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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leroy Beale (ranked 25529 p4p, 5146 weight class) and Faust Fonseca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Leroy Beale!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Faust Fonseca!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beale connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Fonseca throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Beale.
It looked like Beale was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Fonseca.
Fonseca misses with a lunging right hand
and Beale counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Fonseca misses with a double jab.
Fonseca rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Beale moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fonseca dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fonseca swings for the body but Beale moves out of range.
A combination from Fonseca does no damage.
Fonseca tries to bum rush Beale with a series of wild strikes but Beale uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fonseca leaves Beale with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Fonseca swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Beale tries for a takedown but Fonseca sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Fonseca misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Beale slips a jab and a cross from Fonseca.
Beale dodges the punch combination from Fonseca.
Beale was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Beale uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fonseca.
Beale is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beale ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fonseca avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Beale lands a two punch combo.
Fonseca throws a right and a left that both miss.
The fight stays on the outside here - Beale looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fonseca misses with the combination.
Fonseca looks winded!
Beale takes the fight into the clinch.
Beale pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Beale gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Beale breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Beale tries to clinch up but Fonseca circles away and keeps his distance.
Fonseca misses with a body shot.
Fonseca avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beale slips under a jab.
Beale is looking for a counter combo.
Beale shoots in for a takedown but Fonseca shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leroy Beale. That's going to take a lot out of him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fonseca misses with a lunging right hand
and Beale counters with a head kick. That will keep Fonseca thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Faust Fonseca is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Beale shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Fonseca sprawls well. Fonseca wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Beale gets slowly back to his feet.
Beale tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fonseca was well out of range. Poor timing from Beale.
Fonseca misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fonseca has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
Fonseca throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Beale counters with a head kick. That will keep Fonseca thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Beale forces Fonseca back against the cage and clinches.
Fonseca tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Beale's elbow.
Fonseca tries to circle away but Beale has him pinned against the cage.
Beale breaks from the clinch.
Fonseca throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fonseca tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Beale was well out of range. Poor timing from Fonseca.
It looked like Beale was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Fonseca misses with a wild body shot.
Beale fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beale tries to clinch up but Fonseca circles away and keeps his distance.
Beale throws a series of strikes that have Fonseca backpedaling.
Donk. Fonseca catches Beale right on the button with a cross.
It looks like Leroy Beale has been cut.
Fonseca lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Beale circles away quickly and effectively.
Fonseca circles away from the clinch attempt.
It seemed like Fonseca was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Fonseca circles away from the clinch attempt.
Beale fails with a takedown attempt.
Nice body punch from Fonseca.
Fonseca misses with a two punch combination.
Beale moves out of range of the strikes.
Beale shoots in and drives through. Fonseca sprawls well.
Fonseca throws a hook to the side of Beale's head but Beale sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Beale throws a big counter combination but Fonseca scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Fonseca lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Beale tries for a takedown but Fonseca sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Beale misses with a two punch combination.
Beale fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Fonseca, pushing him back against the cage.
Beale breaks from the clinch.
Beale throws a nice looking combination but Fonseca bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Fonseca misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Beale counters with a big head kick but Fonseca shrugs it off.
Beale buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Faust Fonseca seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Beale tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fonseca paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A shot to the liver by Fonseca. Beautiful body shot.
Fonseca slaps away a takedown attempt from Beale, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Beale tries to clinch but Fonseca is having none of it.
Beale shoots in looking for a takedown but Fonseca manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Beale's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Fonseca fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sloppy strikes from Fonseca. Those never looked like landing.
Beale appears to be looking for a big counter.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Faust Fonseca dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Leroy Beale's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
A swing and a miss from Fonseca.
Beale throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Fonseca.
A slow jab from Fonseca misses its intended target.
Beale tries to counter with a takedown but Fonseca is quick to defend against it.
Beale wants to clinch.
Fonseca misses the shot to the body.
Fonseca lands with an uppercut that bounces Beale off the cage and back into range.
Fonseca throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Beale avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fonseca lands a nice looking body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fonseca misses with a jab to the body
and Beale counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Fonseca has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Fonseca feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Beale sprawling to the canvas! Beale rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Fonseca finish him?!
Beale is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fonseca lands with a precision combination! Left, right, uppercut and Beale falls flat on his face, eyes wide open but he's out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Faust Fonseca!
A very excited looking Faust Fonseca 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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