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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between James Sopranos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Redban (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Sopranos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brian Redban!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, George Francis and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Redban ducks right into an uppercut from Sopranos.
Redban scores with a one two! Sopranos had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Redban, right into the meat.
Redban looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sopranos throws a series of strikes that have Redban backpedaling.
Redban avoids a punch combination nicely.
Redban misses with a few strikes there.
Sopranos bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The fight stays on the outside here - Redban looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Redban stuffs the takedown.
Redban swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Redban takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sopranos dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
No luck for Sopranos with that takedown attempt.
Brian Redban seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Redban throws a sloppy head kick and Sopranos moves out of range easily.
Redban closes the distance but Sopranos moves to the side
and Sopranos counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Sopranos lands a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sopranos prevents Redban from breaking the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Sopranos.
Redban is trying to break the clinch but Sopranos is controlling him.
Redban is trying to break the clinch but Sopranos is controlling him.
Sopranos is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Redban working hard to break the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Sopranos.
Sopranos lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Redban is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Redban is trying to force a seperation but Sopranos has the dominant position.
Sopranos connects with a knee to the head.
Sopranos lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Sopranos connects with a nasty looking knee right to Redban's face.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sopranos.
Sopranos tries a knee to the head but Redban blocks it.
A left hand lands to the body for Sopranos.
Redban is trying to break free.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sopranos presses Redban against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Redban is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sopranos connects with a nasty looking knee right to Redban's face.
Redban wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sopranos prevents Redban from breaking the clinch.
Sopranos lands a left hand that snaps the head of Redban backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A knee to the head by Sopranos.
Redban can't break the clinch.
Redban is trying to break free.
Sopranos lands with a left to the head.
Redban wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sopranos has him pressed against the cage.
Redban is trying to break the clinch but Sopranos is controlling him.
Sopranos scores with a nice hook to the head.
Redban is trying to break free.
Redban is looking to break free of the clinch but Sopranos has double underhooks.
Sopranos working Redban over with knees to the body.
Redban can't break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sopranos lands a left hand.
Redban takes a knee right on the jaw!
Sopranos lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sopranos.
Redban is trying to break the clinch but Sopranos is controlling him.
Sopranos lands a shot to the body.
Sopranos connects with a knee to the head.
Redban takes a knee right on the jaw!
Redban wants to get back to striking at distance but Sopranos won't allow it.
Sopranos looking to throw knees to the head but Redban is blocking nicely.
Sopranos digs a right hand underneath Redban's ribcage. Redban let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Sopranos lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Redban or not.
Sopranos scores with a knee to the head.
Redban wants to get back to striking at distance but Sopranos won't allow it.
Sopranos misses with a knee to the head.
Redban working hard to break the clinch.
Redban looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Redban is looking to break free of the clinch but Sopranos has double underhooks.
Redban is looking to break free of the clinch but Sopranos has double underhooks.
Sopranos presses Redban against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Sopranos has Redban pressed against the cage, preventing Redban from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Redban looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Redban is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sopranos lands a knee to the head.
Sopranos cracks Redban with a nice body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sopranos throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Redbans head.
Sopranos lands a body shot.
Sopranos lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Redban is trying to break the clinch but Sopranos is controlling him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Redban wants to break free but Sopranos has control.
Redban is trying to break the clinch but Sopranos is controlling him.
Sopranos using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Sopranos makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sopranos scores with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Sopranos dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Redban slaps away a takedown attempt from Sopranos, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Redban tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Sopranos counters with a left and a right that stings Redban.
Redban misses with a combination
and Sopranos counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Redban tries to keep at a distance but Sopranos has taken the fight into the clinch.
Sopranos lands with a left to the head.
Sopranos landing knees to the head.
Sopranos connects with a knee to the head.
Sopranos has Redban pressed against the cage, preventing Redban from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sopranos landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Sopranos lands a knee to the head.
Redban tries to circle away but Sopranos has him pinned against the cage.
Redban is trying to break the clinch but Sopranos is controlling him.
Sopranos connects with a knee to the head.
Sopranos misses with a knee strike.
Redban can't break the clinch.
Redban is trying to push Sopranos away but Sopranos has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sopranos lands a left hand that snaps the head of Redban backwards.
Sopranos connects with a nasty looking knee right to Redban's face.
Sopranos lands a shoulder strike.
Sopranos with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Sopranos has Redban pressed against the cage, preventing Redban from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sopranos scores with a shot to the side of Redban's head.
Sopranos keeps control of Redban as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Redban wants to break the clinch but can't.
Redban takes a shot to the head.
Redban wants to break free but Sopranos has control.
Sopranos connects with a nasty looking knee right to Redban's face.
Sopranos tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sopranos has Redban pressed against the cage, preventing Redban from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sopranos misses with a knee to the head.
Still in the clinch, Sopranos scores with a nice short uppercut.
Redban can't break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sopranos pushes Redban back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Redban wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
James Sopranos has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Sopranos is working Redban over against the cage.
Sopranos lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Redban wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sopranos with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sopranos landing knees to the head.
Redban wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sopranos looking to throw knees to the head but Redban is blocking nicely.
Sopranos working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sopranos gets through Redban's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A hook to the body from Sopranos.
Sopranos connects with a nasty looking knee right to Redban's face.
Sopranos tries to land a knee to the head but Redban blocks with his arms.
Sopranos keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Redban's efforts to push away.
A frustrated look appears on Redban's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sopranos tries to land a knee to the head but Redban blocks with his arms.
Sopranos lands a nice knee to the body.
Sopranos misses with a knee strike.
Sopranos scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A frustrated look appears on Redban's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Redban has had enough of the clinch but Sopranos keeps him there for the moment.
Redban can't break the clinch.
Redban has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Redban is trying to break the clinch but Sopranos has him pressed against the cage.
Redban is trying to break the clinch but Sopranos has him pressed against the cage.
Sopranos throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sopranos lands a body punch.
Redban is trying to break the clinch but Sopranos has him pressed against the cage.
Sopranos has Redban pressed against the cage, preventing Redban from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sopranos misses with a knee strike.
Sopranos connects with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sopranos tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Redban wants to break free but Sopranos has control.
Sopranos tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sopranos keeps control of Redban as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sopranos lands with a light punch inside.
Redban's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sopranos creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Redban is trying to push Sopranos away but Sopranos has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Redban wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sopranos has Redban pressed against the cage, preventing Redban from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Redban takes a knee right on the jaw!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sopranos keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Redban's efforts to push away.
Redban tries to break the clinch but Sopranos is controlling the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Redban has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Redban can't break the clinch.
Redban wants to break the clinch but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Sopranos dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Sopranos tests Redban's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Redban slaps away a takedown attempt from Sopranos, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Sopranos closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Sopranos lands a knee to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Sopranos.
Sopranos prevents Redban from breaking the clinch.
Sopranos softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sopranos digs a right hand into Redban's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Redban's gas tank.
Redban wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sopranos has him pressed against the cage.
Redban can't break the clinch.
Sopranos keeps control of Redban as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sopranos landing knees to the head.
Redban is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sopranos stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Sopranos presses Redban against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Redban is trying to push Sopranos away but Sopranos has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Sopranos prevents Redban from breaking the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Sopranos scores with a nice short uppercut.
Redban wants to break free but Sopranos has control.
Sopranos lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Redban is trying to break the clinch but Sopranos has him pressed against the cage.
Redban wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Good body shot from Sopranos.
Redban is trying to break the clinch but Sopranos is controlling him.
Sopranos using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Redban working hard to break the clinch.
Sopranos with a knee to the head.
Sopranos lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Redban is trying to break the clinch but Sopranos is controlling him.
Redban wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Redban wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sopranos landing knees to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sopranos with a knee to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sopranos creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sopranos connects with a nasty looking knee right to Redban's face.
Redban tries to circle away but Sopranos has him pinned against the cage.
Good body shot from Sopranos.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sopranos working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sopranos has Redban pressed against the cage, preventing Redban from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Redban wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sopranos has him pressed against the cage.
Redban wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A short right from Sopranos.
Redban tries to break the clinch but Sopranos is controlling the position.
Redban is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Redban has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Sopranos lands a knee to the head.
Redban has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Redban wants to get back to striking at distance but Sopranos won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sopranos lands a left hand that snaps the head of Redban backwards.
Redban is looking to break free of the clinch but Sopranos has double underhooks.
Sopranos lands a shoulder strike.
Redban can't break the clinch.
Redban tries to break free but Sopranos pushes him back against the cage.
Redban is looking to break free of the clinch but Sopranos has double underhooks.
Sopranos with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Sopranos scores with a knee to the head.
Sopranos landing knees to the head.
Redban working hard to break the clinch.
Redban has had enough of the clinch but Sopranos keeps him there for the moment.
A short right from Sopranos.
Redban has had enough of the clinch but Sopranos keeps him there for the moment.
Sopranos softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sopranos lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Redban or not.
Sopranos lands a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sopranos cracks Redban with a nice body shot.
Sopranos unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Redban takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sopranos pushes Redban back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Sopranos obliges.
Sopranos connects with a nasty looking knee right to Redban's face.
Sopranos with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
James Sopranos is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sopranos has Redban pressed against the cage, preventing Redban from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sopranos leaning against his opponent.
Redban wants to break free but Sopranos has control.
Brian Redban has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Redban is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sopranos lands a knee to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sopranos prevents Redban from breaking the clinch.
Sopranos lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Sopranos scores with a knee to the head.
A short right from Sopranos on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
James Sopranos showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sopranos, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Sopranos!
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energy
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hype
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