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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between James William (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sonny Corleone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). William comes to the cage accompanied by Outlaw's Reward . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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214 lbs
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189 cm
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210 lbs
11 - 1 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James William!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sonny Corleone!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Chad Campbell and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
William with a body punch. A glancing blow.
William fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Corleone looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Corleone drives through and clinches with William against the cage.
Corleone lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of William backwards.
Corleone is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. William is defending well for now.
Corleone working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
It looks like James William has been cut.
Corleone tried to land a shot to the body but connects with William's elbow.
William presses Corleone against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
William drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Corleone gets the underhooks and prevents it.
William misses with a punch to the body.
Corleone fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Corleone swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
William working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
William content to slow the pace in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Corleone blocks a body shot from William.
Corleone looks to throw an elbow but misses.
William struggles to land a body shot inside as Corleone controls his hands.
William on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
William blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Corleone lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
William stalling.
Corleone landing knees to the body.
Corleone lands a nice uppercut.
Corleone throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
William misses with a punch on the inside.
Corleone is trying to stall.
William tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Corleone's elbow.
Corleone digs a right hand underneath William's ribcage. William let out a lung full of air as it connected.
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!
Corleone swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Corleone misses with a body punch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
William can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
William misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from William fails to land.
William blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
William tries to throw a body punch but Corleone avoids it by throwing William back against the cage.
Corleone misses with a body punch.
William gets through Corleone's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Corleone trying to land knees to the body.
William misses with the head strike.
Corleone blocks a body shot from William.
Corleone stalling against the cage.
William tries to throw a body punch but Corleone avoids it by throwing William back against the cage.
William doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
William goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
William throws a head punch that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by William.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corleone stalling against the cage.
William tries to score a body lock takedown but Corleone shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Corleone lands a right hand.
Corleone lands with a short punch from the clinch.
William lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Corleone tries a knee to the head but William blocks it.
Corleone tries to stall but William uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
William misses with a punch to the body.
Corleone working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Corleone misses with the head strike.
William dodges an elbow strike from Corleone.
William blocks a punch to the side of the head.
William is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Corleone can't fight it off and eventually William manages to take the fight to the floor. Corleone looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
William slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
William working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
William tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Corleone taking a bit of punishment here - William scoring with strikes.
It looks like Sonny Corleone has been cut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
William is putting a hurting on Corleone here, landing some big shots from side control.
Corleone taking a bit of punishment here - William scoring with strikes.
Who's going to make the next move?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James William dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Corleone misses with an uppercut. William saw that one coming.
William punishes Corleone's body with a nice straight punch.
William throws out a loose jab but Corleone uses good head movement to avoid it.
James William seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Corleone blocks a leg kick.
William misses with a hook.
William gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Corleone counters with a left to the body.
William ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Corleone moves away.
William misses with a looping left.
Corleone throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
William misses with a hook.
The fighters circling - William throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sonny Corleone is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Corleone tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but William paws at him with a jab and circles away.
William fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Corleone looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Corleone misses with an uppercut.
Corleone slips under a jab.
Corleone throws a head kick that misses.
William misses with a series of wild punches.
William misses with a hook. Corleone ducked under it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
William jabs Corleone right on the nose. Corleone blinks but takes it well.
Corleone dips to his left and cracks William with an uppercut!
William swings and misses with a hook to the body.
William throws a body kick that misses.
Corleone throws a leg kick but William sees it coming and checks it nicely.
William thows a body shot but no joy.
William is looking to clinch but Corleone is avoiding it.
The crowd cheers as William lands an impressive looking overhand right. Corleone doesn't seem phased though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Corleone throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Corleone has managed to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corleone lands a right hand that snaps the head of William backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Corleone.
Corleone is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
William digs a right hand underneath Corleone's ribcage. Corleone let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Corleone working aggressively here.
Corleone lands with a short shot to the head.
Corleone lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Corleone fails to land.
Corleone lands a nice uppercut.
Corleone misses with a body punch.
Corleone tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
William trying to stall but Corleone improves his position.
Corleone misses with the head strike.
Corleone working William over with knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Corleone.
Corleone missing with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
William throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Still in the clinch, William scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sonny Corleone seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
William goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Corleone tried to land a shot to the body but connects with William's elbow.
William swings wildly with an uppercut but Corleone uses good head movement to avoid it.
Corleone lands with a right to the head.
William scores with a shot to the side of Corleone's head.
Corleone working William over with knees to the body.
A hook to the body from William.
Corleone lands a right hand.
William works on Corleone's body with a couple of short punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
William presses Corleone against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Corleone blocks a body shot from William.
Corleone is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
William working aggressively here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Sonny Corleone will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Corleone uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by William.
Corleone tries to clinch there but William circles away.
William misses the body punch
and Corleone counters with a thumping low kick.
Corleone connects with a solid leg kick.
Corleone scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
William misses with a body shot.
William takes a shot to the body in his stride.
William loads up on a big right hand but Corleone slips the punch.
Corleone steps to the side to avoid the strikes from William.
William misses with a lunging right hand
and Corleone counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Corleone.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Corleone.
Corleone lands with a left to the head.
Corleone connects with a knee to the head.
James William's cut is getting worse.
William struggles to land a body shot inside as Corleone controls his hands.
William takes an elbow to the temple.
William can't find room to land a body shot as Corleone controls the action.
Corleone lands an elbow just above William 's eye.
William can't find room to land a body shot as Corleone controls the action.
Corleone landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Nice body punch from William.
William blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Corleone's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A knee to the head by Corleone.
Jeez, James William's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Corleone lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Corleone throws a punch but it's blocked by William.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
William misses with a hook to the ribs.
William can't find room to land a body shot as Corleone controls the action.
Corleone misses with an elbow over the top.
William trying to control the position but instead, Corleone has worked for underhooks and has pushed William into the cage.
Corleone tries to throw a body punch but William avoids it by throwing Corleone back against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Corleone.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Corleone lands an elbow that stopped William in his tracks for a moment.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at James William's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Sonny Corleone!
Sonny Corleone is the new light heavyweight champion!
An out of breath Sonny Corleone thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
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hype
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