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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mario Nicks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Corleone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mario Nicks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Corleone !
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Eddie Farnsworth and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Corleone closes the distance and clinches.
Corleone lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Mario Nicks has been cut.
Corleone with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nicks breaks from the clinch.
Nicks swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Corleone moves away from the strike by Nicks.
Nicks misses with a leg kick
and Corleone counters with a thumping low kick.
Nicks connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Corleone lands with a thumping leg kick.
Corleone misses with a low kick.
Nicks fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Corleone wants to slow Nicks down by chopping away at his legs.
Nicks throws a jab when Corleone was well out of range.
Corleone connects with a solid leg kick.
Nicks misses with a body kick.
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 clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Corleone misses with an elbow over the top.
Nicks has had enough of the clinch but Corleone keeps him there for the moment.
Corleone missing with knees to the body.
Nicks managing to block the knees to the body from Corleone .
Corleone creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Corleone connects with a knee to the head.
Nicks is trying to push Corleone away but Corleone has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Nicks wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Corleone has him pressed against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Corleone obliges.
Corleone misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nicks.
Corleone crunches a lovely knee into Nicks's ribcage.
Corleone doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Corleone misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nicks wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Corleone tries to land knees in the clinch but Nicks avoids the damage to the body.
Corleone prevents Nicks from breaking the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Corleone with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Corleone blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nicks is trying to push Corleone away but Corleone has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Nicks has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Nicks dodges an elbow strike from Corleone .
Corleone lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nicks misses with some punches.
Nicks tries to circle away but Corleone has him pinned against the cage.
Corleone has Nicks pressed against the cage, preventing Nicks from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Nicks looking to slow down the pace here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corleone comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nicks wants to get back to striking at distance but Corleone won't allow it.
Corleone tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nicks avoids it.
Nicks on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nicks blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Corleone landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Corleone misses with an elbow over the top.
Corleone creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corleone working Nicks over with knees to the body.
Nicks avoids a wild elbow strike from Corleone .
Corleone is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nicks is defending well for now.
Nicks is trying to force a seperation but Corleone has the dominant position.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Corleone obliges.
Nicks is trying to break free.
Corleone missing with knees to the body.
Corleone landing knees to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Corleone crunches a lovely knee into Nicks's ribcage.
Corleone lands an elbow that stopped Nicks in his tracks for a moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Corleone with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Corleone lands a nice knee to the body.
Nicks looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Nicks managing to block the knees to the body from Corleone .
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Corleone dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mario Nicks's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Corleone drives through and clinches with Nicks against the cage.
Nicks blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nicks tries to break the clinch but Corleone is controlling the position.
A short left from Nicks.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Corleone misses with an elbow strike.
Corleone lands an elbow inside.
Nicks goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Corleone is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nicks is defending well for now.
Corleone working Nicks over with knees to the body.
Corleone tries to land a knee to the head but Nicks blocks with his arms.
Corleone misses with a knee strike.
Michael Corleone seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Corleone tries to land knees in the clinch but Nicks avoids the damage to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Corleone missing with knees to the body.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Corleone in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Corleone throws an elbow that misses.
Nicks takes an elbow to the forehead.
Corleone tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nicks managing to block the knees to the body from Corleone .
Nicks works on Corleone 's body with a couple of short punches.
Corleone missing with knees to the body.
Nicks avoiding damage as Corleone throws knees to the body.
Nicks pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nicks tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Corleone is able to avoid easily.
Corleone looks to land a body kick but Nicks moved away.
Nice body kick from Corleone .
Corleone tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nicks throws a body punch but Corleone moves out of range.
Corleone ducks right into an uppercut from Nicks.
Corleone wants to clinch up but Nicks keeps it at a distance.
Nicks throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Corleone sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Corleone fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Nicks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Corleone looks to land a body kick but Nicks moved away.
A low kick from Corleone misses
and Nicks counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Corleone takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Corleone uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nicks.
Nicks throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Corleone .
Corleone throws a wild body kick that Nicks sees coming a mile off.
Corleone pushes Nicks up against the cage in a clinch.
Nicks swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corleone pushes off an throws an elbow but Nicks leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Nicks tries to break free but Corleone pushes him back against the cage.
Nicks avoids a wild elbow strike from Corleone .
Corleone missing with knees to the body.
Corleone lands an elbow inside.
Corleone lands a knee to the head.
Nicks is trying to break free.
Nice elbow from Corleone .
Nicks doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Corleone looking to throw knees to the head but Nicks is blocking nicely.
Nicks trying to stall but Corleone improves his position.
Corleone lands a knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corleone lands a knee to the body.
Nicks blocks an elbow strike from Corleone .
Nicks is trying to force a seperation but Corleone has the dominant position.
Corleone trying to land knees to the body.
Corleone utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Corleone using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Nicks has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Corleone missing with knees to the body.
Corleone pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Corleone utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Corleone keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Nicks's efforts to push away.
Corleone unloads a knee to the mid-section.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Corleone showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mario Nicks's cut.
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. This is the final round!
Corleone looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nicks tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Corleone does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Corleone looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Corleone lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Corleone thumps Nicks with a low kick.
Corleone dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Nicks. That did some damage!
Nicks tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Corleone is looking to land body kicks.
Corleone throws a leg kick but Nicks sees it coming and moves out of range.
Nicks throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Corleone blocks a low kick nicely.
Mario Nicks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Corleone moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nicks checks a low kick from Corleone .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Corleone scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Corleone feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Nicks's calf.
Corleone rushes Nicks and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Nicks tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Corleone lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Corleone landing knees to the head.
Nicks is looking to break free of the clinch but Corleone has double underhooks.
Nicks can't find room to land a body shot as Corleone controls the action.
Corleone comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nicks misses with a punch on the inside.
Nicks blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Corleone prevents Nicks from breaking the clinch.
Corleone gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Mario Nicks has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nicks misses with a punch on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Corleone just misses with a elbow thrown towards Nicks's brow.
Corleone tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nicks blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Corleone with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nicks wants to break free but Corleone has control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Corleone pushes off an throws an elbow but Nicks leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Nicks is trying to force a seperation but Corleone has the dominant position.
Nicks trying to control the position but instead, Corleone has worked for underhooks and has pushed Nicks into the cage.
Corleone throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corleone lands a nice elbow.
Corleone prevents Nicks from breaking the clinch.
Nicks has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Corleone scores with a knee to the head.
Mario Nicks's cut is getting worse.
Nicks is looking to break free of the clinch but Corleone has double underhooks.
Nicks is trying to force a seperation but Corleone has the dominant position.
Corleone using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Corleone crunches a lovely knee into Nicks's ribcage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Corleone unloads a knee to the mid-section. Nicks lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Corleone misses with a knee strike.
Corleone lands a good knee to the midsection. Nicks won't want to take too many of those.
Corleone lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Corleone throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corleone is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nicks is defending well for now.
Corleone is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Corleone using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Corleone tries to land a knee to the head but Nicks blocks with his arms.
Corleone lands a damaging elbow.
Nicks takes a knee to the side of the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Corleone .
Corleone creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Nicks's defenses.
Mario Nicks's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Corleone lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Corleone lands an elbow inside that Nicks shrugs off.
Nicks is rocked!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nicks avoiding damage as Corleone throws knees to the body.
Corleone lands an elbow that stopped Nicks in his tracks for a moment.
Oh Nicks is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nicks takes an elbow to the temple.
Jeez, Mario Nicks's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Nicks swings wildly with an uppercut but Corleone uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Corleone comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Corleone has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Corleone !
After the fight, Michael Corleone was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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