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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mario Puzo (ranked 78 p4p, 11 weight class) and Boss Yonic (ranked 207 p4p, 31 weight class). Puzo's entrance music is Speak Softly Love. A fine choice. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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187 lbs
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185 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
33 - 20 - 3, fighting out of New York, Mario Puzo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Boss Yonic!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Puzo attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A head kick misses from Puzo.
Yonic has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Puzo moves away from the strike by Yonic.
Puzo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yonic.
Yonic blocks a head kick by Puzo.
Yonic throws out a counter right but Puzo avoids it with no problem.
Yonic misses with a left hand
enabling Puzo to counter with a crisp jab.
Puzo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Yonic.
Puzo misses with a leg kick.
Yonic is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Puzo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yonic.
Puzo sets himself, and Yonic steps forward looking for the clinch! Puzo avoids it this time.
Puzo explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Puzo throws a body shot but no joy.
Jab, jab by Puzo - just one landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Puzo lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Yonic has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Yonic and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A chopping leg kick lands by Puzo.
Yonic misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Nice shot lands for Puzo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puzo connects with an inside leg kick.
Yonic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Puzo was well out of range. Poor timing from Yonic.
Some wild striking there from Puzo.
Yonic misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Puzo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Yonic's sensitive parts.
Yonic shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Puzo as he jumps to the side.
Mario Puzo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Boss Yonic.
Yonic on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Yonic lands with a good body shot.
Yonic on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Puzo ducks under a wild hook from Yonic.
Puzo slaps away a takedown attempt from Yonic, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Mario Puzo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yonic throws a body shot but no joy.
Puzo throws the left hand but Yonic avoids the punch easily.
Puzo looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Puzo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Puzo slips a straight right by Yonic.
Puzo throws a quick counter kick to the body but Yonic avoids it.
Yonic shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Puzo defends it nicely.
Puzo wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Boss Yonic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Puzo moves out of range of the strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yonic avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Yonic jabs at Puzo's body.
Puzo throws a leg kick but Yonic moved away.
Puzo rushes Yonic and presses him up against the cage.
Puzo tries to throw a body punch but Yonic avoids it by throwing Puzo back against the cage.
Puzo breaks the clinch.
Puzo moves away from the strike by Yonic.
Yonic looks to score with a jab to the body but Puzo is just out of range.
Puzo tries to work over Yonic's front leg with a kick but Yonic checks it.
Puzo is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puzo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yonic connects with a body shot that sends Puzo's belly button to the back.
Puzo throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Yonic fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Puzo on the side of the head.
Puzo tries to land a front kick but Yonic steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Puzo takes a swing at Yonic's ribcage but misses.
Yonic rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Puzo counters with a body kick that stops Yonic in his tracks momentarily.
Puzo fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Yonic on the side of the head.
Puzo moves out of range of the strikes.
Yonic misses the jab.
As Yonic looks to move away, Puzo throws a big counter combo but Yonic just gets out of the way.
Yonic waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Puzo.
Yonic fails to land the takedown.
Yonic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Puzo missing with a left hand there. Yonic was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A telegraphed right hand from Yonic misses the target.
Puzo lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yonic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice uppercut there from Puzo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Puzo.
Yonic thows a left - swing and a miss!
The crowd cheers as Yonic lands an impressive looking overhand right. Puzo doesn't seem phased though.
Yonic misses with a body shot.
Puzo fakes the leg kick and cracks Yonic in the body.
Yonic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Puzo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yonic.
Puzo slips under a jab from Yonic.
Puzo is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Yonic lands a jab to Puzo's midsection.
Puzo takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Puzo swings for the body but Yonic moves out of range.
Puzo throws a leg kick
and Yonic counters with a straight right hand.
Puzo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Yonic throws a big shot that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mario Puzo dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Puzo swings for the body but Yonic moves out of range.
Yonic on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Puzo. Puzo obviously looking to wear him down.
Puzo clinches with his opponent.
Yonic tries to throw a body punch but Puzo avoids it by throwing Yonic back against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Yonic.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Puzo.
Yonic scores with a nice hook to the head.
Puzo manages to break the clinch.
Yonic throws a jab but it's blocked by Puzo.
Yonic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Puzo was well out of range. Poor timing from Yonic.
Yonic is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yonic. Puzo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yonic misses with a looping right.
Puzo is looking to land body kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yonic throws a hook but Puzo avoids it easily.
Yonic's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Yonic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Puzo was well out of range. Poor timing from Yonic.
Yonic goes for a double leg but Puzo avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Puzo continues to drive forward.
Yonic connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Sloppy strikes from Puzo. Those never looked like landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yonic scores with a hook to the body. Puzo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Puzo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Yonic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A bone on bone clash there as Yonic blocks the leg kick.
Yonic on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Puzo feints and then cracks Yonic's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Yonic down.
Puzo ducks under a wild hook from Yonic.
Yonic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yonic swings for the body but Puzo moves out of range.
Puzo throws a body punch but Yonic moves out of range.
Yonic lands a nice looking body shot.
Puzo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yonic.
Mario Puzo is winning the standup battle so far.
Puzo moves away from the strike by Yonic.
A chopping leg kick lands by Puzo.
Puzo throws a leg kick but Yonic checks it.
Yonic lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puzo scores with a leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yonic misses with a straight left.
Yonic swings widly with a right hand
and Puzo counters with a low kick, right behind Yonic 's knee.
Puzo has managed to clinch.
Puzo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yonic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yonic takes a shot to the head.
Puzo throws a head punch that misses.
A shot in the inside from Puzo.
Yonic fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Puzo struggles to land a body shot inside as Yonic controls his hands.
Yonic lands with a right to the head.
Puzo taking a breather.
Puzo breaks from the clinch.
Puzo swings for the body but Yonic moves out of range.
Yonic looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Yonic.
Yonic throws a body shot but no joy.
Puzo appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puzo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Puzo misses with an attempted mid kick.
Yonic changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Puzo slips a straight right by Yonic.
Yonic scores with a jab to the body.
Yonic ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Yonic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice straight punches there by Puzo. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Puzo.
Puzo moves out of range as Yonic strikes.
Yonic misses with a body shot.
Puzo takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Puzo defending well as Yonic loads up on a big left hand.
Puzo is looking to wear down Yonic with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Yonic moves out of range of the body kick from Puzo.
Puzo throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Yonic keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Yonic looks to land a right hand but Puzo moved out of range.
Puzo quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Puzo takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Puzo lands a nice looking kick to the body. Yonic takes a step back to recover.
Puzo misses with a series of wild punches.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Puzo lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Yonic has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Yonic and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Yonic throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Puzo throwing a counter right hand but Yonic manages to avoid it.
Puzo lands with a nice body punch.
Puzo attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Puzo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yonic manages to avoid it.
Yonic just misses with a punch to the body.
Yonic throws a hook to the side of Puzo's head but Puzo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Puzo is looking for a counter combo.
Puzo cracks the inside of Yonic's front leg.
Puzo throws a nice outside leg kick.
A left lands for Puzo.
Puzo connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Yonic wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Boss Yonic will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Puzo looks for the body kick but Yonic saw that one coming.
Puzo takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Puzo takes a jab right on the kisser.
Puzo lands a nice looking body shot.
Yonic walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Yonic walks into a jab.
Yonic misses with a hook. Puzo ducked under it nicely.
Nice body punch from Puzo.
That kick from Puzo tenderised Yonic's leg. Yonic is trying to keep his angry face on.
Yonic throws a body punch but Puzo moves out of range.
Yonic misses with a hook.
It looked like Puzo wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Yonic throws a looping overhand right but Puzo ducks down to avoid it.
It appears Puzo was looking to counter with a kick there.
Puzo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yonic manages to avoid it.
Puzo works the jab nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Puzo connects with a body shot.
Puzo throws a hook to the side of Yonic's head but Yonic sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yonic throws out a loose jab but Puzo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Puzo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Yonic throws out the jab.
Some bone on bone action there as Yonic checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Yonic misses with a wild body shot.
Yonic shoots in for a takedown but Puzo shows good takedown defense.
Puzo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Yonic moves out of range as Puzo throws a body kick.
Yonic scores with a hook.
A shot to the body from Puzo misses
letting Yonic counter with a right hand.
Puzo lands a nice looking kick to the body. Yonic takes a step back to recover.
Yonic takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A looping hook to the body misses from Puzo. Yonic does a little dance to reset his feet.
Puzo throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Puzo throws a head kick that misses.
Yonic throws out a loose jab but Puzo uses good head movement to avoid it.
A little feinted left hand from Puzo on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yonic fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Puzo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yonic throws a hook to the side of Puzo's head but Puzo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A slow jab from Yonic misses its intended target.
Yonic shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Puzo defends it nicely.
Yonic checks a low kick from Puzo.
Puzo is looking to score with low kicks.
Yonic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Puzo manages to avoid it.
Puzo throws a good cross that connects.
Yonic thows a left - swing and a miss!
Puzo misses with a wild combination.
Yonic checks the leg kick.
Good exchange - Yonic coming out on top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yonic avoids a kick to the body.
Puzo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yonic manages to avoid it.
Yonic throws a big shot that misses.
Good leg kick by Puzo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
An inside leg kick from Puzo misses.
Yonic misses with a shot to the body
and Puzo counters with a leg kick.
Yonic swings for the body but Puzo moves out of range.
Yonic has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Puzo.
Yonic dodges the punch combination from Puzo.
Yonic throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Puzo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Yonic throws a body shot but no joy.
Yonic throws a body punch but Puzo moves out of range.
Yonic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Puzo is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Yonic.
Puzo misses with a kick to the body.
Yonic takes a swing at Puzo's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yonic on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Yonic lands a slapping body shot.
Yonic slips a straight right by Puzo.
Yonic checks the leg kick nicely there.
Yonic swings for the body but Puzo moves out of range.
An inside leg kick from Puzo misses.
Yonic swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Yonic on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Puzo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yonic connects with a good right hand that stumbles Puzo. Puzo circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Puzo scores with a push kick.
Yonic tries to move into range but Puzo moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Puzo walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Yonic checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Puzo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Yonic has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Yonic throws a big shot that misses.
Puzo takes one on the button.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mario Puzo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Puzo has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mario Puzo!
Mario Puzo gave a mention to Urban Fighter in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
The defeated Boss Yonic had this to say: 'Oh rats.'.
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