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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sonny Corleone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and José Nabijos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Nabijos's choice of entrance music: TRAFFIC JAM. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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213 lbs
25 - 5 - 1 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
17 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sonny Corleone!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, José Nabijos!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Chad Campbell and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nabijos throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Corleone on the side of the head.
Corleone takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Nabijos throws a shot to the body.
Corleone is looking to clinch but Nabijos is avoiding it.
Corleone scores with a hook to the body. Nabijos takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Corleone connects with the punch.
Nabijos connects with a looping right hand.
Nabijos rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Corleone counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Corleone struggles to land a body shot inside as Nabijos controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nabijos.
Corleone misses with some punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nabijos using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Corleone has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Corleone is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Nabijos is keeping busy.
Corleone tries to work over Nabijos's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nabijos trying to land knees to the body.
Nabijos blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Corleone misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nabijos misses with a punch on the inside.
Corleone misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nabijos.
Nabijos has Corleone pressed against the cage, preventing Corleone from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Corleone can't find room to land a body shot as Nabijos controls the action.
Nabijos throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Corleone gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Corleone misses with a knee to the head.
Nabijos just leaning against Corleone, taking a breather.
Nabijos blocks an elbow strike from Corleone.
A short right from Nabijos.
Corleone with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Corleone lands with a left to the head.
Nabijos digs a right hand underneath Corleone's ribcage. Corleone let out a lung full of air as it connected.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nabijos tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Corleone's elbow.
Nabijos lands a right hand.
Corleone lands a nice knee to the body.
Nabijos misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Corleone.
Corleone misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nabijos misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corleone misses with a knee to the head.
Nabijos blocks an elbow strike from Corleone.
Corleone lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nabijos can't break the clinch.
Nabijos misses with a body punch.
Nabijos throws a head punch that misses.
Nabijos softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Corleone tries to land knees in the clinch but Nabijos avoids the damage to the body.
Corleone struggles to land a body shot inside as Nabijos controls his hands.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Nabijos.
It looks like Sonny Corleone has been cut.
Corleone lands with a light punch inside.
Corleone tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nabijos's elbow.
Nabijos lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Corleone keeps control of Nabijos as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nabijos tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Corleone avoids it.
A shot in the inside from Nabijos.
Nabijos manages to break the clinch.
Nabijos feints and then cracks Corleone's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Corleone down.
Nabijos moves out of range of the leg kick from Corleone.
Nabijos looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nabijos throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Corleone counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Nabijos is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Nabijos swats away the attempt to clinch by Corleone.
Nabijos lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nabijos keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Corleone, right into the meat.
Corleone misses with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corleone lands with a kick to the temple. Nabijos shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Nabijos throws a lazy head kick
and Corleone counters with a slapping leg kick.
Nabijos pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A jab from Nabijos finds it's way through Corleone's defenses.
Nabijos looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Corleone misses with a looping left.
Nabijos lands the left hand.
Nabijos throws a head kick that misses.
Nabijos misses with a left hand
and Corleone counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nabijos looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nabijos throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Corleone pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but José Nabijos will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Sonny Corleone's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Nabijos swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nabijos lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Corleone drives through and clinches with Nabijos against the cage.
Corleone lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Corleone blocks a body shot from Nabijos.
Nabijos wants to stall.
Nabijos misses with a body punch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Corleone.
Corleone tries to throw a body punch but Nabijos avoids it by throwing Corleone back against the cage.
Corleone on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Corleone blocks a body shot from Nabijos.
A body shot lands from Nabijos.
Corleone lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Nabijos backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Corleone blocks an elbow strike.
Nice body punch from Corleone - that landed with a thud.
Nabijos can't find room to land a body shot as Corleone controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nabijos tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Corleone comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like José Nabijos has been cut.
Corleone blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Corleone is trying to stall.
Corleone misses with a punch to the body.
Corleone tries to throw a body punch but Nabijos avoids it by throwing Corleone back against the cage.
Nabijos missing with knees to the body.
Corleone breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
José Nabijos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nabijos throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Nabijos tries to land a front kick but Corleone steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Corleone throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nabijos misses with a wild combination.
A head kick misses from Corleone.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nabijos scores with a kick to the body.
Nabijos takes a kick to the side of the head.
Nabijos pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Corleone misses with a straight right.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Corleone misses with a wild body shot.
Nabijos misses the shot to the body.
Corleone closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Nabijos lands a right hand that snaps the head of Corleone backwards.
Nabijos struggles to land a body shot inside as Corleone controls his hands.
Nabijos doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Corleone misses with some punches.
Nabijos swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Corleone digs a right hand underneath Nabijos's ribcage. Nabijos let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Nabijos tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corleone digs a right hand underneath Nabijos's ribcage. Nabijos let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Corleone.
Nabijos managing to block the knees to the body from Corleone.
Nabijos working aggressively here.
Nabijos breaks from the clinch.
Corleone misses with a head kick.
Corleone clobbers Nabijos with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Nabijos swings for the body but Corleone moves out of range.
Nabijos circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nabijos takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Corleone connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A low kick from Corleone is predictable there
and Nabijos counters with a good low kick that Corleone was not able to check.
A leg kick checked by Nabijos.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nabijos digs a good body shot into Corleone's ribs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nabijos fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Corleone checks it well.
Corleone swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Nabijos counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Corleone jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Corleone tries to clinch up but Nabijos circles away and keeps his distance.
Nabijos just misses with a punch to the body.
Nabijos throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Corleone stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nabijos throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Corleone looks to score with a jab to the body but Nabijos is just out of range.
Corleone moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Nabijos.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Sonny Corleone will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Nabijos misses with a straight right.
Corleone lands a high kick!
Nabijos throws a jab but it's blocked by Corleone.
Corleone misses with a looping left.
Corleone lands a nice shot to the body.
Corleone tries to clinch but Nabijos moves out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Nabijos blocks the leg kick.
Corleone moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Corleone blocks a leg kick.
Sonny Corleone is winning the standup battle so far.
Nabijos misses with a double jab
and Nabijos takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nabijos looks to land a combination but Corleone avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Corleone uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nabijos.
Nabijos throws a series of punches but Corleone moves out of range.
Corleone connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Corleone has a takedown stuffed.
The crowd cheers as Corleone lands an impressive looking overhand right. Nabijos doesn't seem phased though.
Some bone on bone action there as Nabijos checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Corleone slips a jab and a cross from Nabijos.
Corleone thumps Nabijos with a low kick.
Corleone fails in his attempt to clinch.
Corleone looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corleone waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nabijos.
Nabijos swings away with a body shot that misses
and Nabijos takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nabijos looks to land a right hand but Corleone moved out of range.
Nabijos scores with a shot to the body.
Nabijos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Corleone.
Corleone throws a sloppy head kick and Nabijos moves out of range easily.
A low kick from Nabijos is predictable there
and Corleone counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Good work by Nabijos as he checks the leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Corleone.
Nabijos takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Corleone bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Nabijos's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nabijos works over Corleone's head and body with a nice combination.
A swing and a miss from Nabijos.
Corleone goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Nabijos throws out a loose jab but Corleone uses good head movement to avoid it.
Corleone throws a leg kick that is checked
and Corleone takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Corleone wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nabijos paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A jab lands there for Corleone.
Nabijos tries to score with a low kick but Corleone moves his leg out of the way.
Corleone bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Nabijos's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nabijos tests Corleone's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corleone wants to clinch up but Nabijos keeps it at a distance.
Nabijos thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Corleone if he has to take too many more of those.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Nabijos.
Corleone forces Nabijos back against the cage and clinches.
Corleone is looking to control Nabijos's arms but Nabijos gets an underhook and turns him. Now Corleone has his back to the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Nabijos's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Nabijos avoiding damage as Corleone throws knees to the body.
Sonny Corleone has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Nabijos swings wildly with an uppercut but Corleone uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nabijos tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nabijos tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Corleone's elbow.
Corleone is leaning against Nabijos and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Corleone working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sonny Corleone clearly takes that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Corleone lands with a right hand.
Nabijos lands a jab to the nose.
Corleone gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Corleone lands a nice knee to the body.
Corleone tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nabijos avoids it.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Corleone as Nabijos tries to tie him up.
Corleone can't get the takedown.
Nabijos misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Corleone.
Nabijos tries to work over Corleone's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Corleone fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Corleone gets through Nabijos's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Corleone stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nabijos is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nabijos missing with knees to the body.
Nabijos lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Corleone or not.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Corleone works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nabijos trying to land knees to the body.
Nabijos taking a breather.
Corleone misses with a body punch.
Good body shot from Corleone.
Corleone misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nabijos.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Corleone takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Corleone digs a right hand into Nabijos's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Nabijos's gas tank.
Nabijos misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Corleone putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Nabijos in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
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 lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nabijos takes an elbow to the temple.
Corleone working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Corleone lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Corleone is working Nabijos over against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corleone misses with a punch to the body.
Knees to the body from Corleone.
Corleone lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Nabijos backwards.
Nabijos swings wildly with an uppercut but Corleone uses good head movement to avoid it.
Corleone scores with a knee to the head.
Corleone missing with knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Corleone with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nabijos lands a body shot in the clinch.
Nabijos wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Corleone landing knees to the head.
Corleone misses with a hook from the clinch.
Corleone comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Corleone dodges an elbow strike from Nabijos.
Corleone blocks a body shot from Nabijos.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corleone effectively controlling the action here.
Nabijos misses with some punches.
Corleone prevents a body shot from Nabijos.
Nabijos pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nabijos pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
No joy there for Nabijos, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nabijos tries to land a leg kick but Corleone saw it coming and moves away.
Nabijos misses with a body kick.
Corleone throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Corleone doesn't manage to clinch there - Nabijos circles away.
Corleone throws a head kick that half lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nabijos works Corleone's body with a nice hook.
Nabijos throws a head kick that misses.
Corleone throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Corleone tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nabijos swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nabijos looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Nabijos tries a head kick but it misses.
Corleone buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nabijos goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A nice leg kick lands there from Corleone.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Corleone feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Nabijoss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Nabijos throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sonny Corleone had his way with José Nabijos in that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Nabijos throws a left and a right that both miss
and Corleone counters with a nice low kick that buckles Nabijos's knee momentarily.
Nabijos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nabijos has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Nabijos there as he acknowledges the shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Nabijos.
Nabijos throws a leg kick
and Corleone counters with a thumping low kick.
Corleone scores with a head kick. Nabijos tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Nabijos misses with a right hand
and Corleone counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Corleone slips under a jab from Nabijos.
A head kick misses from Corleone.
Nabijos falls off balance throwing a combination
and Corleone counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Nabijos is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nabijos blocks a head kick by Corleone.
Nabijos swats away the attempt to clinch by Corleone.
Corleone fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nabijos just misses with a punch to the body.
Nabijos dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Corleone. That did some damage!
Nabijos dips to his left and cracks Corleone with an uppercut!
Nabijos avoids the head kick by Corleone.
Nabijos swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Corleone.
Corleone lands a right hook to the body.
Corleone connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
José Nabijos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corleone throws a head kick that Nabijos semi-blocks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Corleone scores with a leg kick.
Good leg kick by Nabijos there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Corleone throws a head kick that misses.
Corleone lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nabijos throws a lazy body kick
and Corleone counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Corleone.
Corleone blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Corleone fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Corleone tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nabijos avoids it.
Corleone is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Nabijos misses with a punch on the inside.
Sonny Corleone is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corleone tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Corleone's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Corleone has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Nabijos is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Nabijos working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nabijos throws a knee to the head but misses.
Corleone scores with a shoulder strike.
Nabijos lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Corleone keeps control of Nabijos as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Corleone lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Nabijos backwards.
Corleone tries to land knees in the clinch but Nabijos avoids the damage to the body.
Nabijos prevents a body shot from Corleone.
Corleone misses with a knee strike.
Corleone crunches a lovely knee into Nabijos's ribcage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nabijos misses with a hook from the clinch.
Corleone drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Nabijos on the inside.
Corleone presses Nabijos against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Corleone is working Nabijos over against the cage.
Nabijos takes a shot to the head.
A short right from Corleone on the inside.
Corleone lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Corleone tries to land a knee to the head but Nabijos blocks with his arms.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Corleone.
A head punch on the inside from Nabijos fails to land.
Corleone prevents a body shot from Nabijos.
Nabijos's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nabijos misses with the head strike.
A short left from Corleone.
Nabijos cracks Corleone with a nice body shot.
A short right from Corleone.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sonny Corleone showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Corleone 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 49:46
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 49:46
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 50:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sonny Corleone!
Sonny Corleone retains his light heavyweight title!
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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