half guard.
Fontana takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Mandela avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Fontana.
Mandela is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Fontana scores with a couple of nice shots.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mandela wants to get back to his feet.
Fontana is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mandela flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Nice strikes from Fontana there.
Fontana looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Fontana stops Mandela from getting back to his feet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Fontana lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Fontana closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Mandela did well to prevent Fontana getting side control.
Mandela regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Fontana.
Fontana won't allow Mandela to get back to his feet.
Fontana landing some decent shots from guard.
Mandela utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Mandela wants to stand up but Fontana is controlling him.
Mandela looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fontana makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Fontana working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Mandela's head.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A punch combination from Mandela misses.
A combination from Fontana does no damage.
Fontana pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Steve Fontana is winning the standup battle so far.
Fontana is looking to clinch.
Mandela closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Fontana misses with a series of wild punches.
Fontana looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Mandela cracks Fontana with an open hand slap.
Fontana looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Fontana lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Mandela is trying to control but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Fontana lands a nice short elbow.
Fontana blocks the strikes from Mandela.
Fontana lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Mandela is trying to stand.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Fontana connects with a nice short shot to Mandela's temple.
Mandela trying to hold on to Fontana's head to control him but Fontana postures up.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Fontana lands with a kick to the temple. Mandela shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Fontana throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Fontana misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mandela misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fontana shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Mandela sprawls well. Mandela wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Fontana gets slowly back to his feet.
Mandela throws a right and a left that Fontana avoids nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fontana fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mandela, pushing him back against the cage.
Nelson Mandela has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fontana with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mandela pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fontana lands a glancing blow to the side of Mandela's head.
Mandela scores with a nice right hand.
Mandela avoids a kick to the body.
Fontana fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mandela swinging wildly here.
Fontana throws a combination. Mandela tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Fontana will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fontana avoids a punch combination nicely.
Steve Fontana is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fontana clinches.
Mandela misses with the head strike.
Mandela tries to throw a body punch but Fontana avoids it by throwing Mandela back against the cage.
Fontana has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Mandela uses from the top position.
Fontana wriggles free and stands up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Steve Fontana showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Fontana 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steve Fontana!
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