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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Macho Fantastico (ranked 380 p4p, 460 weight class) and LaDaniel Strong (ranked 42 p4p, 53 weight class). Fantastico comes to the cage accompanied by Macho. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Macho Fantastico!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, LaDaniel Strong!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yuuki Gou and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Strong misses the shot to the body.
Strong lands with a hook. Fantastico tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Strong walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Fantastico checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Fantastico looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Fantastico takes a jab right on the kisser.
Nice shot by Strong.
Fantastico throws a poor cross that misses
and Strong counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Strong misses with a wild body shot.
Fantastico instigates a clinch.
Fantastico lands a left hand.
Fantastico breaks the clinch.
Strong swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Strong scores with a jab to the head.
Strong feints and then cracks Fantastico's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Fantastico down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fantastico takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Strong throws a series of punches but Fantastico avoids them all with ease.
Fantastico slips a jab and a cross from Strong.
Strong scoring well with a low kick there.
Strong throws a solid leg kick but Fantastico takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Strong.
Strong throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fantastico shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Fantastico misses.
Strong moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Strong dips to his left and cracks Fantastico with an uppercut!
Nice jab there from Fantastico.
It looks like LaDaniel Strong has been cut.
Strong uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fantastico.
Fantastico looks to throw the jab but Strong is out of range.
Strong looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Strong avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Strong jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Strong takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Strong scores with a punch to the head.
Nice defenses there by Fantastico.
Strong swats away the attempt to clinch by Fantastico.
Fantastico takes one on the button.
Strong displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fantastico throws out the jab.
A combination from Strong does no damage.
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!
Strong avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Strong is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Fantastico had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strong takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Fantastico misses with a low kick.
Strong connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Fantastico momentarily.
Strong connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
An inside leg kick from Fantastico misses.
Strong connects with the punch.
Fantastico goes for a double leg but Strong avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Strong continues to drive forward.
Fantastico working aggressively here.
Strong throws a head punch that misses.
Strong tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Strong is trying to break the clinch but Fantastico is controlling him.
Strong looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Fantastico breaks the clinch.
An inside leg kick from Strong misses.
Strong connects with a nice looking jab.
Strong scoring well with a low kick there.
Fantastico misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Strong counters with a straight right hand.
Fantastico shoots for a takedown but Strong saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Strong is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fantastico.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Fantastico. Strong shrugs it off though.
LaDaniel Strong is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fantastico rushes Strong and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Strong can't find room to land a body shot as Fantastico controls the action.
Fantastico softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fantastico.
Fantastico makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Strong.
Fantastico blocking some punches.
Fantastico lands an uppercut.
Strong doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Strong lands with a light punch inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fantastico.
Strong lands a left hand.
Fantastico tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Strong's elbow.
Fantastico lands a left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Strong lands a left hand that snaps the head of Fantastico backwards.
Strong misses with a short punch on the inside.
Strong misses with a hook from the clinch.
Strong breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Strong keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strong with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A low kick from Fantastico misses
and Strong counters with an inside leg kick.
Fantastico uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Strong.
Strong throws a leg kick that misses.
Fantastico throws an overhand right that lands on Strong's shoulder, as Strong tries to avoid the shot.
Fantastico throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Strong paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A cross from Strong lands.
Fantastico throws an overhand right that lands on Strong's shoulder, as Strong tries to avoid the shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Strong. Fantastico does a little dance to reset his feet.
It looked like Fantastico wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
An inside leg kick from Strong misses.
Strong misses with a body shot
and Fantastico counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Strong throws a nice outside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fantastico closes the distance and clinches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Fantastico.
Strong breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A decent looking cross lands there for Strong.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
LaDaniel Strong dominated that round.
The cut man is working on LaDaniel Strong's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Strong misses with a body shot.
LaDaniel Strong seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Strong connects with the punch.
Fantastico checks a low kick from Strong.
A good leg kick by Strong.
Strong leaves Fantastico with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Strong throws out a counter right but Fantastico avoids it with no problem.
Strong connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Fantastico takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Fantastico throws a lazy right hand but Strong sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fantastico takes a swing at Strong's ribcage but misses.
Fantastico looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fantastico takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Strong moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Strong slips under a jab from Fantastico.
Strong feints and then cracks Fantastico's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Fantastico down.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fantastico looks to land a left hand but Strong moved out of range nicely.
Strong takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strong throws a low kick but Fantastico avoids it.
A counter left hand to the body from Fantastico misses its target.
Strong uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Strong lands with a kick to the ribs.
A solid leg kick lands there for Strong.
Strong throws a left and a right that both miss
and Fantastico counters with a stiff right hand.
Some bone on bone action there as Fantastico checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Strong scores with a kick to the body.
Fantastico looks to land a left hand but Strong moved out of range nicely.
Strong slips a jab from Fantastico.
Strong's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Fantastico connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Strong scrambles back to his feet.
Strong dodges the punch combination from Fantastico.
Strong is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Fantastico uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Strong.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head kick misses from Fantastico.
Strong now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Strong slips a straight right by Fantastico.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Strong.
Strong swings for the body but Fantastico moves out of range.
Fantastico slips under a jab.
Fantastico closes the distance and clinches up with Strong, looking for a takedown. Fantastico pushes Strong against the cage but Strong circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Fantastico checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Strong scores with a shot to the body.
Strong takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A jab from Strong misses.
Fantastico loads up on a big right hand but Strong slips the punch.
Fantastico throws a series of punches but Strong moves out of range.
Fantastico 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.
Strong has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
Strong throws the left hand but Fantastico avoids the punch easily.
Fantastico throws a hook but Strong blocks it.
Strong jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fantastico is looking to counter with head kicks.
Fantastico throws a hook but Strong blocks it.
Good leg kick by Fantastico.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strong misses with a hook. Fantastico ducked under it nicely.
Strong has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Strong scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Strong blocks a head kick by Fantastico.
A chopping leg kick lands by Fantastico.
Fantastico throws a half hearted mid kick.
Fantastico buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Fantastico throws a lazy uppercut
and Strong counters with a nice body shot.
Some bone on bone action there as Fantastico checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Strong throws a right hand that misses
enabling Fantastico to counter with a crisp jab.
Strong throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Strong ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fantastico moves away.
Fantastico lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Fantastico connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Strong momentarily.
That has opened up LaDaniel Strong's cut even more.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fantastico looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Strong just misses with a punch to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Strong looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Strong.
Strong just misses with a punch to the body.
A punch combination from Strong misses.
Fantastico is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Strong scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Fantastico lands a glancing blow to the side of Strong's head.
Fantastico takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Fantastico ducks under a wild hook from Strong.
Fantastico throws a big shot that misses.
Fantastico keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Strong.
Fantastico looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Fantastico takes one to the side of the head.
Strong scores with a hook to the body. Fantastico takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Fantastico steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Strong. That one must have hurt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Strong slips a straight right by Fantastico.
A telegraphed right hand from Fantastico misses the target.
Strong connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Fantastico shoots in and drives through. Strong sprawls well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
LaDaniel Strong showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on LaDaniel Strong's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Strong fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Fantastico.
Strong misses with a head kick.
Donk. Strong catches Fantastico right on the button with a cross.
Strong takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Fantastico slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Strong dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Fantastico. That did some damage!
Fantastico misses with an uppercut.
Fantastico swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Strong lands with an overhand left.
Strong blocks a low kick nicely.
Fantastico looks to land a left hand but Strong moved out of range nicely.
Strong misses with a wild body shot.
Strong ducks under a wild hook from Fantastico.
Strong cracks Fantastico with an open hand slap.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Strong misses the jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Fantastico.
Fantastico throws a hook but Strong avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fantastico uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Strong.
Fantastico ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Strong moves away.
A leg kick checked by Fantastico.
Strong throws a leg kick but Fantastico moved away.
Strong tries a low kick but Fantastico avoids it.
Fantastico is looking to clinch but Strong is avoiding it.
Strong lands a head shot.
Strong tries to score with a low kick but Fantastico moves his leg out of the way.
Fantastico is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Strong.
Strong tries to work over Fantastico's front leg with a kick but Fantastico checks it.
Fantastico defending well as Strong loads up on a big left hand.
Fantastico swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Strong throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fantastico throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fantastico misses with a hook.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Strong! But no joy.
Fantastico connects with a jab.
Strong is looking to slow Fantastico down with leg kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastico takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Strong moves away from the strike by Fantastico.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fantastico misses with a leg kick
and Strong counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Strong takes a swing at Fantastico's ribcage but misses.
Fantastico throws a looping overhand right but Strong ducks down to avoid it.
Strong wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Strong looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Strong lands with a right hand.
Fantastico closes the distance and clinches up with Strong, looking for a takedown. Fantastico pushes Strong against the cage but Strong circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Fantastico throws a chopping leg kick but Strong manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Strong jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fantastico throws the kick towards the body but Strong avoids it.
A head kick misses from Fantastico.
Fantastico slips a straight right by Strong.
Strong scores with a push kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Fantastico misses the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strong lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Fantastico lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Strong tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Strong fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fantastico manages to avoid it.
Strong takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Strong looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Strong checks a leg kick nicely.
Strong fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Strong slips a jab from Fantastico.
Fantastico will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Fantastico shoots for a double leg takedown but Strong sprawls well. He's pushed Fantastico's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Strong scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Fantastico misses with a lunging right hand
and Strong counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Fantastico thinking.
Fantastico misses with a double jab
and Strong counters with a nice body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fantastico throws an overhand right that lands on Strong's shoulder, as Strong tries to avoid the shot.
Good leg kick by Strong.
Macho Fantastico has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Strong darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Fantastico ducks right into an uppercut from Strong.
Strong connects with a right hand. Fantastico shakes it off.
Strong connects with a solid leg kick.
Fantastico misses with a leg kick
and Strong counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Fantastico pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Decent striking displayed by Strong there.
Fantastico swinging wildly here.
Fantastico misses with a hook.
Fantastico misses with a low kick.
Fantastico moves in looking to clinch but Strong pushes him off.
Fantastico on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Strong sizes up Fantastico with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Strong thuds a left hand into Fantastico's body.
A nice leg kick from Fantastico, right into the meat of the thigh.
And that's the end of the fight!
LaDaniel Strong comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Strong 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... LaDaniel Strong!
LaDaniel Strong thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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