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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Leo Spartan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Lewis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lewis has chosen Shut'Em Down as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Mike Lewis struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 171.1lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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180 lbs
9 - 9 - 0 |
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180 cm
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188 lbs
11 - 9 - 0 |
Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
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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
9 - 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
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mike Lewis!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lewis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lewis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lewis misses with a two punch combination.
Lewis tried to score with a low kick but Spartan checks it.
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.
Spartan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lewis fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Spartan.
Spartan is looking to clinch.
Lewis delivers a nice body kick.
Spartan misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lewis walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Lewis checks the leg kick nicely there.
Lewis buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lewis lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Lewis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Spartan.
Lewis has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Spartan finds it's way round the side to connect with Lewis's head.
Mike Lewis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Spartan getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lewis swinging wildly here.
Spartan sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lewis misses the shot to the body.
Spartan fails to land with a series of punches.
Spartan takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Spartan tries to clinch up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewis moves forwards but Spartan connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Spartan will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Spartan throws a hook but Lewis blocks it.
Lewis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lewis takes a swing at Spartan's ribcage but misses.
Lewis misses with a head kick.
Lewis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lewis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Lewis.
Spartan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lewis tries to bum rush Spartan with a series of wild strikes but Spartan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lewis throws a nice looking combination but Spartan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lewis fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Spartan has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Spartan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Spartan dodges the punch combination from Lewis.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mike Lewis will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Spartan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A bone on bone clash there as Spartan blocks the leg kick.
Spartan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Spartan throws a hook but Lewis blocks it.
Lewis misses the shot to the body.
Spartan throws a hook to the side of Lewis's head but Lewis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lewis misses with a wild combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spartan shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Lewis eats them both and turns towards Spartan to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Lewis lands with a slapping head kick.
Lewis lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Spartan circles away quickly and effectively.
Lewis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Spartan.
Lewis misses with a double jab
and Spartan counters with a one-two to the body.
It looks like Mike Lewis has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lewis thuds his right hand into Spartan's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
It looks like Leo Spartan has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head kick misses from Lewis.
Lewis misses with a kick to the body.
Spartan throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Lewis takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Lewis is rocked!
Spartan lunges in with a left hook that violently twists Lewis head around and knocks him out cold! Spartan hops onto the cage and yells out at the top of his lungs - Yeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaah! They're showing the replay on the big screens now; that was nasty! I hope one of the photographers got a good shot of it.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Leo Spartan!
An out of breath Leo Spartan thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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