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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sonny Corleone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Baba ORiley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Corleone kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is The Godfather Waltz. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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195 lbs
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205 lbs
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Good wrestling
Brawler
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BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sonny Corleone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Baba ORiley!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Russell Pearce and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Corleone tries to close the distance and clinch but ORiley swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Corleone tries to clinch there but ORiley circles away.
ORiley tries a head kick but it misses.
Corleone is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in ORiley's half guard.
ORiley is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
ORiley is looking to control Corleone's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can ORiley avoid being mounted?
ORiley regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Corleone.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
ORiley working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Corleone.
ORiley 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.
Corleone postures up.
Corleone lands a couple of digs.
ORiley is trying to control the position but Corleone postures up.
Corleone tries to stand but ORiley is controlling from the bottom.
Corleone scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Corleone stands up over ORiley, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
ORiley seems keen to control Corleone's posture.
Corleone looking to pass the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Corleone postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Corleone looking to pass the guard.
ORiley controls Corleone momentarily but Corleone frees himself.
Corleone preventing the sweep.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
ORiley scores with a jab.
Corleone shoots for a double leg takedown but ORiley sprawls well. He's pushed Corleone's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
ORiley displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Corleone.
ORiley misses with a kick to the body.
ORiley tries to clinch up.
Corleone takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Corleone darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Corleone wants to work for an arm triangle but ORiley is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Corleone is breathing heavily.
ORiley is trying to maintain the position but Corleone is very close to passing his half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corleone is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and ORiley defends it well.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
ORiley wants to control but Corleone is keeping busy and won't allow it.
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.
Corleone wants to stand up but ORiley has a hold of him and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
ORiley is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Corleone takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Baba ORiley is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Corleone shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts ORiley as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sonny Corleone. That's going to take a lot out of him.
ORiley fails in his attempt to clinch.
Corleone gets the takedown into side control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if ORiley can do anything to dispel that myth.
ORiley sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Corleone is looking to advance position but ORiley won't allow it.
ORiley is controlling Corleone's trapped leg to prevent Corleone from advancing to side control.
Corleone working the head and body with strikes.
ORiley trying to control here.
Corleone prevents ORiley from improving his position.
Corleone is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so ORiley is just riding it out for now. Corleone eventually gives up the hold.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corleone looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks ORiley with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
ORiley is trying to get back to full guard.
ORiley wants to control but Corleone is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Corleone is trying to work for a kimura but ORiley is defending well.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
ORiley is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Corleone throwing shots but ORiley is blocking nicely.
Corleone seems to be looking for submissions.
Corleone is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sonny Corleone dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Corleone fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
ORiley scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Corleone closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Corleone lands in his opponent's guard.
ORiley pulls Corleone in close to prevent any damage.
Corleone thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
ORiley working a defensive guard here.
Corleone postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Corleone throws and elbow that misses. ORiley uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Corleone's guard. Nice move by ORiley!
ORiley with a flurry of punches that miss.
ORiley trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Corleone looking to hit a scissor sweep but ORiley is one step ahead there.
ORiley must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Corleone fails with the takedown.
Horrible takedown by Corleone or perhaps it was just good defense by ORiley which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sonny Corleone. That's going to take a lot out of him.
ORiley lands with a straight right. Corleone didn't see that one coming.
ORiley gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Corleone goes for a takedown attempt but ORiley pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Corleone swats away the attempt to clinch by ORiley.
ORiley displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Corleone.
Corleone fails in his attempt to clinch.
ORiley connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Corleone momentarily.
ORiley throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Corleone's head.
ORiley displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Corleone.
Corleone takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick from ORiley.
ORiley dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
ORiley throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
ORiley throws a combination. Corleone tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Corleone keeps the fight on the outside.
Corleone fails with a takedown attempt.
ORiley lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
ORiley lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Corleone circles away quickly and effectively.
Corleone gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Corleone takes a kick to the side of the head.
Corleone fails with a takedown attempt.
ORiley thumps Corleone with a low kick.
ORiley lands a body shot.
ORiley scores with a hook.
Corleone circles away from the clinch attempt.
ORiley fakes the leg kick and cracks Corleone in the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A nice inside leg kick there by ORiley. That's going to slow Corleone down.
Corleone has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from ORiley finds it's way round the side to connect with Corleone's head.
Corleone takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from ORiley.
ORiley scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Corleone avoids the head kick by ORiley.
ORiley tries to clinch up but Corleone circles away and keeps his distance.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from ORiley, right into the meat.
ORiley moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Corleone on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by ORiley. ORiley obviously looking to wear him down.
ORiley has taken the fight to the clinch.
ORiley tries a knee to the head but Corleone blocks it.
ORiley can't find room to land a body shot as Corleone controls the action.
ORiley is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Corleone is defending well for now.
ORiley putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Corleone in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
ORiley is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Corleone is looking for a takedown up against the cage. ORiley gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
ORiley looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
ORiley is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Corleone is defending well for now.
ORiley throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Corleone blocks it with crossed arms.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
ORiley prevents a takedown attempt there.
ORiley looking to stall.
ORiley tries to land knees in the clinch but Corleone avoids the damage to the body.
ORiley is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Corleone is defending well for now.
Corleone changes levels and goes for a takedown here. ORiley fights it off and pushes away nicely.
ORiley scores with a shot to the body.
Corleone takes a shot right to the bread basket.
ORiley swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Corleone walks into a straight right hand from ORiley.
Baba ORiley seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Corleone fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with ORiley, pushing him back against the cage.
ORiley tries to circle away but Corleone has him pinned against the cage.
Corleone on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Corleone has ORiley pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Corleone pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending ORiley tumbling to the mat - Corleone dives into ORiley's guard.
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 trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Baba ORiley showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
ORiley lands a head kick!
Corleone doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Corleone showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from ORiley.
ORiley tries to close the distance and clinch up but Corleone swats him away and circles back towards the center.
ORiley keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
ORiley tries to close the distance and clinch but Corleone swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
ORiley tests Corleone's chin there with a solid looking shot.
ORiley goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
ORiley lands with an overhand left.
Corleone keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Corleone tries to close the distance and clinch but ORiley swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
ORiley clinches with his opponent.
Corleone blocks a body shot from ORiley.
Corleone has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. ORiley is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Corleone wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sonny Corleone. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
ORiley stalling in the clinch but Corleone improves position.
ORiley avoiding damage as Corleone throws knees to the body.
Corleone goes for a takedown attempt but ORiley pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
ORiley tries to clinch but Corleone moves out of range.
ORiley scoring well with a low kick there.
ORiley rushes Corleone and presses him up against the cage.
Corleone avoiding damage as ORiley throws knees to the body.
ORiley throws a knee to the head but misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, ORiley just misses with a elbow thrown towards Corleone's brow.
Corleone pulls guard effortlessly.
Sonny Corleone overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Corleone working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. ORiley doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. ORiley manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Corleone scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Corleone shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. ORiley is trying to defend but Corleone finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Corleone wants to stand up but ORiley is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corleone is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, ORiley has managed to free his arm - good work.
ORiley wants to control but Corleone is keeping busy.
Corleone missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Corleone is working for a submission of some sort.
ORiley is trying to control but can't.
Corleone is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
ORiley is trying to control but can't.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Corleone shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. ORiley defends it nicely.
ORiley lands a right hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
ORiley dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
ORiley lands a glancing blow to the side of Corleone's head.
ORiley scoring well with a low kick there.
ORiley tries to close the distance and clinch but Corleone swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
ORiley swats away the attempt to clinch by Corleone.
ORiley scores with a jab to the body.
ORiley tries to clinch up.
ORiley cracks a nice hook into Corleone's ribs.
ORiley turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
ORiley has taken the fight to the clinch.
ORiley is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
ORiley utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, ORiley throws an elbow but misses.
ORiley working Corleone over with knees to the body.
Corleone taking a breather.
ORiley cracks Corleone with a nice body shot.
ORiley comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
ORiley lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
ORiley looking to slow down the pace here.
ORiley using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Corleone has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
ORiley tries to work over Corleone's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Corleone blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Corleone is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
ORiley leaning against his opponent.
ORiley has had enough of the clinch but Corleone keeps him there for the moment.
ORiley managing to block the knees to the body from Corleone.
Corleone pulls guard effortlessly.
ORiley with a flurry of punches that miss.
ORiley is stalling in the full guard.
ORiley thows a big elbow that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Corleone working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. ORiley doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. ORiley manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Corleone keeping moving, preventing ORiley from controlling successfully.
And that's the end of the fight!
Baba ORiley comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think ORiley 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 28:29
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Baba ORiley!
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hype
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