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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Abdul Leon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justin Schulze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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161 lbs
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160 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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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
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Abdul Leon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Justin Schulze!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Jeff Smith and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schulze with a lazy takedown attempt
and Leon cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Schulze rushes Leon and presses him up against the cage.
Leon gets underhooks to prevent Schulze's takedown attempt.
Leon wants to get back to striking at distance but Schulze won't allow it.
Schulze gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Leon keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Leon controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Schulze scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leon is trying to stand up here but Schulze is controlling him well.
Schulze tries to pass the half guard into mount. Leon knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schulze with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Leon actively working from the bottom here.
Leon has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Schulze is working away from the top position though.
Schulze is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Schulze is taking a breather. Leon says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
That's two 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.
Schulze not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Leon kicks Schulze off and gets back to his feet.
Schulze clinches up against the cage.
Leon is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Abdul Leon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Justin Schulze.
Schulze jumps guard but Leon turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Leon tries to score a body lock takedown but Schulze shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Schulze's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Leon blocks a head kick by Schulze.
It looked like Leon was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schulze shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Leon as he avoids it easily.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Schulze.
Schulze gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Schulze pulls guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Leon throws a big right hand that misses.
Leon trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Leon loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Leon postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Schulze utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Schulze pushes Leon off and scrambles back to his feet.
Leon changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Schulze tries to avoid it but Leon manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Schulze to the ground. Schulze escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Leon shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Schulze as he jumps to the side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leon slaps away a takedown attempt from Schulze, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Schulze defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Leon.
Leon shoots for a double leg takedown but Schulze sprawls well. He's pushed Leon's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Leon is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Schulze has Leon up against the cage in a clinch.
Schulze prevents Leon from breaking the clinch.
Schulze tries to pull guard but Leon won't allow it.
Schulze scores with an uppercut up the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Justin Schulze dominated that round.
That's time! Leon's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Leon avoids the head kick by Schulze.
Schulze is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Schulze stuffs the takedown attempt from Leon. Leon gets slowly back to his feet.
Leon looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Schulze is fending him off so far but Leon persists. Nope, Schulze circles away and we're back to standing.
Schulze misses with a takedown attempt - Leon sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schulze moves into the clinch.
Schulze is trying to pull guard but Leon has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schulze blocks an elbow strike.
Leon wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Abdul Leon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Schulze turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Schulze manages to end up in side control.
Schulze slows the pace down.
Leon is looking for a sweep.
Schulze advances nicely into full mount.
Schulze lands a big shot there that rocks Leon but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Leon is squirming around, avoiding Schulze's attempts to control the action.
Schulze controlling the position easily from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schulze can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Leon is looking to escape.
Schulze looking to control and managing it successfully.
Leon is looking to improve his position but Schulze isn't that keen on the idea.
Leon is working hard here to advance position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schulze looking to finish Leon with some ground and pound. This is bad for Leon!
Schulze get's back to his feet.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Leon enables Schulze to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Leon manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Leon looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Leon has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Schulze sitting in guard here, content to control.
Schulze passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schulze moves into full mount!
Schulze has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Schulze trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Schulze is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Leon can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Schulze lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Leon working to try and regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Justin Schulze showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Leon doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Schulze counters with a one-two to the body.
Nice sprawl there from Leon as Schulze shoots in.
Schulze closes the distance and clinches.
Schulze blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Schulze goes for a takedown attempt but Leon pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Leon shoots in looking for a takedown. Schulze tries to sprawl out of it but Leon keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Schulze manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Schulze swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schulze tries to bum rush Leon with a series of wild strikes but Leon uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Leon fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Abdul Leon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leon dodges the punch combination from Schulze.
Leon is looking to clinch but Schulze is avoiding it.
Schulze gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Schulze avoiding damage.
Schulze prevents the takedown attempt.
Schulze on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Schulze escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Schulze tries to clinch up.
Leon seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leon is trying hard to land a takedown here. Schulze sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Schulze wants to clinch up but Leon keeps it at a distance.
It looked like Leon was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Schulze shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Leon manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Schulze working some strikes from top position.
Leon knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Schulze on the ground.
Schulze's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Schulze gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Schulze darts in and clinches Leon up against the cage.
Schulze dodges an elbow strike from Leon.
Schulze wants a takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leon scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Schulze pulls guard successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Schulze tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Leon stands over his opponent and dives in with a flying punch! Schulze throws up his legs and catches Leon in a triangle! Oh this looks tight! Leon tries to escape but he's forced to tap! Wow, fantastic work there by Schulze! That came out of nowhere!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Justin Schulze!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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