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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Matthew Leach (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and sakajaki toliando (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Matthew Leach!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, sakajaki toliando!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Daniel Bishop and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leach fails in his attempt to clinch.
Leach avoids the head kick by toliando.
toliando misses with a two punch combination.
No joy there for toliando, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Leach throws a series of strikes that have toliando backpedaling.
toliando throws a combination that misses
and Leach counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Some wild striking there from Leach.
toliando misses with a double jab
and Leach counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. toliando is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Leach throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
toliando swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Leach counters with a nice double leg into guard.
toliando is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Leach is controlling him.
Leach really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
toliando has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Leach off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Leach is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leach motions for toliando to come forward. Leach throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
toliando lands a jab-cross combination.
toliando throws a combination that misses
and Leach counters with a leg kick.
toliando swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Leach counters with a nice uppercut.
toliando falls off balance throwing a combination
and Leach counters with a lovely straight right hand!
toliando looks gassed!
Leach feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Leach slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
toliando is letting Leach control him for a moment.
toliando wants to get back to his feet.
Leach tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
toliando pushes Leach away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Leach gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Check out the look on Leach's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Leach trying to control the position but toliando is working away.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
toliando misses with a combination
and Leach counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
toliando keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Leach's efforts to push away.
toliando is trying to break the clinch but Leach has him pressed against the cage.
Leach tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. toliando just stands there and leans against the cage.
Leach can't find room to land a body shot as toliando controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leach tries to pull guard but toliando holds him up against the cage and eventually Leach drops back down to his feet.
Leach keeps control of toliando as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
toliando breaks from the clinch.
Leach works over toliando's head and body with a nice combination.
toliando throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Leach cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Leach tries to close the distance and clinch but toliando swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Leach clinches with his opponent.
Leach tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. toliando just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matthew Leach. That's going to take a lot out of him.
toliando pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
toliando throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Leach counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Leach.
Leach prevents toliando from getting back to his feet.
toliando keeping full guard, as Leach tries to pass.
toliando wants to stand and escape but Leach is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leach trying to control the position from guard on top but toliando is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Leach stops toliando from standing up.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
toliando is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
toliando keeping moving, preventing Leach from controlling successfully.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
toliando falls off balance throwing a combination
and Leach counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Leach wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but toliando has him pressed against the cage.
Leach tries to pull guard but toliando won't allow it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Leach fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Leach tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matthew Leach dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
toliando swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Leach moves into the clinch.
toliando keeps control of Leach as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Leach tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. toliando just stands there and leans against the cage.
Leach jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as toliando walks away with a smile on his face. Leach gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
A head kick misses from toliando.
Leach fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matthew Leach. That's going to take a lot out of him.
toliando throws a head kick that Leach semi-blocks.
Leach is looking to clinch.
toliando throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
so Leach counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
toliando wants to stand but Leach is controlling the position.
toliando is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leach trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
toliando is looking to stand up but Leach isn't so interested in that idea.
Leach with a flurry of punches that miss.
Leach working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Leach closes the distance and clinches.
toliando breaks the clinch.
toliando throws a left and a right that both miss
and Leach counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Leach tries to close the distance and clinch but toliando swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A jab from Leach finds it's way through toliando's defenses.
toliando has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Leach finds it's way round the side to connect with toliando's head.
Leach has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
toliando blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Leach wants to break free but toliando has control.
Leach will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning toliando up against the cage.
toliando keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Leach's efforts to push away.
toliando is trying to break the clinch but Leach is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
toliando breaks from the clinch.
toliando misses with a double jab
and Leach counters with a left and a right that stings toliando.
toliando throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Leach counters with an inside leg kick.
Matthew Leach is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
toliando misses with a double jab
and Leach counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for toliando!
Leach working the ground and pound effectively.
Leach lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Leach sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Leach with a couple of short strikes.
toliando is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leach lands a big shot there that rocks toliando but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Leach controlling from the full mount.
You get the feeling that toliando really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Leach looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
toliando squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Leach landing strikes from the mount.
Leach controlling his opponent.
Leach punishing his opponent with strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Leach trying to control but toliando is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matthew Leach dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Leach moves into the clinch.
toliando has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Leach jumps guard and drags toliando to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
toliando prevents Leach from getting back to his feet.
Leach is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
toliando is working Leach over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
toliando is working Leach over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as toliando accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Leach looking for a guillotine here but toliando defends easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
toliando with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leach not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Leach had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. toliando defends it easily.
toliando is working Leach over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
toliando with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
toliando throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Leach preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Leach looking for a guillotine here but toliando defends easily.
toliando postures up in Leach's guard and throws a big left but Leach blocks it.
toliando postures up.
Leach escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. toliando gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Matthew Leach overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
toliando landing with the ground and pound.
toliando throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Leach works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Leach looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
toliando scoring with punches to the head and body.
Leach trying to control the position.
toliando is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
toliando working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Leach's head.
Leach is trying to control the position but toliando postures up.
toliando is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Leach had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. toliando defends it easily.
toliando postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
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.
toliando throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
toliando misses with a combination
and Leach counters with a nice double leg into guard.
toliando wants to stand up but Leach is controlling him.
toliando being controlled here, momentarily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
toliando is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
toliando is looking to stand back up but Leach counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by toliando.
toliando is trying to stand back up but Leach is controlling him
Leach wants to take a breather but toliando is having none of it.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Leach throws a nice inside leg kick.
toliando misses with a combination
and Leach counters with a left and a right that stings toliando.
Leach swinging wildly here.
toliando throws a left and a right that both miss
and Leach counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Leach.
toliando pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Leach looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
sakajaki toliando has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Matthew Leach is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
toliando swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Leach moves into the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Matthew Leach showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Leach 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matthew Leach!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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