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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tyler Antonew (ranked 18049 p4p, 203 weight class) and Mario Puzo (ranked 2998 p4p, 0 weight class). Puzo is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Speak Softly Love. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 lbs
7 - 6 - 0 |
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187 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine |
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Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tyler Antonew!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 15 - 2, fighting out of New York, Mario Puzo!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Frank Dennis and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Puzo scores with a nice strike.
Antonew steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Puzo.
Antonew with a nice cross.
Puzo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Puzo lands a head kick!
Puzo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Antonew.
Antonew staying out of range there.
Antonew keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Antonew. That's going to slow Puzo down.
No joy there for Antonew, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Puzo misses with a wild body shot.
Puzo missing with a left hand there. Antonew was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice uppercut lands for Puzo. That snapped Antonew's head back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Antonew takes one to the chin there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puzo misses with a body shot.
Antonew misses with a left hand
letting Puzo counter with a right hand.
A slapping leg kick lands for Antonew.
Puzo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Antonew has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Antonew lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Puzo checks a leg kick.
Antonew darts in and clinches Puzo up against the cage.
Puzo has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Antonew throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Puzo blocks it with crossed arms.
Puzo lands an uppercut.
Antonew looking to slow down the pace here.
Antonew lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Antonew taking a breather.
Puzo breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Antonew tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Puzo throws out a counter right but Antonew avoids it with no problem.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Puzo scores with a three punch combo!
Puzo connects with an inside leg kick.
Puzo throws a leg kick but Antonew moved away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Antonew looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Puzo cracks Antonew with a good jab.
Antonew fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Puzo is out of range.
Puzo stuns Antonew with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Puzo throws a sloppy head kick and Antonew moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Puzo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Puzo misses with a wild body shot.
Puzo throws a right and a left that Antonew avoids nicely.
Puzo throws a body punch but Antonew moves out of range.
Puzo gets tackled into the cage by Antonew. Antonew maintains the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Puzo avoids a wild elbow strike from Antonew.
Puzo managing to block the knees to the body from Antonew.
Antonew is trying to stall.
Puzo stalling the fight.
Puzo avoids a wild elbow strike from Antonew.
Puzo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Puzo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puzo manages to break the clinch.
Antonew gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Puzo takes a knee right on the jaw!
Puzo has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Antonew seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Puzo can turn it around.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Antonew just misses with a elbow thrown towards Puzo's brow.
A knee to the head by Antonew.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Antonew throws an elbow but it misses.
Puzo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A nice combination there by Puzo.
Antonew gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Puzo blocks the elbow strike.
Puzo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Antonew.
Puzo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Puzo is trying to push Antonew away but Antonew has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Antonew throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Antonew creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Puzo breaks the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mario Puzo dominated that 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.
Puzo misses with a few strikes there.
Antonew gets a clinch.
Puzo takes an elbow to the temple.
Puzo struggles to land a body shot inside as Antonew controls his hands.
Puzo breaks the clinch.
Antonew tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Puzo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Antonew misses with a low kick.
Antonew misses with a hook to the body
and Puzo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Antonew tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Puzo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Antonew lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Antonew doesn't manage to clinch there - Puzo circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Antonew misses with a hook
and Puzo counters with a left to the body.
An inside leg kick from Antonew misses.
Puzo lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Antonew is rocked!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Puzo, as that shot connected.
Oh Antonew is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Puzo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Antonew fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Antonew avoids a punch combination nicely.
Puzo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Puzo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Antonew is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Puzo.
Antonew seems to have got his legs back now.
Antonew tries to clinch up but Puzo circles away and keeps his distance.
Nice shot by Antonew.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Antonew misses with a body punch
and Puzo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Antonew tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Puzo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Puzo. Antonew does a little dance to reset his feet.
Antonew tries to counter by clinching up but Puzo breaks away and moves out of range.
Antonew throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Antonew wants to clinch but Puzo slips to the side
and Puzo counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Antonew slips a jab and a cross from Puzo.
Puzo gets tackled into the cage by Antonew. Antonew maintains the clinch.
Antonew pushes off an throws an elbow but Puzo leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Puzo lands a nice shot to the body.
Puzo scores with a hook to the body.
Tyler Antonew has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Puzo blocks an elbow strike from Antonew.
Puzo dodges an elbow strike from Antonew.
Puzo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Puzo dodges an elbow strike from Antonew.
Puzo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A big right from Puzo misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Antonew throws a head kick that misses.
Donk. Puzo catches Antonew right on the button with a cross.
Mario Puzo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Puzo throws an overhand right that lands on Antonew's shoulder, as Antonew tries to avoid the shot.
Antonew throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Puzo counters with a leg kick.
Puzo blocks a low kick nicely.
Antonew throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Jab, jab by Puzo - just one landing.
Puzo moves out of range of the leg kick from Antonew.
Antonew wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Antonew takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Antonew tries to close the distance and clinch up but Puzo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Antonew ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Puzo moves away.
Some bone on bone action there as Puzo checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A big left from Puzo misses.
Antonew tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Puzo manages to circle out of the way.
A combination from Puzo does no damage.
Puzo drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Puzo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Antonew walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mario Puzo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Antonew misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Puzo.
Antonew tries to clinch
and Puzo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Antonew fails with an attempt to clinch.
Antonew wants to clinch.
Puzo throws out a loose jab but Antonew uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Puzo lands with a kick to the temple. Antonew shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Antonew swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Antonew misses with a looping right.
Antonew thows a left - swing and a miss!
Puzo rushes Antonew with punches - Antonew moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, Antonew goes down! Puzo follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mario Puzo!
Mario Puzo decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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