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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Joao Araujo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roberto De Leon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Araujo kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is This time its war. Roberto De Leon has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Joao Araujo's chin.
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150 lbs
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155 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joao Araujo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Roberto De Leon!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, David Schapiro and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Leon forces Araujo back against the cage and clinches.
Araujo tries a body shot but De Leon blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Araujo fails to land.
De Leon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
De Leon tries to work over Araujo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Araujo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
De Leon throws a head punch that misses.
De Leon manages to break the clinch.
De Leon moves into the clinch.
Araujo misses with the head strike.
Araujo fails to pull the fight into his guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Araujo blocks the elbow strike.
De Leon manages to break the clinch.
De Leon moves into range and clinches up with Araujo.
De Leon breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Leon forces Araujo back against the cage and clinches.
De Leon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Araujo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
De Leon misses with a hook from the clinch.
De Leon swings wildly with an uppercut but Araujo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Araujo is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but De Leon is defending well.
Araujo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but De Leon has him pressed against the cage.
Araujo is trying to break free.
De Leon's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A nice right hand lands inside from De Leon.
De Leon lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from De Leon - that landed with a thud.
De Leon scores with a shoulder strike.
Araujo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Araujo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
De Leon wants to break the clinch but can't.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A short right from De Leon.
De Leon misses with a hook to the ribs.
De Leon misses with an elbow strike.
De Leon lands with a left to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Araujo takes a shot to the head.
De Leon lands a right hand that snaps the head of Araujo backwards.
De Leon lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for De Leon.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Araujo tries to pull guard but De Leon forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joao Araujo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A short right hand to the side of the head by De Leon.
De Leon tries to land a knee to the head but Araujo blocks with his arms.
De Leon avoiding damage as Araujo throws knees to the body.
Araujo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
De Leon moves into the clinch successfully.
De Leon working some nice short punches in the clinch.
De Leon with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A nice left hand lands by De Leon.
De Leon lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Araujo backwards.
A right hand to the body from De Leon.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Leon lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Araujo backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, De Leon creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Leon lands a shot to the body.
De Leon lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
De Leon manages to break the clinch.
De Leon takes the fight into the clinch.
De Leon lands a shoulder strike.
Araujo is rocked!
It looks like Joao Araujo has been cut.
De Leon lands with a left to the head.
Oh Araujo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Araujo tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. De Leon just stands there and leans against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Araujo fails to land.
Araujo seems to have got his legs back now.
De Leon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
De Leon avoiding damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roberto De Leon dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joao Araujo's cut.
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.
De Leon has closed the distance and engaged Araujo in a clinch.
Araujo jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as De Leon walks away with a smile on his face. Araujo gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
De Leon has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
De Leon lands a left and a right that send Araujo crashing to the mat, dazed. De Leon thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
De Leon works Araujo's body with a nice hook.
De Leon misses with a combination
and Araujo counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Araujo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Araujo prevents De Leon from getting back to his feet.
Araujo is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Araujo stops De Leon from standing up.
De Leon is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Araujo dives into side control.
Araujo tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Araujo has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Leon is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Araujo asserts his dominance and retains side control.
De Leon is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Araujo working the ground and pound but De Leon is defending the strikes.
Araujo wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by De Leon, who protects the arm well.
Araujo trying to control the action but De Leon is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Araujo tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Araujo has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Araujo is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. De Leon knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
De Leon is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Araujo happy to just control the position for now.
De Leon is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Araujo is controlling him well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Leon is not content to let Araujo control the position.
Araujo tries for a kimura but De Leon is defending well.
Araujo postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Araujo is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Araujo is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, De Leon has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Araujo seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Araujo tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Araujo has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
De Leon is trying to buck Araujo off.
Araujo trying to control the position but De Leon is working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Araujo lands some shots froms side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joao Araujo dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Joao Araujo's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
De Leon lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
De Leon is looking to clinch.
De Leon wants to clinch up but Araujo keeps it at a distance.
Araujo wants to clinch.
De Leon tries to clinch but Araujo moves out of range.
Roberto De Leon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Leon tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Araujo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Araujo fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Leon moves in looking to clinch but Araujo pushes him off.
Araujo half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Araujo gets tackled into the cage by De Leon. De Leon maintains the clinch.
De Leon keeps control of Araujo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
De Leon taking a breather.
De Leon lands a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from De Leon.
De Leon stalling.
De Leon throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Araujos head.
Araujo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
De Leon tries a knee to the head but Araujo blocks it.
De Leon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
De Leon doesn't manage to clinch there - Araujo circles away.
Araujo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. De Leon manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
De Leon wants to counter with a clinch but Araujo pushes him away.
De Leon has Araujo up against the cage in a clinch.
De Leon misses with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Leon breaks the clinch.
Roberto De Leon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A cross from De Leon lands.
De Leon uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Araujo.
A left lands for De Leon.
De Leon has taken the fight to the clinch.
De Leon's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A punch combination from De Leon misses.
Araujo appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
De Leon paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
De Leon moves in looking to clinch but Araujo pushes him off.
Roberto De Leon seems to be getting the better of the standup.
De Leon moves into the clinch successfully.
Araujo stalling in the clinch but De Leon improves position.
De Leon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A quick uppercut on the inside from De Leon.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Leon lands a left hand.
Araujo has De Leon pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. De Leon manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
De Leon lands a left hand that snaps the head of Araujo backwards.
De Leon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
De Leon fails in his attempt to clinch.
De Leon doesn't manage to clinch there - Araujo circles away.
Araujo was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
De Leon takes the fight into the clinch.
De Leon breaks the clinch.
De Leon moves in looking to clinch but Araujo pushes him off.
De Leon avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
De Leon gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Leon misses with a knee strike.
De Leon struggles to land a body shot inside as Araujo controls his hands.
Araujo misses with a short punch on the inside.
De Leon with an attempt at a knee that misses.
De Leon breaks the clinch.
De Leon closes the distance and clinches.
De Leon lands a left hand that snaps the head of Araujo backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Leon tries to work over Araujo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Araujo tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Araujo wants to break free but De Leon has control.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, De Leon creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Araujo jumps guard but De Leon stands there with Araujo around his waist. Araujo gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Roberto De Leon comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think De Leon has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:29
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 27:29
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roberto De Leon!
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