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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mariusz Korzen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leo Bernardo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bernardo is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Nyan cat. Leo Bernardo is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mariusz Korzen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leo Bernardo!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Tiny Johnson and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bernardo slaps away a takedown attempt from Korzen, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Korzen gets caught napping as Bernardo dives in and scores a takedown. Korzen manages to retain guard.
Bernardo trying to control but Korzen is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Korzen escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bernardo gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Bernardo tries to free his leg and advance position but Korzen is retaining full guard.
Bernardo drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Korzen dives on top into guard.
Bernardo escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Korzen gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Korzen wants to stand and escape but instead Bernardo has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Korzen pulls Bernardo in to control the position.
Bernardo thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Bernardo looking to pass the guard.
Korzen is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bernardo defends well.
Bernardo looking to pass the guard.
Bernardo is in close to Korzen's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Korzen keeping moving, preventing Bernardo from controlling successfully.
Bernardo drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Korzen manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Bernardo has Korzen in his guard.
Bernardo keeping moving, preventing Korzen from controlling successfully.
Bernardo is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Korzen tries to free his leg and advance position but Bernardo is retaining full guard.
Korzen trying to control but Bernardo is working from the bottom.
Mariusz Korzen has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Korzen throws a sloppy head kick and Bernardo moves out of range easily.
Bernardo dodges the punch combination from Korzen.
Korzen misses with a takedown attempt
and Bernardo counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Korzen is breathing heavily.
Bernardo stands and steps away. Korzen gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Bernardo closes the distance and lands a one-two.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bernardo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bernardo successfully pulls guard.
Korzen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bernardo is keeping the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bernardo working for a triangle but Korzen defends it easily.
Korzen trying to stand up but can't free himself from Bernardo's guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bernardo controlling Korzen's posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leo Bernardo dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Bernardo closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Bernardo tries to pass the half guard into mount. Korzen knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Bernardo stalling away here and it's allowed Korzen to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Korzen wants to sweep but no luck.
Bernardo trying to control but Korzen is working from the bottom.
Bernardo is stalling in the full guard.
Bernardo drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Bernardo jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Bernardo trying to control but Korzen is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Leo Bernardo hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Korzen slaps away a takedown attempt from Bernardo, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Bernardo rushes Korzen and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Korzen throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bernardo jumps guard but Korzen turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Bernardo pulls guard successfully.
Korzen wants to control from the top but Bernardo keeps moving.
Korzen tries to free his leg and advance position but Bernardo is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Korzen gets to his feet - Bernardo follows without any prompting.
Korzen shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Bernardo is not content to let Korzen control the position.
Bernardo is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Korzen decides to return to a standing position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Korzen shoots in looking for a takedown but Bernardo manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Korzen's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Bernardo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bernardo throws a right and a left that Korzen avoids nicely.
Bernardo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bernardo misses with a head kick.
Bernardo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Korzen looks for a takedown but Bernardo sprawls well.
Korzen closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Bernardo to the mat! Bernardo manages to get full guard.
Korzen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bernardo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Bernardo holds on and takes a little breather.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Korzen wants to control from the top but Bernardo keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Mariusz Korzen just wasn't active enough.
Bernardo misses with the combination.
Bernardo closes this distance looking for a takedown but Korzen circles away.
Mariusz Korzen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leo Bernardo.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bernardo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bernardo takes the fight into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bernardo jumps guard but Korzen turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Leo Bernardo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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!
Bernardo throws a head kick that Korzen semi-blocks.
Bernardo closes the distance and clinches.
Korzen drags the fight down to the ground.
Bernardo is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Bernardo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Korzen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Korzen is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Korzen tries to strike from the bottom.
Bernardo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Korzen is trying to keep Bernardo in close.
Korzen keeping moving, preventing Bernardo from controlling successfully.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Korzen scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bernardo trying to control here.
Korzen thows a huge punch but Bernardo dodges it nicely.
Bernardo trying to control here.
Korzen trying to control the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mariusz Korzen has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Korzen wants to clinch.
Korzen feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Korzen tries to stand but Bernardo is controlling from the bottom.
Korzen tries to free his leg and advance position but Bernardo is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bernardo keeping moving, preventing Korzen from controlling successfully.
We're going to have a standup here because Mariusz Korzen wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Bernardo misses with a double jab.
Korzen gets tackled into the cage by Bernardo. Bernardo maintains the clinch.
Korzen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bernardo's elbow.
Bernardo jumps guard and drags Korzen to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Bernardo keeping moving, preventing Korzen from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mariusz Korzen has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Bernardo tries to bum rush Korzen with a series of wild strikes but Korzen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bernardo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bernardo.
Bernardo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Korzen is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bernardo sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Bernardo rushes Korzen and presses him up against the cage.
Korzen fails to pull guard.
Bernardo has Korzen pushed against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bernardo has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Korzen uses from the top position.
Korzen makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Mariusz Korzen.
Well Bernardo 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 George Francis scores the fight for Leo Bernardo!
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight for Leo Bernardo!
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight for Leo Bernardo!
Leo Bernardo wins by unanimous decision!
Leo Bernardo thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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