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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between King Leonidas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Al Rossi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leonidas comes to the cage accompanied by The 300. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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135 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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172 cm
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142 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good low kicks
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, King Leonidas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Al Rossi!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Anthony Taglia and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leonidas avoids the head kick by Rossi.
Leonidas misses with a looping left.
Rossi wants to clinch.
Leonidas really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Rossi wants to clinch.
Leonidas avoids the head kick by Rossi.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice body kick from Rossi.
Rossi tries to close the distance and clinch but Leonidas swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rossi connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Leonidas momentarily.
Leonidas displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rossi throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rossi avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rossi chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Leonidas misses with a body shot.
Leonidas circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rossi throws a lazy right hand but Leonidas sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rossi fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Leonidas.
Rossi looks to score with a jab to the body but Leonidas is just out of range.
Rossi throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Rossi slips under a jab.
A jab lands there for Rossi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rossi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Leonidas sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Leonidas checks a leg kick.
Rossi tries to clinch there but Leonidas circles away.
Leonidas misses the shot to the body.
Rossi is looking to slow Leonidas down with leg kicks.
A swing and a miss from Leonidas.
Nice jab there from Leonidas.
Leonidas avoids the head kick by Rossi.
Leonidas throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rossi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rossi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Leonidas misses with a hook. Rossi ducked under it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leonidas fails to land with a series of punches.
Rossi slips under a jab from Leonidas.
Leonidas defending well as Rossi loads up on a big left hand.
Leonidas lands a nice hook to Rossi's body. Rossi takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Leonidas chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rossi can pounce on him.
Rossi missing with a left hand there. Leonidas was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rossi throws a hook but Leonidas avoids it easily.
Leonidas swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice body punch from Leonidas.
Leonidas keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rossi.
Al Rossi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Leonidas throws a lazy right hand but Rossi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leonidas is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Rossi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rossi slips a straight right by Leonidas.
Rossi tries to clinch up but Leonidas circles away and keeps his distance.
Leonidas misses with a straight right.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Leonidas, as that shot connected.
Rossi drives through and clinches with Leonidas against the cage.
Leonidas tries for a takedown but Rossi manages to get underhooks.
Rossi throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Rossi creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Leonidas is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Rossi gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Leonidas has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Rossi is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for King Leonidas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Leonidas avoiding damage as Rossi throws knees to the body.
Rossi utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Leonidas blocks an elbow strike from Rossi.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Al Rossi will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Nice body punch from Leonidas.
The fighters circling - Leonidas throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rossi looks to land a right hand but Leonidas moved out of range.
Leonidas throws a hook to the side of Rossi's head but Rossi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Leonidas throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rossi on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Leonidas swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Rossi.
Rossi throws a sloppy head kick and Leonidas moves out of range easily.
Rossi looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Rossi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Leonidas.
Leonidas scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leonidas misses with a straight left.
Rossi throws a combination that misses
enabling Leonidas to counter with a crisp jab.
Rossi throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Leonidas pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rossi scores with a head kick.
Leonidas gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Rossi.
Leonidas moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Rossi just misses with a punch to the body.
Rossi pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rossi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Leonidas.
Rossi connects with a looping right hand.
Leonidas throws a right and a left that Rossi avoids nicely.
A big left from Leonidas misses.
Rossi cracks the inside of Leonidas's front leg.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rossi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rossi falls off balance throwing a combination
and Leonidas counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Leonidas is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Rossi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Leonidas works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rossi throws a looping overhand right but Leonidas ducks down to avoid it.
Leonidas dips to his left and cracks Rossi with an uppercut!
Rossi misses with the combination.
Rossi moves out of range of the strikes.
Leonidas throws a combination that misses
and Rossi counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Leonidas throws the left hand but Rossi avoids the punch easily.
Rossi misses with the combination.
Nice shot by Leonidas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leonidas throws an overhand right that lands on Rossi's shoulder, as Rossi tries to avoid the shot.
Rossi tries to clinch there but Leonidas circles away.
Rossi misses with a straight left.
Rossi throws a left and a right that both miss
and Leonidas makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Leonidas uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rossi.
Leonidas connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Rossi's hands.
Leonidas misses with a hook. Rossi ducked under it nicely.
Nice cross by Leonidas.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rossi misses with a body punch
and Leonidas counters with a one-two to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rossi closes the distance but Leonidas moves to the side
and Leonidas counters with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
King Leonidas dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Leonidas misses with a looping left.
Rossi swings away with a body shot that misses
and Leonidas counters with a nice body shot.
Rossi misses with an uppercut. Leonidas saw that one coming.
Leonidas misses with a hook.
Leonidas connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Rossi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Leonidas connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
King Leonidas is winning the standup battle so far.
Rossi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Leonidas.
Leonidas checks the leg kick.
Rossi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Leonidas throws out the jab.
Rossi looks for the body kick but Leonidas saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rossi buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A jab from Leonidas misses.
Leonidas misses with a straight left.
Rossi looks for the body kick but Leonidas saw that one coming.
Rossi throws a hook but Leonidas avoids it easily.
Leonidas throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Rossi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rossi takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Rossi dodges the punch combination from Leonidas.
Rossi throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Leonidas counter with a right hand.
Rossi looks to clinch
and Leonidas counters with a nice body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rossi tries to clinch up
and Leonidas cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rossi lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Leonidas scores with a nice strike.
Leonidas misses with a looping right.
Leonidas jabs Rossi right on the nose. Rossi blinks but takes it well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rossi lands the left hand.
Leonidas misses with a looping right.
Leonidas loads up on a big right hand but Rossi slips the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leonidas throws a hook but Rossi avoids it easily.
Leonidas takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Leonidas throws a jab but it's blocked by Rossi.
Rossi throws a head kick but Leonidas moves out of range.
Rossi doesn't manage to clinch there - Leonidas circles away.
Leonidas misses with a looping right.
Leonidas throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Rossi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Leonidas throws out a loose jab but Rossi uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Rossi tries a head kick but it misses.
Rossi has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Leonidas throws a jab but it's blocked by Rossi.
Rossi tries to clinch
and Leonidas counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A swing and a miss from Leonidas.
Rossi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Leonidas slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Leonidas dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Leonidas cracks Rossi with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Leonidas takes a swing at Rossi's ribcage but misses.
Rossi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
King Leonidas showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Leonidas 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... King Leonidas!
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