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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Achilles Leonidas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gianpaolo Volpicelli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leonidas comes into the arena with Best of Me blaring out of the sound system. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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188 lbs
19 - 22 - 0 |
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197 lbs
13 - 14 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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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
19 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Achilles Leonidas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gianpaolo Volpicelli!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Jorge Garcia and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leonidas lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Volpicelli circles away quickly and effectively.
Leonidas lands with a kick to the temple. Volpicelli shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Leonidas takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Leonidas lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Volpicelli misses with a looping left.
Leonidas throws a series of strikes that have Volpicelli backpedaling.
Leonidas closes the distance and pushes Volpicelli back into the cage.
Volpicelli escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Volpicelli misses with an uppercut. Leonidas saw that one coming.
Leonidas throws a quick counter head kick but Volpicelli was just out of range.
Leonidas takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Volpicelli looks to land a combination but Leonidas avoids it well.
Leonidas walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Volpicelli checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Leonidas tries to close the distance and clinch up but Volpicelli swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Leonidas throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Volpicelli scores with a jab.
We've been told by Leonidas's head coaches at Bi-Polar Asylum LV's #1 Public Training Center that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Volpicelli cracks Leonidas with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Leonidas wants to clinch up but Volpicelli keeps it at a distance.
Leonidas throws a hook but Volpicelli avoids it easily.
Leonidas throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leonidas clinches up with Volpicelli and pushes him back against the cage.
Leonidas lands a knee to the head.
Leonidas using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Volpicelli has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Volpicelli lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Volpicelli dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Leonidas landing knees to the body.
Leonidas is pressed up against the cage. Volpicelli has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Leonidas down to the mat. Leonidas avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Leonidas misses with a series of wild punches.
Volpicelli appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Leonidas thows a body kick. Volpicelli tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Volpicelli looks to score with a jab to the body but Leonidas is just out of range.
Leonidas is looking to clinch but Volpicelli is avoiding it.
Volpicelli looks to score with a jab to the body but Leonidas is just out of range.
Leonidas is looking to clinch but Volpicelli is avoiding it.
Leonidas walks into a straight right hand from Volpicelli.
Volpicelli circles away from the clinch attempt
and Volpicelli makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Volpicelli scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Leonidas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Volpicelli.
Leonidas tries to clinch but Volpicelli moves out of range.
Volpicelli catches Leonidas with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Leonidas is looking to clinch.
Volpicelli avoids the head kick by Leonidas.
Volpicelli loads up on a big right hand but Leonidas slips the punch.
Volpicelli changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Leonidas tries to avoid it but Volpicelli manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Leonidas to the ground. Leonidas escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A head kick misses from Leonidas.
Leonidas looks to clinch
and Volpicelli counters with a nice uppercut.
Leonidas throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Leonidas tries to clinch there but Volpicelli circles away.
Leonidas wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leonidas blocks a head kick by Volpicelli.
Volpicelli throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Leonidas.
Volpicelli connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Leonidas tries to land a front kick but Volpicelli steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Leonidas tries to clinch there but Volpicelli circles away.
Leonidas pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Volpicelli tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Achilles Leonidas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Leonidas tries to clinch but Volpicelli moves out of range.
Leonidas lands a head kick!
Volpicelli keeps the fight on the outside.
A little jabbing left from Volpicelli on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Leonidas throws a head kick that misses.
Volpicelli is looking for the big counter here.
Volpicelli avoids a punch combination nicely.
Leonidas takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Leonidas is breathing heavily.
Volpicelli throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Leonidas on the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leonidas tries to clinch but Volpicelli is having none of it.
Leonidas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Volpicelli throws a hook to the side of Leonidas's head but Leonidas sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Volpicelli throws a low kick but Leonidas moves out of range easily.
Nice uppercut lands for Volpicelli. That snapped Leonidas's head back.
Volpicelli tests Leonidas's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Leonidas dodges the punch combination from Volpicelli.
Volpicelli getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Leonidas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It appears Leonidas was looking to counter with a kick there.
Volpicelli throws a nice head kick!
Volpicelli has Leonidas up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Leonidas lands a knee to the body.
Leonidas tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Volpicelli pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Leonidas is looking to clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Volpicelli! But no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gianpaolo Volpicelli dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Volpicelli fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Leonidas moves into the clinch successfully.
Leonidas lands a nice knee to the body.
Leonidas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Volpicelli has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Leonidas scores a nice knee to the body.
Volpicelli can't find room to land a body shot as Leonidas controls the action.
Volpicelli managing to block the knees to the body from Leonidas.
Leonidas tries a knee to the head but Volpicelli blocks it.
Volpicelli avoiding damage as Leonidas throws knees to the body.
Leonidas using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Volpicelli has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Leonidas throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Volpicelli blocks it with crossed arms.
Volpicelli lands a left hand that snaps the head of Leonidas backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leonidas tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Volpicelli misses with a punch to the body.
Volpicelli lands a takedown into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Leonidas is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Leonidas throws a knee to the head but misses.
Achilles Leonidas has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Volpicelli creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Leonidas's defenses.
Volpicelli blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Leonidas struggles to land a body shot inside as Volpicelli controls his hands.
Volpicelli tries a knee to the head but Leonidas blocks it.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A right handed body shot lands from Volpicelli.
Volpicelli misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Leonidas.
Volpicelli has a couple of punches blocked by Leonidas.
Volpicelli blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Leonidas is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Volpicelli is defending well for now.
Leonidas using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Volpicelli has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Leonidas misses with a knee strike.
Volpicelli throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Volpicelli misses with a hook to the ribs.
Volpicelli misses with a knee strike.
Volpicelli trying to land knees to the body.
Volpicelli looking to stall.
Leonidas tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Volpicelli avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Volpicelli working Leonidas over with knees to the body.
Volpicelli's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Achilles Leonidas is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Leonidas throws a sloppy head kick and Volpicelli moves out of range easily.
Leonidas gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Leonidas tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Volpicelli throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Leonidas throws a head kick that misses.
Volpicelli scores with a punch to the head.
Volpicelli fails to land the takedown.
Achilles Leonidas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Volpicelli bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Leonidas's head.
Leonidas goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Leonidas avoids the body shot from Volpicelli.
Leonidas tries to clinch up.
Volpicelli lands with a straight right. Leonidas didn't see that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leonidas has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Volpicelli finds it's way round the side to connect with Leonidas's head.
Leonidas walks into a left hand.
Volpicelli misses with a hook. Leonidas ducked under it nicely.
Volpicelli scores with a jab to the body.
Volpicelli cracks Leonidas with a good jab.
Volpicelli misses with a body shot.
Leonidas moves out of range of the leg kick from Volpicelli.
Volpicelli lands with a straight right. Leonidas didn't see that one coming.
Leonidas is rocked!
Volpicelli throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Leonidas moves into the clinch successfully.
Leonidas's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Oh Leonidas is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Leonidas throws a knee to the head but misses.
Volpicelli unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Leonidas! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Volpicelli is unloading with more strikes now! Leonidas drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gianpaolo Volpicelli!
Our winner, Gianpaolo Volpicelli, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
The defeated Achilles Leonidas had this to say: 'I want to thank my sponsors and all of my fans! My goal every show is to give the crowd an awesome fight. I will grow from this and one day I will become Champion!! '.
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