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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Flo Holl (ranked 612 p4p, 708 weight class) and Draco Leonidas (ranked 60 p4p, 75 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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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 19 - 13 - 2, fighting out of London, Flo Holl!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 1, fighting out of London, Draco Leonidas!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Glass and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holl tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Leonidas misses the jab.
Leonidas misses with a two punch combination.
Leonidas throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Holl sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Holl has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Holl moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Holl throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Holl connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Leonidas momentarily.
Leonidas misses with a left hand
and Holl counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Holl uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Leonidas.
Holl tries to clinch there but Leonidas circles away.
Leonidas follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
A head kick by Holl misses
and Leonidas counters with an inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holl throws a body punch but Leonidas moves out of range.
Leonidas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Holl misses with the body kick
letting Leonidas counter with a right hand.
A head kick misses from Leonidas.
Holl misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Leonidas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Holl - just one landing.
Holl tries to clinch but Leonidas is having none of it.
Leonidas steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Leonidas walks into a stiff left hand from Holl.
Holl has closed the distance and engaged Leonidas in a clinch.
Leonidas blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Holl blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Leonidas tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Holl just stands there and leans against the cage.
Leonidas breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Holl.
Leonidas misses with a hook.
Holl was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A right hook to the body lands for Leonidas.
Holl landing knees to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Leonidas.
Holl misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Leonidas is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Leonidas leaning his opponent against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Holl throws an elbow that misses.
Holl landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Holl misses with a knee to the head.
Leonidas breaks from the clinch.
Holl throws a lazy head kick
and Leonidas counters with a nice uppercut.
Holl misses with a lunging right hand
and Leonidas counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Flo Holl seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Leonidas takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Leonidas follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Leonidas cracks Holl with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Holl is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Holl slips under a jab.
Holl misses with a body shot.
Leonidas throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Holl finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Holl doesn't manage to clinch there - Leonidas circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holl misses with a straight right.
Leonidas let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Leonidas throws a jab when Holl was well out of range.
Leonidas misses with a looping right.
Leonidas is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Holl takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Leonidas lands a nice shot to the body.
Holl throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Holl moves in looking to clinch but Leonidas pushes him off.
Holl gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Leonidas counters with a stiff right hand.
Holl throws a head kick that misses.
Leonidas appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Holl throws a poor cross that misses
and Leonidas counters with a nice uppercut.
Leonidas misses with a wild body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Holl looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leonidas connects with a body shot that sends Holl's belly button to the back.
Holl uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Leonidas.
Leonidas takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Holl throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Leonidas ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Holl has managed to clinch.
Leonidas's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Holl tries to close the distance and clinch up but Leonidas swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Leonidas checks a leg kick.
Holl is looking to clinch.
Leonidas throws a body punch but Holl moves out of range.
Holl swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Holl stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Holl with a nice cross.
Leonidas looks to land a left hand but Holl moved out of range nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Draco Leonidas will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Holl misses with a straight right.
Leonidas follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Holl tries to clinch there but Leonidas circles away.
Leonidas scores with a leg kick.
Leonidas keeps the fight on the outside.
Holl tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Leonidas moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Holl wants to clinch.
Holl lands a front kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holl throws a sloppy body shot
and Leonidas counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Leonidas thows a left - swing and a miss!
A jab from Holl finds it's way through Leonidas's defenses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leonidas throws a leg kick but Holl checks it.
Holl dips to his left and cracks Leonidas with an uppercut!
A head kick by Holl misses
enabling Leonidas to counter with a crisp jab.
Holl wants to clinch.
Leonidas lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Holl sizes up Leonidas with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Leonidas uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Holl.
Leonidas connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Holl momentarily.
Holl throws a poor cross that misses
and Leonidas counters with a right hand to the body.
Leonidas has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Holl.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holl takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Holl takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Draco Leonidas seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Leonidas misses with a body shot.
Holl misses with a body shot
and Leonidas counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Holl throws a leg kick
and Leonidas counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Holl thinking.
Leonidas falls off balance throwing a combination
and Holl counters with a leg kick.
Leonidas has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Holl swings for the body but Leonidas moves out of range.
Holl feints and then cracks Leonidas's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Leonidas down.
Leonidas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Leonidas lands a nice looking body kick.
Leonidas with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nice defenses there by Leonidas.
A slow jab from Leonidas misses its intended target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leonidas misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Holl misses the body punch
and Leonidas connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Leonidas scores with a shot to the body.
Leonidas looks to score with a jab to the body but Holl is just out of range.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Holl.
Leonidas takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Holl just misses with a punch to the body.
Leonidas misses the shot to the body.
Holl tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Leonidas manages to circle out of the way.
A clash of legs there as Leonidas blocks the low kick.
Leonidas let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Leonidas avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Holl avoids the body shot from Leonidas.
Sloppy strikes from Holl. Those never looked like landing.
Holl loads up on a big right hand but Leonidas slips the punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Leonidas blocks the leg kick.
Leonidas takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Holl throws an overhand right that lands on Leonidas's shoulder, as Leonidas tries to avoid the shot.
Leonidas bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Holl's head.
Leonidas takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
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!
Holl fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Leonidas manages to avoid it.
Leonidas lands a nice looking body shot.
Holl turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Holl lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Holl throws out a leg kick but Leonidas moves out of range and Holl only half commits.
Holl tries to clinch there but Leonidas circles away.
Holl bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Holl throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A big right from Holl misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Draco Leonidas will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. This is the final round!
Leonidas blocks a head kick by Holl.
Leonidas throws a body shot but no joy.
Holl wants to clinch.
Leonidas now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Holl misses with a straight left.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Leonidas! But no joy.
Holl misses with a body kick.
Leonidas lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Holl clinches with his opponent.
Leonidas scores with a nice hook to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leonidas breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Holl clinches with his opponent.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Leonidas jumps guard and drags Holl to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Leonidas trying to control the position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leonidas controls Holl momentarily but Holl frees himself.
Leonidas wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Holl wants to control from the top but Leonidas keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Holl pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Leonidas is keeping the position for now.
Holl has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Leonidas is pulling down on Holl's head to control his posture.
Flo Holl has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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.
Holl trying to control the position from guard on top but Leonidas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Holl tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Leonidas now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Leonidas checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Leonidas let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A cross from Leonidas lands.
Leonidas is looking to land body kicks.
Holl throws a sloppy head kick and Leonidas moves out of range easily.
Holl misses with an uppercut
and Leonidas counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Holl lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Leonidas at a distance.
Leonidas lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Holl circles away quickly and effectively.
A slow jab from Leonidas misses its intended target.
Leonidas lands a lovely overhand right.
Draco Leonidas is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leonidas avoids a kick to the body.
Holl throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Leonidas throws a body shot but no joy.
Holl dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Holl looks to land a body kick but Leonidas moved away.
A jab from Leonidas misses.
Holl throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Holl getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A head kick misses from Holl.
A jab from Leonidas finds it's way through Holl's defenses.
Holl shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Leonidas digs a good body shot into Holl's ribs.
Holl thows a leg kick but Leonidas checks it
and Leonidas counters with a nice uppercut.
Leonidas looks to throw the jab but Holl is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holl does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Holl on the wrong end of a nice hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Holl tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Leonidas blocks the body kick.
Holl is looking to clinch but Leonidas is avoiding it.
Holl goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A lazy body kick from Holl
and Holl takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Holl misses with a jab to the body
and Leonidas connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
An inside leg kick from Holl misses.
Leonidas throws a jab but it's blocked by Holl.
Holl misses with a body shot.
Holl moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Nice defenses there by Leonidas.
Leonidas appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Draco Leonidas comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Leonidas winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Draco Leonidas!
Our winner, Draco Leonidas, 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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hype
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pop
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