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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between King Leonidas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fredrick Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leonidas comes to the cage accompanied by This is SPARTA!. King Leonidas could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Fredrick Williams's chin.
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178 cm
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160 lbs
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175 cm
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155 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
KO power |
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BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
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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 St Petersburg, King Leonidas! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fredrick Williams! The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Ivan Kurochkin and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Williams clinches up against the cage. Williams lands a knee to the body.
Leonidas breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Williams swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Williams has Leonidas up against the cage in a clinch.
Williams throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Williams escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A big head kick from Leonidas and Williams is sent sprawling to the canvas!
Williams is rocked!
It looks like Fredrick Williams has been cut. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Leonidas wants to get up but he can't break Williams's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here. Williams is still in real trouble! Can Leonidas finish him? Leonidas is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions. Williams seems to have recovered his senses. Leonidas wants to pass the guard but Williams is keeping the position. Leonidas stops Williams from standing up. Williams looking for a sweep. Not yet Williams, not yet. Williams not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Leonidas is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions. Williams wants to sweep here but Leonidas controlling him for the moment. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round. Leonidas has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Williams is proving hard to escape from.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up. Leonidas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Williams moves into the clinch. Williams changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Leonidas fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Leonidas tries a head kick but it misses.
Williams moves into the clinch successfully.
Leonidas letting Williams take a breather here. Leonidas prevents the takedown attempt.
Williams keeps control of Leonidas as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Leonidas looking to slow down the pace here. Williams scores a nice knee to the body.
Leonidas is trying to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Leonidas is trying to break free. Williams tries a knee to the head but Leonidas blocks it.
Leonidas wants to get back to striking at distance but Williams won't allow it.
Leonidas is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Williams tries to pull guard but Leonidas won't allow it.
King Leonidas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fredrick Williams. Leonidas wants to break the clinch but can't.
Williams looking to throw knees to the head but Leonidas is blocking nicely.
Leonidas stalling in the clinch but Williams improves position. Williams using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Leonidas has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Williams lands an elbow inside that Leonidas shrugs off. Williams is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Leonidas wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Williams has him pressed against the cage. Williams's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not. Williams looks gassed! Leonidas tries to break the clinch but Williams is controlling the position. Leonidas wants to get back to striking at distance but Williams won't allow it.
Williams is working for takedown but Leonidas is calmly controlling the position for now. Williams looking to throw knees to the head but Leonidas is blocking nicely.
Williams tries for a takedown but Leonidas manages to get underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Leonidas prevents a takedown attempt there.
Leonidas wants to get back to striking at distance but Williams won't allow it.
Leonidas wants to break free but Williams has control.
Williams tries to land knees in the clinch but Leonidas avoids the damage to the body. Leonidas breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Leonidas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Williams avoids the head kick by Leonidas.
Leonidas throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Leonidas chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Leonidas throws a head kick that misses. Williams blocks a head kick by Leonidas.
Leonidas throws a sloppy head kick and Williams moves out of range easily. Williams avoids the head kick by Leonidas.
Leonidas throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Leonidas pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Williams shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Williams showed some decent athleticism there. Leonidas blocking the ground and pound attempt from Williams.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Williams stops Leonidas from getting back to his feet.
Leonidas keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. Leonidas looks like he's trying to stand up.
Williams stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Leonidas to get to his feet. Williams drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Williams misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Leonidas is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Williams stands up and we're back to a striking position. A head kick misses from Leonidas. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
King Leonidas dominated that round. The cut man is working on Fredrick Williams's cut. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Some wild striking there from Williams.
Williams fails miserably with a takedown attempt. Williams keeps Leonidas at a distance using the push kick. The fight moves into the clinch position. Williams escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Williams gets in close and instigates a clinch. Leonidas swings wildly with an uppercut but Williams uses good head movement to avoid it. Williams tries to land a knee to the head but Leonidas blocks with his arms.
Leonidas wants to break the clinch but can't.
Leonidas wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Williams has him pressed against the cage. Williams is breathing heavily. Williams is looking to break free of the clinch but Leonidas has double underhooks. Leonidas managing to block the knees to the body from Williams.
Williams looking for a takedown. Leonidas wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Williams has him pressed against the cage. Williams throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Leonidas blocks it with crossed arms. Williams prevents Leonidas from breaking the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round. The referee calls for Leonidas to work.
Leonidas wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Williams keeps control of Leonidas as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Williams misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Leonidas.
Leonidas is trying to break free. Leonidas wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Leonidas manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Leonidas prevents a takedown attempt there.
King Leonidas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fredrick Williams. Leonidas is looking to break free of the clinch but Williams has double underhooks. Williams prevents Leonidas from breaking the clinch. Leonidas has had enough of the clinch but Williams keeps him there for the moment. Leonidas tries to break the clinch but Williams is controlling the position. Leonidas wants to break free but Williams has control.
Williams tries to pull guard but Leonidas won't allow it.
Leonidas wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace. Williams has had enough of the clinch but Leonidas keeps him there for the moment. Leonidas has had enough of the clinch but Williams keeps him there for the moment. Leonidas is trying to break the clinch but Williams has him pressed against the cage. Williams keeps control of Leonidas as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Leonidas wants to break free but Williams has control.
Williams with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Leonidas wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Williams misses with a knee to the head. Leonidas wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Williams has him pressed against the cage. Leonidas can't break the clinch.
Leonidas is trying to break the clinch but Williams has him pressed against the cage. Leonidas breaks from the clinch.
Leonidas throws a quick inside leg kick. Leonidas throws a nice outside leg kick. Williams avoids the head kick by Leonidas.
King Leonidas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Leonidas throws a quick inside leg kick. Williams blocks a head kick by Leonidas.
Leonidas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Leonidas throws a head kick but Williams moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Williams looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily. Leonidas goes for a high kick. It partially lands. Leonidas thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Williams if he has to take too many more of those.
Fredrick Williams is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Williams moves into the clinch successfully.
Williams has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Leonidas is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet. Williams goes for a takedown attempt but Leonidas pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Leonidas cracks the inside of Williams's front leg. Williams tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him. Leonidas pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Williams avoids the head kick by Leonidas.
Williams takes the fight into the clinch. Williams has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Leonidas is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet. Leonidas wants to break free but Williams has control.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Leonidas wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Williams is looking to control Leonidas's arms but Leonidas gets an underhook and turns him. Now Williams has his back to the cage. Williams keeps control of Leonidas as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Leonidas wants to stall.
Leonidas wants to break free but Williams has control.
Williams prevents Leonidas from breaking the clinch. Leonidas wants to break the clinch but can't.
Williams wants to get back to striking at distance but Leonidas won't allow it.
Williams keeps control of Leonidas as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Leonidas is looking to break free of the clinch but Williams has double underhooks. Come on Williams - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Williams is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Leonidas has had enough of the clinch but Williams keeps him there for the moment. Williams keeps control of Leonidas as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Leonidas is looking to break free of the clinch but Williams has double underhooks. Williams prevents Leonidas from breaking the clinch. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
King Leonidas dominated that second round. The cut man is working on Fredrick Williams's cut. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Williams tries to clinch up but Leonidas circles away and keeps his distance. Williams has Leonidas up against the cage in a clinch.
Leonidas wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Leonidas can't break the clinch.
Leonidas can't break the clinch.
Leonidas is trying to break free. Williams wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Leonidas wants to break free but Williams has control.
Leonidas prevents a takedown attempt there.
Williams is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though. Leonidas wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Williams wants to break free but Leonidas has control.
Leonidas is looking to control Williams's arms but Williams gets an underhook and turns him. Now Leonidas has his back to the cage. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Williams is trying to break the clinch but Leonidas has him pressed against the cage. Williams prevents Leonidas from breaking the clinch. Leonidas is trying to break the clinch but Williams has him pressed against the cage. Williams goes for a takedown in the clinch but Leonidas prevents it.
King Leonidas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fredrick Williams.
That's one minute gone in the round. Good anti-grappling being displayed by Williams as Leonidas tries to tie him up. Leonidas wants to break the clinch but can't.
Leonidas wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Leonidas wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Williams with a knee to the head.
Leonidas wants to break free but Williams has control.
Leonidas is looking to break free of the clinch but Williams has double underhooks. Leonidas wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Leonidas wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Williams has him pressed against the cage. Leonidas is looking to break free of the clinch but Williams has double underhooks. Leonidas is trying to break free. Leonidas tries to stall but Williams uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Leonidas avoids a wild elbow strike from Williams. Leonidas trying to control the position but instead, Williams has worked for underhooks and has pushed Leonidas into the cage. Williams keeps control of Leonidas as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace. Leonidas wants to break the clinch but can't.
Leonidas is trying to stall.
Williams looking to throw knees to the head but Leonidas is blocking nicely.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Williams. Leonidas pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Williams blocks a head kick by Leonidas.
Leonidas scores with a spinning back kick! Leonidas misses with a head kick.
Williams blocks a head kick by Leonidas.
Williams shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Leonidas's guard. Williams won't allow Leonidas to get back to his feet. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Both fighters really going for it on the ground here! Williams wants to stand but Leonidas has a closed guard, so he can't escape. Williams wants to control from the top but Leonidas keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Williams prevents Leonidas from getting back to his feet. Leonidas trying to control the position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground. Williams misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out. King Leonidas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Leonidas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Williams looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard. Leonidas moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard. Leonidas keeping moving, preventing Williams from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Williams won't allow Leonidas to get back to his feet. Williams trying to control the position from guard on top but Leonidas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Fredrick Williams has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Leonidas manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Williams tries to lock up and control but Leonidas gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away. Williams is wriggling around trying to escape.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Leonidas can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Williams is looking to escape. Williams flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
And that's the end of the fight! I would just about give that final round to Fredrick Williams. I think Leonidas has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 29:28 Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:27 Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... King Leonidas!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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