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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between King Leonidas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and FOSTER Zwingman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zwingman comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Loungmeister - Ugress kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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214 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Decent boxing
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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
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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, FOSTER Zwingman!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Chad Campbell and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zwingman dodges the punch combination from Leonidas.
King Leonidas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zwingman throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Leonidas was covering up waiting for the punch and Zwingman finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Leonidas avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Zwingman scoring with punches to the head and body.
Zwingman in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Zwingman accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Zwingman in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Zwingman thows a big elbow that misses.
Zwingman in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Zwingman scoring with some ground and pound.
Zwingman cracks Leonidas with a solid left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zwingman in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Zwingman trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Zwingman throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Leonidas works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Leonidas preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Zwingman working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Zwingman distracts Leonidas with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Leonidas wants to stand and escape but Zwingman is having none of it.
Zwingman in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zwingman wants to control from the top but Leonidas keeps moving.
Leonidas preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Zwingman accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Zwingman working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Leonidas is breathing heavily.
Zwingman controlling from the top position.
Zwingman pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Leonidas is keeping the position for now.
Zwingman wants to control from the top but Leonidas keeps moving.
Zwingman stops Leonidas from standing up.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Zwingman looking to pass the guard.
Zwingman wants to control from the top but Leonidas keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by FOSTER Zwingman.
Zwingman slips a straight right by Leonidas.
Zwingman misses with a looping left.
Leonidas displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Zwingman.
Leonidas moves away from the strike by Zwingman.
Zwingman is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Leonidas.
Zwingman swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Leonidas.
Zwingman throws a lazy right hand but Leonidas sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Zwingman cracks Leonidas with a right hand to the side of the head.
Zwingman thows a body shot but no joy.
Leonidas lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Leonidas misses with a wild combination.
Leonidas takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Leonidas scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zwingman gets the takedown into side control.
Zwingman working the ground and pound.
Zwingman scores with a couple of short elbows.
Leonidas takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zwingman tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Zwingman misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Leonidas regains half guard, as Zwingman was trying to land strikes.
Zwingman passes to full mount!
Zwingman trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
FOSTER Zwingman dominated that 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.
Zwingman throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Zwingman throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Leonidas connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The fighters circling - Zwingman throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Zwingman defending well as Leonidas loads up on a big left hand.
Zwingman throws an overhand right that lands on Leonidas's shoulder, as Leonidas tries to avoid the shot.
Zwingman fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Zwingman misses with a hook. Leonidas ducked under it nicely.
A slow jab from Zwingman misses its intended target.
Zwingman misses the jab.
King Leonidas is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Leonidas swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Leonidas misses with an uppercut.
Leonidas slips under a jab.
Zwingman thuds a left hand into Leonidas's body.
Zwingman connects with a single shot there.
Leonidas throws a right hand that Zwingman ducks under and follows up with a left that Zwingman also avoids with ease.
Leonidas keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Zwingman.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Leonidas does no damage.
A big right from Zwingman misses.
Zwingman avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Zwingman looks to score with a jab to the body but Leonidas is just out of range.
A swing and a miss from Zwingman.
Leonidas misses with a double jab.
Zwingman moves out of range of the body kick from Leonidas.
Leonidas lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Leonidas.
Zwingman slips a jab and a cross from Leonidas.
Zwingman lands the left hand.
Leonidas digs a good hook to Zwingman's body.
Zwingman throws a hook but Leonidas blocks it.
Zwingman shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Leonidas but Leonidas pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Sloppy strikes from Leonidas. Those never looked like landing.
Zwingman scores with a punch to the head.
Zwingman fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Zwingman connects with the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zwingman looks for a takedown but Leonidas sprawls well.
King Leonidas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Leonidas looks to throw the jab but Zwingman is out of range.
Leonidas avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Zwingman changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Leonidas tries to avoid it but Zwingman manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Leonidas to the ground. Leonidas escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
King Leonidas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of FOSTER Zwingman.
Leonidas turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Zwingman misses the shot to the body.
Zwingman walks into a stiff left hand from Leonidas.
Leonidas swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Zwingman to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice takedown defense from Leonidas. No joy for Zwingman on that attempt.
Leonidas misses with a jab, cross combination.
Zwingman avoids a punch combination nicely.
Leonidas moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Good shot there by Leonidas.
A lazy left from Zwingman finds it's target.
Leonidas pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zwingman throws out a loose jab but Leonidas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Leonidas displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Leonidas misses with a jab, cross combination.
Zwingman looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Zwingman wants to pass the guard but Leonidas is keeping the position.
Zwingman is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Zwingman throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Zwingman thows a big elbow that misses.
Leonidas keeping moving, preventing Zwingman from controlling successfully.
Zwingman advances position into side control!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zwingman looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Leonidas is avoiding damage well.
Zwingman postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Sloppy strikes there by Zwingman.
Leonidas taking punishment in the form of punches.
Leonidas is being controlled here.
Leonidas is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zwingman is working Leonidas over with some ground and pound from side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Zwingman trying to control the action but Leonidas is working from the bottom.
Leonidas wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
FOSTER Zwingman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Zwingman.
Nice body punch from Zwingman.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Zwingman, as that shot connected.
Leonidas bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Zwingman throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Leonidas on the side of the head.
Zwingman misses with a hook. Leonidas ducked under it nicely.
Leonidas lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Zwingman circles away quickly and effectively.
Zwingman scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Leonidas doesn't seem bothered though.
Zwingman might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Zwingman lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Zwingman dodges the punch combination from Leonidas.
Zwingman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Leonidas.
Zwingman fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Leonidas sprawls well initially but Zwingman persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Zwingman has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Leonidas keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Zwingman throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zwingman thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Leonidas's head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Zwingman is nestled in close to Leonidas, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Zwingman missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Zwingman drops an elbow to the side of Leonidas's head.
Zwingman working over Leonidas with some ground and pound. Leonidas looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Nice strikes from Zwingman there.
Zwingman not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Leonidas blocking the ground and pound attempt from Zwingman.
Leonidas keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Zwingman throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zwingman throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leonidas avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Zwingman.
Zwingman is nestled in close to Leonidas, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Zwingman lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Zwingman connects with a nice short shot to Leonidas's temple.
Zwingman lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Zwingman lands a nice short elbow.
Zwingman not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Leonidas avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Zwingman.
Zwingman with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Zwingman winds up and cracks Leonidas with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zwingman wants to take a breather but Leonidas is having none of it.
Zwingman lands with a punch from half guard.
Zwingman sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Leonidas defending well though.
Zwingman takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Zwingman scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Leonidas is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Zwingman scores with a couple of nice shots.
Leonidas has hold of Zwingman's hands but Zwingman slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Leonidas is trying to stand back up but Zwingman is controlling him
Zwingman working over Leonidas with some ground and pound. Leonidas looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Zwingman is looking to take a break and control but Leonidas is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zwingman not doing much here.
Zwingman throwing shots but Leonidas is blocking nicely.
Zwingman thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Leonidas's head.
Leonidas taking some punishment here, with Zwingman in his half guard.
Zwingman is nestled in close to Leonidas, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zwingman looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Leonidas with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
King Leonidas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Zwingman thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
And that's the end of the fight!
FOSTER Zwingman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Zwingman has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 26:30
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 26:30
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... FOSTER Zwingman!
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