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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Adiwang Leetoh (ranked 757 p4p, 1078 weight class) and Phil Sprintin (ranked 62 p4p, 85 weight class). Leetoh comes into the arena with Mai Wai Bok Wai - Henri feat. Tohmo blaring out of the sound system. Sprintin is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Disturbed - Bad Man. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Adiwang Leetoh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Phil Sprintin!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Steven Brown and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sprintin looks to throw the jab but Leetoh is out of range.
Sprintin lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Sprintin connects with an inside leg kick.
A slow jab from Leetoh misses its intended target.
Sprintin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Leetoh has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Forge 👊 in the buildup to the fight.
Leetoh misses with an uppercut
and Sprintin makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Leetoh throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sprintin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Leetoh bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Sprintin's head.
Phil Sprintin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sprintin lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sprintin scores with the left hand. Leetoh knows he should have avoided that one.
Sprintin blocks a jab.
Sprintin with the inside leg kick.
Leetoh misses with a lunging right hand
and Sprintin makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Leetoh misses with a wild body shot.
Sprintin scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Leetoh has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Leetoh there as he acknowledges the shot.
Sprintin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Leetoh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Sprintin is predictable there
and Leetoh connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A low kick from Sprintin misses
and Leetoh counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Leetoh moves out of range as Sprintin strikes.
Sprintin misses with a body punch
and Leetoh counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sprintin lands a lovely overhand right.
Leetoh checks a low kick from Sprintin.
Sprintin looks to throw the jab but Leetoh is out of range.
Leetoh throws out a loose jab but Sprintin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Leetoh throws the left hand but Sprintin avoids the punch easily.
Sprintin throws a hook but Leetoh blocks it.
Leetoh takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Sprintin jabs at Leetoh's body.
A big right from Sprintin misses.
Leetoh throws a shot from downtown. Sprintin moves away and avoids it.
Sprintin only half commits to the counter leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A left lands for Sprintin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sprintin fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Leetoh has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Sprintin thumps Leetoh with a low kick.
Sprintin misses with a hook. Leetoh ducked under it nicely.
Leetoh slips under a jab from Sprintin.
Leetoh swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Sprintin takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A telegraphed right hand from Sprintin misses the target.
Leetoh misses with a looping right.
Sprintin tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sprintin looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Leetoh ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sprintin moves away.
Leetoh swings for the body but Sprintin moves out of range.
Sprintin let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Sprintin works the jab nicely.
A clash of legs there as Leetoh blocks the low kick.
Leetoh misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sprintin digs a good hook to Leetoh's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leetoh throws a sloppy body shot
and Sprintin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sprintin misses with a wild body shot.
Leetoh fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Sprintin checks it well.
Leetoh swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Leetoh takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sprintin throws a solid leg kick but Leetoh takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Sprintin.
Leetoh gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Leetoh scores with a leg kick.
Leetoh scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Sprintin has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Leetoh tries a head kick but it misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sprintin.
Sprintin throws a chopping leg kick but Leetoh manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Sprintin is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Leetoh had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Leetoh stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sprintin.
Leetoh throws a body punch but Sprintin moves out of range.
Sprintin moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sprintin swings widly with a right hand
and Leetoh counters with a nice uppercut.
Leetoh is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sprintin throws a hook to the side of Leetoh's head but Leetoh sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Leetoh throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice body kick from Sprintin.
Sprintin tries to score with a low kick but Leetoh moves his leg out of the way.
Leetoh misses with a leg kick
and Sprintin counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Sprintin throws an off balance right hand
letting Leetoh counter with a right hand.
Jab, jab by Sprintin - just one landing.
Leetoh misses with a hook.
Some wild striking there from Leetoh.
Leetoh displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sprintin throws out the jab.
Sprintin slips under a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sprintin scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Sprintin misses with an uppercut. Leetoh saw that one coming.
Sprintin will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Phil Sprintin dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Leetoh lands a jab to the nose.
Phil Sprintin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sprintin lands a leg kick that knocks Leetoh off balance momentarily.
Leetoh throws a left and a right that both miss
and Leetoh takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Leetoh tries a head kick but it misses.
Leetoh throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sprintin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sprintin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Leetoh.
Leetoh throws a sloppy body shot
and Sprintin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sprintin thumps Leetoh with a low kick.
Leetoh throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Leetoh. Sprintin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Leetoh connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sprintin's hands.
Leetoh misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sprintin.
Leetoh uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sprintin.
Sprintin turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
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!
Sprintin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Leetoh.
A lazy body kick from Sprintin
and Leetoh counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leetoh keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sprintin.
Leetoh is looking to counter punch.
Leetoh throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Leetoh fails to land with a series of punches.
Leetoh takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Sprintin lands a jab to the head.
Leetoh lands an overhand right.
The fighters circle momentarily. Sprintin darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Leetoh ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sprintin moves away.
Sprintin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Leetoh moves into range and connects with a jab.
Leetoh throws a hook to the side of Sprintin's head but Sprintin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sprintin 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.
Sprintin with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Leetoh steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sprintin.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Sprintin lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Leetoh has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Leetoh and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leetoh swings for the body but Sprintin moves out of range.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Leetoh might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Sprintin scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sprintin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sprintin tries to score with a low kick but Leetoh moves his leg out of the way.
Leetoh throwing a counter right hand but Sprintin manages to avoid it.
Sprintin scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sprintin lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Sprintin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sprintin connects with a jab.
Sprintin takes one on the button.
Leetoh scores with a jab.
Sprintin scores with a jab to the head.
Sprintin throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Leetoh gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Sprintin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Leetoh.
A nice leg kick from Sprintin, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sprintin misses with a looping right.
A jab from Sprintin finds it's way through Leetoh's defenses.
Leetoh throws a body shot but no joy.
Leetoh takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sprintin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Leetoh.
Sprintin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Leetoh.
Sprintin lands a glancing blow to the side of Leetoh's head.
Sprintin with a nice calf kick.
Sprintin misses with an attempted mid kick.
Sprintin avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Leetoh ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sprintin moves away.
Sprintin throws a solid leg kick but Leetoh takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Sprintin.
Leetoh appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
The fighters circling - Sprintin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Leetoh swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Crunch! Sprintin slams his shin into Leetoh's torso.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leetoh scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sprintin.
Leetoh has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Sprintin finds it's way round the side to connect with Leetoh's head.
Leetoh takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sprintin staying out of range there.
Sprintin lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sprintin avoids the body shot from Leetoh.
Sprintin takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sprintin chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Leetoh can pounce on him.
Sprintin misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sprintin.
Sprintin slips under a jab from Leetoh.
Leetoh throws a shot from downtown. Sprintin moves away and avoids it.
A punch combination from Leetoh misses.
Sprintin was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Phil Sprintin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Leetoh's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Leetoh takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A good leg kick by Sprintin.
Sprintin lands a jab.
Leetoh misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sprintin.
Leetoh looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Leetoh takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Leetoh tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sprintin was well out of range. Poor timing from Leetoh.
Sprintin throws a lazy right hand but Leetoh sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Leetoh tests Sprintin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Leetoh misses the jab.
Leetoh plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Leetoh takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Sprintin swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Leetoh takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Leetoh throws a sloppy head kick and Sprintin moves out of range easily.
Leetoh throws a body kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sprintin misses with a kick to the body.
A low kick lands for Sprintin.
Sprintin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice cross by Leetoh.
Sprintin connects with a looping right hand.
Leetoh checks the leg kick nicely there.
Leetoh misses with a looping right.
Sprintin looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Sprintin misses with a straight left.
Sprintin avoids the body shot from Leetoh.
Sprintin on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Sprintin misses with a hook
and Leetoh counters with a left and a right that stings Sprintin.
Sprintin feints and then cracks Leetoh's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Leetoh down.
Sprintin smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Leetoh checks the leg kick.
Adiwang Leetoh has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sprintin connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Sprintin lands a nice leg kick that just misses Leetoh's sensitive parts.
A low kick from Leetoh is predictable there
and Sprintin counters with a nice uppercut.
Sprintin fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sprintin scores with a nice right hand.
Sprintin scores with a leg kick.
Sprintin misses with a low kick.
Leetoh swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Sprintin misses with a looping left.
Leetoh misses with a straight right.
Sprintin throws a low kick but Leetoh moves out of range easily.
Leetoh checks a leg kick.
Leetoh takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sprintin slips under a jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sprintin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Leetoh misses.
Leetoh feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Sprintins jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Sprintin dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Leetoh. That did some damage!
A looping hook to the body misses from Sprintin. Leetoh does a little dance to reset his feet.
Leetoh pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sprintin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sprintin lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sprintin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Leetoh swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Sprintin misses with a hook. Leetoh ducked under it nicely.
Sprintin throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Leetoh throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sprintin looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Leetoh takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Sprintin misses with a body shot
and Leetoh counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Leetoh throws a hook but Sprintin blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sprintin scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Leetoh doesn't seem bothered though.
Sprintin takes one on the button.
Leetoh has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Leetoh there as he acknowledges the shot.
Sprintin cracks Leetoh with an open hand slap.
Sprintin lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The fighters circle momentarily. Sprintin darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Sprintin fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Leetoh looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sprintin throws a leg kick which misses Leetoh's front leg but catches the back leg as Leetoh tries to avoid it.
Sprintin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sprintin lands a leg kick that knocks Leetoh off balance momentarily.
Nice uppercut there from Sprintin.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Leetoh on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Sprintin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Leetoh.
Sprintin throws a jab when Leetoh was well out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Phil Sprintin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sprintin has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Phil Sprintin!
In his post fight interview, Phil Sprintin started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
In defeat, Adiwang Leetoh stepped up to the mic, saying 'Thank you to my opponent and all the fans, my coaches and sponsors.'.
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