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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Timo Leyton (ranked 464 p4p, 751 weight class) and Santiago Ponziabo (ranked 64 p4p, 96 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Timo Leyton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Santiago Ponziabo!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Bart Greer and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leyton bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Ponziabo tries to improve position but can't.
Leyton taking a breather here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Leyton wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ponziabo keeps working.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ponziabo can't do much from the bottom here.
Ponziabo on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leyton trying to control the position but Ponziabo is working away.
Ponziabo is trying to control Leyton's posture but Leyton avoids it.
Leyton throws a strike aimed at the side of Ponziabo's head but Ponziabo avoids it well.
Leyton cracks Ponziabo with a big right hand but Ponziabo just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Ponziabo is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Ponziabo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Leyton scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Leyton keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Ponziabo trying to control from the bottom.
Leyton seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ponziabo wants to get back to full guard.
Ponziabo is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Leyton scores with a couple of nice shots.
Ponziabo is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Leyton pulls his head out easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Leyton looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Ponziabo is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Leyton pulls his head out easily.
Leyton keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Leyton trying to control from half guard but Ponziabo is working away.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Leyton lands a nice short elbow.
Leyton prevents Ponziabo from improving his position.
Leyton is looking to take a break and control but Ponziabo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ponziabo actively working from the bottom here.
Ponziabo looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Leyton working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Ponziabo wants to control the action here but instead Leyton manages to pass to full mount!
Leyton looking to finish Ponziabo with some ground and pound. This is bad for Ponziabo!
Ponziabo is squirming around, avoiding Leyton's attempts to control the action.
Leyton content just to control the position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leyton's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Ponziabo is wriggling around trying to escape.
Ponziabo is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Leyton fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Ponziabo is looking to get to half guard.
Leyton can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Ponziabo is looking to escape.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Leyton prevents Ponziabo from getting the reversal.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Timo Leyton dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Ponziabo stuffs the takedown attempt from Leyton. Leyton gets slowly back to his feet.
Leyton closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Leyton lands in his opponent's guard.
Leyton advances position into side control!
Ponziabo struggling a bit here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ponziabo manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Leyton is thwarting Ponziabo's attempts to control the position.
Ponziabo is looking to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ponziabo moves into full guard.
Ponziabo has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Leyton can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Leyton trying to control but Ponziabo is working from the bottom.
Timo Leyton overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Leyton controlling from the top position.
Ponziabo looking for a guillotine here but Leyton defends easily.
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.
Leyton controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Leyton trying to control but Ponziabo is working from the bottom.
Leyton sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Leyton pushes down on Ponziabo's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Leyton is looking to advance position but Ponziabo won't allow it.
Leyton is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Ponziabo defends it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leyton is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Leyton wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ponziabo keeps working.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Ponziabo shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Leyton pinned against the cage. Leyton gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
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.
Leyton looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Ponziabo actively working from the bottom here.
Ponziabo is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Leyton pulls his head out easily.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Leyton lands a nice short elbow.
Leyton looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Ponziabo with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Leyton seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Ponziabo looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Leyton trying to control the pace.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Timo Leyton dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Leyton closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Ponziabo's guard.
Leyton lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Ponziabo keeping full guard, as Leyton tries to pass.
Ponziabo is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Leyton is aware though and is defending well.
Leyton slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Ponziabo is trying to control the position from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leyton sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ponziabo trying to keep a closed guard but Leyton is proving a slippery customer.
Ponziabo is looking for a triangle but Leyton pushes his legs off easily.
Ponziabo is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Leyton's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Leyton missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Ponziabo not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Ponziabo moves away from the strike by Leyton.
Leyton drives through with a takedown into guard.
Leyton controlling from the top position.
Ponziabo is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Leyton is aware though and is defending well.
Leyton is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Ponziabo had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Leyton defends it easily.
Ponziabo has his feet on Leyton's thighs here. He's pushed Leyton off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Leyton screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Santiago Ponziabo!
Our winner, Santiago Ponziabo, 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.
Timo Leyton was interviewed post fight and said 'mehh'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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