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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dan Averescu (ranked 2013 p4p, 2275 weight class) and Blake Leopoldo (ranked 281 p4p, 318 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Averescu might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Guns N' Roses - Welcome To The Jungle. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
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Powerful takedowns
Brawler
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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 10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dan Averescu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Blake Leopoldo!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leopoldo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A little feinted left hand from Averescu on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Leopoldo takes one on the button.
Leopoldo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Leopoldo throws a body punch but Averescu moves out of range.
Leopoldo tries to keep at a distance but Averescu has taken the fight into the clinch.
Averescu misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Averescu.
Averescu makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leopoldo slowing the pace effectively.
Averescu lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leopoldo leaning his opponent against the cage.
Averescu tries a knee to the head but Leopoldo blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Leopoldo.
Leopoldo is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Leopoldo is struggling to control the position.
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.
Leopoldo slows down the pace here.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Blake Leopoldo.
Leopoldo misses with a wild body shot.
Averescu avoids the body shot from Leopoldo.
Averescu cracks Leopoldo with a right hand to the side of the head.
Averescu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Leopoldo misses the shot to the body.
Leopoldo looks to score with a jab to the body but Averescu is just out of range.
Averescu looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leopoldo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Averescu was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Leopoldo gets tackled into the cage by Averescu. Averescu maintains the clinch.
Averescu tries to land a knee to the head but Leopoldo blocks with his arms.
Leopoldo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Averescu working aggressively here.
Leopoldo dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Averescu lands a nice uppercut.
Leopoldo blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leopoldo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Averescu lands a hook that snaps the head of Leopoldo backwards.
A bit of stalling here from Leopoldo.
Averescu scores with a shoulder strike.
Leopoldo content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Averescu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Averescu lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Averescu dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Averescu lands a jab.
Averescu connects with a crisp jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Leopoldo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Averescu.
A looping hook to the body misses from Leopoldo. Averescu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Leopoldo throws a body punch but Averescu moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Averescu on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Averescu clinches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Averescu.
Averescu has a couple of punches blocked by Leopoldo.
Averescu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Averescu misses with the head strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Averescu.
Averescu lands with a right to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Averescu scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Averescu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Averescu misses with some punches.
Averescu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Averescu is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Leopoldo can do to turn this around?
Leopoldo wants to stall.
Leopoldo is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Averescu lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Leopoldo backwards.
Leopoldo manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Averescu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dan Averescu has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Leopoldo.
Averescu looking to throw knees to the head but Leopoldo is blocking nicely.
Averescu working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Leopoldo takes a shot to the head.
Averescu lands with a light punch inside.
Averescu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Leopoldo.
Averescu lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Leopoldo backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Averescu misses with a hook from the clinch.
Averescu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Leopoldo holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Leopoldo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Averescu misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Averescu.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Averescu dominated that second round.
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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Averescu clinches.
Averescu working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Averescu.
Leopoldo holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Averescu working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Averescu using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Leopoldo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Averescu working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Averescu has a couple of punches blocked by Leopoldo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leopoldo is stalling here.
Averescu misses with a hook from the clinch.
Averescu misses with a punch on the inside.
Averescu swings wildly with an uppercut but Leopoldo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Leopoldo looking to slow down the pace here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Averescu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Averescu swings wildly with an uppercut but Leopoldo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Averescu lands a hook that snaps the head of Leopoldo backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Averescu.
Averescu scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Leopoldo is struggling to control the position.
Leopoldo looking to slow down the pace here.
Averescu lands a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Leopoldo is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Averescu throws a punch but it's blocked by Leopoldo.
Leopoldo taking a breather.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Blake Leopoldo.
Leopoldo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Averescu.
Averescu is looking to counter punch.
Leopoldo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Averescu.
The fighters circle momentarily. Averescu darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Blake Leopoldo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dan Averescu is winning the standup battle so far.
Averescu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Leopoldo.
Leopoldo throws a sloppy body shot
and Averescu counters with a stiff right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dan Averescu showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Averescu 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dan Averescu!
Our winner, Dan Averescu, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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energy
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