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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kimo Leonardo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael McCulloch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leonardo kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Amazing. The crowd seem to be enjoying McCulloch's choice of entrance music: Drowning Pool - Bodies. Kimo Leonardo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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155 lbs
12 - 5 - 1 |
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183 cm
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160 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
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Powerful takedowns
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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
12 - 5 - 1, fighting out of London, Kimo Leonardo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Michael McCulloch!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Atkins and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leonardo connects with a body shot.
McCulloch thows a body shot but no joy.
McCulloch misses with a looping left.
McCulloch misses with a wild body shot.
McCulloch cracks Leonardo with a good jab.
Leonardo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Leonardo throws a hook but McCulloch blocks it.
No joy there for Leonardo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
McCulloch keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Leonardo looks to score with a jab to the body but McCulloch is just out of range.
Leonardo looks to land a combination but McCulloch avoids it well.
Leonardo uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before McCulloch has time to react.
Leonardo's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Leonardo duly obliges.
Leonardo throws a lazy right hand but McCulloch sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
McCulloch fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Leonardo manages to avoid it.
McCulloch swings for the body but Leonardo moves out of range.
Leonardo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCulloch slips a jab from Leonardo.
Leonardo throws a series of punches but McCulloch avoids them all with ease.
Leonardo misses the jab.
Leonardo throws out a loose jab but McCulloch uses good head movement to avoid it.
Leonardo moves out of range as McCulloch strikes.
Leonardo misses with a body shot.
Leonardo bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of McCulloch's head.
McCulloch throws a shot from downtown. Leonardo moves away and avoids it.
Leonardo misses with a wild body shot.
Leonardo throws a low kick but it's checked well by McCulloch.
Leonardo throws a leg kick that misses.
McCulloch throws a jab but it's blocked by Leonardo.
McCulloch misses with a body shot.
Leonardo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kimo Leonardo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from McCulloch misses.
Leonardo misses with a hook. McCulloch ducked under it nicely.
McCulloch throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
McCulloch thows a body shot but no joy.
Leonardo lands a lovely overhand right.
Leonardo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
McCulloch uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Leonardo.
Leonardo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Leonardo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
McCulloch moves out of range of the strikes.
McCulloch gets the takedown into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Leonardo is trying to control McCulloch's posture but McCulloch avoids it.
Leonardo managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by McCulloch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leonardo is looking to regain half guard here but McCulloch keeps moving and retains side control.
The ground and pound from McCulloch seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
McCulloch working the ground and pound but Leonardo is defending the strikes.
You can see the frustration on Leonardo's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Leonardo tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCulloch trying to control the position but Leonardo is working away.
McCulloch tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
McCulloch has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
McCulloch controls the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McCulloch trying to control the action but Leonardo is working from the bottom.
McCulloch is trying to get an arm triangle but Leonardo is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Kimo Leonardo will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Leonardo 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 McCulloch has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from McCulloch and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A clash of legs there as McCulloch blocks the low kick.
Leonardo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McCulloch.
Leonardo ducks under a wild hook from McCulloch.
McCulloch is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Leonardo.
McCulloch shoots in but Leonardo avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Leonardo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McCulloch throws out the jab.
McCulloch avoids the head kick by Leonardo.
A jab from McCulloch misses.
Nice takedown defense from Leonardo. No joy for McCulloch on that attempt.
McCulloch lands with an overhand left.
McCulloch misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCulloch shoots in for a takedown but Leonardo shows good takedown defense.
Kimo Leonardo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael McCulloch.
McCulloch shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Leonardo misses the shot to the body.
McCulloch swings for the body but Leonardo moves out of range.
McCulloch misses with a straight left.
McCulloch ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Leonardo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Leonardo just misses with a punch to the body.
McCulloch takes a swing at Leonardo's ribcage but misses.
Leonardo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Leonardo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McCulloch.
McCulloch throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McCulloch moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Leonardo takes a swing at McCulloch's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCulloch shoots for a takedown but Leonardo saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Nice defenses there by McCulloch.
McCulloch's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Leonardo connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! McCulloch scrambles back to his feet.
McCulloch shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Leonardo but Leonardo pushes him off and we're back to square one.
McCulloch misses with a takedown attempt - Leonardo sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Leonardo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
McCulloch checks a leg kick nicely.
Leonardo misses with a head kick.
McCulloch uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Leonardo.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Leonardo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Leonardo keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
McCulloch slips a straight right by Leonardo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCulloch on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
McCulloch throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Leonardo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
McCulloch takes a swing at Leonardo's ribcage but misses.
Nice jab there from Leonardo.
McCulloch keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Leonardo avoids the body shot from McCulloch.
Leonardo looks to land a left hand but McCulloch moved out of range nicely.
No luck for McCulloch with that takedown attempt.
McCulloch lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Leonardo at a distance.
McCulloch swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McCulloch throws the left hand but Leonardo avoids the punch easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leonardo scores with a nice right hand.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Leonardo.
McCulloch shoots in but no luck this time.
Kimo Leonardo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Leonardo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Leonardo just misses with a punch to the body.
Leonardo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Leonardo, as that shot connected.
Leonardo throws a low kick, looking for McCulloch's leg but McCulloch calmly moves out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from McCulloch.
Leonardo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McCulloch fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Leonardo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nice straight punches there by Leonardo. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Leonardo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kimo Leonardo dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Leonardo misses with a body shot.
Leonardo avoids the body shot from McCulloch.
Leonardo takes a swing at McCulloch's ribcage but misses.
Leonardo lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Leonardo cracks McCulloch with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Leonardo misses with a looping left.
Leonardo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Leonardo throws a shot from downtown. McCulloch moves away and avoids it.
Leonardo connects with a single shot there.
McCulloch moves away from the strike by Leonardo.
McCulloch keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Leonardo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The crowd cheers as McCulloch lands an impressive looking overhand right. Leonardo doesn't seem phased though.
Nice straight punches there by Leonardo. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Leonardo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leonardo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
McCulloch throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Leonardo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Leonardo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Leonardo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Leonardo lands a nice looking body shot.
McCulloch throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Leonardo tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. McCulloch is in Leonardo's guard.
McCulloch wants to control from the top but Leonardo keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McCulloch throws a strike but Leonardo rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
McCulloch controls Leonardo momentarily but Leonardo frees himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCulloch lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Leonardo!
Leonardo is squirming around, avoiding McCulloch's attempts to control the action.
Leonardo is looking to improve his position but McCulloch isn't that keen on the idea.
McCulloch controlling the position easily from mount.
Leonardo tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCulloch content just to control the position here.
McCulloch can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Leonardo is looking to escape.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Leonardo tries to hold on but McCulloch pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leonardo is squirming around, avoiding McCulloch's attempts to control the action.
McCulloch avoids the attempt from Leonardo to control.
Leonardo can't escape the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Leonardo is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Leonardo is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Michael McCulloch.
I think Leonardo has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Kimo Leonardo!
Judge James Atkins scores the fight for Kimo Leonardo!
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight for Kimo Leonardo!
Kimo Leonardo wins by unanimous decision!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Kimo Leonardo waved his t-shirt featuring Fossington & Blythe: Gentlemen's Fight Attire's logo in front of the cameras.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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