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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tony Montello (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sandor Cleagen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Montello's entrance music is Eye of the Tiger. A fine choice. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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240 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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189 cm
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265 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Brawler
Good in bed |
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Good wrestler
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tony Montello!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sandor Cleagen!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Chris Downing and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cleagen dodges the punch combination from Montello.
A telegraphed right hand from Montello misses the target.
Montello tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cleagen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cleagen looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Montello is fending him off so far but Cleagen persists. Nope, Montello circles away and we're back to standing.
Cleagen shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Cleagen scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Cleagen connects with a nice short shot to Montello's temple.
Cleagen sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Montello defending well though.
Cleagen throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Cleagen missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Cleagen not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Cleagen missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cleagen drops an elbow to the side of Montello's head.
Cleagen sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Montello defending well though.
Montello is looking to improve his position.
Cleagen lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Montello trying to control but Cleagen postures up.
Cleagen seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Cleagen stops Montello from getting back to his feet.
Cleagen lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Cleagen takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montello is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Cleagen scores with a couple of nice shots.
Cleagen looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Cleagen is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Montello is breathing heavily.
Nice strikes from Cleagen there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Montello keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Cleagen not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Cleagen missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cleagen is nestled in close to Montello, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Cleagen missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Cleagen lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Montello is looking to improve his position.
Cleagen takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Cleagen lands with a punch from half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Cleagen lands a nice short elbow.
Cleagen winds up and cracks Montello with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Cleagen throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Montello on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Montello tries to get out of the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cleagen scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Montello keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Cleagen lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Montello is trying to stand.
Cleagen lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Montello tries to kick Cleagen off but Cleagen keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sandor Cleagen dominated that round.
That's time! Montello's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Cleagen is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Montello's half guard.
Montello tries to kick Cleagen off but Cleagen keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Montello on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Cleagen slips a nice elbow through Montello's hands, connecting with Montello's forehead.
Cleagen not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Cleagen lands strikes from half guard.
Cleagen wants to free his trapped foot but Montello is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cleagen not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Montello trying to control here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Montello is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Cleagen is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Cleagen takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Montello is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Cleagen scores with a couple of nice shots.
Cleagen looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Cleagen landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Montello looks like he's trying to stand up.
Cleagen lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Cleagen has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cleagen is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Cleagen lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Montello on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Cleagen scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Cleagen not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Cleagen not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cleagen lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cleagen not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Cleagen scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Cleagen landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Montello is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Cleagen scores with a couple of nice shots.
Cleagen working the head and body with strikes.
Montello wants to get back to his feet.
Cleagen is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Cleagen raining down shots from the mount!
Cleagen lands a big shot there that rocks Montello but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Montello is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Cleagen lands with some strikes.
Cleagen lands a heavy elbow.
Cleagen landing strikes from the mount.
Montello is in a horrible position here. Cleagen smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Cleagen unloading with bombs!
A nice elbow there by Cleagen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sandor Cleagen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Montello dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Montello lands a nice looking body shot.
Montello wants to clinch.
Montello misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cleagen.
Cleagen shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Montello napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Montello tries to buck Cleagen off but Cleagen is having none of it.
Cleagen lands a decent elbow from side control.
Sandor Cleagen has got the better of the ground game so far.
Cleagen postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Cleagen fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Montello takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Montello managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Cleagen.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Montello stops Cleagen from passing to mount.
Cleagen throws an elbow but Montello slips to the side and avoids it well.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Montello is looking to clinch but Cleagen is avoiding it.
Cleagen scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Montello tries to improve position but can't.
Cleagen scores with punches from side control.
Cleagen working the ground and pound.
Montello is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Cleagen off and has taken his back!
Montello lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montello doesn't have the hooks in and Cleagen manages to turn into his guard.
Cleagen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Cleagen tries to free his leg and advance position but Montello is retaining full guard.
Montello utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Cleagen landing with the ground and pound.
Cleagen working some strikes from top position.
Cleagen landing some decent shots from guard.
Cleagen stopping the sweep attempt from Montello.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cleagen is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Cleagen lands a couple of elbows.
Cleagen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Cleagen lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Cleagen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Cleagen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Cleagen throwing strikes from guard but Montello blocks nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Montello gets caught flat footed, as Cleagen shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cleagen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Cleagen trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Cleagen distracts Montello with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Cleagen passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Cleagen looks up at the clock and then as Montello takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Cleagen smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Check out the look on Cleagen's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Tony Montello has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sandor Cleagen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Montello misses with a strike from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sandor Cleagen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Cleagen winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 26:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 26:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sandor Cleagen!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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