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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luke Skywalker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Greco Leonidas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Luke Skywalker could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Greco Leonidas's chin.
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195 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Luke Skywalker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Greco Leonidas!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Skip Squint and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leonidas misses with a takedown attempt - Skywalker sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Skywalker looks for a takedown but Leonidas sprawls well.
Skywalker swinging wilding here.
A cross from Leonidas lands.
It looks like Luke Skywalker has been cut.
Good work by Leonidas as he checks the leg kick.
Leonidas decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Skywalker regains full guard. Nicely done.
Leonidas wants to get up but he can't break Skywalker's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Skywalker tries to strike from the bottom.
Leonidas loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Skywalker wants to sweep here but Leonidas controlling him for the moment.
Skywalker not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Leonidas stands up over Skywalker, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Skywalker striking off his back but it's not causing Leonidas any problems.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leonidas preventing the sweep.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Skywalker keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Leonidas throws a jab but it's blocked by Skywalker.
The fight stays on the outside here - Leonidas looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Skywalker stuffs the takedown.
Luke Skywalker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Greco Leonidas.
Skywalker misses with a series of wild punches.
Skywalker shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Leonidas counters with a single leg into guard. Skywalker didn't expect that.
Skywalker working for a triangle but Leonidas defends it easily.
Skywalker is breathing heavily.
Leonidas with a nice head shot there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leonidas wants to control from the top but Skywalker keeps moving.
Skywalker controls Leonidas momentarily but Leonidas frees himself.
Skywalker keeping moving, preventing Leonidas from controlling successfully.
Leonidas distracts Skywalker with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Skywalker 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.
Leonidas trying to stand up but can't free himself from Skywalker's guard.
Skywalker looking for a sweep. Not yet Skywalker, not yet.
Skywalker working a defensive guard but Leonidas manages to pass into side control anyway.
Leonidas tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A right-left combo lands from Skywalker.
Skywalker throws a hook to the side of Leonidas's head but Leonidas sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The fight stays on the outside here - Leonidas looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A left and a right from Skywalker both land. Nice combination.
Leonidas moves into the clinch successfully.
Skywalker wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Leonidas has him pressed against the cage.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A short left from Leonidas.
Skywalker wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Skywalker 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 jumps guard.
Skywalker throws a strike but Leonidas rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Leonidas trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Leonidas really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Skywalker. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leonidas slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Skywalker.
Leonidas is trying to control the action in half guard but Skywalker is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Leonidas keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Skywalker trying to control here.
Leonidas stalling away here and it's allowed Skywalker to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Leonidas is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Greco Leonidas dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Luke Skywalker's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Leonidas.
Leonidas shoots in and drives through. Skywalker sprawls well.
Skywalker throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Skywalker misses with a two punch combination.
Skywalker looks to land a combination but Leonidas avoids it well.
Skywalker shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Skywalker cracks Leonidas with a solid left hand.
Leonidas working a defensive guard here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Skywalker with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Leonidas looking to hit a scissor sweep but Skywalker is one step ahead there.
Leonidas working a defensive guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skywalker distracts Leonidas with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Leonidas keeping moving, preventing Skywalker from controlling successfully.
Skywalker preventing the sweep.
Leonidas is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Leonidas shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Skywalker moves into the clinch.
Luke Skywalker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Greco Leonidas.
Skywalker turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Skywalker manages to end up in side control.
Skywalker trying to control the position but Leonidas is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leonidas takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
You can see the frustration on Leonidas's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Leonidas tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Leonidas is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Skywalker is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Leonidas tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Skywalker wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Leonidas throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Leonidas on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Skywalker throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Leonidas counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Skywalker!
Leonidas with the ground and pound from mount.
Leonidas avoids the attempt from Skywalker to control.
Skywalker is trying to escape the mount.
Leonidas takes Skywalker's back. Could be looking for a rear naked choke here - either way, Skywalker is in trouble.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skywalker is taking damage to the body and head.
Leonidas doesn't have the hooks in and Skywalker manages to turn into his guard.
Leonidas is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Leonidas 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.
Leonidas is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Leonidas keeping moving, preventing Skywalker from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Luke Skywalker will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Luke Skywalker'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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Leonidas rushes Skywalker and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Skywalker goes for a takedown attempt but Leonidas pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Leonidas with a lazy takedown attempt
and Skywalker counters with a stiff right hand.
Leonidas slips a jab and a cross from Skywalker.
Leonidas shoots for a takedown but Skywalker saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Skywalker connects with a jab.
Skywalker sizes up Leonidas with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Skywalker throws a series of punches but Leonidas moves out of range.
Skywalker fails in his attempt to clinch.
Skywalker misses with a takedown attempt - Leonidas sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Leonidas closes the distance and clinches.
Skywalker tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luke Skywalker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Leonidas makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leonidas manages to pull guard.
Leonidas manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Skywalker manages to get himself to full guard.
Skywalker keeping moving, preventing Leonidas from controlling successfully.
Skywalker 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.
Leonidas with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Skywalker is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Skywalker missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Leonidas trying to control from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skywalker trying to control from half guard but Leonidas is working away.
Leonidas wants to improve his position but Skywalker is controlling well.
Leonidas trying to control from the bottom.
Skywalker wants to work for an arm triangle but Leonidas is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Leonidas is trying to control but can't.
Skywalker is controlling the pace.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Skywalker throws a head kick that misses
and Leonidas decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Skywalker's guard.
Skywalker keeping moving, preventing Leonidas from controlling successfully.
Skywalker working a defensive guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leonidas is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Skywalker is looking for a triangle but Leonidas pushes his legs off easily.
Leonidas wanted to stand there but Skywalker had control of the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Skywalker throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Skywalker being controlled here, momentarily.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Skywalker is on top in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Leonidas keeping moving, preventing Skywalker from controlling successfully.
Leonidas pulls Skywalker in close to prevent any damage.
Skywalker content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Skywalker stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Leonidas swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Skywalker lands a couple of digs.
Leonidas working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Skywalker.
And that's the end of the fight!
Greco Leonidas comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Leonidas has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 28:29
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 28:29
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Greco Leonidas!
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FIGHT
RATING
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