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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Corleone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benjamin Grundy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Great wrestler
World class MT
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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 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Corleone !
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Benjamin Grundy!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Alyssa Summers and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
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 lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Corleone closes the distance and clinches.
Grundy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Corleone 's elbow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Corleone .
It looks like Benjamin Grundy has been cut.
Corleone throws an elbow that misses.
Grundy pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Grundy takes an elbow to the temple.
Grundy lands an uppercut.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Grundy takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Grundy avoids a wild elbow strike from Corleone .
Grundy avoids the elbow strike from Corleone , against the cage.
Corleone tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Grundy avoids it.
Corleone trying to land knees to the body.
Corleone is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Grundy is defending well for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grundy scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Corleone looking to throw knees to the head but Grundy is blocking nicely.
Corleone blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Grundy.
Corleone lands a good knee to the midsection. Grundy won't want to take too many of those.
Corleone comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Grundy lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Grundy avoids a wild elbow strike from Corleone .
Corleone tries to land knees in the clinch but Grundy avoids the damage to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Corleone as Grundy tries to tie him up.
Corleone throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Grundy throws an elbow that misses.
Corleone tries to land knees in the clinch but Grundy avoids the damage to the body.
Grundy tries to stall but Corleone uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grundy pushes Corleone back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Corleone is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Grundy is defending well for now.
Grundy avoiding damage as Corleone throws knees to the body.
Corleone avoids the elbow strike from Grundy, against the cage.
Grundy is pushing Corleone up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Grundy misses with a hook to the ribs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grundy stalling against the cage.
Grundy takes an elbow to the temple.
Corleone misses with an elbow strike.
Grundy avoids a wild elbow strike from Corleone .
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Grundy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corleone lands an elbow inside that Grundy shrugs off.
Corleone tries a knee to the head but Grundy blocks it.
Grundy misses with some punches.
Grundy is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Corleone throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Grundy blocks it with crossed arms.
Corleone misses with some punches.
Corleone prevents a body shot from Grundy.
Nice elbow from Grundy.
Corleone misses with an elbow over the top.
Corleone throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Grundy.
Corleone lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Corleone lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Grundy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grundy taking a breather.
Corleone tries a knee to the head but Grundy blocks it.
Grundy missing with knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grundy blocks an elbow strike.
Corleone lands an elbow just above Grundy 's eye.
Corleone with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Grundy is trying to maintain a safe position but Corleone gets an underhook and turns Grundy into the cage.
Corleone with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Grundy wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Corleone has him pressed against the cage.
Grundy throws a head punch that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Corleone blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short left from Grundy.
Grundy is trying to maintain a safe position but Corleone gets an underhook and turns Grundy into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Michael Corleone will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Benjamin Grundy'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.
Corleone looks for the body kick but Grundy saw that one coming.
Corleone lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Grundy keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Nice body punch from Grundy.
Grundy with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grundy misses with a kick to the body.
Nice body punch from Grundy.
Grundy throws out a leg kick but Corleone moves out of range and Grundy only half commits.
Michael Corleone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grundy connects with a single shot there.
Corleone has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Corleone misses with a head kick.
A clash of legs there as Grundy blocks the low kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Corleone . Grundy shrugs it off though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grundy will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Grundy takes a swing at Corleone 's ribcage but misses.
Grundy throws a low kick, looking for Corleone 's leg but Corleone calmly moves out of range.
Grundy throws a body punch but Corleone moves out of range.
Grundy jabs Corleone right on the nose. Corleone blinks but takes it well.
Corleone throws a half hearted mid kick.
Grundy is looking to score with low kicks.
Corleone feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Grundy's calf.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Grundy 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 Corleone has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Corleone and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Grundy shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Corleone takes the fight into the clinch.
Corleone landing knees to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grundy throws a head punch that misses.
Grundy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Corleone backwards.
Grundy pushes off an throws an elbow but Corleone leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Grundy blocks an elbow strike from Corleone .
Grundy tries a body shot but Corleone blocks it.
Grundy lands an elbow that stopped Corleone in his tracks for a moment.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice elbow from Corleone .
Corleone throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Grundy blocks it with crossed arms.
Corleone blocks a body shot from Grundy.
Corleone using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Grundy has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Grundy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Corleone blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Grundy stalling in the clinch but Corleone improves position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grundy throws a head punch that misses.
Corleone looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Grundy has a couple of punches blocked by Corleone .
Grundy on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Corleone blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Corleone avoiding damage as Grundy throws knees to the body.
Corleone tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Grundy avoids it.
Grundy misses with a body punch.
Grundy has a couple of punches blocked by Corleone .
Corleone landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Grundy avoiding damage.
Grundy lands an elbow inside that Corleone shrugs off.
It looks like Michael Corleone has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corleone throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Corleone connects with a knee to the head.
Corleone missing with knees to the body.
Grundy swings wildly with an uppercut but Corleone uses good head movement to avoid it.
Grundy takes an elbow to the forehead.
Michael Corleone has scored more points in the clinch so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grundy tries to throw a body punch but Corleone avoids it by throwing Grundy back against the cage.
Grundy is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Corleone lands an elbow inside that Grundy shrugs off.
That has opened up Benjamin Grundy's cut even more.
Grundy trying to land knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Grundy blocks an elbow strike from Corleone .
Grundy dodges an elbow strike from Corleone .
Grundy blocks the elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Benjamin Grundy 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.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Grundy, right into the meat.
Grundy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Corleone thumps Grundy with a low kick.
Corleone throws a low kick but Grundy avoids it.
Benjamin Grundy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Corleone wants to land a leg kick but Grundy is out of range.
Grundy throws a shot to the body.
Grundy scores with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grundy throws a leg kick but Corleone sees it coming and moves out of range.
Corleone fails in his attempt to clinch.
Grundy shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Corleone throws the kick towards the body but Grundy avoids it.
Corleone tries to clinch but Grundy moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Corleone tries to clinch up but Grundy circles away and keeps his distance.
Corleone checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
An inside leg kick lands from Corleone .
Corleone tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Grundy.
Grundy takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Corleone tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Grundy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Grundy misses with an attempted mid kick.
Grundy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Corleone scores with a leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Grundy blocks the leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corleone lands with a thumping leg kick.
Corleone throws a low kick but it's checked well by Grundy.
Grundy moves out of range of the leg kick from Corleone .
Corleone takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grundy throws a leg kick but Corleone checks it.
Corleone connects with a solid leg kick.
Grundy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Corleone .
Grundy scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Corleone doesn't seem bothered though.
Corleone tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Grundy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Grundy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Grundy darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Grundy checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Corleone moves out of range of the body kick from Grundy.
Grundy cracks the inside of Corleone 's front leg.
Corleone moves out of range of the body kick from Grundy.
Grundy misses with the body kick
and Corleone counters by moving into the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Corleone just misses with a elbow thrown towards Grundy's brow.
With the fighters up against the cage, Corleone throws an elbow but misses.
Grundy takes an elbow to the forehead.
Corleone misses with an elbow strike.
Grundy's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Grundy blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Grundy blocks an elbow strike from Corleone .
Grundy trying to stall but Corleone improves his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corleone throws an elbow that misses.
Corleone using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Grundy has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A head punch on the inside from Grundy fails to land.
Grundy pressing his opponent against the cage.
Grundy taking a breather.
Corleone misses with an elbow strike.
Grundy connects with a nasty looking knee right to Corleone 's face.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grundy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Grundy tries to break free but Corleone pushes him back against the cage.
Corleone throws an elbow that misses.
Corleone trying to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Benjamin Grundy really 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!
Grundy thows a body shot but no joy.
Corleone tries to land a leg kick but Grundy saw it coming and moves away.
Grundy jabs Corleone right on the nose. Corleone blinks but takes it well.
Grundy thumps Corleone with a low kick.
Corleone connects with a solid leg kick.
Corleone throws a quick inside leg kick.
Grundy connects with a right hand. Corleone shakes it off.
Corleone is rocked!
Grundy throws a shot to the body.
Oh Corleone is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grundy lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Crack! Grundy connects with the perfect overhand right and Corleone falls face first to the canvas. Timbeeeeeeeer! Beautiful knockout for Grundy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 4, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Benjamin Grundy! Benjamin Grundy retains his light heavyweight title!
A very excited looking Benjamin Grundy made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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