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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Deangelo Strickland (ranked 2706 p4p, 3643 weight class) and Leroy Michel (ranked 316 p4p, 401 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Deangelo Strickland!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Leroy Michel!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, David Schapiro and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Strickland bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Michel's head.
A jab from Michel misses.
A head kick from Strickland lands but Michel takes it in his stride.
Nice body punch from Strickland.
Strickland walks into a stiff left hand from Michel.
Strickland misses with a two punch combination.
Michel wants to clinch.
Strickland cracks Michel with a good jab.
Michel shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Michel scores with a punch to the head.
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!
Strickland moves out of range as Michel strikes.
Michel looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A shot to the liver by Michel. Beautiful body shot.
Strickland connects with a leg kick.
Strickland walks into a jab.
Michel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Strickland.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Michel lands with a good body shot.
We've been told by Strickland's head coaches at Banzai Combat Academy LA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Michel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Strickland misses the jab.
Strickland delivers a nice body kick.
The fighters circling - Michel throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Strickland throws a lazy right hand but Michel sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Strickland dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Strickland lands a jab to the head.
Michel lands a body shot.
Strickland takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Strickland misses with a series of wild punches.
Strickland closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
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!
Michel darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Strickland shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Michel eats them both and turns towards Strickland to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Deangelo Strickland seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Strickland misses with a straight right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strickland connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Strickland takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Strickland thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Michel if he has to take too many more of those.
Michel instigates a clinch.
Strickland breaks from the clinch.
Strickland on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Strickland cracks Michel with a good jab.
Michel moves into range and clinches up with Strickland.
Strickland breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Strickland throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A nice inside leg kick there by Strickland. That's going to slow Michel down.
Michel scores with a jab to the head.
Strickland rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Michel counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Strickland misses with a few strikes there.
Strickland fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Michel looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Michel misses with a body shot.
Strickland loads up on a big right hand but Michel slips the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strickland scores with a crisp jab that stopped Michel in his tracks.
Michel with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Michel throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Michel displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Strickland throws out the jab.
Michel lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Michel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Strickland throws a nice looking combination but Michel bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Michel lands with a nice body punch.
Strickland throws the kick towards the body but Michel avoids it.
Michel uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Strickland.
Strickland getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Michel misses with an uppercut.
Strickland takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
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!
Strickland looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Michel lands with a nice body punch.
Michel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Strickland moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strickland takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Michel moves into the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Strickland.
Strickland lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Strickland pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Michel crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Strickland - the referee stops the clock and Michel gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Strickland. Michel manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Strickland slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Strickland keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Strickland throws a poor cross that misses
and Michel counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Strickland feints and then cracks Michel's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Michel down.
Michel rushes Strickland and presses him up against the ropes.
Michel tries to pull guard but Strickland won't allow it.
Michel wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Strickland has him pressed against the ropes.
Michel tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Strickland's elbow.
Strickland prevents a body shot from Michel.
Michel tries a body shot but Strickland blocks it.
Michel stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Michel.
Strickland swings wildly with an uppercut but Michel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Strickland lands a body shot.
Strickland working aggressively here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Michel.
Strickland throws a head punch that misses.
Michel scores with a shoulder strike.
Strickland misses with some punches.
Strickland keeps control of Michel as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Strickland tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Strickland misses with a punch on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A frustrated look appears on Michel's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Michel digs a right hand underneath Strickland's ribcage. Strickland let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Strickland lands a hook to the side of the head.
Michel wants to get back to striking at distance but Strickland won't allow it.
Strickland breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A jab from Michel misses.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Strickland coming out on top.
Michel avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Michel looks to score with a jab to the body but Strickland is just out of range.
Michel staying out of range there.
Strickland throws a series of punches but Michel moves out of range.
Michel wants to counter the offense by Strickland and move into the clinch position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Strickland explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Strickland swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Michel fails in his attempt to clinch.
A jab from Michel finds it's way through Strickland's defenses.
Strickland scores with a nice head shot.
Strickland takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Strickland jabs Michel right on the nose. Michel blinks but takes it well.
Michel tries to clinch up but Strickland circles away and keeps his distance.
Michel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Strickland manages to avoid it.
Michel uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Strickland.
Strickland uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Michel.
Strickland was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Strickland throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Michel.
Michel throws out a counter right but Strickland avoids it with no problem.
Strickland throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Strickland scores with a head kick. Michel tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Strickland slips a straight right by Michel.
A jab from Michel misses.
Strickland looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Michel lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Michel takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Strickland lands a nice shot to the body.
Michel has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Strickland.
Michel comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Michel clinches up against the ropes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Michel is trying to force a seperation but Strickland has the dominant position.
Strickland lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Michel backwards.
Strickland has a couple of punches blocked by Michel.
Strickland blocks a body shot from Michel.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Strickland breaks from the clinch.
Michel ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Strickland cracks Michel with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Strickland scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Strickland misses with an uppercut. Michel saw that one coming.
Strickland 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.
Michel appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Michel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Strickland was well out of range. Poor timing from Michel.
Michel jabs at Strickland's body.
Michel tries to clinch up.
Michel misses with a low kick.
A little feinted left hand from Strickland on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Strickland throws out a loose jab but Michel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Michel doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Strickland pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Strickland keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Strickland appears to be looking for a big counter.
Strickland tries to move into range but Michel moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Michel takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Nice defenses there by Michel.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Michel misses with a wild body shot.
Michel is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Strickland rather than just go for the knockout.
Strickland throws a series of punches but Michel avoids them all with ease.
Michel misses with a leg kick.
Michel moves to clinch but Strickland breaks away
and Strickland counters with a straight right hand.
Michel tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Strickland manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Strickland keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Strickland is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Michel scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Strickland doesn't seem bothered though.
Michel misses the shot to the body.
Michel wants to clinch
and Strickland counters with a left to the body.
Michel lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice defenses there by Michel.
Michel misses with a hook.
A swing and a miss from Michel.
Strickland takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Deangelo Strickland will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Strickland throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Michel's head.
Strickland jabs Michel right on the nose. Michel blinks but takes it well.
Michel moves forwards but Strickland connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Michel swings for the body but Strickland moves out of range.
Michel throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Strickland connects with a single shot there.
Michel takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Strickland stalling the fight.
Michel has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Strickland breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Michel throws a series of strikes that have Strickland backpedaling.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Michel takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Michel has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Strickland.
Michel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Strickland swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Strickland misses the jab.
Strickland looks to score with a jab to the body but Michel is just out of range.
Michel tries to land a leg kick but Strickland saw it coming and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Michel throws a looping overhand right but Strickland ducks down to avoid it.
Strickland throws a quick inside leg kick.
Strickland uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Michel.
Strickland just misses with a punch to the body.
Michel misses with a leg kick
and Strickland counters with a nice uppercut.
Strickland moves out of range of the strikes.
Strickland jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Michel throws out a powerful jab.
Strickland throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Michel stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Strickland misses with the combination.
A shot to the liver by Strickland. Beautiful body shot.
Michel moves out of range of the leg kick from Strickland.
Strickland moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Michel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Strickland manages to avoid it.
Strickland swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Michel counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Strickland thinking.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Michel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Strickland was well out of range. Poor timing from Michel.
Michel scores with a body shot.
Strickland swats away the attempt to clinch by Michel.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Strickland, as that shot connected.
Michel's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Strickland slips under a jab.
Michel connects with the punch.
Strickland rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Michel moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Strickland misses with a body shot
and Michel counters by clinching up.
Michel working hard to break the clinch.
Michel has had enough of the clinch but Strickland keeps him there for the moment.
Michel struggles to land a body shot inside as Strickland controls his hands.
Michel lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Strickland backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michel tries a body shot but Strickland blocks it.
Michel wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Strickland has him pressed against the ropes.
Strickland works on Michel's body with a couple of short punches.
Strickland scores with a shoulder strike.
Michel is trying to break the clinch but Strickland has him pressed against the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from Michel fails to land.
Strickland tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Strickland breaks the clinch.
Michel throws a lazy uppercut
and Strickland counters with a straight right hand.
Strickland misses with a hook.
Strickland throws a head kick that half lands.
Michel 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.
Nice body punch from Michel.
Michel pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Strickland with a nice calf kick.
Michel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strickland connects with a high kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Michel darts in and clinches Strickland up against the ropes.
Strickland can't find room to land a body shot as Michel controls the action.
Michel blocks an uppercut.
Michel blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Michel is trying to break the clinch but Strickland has him pressed against the ropes.
Michel tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Michel tries to work over Strickland's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Strickland is looking to control Michel's arms but Michel gets an underhook and turns him. Now Strickland has his back to the ropes.
Strickland fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Strickland looking to slow down the pace here.
Strickland blocks a body shot from Michel.
Strickland swings wildly with an uppercut but Michel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Strickland misses with some punches.
Strickland lands with a light punch inside.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Strickland gets through Michel's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Michel has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Strickland tries a body shot but Michel blocks it.
Strickland breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Michel cracks Strickland with a good jab.
A bone on bone clash there as Michel blocks the leg kick.
Strickland misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Michel.
Strickland bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Michel takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
The fighters circling - Strickland throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Michel let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Strickland throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Some wild striking there from Michel.
Strickland throws the kick towards the body but Michel avoids it.
Michel connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Strickland looks to land a right hand but Michel moved out of range.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Michel bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Michel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Strickland seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Strickland misses with a double jab
enabling Michel to counter with a crisp jab.
Michel moves into the clinch successfully.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Strickland goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Michel is trying to push Strickland away but Strickland has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Strickland misses with a hook from the clinch.
Strickland misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Michel is trying to break free.
Michel misses with some punches.
Strickland is stalling here.
Strickland throws a punch but it's blocked by Michel.
Strickland throws a head punch that misses.
Michel is looking to break free of the clinch but Strickland has double underhooks.
Strickland keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Michel's efforts to push away.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Michel misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Michel lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Strickland or not.
Michel lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Michel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Michel has had enough of the clinch but Strickland keeps him there for the moment.
Strickland fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Strickland tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Strickland has Michel pressed against the ropes, preventing Michel from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Strickland keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Michel's efforts to push away.
A short right from Strickland.
Strickland digs a right hand underneath Michel's ribcage. Michel let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Still in the clinch, Strickland scores with a nice short uppercut.
Strickland blocking some punches.
Strickland throws a head punch that misses.
Michel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Leroy Michel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Michel lands a shoulder strike.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Michel goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Strickland lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Michel tries to throw a body punch but Strickland avoids it by throwing Michel back against the ropes.
Leroy Michel seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Michel looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Michel lands a nice uppercut.
Michel is looking to break free of the clinch but Strickland has double underhooks.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Strickland.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Michel tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A left hand lands to the body for Strickland.
Michel is breathing heavily.
Strickland pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Michel ducks right into an uppercut from Strickland.
Strickland throws a right and a left that both miss.
Strickland fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Michel on the side of the head.
Michel tries to move into range but Strickland moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Strickland throws a hook to the side of Michel's head but Michel sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Michel scores with a nice strike.
Strickland uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Michel.
Strickland is looking to counter punch.
Strickland jabs at Michel's body.
Strickland swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Strickland uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Michel has time to react.
Michel misses with a hook.
Michel avoids the head kick by Strickland.
Strickland uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Michel.
Strickland misses with a series of wild punches.
A countering left hand to the body from Michel misses.
Strickland swings for the body but Michel moves out of range.
Strickland connects with an inside leg kick.
Michel showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Strickland.
Michel is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Strickland with a body shot.
Deangelo Strickland is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Michel scores with a sloppy right hand. Strickland should have avoided that one.
And that's the end of the fight!
Deangelo Strickland showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Strickland has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 20:18
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 20:18
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 20:19
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Deangelo Strickland!
Deangelo Strickland bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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