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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Leon The Professional (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alf Histon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think The Professional might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Chop 'em Down. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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161 lbs
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161 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Leon The Professional!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Alf Histon!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Patrick Alders and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Professional lands with a nice body kick.
The Professional throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Histon.
A slow jab from The Professional misses its intended target.
The Professional tries a head kick but it misses.
The Professional slaps away a takedown attempt from Histon, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A leg kick checked by Histon.
The Professional scores with a nice body kick.
The Professional finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
The Professional turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Some wild striking there from The Professional.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Professional takes a swing at Histon's ribcage but misses.
Histon throws a nice looking combination but The Professional bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Histon shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Histon was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The Professional tries to reverse the position but Histon maintains control.
The Professional is working hard here to advance position.
Histon jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… The Professional is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by The Professional and Histon has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Histon tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Professional regains half guard.
The Professional tries to roll over but Histon keeps him under control.
The Professional is refusing to be controlled, as Histon sits in half guard.
The Professional preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
The Professional has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Histon is working away from the top position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Histon seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but The Professional does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Histon is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so The Professional is just riding it out for now. Histon eventually gives up the hold.
The Professional manages to get to full guard.
Histon wants to control from the top but The Professional keeps moving.
Histon preventing the sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Histon takes one to the chin there.
The Professional throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Histon.
Histon dives in and grabs The Professional's left leg, looking for a takedown. The Professional pushes down on Histon's head and hops out.
The Professional lands a head kick. Histon smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Histon uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from The Professional.
Nice sprawl there from The Professional as Histon shoots in.
Leon The Professional has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alf Histon.
Histon fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
No luck for Histon with that takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leon The Professional dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Histon avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Histon looks for a takedown but The Professional sprawls well.
Histon darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Histon controlling the action here.
Histon is trying to control. The Professional wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The Professional gets full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Histon advances to half guard.
The Professional wants to get back to full guard.
Histon missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Histon is trying to control. The Professional wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Histon is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The fighters are battling for position here. The Professional manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Histon preventing the sweep.
The Professional will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Histon fails with the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Histon fails to land the takedown.
Leon The Professional has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alf Histon.
Histon is breathing heavily.
The Professional misses with a body kick.
Histon blocks a head kick by The Professional.
The Professional misses with a looping left.
The Professional throws a head kick that misses.
The crowd cheers as The Professional lands an impressive looking overhand right. Histon doesn't seem phased though.
The Professional lands a high kick!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Histon checks a leg kick.
Histon tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but The Professional swivels and escapes.
Histon waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract The Professional.
Histon dodges the punch combination from The Professional.
The Professional moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The Professional tries to clinch but Histon moves out of range.
Histon throws a combination but it was largely blocked by The Professional.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Histon changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. The Professional tries to avoid it but Histon manages to keep hold of a leg and drag The Professional to the ground. The Professional escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
The Professional wants to clinch up but Histon keeps it at a distance.
Some wild striking there from The Professional.
The Professional slaps away a takedown attempt from Histon, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Histon throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around The Professional's waist but The Professional gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Histon off to one side.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The Professional swings away with a leg kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leon The Professional dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
The Professional throws and low kick but Histon moves out of range easily.
The Professional lands with an uppercut that bounces Histon off the cage and back into rage.
The Professional tries to clinch there but Histon circles away.
The Professional thows a body kick. Histon tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Histon misses with a takedown attempt - The Professional sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Leon The Professional is winning the standup battle so far.
The Professional feints and then cracks Histon's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Histon down.
Histon shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has The Professional pinned against the cage. The Professional gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Histon takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Histon throws a shot from downtown. The Professional moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Professional throws a left and a right that both miss
and Histon counters with a nice double leg into side control. The Professional won't be happy with that.
The Professional gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
The Professional wants to get back to full guard.
The Professional trying to hold on to Histon's head to control him but Histon postures up.
Histon looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The Professional wants to control but Histon is keeping busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Histon works his way into full mount!
Histon trying to control but The Professional is having none of it.
The Professional is trying desperately to improve position.
The Professional slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Histon is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and The Professional defends it well.
The Professional is looking for a sweep. Histon is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Professional is staying active underneath Histon, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Histon trying to control from The Professional's half guard. The Professional has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
The Professional keeping full guard, as Histon tries to pass.
Histon thows a big elbow that misses.
Histon gets to his feet. The Professional looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Leon The Professional is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Histon shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as The Professional sprawls well. The Professional wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Histon gets slowly back to his feet.
Leon The Professional has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alf Histon.
The Professional misses with a series of wild punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Histon walks forward, straight into a front kick from The Professional.
Histon shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with The Professional but The Professional pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Histon looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Histon on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by The Professional. The Professional obviously looking to wear him down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leon The Professional clearly takes that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
The Professional bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Histon misses with a takedown attempt - The Professional sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
The Professional misses with an uppercut. Histon saw that one coming.
The Professional scoring well with a low kick there.
The Professional cracks the inside of Histon's front leg.
Histon tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The Professional throws a head kick that Histon semi-blocks.
Histon is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
The Professional throws a leg kick which misses Histon's front leg but catches the back leg as Histon tries to avoid it.
Leon The Professional seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Histon sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
The Professional lets loose with a powerful body kick. Histon will feel that in the morning.
Histon's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The Professional keeps Histon at a distance using the push kick.
The Professional lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The Professional feints and then cracks Histon's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Histon down.
The Professional closes the distance and clinches.
The Professional using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The Professional is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The Professional scores a nice knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Professional lands a right hand that snaps the head of Histon backwards.
The Professional putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Histon in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from The Professional.
Good body shot from The Professional.
The Professional connects with a knee to the head.
The Professional using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The Professional working Histon over with knees to the body.
Histon takes a knee right on the jaw!
The Professional lands a shoulder strike.
Histon is looking to break free of the clinch but The Professional has double underhooks.
The Professional landing knees to the head.
The Professional tries a knee to the head but Histon blocks it.
The Professional tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Histon's elbow.
The Professional lands a right hand that snaps the head of Histon backwards.
The Professional misses with a hook to the ribs.
Histon is trying to force a seperation but The Professional has the dominant position.
The Professional tries to land knees in the clinch but Histon avoids the damage to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Histon is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
The Professional breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The Professional scores with a jab to the body.
The Professional throws a nice outside leg kick.
Histon scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The Professional is looking to improve his position.
The Professional wants to control but Histon is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Histon wants to pass the guard but The Professional is defending well.
The Professional is trying to stand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Histon is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The Professional trying to control here.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Histon blocks a low kick nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Histon looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leon The Professional had his way with Alf Histon in that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Histon shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Histon tries to pass to full mount but The Professional defends it.
Histon wants to work for an arm triangle but The Professional is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The Professional gets full guard.
Histon is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
The Professional uses the cage to get back to his feet.
The Professional is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
The Professional throws a leg kick which misses Histon's front leg but catches the back leg as Histon tries to avoid it.
Leon The Professional is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Professional defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Histon.
Histon takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The Professional tries to clinch but Histon is having none of it.
Histon tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by The Professional.
The Professional throws a head kick that half lands.
The Professional looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Professional with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nice shot by The Professional.
The Professional clinches with his opponent.
The Professional with a knee to the head.
Histon takes a knee to the side of the body.
The Professional doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The Professional misses with a knee strike.
Histon has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from The Professional.
The Professional lands a knee to the body.
Histon takes a knee right on the jaw!
The Professional connects with a nasty looking knee right to Histon's face.
Histon takes a knee to the side of the body.
The Professional prevents a takedown attempt there.
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!
The Professional tries to land a knee to the head but Histon blocks with his arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Professional swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Histon drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Leon The Professional has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alf Histon.
The Professional keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Histon's efforts to push away.
Histon tries to pull guard but The Professional holds him up against the cage and eventually Histon drops back down to his feet.
Histon is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
The Professional breaks from the clinch.
The Professional throws a head kick but Histon moves out of range.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Histon.
The Professional throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Professional misses with a wild combination.
Leon The Professional is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Histon.
Alf Histon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by The Professional.
The Professional misses with a straight right.
And that's the end of the fight!
Leon The Professional showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for The Professional, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 50:45
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 50:45
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leon The Professional!
Leon The Professional retains his lightweight title!
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energy
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hype
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