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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brian Leonard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodrick Skiter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Leonard might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Lonely Island - Like A Boss. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Excellent boxer
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Brian Leonard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rodrick Skiter!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Tarja Halkonen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leonard looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Skiter misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Skiter throws a right and a left that Leonard avoids nicely.
Leonard shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Skiter sprawls well. Skiter wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Leonard gets slowly back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leonard shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brian Leonard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skiter misses with a jab, cross combination.
Leonard tries to clinch but Skiter is having none of it.
Skiter misses with a two punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Leonard.
Leonard has a takedown stuffed.
Leonard shoots in but Skiter avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leonard avoids a punch combination nicely.
Leonard shoots in but no luck this time.
Leonard avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Leonard wants to clinch up but Skiter keeps it at a distance.
Skiter throws a nice looking combination but Leonard bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Skiter fails to land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rodrick Skiter dominated that round.
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.
Leonard fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Skiter avoids it really well and circles away.
Skiter looks to land a combination but Leonard avoids it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Skiter throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skiter misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Skiter misses with a few strikes there.
Skiter is breathing heavily.
Leonard shoots in for a takedown but Skiter shows good takedown defense.
Skiter looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Leonard is looking to clinch but Skiter is avoiding it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Leonard shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brian Leonard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Skiter swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
No luck for Leonard with that takedown attempt.
Leonard shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leonard tries to clinch but Skiter is having none of it.
Leonard is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Leonard doesn't manage to clinch there - Skiter circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Skiter defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Leonard.
Crunch! Leonard slams his shin into Skiter's torso.
Skiter avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Leonard will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rodrick Skiter showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! 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.
Skiter misses with a two punch combination.
Skiter leaves Leonard with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Leonard fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leonard tries to clinch up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leonard fails with an attempt to clinch.
Leonard moves in looking to clinch but Skiter pushes him off.
Skiter misses with a jab, cross combination.
Skiter misses with a series of wild punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Leonard is looking to clinch.
Leonard tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Skiter paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Leonard shoots in looking for a takedown. Skiter tries to sprawl out of it but Leonard keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Skiter manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Skiter fails to land with a series of punches.
Brian Leonard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rodrick Skiter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skiter throws a series of punches but Leonard moves out of range.
Skiter takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Skiter throws a nice looking combination but Leonard bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rodrick Skiter is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Leonard closes the distance and clinches up with Skiter, looking for a takedown. Leonard pushes Skiter against the cage but Skiter circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brian Leonard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Leonard slips a jab and a cross from Skiter.
Leonard fails with an attempt to clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Leonard tries to clinch up.
Skiter checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rodrick Skiter comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Skiter 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rodrick Skiter!
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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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