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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Goodnight Irene (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lou Ferrigno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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283 lbs
16 - 8 - 0 |
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265 lbs
13 - 9 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Great elbows
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Goodnight Irene!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lou Ferrigno!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, George Francis and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A body shot lands from Irene.
A short right from Irene.
Ferrigno wants to stall.
Irene misses with some punches.
Irene tries to land knees in the clinch but Ferrigno avoids the damage to the body.
Irene scores with a hook to the body.
Irene lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Lou Ferrigno has been cut.
Irene is stalling here.
Ferrigno tries to break free but Irene pushes him back against the cage.
Ferrigno blocks a body shot from Irene.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Irene.
Irene misses with a hook to the ribs.
Irene tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ferrigno's elbow.
Ferrigno wants to take the fight to the mat but Irene manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Irene can't find room to land a body shot as Ferrigno controls the action.
Irene goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Irene can't find room to land a body shot as Ferrigno controls the action.
Irene tries to throw a body punch but Ferrigno avoids it by throwing Irene back against the cage.
Irene throws a head punch that misses.
Ferrigno tries to circle away but Irene has him pinned against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Irene obliges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Irene can't find room to land a body shot as Ferrigno controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ferrigno.
Irene misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Irene landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Irene's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Irene lands a nice shot that snaps Ferrigno's head back.
Ferrigno fails to land with a series of punches.
A punch combination from Ferrigno misses.
Irene misses with a looping left.
Ferrigno misses with a double jab.
Irene looks to throw the jab but Ferrigno is out of range.
Irene misses with a jab, cross combination.
Irene throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Goodnight Irene seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Irene takes a swing at Ferrigno's ribcage but misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Irene throws a shot from downtown. Ferrigno moves away and avoids it.
Irene throws a series of punches but Ferrigno moves out of range.
Ferrigno rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Irene moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferrigno lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Irene circles away quickly and effectively.
Ferrigno fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ferrigno throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ferrigno will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Irene throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Irene tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Irene scores with a decent looking hook.
Ferrigno slips a jab and a cross from Irene.
Irene looks to score with a jab to the body but Ferrigno is just out of range.
Horrible takedown by Ferrigno or perhaps it was just good defense by Irene which made him look bad.
Good standup being displayed there by Ferrigno as he connects with a hook.
A punch combination from Ferrigno misses.
Ferrigno swinging wildly here.
Ferrigno misses with a two punch combination.
Ferrigno throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ferrigno fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ferrigno looks winded!
Irene closes the distance and clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Irene misses with a body punch.
Ferrigno is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Irene is defending well.
Goodnight Irene has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lou Ferrigno.
Irene tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Irene lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ferrigno backwards.
Irene lands an elbow just above Ferrigno 's eye.
Irene misses with some punches.
Irene misses with some punches.
Irene lands a damaging elbow.
Irene's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Irene throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ferrigno throws a series of strikes that have Irene backpedaling.
Goodnight Irene's cut is getting worse.
Ferrigno throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ferrigno lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Goodnight Irene dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Irene throws a hook but Ferrigno avoids it easily.
Ferrigno tries for a takedown but Irene sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Irene clinches up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Irene.
Irene tries to work over Ferrigno's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ferrigno blocks a body shot from Irene.
Ferrigno on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A body shot lands from Irene.
Irene is looking for a takedown.
Ferrigno prevents a body shot from Irene.
Irene lands a shoulder strike.
Irene lands a left hand.
Irene works on Ferrigno's body with a couple of short punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Irene softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ferrigno blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Goodnight Irene has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Irene lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Irene is pressed up against the cage. Ferrigno has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Irene down to the mat. Irene avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Irene slips a jab and a cross from Ferrigno.
A punch combination from Ferrigno misses.
Ferrigno is breathing heavily.
Irene connects with a right hand. Ferrigno shakes it off.
Irene tries to move into range but Ferrigno moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Goodnight Irene's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Ferrigno lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Irene looks to land a left hand but Ferrigno moved out of range nicely.
Goodnight Irene is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ferrigno keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Irene.
Ferrigno takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Irene dodges the punch combination from Ferrigno.
Nice uppercut lands for Irene. That snapped Ferrigno's head back.
A slow jab from Irene misses its intended target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Irene tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ferrigno paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Irene throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Good standup being displayed there by Irene as he connects with a hook.
Irene avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Irene throws a right and a left that Ferrigno avoids nicely.
Irene tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ferrigno swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Irene looks for the body kick but Ferrigno saw that one coming.
A decent looking cross lands there for Irene.
Ferrigno throws a series of punches but Irene moves out of range.
Goodnight Irene is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Irene works Ferrigno's body with a nice hook.
Ferrigno misses with a wild combination.
Ferrigno with a jab.
A punch combination from Ferrigno misses.
Ferrigno keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Irene closes the distance and clinches.
Irene comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ferrigno looking for a takedown.
Goodnight Irene has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lou Ferrigno.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferrigno is trying to break free.
Ferrigno is trying to break free.
Ferrigno is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Irene as the two fighters clinch.
Irene is leaning against Ferrigno and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A left hand lands to the body for Irene.
Irene lands a nice uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Irene.
Irene softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Irene escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Irene tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ferrigno swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Some wild striking there from Irene.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Irene. That snapped Ferrigno's head back.
Irene clinches.
Irene pushes Ferrigno back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Irene lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ferrigno backwards.
Irene struggles to land a body shot inside as Ferrigno controls his hands.
Irene lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Irene lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Irene tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Irene lands a body punch.
Nice body punch from Irene - that landed with a thud.
Nice body punch from Irene - that landed with a thud.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Goodnight Irene dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Irene's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Ferrigno keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A big left from Irene misses.
Lou Ferrigno seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ferrigno misses with a jab, cross combination.
Irene tries to clinch there but Ferrigno circles away.
Irene dodges the punch combination from Ferrigno.
Irene throws a jab when Ferrigno was well out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Ferrigno. Those never looked like landing.
Ferrigno is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Irene.
Ferrigno looks to land a combination but Irene avoids it well.
Ferrigno ducks under a wild hook from Irene.
Irene misses with a body shot.
Irene avoids a punch combination nicely.
Irene delivers a nice body kick.
Ferrigno throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ferrigno swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Irene misses with a hook.
Irene feints a jab promting Ferrigno to slip. Irene then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Ferrigno slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Irene scores with a kick to the midsection.
Ferrigno takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Irene swings for the body but Ferrigno moves out of range.
Ferrigno gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Irene thuds a left hand into Ferrigno's body.
Ferrigno shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Irene eats them both and turns towards Ferrigno to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Ferrigno keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Irene misses with an uppercut.
Ferrigno has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Irene digs a good hook to Ferrigno's body.
Irene lands with an overhand left.
Good shot there by Irene.
Irene thows a body shot but no joy.
Ferrigno swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ferrigno uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Irene.
No joy there for Ferrigno, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Irene tries to bum rush Ferrigno with a series of wild strikes but Ferrigno uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ferrigno throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Irene.
Ferrigno looks to land a left hand but Irene moved out of range nicely.
Good shot there by Irene.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ferrigno moves forwards but Irene connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Irene tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ferrigno was well out of range. Poor timing from Irene.
Ferrigno takes a swing at Irene's ribcage but misses.
Irene stuns Ferrigno with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ferrigno throws a right and a left that Irene avoids nicely.
Irene just misses with a punch to the body.
A combination from Ferrigno does no damage.
Irene misses with a wild combination.
Irene throws a jab but it's blocked by Ferrigno.
Irene showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ferrigno.
Irene with a nice cross.
Ferrigno walks into a left hand.
Ferrigno walks into a jab.
Ferrigno throws a right and a left that Irene avoids nicely.
Irene tests Ferrigno's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ferrigno lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Irene circles away quickly and effectively.
Irene scores with a decent looking hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Irene with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Irene tries to close the distance and clinch but Ferrigno swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Irene lands with an overhand left.
Goodnight Irene is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Irene lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Ferrigno will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ferrigno takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Irene slips a straight right by Ferrigno.
Irene lands with a hook. Ferrigno tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Irene just misses with a punch to the body.
Ferrigno cracks Irene with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Irene connects with the punch.
Nice defenses there by Ferrigno.
Irene jabs Ferrigno to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Irene uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ferrigno.
No joy there for Ferrigno, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Irene lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Ferrigno backs up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Irene lands a front kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferrigno slips a straight right by Irene.
Nice shot lands for Ferrigno.
Irene tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ferrigno was well out of range. Poor timing from Irene.
A left and a right from Ferrigno both land. Nice combination.
Jeez, Goodnight Irene's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Irene getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Irene connects with a body shot.
Irene works Ferrigno's body with a nice hook.
Some wild striking there from Ferrigno.
Irene will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lou Ferrigno has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Irene lands with a good body shot.
Irene darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Ferrigno throws a series of punches but Irene moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice shot lands for Irene.
Irene is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ferrigno can do to turn this around?
Irene lands with a shot to the body.
Irene lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ferrigno at a distance.
Ferrigno looks to land a combination. Irene sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Goodnight Irene's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Lou Ferrigno!
Lou Ferrigno really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Ultra Fight Gear logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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