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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Wood Chuck (ranked 736 p4p, 552 weight class) and Mario Leonardo (ranked 101 p4p, 73 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Chuck might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Who Needs A Girl Like You - Indian Wars. Mario Leonardo acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Excellent boxer
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Wood Chuck!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mario Leonardo!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Steven Brown and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leonardo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chuck.
Leonardo just misses with a punch to the body.
Leonardo swinging wildly here.
A jab from Leonardo misses.
Chuck lands a head shot.
Leonardo scores with a jab.
Chuck looks to land a left hand but Leonardo moved out of range nicely.
Leonardo throws an overhand right that lands on Chuck's shoulder, as Chuck tries to avoid the shot.
Chuck misses with a hook.
Chuck defending well as Leonardo loads up on a big left hand.
Chuck changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leonardo missing with a left hand there. Chuck was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Chuck appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Chuck connects with a single shot there.
Chuck uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Leonardo.
Chuck with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Leonardo to score with a decent uppercut.
Nice shot lands for Leonardo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Leonardo cracks Chuck with an open hand slap.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leonardo works the jab nicely.
Leonardo misses with a double jab
and Chuck counters with a shoot takedown. Leonardo fights it but they end up in guard.
Leonardo keeping moving, preventing Chuck from controlling successfully.
Chuck content to stall in guard here.
Chuck trying to control the position from guard on top but Leonardo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Chuck looking to sit in guard and control but Leonardo gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Leonardo looking to sit in guard and control but Chuck gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leonardo is adopting a defensive guard.
Chuck is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Leonardo has momentary wrist control but Chuck slips an elbow through the middle.
Chuck seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Chuck throwing strikes but missing.
Chuck postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Leonardo really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Chuck. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chuck postures up in Leonardo's guard and throws a big left but Leonardo blocks it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chuck wants to control from the top but Leonardo keeps moving.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Leonardo can do anything to dispel that myth.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Chuck accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Chuck slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Chuck landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Leonardo is looking for a sweep.
Chuck scoring with punches and elbows.
Chuck landing strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chuck sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Leonardo is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Leonardo avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Chuck.
We've been hearing that Chuck has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Chuck is looking to take a break and control but Leonardo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Leonardo dodges the ground and pound from Chuck.
Leonardo is not content to let Chuck control the position.
Chuck is chipping away with strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Wood Chuck dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Chuck avoids the body shot from Leonardo.
Chuck swings for the body but Leonardo moves out of range.
Chuck gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Leonardo.
Leonardo has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Leonardo darts in and clinches Chuck up against the cage.
Chuck struggles to land a body shot inside as Leonardo controls his hands.
Leonardo breaks from the clinch.
Chuck takes a swing at Leonardo's ribcage but misses.
Leonardo has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Nice cross by Chuck.
Leonardo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Chuck throws a hook but Leonardo blocks it.
Chuck connects with a nice looking jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leonardo connects with a body shot that sends Chuck's belly button to the back.
Chuck throws a right hand that misses
and Leonardo counters with a straight right hand.
Chuck lands a jab to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chuck throws a jab when Leonardo was well out of range.
Leonardo swings for the body but Chuck moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Leonardo. Chuck does a little dance to reset his feet.
A big right from Leonardo misses.
Leonardo lands a jab to the nose.
Leonardo sizes up Chuck with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Chuck misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Leonardo.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chuck. Leonardo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Leonardo tried to score with a low kick but Chuck checks it.
Chuck avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Leonardo loads up on a big right hand but Chuck slips the punch.
Leonardo misses with a straight left.
Chuck lands a nice looking body shot.
Leonardo misses with an uppercut.
Chuck changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Leonardo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A big right from Leonardo misses.
Chuck gets a takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Leonardo keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Chuck is nestled in close to Leonardo, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Chuck working over Leonardo with some ground and pound. Leonardo looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chuck wants to lay and pray for a moment but Leonardo keeps working.
Leonardo on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Chuck scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Chuck winds up and cracks Leonardo with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Leonardo is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Chuck scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leonardo trying to hold on to Chuck's head to control him but Chuck postures up.
Chuck seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Chuck is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Chuck stalling.
Chuck passes to full mount!
Chuck with shots to the head and body - Leonardo looks very uncomfortable down there.
Chuck pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chuck lands a heavy elbow.
Chuck controlling the pace for now.
Chuck fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Chuck lands a big shot there that rocks Leonardo but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chuck lands a big shot there that rocks Leonardo but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Leonardo is squirming around, avoiding Chuck's attempts to control the action.
Chuck scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Leonardo?
Chuck has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Leonardo's face.
Leonardo is rocked!
Chuck looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Wood Chuck dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Chuck throws a body punch but Leonardo moves out of range.
Leonardo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Chuck drops down looking for a counter takedown but Leonardo sprawls and moves away.
Chuck throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mario Leonardo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Chuck throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Leonardo throws a body shot but no joy.
Chuck feinted with a counter takedown.
Chuck looks to score with a jab to the body but Leonardo is just out of range.
A big right from Leonardo misses.
Chuck tries to counter with a takedown but Leonardo is quick to defend against it.
Leonardo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chuck.
Chuck misses with a hook
and Leonardo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Chuck connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Chuck lands with an overhand left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chuck swats away the attempt to clinch by Leonardo.
Chuck lands with an uppercut that bounces Leonardo off the cage and back into range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chuck throws a hook but Leonardo blocks it.
Leonardo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Leonardo connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Chuck momentarily.
Leonardo throws an overhand right that lands on Chuck's shoulder, as Chuck tries to avoid the shot.
Chuck lands a nice shot to the body.
Leonardo tries to clinch but Chuck is having none of it.
Good standup being displayed there by Leonardo as he connects with a hook.
Chuck loads up on a big right hand but Leonardo slips the punch.
Leonardo closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Chuck shoots in for a double leg but Leonardo sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Leonardo appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Leonardo misses with a hook.
Leonardo tries to clinch up but Chuck circles away and keeps his distance.
Leonardo gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Chuck misses with a straight right.
Leonardo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Chuck tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Leonardo was well out of range. Poor timing from Chuck.
A little jabbing left from Leonardo on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chuck slips a jab from Leonardo.
Chuck cracks Leonardo with an open hand slap.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Leonardo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Chuck.
Leonardo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Chuck throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Leonardo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Leonardo looks to throw the jab but Chuck is out of range.
Leonardo swings for the body but Chuck moves out of range.
Chuck drops down looking for a counter takedown but Leonardo sprawls and moves away.
Chuck is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Leonardo can do to turn this around?
Chuck cracks Leonardo with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Chuck with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Leonardo to score with a decent uppercut.
Chuck shoots in and gets a takedown into Leonardo's guard.
Chuck's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Chuck trying to control the position from guard on top but Leonardo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Chuck throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Leonardo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chuck working some strikes from top position.
Chuck trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Chuck scoring with punches to the head and body.
Chuck throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Leonardo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Chuck trying to control but Leonardo is working from the bottom.
Leonardo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Chuck loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Leonardo can't keep his opponent in guard - Chuck advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Chuck wants to lay and pray for a moment but Leonardo keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chuck is nestled in close to Leonardo, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Leonardo wants to get back to full guard.
Leonardo on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Chuck wants to control but Leonardo is keeping him busy.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Chuck connects with a nice short shot to Leonardo's temple.
Chuck 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.
Chuck performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Chuck takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Ground and pound from Chuck.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Wood Chuck clearly takes that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Leonardo throws a sloppy body shot
and Chuck counters with a nice double leg into side control. Leonardo won't be happy with that.
Chuck is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Chuck is looking to take a break and control but Leonardo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Chuck works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leonardo is working to avoid the ground and pound but Chuck connects with a decent elbow.
Leonardo taking punishment in the form of punches.
Chuck cracks Leonardo with a big elbow.
Leonardo is trying to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chuck controls the position.
Chuck cracks Leonardo with a big elbow.
Chuck grinds an elbow into Leonardo's temple.
Chuck 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.
Chuck throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Chuck connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Leonardo some visible discomfort.
Leonardo is looking to regain half guard here but Chuck keeps moving and retains side control.
Chuck scoring with punches and elbows.
Chuck working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Chuck trying to control the action but Leonardo is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leonardo is working to avoid the ground and pound but Chuck connects with a decent elbow.
Chuck grinds an elbow into Leonardo's temple.
Chuck has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Leonardo!
Chuck raining down hammerfists from mount.
Leonardo is still in real trouble! Can Chuck finish him?
Chuck is landing with some decent strikes but Leonardo is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chuck landing strikes from the mount and Leonardo is in trouble!
Chuck is landing with some decent strikes but Leonardo is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Leonardo taking shots to the head.
Chuck lands a couple of good shots and Leonardo has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chuck drops a big shot to the side of Leonardo's head! Oh, Leonardo is out! He's out cold! Chuck jumps to his feet and celebrates with his corner. In his post fight interview he thanks God. Saying that without him, he wouldn't have the power to knock his opponent senseless. Amen.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 4, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Wood Chuck!
Wood Chuck retains his welterweight title!
Wood Chuck decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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