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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tony Starks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Francis Inzaghi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Starks's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Bring Da Ruckus. Inzaghi has chosen Kanye West - Jesus Walks as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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286 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tony Starks!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Francis Inzaghi!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Paul Gruel and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Inzaghi ducks under a wild hook from Starks.
Inzaghi cracks Starks with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Starks.
It looks like Francis Inzaghi has been cut.
Inzaghi lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Inzaghi misses with a low kick.
Starks closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
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!
Starks is trying to ground and pound but Inzaghi uses the momentary lack of control by Starks to regain half guard.
Inzaghi pushes Starks off looking to stand but Starks dives back in and keeps control.
Inzaghi is looking to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Starks sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Inzaghi defending well though.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Inzaghi can do anything to dispel that myth.
Starks not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Inzaghi gets full guard.
Starks makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Starks accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Inzaghi really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Starks. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Starks is looking to work some ground and pound but Inzaghi has wrist control.
Starks might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Starks drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Inzaghi manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Starks has Inzaghi in his guard.
Starks looking for a sweep. Not yet Starks, not yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Starks working for a triangle but Inzaghi defends it easily.
Inzaghi stands up and waves to Starks to follow him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Inzaghi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Starks shoots in but no luck this time.
Inzaghi throws a low kick but it's checked well by Starks.
Francis Inzaghi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Starks fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Inzaghi avoids it really well and circles away.
A good leg kick by Inzaghi.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Inzaghi lands a jab to Starks's midsection.
Starks misses with an uppercut. Inzaghi saw that one coming.
A low kick from Starks misses
and Inzaghi counters with a big head kick but Starks shrugs it off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A bone on bone clash there as Inzaghi blocks the leg kick.
Inzaghi lands a nice shot that snaps Starks's head back.
It looks like Tony Starks has been cut.
Inzaghi just misses with a punch to the body.
Inzaghi just misses with a punch to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Inzaghi scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A lazy left from Inzaghi finds it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Inzaghi. Starks does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Francis Inzaghi dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Starks takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Starks uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Inzaghi.
Starks tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice sprawl there from Inzaghi as Starks shoots in.
Starks takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A big left from Starks misses.
Inzaghi drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Inzaghi misses with a straight left.
Some wild striking there from Inzaghi.
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!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Starks checks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Starks waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Inzaghi.
Inzaghi throws a front kick aimed at Starks's knee but Starks avoids it well.
Francis Inzaghi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Starks throws a chopping leg kick but Inzaghi manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Inzaghi chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Starks takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Starks throws a leg kick
and Inzaghi counters with a right hand to the body.
Starks moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A punch lands to the side of Starks 's head but he takes it in his stride.
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!
A telegraphed right hand from Starks misses the target.
Inzaghi connects with a crisp jab.
Starks throws a looping overhand right but Inzaghi ducks down to avoid it.
Inzaghi is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Starks scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Inzaghi misses with a shot to the body
and Starks counters with a series of strikes. Inzaghi will be more careful next time no doubt.
Inzaghi slips under a jab from Starks.
Inzaghi tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A lazy left from Inzaghi finds it's target.
Starks uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Inzaghi.
Starks looks to land a left hand but Inzaghi moved out of range nicely.
Starks finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Inzaghi gets caught flat footed, as Starks shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Starks looking to sit in guard and control but Inzaghi gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Starks controls Inzaghi momentarily but Inzaghi frees himself.
Starks seems keen to control Inzaghi's posture.
Inzaghi must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Starks is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control 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.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Tony Starks just wasn't active enough.
Starks tries for a takedown but Inzaghi sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Inzaghi slips a straight right by Starks.
Good exchange - Inzaghi coming out on top.
Tony Starks's cut is getting worse.
Starks shoots in looking for a takedown but Inzaghi manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Starks's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tony Starks. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Inzaghi misses the jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Inzaghi scores with a crisp jab that stopped Starks in his tracks.
Inzaghi throws a right hand that misses
and Starks counters with a slapping leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Francis Inzaghi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Starks throws a jab when Inzaghi was well out of range.
Inzaghi ducks under a wild hook from Starks.
Starks is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Inzaghi's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
A head kick by Starks misses
and Inzaghi makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Inzaghi missing with a left hand there. Starks was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Good leg kick by Starks there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Starks on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Inzaghi takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A big left from Inzaghi misses.
Inzaghi jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Inzaghi throws a jab but it's blocked by Starks.
Inzaghi blocks a head kick by Starks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Inzaghi looks to score with a jab to the body but Starks is just out of range.
Inzaghi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Starks decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Inzaghi's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Inzaghi looking for a sweep. Not yet Inzaghi, not yet.
Starks wants to control from the top but Inzaghi keeps moving.
Inzaghi wants to get back to his feet but Starks is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Starks trying to control the position from guard on top but Inzaghi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Starks postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Inzaghi is pulling down on Starks's head to control his posture.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Starks accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Starks throwing strikes from guard but Inzaghi blocks nicely.
Starks throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Starks missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Starks landing with the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Inzaghi utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Starks throws an elbow that misses. Inzaghi uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Starks's guard. Nice move by Inzaghi!
Inzaghi trying to control but Starks is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Francis Inzaghi.
Inzaghi gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Starks throws out a leg kick but Inzaghi moves out of range and Starks only half commits.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Starks throws a sloppy head kick
letting Inzaghi counter with a right hand.
Inzaghi throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Starks counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Inzaghi connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Inzaghi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Starks.
Starks has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Starks there as he acknowledges the shot.
Inzaghi fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Starks has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Starks misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A slapping leg kick lands for Starks.
Inzaghi misses with a jab, cross combination.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Starks lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Inzaghi has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Inzaghi and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Starks clearly takes that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Starks on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Inzaghi. Inzaghi obviously looking to wear him down.
Inzaghi moves into range and connects with a jab.
Inzaghi misses with a double jab.
Inzaghi throws a leg kick which misses Starks's front leg but catches the back leg as Starks tries to avoid it.
Starks uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Inzaghi.
Starks just misses with a punch to the body.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Inzaghi.
Starks throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice cross by Inzaghi.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Starks lands a nice shot that snaps Inzaghi's head back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Inzaghi fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Starks looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Starks bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Inzaghi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Starks.
Starks misses with a wild body shot.
Starks walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Inzaghi throws out a powerful jab.
Starks steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Inzaghi.
Inzaghi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Starks was well out of range. Poor timing from Inzaghi.
Starks is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Tony Starks's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Inzaghi throws a looping overhand right but Starks ducks down to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Starks throws a poor cross that misses
and Inzaghi counters with a right hand to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Inzaghi checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Inzaghi takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Starks shoots in and drives through. Inzaghi sprawls well.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Inzaghi slaps away a takedown attempt from Starks, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Starks takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Inzaghi has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Inzaghi lands with an overhand left.
Inzaghi connects with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Inzaghi.
Inzaghi takes a swing at Starks's ribcage but misses.
Inzaghi throws a body punch but Starks moves out of range.
Starks has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tony Starks. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Inzaghi throws a good cross that connects.
Jeez, Tony Starks's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Inzaghi explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Inzaghi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Starks throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Inzaghi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Inzaghi lands with an uppercut that bounces Starks off the cage and back into range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Inzaghi connects with a crisp jab.
Inzaghi throws a right and a left that both miss.
Inzaghi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Starks takes one to the side of the head.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Tony Starks's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Francis Inzaghi!
Francis Inzaghi is the new super heavyweight champion!
After winning the bout, Francis Inzaghi thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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