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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Leer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Muay Thai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thai has chosen Deadly Muay Thai Skills as his entrance music. Muay Thai is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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300 lbs
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300 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mike Leer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Muay Thai!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thai gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Thai throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Leer blocks it with crossed arms.
Leer takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Mike Leer has been cut.
Thai tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Thai tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Thai with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Thai on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Leer changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Thai fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Thai is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Thai clinches with his opponent.
Thai scores with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Thai.
Leer using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Thai has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Leer missing with knees to the body.
Leer misses with an elbow strike.
Come on Leer - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Thai misses with an elbow over the top.
Leer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Leer landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leer tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Thai wants to break free but Leer has control.
Thai with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Leer leaning against his opponent.
Thai throws an elbow but it misses.
Thai with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Leer works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Leer wants to stand and escape but instead Thai has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Thai in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Leer keeping moving, preventing Thai from controlling successfully.
Thai has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Thai tries to stand but Leer is controlling from the bottom.
Leer avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Thai stands and steps away. Leer gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leer keeps the fight on the outside.
Leer circles away from the clinch attempt.
Leer darts in trying to clinch
and Thai moves into the clinch.
Leer on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Thai avoiding damage as Leer throws knees to the body.
Leer wants a takedown but no success here.
Thai connects with a nasty looking knee right to Leer's face.
Leer takes a knee right on the jaw!
Thai blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Thai with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Thai tries a knee to the head but Leer blocks it.
Thai using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Leer has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Leer is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Thai is defending well for now.
Thai dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thai has picked Leer up - he's going for a ride! Thai dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thai blocks the strikes from Leer.
Leer slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Leer had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Thai defends it easily.
Leer working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Thai.
Thai prevents Leer from getting back to his feet.
Leer had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Thai defends it easily.
Thai decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Leer, up you get!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thai tries to clinch up
and Leer counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Thai throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Leer stands and steps away. Thai gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thai clinches but Leer breaks the clinch
and Leer counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Thai breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Thai lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Leer circles away quickly and effectively.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Leer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Leer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Leer doesn't manage to clinch there - Thai circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Mike Leer will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mike Leer's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Thai darts in trying to clinch
and Leer moves into the clinch.
Thai tries to pull guard but Leer holds him up against the cage and eventually Thai drops back down to his feet.
Thai looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Leer unloads a knee to the mid-section. Thai lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Leer tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Thai avoids it.
Thai avoiding damage as Leer throws knees to the body.
Thai trying to stall but Leer improves his position.
Thai is pushing Leer up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Thai tries to land a knee to the head but Leer blocks with his arms.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thai controlling the action here for a moment.
Leer trying to land knees to the body.
Thai with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Thai looking to throw knees to the head but Leer is blocking nicely.
Thai tries a knee to the head but Leer blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leer drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Leer tries to land knees in the clinch but Thai avoids the damage to the body.
Thai avoids the elbow strike from Leer, against the cage.
Leer breaks from the clinch.
A punch combination from Thai misses.
Leer moves into the clinch.
Thai connects with a knee to the head.
Thai taking a breather.
Thai avoiding damage as Leer throws knees to the body.
Leer tries a knee to the head but Thai blocks it.
Thai avoiding damage as Leer throws knees to the body.
Thai using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Leer has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Thai tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Thai as Leer tries to tie him up.
Thai throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Leer blocks it with crossed arms.
Leer misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Thai.
Thai tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thai lands a knee to the head.
Thai is breathing heavily.
Thai tries to land knees in the clinch but Leer avoids the damage to the body.
Thai tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Thai misses with a knee to the head.
Leer throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Leer tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Thai tries to land a knee to the head but Leer blocks with his arms.
Thai is trying to break free.
Knees in the clinch landing for Thai.
Thai tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Leer avoids it.
Leer is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Leer pulls Thai into guard.
Leer looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Thai won't allow Leer to get back to his feet.
Leer bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Thai's guard.
Thai keeping moving, preventing Leer from controlling successfully.
Thai has his feet on Leer's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Mike Leer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thai clinches but Leer breaks the clinch
and Leer moves into the clinch.
Thai throws a knee to the head but misses.
Leer tries for a takedown. No joy.
The referee calls for Thai to work.
Thai tries to land a knee to the head but Leer blocks with his arms.
Thai on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Leer managing to block the knees to the body from Thai.
Thai fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Thai tries a knee to the head but Leer blocks it.
Thai avoiding damage as Leer throws knees to the body.
Leer keeps control of Thai as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Thai lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Leer tightens his grip and picks Thai up, before dumping him to the ground. Thai manages to land in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leer would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Leer pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Thai is keeping the position for now.
Leer trying to control the position from guard on top but Thai is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Leer is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Leer stands up from Thai's guard - Leer perhaps looking for a knockout.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Leer dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mike Leer's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Thai tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Leer counters with a single leg into guard. Thai didn't expect that.
Leer throws and elbow that misses. Thai uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Leer's guard. Nice move by Thai!
Thai decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Leer, up you get!
Thai has closed the distance and engaged Leer in a clinch.
Thai looking to throw knees to the head but Leer is blocking nicely.
Thai misses with a knee strike.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Thai wants to get back to striking at distance but Leer won't allow it.
Thai stalling against the cage.
Thai takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Thai drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Leer gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leer tightens his grip and picks Thai up, before dumping him to the ground. Thai manages to land in guard.
Thai keeping moving, preventing Leer from controlling successfully.
Leer decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Leer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Thai swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Leer showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Thai.
Thai closes the distance but Leer moves to the side
and Leer counters by moving into the clinch.
Leer crunches a lovely knee into Thai's ribcage.
Thai with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Leer misses with a knee strike.
Thai gets underhooks to prevent Leer's takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Leer.
Leer wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Thai has him pressed against the cage.
Thai is looking to break free of the clinch but Leer has double underhooks.
Thai is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Leer is trying to drag Thai to the mat but Thai just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Thai tries to land a knee to the head but Leer blocks with his arms.
Leer tries to pull guard but Thai holds him up against the cage and eventually Leer drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Leer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Leer gets a trip takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Leer looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Leer missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leer is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Leer postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Thai to stand up.
Thai tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Leer holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Thai with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Thai lands an elbow just above Leer 's eye.
Thai escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leer fails in his attempt to clinch.
Thai clinches but Leer breaks the clinch
and Leer counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Thai is looking to escape.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Leer is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Thai defends it well.
Leer thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Muay Thai has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mike Leer is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Leer decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Leer showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Leer, 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Leer!
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hype
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