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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Arvel Garnett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Achilles Leonidas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leonidas comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Whom Shall I Fear kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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195 lbs
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180 cm
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186 lbs
6 - 7 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Arvel Garnett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Achilles Leonidas!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Alyssa Summers and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leonidas throws out a powerful jab.
Leonidas has taken the fight to the clinch.
Leonidas digs a right hand underneath Garnett's ribcage. Garnett let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Garnett pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Leonidas is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Garnett throws a jab but it's blocked by Leonidas.
Garnett jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Leonidas uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Garnett.
Garnett looks to score with a jab to the body but Leonidas is just out of range.
Nice defenses there by Leonidas.
A jab from Garnett misses.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Leonidas has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Leonidas throws a quick inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Leonidas fails with an attempt to clinch.
Leonidas closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Leonidas connects with a nasty looking knee right to Garnett's face.
It looks like Arvel Garnett has been cut.
Garnett working hard to break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Garnett's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Garnett escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Leonidas throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Achilles Leonidas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Garnett on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A clash of legs there as Garnett blocks the low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leonidas moves in looking to clinch but Garnett pushes him off.
Garnett swinging wildly here.
Leonidas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Leonidas displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Garnett throws out the jab.
Leonidas is looking to land body kicks.
Garnett throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Leonidas wants to clinch.
Good leg kick by Leonidas there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Leonidas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Leonidas misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Garnett throws a push kick but Leonidas slaps the foot to one side.
Garnett moves out of range as Leonidas throws a body kick.
Garnett throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Garnett missing with a left hand there. Leonidas was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Leonidas has closed the distance and engaged Garnett in a clinch.
Leonidas tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garnett manages to break the clinch.
Leonidas misses with a low kick.
Leonidas throws a nice inside leg kick.
Leonidas throws a sloppy head kick and Garnett moves out of range easily.
Leonidas bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Garnett moves out of range as Leonidas throws a body kick.
Garnett lands with a shot to the body.
Leonidas turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Leonidas throws a head kick but Garnett moves out of range.
Leonidas on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Leonidas throws a wild body kick that Garnett sees coming a mile off.
Leonidas walks into a straight right hand from Garnett.
Garnett thows a left - swing and a miss!
Leonidas scores with a head kick. Garnett tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Leonidas fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Garnett checks it well.
Garnett misses with an uppercut.
An inside leg kick lands from Leonidas.
Leonidas tries a head kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garnett avoids the head kick by Leonidas.
Garnett throws out a loose jab but Leonidas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Garnett misses with an uppercut. Leonidas saw that one coming.
Leonidas avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Garnett misses with a few strikes there.
Garnett misses with a straight right.
Leonidas throws a right and a left that both miss.
Garnett fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Leonidas has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Leonidas tries to clinch but Garnett is having none of it.
Garnett throws a hook to the side of Leonidas's head but Leonidas sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Garnett is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Leonidas instigates a clinch.
Garnett escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Leonidas motions for Garnett to come forward. Leonidas throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Leonidas slips a jab from Garnett.
Leonidas turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Garnett checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Good work by Garnett as he checks the leg kick.
Leonidas throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Garnett.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garnett throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jab by Garnett.
Leonidas wants to clinch
and Garnett connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Garnett misses the shot to the body.
A slapping body kick lands there for Leonidas.
Leonidas plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Leonidas fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Garnett.
Leonidas throws a sloppy head kick and Garnett moves out of range easily.
Garnett tries to keep at a distance but Leonidas has taken the fight into the clinch.
Leonidas keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Garnett's efforts to push away.
Leonidas lands with a left to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Leonidas works on Garnett's body with a couple of short punches.
Leonidas with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Leonidas lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Garnett backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Garnett.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Achilles Leonidas dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Arvel Garnett's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Garnett slips a jab from Leonidas.
Leonidas pushes Garnett up against the cage in a clinch.
Garnett wants to break free but Leonidas has control.
Leonidas lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Leonidas misses with a knee strike.
Leonidas misses with some punches.
Leonidas misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Garnett.
Garnett tries to break free but Leonidas pushes him back against the cage.
Leonidas keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Garnett's efforts to push away.
Garnett is looking to break free of the clinch but Leonidas has double underhooks.
Garnett takes a knee right on the jaw!
Garnett misses with a body punch.
Garnett blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Garnett on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Leonidas.
Garnett is rocked!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Leonidas.
Oh Garnett is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Leonidas tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Leonidas working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Garnett is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Garnett is looking to break free of the clinch but Leonidas has double underhooks.
Leonidas jerks Garnett's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Garnett drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Leonidas goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Leonidas because Garnett was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Achilles Leonidas!
In his post fight interview, Achilles Leonidas gave a big smile as he said 'I want to thank my sponsors and all of my fans! My goal every show is to give the crowd an exciting fight. One day I will become Champion!! '.
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hype
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