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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eli Gardenia (ranked 2779 p4p, 397 weight class) and Leon Montana (ranked 2798 p4p, 400 weight class). Gardenia comes to the cage accompanied by Lets get ready to rumble. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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221 lbs
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218 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
20 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eli Gardenia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Leon Montana!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Micheangelo Fripello and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Montana misses.
Montana ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Montana closes the distance and clinches.
Good body shot from Montana.
Gardenia breaks the clinch.
Montana moves into range and clinches up with Gardenia.
Montana lands a body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Montana fails to land.
Montana lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gardenia lands with a right to the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Gardenia throws a head punch that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Montana.
Gardenia lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Montana.
Montana looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Montana working aggressively here.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Gardenia takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Montana tries to work over Gardenia's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Montana dodges an elbow strike from Gardenia.
Gardenia tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gardenia breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gardenia buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Gardenia is looking to chop away at Montana's legs.
Gardenia connects with a crisp jab.
Montana throws a low kick but Gardenia avoids it.
Montana keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Montana tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gardenia manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Montana tries to clinch but Gardenia moves out of range.
Montana misses with a lunging right hand
and Gardenia counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gardenia really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
An inside leg kick lands from Montana.
Montana moves to clinch but Gardenia breaks away
and Gardenia cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've been told by Gardenia's head coaches at Team Beta Fail that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Montana moves into the clinch.
Montana misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montana tries to work over Gardenia's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gardenia presses Montana against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Gardenia stalling.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gardenia wants to stall.
Gardenia's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Montana forces Gardenia back against the cage and clinches.
Gardenia is looking to control Montana's arms but Montana gets an underhook and turns him. Now Gardenia has his back to the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Montana takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Gardenia trying to control the position but instead, Montana has worked for underhooks and has pushed Gardenia into the cage.
Gardenia throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Gardenia wants to break free but Montana has control.
Gardenia throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Montana is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A nice right hand lands inside from Montana.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gardenia pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Montana checks a leg kick nicely.
Gardenia throws a body kick that misses.
The fighters circling - Montana throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A lazy left from Gardenia finds it's target.
Gardenia is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Montana is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Montana pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gardenia half committed to a counter leg kick.
Gardenia drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Montana lands a leg kick that knocks Gardenia off balance momentarily.
Montana wants to clinch.
Gardenia appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Montana misses with a looping left.
Gardenia tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Montana is able to avoid easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gardenia misses with the combination.
Gardenia misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Montana tries to clinch but Gardenia is having none of it.
Gardenia throws a counter high kick but Montana was just alert enough to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Gardenia.
Gardenia appears to be looking for a big counter.
Gardenia misses with a body kick.
Gardenia closes the distance and clinches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Montana tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gardenia's elbow.
Gardenia lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Montana throws a punch but it's blocked by Gardenia.
Montana tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Montana misses with some punches.
Montana lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short right from Gardenia on the inside.
Gardenia can't find room to land a body shot as Montana controls the action.
Gardenia trying to land knees to the body.
Gardenia blocking some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Eli Gardenia will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Montana lands a left and a right that send Gardenia crashing to the mat, dazed. Montana thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
It looks like Eli Gardenia has been cut.
Montana clinches up with Gardenia and pushes him back against the cage.
Gardenia misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Gardenia fails to land.
Montana tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gardenia's elbow.
Montana misses with a punch to the body.
Montana lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Gardenia wants to break the clinch but can't.
Montana misses with a hook to the ribs.
Good body shot from Montana.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gardenia swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gardenia tries to land knees in the clinch but Montana avoids the damage to the body.
Leon Montana seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Montana lands a body punch.
Gardenia misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gardenia blocking some punches.
Good body shot from Montana.
Gardenia wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Montana has him pressed against the cage.
Gardenia tries to break the clinch but Montana is controlling the position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Montana.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Gardenia.
Montana misses with a punch on the inside.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Come on Montana - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Gardenia has had enough of the clinch but Montana keeps him there for the moment.
Montana lands a shot to the body.
Gardenia looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Gardenia misses with some punches.
Montana keeps control of Gardenia as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Gardenia breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Montana instigates a clinch.
Gardenia misses with a knee strike.
Gardenia working aggressively here.
Montana working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Gardenia wants to break the clinch but can't.
A nice right hand lands inside from Montana.
A hook to the body from Gardenia.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gardenia wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Montana has him pressed against the cage.
Montana misses with the head strike.
Gardenia misses with some punches.
Montana lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gardenia backwards.
Montana tries to throw a body punch but Gardenia avoids it by throwing Montana back against the cage.
Montana taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Montana blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gardenia lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gardenia looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Montana.
Montana has a couple of punches blocked by Gardenia.
Montana pushes Gardenia back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A nice left hand lands by Gardenia.
Gardenia effectively controlling the action here.
A shot in the inside from Montana.
Gardenia looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Montana scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montana misses with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Montana - that landed with a thud.
Montana has Gardenia pushed against the cage.
Gardenia blocks a body shot from Montana.
Montana blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gardenia being controlled against the cage.
Montana makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Gardenia struggles to land a body shot inside as Montana controls his hands.
Montana scores with a shoulder strike.
Montana lands a body punch in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Montana creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gardenia blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Montana digs a right hand into Gardenia's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gardenia's gas tank.
Montana lands with a short shot to the head.
Montana has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Montana lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gardenia is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Montana creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Gardenia's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Gardenia drops to his knees and Montana pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Leon Montana!
A very excited looking Leon Montana made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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