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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leonidas Katsaros (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Moacyr Domingos De Matos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Katsaros comes into the arena with 卍 卍 卍 blaring out of the sound system. De Matos has chosen Kick Ass as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Moacyr Domingos De Matos enters the cage!
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213 lbs
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World class 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
21 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Leonidas Katsaros!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
36 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Moacyr Domingos De Matos!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Donald Grub and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Katsaros throws a body kick that misses
and De Matos counters with a nice body shot.
Katsaros will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Katsaros drops his hands momentarily and De Matos takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
De Matos misses with a low kick.
Katsaros slips under a jab from De Matos.
Katsaros throws a sloppy head kick and De Matos moves out of range easily.
A slapping leg kick lands for De Matos.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Katsaros lands a right hook to the body.
Katsaros misses with a looping right.
De Matos does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
De Matos throws a leg kick which misses Katsaros's front leg but catches the back leg as Katsaros tries to avoid it.
De Matos sizes up Katsaros with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Katsaros blocks a head kick by De Matos.
De Matos tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Katsaros is able to avoid easily.
Katsaros takes one on the button.
Katsaros lands with a straight right. De Matos didn't see that one coming.
We've been told by Katsaros's head coaches at Convicted Fight Club that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Katsaros lands a nice looking body shot.
Katsaros throws a looping overhand right but De Matos ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Matos takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
The fighters circling - Katsaros throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Some bone on bone action there as Katsaros checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
De Matos throws a body punch but Katsaros moves out of range.
Katsaros takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
De Matos lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Katsaros swings for the body but De Matos moves out of range.
Katsaros looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Katsaros throws a head kick that misses.
Katsaros connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
De Matos blocks a head kick by Katsaros.
Katsaros throws a big shot that misses.
Katsaros comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
De Matos is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Katsaros.
De Matos misses with a leg kick.
Nice shot by Katsaros.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Matos throws a leg kick that is checked
and Katsaros counters with a leg kick.
Katsaros with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Matos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Katsaros.
De Matos throws a nice outside leg kick.
Katsaros scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
De Matos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Katsaros blocks a jab.
Katsaros lands with an uppercut that bounces De Matos off the cage and back into range.
Katsaros looks to score with a jab to the body but De Matos is just out of range.
Katsaros loads up on a big right hand but De Matos slips the punch.
De Matos moves out of range of the strikes.
Katsaros lands a nice leg kick that just misses De Matos's sensitive parts.
Crunch! De Matos slams his shin into Katsaros's torso.
A jab from De Matos finds it's way through Katsaros's defenses.
Katsaros connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Katsaros misses with a series of wild punches.
Leonidas Katsaros seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Matos moves out of range as Katsaros strikes.
Katsaros lands a straight punch to the body, keeping De Matos at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Katsaros takes a body punch but keeps moving.
De Matos takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
De Matos throws a body punch but Katsaros moves out of range.
De Matos finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
De Matos cracks Katsaros with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Katsaros throws a body kick that misses.
De Matos feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Katsaros's calf.
Decent striking displayed by Katsaros there.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by De Matos.
This has been an exciting period of action!
An inside leg kick from De Matos misses.
Katsaros delivers a nice body kick.
De Matos throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
De Matos pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Katsaros throws a head kick that misses.
De Matos turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Good work by Katsaros as he checks the leg kick.
Katsaros throws a jab when De Matos was well out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Matos looks to throw the jab but Katsaros is out of range.
De Matos takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Katsaros keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from De Matos.
Katsaros bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of De Matos's head.
Katsaros fakes a jab and throws a low kick but De Matos checks it well.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by De Matos.
A jab from Katsaros misses.
De Matos throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Katsaros ducks down and throws a hook to the body but De Matos moves away.
De Matos is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Katsaros had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Nice body kick there by Katsaros.
Katsaros throws a head kick but De Matos moves out of range.
De Matos throws a jab but it's blocked by Katsaros.
Katsaros keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Katsaros connects with a solid leg kick.
A lazy left from Katsaros finds it's target.
De Matos misses with a series of wild punches.
A looping hook to the body misses from De Matos. Katsaros does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Moacyr Domingos De Matos will probably get the nod.
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.
Katsaros works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
De Matos checks a leg kick.
De Matos takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Katsaros throws a leg kick that misses.
Katsaros slips a jab from De Matos.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from De Matos 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 Katsaros has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Katsaros and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Katsaros tries a head kick but it misses.
De Matos buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
De Matos works the jab nicely.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from De Matos in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Katsaros throws a right hand that misses
and De Matos counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Katsaros slips a straight right by De Matos.
De Matos throws out a loose jab but Katsaros uses good head movement to avoid it.
De Matos misses with a leg kick.
Katsaros takes one on the chin but seems OK.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Katsaros on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Katsaros moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Katsaros tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Good leg kick by De Matos there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Matos looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Katsaros cracks De Matos with a good jab.
No joy there for Katsaros, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Katsaros with a jab.
Katsaros moves out of range as De Matos strikes.
Katsaros throws a one two combo.
De Matos is rocked!
A leg kick checked by Katsaros.
De Matos is still on wobbly legs! Can Katsaros finish him?
Katsaros tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but De Matos was well out of range. Poor timing from Katsaros.
De Matos is looking to slow Katsaros down with leg kicks.
De Matos misses the jab.
De Matos seems to have recovered his senses.
De Matos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Katsaros was well out of range. Poor timing from De Matos.
De Matos feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Katsaros's calf.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Katsaros uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by De Matos.
A big left from De Matos misses.
Katsaros throws a half hearted mid kick.
De Matos slips a jab and a cross from Katsaros.
De Matos pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Katsaros scores with a crisp jab that stopped De Matos in his tracks.
De Matos swings away with a leg kick that misses.
De Matos fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Katsaros.
De Matos takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Katsaros ducks under a wild hook from De Matos.
De Matos pivots, looking for a leg kick but Katsaros is out of range and De Matos settles back down.
Katsaros scoring well with a low kick there.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
De Matos swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Katsaros is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
De Matos pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
De Matos throws a sloppy head kick and Katsaros moves out of range easily.
De Matos dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
De Matos misses with a head kick.
Katsaros connects with a leg kick. De Matos looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Moacyr Domingos De Matos seems to be getting the better of the standup.
De Matos is breathing heavily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Katsaros.
Katsaros looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Katsaros looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Katsaros pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice uppercut lands for Katsaros. That snapped De Matos's head back.
Katsaros throws a good cross that connects.
Katsaros throws a nice outside leg kick.
De Matos looks to throw the jab but Katsaros is out of range.
Katsaros scores with a jab to the jaw.
De Matos swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Katsaros throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
De Matos pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A clash of legs there as De Matos blocks the low kick.
De Matos throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A big left from De Matos misses.
Good standup being displayed there by Katsaros as he connects with a hook.
Katsaros lands a nice hook to De Matos's body. De Matos takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
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!
De Matos slips a straight right by Katsaros.
Katsaros lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Katsaros.
A head kick misses from De Matos.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Katsaros thumps De Matos with a low kick.
Katsaros slips a straight right by De Matos.
De Matos misses with a jab to the body
and De Matos takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! De Matos crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Katsaros - the referee stops the clock and De Matos gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Katsaros. De Matos manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Katsaros scores with a jab. De Matos acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
De Matos will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Katsaros thumps De Matos with a low kick.
De Matos is looking to land body kicks.
Katsaros turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Katsaros misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
De Matos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Katsaros.
De Matos shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Katsaros, right into the meat.
Katsaros misses with a kick to the body.
Katsaros swings and misses with a shot to the body
and De Matos counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Katsaros ducks under a wild hook from De Matos.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leonidas Katsaros dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
De Matos throws a leg kick that misses.
De Matos takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Katsaros lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
De Matos seems to be squinting his left eye. Perhaps he got a poke in that previous exchange. Katsaros shows no mercy and swarms him with a barage of strikes! De Matos is backing up but Katsaros catches him with a final right hook that drops him! De Matos covers up and the referee steps in to end the fight! Katsaros Jumps to his feet and flashes his guns to the crowd. Oh yeah, baby! How'd you like them apples?!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Leonidas Katsaros!
A victorious Leonidas Katsaros thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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