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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kristof Pardi (ranked 1425 p4p, 1474 weight class) and Bruce Leroy (ranked 151 p4p, 155 weight class). Pardi comes to the cage accompanied by Party Boy Theme. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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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 8 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kristof Pardi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bruce Leroy !
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Nard Betker and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leroy has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Leroy tries to clinch but Pardi is having none of it.
Pardi takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Leroy digs a good hook to Pardi's body.
Pardi slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Pardi lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Leroy jabs at Pardi's body.
Leroy scores with a shot to the body.
Pardi closes the distance and pushes Leroy back into the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Leroy struggles to land a body shot inside as Pardi controls his hands.
Leroy breaks the clinch.
Leroy with a nice calf kick.
Pardi fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Pardi is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Leroy 's half guard.
Leroy is trying to maintain the position but Pardi is very close to passing his half guard.
Pardi is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Pardi is looking to take a break and control but Leroy is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leroy is trying to control but can't.
Leroy holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Leroy is looking for a sweep. Pardi is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Pardi passes to full mount!
Leroy is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Leroy defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Pardi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leroy taking shots to the head.
Leroy can't escape the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pardi looking to control but Leroy is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Pardi landing shots from mount.
Leroy takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Pardi can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Leroy is looking to escape.
Leroy is wriggling around trying to escape.
Pardi looking to secure an arm triangle but Leroy defends it well.
Pardi connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pardi unloading with bombs!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Pardi scoring with strikes but Leroy is staying in there.
Leroy can't escape the position.
Leroy blocking the ground and pound.
Leroy tries to hold on but Pardi pushes him away.
Poor strikes thrown by Pardi there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Pardi thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Pardi breaks from Leroy 's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Leroy is wriggling around trying to escape.
Pardi scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Pardi trying to control but Leroy is having none of it.
Leroy slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pardi slips a nice elbow through Leroy 's hands, connecting with Leroy 's forehead.
Leroy avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Pardi.
Pardi is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Pardi wants to control but Leroy is keeping him busy.
Leroy really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Pardi. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Pardi working Leroy over with strikes.
Pardi wants to advance to full mount but Leroy doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Pardi throwing strikes but missing.
Pardi preventing the sweep.
Pardi throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Leroy works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Leroy is controlling Pardi's posture.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kristof Pardi dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Pardi shoots in looking for a takedown but Leroy manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Pardi's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Leroy tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Pardi looks to score with a jab to the body but Leroy is just out of range.
Leroy throws a wild body kick that Pardi sees coming a mile off.
Pardi throws a series of punches but Leroy avoids them all with ease.
Pardi lands with a shot to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Leroy .
Leroy throws a shot from downtown. Pardi moves away and avoids it.
Leroy stuffs the takedown.
Leroy scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Pardi throws a right hand that misses
and Leroy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pardi throws a jab when Leroy was well out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Leroy misses.
Pardi feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Leroy s jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A big right from Pardi misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Leroy ! But no joy.
Leroy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Leroy takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Pardi has Leroy up against the cage in a clinch.
Pardi lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pardi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Leroy tries to throw a body punch but Pardi avoids it by throwing Leroy back against the cage.
Pardi manages to break the clinch.
Leroy slips a straight right by Pardi.
Leroy lands with a shot to the body.
Leroy is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Pardi rather than just go for the knockout.
Leroy slips under a jab.
It seemed like Leroy was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Pardi looks to land a left hand but Leroy moved out of range nicely.
Pardi fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Leroy sprawls well initially but Pardi persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Pardi is trying to control the action in half guard but Leroy is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Leroy wants to sweep but Pardi has passed to side control!
Kristof Pardi overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Pardi working the ground and pound but Leroy is defending the strikes.
Leroy is looking to regain half guard here but Pardi keeps moving and retains side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pardi tries for a kimura but Leroy is defending well.
Pardi wants to control but Leroy is keeping him busy.
Pardi throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pardi tries to score with some ground and pound. Leroy controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Leroy is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Leroy takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
We've been hearing that Pardi has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leroy is trying to control Pardi's posture but Pardi avoids it.
Leroy is looking to regain half guard here but Pardi keeps moving and retains side control.
Pardi tries to move to mount but Leroy blocks the move with his legs.
Leroy takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Pardi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Leroy can do to turn this around?
Leroy is not content to let Pardi control the position.
Leroy takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Leroy wants to get back to his feet but Pardi drags him back down.
Pardi tries for a kimura but Leroy is defending well.
Pardi working the ground and pound but Leroy is defending the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pardi tries for a kimura but Leroy is defending well.
Pardi tries for a kimura but Leroy is defending well.
Pardi in side control lands a decent elbow.
Pardi has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Leroy tries to improve position but can't.
Pardi wants to control but Leroy is keeping him busy.
Pardi is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Leroy knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kristof Pardi dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Pardi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Leroy was well out of range. Poor timing from Pardi.
Leroy scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Pardi doesn't seem bothered though.
Leroy takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Pardi tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Pardi moves out of range as Leroy strikes.
Pardi swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Pardi swings for the body but Leroy moves out of range.
Pardi shoots in for a takedown but Leroy shows good takedown defense.
Leroy displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Leroy explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Leroy missing with a left hand there. Pardi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Leroy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pardi was well out of range. Poor timing from Leroy .
Pardi throws out a loose jab but Leroy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Leroy looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Pardi throws out a loose jab but Leroy uses good head movement to avoid it.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Leroy .
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pardi slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Pardi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Leroy fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Pardi looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leroy keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Pardi throws the left hand but Leroy avoids the punch easily.
Despite the aggression on Leroy 's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Pardi fails with the takedown
letting Leroy counter with a right hand.
Leroy scores with a jab.
Pardi lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A big right from Leroy misses.
Bruce Leroy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pardi looks to land a left hand but Leroy moved out of range nicely.
Pardi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Leroy now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Leroy goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Leroy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Leroy catches Pardi with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Leroy scores with a jab to the head.
A big left from Pardi misses.
Pardi misses with a hook
and Leroy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Leroy throws a body punch but Pardi moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pardi takes a jab right on the kisser.
Leroy changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Pardi ducks under a wild hook from Leroy .
Pardi moves out of range of the leg kick from Leroy .
Pardi throws a body punch but Leroy moves out of range.
A low kick lands for Leroy .
Pardi misses the shot to the body.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Leroy enables Pardi to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Leroy manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Pardi trying to control the position from guard on top but Leroy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pardi keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Leroy 's head.
Pardi trying to control but Leroy is working from the bottom.
Pardi passes into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pardi is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Leroy defends it well.
Leroy keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Pardi wants to pass the guard but Leroy is defending well.
Pardi is trying to control the action in half guard but Leroy is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Pardi thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Leroy tries to roll over but Pardi keeps him under control.
Leroy trying to control here.
Pardi not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Pardi is trying to control the action in half guard but Leroy is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Pardi is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Leroy defends it well.
Leroy is pressing down on Pardi's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Leroy wants to sweep here but Pardi controlling him for the moment.
Bruce Leroy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kristof Pardi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pardi wants to control from the top but Leroy keeps moving.
Pardi with a flurry of punches that miss.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bruce Leroy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Pardi has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 29:28
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kristof Pardi!
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