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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Frankie Corleone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Kingston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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147 lbs
6 - 3 - 1 |
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24
152 lbs
8 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Cardio machine |
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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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
6 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frankie Corleone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marcus Kingston!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Lou da Vinci and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kingston jabs Corleone right on the nose. Corleone blinks but takes it well.
Kingston cracks Corleone with a right hand to the side of the head.
Corleone uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kingston.
Corleone feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Corleone feints and as Kingston raises his hands in defense, Corleone changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Kingston is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Corleone pushes down on Kingston's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Corleone is thwarting Kingston's attempts to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Corleone is taking a breather. Kingston says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Corleone wants to pass to mount but Kingston is defending the position.
Corleone seems to be looking for submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Corleone wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kingston keeps working.
Kingston is holding on to half guard well.
Kingston wants to control but Corleone is keeping busy.
Corleone throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Corleone sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kingston defending well though.
Kingston wants to get back to full guard.
Kingston avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Corleone.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Kingston can do anything to dispel that myth.
Kingston avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Corleone.
Corleone works his way into full mount!
Kingston is working to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corleone punishing his opponent with strikes.
Corleone with a couple of short strikes.
Corleone is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Kingston has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Corleone controlling his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A nice elbow there by Corleone.
Corleone unloads with some shots from mount but Kingston bucks and avoids them well.
Corleone scoring with strikes but Kingston is staying in there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corleone lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Corleone dominating with strikes here.
Corleone landing shots from mount.
Kingston is rocked!
Corleone has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Corleone jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Kingston is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Kingston and Corleone has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Kingston is still in real trouble! Can Corleone finish him?
Corleone wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kingston keeps working.
Kingston is looking to reverse the position.
Kingston seems to have recovered his senses.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Corleone is putting a hurting on Kingston here, landing some big shots from side control.
Kingston manages to get back to half guard.
Corleone working Kingston over with strikes.
Corleone looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Kingston blocking the ground and pound attempt from Corleone.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corleone working the head and body with strikes.
Corleone sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kingston defending well though.
Corleone is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Kingston sees it coming and defends easily.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Corleone lands a nice short elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Corleone not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Corleone scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Kingston keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Corleone missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Corleone is trying to control the action in half guard but Kingston is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frankie Corleone dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kingston scores with a hook.
Corleone misses with a body shot
letting Kingston counter with a right hand.
Kingston jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Corleone moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A solid body kick from Corleone.
Kingston displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Corleone.
Corleone takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Horrible takedown attempt by Corleone or perhaps it was just good defense by Kingston, which made it look bad.
Horrible takedown attempt by Corleone or perhaps it was just good defense by Kingston, which made it look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frankie Corleone. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Corleone ducks right into an uppercut from Kingston.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Kingston there.
A lazy left from Kingston finds it's target.
Corleone changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kingston tries to avoid it but Corleone manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kingston to the ground. Kingston escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Corleone pushes Kingston up against the cage in a clinch.
Our sources have told us that Corleone has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Kingston has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Corleone lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kingston lands with a right to the head.
Corleone throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kingston blocks it with crossed arms.
Kingston creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Corleone's defenses.
Corleone jumps guard but Kingston stands there with Corleone around his waist. Corleone gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Corleone jumps guard but Kingston turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
A head punch on the inside from Kingston fails to land.
Kingston misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kingston being controlled against the cage.
Kingston on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kingston with an attempt at a knee that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Corleone is trying to pull guard but Kingston turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Corleone missing with knees to the body.
Kingston stops a takedown attempt from Corleone.
Corleone blocks an elbow strike from Kingston.
Kingston misses with the head strike.
Corleone jumps guard but Kingston turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Kingston lands a shoulder strike.
Corleone jumps guard but Kingston stands there with Corleone around his waist. Corleone gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Kingston misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kingston.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kingston managing to block the knees to the body from Corleone.
Corleone has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Kingston after a bit of a struggle.
Corleone missing with knees to the body.
Corleone works on Kingston's body with a couple of short punches.
Kingston lands a hook that snaps the head of Corleone backwards.
Corleone tries to pull guard but Kingston forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Corleone pulls guard.
Corleone is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Corleone is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Corleone has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Kingston has passed into side control.
Corleone wants to control but Kingston postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corleone is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Corleone struggling a bit here.
Kingston is looking to take a break and control but Corleone is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
You can see the frustration on Corleone's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Kingston showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
The crowd cheers as Kingston lands an impressive looking overhand right. Corleone doesn't seem phased though.
Corleone on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Corleone keeps Kingston at a distance using the push kick.
Corleone takes the fight into the clinch.
Corleone pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Corleone lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Corleone shoots for a double leg takedown but Kingston sprawls well. He's pushed Corleone's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That kick from Corleone tenderised Kingston's leg. Kingston is trying to keep his angry face on.
A left and a right from Kingston both land. Nice combination.
Kingston might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Corleone gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kingston.
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!
Corleone takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kingston takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kingston misses with a right hand
and Corleone counters with a low kick, right behind Kingston 's knee.
Corleone rushes Kingston and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Kingston gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Corleone.
Corleone looking to throw knees to the head but Kingston is blocking nicely.
Kingston managing to block the knees to the body from Corleone.
Kingston throws a punch but it's blocked by Corleone.
Kingston stalling against the cage.
Kingston fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Kingston.
Corleone is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Kingston blocks the elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kingston.
Corleone has clasped his hands together around Kingston's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Kingston really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Corleone. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kingston tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kingston is trying to control Corleone's posture but Corleone avoids it.
Kingston tries to bench press Corleone off him but Corleone keeps the position.
Kingston is trying to control Corleone's posture but Corleone avoids it.
Kingston parries the strikes from Corleone easily there. Corleone is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Kingston to escape.
Corleone is working Kingston over with some ground and pound from side control.
Corleone working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Corleone passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Kingston!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corleone pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Corleone throws some wild stikes that Kingston manages to avoid easily.
Kingston blocking the ground and pound.
Corleone with good strikes from the mount here!
Corleone prevents Kingston from getting the reversal.
Corleone punishing his opponent with strikes.
Kingston is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Corleone throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Kingston because Corleone loaded up on that one.
Corleone thowing shots but they're missing.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Corleone cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Corleone working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corleone lands a heavy elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kingston in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Corleone raining down shots from the mount!
Corleone throwing strikes here but Kingston is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Kingston is in all sorts of trouble here.
Corleone lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Kingston takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Corleone's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Frankie Corleone!
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energy
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RATING
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