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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leeroy Russo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Dammon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leeroy Russo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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286 lbs
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269 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Leeroy Russo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Matt Dammon!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Paul Tew and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dammon takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A swing and a miss from Dammon.
Dammon throws a poor cross that misses
and Russo counters by moving into the clinch.
Russo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dammon blocks it with crossed arms.
Russo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dammon is defending well for now.
Dammon lands a hook that snaps the head of Russo backwards.
Dammon manages to break the clinch.
Russo darts in and clinches Dammon up against the cage.
Dammon lands a hook that snaps the head of Russo backwards.
Russo lands an elbow inside.
Russo is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Dammon is keeping busy.
Dammon's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A swing and a miss from Dammon.
Dammon swats away the attempt to clinch by Russo.
Russo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dammon.
Dammon throws a lazy right hand but Russo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Russo ducks under a wild hook from Dammon.
Dammon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Russo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Russo has been working on his boxing with his coaches at LOD-Guts & Glory Gym in the buildup to the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dammon scores with a jab.
Dammon connects with a body shot.
Russo jabs Dammon to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Russo just misses with a punch to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Russo misses the target.
Dammon blocks the body kick.
Leeroy Russo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Russo ducks under a wild hook from Dammon.
Dammon misses with an uppercut
and Russo counters with a nice body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Russo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Russo.
Dammon wants to stall.
Russo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Dammon looks winded!
Dammon tries a body shot but Russo blocks it.
Russo jumps guard but Dammon stands there with Russo around his waist. Russo gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Russo has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Dammon is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dammon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short body shot lands from Dammon as the two fighters clinch.
Russo lands an elbow just above Dammon 's eye.
Dammon lands with a left to the head.
Russo is working Dammon over against the cage.
Dammon makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Russo fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leeroy Russo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dammon can't find room to land a body shot as Russo controls the action.
Russo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dammon lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Russo backwards.
Dammon scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Russo.
Russo has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Dammon is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Russo throws an elbow that misses.
Dammon dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Dammon wants to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dammon's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Russo throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Russo just misses with a punch to the body.
Russo digs a good body shot into Dammon's ribs.
Dammon takes one on the chin but seems OK.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Russo.
Dammon throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Russo counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Russo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dammon stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Russo dips to his left and cracks Dammon with an uppercut!
Dammon takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Dammon is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Russo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Dammon looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Russo throws a sloppy head kick and Dammon moves out of range easily.
Russo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Dammon doesn't seem bothered though.
Russo throws a shot to the body.
Russo lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Russo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Russo lands with an overhand left.
Russo clinches up with Dammon and pushes him back against the cage.
Russo tries to pull guard but Dammon forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Russo scores with a shot to the side of Dammon's head.
Dammon misses with the head strike.
Russo tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Dammon smiles and moves away.
Dammon keeps the fight on the outside.
Russo wants to clinch up but Dammon keeps it at a distance.
Russo slips under a jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Russo moves out of range as Dammon strikes.
Russo is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Dammon lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Russo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Russo avoids the body shot from Dammon.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leeroy Russo 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.
Russo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dammon tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Dammon throws a hook but Russo avoids it easily.
Russo misses with a body shot.
A swing and a miss from Dammon.
Russo shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Dammon circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dammon pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Russo is looking to wear down Dammon with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Russo tries to clinch there but Dammon circles away.
Dammon jabs Russo to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Dammon closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Russo is trying to push Dammon away but Dammon has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Russo fails to pull guard.
Russo tries to land knees in the clinch but Dammon avoids the damage to the body.
Dammon misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dammon wants to stall.
A short right from Russo on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dammon misses with the head strike.
Dammon misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dammon prevents the takedown attempt.
Dammon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Russo clinches.
Russo misses with some punches.
Russo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Russo lands a damaging elbow.
Dammon is pressed up against the cage. Russo has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Dammon down to the mat. Dammon avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leeroy Russo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dammon throws a hook to the side of Russo's head but Russo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Russo lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Russo misses with a straight right.
Dammon moves out of range of the leg kick from Russo.
The fight stays on the outside here - Russo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dammon throws a right hand that misses
and Russo counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Russo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dammon swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Russo ducks under a wild hook from Dammon.
Russo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dammon swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Russo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nice shot by Dammon.
Dammon uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Dammon misses the target.
Russo throws a looping overhand right but Dammon ducks down to avoid it.
Dammon takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Dammon has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Russo finds it's way round the side to connect with Dammon's head.
Russo scoring well with a low kick there.
Russo is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Dammon is breathing heavily.
Russo throws a body punch but Dammon moves out of range.
Russo just misses with a punch to the body.
A shot to the liver by Russo. Beautiful body shot.
Dammon throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Russo drops Dammon with a left and a right! Oh, Dammon is hurt - Russo dives into side control looking to finish!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
Russo working away.
Russo goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Dammon rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Russo's guard! Nice work there by Dammon!
Dammon is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Russo really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Russo trying to keep a closed guard but Dammon is proving a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Russo is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Dammon defends well.
Russo looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Russo working for a triangle but Dammon defends it easily.
Russo is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dammon is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leeroy Russo dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Dammon throws a lazy uppercut
and Dammon takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Russo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dammon.
The fighters circle momentarily. Russo darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Dammon thows a left - swing and a miss!
Russo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dammon throws out the jab.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A right hand to the body from Russo.
Dammon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Russo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dammon.
Leeroy Russo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Russo prevents a body shot from Dammon.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dammon.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice body punch from Dammon.
Dammon misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Russo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Dammon swings wildly with an uppercut but Russo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Russo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dammon struggles to land a body shot inside as Russo controls his hands.
Russo trying to land knees to the body.
Dammon lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Russo backwards.
Dammon misses with a short punch on the inside.
Russo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dammon.
Russo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dammon can do to turn this around?
Russo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dammon is defending well for now.
Russo tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Dammon just stands there and leans against the cage.
Dammon looking to stall.
Russo jumps guard but Dammon turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Dammon misses with a body punch.
Dammon is leaning against Russo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Russo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dammon scores with a nice hook to the head.
Russo tries to pull guard but Dammon holds him up against the cage and eventually Russo drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leeroy Russo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dammon breaks the clinch.
Dammon thuds a left hand into Russo's body.
Russo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Dammon might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Dammon swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Russo slips a straight right by Dammon.
Russo tries to score with a low kick but Dammon moves his leg out of the way.
Dammon misses with a wild body shot.
Dammon connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Russo tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dammon throws a shot from downtown. Russo moves away and avoids it.
Dammon bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Russo's head backwards.
Dammon blocks a jab.
A jab lands there for Russo.
Russo is looking to clinch but Dammon is avoiding it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dammon connects with the punch.
Russo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dammon paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Russo connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Matt Dammon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dammon jabs Russo right on the nose. Russo blinks but takes it well.
Russo tries to close the distance and clinch but Dammon swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Russo feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Dammons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Dammon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dammon avoids the head kick by Russo.
Dammon fails to land with a series of punches.
Dammon looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Russo cracks Dammon with a right hand to the side of the head.
Russo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dammon.
Russo throws a hook but Dammon blocks it.
Russo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Leeroy Russo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Russo with a nice cross.
Dammon fails to land with a series of punches.
Russo plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Some bone on bone action there as Dammon checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Russo just misses with a punch to the body.
Russo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dammon missing with a left hand there. Russo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Russo tries to clinch but Dammon moves away
and Dammon counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Russo is rocked!
Russo staying out of range there.
Russo slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Russo clinches up with Dammon and pushes him back against the cage.
Russo throws a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Russo throws an elbow but it misses.
Russo blocks an uppercut.
Russo has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Dammon is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Matt Dammon.
Well Russo has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leeroy Russo!
Leeroy Russo took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Affordable Quality + Reliable Laundry for their support in the buildup to the fight.
The defeated Matt Dammon had this to say: 'Liro is great. Congrats'.
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