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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Skjoldr Leifsson (ranked 4107 p4p, 431 weight class) and Kostas Mitros (ranked 3066 p4p, 359 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Mitros's choice of entrance music: Tupac - Unstoppable. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Skjoldr Leifsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kostas Mitros!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Chris Dean and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mitros staying out of range there.
Leifsson misses with an uppercut. Mitros saw that one coming.
Mitros has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Leifsson is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Leifsson cracks Mitros with an open hand slap.
Leifsson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Mitros keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Skjoldr Leifsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Leifsson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mitros was well out of range. Poor timing from Leifsson.
Mitros blocks a head kick by Leifsson.
Leifsson jabs Mitros right on the nose. Mitros blinks but takes it well.
Mitros misses the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A leg kick checked by Mitros.
It seemed like Mitros was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Mitros ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Leifsson throws a jab but it's blocked by Mitros.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitros works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Leifsson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Mitros swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mitros is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A nice inside leg kick there by Leifsson. That's going to slow Mitros down.
Leifsson lands a jab-cross combination.
Mitros lands with an overhand left.
It looks like Skjoldr Leifsson has been cut.
Mitros on the wrong end of a nice hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Leifsson has closed the distance and engaged Mitros in a clinch.
Mitros taking a breather.
Mitros is trying to break the clinch but Leifsson has him pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leifsson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mitros backwards.
Mitros pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mitros looks for the body kick but Leifsson saw that one coming.
As Mitros looks to move away, Leifsson throws a big counter combo but Mitros just gets out of the way.
Some bone on bone action there as Mitros checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Mitros throws a head kick but Leifsson moves out of range.
Mitros loads up on a big right hand but Leifsson slips the punch.
Leifsson just misses with a punch to the body.
Leifsson scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Mitros misses with a right hand
and Leifsson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Leifsson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mitros at a distance.
Mitros is looking to land body kicks.
Leifsson seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mitros gets tackled into the cage by Leifsson. Leifsson maintains the clinch.
Leifsson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Leifsson misses with a straight right.
Mitros throws a wild body kick that Leifsson sees coming a mile off.
Leifsson walks into a left hand.
Mitros misses with an uppercut
letting Leifsson counter with a right hand.
Mitros takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Mitros throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Mitros throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Leifsson to counter with a crisp jab.
Leifsson has closed the distance and engaged Mitros in a clinch.
Leifsson scores with a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Leifsson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Leifsson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Leifsson prevents Mitros from breaking the clinch.
Leifsson misses with the head strike.
Leifsson misses with some punches.
Mitros is looking to control Leifsson's arms but Leifsson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Mitros has his back to the cage.
Leifsson decides to pull guard.
Mitros wants to get up but he can't break Leifsson's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Mitros is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Skjoldr Leifsson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Skjoldr Leifsson's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Leifsson cracks Mitros with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Leifsson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Good leg kick by Leifsson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Mitros takes one to the chin there.
Mitros scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Leifsson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Leifsson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Mitros's jab looks to have found its range, popping Leifsson under the eye.
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!
Leifsson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Mitross jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leifsson moves out of range of the strikes.
Leifsson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mitros can do to turn this around?
Mitros throws a jab but it's blocked by Leifsson.
Leifsson avoids the head kick by Mitros.
Leifsson scores with a sloppy right hand. Mitros should have avoided that one.
Leifsson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mitros.
Leifsson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mitros throws out the jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Leifsson.
Mitros tries to score with a low kick but Leifsson moves his leg out of the way.
Leifsson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Leifsson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Mitros momentarily.
Leifsson checks a low kick from Mitros.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leifsson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Leifsson has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Leifsson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Leifsson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Leifsson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice cross by Leifsson.
Mitros throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mitros moves away from the strike by Leifsson.
Despite the aggression on Mitros's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Mitros thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Leifsson if he has to take too many more of those.
Leifsson avoids a kick to the body.
Leifsson throws a shot from downtown. Mitros moves away and avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leifsson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Leifsson misses with an uppercut
and Mitros counters with a straight right hand.
Leifsson scoring well with a low kick there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mitros. Leifsson does a little dance to reset his feet.
A cross from Leifsson lands.
Leifsson lands a glancing blow to the side of Mitros's head.
Mitros throws a lazy uppercut
and Leifsson counters with a straight right hand.
Mitros missing with a left hand there. Leifsson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mitros thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leifsson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mitros at a distance.
Mitros takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Leifsson lands with a cross.
Mitros feints a jab promting Leifsson to slip. Mitros then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Leifsson slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Leifsson connects with a solid leg kick.
Leifsson connects with a solid leg kick.
Mitros shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Leifsson eats them both and turns towards Mitros to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Leifsson lands with a right hand.
Leifsson tests Mitros's chin there with a solid looking shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Skjoldr Leifsson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Skjoldr Leifsson'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. This is the final round!
Mitros takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Mitros misses with a wild combination.
Mitros keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Leifsson.
Mitros tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mitros takes a kick to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leifsson throws a right hand that Mitros ducks under and follows up with a left that Mitros also avoids with ease.
Mitros looks to throw the jab but Leifsson is out of range.
Mitros falls off balance throwing a combination
and Leifsson counters with a flying knee that sends his opponent to the canvas! Leifsson looking to finish!
Mitros is rocked!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitros wants to get back to his feet but Leifsson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Mitros keeping moving, preventing Leifsson from controlling successfully.
Leifsson drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Leifsson jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Leifsson won't allow Mitros to get back to his feet.
Leifsson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mitros is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Mitros is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mitros takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Mitros throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mitros takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Leifsson with a jab.
Decent striking displayed by Mitros there.
Mitros punishes Leifsson's body with a nice straight punch.
Leifsson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mitros's sensitive parts.
Leifsson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mitros.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Mitros misses its intended target.
Leifsson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mitros sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Leifsson moves away from the strike by Mitros.
Leifsson lands a glancing blow to the side of Mitros's head.
Leifsson throws a lazy right hand but Mitros sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Skjoldr Leifsson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Leifsson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Leifsson has Mitros pressed against the cage, preventing Mitros from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Mitros is looking to break free of the clinch but Leifsson has double underhooks.
Leifsson is leaning against Mitros and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Leifsson lands a nice uppercut.
Leifsson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Mitros breaks from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leifsson digs a good body shot into Mitros's ribs.
Kostas Mitros has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Leifsson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Mitros's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Leifsson has closed the distance and engaged Mitros in a clinch.
Mitros tries to break free but Leifsson pushes him back against the cage.
Mitros breaks from the clinch.
Leifsson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short left from Mitros.
Mitros tries to circle away but Leifsson has him pinned against the cage.
Mitros working hard to break the clinch.
Leifsson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Leifsson lands a body punch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mitros.
And that's the end of the fight!
Skjoldr Leifsson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Leifsson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 30:27
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Skjoldr Leifsson!
Skjoldr Leifsson decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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