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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stu Ungar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Cordoba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ungar's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Ari Gold - Let's Hug It Out, BITCH. Cordoba is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by English Fire by CoF. Alex Cordoba has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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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
20 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Stu Ungar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Alex Cordoba!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Paul Tew and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cordoba moves in looking to clinch but Ungar pushes him off.
Ungar tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Cordoba misses with a body kick.
Cordoba connects with a body shot that sends Ungar's belly button to the back.
Cordoba scores with a nice strike.
Cordoba throws a body punch but Ungar moves out of range.
Ungar sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Ungar throws a lazy right hand but Cordoba sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cordoba cracks the inside of Ungar's front leg.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ungar motions for Cordoba to come forward. Ungar throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cordoba swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Ungar throws out a loose jab but Cordoba uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cordoba connects with a body shot that sends Ungar's belly button to the back.
Cordoba throws a lazy body kick
and Ungar counters with a nice kick to the body.
Ungar blocks a leg kick.
Ungar takes one to the chin there.
Cordoba turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Cordoba scores with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ungar changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Cordoba.
Ungar gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Cordoba throws a chopping leg kick but Ungar manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Cordoba lands a right hook to the body.
Ungar tried to score with a low kick but Cordoba checks it.
Cordoba gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ungar misses with a punch on the inside.
Ungar can't find room to land a body shot as Cordoba controls the action.
Ungar working aggressively here.
Cordoba blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cordoba lands with a right to the head.
Cordoba lands with a light punch inside.
Cordoba misses with a punch to the body.
Ungar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ungar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cordoba slowing the pace effectively.
Cordoba stalling in the clinch but Ungar improves position.
Cordoba lands a knee to the body.
Ungar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ungar managing to block the knees to the body from Cordoba.
Ungar tries a body shot but Cordoba blocks it.
Cordoba throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ungars head.
Ungar misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cordoba effectively controlling the action here.
Ungar can't find room to land a body shot as Cordoba controls the action.
A nice left hand lands by Ungar.
Ungar stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ungar blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cordoba tries a knee to the head but Ungar blocks it.
Ungar breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cordoba just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ungar connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Cordoba momentarily.
It looks like Alex Cordoba has been cut.
Alex Cordoba is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cordoba looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ungar throws a body punch but Cordoba moves out of range.
Alex Cordoba seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ungar chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Cordoba is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Ungar rather than just go for the knockout.
Cordoba forces Ungar back against the cage and clinches.
Cordoba blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ungar letting Cordoba take a breather here.
Cordoba tries a knee to the head but Ungar blocks it.
Cordoba unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ungar lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ungar avoiding damage as Cordoba throws knees to the body.
Ungar avoiding damage as Cordoba throws knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Cordoba.
It looks like Stu Ungar has been cut.
Cordoba taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Cordoba goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cordoba misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ungar.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cordoba is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ungar is defending well for now.
Cordoba trying to control the position but instead, Ungar has worked for underhooks and has pushed Cordoba into the cage.
Cordoba tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ungar's elbow.
Knees in the clinch landing for Cordoba.
Cordoba taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Cordoba prevents a body shot from Ungar.
Cordoba digs a right hand into Ungar's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ungar's gas tank.
Ungar is breathing heavily.
Ungar prevents a body shot from Cordoba.
Ungar swings wildly with an uppercut but Cordoba uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ungar dodges an elbow strike from Cordoba.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cordoba stalling the fight.
Ungar struggles to land a body shot inside as Cordoba controls his hands.
Ungar misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Cordoba dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ungar 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 Cordoba has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Cordoba and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Ungar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cordoba misses with a leg kick.
Ungar misses with a body punch
and Cordoba counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ungar gets a clinch.
Alex Cordoba seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ungar misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cordoba lands with a light punch inside.
Ungar misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Cordoba. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Ungar takes an elbow to the forehead.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cordoba.
Cordoba scores a nice knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cordoba misses with a body punch.
A nice left hand lands by Cordoba.
Cordoba lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ungar or not.
Cordoba pushes off an throws an elbow but Ungar leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Cordoba is looking to control Ungar's arms but Ungar gets an underhook and turns him. Now Cordoba has his back to the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ungar takes a shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cordoba is pushing Ungar up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Cordoba fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Cordoba.
Ungar escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cordoba tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ungar scores with a jab to the body.
Ungar on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Cordoba throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ungar slips a jab and a cross from Cordoba.
Cordoba fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cordoba moves in looking to clinch but Ungar pushes him off.
Cordoba checks a low kick from Ungar.
Ungar looks to land a right hand but Cordoba moved out of range.
Cordoba lands with an uppercut that bounces Ungar off the cage and back into range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cordoba misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ungar moves out of range as Cordoba throws a body kick.
Cordoba ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ungar swats away the attempt to clinch by Cordoba.
A punch combination from Ungar misses.
Cordoba fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ungar.
A punch lands to the side of Ungar 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Cordoba lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Alex Cordoba seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ungar keeps the fight on the outside.
Cordoba moves into the clinch.
Ungar tries to work over Cordoba's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nice body punch from Ungar.
Cordoba can't find room to land a body shot as Ungar controls the action.
Cordoba using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ungar has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ungar blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ungar misses with a punch on the inside.
Cordoba tries a knee to the head but Ungar blocks it.
Cordoba looking to throw knees to the head but Ungar is blocking nicely.
Cordoba trying to stall but Ungar improves his position.
Ungar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ungar misses with some punches.
Cordoba lands an elbow inside that Ungar shrugs off.
Stu Ungar's cut is getting worse.
Ungar tries to throw a body punch but Cordoba avoids it by throwing Ungar back against the cage.
Ungar tries to work over Cordoba's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cordoba keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ungar's efforts to push away.
Ungar blocks an elbow strike.
Ungar scores with a nice hook to the head.
Cordoba lands with a light punch inside.
Cordoba has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cordoba blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ungar goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cordoba landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cordoba throws an elbow but it misses.
Cordoba lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ungar backwards.
Ungar tries to throw a body punch but Cordoba avoids it by throwing Ungar back against the cage.
Cordoba prevents Ungar from breaking the clinch.
Cordoba stalling the fight.
Ungar blocks the elbow strike.
Ungar on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cordoba tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ungar just leaning against Cordoba, taking a breather.
A short left from Cordoba.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ungar can't find room to land a body shot as Cordoba controls the action.
Ungar lands with a left to the head.
Ungar takes a knee right on the jaw!
A short left from Cordoba.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Cordoba showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Ungar takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Cordoba has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Ungar takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Cordoba ducks under a wild hook from Ungar.
Cordoba is looking to clinch.
Ungar looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Cordoba throws out a leg kick but Ungar moves out of range and Cordoba only half commits.
Cordoba cracks Ungar with a good jab.
Cordoba tries to clinch up but Ungar circles away and keeps his distance.
Cordoba slips a straight right by Ungar.
Nice body kick there by Cordoba.
Cordoba throws a quick inside leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ungar moves out of range of the body kick.
Ungar is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Cordoba's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Cordoba connects with an inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ungar swings widly with a right hand
enabling Cordoba to counter with a crisp jab.
Cordoba clinches up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Ungar misses with a body punch.
Ungar scores with a hook to the body.
Ungar avoiding damage as Cordoba throws knees to the body.
Ungar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cordoba lands a knee to the head.
Ungar struggles to land a body shot inside as Cordoba controls his hands.
Cordoba tries to land a knee to the head but Ungar blocks with his arms.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ungar.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cordoba.
Ungar lands a nice uppercut.
Good body shot from Cordoba.
Ungar can't find room to land a body shot as Cordoba controls the action.
Cordoba just leaning against Ungar, taking a breather.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ungar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cordoba's elbow.
Ungar misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cordoba throws an elbow but it misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ungar tries to work over Cordoba's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ungar on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cordoba tries to land a knee to the head but Ungar blocks with his arms.
Ungar working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Ungar fails to land.
Ungar is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Ungar stalls.
Cordoba lands an elbow inside that Ungar shrugs off.
Cordoba tries a knee to the head but Ungar blocks it.
Cordoba fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cordoba lands with a left to the head.
Ungar managing to block the knees to the body from Cordoba.
Stu Ungar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cordoba throws a punch but it's blocked by Ungar.
Cordoba lands an elbow just above Ungar 's eye.
Stu Ungar's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Ungar can't find room to land a body shot as Cordoba controls the action.
Cordoba misses with a punch to the body.
Cordoba misses with a punch to the body.
Cordoba controlling the action here for a moment.
Ungar tries a body shot but Cordoba blocks it.
Cordoba lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Cordoba tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ungar avoids it.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Ungar tries to throw a body punch but Cordoba avoids it by throwing Ungar back against the cage.
A short right from Cordoba.
Cordoba pressing his opponent against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cordoba tries to land a knee to the head but Ungar blocks with his arms.
A left hand lands to the body for Cordoba.
Ungar misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cordoba lands a left hand.
Nice elbow from Cordoba.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ungar with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ungar misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cordoba.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Cordoba tries to land knees in the clinch but Ungar avoids the damage to the body.
Ungar misses with a punch to the body.
Cordoba tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ungar avoids it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ungar lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ungar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cordoba creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ungar lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alex Cordoba comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Cordoba has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight for Alex Cordoba!
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight for Alex Cordoba!
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight for Alex Cordoba!
Alex Cordoba wins by unanimous decision!
After winning the bout, Alex Cordoba thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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