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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Boothe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marko Lecic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boothe comes to the ring accompanied by Tyler The Creator - Yonkers. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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215 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thomas Boothe!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marko Lecic!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Seu Braga and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lecic misses with a body shot
and Boothe counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Boothe avoids the body shot from Lecic.
Boothe fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Lecic is out of range.
Lecic shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Boothe napping and manages to drive through into side control!
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Boothe manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Lecic is looking to control Boothe's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Lecic avoid being mounted?
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Lecic gets back to full guard.
Lecic working a defensive guard here.
Boothe has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Boothe wants to pass the guard but Lecic is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boothe not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Lecic trying to control the position here.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Lecic digs a good hook to Boothe's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lecic closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Lecic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A shot in the inside from Lecic.
Lecic managing to block the knees to the body from Boothe.
Boothe misses with a body punch.
Lecic blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Boothe leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Boothe blocks a body shot from Lecic.
Lecic is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Boothe is defending well.
Boothe is looking to control Lecic's arms but Lecic gets an underhook and turns him. Now Boothe has his back to the ropes.
Lecic can't find room to land a body shot as Boothe controls the action.
Boothe 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!
Boothe doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boothe looking to slow down the pace here.
Boothe blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lecic throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Boothes head.
Boothe wants to stall.
Lecic lands a left hand that snaps the head of Boothe backwards.
Lecic lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Boothe backwards.
Lecic swings wildly with an uppercut but Boothe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lecic throws a punch but it's blocked by Boothe.
Boothe prevents a body shot from Lecic.
Lecic misses with a short punch on the inside.
Boothe tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lecic's elbow.
Boothe lands an uppercut.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boothe is trying to stall.
Lecic has Boothe pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Boothe manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Thomas Boothe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marko Lecic.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Boothe.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lecic.
A short right from Lecic.
Boothe lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much 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!
Lecic lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lecic trying to stall but Boothe improves his position.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Boothe blocks an uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lecic lands a body punch in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lecic.
Boothe tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lecic scores with an uppercut up the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marko Lecic dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Boothe takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Lecic lands with a nice body punch.
Lecic misses with a straight right.
Lecic throws a poor cross that misses
and Boothe counters with a leg kick.
Lecic lands with a good body shot.
Lecic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lecic fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lecic lands with a cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lecic throws a jab when Boothe was well out of range.
Boothe circles away from the clinch attempt
and Boothe counters with a stiff right hand.
Lecic throws a lazy uppercut
and Boothe makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boothe uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lecic.
Lecic thows a body shot but no joy.
Lecic scores with a jab to the body.
Lecic wants to clinch up but Boothe keeps it at a distance.
Boothe scores with a jab to the jaw.
Lecic throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lecic closes the distance and pushes Boothe back into the ropes.
Lecic works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Lecic trying to stall but Boothe improves his position.
Lecic takes a shot to the head.
Lecic pushes Boothe back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boothe lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lecic backwards.
Lecic has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Boothe after a bit of a struggle.
Boothe swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lecic is looking to take this one to the mat.
Lecic scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lecic lands an uppercut.
Lecic blocking some punches.
Lecic lands a left hand.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Boothe.
Lecic working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Boothe swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Boothe is trying to stall.
Boothe is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Thomas Boothe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marko Lecic.
Boothe is pushing Lecic up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Boothe swings wildly with an uppercut but Lecic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Boothe lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lecic or not.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boothe misses with a punch on the inside.
Lecic lands a left hand.
Lecic swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Boothe lands an uppercut.
Marko Lecic seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Lecic misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Boothe.
Lecic has Boothe pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Boothe manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
A right hook to the body lands for Lecic.
Nice body punch from Boothe - that landed with a thud.
Lecic lands a right hand that snaps the head of Boothe backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lecic takes a shot to the head.
Lecic misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lecic makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lecic scores with a shot to the side of Boothe's head.
Boothe trying to control the position but instead, Lecic has worked for underhooks and has pushed Boothe into the ropes.
Boothe misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lecic lands with a right to the head.
Lecic lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Boothe backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Boothe.
Lecic slowing the pace effectively.
Boothe scores with a shot to the side of Lecic's head.
Lecic can't find room to land a body shot as Boothe controls the action.
Boothe blocks a body shot from Lecic.
Boothe prevents a takedown attempt there.
A short left from Boothe.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lecic blocks a body shot from Boothe.
Boothe tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lecic has Boothe pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Boothe manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lecic.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marko Lecic showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Boothe keeps the fight on the outside.
Lecic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Boothe moves away.
Lecic connects with a nice looking jab.
Boothe keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Boothe avoids the body shot from Lecic.
Boothe moves into the clinch.
Boothe blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lecic misses with a punch on the inside.
Boothe scores with a shoulder strike.
Boothe misses with a hook from the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Lecic takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Lecic lands a right hand.
Boothe doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lecic tries to throw a body punch but Boothe avoids it by throwing Lecic back against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Boothe fails to land.
Lecic misses with a punch to the body.
Lecic misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lecic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Boothe's elbow.
Lecic tries for a takedown but Boothe manages to get underhooks.
Boothe is trying to maintain a safe position but Lecic gets an underhook and turns Boothe into the ropes.
Lecic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Boothe's elbow.
Boothe misses with the head strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Boothe avoiding damage.
Boothe softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Lecic can't find room to land a body shot as Boothe controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Boothe.
Lecic blocks a body shot from Boothe.
Boothe working aggressively here.
Lecic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boothe goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Boothe blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Boothe misses with the head strike.
Boothe is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Boothe misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lecic drops down looking for an ankle pick but Boothe pulls his leg out and moves away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lecic moves out of range of the leg kick from Boothe.
A big left from Lecic misses.
Lecic lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Boothe at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lecic lands a lovely overhand right.
Boothe ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Lecic!
Lecic thuds a left hand into Boothe's body.
Boothe lands a nice shot that snaps Lecic's head back.
Boothe keeps the fight on the outside.
Lecic thows a body shot but no joy.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice body kick there by Boothe.
Lecic misses with a body shot.
Lecic avoids a kick to the body.
Thomas Boothe is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lecic lands a slapping body shot.
Boothe lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lecic circles away quickly and effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boothe throws a hook to the side of Lecic's head but Lecic sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lecic misses with a body shot.
Thomas Boothe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boothe fails to land with a series of punches.
Boothe uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lecic.
Lecic lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Marko Lecic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boothe misses with a jab, cross combination.
Boothe throws a solid leg kick but Lecic takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Boothe.
Boothe uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lecic.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lecic looking to score a takedown here. Boothe is defending well but Lecic drives through and ends up in Boothe's guard.
Lecic throws a big elbow that misses.
Lecic trying to control but Boothe is working from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marko Lecic comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lecic 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight for Marko Lecic!
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight for Marko Lecic!
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight for Marko Lecic!
Marko Lecic wins by unanimous decision!
Marko Lecic is the new light heavyweight champion!
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energy
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hype
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