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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Leo Spartan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Derick Trotter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Derick Trotter has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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180 lbs
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185 lbs
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Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Leo Spartan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Derick Trotter!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trotter throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Trotter pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Trotter lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Spartan circles away quickly and effectively.
Trotter misses with a looping right.
Trotter throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Spartan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Derick Trotter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Trotter has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Trotter there as he acknowledges the shot.
Spartan lands a big uppercut and Trotter crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Trotter looks OK. Spartan waves Trotter back to his feet!
Trotter is rocked!
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!
Trotter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Spartan.
Trotter is still on wobbly legs! Can Spartan finish him?
Trotter throws a body punch but Spartan moves out of range.
Trotter seems to have recovered his senses.
Trotter moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
It looks like Leo Spartan has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trotter tries a head kick but it misses.
Trotter tries to bum rush Spartan with a series of wild strikes but Spartan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Trotter misses with a lunging right hand
letting Spartan counter with a right hand.
Spartan misses with a wild combination.
Trotter moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Good leg kick by Spartan there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trotter wants to clinch.
We've been told by Spartan's head coaches at All Around Training that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Trotter tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Spartan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Trotter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Trotter waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Spartan.
Trotter swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Spartan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Spartan blocks a head kick by Trotter.
Trotter looks to land a combination. Spartan sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trotter is looking to clinch but Spartan is avoiding it.
Spartan scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Trotter throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Trotter throws a hook but Spartan blocks it.
Spartan checks a leg kick.
Trotter moves in looking to clinch but Spartan pushes him off.
Trotter tries to keep at a distance but Spartan has taken the fight into the clinch.
Spartan has clasped his hands together around Trotter's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Spartan is trying to get an arm triangle but Trotter is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Trotter taking punishment in the form of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Spartan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Trotter keeps working.
Trotter is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Spartan is controlling him well.
Spartan scoring with punches and elbows.
Spartan lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Spartan looks up at the clock and then as Trotter takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Spartan smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Spartan lands a few punches from side control.
Spartan scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Trotter to see if he's OK.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Spartan scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Trotter to see if he's OK.
Trotter is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Spartan asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Spartan working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leo Spartan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Leo Spartan's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Trotter looks to land a combination but Spartan avoids it well.
Spartan misses with a body shot.
Trotter digs a good body shot into Spartan's ribs.
Trotter misses with a combination
and Spartan moves into the clinch.
Spartan wants to take the fight to the mat but Trotter manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Spartan tries for a takedown but Trotter manages to get underhooks.
Spartan is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leo Spartan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Spartan drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Trotter gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spartan looking for a takedown.
Spartan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Trotter fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Spartan manages to avoid it.
Trotter stuffs the takedown attempt from Spartan. Spartan gets slowly back to his feet.
Trotter jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Spartan tries to keep at a distance but Trotter has taken the fight into the clinch.
Spartan wants the takedown. Trotter is fighting it off but Spartan persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Trotter's guard against the cage.
Spartan prevents Trotter from getting back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Trotter can do anything to dispel that myth.
Spartan working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Trotter's head.
Spartan trying to control the position from guard on top but Trotter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Trotter wants to get back to his feet but Spartan is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Spartan keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Trotter's head.
Spartan scoring with some ground and pound.
Trotter wants to get back to his feet but Spartan is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Spartan in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spartan scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Spartan 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.
Spartan keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Trotter's head.
Spartan working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Spartan content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Spartan content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Leo Spartan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Spartan drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Spartan jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Spartan won't allow Trotter to get back to his feet.
Trotter is breathing heavily.
Spartan keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Trotter's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Spartan with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Spartan stands up over Trotter, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Spartan will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Spartan working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Spartan's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Spartan decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trotter moves in looking to clinch but Spartan pushes him off.
Leo Spartan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Spartan misses with a two punch combination.
Trotter clinches up with Spartan and pushes him back against the cage.
Spartan tries for a takedown. No joy.
Spartan gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Trotter regains guard.
Spartan scoring with punches to the head and body.
Trotter wants to get back to his feet but Spartan is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Spartan lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Trotter wants to stand and escape but Spartan is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leo Spartan dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Leo Spartan's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Trotter displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Spartan.
Trotter misses with a jab, cross combination.
Trotter wants to clinch.
Trotter throws a sloppy head kick and Spartan moves out of range easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spartan darts in looking for a takedown but Trotter gets double underhooks and turns Spartan into the cage.
Spartan is trying to trip Trotter. He has hold of a leg but Trotter is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Spartan persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Spartan cracks Trotter with a solid left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spartan working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Trotter's head.
Trotter keeping moving, preventing Spartan from controlling successfully.
Spartan is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Trotter is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Spartan throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Trotter works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Trotter is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Spartan is controlling him.
Spartan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Trotter is keeping the position for now.
Trotter wants to stand and escape but Spartan is having none of it.
Spartan content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Spartan throwing strikes from guard but Trotter blocks nicely.
Spartan trying to control the position from guard on top but Trotter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Spartan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Trotter can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spartan throws a big right hand that misses.
Spartan trying to control the position from guard on top but Trotter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Trotter is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Trotter is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Spartan has Trotter pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Spartan pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Trotter tumbling to the mat - Spartan dives into Trotter'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!
Spartan is looking to work some ground and pound but Trotter has wrist control.
Trotter wants to get back to his feet but Spartan is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Spartan scoring with some ground and pound.
Spartan throws a big right hand that misses.
Spartan sitting in guard here, content to control.
Spartan wants to control from the top but Trotter keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spartan is looking to work some ground and pound but Trotter has wrist control.
Spartan lands a couple of elbows.
Trotter wants to stand up but Spartan is controlling him.
Trotter takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Spartan is working Trotter over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Trotter wants to stand up but Spartan is controlling him.
Spartan lands a couple of digs.
Trotter wants to get back to his feet but Spartan is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Spartan distracts Trotter with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spartan scoring with punches to the head and body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Spartan connects with a couple of short punches.
Spartan working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Trotter's head.
Spartan throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Trotter works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Spartan is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Trotter preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Trotter wants to stand up but Spartan is controlling him.
Spartan works over Trotter with some ground and pound from guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Spartan wants to control from the top but Trotter keeps moving.
Trotter wants to stand up but Spartan is controlling him.
Derick Trotter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Leo Spartan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Spartan cracks Trotter with a solid left hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Leo Spartan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Spartan 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leo Spartan!
Our winner, Leo Spartan, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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