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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fidel Legions (ranked 1328 p4p, 3655 weight class) and Tommy Weismuller (ranked 65 p4p, 140 weight class). Weismuller has chosen The Nosebleed Section by Hilltop Hoods as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fidel Legions!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tommy Weismuller!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Dillan Fox and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Weismuller misses with a takedown attempt - Legions sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Weismuller swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Weismuller rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Legions moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fidel Legions seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Legions gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Legions lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Weismuller backwards.
Legions breaks the clinch.
Weismuller tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Weismuller will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Legions rushes Weismuller and presses him up against the cage.
Legions lands with a short head shot on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Legions creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Legions misses with a hook to the ribs.
A shot in the inside from Legions.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Weismuller has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Legions avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Legions working aggressively here.
A short right from Legions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Legions softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Legions lands a right hand.
Weismuller blocking some punches.
Weismuller is working for takedown but Legions is calmly controlling the position for now.
Fidel Legions has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tommy Weismuller.
Weismuller looks winded!
Weismuller's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Weismuller tries for a takedown but Legions manages to get underhooks.
Weismuller drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Legions gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Legions scores with a nice hook to the head.
Legions makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Legions working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Weismuller is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Legions gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Legions.
Legions escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Weismuller keeps the fight on the outside.
Legions throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Weismuller.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Weismuller tries to score a power double leg takedown but Legions sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Weismuller somewhat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Legions lands a jab to Weismuller's midsection.
Legions lands a two punch combo.
Legions throws a nice head kick!
Weismuller gets tackled into the cage by Legions. Legions maintains the clinch.
Legions misses with some punches.
Legions breaks the clinch.
Legions fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Legions pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Weismuller tries to keep at a distance but Legions has taken the fight into the clinch.
Legions lands with a short shot to the head.
Legions pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Legions tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Weismuller takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weismuller keeps the fight on the outside.
Legions stuffs the takedown.
Legions closes the distance and clinches.
Legions's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Weismuller takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Weismuller takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Legions lands a jab to the head.
Legions looks to land a combination. Weismuller sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Legions tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Weismuller paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Legions tries to bum rush Weismuller with a series of wild strikes but Weismuller uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Legions fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Weismuller, pushing him back against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Weismuller blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Legions misses with a punch on the inside.
Weismuller blocking some punches.
Legions lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Legions fails to land.
Legions swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Legions scores with a nice short uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Legions.
Legions scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Weismuller wants a takedown but no success here.
Legions gets underhooks to prevent Weismuller's takedown attempt.
A short left from Legions.
Legions throws a punch but it's blocked by Weismuller.
Weismuller wants a takedown.
Legions lands a body punch.
A shot in the inside from Legions.
Legions lands with a left to the head.
Still in the clinch, Legions scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Legions lands a hook to the side of the head.
Legions tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Legions's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Weismuller misses with a kick to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Fidel Legions dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tommy Weismuller'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.
Legions lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Weismuller at a distance.
Legions avoids a kick to the body.
Legions wants to clinch up but Weismuller keeps it at a distance.
Jab from Legions.
Weismuller thows a leg kick but Legions checks it
and Legions counters with a straight right hand.
Legions has taken the fight to the clinch.
Legions swings wildly with an uppercut but Weismuller uses good head movement to avoid it.
Legions tries to work over Weismuller's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Legions pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Weismuller takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Fidel Legions is winning the standup battle so far.
Legions misses with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Weismuller lands a nice looking kick to the body. Legions takes a step back to recover.
Legions throws a head kick but Weismuller moves out of range.
Legions tests Weismuller's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Weismuller is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head kick misses from Legions.
Legions avoids the head kick by Weismuller.
Legions connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Weismuller momentarily.
Legions catches Weismuller with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Legions throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Weismuller is rocked!
Weismuller tries to score a power double leg takedown but Legions sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Weismuller somewhat.
Weismuller is still on wobbly legs! Can Legions finish him?
Legions is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Weismuller can do to turn this around?
Weismuller fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Weismuller seems to have recovered his senses.
Legions lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Weismuller throws a head kick that misses.
Legions lands a high kick to the side of Weismuller's head that stuns him and send him tumbling down to the canvas! Legions dives into guard, looking to finish.
That has opened up Tommy Weismuller's cut even more.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Legions drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Legions jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Legions is stalling in the full guard.
Legions'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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weismuller wants to stand but Legions is controlling the position.
Legions looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weismuller is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Legions is aware though and is defending well.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Weismuller walks into a stiff left hand from Legions.
Weismuller shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Legions sprawls well. Legions wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Weismuller gets slowly back to his feet.
Fidel Legions has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tommy Weismuller.
Legions throws a head kick that half lands.
Legions moves out of range of the body kick.
Fidel Legions is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Legions is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Legions's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Legions duly obliges.
The cut above Tommy Weismuller's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Legions tries to clinch but Weismuller moves out of range.
Weismuller shoots in but no luck this time.
Legions slaps away a takedown attempt from Weismuller, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Weismuller takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Legions lands a body shot.
Legions fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Weismuller on the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A combination from Legions does no damage.
Legions wants to clinch up but Weismuller keeps it at a distance.
Legions looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Weismuller fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Legions catches Weismuller with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Legions wants to clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Fidel Legions dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tommy Weismuller's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Legions throws a head kick that half lands.
Weismuller throws a low kick but it's checked well by Legions.
Legions went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Weismuller throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Legions's waist but Legions gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Weismuller off to one side.
Legions tries to clinch up.
Legions connects with a high kick.
Weismuller throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Weismuller throws a low kick but Legions moves out of range easily.
Weismuller pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Weismuller avoids the head kick by Legions.
Legions lands with a nice body punch.
Legions misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Legions tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Weismuller manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Weismuller thuds his shin into the meat of Legions's side.
Weismuller throws a head kick that misses.
A left lands for Legions.
Legions lands a head kick!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Weismuller takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Weismuller takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Legions throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Legions misses with a wild combination.
Legions instigates a clinch.
Legions lands a hook to the side of the head.
Weismuller blocks a body shot from Legions.
Legions swings wildly with an uppercut but Weismuller uses good head movement to avoid it.
Legions lands a nice shot to the body.
Legions working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Legions manages to break the clinch.
Legions ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A combination from Legions does no damage.
A head kick misses from Legions.
Tommy Weismuller has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Legions avoids the head kick by Weismuller.
A head kick lands from Legions that sends Weismuller to the canvas. Weismuller tries to scramble back to his feet but Legions brings him back down into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A lull in the action here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Weismuller is looking for a sweep.
Legions has an Americana. Weismuller didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Legions is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Legions hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Fidel Legions!
A very excited looking Fidel Legions made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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