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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dave Leopoldo (ranked 3343 p4p, 2800 weight class) and Mladen Petric (ranked 387 p4p, 336 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Excellent boxer
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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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dave Leopoldo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mladen Petric!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Dean Styles and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petric misses with an uppercut. Leopoldo saw that one coming.
Petric thows a left - swing and a miss!
Petric throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Petric scores with a decent looking hook.
Petric fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Leopoldo manages to avoid it.
A big right from Petric misses.
Leopoldo definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Petric throws the left hand but Leopoldo avoids the punch easily.
Leopoldo is looking to counter punch.
Leopoldo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Petric doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leopoldo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Petric.
Petric scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Leopoldo misses with a right hand
and Petric counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leopoldo closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Petric punishes Leopoldo's body with a nice straight punch.
Leopoldo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Petric.
A little feinted left hand from Leopoldo on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Petric stuns Leopoldo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Leopoldo lands a nice shot to the body.
Leopoldo looks to throw the jab but Petric is out of range.
Leopoldo misses with a jab to the body
and Petric counters with a straight right hand.
Leopoldo throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Petric to counter with a crisp jab.
Leopoldo digs a good body shot into Petric's ribs.
Leopoldo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Petric.
A lazy left from Petric finds it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Petric scores with a shot to the body.
Leopoldo throws a poor cross that misses
and Petric counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Petric uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Leopoldo has time to react.
Petric looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Petric scores with a punch to the head.
Petric lands with a nice body punch.
Leopoldo scores with a jab. Petric acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Leopoldo slips a jab from Petric.
Petric ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Leopoldo moves away.
Leopoldo is looking to counter punch.
Petric throws a hook but Leopoldo avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petric scores with a hook to the body. Leopoldo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Petric looks to throw the jab but Leopoldo is out of range.
Petric takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Leopoldo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Leopoldo scores with a nice strike.
Leopoldo on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Petric throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Leopoldo to counter with a crisp jab.
Petric misses with a left hand
and Leopoldo counters with a straight right hand.
Leopoldo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Petric.
The fighters circling - Leopoldo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Petric throws out a counter right but Leopoldo avoids it with no problem.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petric scores with a jab to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Petric uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Leopoldo.
Leopoldo misses with a hook to the body
and Petric connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Petric tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Leopoldo was well out of range. Poor timing from Petric.
Leopoldo takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Leopoldo lands with a straight right. Petric didn't see that one coming.
Leopoldo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Petric tries to bum rush Leopoldo with a series of wild strikes but Leopoldo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Petric jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Leopoldo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Petric.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mladen Petric dominated that round.
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.
Petric jabs Leopoldo to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Petric punishes Leopoldo's body with a nice straight punch.
Petric circles away from the clinch attempt.
Petric fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Leopoldo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Leopoldo closes the distance but Petric moves to the side
and Petric connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Petric just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice cross by Leopoldo.
Leopoldo ducks under a wild hook from Petric.
Leopoldo moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Petric has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petric avoids a punch combination nicely.
Leopoldo's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Petric connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Leopoldo scrambles back to his feet.
Petric throws a jab but it's blocked by Leopoldo.
Petric punishes Leopoldo's body with a nice straight punch.
Petric throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Petric lands a jab to the nose.
Petric keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Leopoldo connects with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leopoldo throws a hook to the side of Petric's head but Petric sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Petric looks to score with a jab to the body but Leopoldo is just out of range.
Petric misses with an uppercut.
Petric dips to his left and cracks Leopoldo with an uppercut!
Petric throws the left hand but Leopoldo avoids the punch easily.
Leopoldo takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Leopoldo defending well as Petric loads up on a big left hand.
Leopoldo clinches up against the cage.
Petric looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Petric misses with a punch to the body.
Petric's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leopoldo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Petric working aggressively here.
Petric looking to stall.
Leopoldo blocks an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Leopoldo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Leopoldo.
Leopoldo cracks Petric with a nice body shot.
Petric misses with a punch to the body.
Leopoldo working aggressively here.
Leopoldo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Leopoldo scores with a shot to the side of Petric's head.
Petric wants to break free but Leopoldo has control.
Leopoldo scores with a shot to the side of Petric's head.
Petric tries to break the clinch but Leopoldo is controlling the position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Leopoldo.
Leopoldo misses with a punch on the inside.
Petric can't find room to land a body shot as Leopoldo controls the action.
A nice left hand lands by Leopoldo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Leopoldo on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Leopoldo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Leopoldo blocking some punches.
Petric misses with a body punch.
Petric blocks an uppercut.
Leopoldo digs a right hand into Petric's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Petric's gas tank.
Petric is trying to break free.
Leopoldo lands with a right to the head.
Leopoldo lands with a light punch inside.
Leopoldo lands a nice uppercut.
Leopoldo prevents Petric from breaking the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Leopoldo.
Petric misses with a hook from the clinch.
Petric swings wildly with an uppercut but Leopoldo uses good head movement to avoid it.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Leopoldo has Petric pressed against the cage, preventing Petric from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Petric swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Dave Leopoldo will probably get the nod.
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. This is the final round!
Leopoldo has managed to clinch.
Leopoldo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Petric's elbow.
Petric tries a body shot but Leopoldo blocks it.
Leopoldo misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Petric.
Petric gets through Leopoldo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Leopoldo misses with a body punch.
Leopoldo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Leopoldo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Leopoldo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Petric tries to break free but Leopoldo pushes him back against the cage.
Petric blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leopoldo blocks a body shot from Petric.
Petric tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Petric lands a right hand.
A frustrated look appears on Petric's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Petric looking to stall.
Dave Leopoldo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Leopoldo swings wildly with an uppercut but Petric uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leopoldo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Leopoldo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Petric's efforts to push away.
Petric wants to break free but Leopoldo has control.
Petric wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Petric tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Leopoldo's elbow.
Leopoldo lands an uppercut.
Leopoldo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Petric fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Petric misses with some punches.
Leopoldo lands a right hand.
Leopoldo prevents a body shot from Petric.
Leopoldo lands a hook that snaps the head of Petric backwards.
Petric prevents a body shot from Leopoldo.
Still in the clinch, Leopoldo scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short right from Petric.
Leopoldo letting Petric take a breather here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Leopoldo.
Leopoldo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Petric misses with the head strike.
Leopoldo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Petric misses with a punch to the body.
Petric prevents a body shot from Leopoldo.
Leopoldo lands with a left to the head.
A short right from Leopoldo.
Leopoldo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Petric misses with a punch to the body.
Petric misses with a punch to the body.
Petric blocks an uppercut.
A frustrated look appears on Petric's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Petric misses with some punches.
Petric lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Leopoldo backwards.
Petric wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Leopoldo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Petric backwards.
Leopoldo has a couple of punches blocked by Petric.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petric working hard to break the clinch.
Leopoldo throws a punch but it's blocked by Petric.
Petric scores with a shoulder strike.
Petric's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Leopoldo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Petric backwards.
Leopoldo lands a hook that snaps the head of Petric backwards.
Petric can't find room to land a body shot as Leopoldo controls the action.
Petric working aggressively here.
Petric misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Petric tries to break free but Leopoldo pushes him back against the cage.
A short right from Leopoldo on the inside.
Leopoldo lands a left hand.
Petric tries to break free but Leopoldo pushes him back against the cage.
Leopoldo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Petric is rocked!
Leopoldo lands a big right hand that drops Petric! The killer instinct kicks in and Leopoldo finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Leopoldo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dave Leopoldo!
Dave Leopoldo decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
Mladen Petric was interviewed post fight and said 'Lucky shot!'.
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energy
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pop
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