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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Leandro Correia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dick Son (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Leandro Correia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Dick Son!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Steven Brown and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Correia throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Son.
Correia stuffs the takedown.
Correia has closed the distance and engaged Son in a clinch.
Correia is trying to push Son away but Son has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Correia stalling.
Correia has clasped his hands together around Son's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Correia is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Son's shoulder. That is not cool.
Correia is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Son is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Correia slows the pace down.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Son has eaten all the pies!
Correia tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Correia has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Son seems a little lost for a moment, as Correia dominates the positioning.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Correia working away.
Correia landing strikes.
Correia staying calm.
Son wants to control but Correia postures up.
Correia controlling the position.
Correia working away.
Leandro Correia has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Correia closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Son did well to prevent Correia getting side control.
Correia perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Correia thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Correia has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Correia wants to free his trapped foot but Son is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Correia working the head and body with strikes.
Correia landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Son is trying to maintain the position but Correia is very close to passing his half guard.
Correia controlling the action here.
Correia decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Son stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Correia.
Leandro Correia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Son walks into a jab.
Son tries for a takedown but Correia sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Son.
Leandro Correia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dick Son.
Son looks gassed!
Son takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Correia goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Correia closes the distance and clinches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Correia.
Correia misses with a knee strike.
Correia breaks from the clinch.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Correia.
Correia landing strikes.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Correia decides to stand back up. Correia steps back and let's Son get back to his feet.
Correia is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Son's half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Correia decides to stand and escape the position.
Son shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Correia drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Correia's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Son has momentary wrist control but Correia slips an elbow through the middle.
Correia keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Son's head.
Correia controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Correia postures up and lands a big shot to Son's brow.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Correia sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Correia scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Correia lands a couple of digs.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Correia sitting in guard here, content to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leandro Correia dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Correia rushes Son and presses him up against the cage.
Correia gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Correia is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Son can do to turn this around?
Correia sitting in guard here, content to control.
Correia decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Son, up you get!
Son closes the distance and clinches up with Correia, looking for a takedown. Son pushes Correia against the cage but Correia circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Correia is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Correia for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Correia lands a hook that snaps the head of Son backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Correia - that landed with a thud.
Correia escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Correia forces Son back against the cage and clinches.
Correia has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Son uses from the top position.
Son won't allow Correia to sweep him here.
Son would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Son is breathing heavily.
Correia pulls Son in close to prevent any damage.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Correia is on top in guard.
Correia engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Correia pushes down on Son's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Correia controlling the action here.
Correia lands with a punch from half guard.
Correia with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Correia works his way into side control.
Son is trying to escape the position but Correia is controlling the position.
Correia scores with a couple of short elbows.
Son trying to remain calm as Correia controls from the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Correia lands a decent elbow from side control.
Son trying to remain calm as Correia controls from the top position.
Correia working the body and head with strikes.
Correia controls the position.
Correia is putting a hurting on Son here, landing some big shots from side control.
Correia working the body and head with strikes.
Correia controls the position.
Correia working the ground and pound.
Correia taking a breather here.
Correia in side control lands a decent elbow.
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!
Correia lands an elbow.
Correia creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Correia tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Correia cracks Son with a big elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Correia has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Correia shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Son eats them both and turns towards Correia to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Correia drives through and clinches with Son against the cage.
Son letting Correia take a breather here.
Correia softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Correia breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Correia scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Correia content to control rather than advance.
Son is in trouble now - Correia has advanced to mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leandro Correia dominated that second 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!
Correia lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Son with a lazy takedown attempt
so Correia counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Correia engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Correia's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Leandro Correia overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We're going to have a standup here because Leandro Correia wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Correia scores with a jab to the jaw.
Correia shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Son is trying to control the position but Correia postures up.
Son takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Correia with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Correia controlling from the top position.
Correia gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Correia lands a head kick!
Correia lands with a nice combination. Son backs away looking to recover.
Correia looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Correia drives through with a takedown into Son's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Correia in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Correia stands up from Son's guard - Correia perhaps looking for a knockout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Correia pushes Son up against the cage in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Correia escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Correia pushes Son up against the cage in a clinch.
Correia escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Correia dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Son. That did some damage!
Son ducks right into an uppercut from Correia.
Correia displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Correia looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Correia slows the pace down in half guard.
Leandro Correia is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Correia is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Son!
Correia looking to control and managing it successfully.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leandro Correia has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Correia closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Son's guard.
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!
Correia looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that's the end of the fight!
Leandro Correia showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Correia has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:25
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:25
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leandro Correia!
During a confident post fight interview, Leandro Correia thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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