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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Drew King (ranked 4798 p4p, 3204 weight class) and Leonardo Pesce (ranked 513 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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250
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187 cm
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275
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Inexperienced |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Drew King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leonardo Pesce!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Frank Dennis and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pesce fakes high and swings low for a body shot but King manages to avoid it.
It looked like King was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
King avoids the body shot from Pesce.
Pesce fails with the takedown
and King counters with a left and a right that stings Pesce.
A combination from King does no damage.
King throws a combination that misses
and Pesce counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Pesce has eaten all the pies!
King throws a right and a left that both miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Pesce stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Pesce gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and King counters with a right hand to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A head kick from Pesce lands but King takes it in his stride.
Pesce bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
King throws a shot to the body.
Pesce throws a half hearted mid kick.
As Pesce looks to move away, King throws a big counter combo but Pesce just gets out of the way.
Pesce throws out a loose jab but King uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pesce scores with a kick to the midsection.
Pesce shoots in but King avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Drew King has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leonardo Pesce.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Pesce - that will leave a mark!
King takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
King takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Pesce tries to close the distance and clinch but King swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pesce tries for a takedown but King circles away easily
and King counters with a lovely straight right hand!
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!
Pesce misses with a kick to the body
and King counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A combination from Pesce does no damage.
King went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King connects with a single shot there.
Pesce throws a series of punches but King moves out of range.
King seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Pesce.
Pesce has a takedown stuffed.
King blocks a head kick by Pesce.
King throws a right and a left that Pesce avoids nicely.
Pesce tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but King was well out of range. Poor timing from Pesce.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pesce moves in looking to clinch but King pushes him off.
Pesce swings widly with a right hand
and Pesce takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pesce misses with a right hand
and King makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
King is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Pesce throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Drew King is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
King scores with a body shot.
Pesce misses with an attempted mid kick.
An attempted straight right counter from King misses the target.
Left hook, right uppercut from King.
It looks like Leonardo Pesce has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
King defending well as Pesce loads up on a big left hand.
Pesce throws a half hearted mid kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Drew King will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Leonardo Pesce's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
King misses with a series of wild punches.
Drew King is winning the standup battle so far.
King lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pesce circles away quickly and effectively.
King misses the shot to the body.
King ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nice takedown defense from King. No joy for Pesce on that attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pesce fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
King throws out a powerful jab.
King swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pesce.
King clobbers Pesce with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
King lands a jab-cross combination.
King throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pesce is looking to clinch but King is avoiding it.
Left hook, right uppercut from King.
Pesce gets off balance looking for a body kick
and King counters with a nice body shot.
Pesce goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
King throws a big counter combination but Pesce scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Pesce takes a jab right on the kisser.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Pesce might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, King has got the better of the exchanges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! King crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Pesce - the referee stops the clock and King gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Pesce. King manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Pesce throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting King counter with a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pesce jabbing away but nothing is landing.
King clobbers Pesce with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
King digs a good hook to Pesce's body.
King connects with a right hand. Pesce shakes it off.
A shot to the liver by King. Beautiful body shot.
King connects with a body shot that sends Pesce's belly button to the back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
King working hard to break the clinch.
Pesce controlling the action here for a moment.
Pesce has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. King avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Drew King has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leonardo Pesce.
Pesce tries to land knees in the clinch but King avoids the damage to the body.
King fails to pull guard.
King is trying to break the clinch but Pesce is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Pesce cracks King with a nice body shot.
King will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Pesce tried to land a shot to the body but connects with King's elbow.
Pesce unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pesce unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Pesce has King pressed against the cage, preventing King from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A frustrated look appears on King's face as he tries to break the clinch.
King is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Pesce lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Pesce's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Pesce leaning his opponent against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Drew King dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Leonardo Pesce's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Pesce misses the shot to the body.
King throwing a counter right hand but Pesce manages to avoid it.
Pesce throws a half hearted mid kick.
Pesce lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
King swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pesce throws a body punch but King moves out of range.
King is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pesce can do to turn this around?
King misses with a wild combination.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Pesce! But no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pesce tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pesce misses the shot to the body.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting King here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by King!
King rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pesce moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
King walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Pesce moves into the clinch.
Pesce keeps control of King as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A bit of stalling here from Pesce.
King is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Pesce to keep the fight standing.
King being controlled against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
The crowd are getting on Pesce's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pesce is stalling here.
Pesce receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
King is looking for a takedown.
Pesce controlling the action here for a moment.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Leonardo Pesce.
King throws a series of punches but Pesce moves out of range.
Pesce with the counter takedown but King avoids it easily.
Pesce throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and King counters with a left to the body.
Leonardo Pesce has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
King is looking to wear down Pesce with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
King scores with a hook.
Pesce walks into a jab.
King tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pesce was well out of range. Poor timing from King.
Pesce lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends King sprawling to the canvas. Pesce follows him down, looking for the kill. Can King hang on?
King is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pesce stalling.
Oh King is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pesce lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt King quite badly. King pulls Pesce in close trying to recover. Pesce postures up and lands two really hard shots that put King on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but King doesn't seem to be complaining too much.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Leonardo Pesce!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
57% |
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