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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nicola Cardinale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leon Lance (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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180 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
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180 cm
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180 lbs
15 - 11 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Nicola Cardinale!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Leon Lance!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Patrick Alders and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lance slips under a jab.
Lance has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Lance bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Cardinale's head.
It looks like Nicola Cardinale has been cut.
Lance misses with a combination
and Cardinale counters with a good, hard body kick but Lance shrugs it off.
A good leg kick by Cardinale.
Lance throws a shot from downtown. Cardinale moves away and avoids it.
Cardinale has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Team Anarchy MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Cardinale chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lance chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cardinale can pounce on him.
Lance looks to land a right hand but Cardinale moved out of range.
Lance dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cardinale takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Cardinale swings for the body but Lance moves out of range.
Cardinale throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cardinale throws a leg kick but Lance checks it.
Lance throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice body kick there by Cardinale.
The crowd cheers as Lance lands an impressive looking overhand right. Cardinale doesn't seem phased though.
Lance throws a left and a right that both miss
and Cardinale counters with an outside leg kick.
Cardinale throws a jab when Lance was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cardinale throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Lance.
It looks like Leon Lance has been cut.
Lance throws a jab when Cardinale was well out of range.
Lance lands with a shot to the body.
Cardinale throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Lance counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cardinale lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Lance ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A combination from Lance does no damage.
Lance lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Lance pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lance staying out of range there.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Cardinale, right into the meat.
Lance misses with a looping left.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cardinale with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Leon Lance seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lance has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Cardinale.
Lance throws a right hand that misses
and Cardinale counters with a good low kick that Lance was not able to check.
Lance slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Lance throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cardinale counters with a straight right hand.
Lance's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Some bone on bone action there as Lance checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lance misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lance throws out a loose jab but Cardinale uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lance on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Lance lands with a straight right. Cardinale didn't see that one coming.
Nice body kick from Cardinale.
A big left from Lance misses.
Cardinale dodges the punch combination from Lance.
Cardinale half committed to a counter leg kick.
A solid body kick from Cardinale.
Lance throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Cardinale counters with a thumping low kick.
Cardinale throws a big shot that misses.
Lance throws a right hand that Cardinale ducks under and follows up with a left that Cardinale also avoids with ease.
Cardinale attempts a counter takedown but Lance avoids it well and moves away.
Cardinale misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lance.
Nice shot by Cardinale.
Lance misses with a combination
and Cardinale counters with a thumping low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Cardinale.
Cardinale lands a head kick. Lance smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Lance moves out of range of the body kick.
Cardinale throws a hook but Lance avoids it easily.
Cardinale scoring well with a low kick there.
Lance takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lance walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Lance throws a jab when Cardinale was well out of range.
Lance misses with a two punch combination.
Cardinale swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Cardinale misses with a body shot
and Lance counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Leon Lance is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cardinale looks to land a body kick but Lance moved away.
Lance swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lance misses with a wild body shot.
Cardinale connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice straight punches there by Lance. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lance.
Some wild striking there from Lance.
Nice uppercut there from Cardinale.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Cardinale.
Lance is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Cardinale had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Lance misses with a lunging right hand
and Cardinale makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Lance scores with a jab to the body.
Lance takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Cardinale turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Cardinale closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Cardinale lands in his opponent's guard.
Cardinale missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Cardinale avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Lance is trying to control the position but Cardinale postures up.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lance preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nicola Cardinale dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Cardinale throws a shot from downtown. Lance moves away and avoids it.
Cardinale scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Cardinale looks to throw the jab but Lance is out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Cardinale.
Lance cracks Cardinale with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Cardinale slips a jab from Lance.
Lance connects with a nice looking jab.
Lance connects with a good right hand that stumbles Cardinale. Cardinale circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Sloppy strikes from Lance. Those never looked like landing.
Cardinale misses with a head kick.
Lance keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Lance looks to land a right hand but Cardinale moved out of range.
Lance might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Cardinale scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lance misses with a combination
and Cardinale counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Cardinale.
Cardinale won't allow Lance to sweep him here.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Lance not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Cardinale working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Lance's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cardinale trying to control the position from guard on top but Lance is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lance utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Cardinale working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Lance's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lance wants to sweep here but Cardinale controlling him for the moment.
Cardinale 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.
Cardinale throwing strikes but missing.
Cardinale wants to control from the top but Lance keeps moving.
Lance wants to sweep but no luck.
Lance is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Cardinale throws an elbow that misses. Lance uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Cardinale's guard. Nice move by Lance!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lance looking to pass the guard.
Cardinale has his foot on Lance's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Lance works his way back into a safe position though.
Lance preventing the sweep.
Cardinale looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Nicola Cardinale overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lance postures up.
Lance trying to control but Cardinale is working from the bottom.
Cardinale is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cardinale manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Lance manages to get himself to full guard.
Lance is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Cardinale tries to free his leg and advance position but Lance is retaining full guard.
Cardinale is looking to work some ground and pound but Lance has wrist control.
Cardinale tries to free his leg and advance position but Lance is retaining full guard.
Cardinale trying to control the position from guard on top but Lance is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cardinale throws a big right hand that misses.
Cardinale loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Cardinale is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lance can do to turn this around?
Lance controls Cardinale momentarily but Cardinale frees himself.
Lance escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Cardinale gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cardinale postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Lance is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Cardinale, into his guard.
Cardinale keeping full guard, as Lance tries to pass.
Cardinale throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Cardinale lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Cardinale is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nicola Cardinale dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Cardinale swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Lance counters with a three punch combo that has Cardinale backing up. Cardinale nods at Lance to acknowledge the strikes.
Lance has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cardinale.
Cardinale moves away from the strike by Lance.
Cardinale lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lance closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Cardinale lands a leg kick that knocks Lance off balance momentarily.
Lance swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice shot lands for Lance.
Lance looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lance scores with a shot to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Lance. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lance throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cardinale connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Lance's hands.
Cardinale chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Cardinale drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Cardinale throws a head kick that Lance semi-blocks.
Nice jab there from Cardinale.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cardinale throws a body kick that misses.
Lance drops Cardinale with a beautiful combination! Cardinale stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Lance is looking for the KO!
Cardinale is rocked!
Leon Lance is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cardinale is holding his hands too far apart here. Lance throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! Cardinale is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Leon Lance!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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