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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Carlos Ferreira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Corleone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ferreira comes into the arena with Killers blaring out of the sound system. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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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
23 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Antonio Carlos Ferreira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Corleone !
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ferreira delivers a nice body kick.
Ferreira stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Corleone .
Corleone has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Corleone there as he acknowledges the shot.
Ferreira chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Corleone can pounce on him.
Ferreira lands with a shot to the body.
Antonio Carlos Ferreira seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ferreira misses the shot to the body.
Ferreira misses with a body kick.
Corleone throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A big right from Ferreira misses.
Corleone moves out of range of the strikes.
Ferreira swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
An inside leg kick from Ferreira misses.
Ferreira throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Corleone uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ferreira.
Corleone blocks a leg kick.
Ferreira tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Corleone was well out of range. Poor timing from Ferreira.
A chopping leg kick lands by Corleone .
We've been informed that Corleone has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferreira pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've been told by Ferreira's head coaches at Pearson Spector Litt that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Ferreira tries to land a body kick
and Corleone counters by clinching up.
Ferreira tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Corleone 's elbow.
Corleone looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Corleone looking to throw knees to the head but Ferreira is blocking nicely.
Ferreira can't find room to land a body shot as Corleone controls the action.
Ferreira misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ferreira tries a body shot but Corleone blocks it.
Corleone working Ferreira over with knees to the body.
Ferreira misses with some punches.
With the fighters up against the cage, Corleone throws an elbow but misses.
Nice body punch from Ferreira.
Ferreira working aggressively here.
Corleone takes a shot to the head.
Knees to the body from Corleone .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Corleone prevents a body shot from Ferreira.
Corleone working Ferreira over with knees to the body.
Corleone utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ferreira lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ferreira misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ferreira wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Corleone blocking some punches.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Corleone .
A head punch blocked on the inside by Corleone .
Corleone with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Corleone .
Corleone throws an elbow but it misses.
Ferreira lands a left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira is stalling here.
Ferreira takes an elbow to the forehead.
Corleone pushes off an throws an elbow but Ferreira leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Ferreira blocks an elbow strike.
Corleone trying to land knees to the body.
Ferreira misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Corleone with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ferreira blocks the elbow strike.
Corleone blocks a body shot from Ferreira.
Ferreira blocks an elbow strike.
Corleone unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ferreira lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Corleone gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Ferreira fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Corleone trying to land knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ferreira leaning his opponent against the cage.
Corleone takes a shot to the head.
Ferreira misses with a body punch.
Ferreira is trying to maintain a safe position but Corleone gets an underhook and turns Ferreira into the cage.
Corleone blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Corleone throws an elbow but it's blocked.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ferreira avoiding damage as Corleone throws knees to the body.
Corleone with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Corleone lands an elbow just above Ferreira 's eye.
Ferreira misses with a punch on the inside.
Corleone lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Antonio Carlos Ferreira has been cut.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Corleone just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ferreira's brow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Corleone dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Antonio Carlos Ferreira's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Ferreira throws out a leg kick but Corleone moves out of range and Ferreira only half commits.
Corleone is looking to clinch but Ferreira is avoiding it.
Corleone scores with a push kick.
Ferreira loads up on a big right hand but Corleone slips the punch.
Corleone thows a body kick. Ferreira tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Corleone fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ferreira waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Corleone .
Corleone looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ferreira throws a jab when Corleone was well out of range.
Ferreira pushes Corleone away with a front kick.
Ferreira throws a wild body kick that Corleone sees coming a mile off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Corleone displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ferreira throws out the jab.
Ferreira misses with a wild body shot.
Ferreira misses with a low kick.
Corleone throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Ferreira.
Antonio Carlos Ferreira is winning the standup battle so far.
Jab by Ferreira.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferreira thows a leg kick but Corleone checks it
and Corleone moves into the clinch.
Ferreira avoids a wild elbow strike from Corleone .
Ferreira struggles to land a body shot inside as Corleone controls his hands.
Ferreira misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Ferreira.
Ferreira blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Michael Corleone seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Corleone missing with knees to the body.
Ferreira misses with a punch to the body.
Ferreira tries to throw a body punch but Corleone avoids it by throwing Ferreira back against the cage.
Corleone lands an elbow just above Ferreira 's eye.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Corleone just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ferreira's brow.
Corleone is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ferreira is defending well for now.
Ferreira throws a punch but it's blocked by Corleone .
Ferreira tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Corleone 's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira can't find room to land a body shot as Corleone controls the action.
Ferreira lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ferreira slowing the pace effectively.
Corleone misses with a knee strike.
Ferreira lands with a right to the head.
Ferreira lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Corleone or not.
Ferreira misses with a hook to the ribs.
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!
Ferreira tries a body shot but Corleone blocks it.
Ferreira tries to work over Corleone 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short body shot lands from Ferreira as the two fighters clinch.
Corleone landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ferreira tries to stall but Corleone uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Ferreira misses with the head strike.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Corleone in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Ferreira misses with some punches.
Ferreira scores with a shot to the side of Corleone 's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corleone throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ferreira blocks it with crossed arms.
Ferreira misses with a body punch.
A right hook to the body lands for Ferreira.
Ferreira working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ferreira lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ferreira lands a body punch.
Ferreira avoiding damage as Corleone throws knees to the body.
Ferreira misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ferreira tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Corleone 's elbow.
Ferreira trying to control the position but instead, Corleone has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ferreira into the cage.
Ferreira lands a body shot in the clinch.
Nice elbow from Corleone .
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corleone tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ferreira avoids it.
Ferreira lands a nice uppercut.
Ferreira lands a body punch.
Corleone is breathing heavily.
Ferreira tries to throw a body punch but Corleone avoids it by throwing Ferreira back against the cage.
Ferreira lands a nice shot to the body.
Ferreira throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ferreira lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Corleone .
Ferreira misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ferreira has a couple of punches blocked by Corleone .
Ferreira swings wildly with an uppercut but Corleone uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ferreira lands with a left to the head.
Ferreira working aggressively here.
Ferreira misses with the head strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Carlos Ferreira dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Antonio Carlos Ferreira's cut.
That's time! Ferreira's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. 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.
Ferreira misses the shot to the body.
Ferreira throws a looping overhand right but Corleone ducks down to avoid it.
Corleone slips under a jab from Ferreira.
Ferreira throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ferreira fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Corleone lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Ferreira looks to score with a jab to the body but Corleone is just out of range.
Corleone lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Corleone throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Corleone chopping away at his opponent's legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Corleone lands a high kick!
The fight stays on the outside here - Corleone looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ferreira throws a big shot that misses.
Corleone throws a low kick but it's checked well by Ferreira.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Corleone avoids the body shot from Ferreira.
Ferreira connects with a body shot.
Corleone misses with a head kick.
Ferreira swings widly with a right hand
and Corleone counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Corleone .
Ferreira lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ferreira lands a right hand that snaps the head of Corleone backwards.
Ferreira tries to work over Corleone 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Still in the clinch, Ferreira scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ferreira misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ferreira tries to work over Corleone 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ferreira takes an elbow to the temple.
Ferreira lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ferreira tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ferreira tries to throw a body punch but Corleone avoids it by throwing Ferreira back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Corleone with a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ferreira tries to throw a body punch but Corleone avoids it by throwing Ferreira back against the cage.
Corleone landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ferreira misses with a punch to the body.
Corleone tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ferreira avoids it.
Corleone lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ferreira is working Corleone over against the cage.
Corleone comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Corleone with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Corleone landing knees to the head.
Corleone misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ferreira.
Ferreira misses with a hook to the ribs.
Corleone missing with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corleone trying to land knees to the body.
Ferreira lands with a left to the head.
Corleone landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ferreira tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Corleone blocks an uppercut.
Ferreira wants to stall.
Ferreira lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Corleone .
Corleone blocking some punches.
Ferreira lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Corleone backwards.
Ferreira tries to throw a body punch but Corleone avoids it by throwing Ferreira back against the cage.
Ferreira is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Ferreira lands a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corleone throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ferreira blocks it with crossed arms.
Ferreira looking to stall.
Ferreira blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ferreira goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ferreira tries to work over Corleone 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Corleone throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ferreira looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Corleone lands an elbow inside that Ferreira shrugs off.
Corleone throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Corleone throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ferreira lands a body punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ferreira on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Michael Corleone .
I think Corleone has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Michael Corleone !
During a confident post fight interview, Michael Corleone thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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