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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leonidas Vidalotis (ranked 2068 p4p, 2759 weight class) and Garry Waddle (ranked 222 p4p, 298 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Leonidas Vidalotis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Garry Waddle!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circle momentarily. Vidalotis darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Vidalotis tries a head kick but it misses.
Waddle uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vidalotis.
Vidalotis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vidalotis takes a swing at Waddle's ribcage but misses.
Vidalotis rushes Waddle and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Vidalotis misses with a punch to the body.
I was talking to Vidalotis's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Vidalotis trying to land knees to the body.
Vidalotis misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Waddle.
Vidalotis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Waddle gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Vidalotis.
Vidalotis lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Waddle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Waddle swings wildly with an uppercut but Vidalotis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Waddle tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vidalotis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vidalotis is looking for a takedown.
Waddle tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Waddle makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Vidalotis lands a takedown into guard.
Waddle trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Waddle thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Waddle throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Vidalotis scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Waddle thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Waddle 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.
Waddle striking off his back but it's not causing Vidalotis any problems.
Waddle avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Waddle throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Vidalotis has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Waddle thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Vidalotis throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Waddle will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Vidalotis postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Vidalotis passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Waddle regains half guard.
Waddle felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vidalotis is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Waddle missing with punches from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Waddle has hold of Vidalotis's hands but Vidalotis slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vidalotis drops an elbow to the side of Waddle's head.
Waddle flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Waddle keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Waddle punching from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vidalotis is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Vidalotis is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Waddle has managed to free his arm - good work.
Waddle tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Waddle regains full guard. Nicely done.
Waddle throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vidalotis postures up in Waddle's guard and throws a big left but Waddle blocks it.
Vidalotis working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Waddle's head.
Vidalotis missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Vidalotis working some strikes from top position.
Vidalotis stopping the sweep attempt from Waddle.
Vidalotis postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Waddle will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Waddle wants to sweep but no luck.
Waddle keeping full guard, as Vidalotis tries to pass.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Vidalotis's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Vidalotis makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Waddle thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Waddle keeping moving, preventing Vidalotis from controlling successfully.
Waddle will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Waddle striking off his back but it's not causing Vidalotis any problems.
Vidalotis lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Waddle doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Waddle throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Vidalotis trying to control the position from guard on top but Waddle is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vidalotis wants to pass the guard but Waddle is keeping the position.
Waddle throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Waddle has momentary wrist control but Vidalotis slips an elbow through the middle.
Vidalotis keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Waddle's head.
It looks like Garry Waddle has been cut.
Vidalotis postures up and lands a big shot to Waddle's brow.
Waddle is rocked!
Vidalotis cracks Waddle with a solid left hand.
Waddle is still in real trouble! Can Vidalotis finish him?
Waddle throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Waddle striking off his back but it's not causing Vidalotis any problems.
Vidalotis wants to control from the top but Waddle keeps moving.
Vidalotis stands up over Waddle, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Waddle will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Vidalotis works over Waddle with some ground and pound from guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Waddle striking off his back but it's not causing Vidalotis any problems.
Waddle looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Vidalotis puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Leonidas Vidalotis dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Garry Waddle's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Vidalotis throws a shot from downtown. Waddle moves away and avoids it.
Waddle seems to have recovered his senses.
Vidalotis looks to land a right hand but Waddle moved out of range.
Vidalotis misses with a looping right.
Waddle clinches up with Vidalotis and pushes him back against the cage.
Vidalotis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vidalotis lands with a light punch inside.
Waddle working aggressively here.
Vidalotis blocking some punches.
Vidalotis pushes Waddle back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Vidalotis lands a nice knee to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Waddle.
A nice right hand lands inside from Vidalotis.
Vidalotis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vidalotis working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Waddle struggles to land a body shot inside as Vidalotis controls his hands.
Waddle swings wildly with an uppercut but Vidalotis uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Waddle misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Waddle.
Vidalotis lands a hook that snaps the head of Waddle backwards.
Vidalotis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Waddle on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That has opened up Garry Waddle's cut even more.
Vidalotis misses with a leg kick
and Waddle connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Leonidas Vidalotis has been cut.
Garry Waddle is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vidalotis misses the shot to the body.
Waddle looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Vidalotis throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Waddle sees it coming and avoids it easily.
It seemed like Waddle was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Waddle wants to clinch up but Vidalotis keeps it at a distance.
An attempted straight right counter from Vidalotis misses the target.
Vidalotis misses the jab.
Waddle slips under a jab from Vidalotis.
Waddle darts in and clinches Vidalotis up against the cage.
Vidalotis working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vidalotis is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Waddle gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Vidalotis trying to stall but Waddle improves his position.
Vidalotis has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Waddle is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Vidalotis is looking to control Waddle's arms but Waddle gets an underhook and turns him. Now Vidalotis has his back to the cage.
Waddle prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leonidas Vidalotis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Waddle swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A shot in the inside from Vidalotis.
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!
Vidalotis is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Waddle is keeping busy.
Waddle blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Waddle.
Waddle scores with a shoulder strike.
Vidalotis can't find room to land a body shot as Waddle controls the action.
Waddle misses with the head strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Vidalotis.
Vidalotis using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Waddle has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vidalotis tries a body shot but Waddle blocks it.
Vidalotis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A right hand to the body from Vidalotis.
Vidalotis misses with a knee to the head.
Waddle managing to block the knees to the body from Vidalotis.
Waddle lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Vidalotis.
Vidalotis misses with a knee strike.
Waddle tries to throw a body punch but Vidalotis avoids it by throwing Waddle back against the cage.
Waddle misses with some punches.
Vidalotis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Waddle can do to turn this around?
Vidalotis lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Vidalotis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Leonidas Vidalotis has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A short left from Vidalotis.
Vidalotis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Waddle blocks an uppercut.
Vidalotis blocks a body shot from Waddle.
A head punch on the inside from Waddle fails to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Waddle misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vidalotis tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Waddle avoids it.
Waddle takes a shot to the head.
Vidalotis tries to land a knee to the head but Waddle blocks with his arms.
Waddle managing to block the knees to the body from Vidalotis.
Vidalotis breaks the clinch.
Vidalotis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Waddle manages to avoid it.
Waddle moves away from the strike by Vidalotis.
Vidalotis is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Waddle's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Waddle avoids a kick to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Waddle walks into a straight right hand from Vidalotis.
Leonidas Vidalotis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Waddle bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Waddle defending well as Vidalotis loads up on a big left hand.
Vidalotis keeps the fight on the outside.
Vidalotis missing with a left hand there. Waddle was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Waddle swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Leonidas Vidalotis dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Vidalotis tries to clinch up.
Waddle swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Waddle staying out of range there.
Vidalotis takes the fight into the clinch.
Vidalotis lands with a short shot to the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Waddle lands a shoulder strike.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Waddle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice right hand lands inside from Waddle.
A short right from Waddle on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Waddle.
Waddle is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Vidalotis misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vidalotis.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vidalotis.
Waddle swings wildly with an uppercut but Vidalotis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Vidalotis.
Waddle tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vidalotis's elbow.
Waddle misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vidalotis throws a knee to the head but misses.
Vidalotis wants to stall.
Waddle has a couple of punches blocked by Vidalotis.
Waddle prevents a takedown attempt there.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Waddle.
Waddle scores with a shoulder strike.
Vidalotis is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Waddle is defending well for now.
Vidalotis with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Waddle throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Vidalotiss head.
Waddle lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Waddle tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Waddle.
Waddle tries to work over Vidalotis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Waddle has a couple of punches blocked by Vidalotis.
Waddle blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Waddle lands a right hand that snaps the head of Vidalotis backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vidalotis putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Waddle in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Vidalotis lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Waddle backwards.
Vidalotis taking a breather.
Vidalotis prevents a body shot from Waddle.
Vidalotis tries to work over Waddle's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vidalotis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Waddle throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Vidalotiss head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vidalotis is trying to maintain a safe position but Waddle gets an underhook and turns Vidalotis into the cage.
Vidalotis misses with a knee strike.
Vidalotis gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Waddle regains guard.
Waddle throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Waddle striking off his back but it's not causing Vidalotis any problems.
Waddle throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Vidalotis wants to control from the top but Waddle keeps moving.
Waddle throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Vidalotis postures up and lands a big shot to Waddle's brow.
Waddle throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Waddle throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Vidalotis is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Vidalotis trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Vidalotis connects with a couple of short punches.
Waddle trying to strike off his back.
Waddle has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Waddle throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vidalotis throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Waddle works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Waddle trying to strike off his back.
Vidalotis looking to pass the guard.
Waddle striking off his back but it's not causing Vidalotis any problems.
Waddle thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Waddle manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Vidalotis manages to get himself to full guard.
Vidalotis working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Waddle has passed into half guard!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Vidalotis has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Waddle is working away from the top position though.
Leonidas Vidalotis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Vidalotis is looking for a sweep. Waddle is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Garry Waddle.
Well Vidalotis has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leonidas Vidalotis!
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