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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leonard Christopher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Faaloua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Christopher kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is LA Beast Official Theme . Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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265 lbs
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265 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 12 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, Leonard Christopher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, James Faaloua!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Chris Dean and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Christopher lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Faaloua circles away quickly and effectively.
Faaloua tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Christopher manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Christopher cracks Faaloua with a right hand to the side of the head.
A head kick misses from Christopher.
Faaloua closes the distance and clinches.
Faaloua keeps control of Christopher as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Faaloua throws an elbow but it misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Faaloua just misses with a elbow thrown towards Christopher's brow.
Christopher avoids the elbow strike from Faaloua, against the cage.
Faaloua comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Faaloua throws an elbow that misses.
Christopher takes an elbow to the temple.
Christopher breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Faaloua swings for the body but Christopher moves out of range.
Christopher misses with a series of wild punches.
Faaloua throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Faaloua scores with a head kick.
Christopher connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
It looks like James Faaloua has been cut.
Christopher fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Faaloua manages to avoid it.
Faaloua slips under a jab from Christopher.
James Faaloua seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Christopher lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Faaloua at a distance.
Faaloua wants to clinch up but Christopher keeps it at a distance.
Faaloua misses with a head kick.
Faaloua is looking to clinch.
Faaloua throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Christopher's head.
Faaloua closes the distance and clinches.
Faaloua prevents Christopher from breaking the clinch.
Christopher blocks an elbow strike from Faaloua.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Faaloua just misses with a elbow thrown towards Christopher's brow.
Christopher is trying to break the clinch but Faaloua is controlling him.
Christopher blocks an elbow strike from Faaloua.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faaloua is looking to control Christopher's arms but Christopher gets an underhook and turns him. Now Faaloua has his back to the cage.
Christopher avoids the elbow strike from Faaloua, against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Faaloua just misses with a elbow thrown towards Christopher's brow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Christopher pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Faaloua tries to clinch up.
Faaloua connects with a high kick.
Christopher throws a nice looking combination but Faaloua bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Faaloua rushes Christopher and presses him up against the cage.
Faaloua looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Christopher wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Faaloua has him pressed against the cage.
Christopher working hard to break the clinch.
Faaloua throws an elbow that misses.
Christopher tries to break free but Faaloua pushes him back against the cage.
Christopher lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Faaloua backwards.
Christopher dodges an elbow strike from Faaloua.
Christopher blocks the elbow strike.
Christopher dodges an elbow strike from Faaloua.
Faaloua misses with an elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faaloua misses with an elbow over the top.
Faaloua lands a nice elbow.
Christopher lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Christopher is trying to force a seperation but Faaloua has the dominant position.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Faaloua just misses with a elbow thrown towards Christopher's brow.
Faaloua creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Christopher tries to circle away but Faaloua has him pinned against the cage.
Christopher avoids the elbow strike from Faaloua, against the cage.
Christopher blocks the elbow strike.
Faaloua prevents Christopher from breaking the clinch.
Christopher takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Leonard Christopher has been cut.
Christopher dodges an elbow strike from Faaloua.
Christopher dodges an elbow strike from Faaloua.
Christopher slows down the pace here.
Christopher dodges an elbow strike from Faaloua.
Faaloua throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Christopher wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Faaloua looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Christopher avoids the elbow strike from Faaloua, against the cage.
Faaloua throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Faaloua slowing the pace effectively.
Christopher wants to get back to striking at distance but Faaloua won't allow it.
Christopher dodges an elbow strike from Faaloua.
Christopher working aggressively here.
Christopher softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Faaloua just misses with a elbow thrown towards Christopher's brow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Faaloua lands an elbow just above Christopher 's eye.
Christopher wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Faaloua misses with an elbow strike.
Christopher blocks the elbow strike.
Faaloua throws an elbow but it misses.
Christopher is trying to break free.
Christopher blocks the elbow strike.
Faaloua throws an elbow but it misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Faaloua throws an elbow but misses.
A frustrated look appears on Christopher's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Faaloua pushes off an throws an elbow but Christopher leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Faaloua dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Faaloua uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Christopher.
Christopher misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Faaloua.
Faaloua tries to clinch but Christopher is having none of it.
Christopher keeps the fight on the outside.
Christopher throwing a counter right hand but Faaloua manages to avoid it.
Faaloua has closed the distance and engaged Christopher in a clinch.
Christopher tries to break free but Faaloua pushes him back against the cage.
Faaloua throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Faaloua is trying to stall.
Faaloua misses with an elbow strike.
Christopher lands with a short head shot on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Christopher blocks the elbow strike.
Christopher takes an elbow to the forehead.
Christopher blocks an elbow strike.
Faaloua throws an elbow but it misses.
Christopher avoids a wild elbow strike from Faaloua.
Christopher is trying to break the clinch but Faaloua has him pressed against the cage.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Christopher pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christopher takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Faaloua throws a front kick that sends Christopher stumbling back into the cage.
Faaloua tries a head kick but it misses.
Christopher misses with a two punch combination.
Faaloua displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Christopher throws out the jab.
Christopher avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Faaloua lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Faaloua tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Christopher paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Faaloua is looking to clinch but Christopher is avoiding it.
Leonard Christopher is winning the standup battle so far.
Faaloua scores with a leg kick.
Faaloua is looking to clinch but Christopher is avoiding it.
Faaloua misses with a leg kick.
Faaloua tries to clinch up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faaloua takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Christopher misses with a wild combination.
Faaloua has closed the distance and engaged Christopher in a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Faaloua throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Faaloua just misses with a elbow thrown towards Christopher's brow.
Faaloua lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Faaloua is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Faaloua lands an elbow just above Christopher 's eye.
Faaloua throws an elbow that misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Faaloua.
Faaloua throws an elbow that misses.
Faaloua throws an elbow that misses.
Faaloua lands a damaging elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faaloua lands an elbow inside that Christopher shrugs off.
Faaloua throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Christopher tries to circle away but Faaloua has him pinned against the cage.
Christopher blocks an elbow strike from Faaloua.
Christopher wants to break free but Faaloua has control.
Faaloua has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Christopher seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Faaloua can turn it around.
Christopher escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Faaloua has closed the distance and engaged Christopher in a clinch.
Christopher is trying to force a seperation but Faaloua has the dominant position.
Christopher is trying to push Faaloua away but Faaloua has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Faaloua'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.
Christopher avoids the elbow strike from Faaloua, against the cage.
Nice elbow from Faaloua.
Faaloua pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Faaloua just misses with a elbow thrown towards Christopher's brow.
Faaloua lands a damaging elbow.
Faaloua throws an elbow but it misses.
Christopher is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Christopher pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Faaloua tries to close the distance and clinch but Christopher swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A head kick from Christopher lands but Faaloua takes it in his stride.
Christopher throws a jab but it's blocked by Faaloua.
Faaloua is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Faaloua blocks a head kick by Christopher.
Faaloua is looking to clinch.
Faaloua is looking to clinch.
Faaloua doesn't manage to clinch there - Christopher circles away.
Faaloua misses with an attempted mid kick.
Leonard Christopher is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Faaloua is looking to clinch.
Christopher moves out of range of the body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Faaloua showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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!
Faaloua swings for the body but Christopher moves out of range.
Christopher rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Faaloua counters with a nice body kick.
Faaloua will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A clash of legs there as Faaloua blocks the low kick.
Faaloua wants to clinch up but Christopher keeps it at a distance.
Faaloua misses with a head kick.
Faaloua tries to clinch but Christopher moves out of range.
Faaloua doesn't manage to clinch there - Christopher circles away.
Christopher pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice defenses there by Faaloua.
Christopher circles away from the clinch attempt.
Faaloua with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Faaloua misses with a head kick.
Christopher seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Faaloua throws a head kick but Christopher moves out of range.
Faaloua explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Faaloua tries a head kick but it misses.
A big left from Christopher misses.
Faaloua tries to close the distance and clinch up but Christopher swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Faaloua is looking to clinch but Christopher is avoiding it.
A counter left hand to the body from Christopher misses its target.
Christopher tries to bum rush Faaloua with a series of wild strikes but Faaloua uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A head kick misses from Faaloua.
Faaloua fails with an attempt to clinch.
Christopher is looking for a counter combo.
Faaloua misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Christopher.
Faaloua closes the distance and pushes Christopher back into the cage.
Christopher working hard to break the clinch.
Christopher is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Faaloua's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Christopher avoids a wild elbow strike from Faaloua.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faaloua creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Christopher breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Christopher fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Faaloua has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Faaloua tries to close the distance and clinch but Christopher swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Faaloua looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Christopher is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Faaloua clinches.
Christopher dodges an elbow strike from Faaloua.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Faaloua just misses with a elbow thrown towards Christopher's brow.
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!
Faaloua lands an elbow that stopped Christopher in his tracks for a moment.
James Faaloua seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Faaloua is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Christopher is keeping busy.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Faaloua.
Christopher can't break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faaloua trying to control the position but instead, Christopher has worked for underhooks and has pushed Faaloua into the cage.
Christopher breaks the clinch.
Faaloua lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Christopher avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Faaloua throws a head kick that Christopher semi-blocks.
Faaloua tries to close the distance and clinch but Christopher swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Faaloua pushes Christopher up against the cage in a clinch.
Faaloua throws an elbow but it misses.
Faaloua pushes off an throws an elbow but Christopher leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Christopher wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Christopher lands with a left to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Christopher's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Faaloua looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Faaloua throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Faaloua misses with an elbow strike.
Christopher dodges an elbow strike from Faaloua.
Faaloua stalls.
Christopher dodges an elbow strike from Faaloua.
Christopher avoids the elbow strike from Faaloua, against the cage.
Leonard Christopher has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Faaloua just misses with a elbow thrown towards Christopher's brow.
Christopher avoids a wild elbow strike from Faaloua.
Christopher takes an elbow to the forehead.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Christopher throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Christopher manages to break the clinch.
Faaloua has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Faaloua throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Christopher's head.
Faaloua moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Christopher throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Faaloua looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
James Faaloua is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Faaloua tries to clinch up but Christopher circles away and keeps his distance.
Christopher tries to counter with a takedown but Faaloua is quick to defend against it.
And that's the end of the fight!
James Faaloua comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Faaloua winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Faaloua!
An out of breath James Faaloua thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Leonard Christopher spoke after the fight, saying 'Everyone has a plan 'till they get punched in the mouth.'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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