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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Leandro Randolph (ranked 23180 p4p, 233 weight class) and Blaze Blount (ranked 5485 p4p, 198 weight class). Leandro Randolph is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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135 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
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140 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Big right hand |
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Leandro Randolph!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Blaze Blount!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, George Francis and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A cross from Blount lands.
Blount avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Randolph looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Randolph staying out of range there.
Blount lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Randolph sprawling to the canvas. Blount follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Randolph hang on?
Randolph is rocked!
Randolph wants to control but Blount is keeping busy.
Oh Randolph is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Blount escapes and gets back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blount throws a body shot but no joy.
Blount throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Randolph tries to counter by clinching up but Blount breaks away and moves out of range.
Randolph tries to clinch but Blount is having none of it.
Randolph seems to have got his legs back now.
Randolph lands with a thumping leg kick.
Blount looks to score with a jab to the body but Randolph is just out of range.
Randolph rushes Blount and presses him up against the ropes.
Randolph missing with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Randolph lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Blount avoids the elbow strike from Randolph, against the ropes.
Blount goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Blount blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Randolph tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Blount avoids it.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Randolph just misses with a elbow thrown towards Blount's brow.
Randolph using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Blount has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Randolph misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Blount.
Blount misses with a hook from the clinch.
Randolph creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Blount's defenses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Randolph.
A head punch on the inside from Blount fails to land.
Blount takes an elbow to the forehead.
Blount looking to throw knees to the head but Randolph is blocking nicely.
Blount takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Randolph misses with a knee to the head.
Blount is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Randolph creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Randolph'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.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Randolph blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Randolph throws a knee to the head but misses.
Blount on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Blount misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Randolph.
Randolph lands an elbow inside that Blount shrugs off.
Randolph gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Blount.
Blount manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blount throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Randolph tries to close the distance and clinch but Blount swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Randolph misses with an attempted mid kick.
Blount wants to counter with a clinch but Randolph pushes him away.
Randolph tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Randolph tries to land a leg kick but Blount saw it coming and moves away.
Blount wants to counter the offense by Randolph and move into the clinch position.
Randolph is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Randolph throws a head kick that misses.
Randolph throws a body kick that misses.
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.
Randolph tries to clinch but Blount moves out of range.
Blount unleashes a big counter combination but Randolph bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Randolph tries to clinch but Blount moves out of range.
Randolph slips a jab and a cross from Blount.
Randolph tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Blount manages to circle out of the way.
Randolph wants to clinch
and Blount counters with a stiff right hand.
Blount thows a left - swing and a miss!
Randolph dodges the punch combination from Blount.
Randolph fails with an attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Blaze Blount dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Blount throws a one two combo.
Randolph rushes Blount and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Blount throws a punch but it's blocked by Randolph.
Blount drops down looking for an ankle pick but Randolph pulls his leg out and moves away.
A combination from Blount does no damage.
Blount throws a low kick, looking for Randolph's leg but Randolph calmly moves out of range.
Randolph does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Randolph avoids the body shot from Blount.
Randolph tries to counter by clinching up but Blount breaks away and moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blount throws the left hand but Randolph avoids the punch easily.
Blount has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Blount looks to land a body kick but Randolph moved away.
Randolph tries to counter by clinching up but Blount breaks away and moves out of range.
Blount throws a leg kick but Randolph sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Randolph wants to clinch
and Blount counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Randolph keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Randolph tries to counter by clinching up but Blount breaks away and moves out of range.
Blount keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Randolph tries to close the distance and clinch up but Blount swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Blount doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Good work by Blount as he checks the leg kick.
Blount lands with an overhand left.
Blount checks a leg kick.
Blount unleashes a big counter combination but Randolph bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Blount throws a right hand that Randolph ducks under and follows up with a left that Randolph also avoids with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Randolph rushes Blount and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Randolph putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Blount in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Leandro Randolph has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Randolph.
Blount tries to break free but Randolph pushes him back against the ropes.
Randolph with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Randolph throws a knee to the head but misses.
Randolph trying to land knees to the body.
Randolph throws an elbow but it misses.
Randolph manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Randolph looking to throw knees to the head but Blount is blocking nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Randolph pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Blount stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blount tries for a takedown. No joy.
Randolph is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Randolph looking to throw knees to the head but Blount is blocking nicely.
Blount can't find room to land a body shot as Randolph controls the action.
Randolph landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Blount fails to pull guard.
Leandro Randolph has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Blaze Blount.
Randolph with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Randolph pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Randolph doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Randolph.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Randolph using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Blount has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Randolph obliges.
Randolph lands an elbow that stopped Blount in his tracks for a moment.
Blount gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Randolph regains guard.
Randolph is pulling down on Blount's head to control his posture.
Randolph keeping moving, preventing Blount from controlling successfully.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blount decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Randolph, up you get!
Randolph throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Randolph has Blount up against the ropes in a clinch.
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 Leandro Randolph will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Blount just misses with a punch to the body.
Blount moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Blount circles away from the clinch attempt
and Blount counters with a stiff right hand.
A swing and a miss from Blount.
Randolph tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Blount manages to circle out of the way.
Randolph doesn't manage to clinch there - Blount circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Randolph is looking to clinch.
Randolph fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Blount is out of range.
Blount scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Randolph misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Blount checks a low kick from Randolph.
Blount unleashes a big counter combination but Randolph bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Randolph tries to clinch up but Blount circles away and keeps his distance.
Blount misses the shot to the body.
As Blount tries to get set, Randolph tries to push him back and clinch up but Blount manages to avoid the attempt.
Blount tries to work over Randolph's front leg with a kick but Randolph checks it.
Randolph scores with a spinning back kick!
Blount throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Randolph looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Leandro Randolph has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Blount. Randolph does a little dance to reset his feet.
Randolph clinches with his opponent.
Blount avoids a wild elbow strike from Randolph.
Randolph misses with a knee strike.
Blount using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Randolph has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Randolph throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Blount blocks it with crossed arms.
Randolph tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Blount tries to land a knee to the head but Randolph blocks with his arms.
Blount blocks an elbow strike.
Blount takes an elbow to the forehead.
Blount blocks an elbow strike.
Randolph throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Randolph misses with a knee strike.
Randolph with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Randolph using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Blount has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Randolph crunches a lovely knee into Blount's ribcage.
Randolph trying to land knees to the body.
Randolph blocks an uppercut.
Blount throws a punch but it's blocked by Randolph.
Blount takes a knee to the side of the body.
Blount with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Randolph using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Blount has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Blount lands a hook that snaps the head of Randolph backwards.
Randolph looking to throw knees to the head but Blount is blocking nicely.
Randolph throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Randolph throws an elbow but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blount looking to throw knees to the head but Randolph is blocking nicely.
Blount avoiding damage as Randolph throws knees to the body.
Blount on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Randolph lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Blount avoiding damage as Randolph throws knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blount tries to land knees in the clinch but Randolph avoids the damage to the body.
Blount blocks an elbow strike from Randolph.
Randolph misses with an elbow over the top.
A head punch on the inside from Blount fails to land.
Blount is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Randolph tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Blount avoids the elbow strike from Randolph, against the ropes.
Blount managing to block the knees to the body from Randolph.
Randolph missing with knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Leandro Randolph showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Randolph 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 Chris Downing scores the fight for Leandro Randolph!
Judge George Francis scores the fight as a draw!
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight as a draw!
The fight ends as a draw!
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
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