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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nick Cave (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Achilles Leonidas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leonidas has chosen Best of Me as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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190 lbs
22 - 12 - 0 |
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180 cm
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188 lbs
15 - 16 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
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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
22 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nick Cave!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Achilles Leonidas!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Elvis Blanc and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leonidas misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cave takes the fight into the clinch.
Cave lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Leonidas on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cave tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Cave throws an elbow that misses.
Leonidas lands a nice shot to the body.
Leonidas missing with knees to the body.
Leonidas missing with knees to the body.
Leonidas lands a knee to the head.
Leonidas tries to land knees in the clinch but Cave avoids the damage to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cave using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Leonidas has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Leonidas misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cave stalling in the clinch but Leonidas improves position.
Leonidas working aggressively here.
Cave tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Leonidas avoids it.
Cave tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Leonidas avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leonidas with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nice body punch from Leonidas.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Leonidas.
Leonidas utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Cave is breathing heavily.
Leonidas with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Leonidas tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cave's elbow.
Leonidas landing knees to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Cave.
Leonidas throws a head punch that misses.
Leonidas goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cave missing with knees to the body.
Leonidas can't find room to land a body shot as Cave controls the action.
Leonidas tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Cave with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Leonidas tries to land a knee to the head but Cave blocks with his arms.
Leonidas scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Leonidas tries to work over Cave's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leonidas is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cave is defending well for now.
Cave on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Leonidas with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Cave throws a knee to the head but misses.
Leonidas using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cave has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Cave's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Both fighters circling a little - Cave finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Cave is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A head kick misses from Leonidas.
Leonidas avoids the body shot from Cave.
Nick Cave seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Leonidas gets tackled into the cage by Cave. Cave maintains the clinch.
Leonidas lands a right hand.
Leonidas has a couple of punches blocked by Cave.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Leonidas.
Leonidas tries to land knees in the clinch but Cave avoids the damage to the body.
Leonidas tries to throw a body punch but Cave avoids it by throwing Leonidas back against the cage.
Leonidas tries to land knees in the clinch but Cave avoids the damage to the body.
Leonidas misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cave.
Leonidas throws a knee to the head but misses.
Cave lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Our sources have told us that Cave has been working on his elbows in the gym.
A short left from Leonidas.
Cave tries to throw a body punch but Leonidas avoids it by throwing Cave back against the cage.
Cave breaks the clinch.
Cave lands with a hook. Leonidas tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Leonidas goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Cave misses with a body kick.
Leonidas tries to bum rush Cave with a series of wild strikes but Cave uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cave misses with a few strikes there.
Cave lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cave avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Leonidas throws a series of punches but Cave avoids them all with ease.
Cave is looking for a counter combo.
Cave throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Cave tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Leonidas tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Leonidas misses with a punch to the body.
Leonidas goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A bit of stalling here from Cave.
Leonidas tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cave's elbow.
Cave prevents a body shot from Leonidas.
Cave breaks from the clinch.
Cave connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Leonidas's hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Achilles Leonidas dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
The fight stays on the outside here - Cave looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Leonidas tries a head kick but it misses.
Cave throws a right and a left that both miss.
A jab lands there for Cave.
Nick Cave is winning the standup battle so far.
Leonidas tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cave paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Leonidas has taken the fight to the clinch.
Leonidas lands with a right to the head.
Leonidas managing to block the knees to the body from Cave.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cave slowing the pace effectively.
Leonidas lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cave throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Leonidas blocks it with crossed arms.
Leonidas has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Leonidas trying to land knees to the body.
Leonidas is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cave is defending well for now.
Cave manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cave scores with a hook.
Leonidas is looking to clinch.
Leonidas ducks under a wild hook from Cave.
Leonidas closes the distance and pushes Cave back into the cage.
Cave tries to land knees in the clinch but Leonidas avoids the damage to the body.
Leonidas working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Leonidas tries to work over Cave's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Leonidas missing with knees to the body.
Cave on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cave lands a nice uppercut.
Leonidas digs a right hand into Cave's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Cave's gas tank.
Leonidas misses with a punch on the inside.
Cave using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Leonidas has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Leonidas can't find room to land a body shot as Cave controls the action.
Cave on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cave managing to block the knees to the body from Leonidas.
Leonidas is breathing heavily.
Cave breaks the clinch.
Cave bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Leonidas's head backwards.
Leonidas tries to clinch but Cave moves out of range.
Cave throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Leonidas's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cave misses with a body shot.
Leonidas misses with a head kick.
Cave throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Leonidas.
Cave clinches up against the cage.
Cave tries a knee to the head but Leonidas blocks it.
Cave misses with an elbow strike.
Cave scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Leonidas lands with a light punch inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leonidas unloads a knee to the mid-section. Cave lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Leonidas struggles to land a body shot inside as Cave controls his hands.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Leonidas.
Achilles Leonidas seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Cave blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Leonidas cracks Cave with a nice body shot.
Leonidas lands with a light punch inside.
Cave can't break the clinch.
Leonidas connects with a nasty looking knee right to Cave's face.
A short body shot lands from Leonidas as the two fighters clinch.
Leonidas tries to land a knee to the head but Cave blocks with his arms.
Leonidas using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cave has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Cave misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Leonidas.
Leonidas tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Leonidas misses with a knee strike.
Cave on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cave tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Leonidas lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leonidas trying to land knees to the body.
Leonidas throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cave blocks it with crossed arms.
Leonidas misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Leonidas scores with a knee to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cave with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Cave pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sloppy strikes from Cave. Those never looked like landing.
Leonidas moves to clinch but Cave breaks away
and Cave counters with a left and a right that stings Leonidas.
Cave fails to land with a series of punches.
Leonidas gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Leonidas struggles to land a body shot inside as Cave controls his hands.
Cave missing with knees to the body.
Leonidas tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cave avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Achilles Leonidas will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Leonidas closes the distance and clinches.
A head punch on the inside from Leonidas fails to land.
Cave lands an elbow that stopped Leonidas in his tracks for a moment.
Leonidas tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cave's elbow.
Cave working Leonidas over with knees to the body.
Cave has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Leonidas blocks a body shot from Cave.
Leonidas can't find room to land a body shot as Cave controls the action.
Leonidas lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cave backwards.
Leonidas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Leonidas looking to throw knees to the head but Cave is blocking nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leonidas misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Leonidas misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cave.
Leonidas tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Leonidas tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A knee to the head by Cave.
Cave misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Leonidas.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cave escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cave misses with a jab, cross combination.
Leonidas throws a counter combo.
Leonidas looks for the body kick but Cave saw that one coming.
Cave's jab looks to have found its range, popping Leonidas under the eye.
Cave is looking to clinch but Leonidas is avoiding it.
Cave gets a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Leonidas.
A short left from Leonidas.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Cave obliges.
Cave on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Leonidas scores with a shoulder strike.
Leonidas tries to throw a body punch but Cave avoids it by throwing Leonidas back against the cage.
Cave makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Leonidas tries a knee to the head but Cave blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cave taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Leonidas tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Leonidas misses with a knee strike.
Leonidas tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cave's elbow.
Leonidas tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cave's elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cave missing with knees to the body.
Leonidas lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Leonidas avoids the elbow strike from Cave, against the cage.
Leonidas scores with a shoulder strike.
Leonidas scores with a knee to the head.
Cave lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Leonidas misses with a punch on the inside.
Cave's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cave fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Leonidas moves into the clinch.
Cave tries to circle away but Leonidas has him pinned against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cave trying to stall but Leonidas improves his position.
Leonidas tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cave's elbow.
Leonidas tries to land knees in the clinch but Cave avoids the damage to the body.
Leonidas throws a knee to the head but misses.
Leonidas keeps control of Cave as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Leonidas managing to block the knees to the body from Cave.
Knees in the clinch landing for Leonidas.
Leonidas is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cave is defending well for now.
Cave breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cave throws a wild body kick that Leonidas sees coming a mile off.
Leonidas with the counter takedown but Cave avoids it easily.
Leonidas rushes Cave and presses him up against the cage.
Leonidas missing with knees to the body.
Leonidas with a knee to the head.
Leonidas lands a nice uppercut.
Leonidas lands a good knee to the midsection. Cave won't want to take too many of those.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leonidas landing knees to the body.
Cave breaks from the clinch.
Leonidas pushes Cave up against the cage in a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Leonidas misses with a punch to the body.
Leonidas avoiding damage as Cave throws knees to the body.
Cave avoiding damage as Leonidas throws knees to the body.
Leonidas with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A short uppercut from Cave.
Achilles Leonidas is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Cave manages to break the clinch.
Nick Cave has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cave clinches up with Leonidas and pushes him back against the cage.
Cave tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Leonidas avoids it.
Cave breaks from the clinch.
Leonidas has taken the fight to the clinch.
Leonidas prevents a body shot from Cave.
And that's the end of the fight!
Achilles Leonidas comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Leonidas 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Achilles Leonidas!
Achilles Leonidas looked relieved post fight as he said the following; '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!!thanks spartan nutrition for making me healthy!'.
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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