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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Lamar Allen (ranked 1112 p4p, 115 weight class) and Ismo Leikola (ranked 3035 p4p, 255 weight class). Leikola has chosen For Heavy Metal we will die! as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lamar Allen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ismo Leikola!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Paul Tew and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab by Leikola.
Leikola has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Allen.
Allen ducks right into an uppercut from Leikola.
Allen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Leikola cracks a nice hook into Allen's ribs.
Allen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Leikola. Allen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Allen's jab looks to have found its range, popping Leikola under the eye.
Allen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Leikola lands with a good body shot.
Allen darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Allen misses with a leg kick.
Allen pivots, looking for a leg kick but Leikola is out of range and Allen settles back down.
Allen's corner calls for a 1-2. Allen obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Allen has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Eric's Play Pen in the buildup to the fight.
Allen will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Allen bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Leikola's head.
Allen scores with a jab to the body.
Leikola uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Allen.
Allen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Allen misses with a low kick.
Leikola on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Leikola feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Allens jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
It looks like Lamar Allen has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leikola throws a leg kick but Allen sees it coming and moves out of range.
Lamar Allen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Leikola checks the leg kick.
Jab by Allen.
Leikola takes a swing at Allen's ribcage but misses.
Leikola lands a right hook to the body.
Leikola checks a leg kick.
Leikola cracks Allen with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Allen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Leikola looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Leikola just misses with a punch to the body.
Allen is looking to counter punch.
Allen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Allen digs a good body shot into Leikola's ribs.
Allen swings for the body but Leikola moves out of range.
Leikola just misses with a punch to the body.
Allen cracks Leikola with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Allen takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Leikola just misses with a punch to the body.
Leikola moves out of range as Allen strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Leikola connects with a body shot.
Leikola ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Allen lands with a cross.
Allen cracks the inside of Leikola's front leg.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Allen checks a leg kick.
Leikola jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Allen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Allen listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Allen throws a body shot but no joy.
Leikola tries to move into range but Allen moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Leikola throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Leikola throws a hook but Allen avoids it easily.
Allen fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Allen throws a hook to the side of Leikola's head but Leikola sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Leikola throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Leikola is looking to slow Allen down with leg kicks.
A swing and a miss from Allen.
Nice shot by Leikola.
Ismo Leikola is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Allen fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Leikola is out of range.
Allen lands a jab to Leikola's midsection.
Leikola looks to score with a jab to the body but Allen is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allen scores with a jab to the head.
Leikola uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Allen has time to react.
Leikola waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Allen.
Leikola misses with a looping left.
Allen lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Leikola slips a jab from Allen.
Allen misses with a straight left.
Allen avoids the body shot from Leikola.
Allen misses with a wild body shot.
Allen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Leikola throws a body shot but no joy.
A shot to the liver by Leikola. Beautiful body shot.
Allen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Leikola's sensitive parts.
Leikola displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Allen throws out the jab.
Leikola uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Allen.
Allen avoids the body shot from Leikola.
An inside leg kick from Allen misses.
Leikola scores with a jab to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Leikola connects with a right hand. Allen shakes it off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leikola throws a body punch but Allen moves out of range.
It looked like Allen wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Allen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Leikola was well out of range. Poor timing from Allen.
Jab, jab by Allen - just one landing.
Allen throws a hook but Leikola avoids it easily.
A big left from Leikola misses.
Leikola getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Allen gets the takedown into side control.
Leikola explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Allen takes a swing at Leikola's ribcage but misses.
Allen takes one to the side of the head.
Allen is rocked!
Allen takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A swing and a miss from Leikola.
Allen scores with a hook.
Leikola avoids the body shot from Allen.
Leikola flicks out a counter leg kick but Allen steps away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Leikola on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Leikola chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Allen can pounce on him.
Allen throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Allen misses with a hook. Leikola ducked under it nicely.
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 Lamar Allen will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Lamar Allen'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.
Allen throws a leg kick that misses.
A left lands for Allen.
Allen throws out a loose jab but Leikola uses good head movement to avoid it.
Allen bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Leikola's head backwards.
Leikola fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Allen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Leikola throws out a powerful jab.
Nice shot lands for Leikola.
Oh Allen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Allen wants to slow Leikola down by chopping away at his legs.
Leikola connects with the punch.
Leikola is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Allen.
Leikola is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Allen rather than just go for the knockout.
Allen cracks Leikola with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A chopping leg kick lands by Allen.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Leikola swings for the body but Allen moves out of range.
Allen connects with an inside leg kick.
Allen seems to have got his legs back now.
Allen throws an off balance right hand
and Leikola counters with a straight right hand.
Leikola's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Leikola throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Allen tried to counter with a leg kick but Leikola avoided it.
Allen throws a body shot but no joy.
Allen lands with a good body shot.
Leikola moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leikola misses with a wild body shot.
Leikola lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Allen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Allen works Leikola's body with a nice hook.
Leikola takes a swing at Allen's ribcage but misses.
Allen misses with a looping right.
A little jabbing left from Leikola on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Allen shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Allen was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Allen working the ground and pound but Leikola is defending the strikes.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Allen sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Leikola is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Leikola is trying to improve his position.
Leikola manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Allen not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leikola slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Allen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Leikola trying to keep a closed guard but Allen is proving a slippery customer.
Allen postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Allen trying to control the position from guard on top but Leikola is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Leikola is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Allen wants to control from the top but Leikola keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allen landing with the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Leikola is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Leikola wants to stand and escape but Allen is having none of it.
Allen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Allen postures up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Allen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Leikola takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Leikola bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Allen's head.
Leikola has managed to clinch.
A short right from Leikola.
Leikola lands a right hand that snaps the head of Allen backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Allen is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Leikola is keeping busy.
Leikola scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Allen misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Allen.
Allen is working Leikola over against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Leikola.
Allen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Leikola backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Allen is looking to take this one to the mat.
Leikola has a couple of punches blocked by Allen.
Allen looking to stall.
Leikola swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Allen drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Leikola lands a right hand.
Allen holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Allen struggles to land a body shot inside as Leikola controls his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ismo Leikola will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Lamar Allen's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Leikola lands a nice leg kick that just misses Allen's sensitive parts.
Leikola blocks a jab.
Leikola avoids the body shot from Allen.
Allen's jab looks to have found its range, popping Leikola under the eye.
A big left from Leikola misses.
Allen throws a leg kick but Leikola moved away.
A solid leg kick lands there for Allen.
Leikola throws a body punch but Allen moves out of range.
Leikola scores with a body shot.
Allen slips a straight right by Leikola.
Allen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Leikola was well out of range. Poor timing from Allen.
Allen swings for the body but Leikola moves out of range.
Allen thows a left - swing and a miss!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leikola misses with a straight right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Allen. Leikola does a little dance to reset his feet.
Allen just misses with a punch to the body.
Allen defending well as Leikola loads up on a big left hand.
Leikola swings for the body but Allen moves out of range.
Allen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Leikola throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leikola ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Leikola throws a hook but Allen blocks it.
Leikola blocks a leg kick.
Leikola thinks about the counter body kick.
Allen looks to land a right hand but Leikola moved out of range.
Allen gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Leikola looks to throw the jab but Allen is out of range.
Leikola ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Allen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Allen feints and then cracks Leikola's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Leikola down.
Leikola takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Leikola gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Allen.
Allen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Leikola counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Allen thinking.
Leikola drops Allen with a beautiful combination! Allen stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Leikola is looking for the KO!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Leikola stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Allen.
Ismo Leikola seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Allen tests Leikola's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Allen looks to land a right hand but Leikola moved out of range.
Leikola looks to score with a jab to the body but Allen is just out of range.
Allen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Leikola manages to avoid it.
A little jabbing left from Leikola on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Allen lands an overhand right.
Leikola throws a hook but Allen blocks it.
Leikola waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Allen.
Allen was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Allen feints and then cracks Leikola's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Leikola down.
Allen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Leikola looks to land a right hand but Allen moved out of range.
Leikola throws a hook but Allen blocks it.
Allen feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Leikolas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Leikola slips a jab from Allen.
Leikola scores with a crisp jab that stopped Allen in his tracks.
Leikola throws a low kick but Allen moves out of range easily.
Leikola misses with a body shot.
Leikola just misses with a punch to the body.
Leikola checks a low kick from Allen.
Leikola on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Leikola has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Allen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Leikola throws the left hand but Allen avoids the punch easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allen slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Leikola throws a big shot that misses.
Leikola misses with a wild body shot.
Allen fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Leikola tests Allen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Allen walks into a jab.
Leikola is looking to score with low kicks.
Leikola fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Allen manages to avoid it.
Leikola stuns Allen with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Leikola uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Allen.
Leikola moves away from the strike by Allen.
Allen lands a head shot.
Allen throws a right hand that misses
and Leikola counters with a good low kick that Allen was not able to check.
Allen throws a leg kick which misses Leikola's front leg but catches the back leg as Leikola tries to avoid it.
Allen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Allen's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Leikola connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Allen scrambles back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Leikola ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Allen moves away.
Leikola jabs at Allen's body.
Leikola bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Leikola swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Leikola. Allen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Leikola thuds his right hand into Allen's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Allen throws the left hand but Leikola avoids the punch easily.
Leikola throws a big shot that misses.
Allen moves away from the strike by Leikola.
Allen shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Leikola as he jumps to the side.
Leikola scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Leikola bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Allen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Leikola.
Leikola throws out a loose jab but Allen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Allen scores with a jab. Leikola acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Allen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ismo Leikola comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Leikola has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 28:29
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ismo Leikola!
Ismo Leikola spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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