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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tony Soprano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boss Castro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Soprano comes to the cage accompanied by Got Yourself a Gun . Tony Soprano has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
28 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Tony Soprano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 10 - 1, fighting out of New York, Boss Castro!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Roger Salmon and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Soprano swings for the body but Castro moves out of range.
Castro lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Soprano waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Castro.
A combination from Castro does no damage.
A head kick by Soprano misses
and Castro counters with a nice low kick that buckles Soprano's knee momentarily.
That kick from Castro tenderised Soprano's leg. Soprano is trying to keep his angry face on.
Castro lands with an uppercut that bounces Soprano off the cage and back into range.
Soprano checks a leg kick nicely.
Soprano steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Castro.
Soprano sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Castro scores with a hook.
Soprano avoids a kick to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Soprano 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.
Castro throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Soprano throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Soprano connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Castro slips a jab and a cross from Soprano.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castro throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Soprano takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Soprano's jab looks to have found its range, popping Castro under the eye.
Castro thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Soprano if he has to take too many more of those.
Soprano connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Soprano lands a nice leg kick that just misses Castro's sensitive parts.
Soprano ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Castro throws the kick towards the body but Soprano avoids it.
Soprano throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Soprano lands with a nice body kick.
Castro looks for the body kick but Soprano saw that one coming.
A combination from Castro does no damage.
Soprano throws a quick inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Castro scores with a crisp jab that stopped Soprano in his tracks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Castro.
Soprano attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Castro lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Soprano circles away quickly and effectively.
Soprano blocks a head kick by Castro.
Soprano ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Castro avoids the head kick by Soprano.
Soprano delivers a nice body kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Castro.
Castro lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Soprano backs up against the cage.
Castro rushes Soprano and presses him up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Soprano fails to land.
Soprano working aggressively here.
Soprano letting Castro take a breather here.
Soprano working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soprano's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Castro slips a jab and a cross from Soprano.
Soprano throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Boss Castro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A thudding body kick lands there by Soprano!
Soprano misses with a body shot
and Castro connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A head kick misses from Castro.
Soprano scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Soprano moves out of range of the body kick from Castro.
Soprano connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Soprano looks to land a combination but Castro avoids it well.
Soprano takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Soprano lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Soprano throws a leg kick which misses Castro's front leg but catches the back leg as Castro tries to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Soprano steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Castro. That one must have hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castro tries to land a front kick but Soprano steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Castro pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Soprano moves out of range as Castro strikes.
Castro misses with a kick to the body.
Castro misses with a hook.
Castro connects with an inside leg kick.
Soprano avoids the head kick by Castro.
A left lands for Castro.
Soprano throws a low kick but it's checked well by Castro.
Soprano waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Castro.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Castro misses with a body kick.
Castro walks into a left hand.
Castro tries to clinch up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Boss Castro dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Castro blocks a head kick by Soprano.
Soprano cracks Castro with a right hand to the side of the head.
Soprano circles away from the clinch attempt.
Soprano misses with a low kick.
Castro throws out a loose jab but Soprano uses good head movement to avoid it.
Castro lands a nice looking body kick.
Castro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A head kick misses from Castro.
Soprano scores with a punch to the head.
Castro looks to land a combination. Soprano sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Castro feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Soprano's calf.
Castro misses with a left hand
and Soprano counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Nice cross by Soprano.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Soprano throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Nice jab there from Castro.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castro uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Soprano.
Castro gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Soprano blocks a head kick by Castro.
Boss Castro seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Castro connects with an inside leg kick.
A head kick misses from Castro.
Soprano steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Castro. That one must have hurt.
Castro tries a head kick but it misses.
Castro keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Castro moves out of range of the body kick.
Castro misses with a head kick.
Castro takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A slow jab from Soprano misses its intended target.
Soprano swats away the attempt to clinch by Castro.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castro pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Castro throws a wild body kick that Soprano sees coming a mile off.
Castro uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Soprano.
Castro takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nice jab there from Castro.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Soprano misses with a leg kick
and Castro counters with a series of strikes. Soprano will be more careful next time no doubt.
Castro throws a nice looking combination but Soprano bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Castro gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Soprano slips a jab from Castro.
A shot to the body from Soprano misses
and Castro counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Castro.
Castro just leaning against Soprano, taking a breather.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Castro.
Castro is trying to stall.
Soprano misses with a hook from the clinch.
Soprano swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Castro blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Soprano tries to break free but Castro pushes him back against the cage.
Castro slows down the pace here.
Castro misses with a hook to the ribs.
Castro has Soprano pressed against the cage, preventing Soprano from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soprano manages to break the clinch.
Soprano throws a looping overhand right but Castro ducks down to avoid it.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Soprano throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Castro moves out of range as Soprano throws a body kick.
Castro uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Soprano.
Castro moves out of range of the body kick.
Soprano slips a straight right by Castro.
Soprano misses with a straight left.
Castro ducks under a wild hook from Soprano.
Soprano moves out of range of the body kick from Castro.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Soprano blocks an uppercut.
Soprano has a couple of punches blocked by Castro.
Castro lands with a light punch inside.
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 Tony Soprano will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
A good leg kick by Soprano.
Castro avoids the body shot from Soprano.
Soprano throws a chopping leg kick but Castro manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Castro shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Castro.
Soprano will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Castro throws a body kick that misses.
The fighters circling - Soprano throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Soprano connects with a high kick.
Soprano lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Castro at a distance.
Soprano chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Castro can pounce on him.
Soprano misses with a hook. Castro ducked under it nicely.
Soprano slips a jab from Castro.
Castro misses with an attempted mid kick.
Castro cracks Soprano with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Soprano.
Castro tries to clinch there but Soprano circles away.
Castro feints a jab promting Soprano to slip. Castro then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Soprano slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Castro is looking to clinch but Soprano is avoiding it.
Some wild striking there from Castro.
Castro throws a big shot that misses.
Castro throws a hook to the side of Soprano's head but Soprano sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Castro tries to clinch but Soprano is having none of it.
Soprano circles away from the clinch attempt.
Castro takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Soprano on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Sloppy strikes from Castro. Those never looked like landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soprano lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Castro backs up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Soprano swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Castro misses with a head kick.
Soprano misses with a straight left.
Castro is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Castro tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Castro throws a combination that misses
and Soprano counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Soprano lands a jab to the nose.
A thudding body kick lands there by Castro!
Soprano thuds a left hand into Castro's body.
Castro throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Castro throws a sloppy head kick
and Soprano counters with a big head kick but Castro shrugs it off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soprano feints and then cracks Castro's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Castro down.
Soprano with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Soprano cracks a nice hook into Castro's ribs.
Soprano throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Castro throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A jab from Soprano does it's job there.
Castro looks to throw the jab but Soprano is out of range.
Castro displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Soprano throws out the jab.
Soprano just misses with a punch to the body.
Soprano fails to land with a series of punches.
Castro tried to score with a low kick but Soprano checks it.
A head kick by Castro misses
and Soprano counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Castro throws a sloppy head kick and Soprano moves out of range easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soprano thuds a left hand into Castro's body.
Soprano thows a body shot but no joy.
Soprano misses with a right hand
and Castro counters with a nice 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!
A lazy body kick from Castro
enabling Soprano to counter with a crisp jab.
Soprano bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Castro misses with a low kick.
Soprano checks a leg kick.
Soprano closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Soprano misses with a hook. Castro ducked under it nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Soprano scores with a hook to the body. Castro takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Castro throws a hook to the side of Soprano's head but Soprano sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A solid body kick from Castro.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Tony Soprano.
I think Soprano has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Paul Gruel scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tony Soprano!
Tony Soprano decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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