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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Leon Lentz (ranked 871 p4p, 706 weight class) and Marchrius Rossi (ranked 127 p4p, 107 weight class). Rossi has chosen Metal Slug Theme as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leon Lentz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 12 - 1, fighting out of London, Marchrius Rossi!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Atkins and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lentz bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Rossi lands with a thumping leg kick.
Rossi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lentz.
Lentz throws a leg kick
and Rossi counters with a stiff right hand.
Lentz connects with a looping right hand.
Lentz throws a head kick that misses.
Lentz punishes Rossi's body with a nice straight punch.
Lentz lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Rossi throws a right and a left that Lentz avoids nicely.
Lentz missing with a left hand there. Rossi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A swing and a miss from Lentz.
Rossi follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Rossi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lentz.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rossi.
Lentz scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Lentz throws a poor cross that misses
and Rossi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A slow jab from Rossi misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rossi on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Lentz throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Lentz throws a low kick but it's checked well by Rossi.
Rossi takes a jab right on the kisser.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lentz. Rossi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rossi appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Lentz throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rossi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rossi takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Lentz closes the distance and clinches.
Lentz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rossi looks to land a left hand but Lentz moved out of range nicely.
Lentz lands the left hand.
It looks like Lentz has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Rossi takes a swing at Lentz's ribcage but misses.
Rossi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lentz throws out the jab.
A head kick misses from Lentz.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rossi takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Lentz misses the body punch
and Rossi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lentz throws an overhand right that lands on Rossi's shoulder, as Rossi tries to avoid the shot.
Rossi looks to land a right hand but Lentz moved out of range.
Lentz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lentz scoring well with a low kick there.
Rossi ducks under a wild hook from Lentz.
Lentz misses with a straight left.
Rossi getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Rossi takes a jab right on the kisser.
Rossi throws a head kick but Lentz moves out of range.
It looked like Lentz wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Lentz throws a right hand that misses
and Rossi counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Lentz takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Rossi fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lentz looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lentz connects with a good right hand that stumbles Rossi. Rossi circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Lentz misses with a hook
and Rossi counters with a good, hard body kick but Lentz shrugs it off.
Lentz throws out a loose jab but Rossi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lentz throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rossi stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Lentz punishes Rossi's body with a nice straight punch.
Lentz rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rossi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A slow jab from Lentz misses its intended target.
Lentz uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Leon Lentz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lentz throws a lazy right hand but Rossi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lentz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rossi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A leg kick checked by Lentz.
Rossi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lentz needs to keep his hands up - Rossi had a free shot at his head there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lentz throws a sloppy head kick and Rossi moves out of range easily.
Lentz backing away here, and Rossi unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Lentz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lentz lands a glancing blow to the side of Rossi's head.
Lentz connects with a single shot there.
Lentz connects with a solid leg kick.
Rossi keeps the fight on the outside.
Rossi with a hook.
Lentz lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lentz is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Lentz moves in looking to clinch but Rossi pushes him off.
Lentz ducks under a wild hook from Rossi.
An attempted straight right counter from Lentz misses the target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lentz lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Rossi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lentz's jab looks to have found its range, popping Rossi under the eye.
Rossi needs to keep his hands up - Lentz had a free shot at his head there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Leon Lentz dominated that round.
That's time! Lentz's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Lentz loads up on a big right hand but Rossi slips the punch.
Lentz closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Lentz misses with a body punch.
A bit of stalling here from Rossi.
Lentz swings wildly with an uppercut but Rossi uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Rossi fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rossi.
Rossi leaning against his opponent.
Lentz can't find room to land a body shot as Rossi controls the action.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lentz creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rossi misses with a punch on the inside.
Lentz misses with a body punch.
Lentz lands with a right to the head.
Lentz manages to break the clinch.
Lentz darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rossi cracks Lentz with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Lentz misses with a body shot.
Lentz throws a jab when Rossi was well out of range.
Rossi looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lentz throws a big shot that misses.
Lentz throws a lazy right hand but Rossi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lentz scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Rossi doesn't seem bothered though.
Lentz misses with a double jab
and Rossi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rossi with a nice calf kick.
Lentz looks to land a right hand but Rossi moved out of range.
Rossi chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rossi fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Lentz throws a jab but it's blocked by Rossi.
Lentz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rossi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rossi is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Lentz with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rossi shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rossi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A good leg kick by Rossi.
Rossi has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Lentz.
Lentz slips under a jab.
Lentz lands a nice shot that snaps Rossi's head back.
Lentz misses with the body kick
and Rossi counters with a right hand to the body.
Lentz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lentz has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Rossi.
A big left from Rossi misses.
Lentz rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rossi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lentz tries to land a front kick but Rossi steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Rossi appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Rossi blocks the leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lentz tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rossi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A bone on bone clash there as Rossi blocks the leg kick.
Rossi lands a nice looking body kick.
A jab from Lentz misses.
Rossi ducks under a wild hook from Lentz.
Lentz misses with a looping left.
Lentz lands a leg kick that knocks Rossi off balance momentarily.
Rossi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rossi lands a nice looking body shot.
Rossi gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lentz.
Rossi throws a leg kick but Lentz checks it.
Rossi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rossi swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lentz throws a hook but Rossi blocks it.
Leon Lentz is winning the standup battle so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Lentz.
Rossi appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Rossi loads up on a big right hand but Lentz slips the punch.
Lentz swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Lentz pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Lentz throws a body punch but Rossi moves out of range.
Jab, jab by Lentz - just one landing.
Lentz throws a head kick that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rossi swings for the body but Lentz moves out of range.
Rossi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rossi slips under a jab.
Rossi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lentz's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Rossi connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Lentz scrambles back to his feet.
Rossi slips under a jab.
No joy there for Lentz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Leon Lentz dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Lentz rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
and Lentz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lentz scores with a jab to the head.
Rossi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lentz.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lentz. That's going to slow Rossi down.
Lentz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rossi can do to turn this around?
Lentz dips to his left and cracks Rossi with an uppercut!
Rossi throws a leg kick but Lentz sees it coming and moves out of range.
Rossi lands a right hook to the body.
Lentz getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Lentz chopping away at his opponent's legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lentz swings for the body but Rossi moves out of range.
Lentz connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Rossi momentarily.
Lentz throws a lazy uppercut
and Rossi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lentz misses with a kick to the body
and Rossi counters with a nice uppercut.
Lentz throws a poor cross that misses
and Rossi counters with a head kick that drops Lentz to the mat! Lentz scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Lentz is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rossi.
Oh Lentz is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lentz just misses with a punch to the body.
Rossi lands with a thumping leg kick.
Rossi circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Lentz drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Rossi follows Lentz to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marchrius Rossi!
A victorious Marchrius Rossi thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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