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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Krocidal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leon Bassi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Krocidal has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Jimmy Krocidal has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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185 lbs
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185 cm
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190 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Good chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jimmy Krocidal !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Leon Bassi!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Chris Dean and Ben Hemmingworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bassi closes the distance and clinches.
Krocidal looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Bassi lands an elbow that stopped Krocidal in his tracks for a moment.
Bassi stalling the fight.
Bassi connects with a nasty looking knee right to Krocidal 's face.
Bassi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Krocidal backwards.
Bassi taking a breather.
Krocidal jumps guard but Bassi stands there with Krocidal around his waist. Krocidal gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Krocidal definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Bassi creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Krocidal 's defenses.
Bassi with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bassi lands an elbow that stopped Krocidal in his tracks for a moment.
Bassi lands an elbow just above Krocidal 's eye.
A nice left hand lands by Bassi.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bassi has Krocidal pushed against the cage.
Bassi is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Bassi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bassi comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bassi lands an elbow that stopped Krocidal in his tracks for a moment.
Bassi lands a nice knee to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Bassi.
Bassi connects with a nasty looking knee right to Krocidal 's face.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bassi.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bassi obliges.
Bassi creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Krocidal 's defenses.
Bassi lands a knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bassi.
Bassi utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Krocidal takes a knee right on the jaw!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bassi unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Bassi is stalling here.
Bassi lands an elbow inside that Krocidal shrugs off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Bassi.
Bassi gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bassi connects with a knee to the head.
Bassi with a knee to the head.
Bassi controlling the action here for a moment.
Bassi gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bassi landing knees to the head.
Bassi lands an elbow inside.
Bassi connects with a knee to the head.
Krocidal takes a knee right on the jaw!
Krocidal blocks an elbow strike.
Bassi utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krocidal goes for a takedown attempt but Bassi pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bassi taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Bassi lands an elbow inside.
Bassi lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bassi.
Bassi lands an elbow inside that Krocidal shrugs off.
Krocidal is trying to break the clinch but Bassi has him pressed against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bassi gets through Krocidal 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bassi lands an elbow inside.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bassi.
Bassi with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bassi lands an elbow inside that Krocidal shrugs off.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bassi just leaning against Krocidal , taking a breather.
Bassi utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Bassi manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Bassi landing knees to the body.
Krocidal is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Bassi is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leon Bassi dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Krocidal gets tackled into the cage by Bassi. Bassi maintains the clinch.
Bassi is pushing Krocidal up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Bassi lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bassi lands a body shot.
Bassi lands a left hand.
Krocidal takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bassi creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Krocidal 's defenses.
Bassi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right from Bassi on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Krocidal takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bassi lands an elbow that stopped Krocidal in his tracks for a moment.
Bassi landing knees to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bassi effectively controlling the action here.
Bassi has Krocidal pressed against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bassi leaning against his opponent.
Bassi lands a right hand.
Bassi lands a nice elbow.
Krocidal 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bassi scores a nice knee to the body.
Bassi connects with a knee to the head.
Bassi is pushing Krocidal up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Bassi wants to stall.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bassi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krocidal takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bassi just leaning against Krocidal , taking a breather.
Bassi lands a knee to the head.
Krocidal is struggling to control the position.
Bassi lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Krocidal lands a shoulder strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bassi connects with a knee to the head.
Bassi connects with a nasty looking knee right to Krocidal 's face.
Bassi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Krocidal wants to break free but Bassi has control.
Bassi lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bassi lands an elbow inside.
Bassi lands an elbow inside.
Bassi utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bassi lands with a right to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bassi.
Bassi lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bassi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bassi landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Krocidal avoids the elbow strike from Bassi, against the cage.
Bassi with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Krocidal has had enough of the clinch but Bassi keeps him there for the moment.
Bassi has Krocidal pushed against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bassi.
Krocidal tries to break the clinch but Bassi is controlling the position.
Bassi scores with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bassi creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Krocidal 's defenses.
Bassi gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bassi gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bassi.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Krocidal takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bassi lands a nice elbow.
Bassi lands an elbow inside.
Krocidal stalling in the clinch.
A knee to the head by Bassi.
Bassi landing knees to the head.
Bassi lands a damaging elbow.
Krocidal wants a takedown.
Krocidal manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Bassi utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leon Bassi 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Bassi darts in and clinches Krocidal up against the cage.
Bassi lands a nice elbow.
Bassi creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Krocidal 's defenses.
Bassi is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Bassi lands a knee to the head.
Bassi lands an elbow just above Krocidal 's eye.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bassi.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bassi comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bassi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bassi scores with a knee to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bassi.
Bassi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Krocidal backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bassi connects with a knee to the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Bassi slows down the pace here.
Bassi lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bassi.
Bassi content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Krocidal looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bassi lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bassi is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Krocidal takes an elbow to the forehead.
Leon Bassi is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bassi lands an elbow inside that Krocidal shrugs off.
A head punch on the inside from Bassi fails to land.
Bassi lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Bassi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Krocidal is defending well for now.
Krocidal is trying to break free.
Bassi lands a knee to the head.
Bassi throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Krocidal blocks it with crossed arms.
Krocidal blocking some punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bassi lands an elbow inside.
A short right from Bassi on the inside.
Bassi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bassi lands an elbow inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krocidal is looking for a takedown.
Bassi landing knees to the head.
Krocidal tries to pull guard but Bassi won't allow it.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bassi obliges.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Krocidal as Bassi tries to tie him up.
Krocidal manages to break the clinch.
Bassi tries to clinch there but Krocidal circles away.
Krocidal throws a quick counter head kick but Bassi was just out of range.
Bassi takes the fight into the clinch.
Krocidal looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bassi with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bassi lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bassi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bassi.
Krocidal has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bassi keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Krocidal 's efforts to push away.
Come on Bassi - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Bassi scores a nice knee to the body.
Bassi controlling the action here for a moment.
Krocidal wants to get back to striking at distance but Bassi won't allow it.
Jimmy Krocidal has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bassi scores with a shot to the side of Krocidal 's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Leon Bassi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Bassi winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 John Mangel scores the fight 24:30
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 24:30
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 24:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leon Bassi!
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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
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