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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Buck Warshaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Morgan Leger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Warshaw comes to the cage accompanied by Until It Sleeps. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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265 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
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270 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Buck Warshaw!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Morgan Leger!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Reed Andrews and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leger takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Leger takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Oooh a lovely combination from Warshaw sends Leger down but not out. Warshaw dives into side control looking to finish.
It looks like Morgan Leger has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Warshaw misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Warshaw looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Leger is avoiding damage well.
The strikes coming from Warshaw are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Warshaw postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Warshaw in side control, throwing shots but Leger defends.
Warshaw misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Warshaw throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Warshaw creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Leger sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A big right from Warshaw misses.
Warshaw shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Leger as he avoids it easily.
Warshaw swings and misses with a hook to the body.
No luck for Warshaw with that takedown attempt.
Morgan Leger is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Warshaw wants to clinch up but Leger keeps it at a distance.
Warshaw swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Left hook, right uppercut from Leger.
No luck for Warshaw with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Buck Warshaw. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fight stays on the outside here - Warshaw looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Warshaw throws a combination that misses
and Leger counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Warshaw with a lazy takedown attempt
and Leger counters with a nice uppercut.
Warshaw is breathing heavily.
Warshaw throws a right hand that Leger ducks under and follows up with a left that Leger also avoids with ease.
Warshaw misses with a hook to the body
and Leger cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Leger lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Warshaw swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Leger counters with a nice uppercut.
A head kick by Warshaw misses
and Leger counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leger scores with a punch to the head.
Leger cracks Warshaw with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Warshaw has his takedown stuffed
and Leger cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Leger lunges at Warshaw with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Warshaw's hand.
Warshaw is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Leger fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Leger is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Warshaw had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Leger scores with a crisp jab that stopped Warshaw in his tracks.
Leger darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Leger moves into range and connects with a jab.
Leger digs a good hook to Warshaw's body.
Leger scores with the left hand. Warshaw knows he should have avoided that one.
Good standup being displayed there by Leger as he connects with a hook.
Warshaw on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Leger connects with a nice looking jab.
Warshaw has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Warshaw takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Buck Warshaw seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Donk. Leger catches Warshaw right on the button with a cross.
Decent striking displayed by Leger there.
Leger connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Leger connects with a right hand. Warshaw shakes it off.
Leger connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Warshaw momentarily.
Leger lands a left and a right that send Warshaw crashing to the mat, dazed. Leger thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Warshaw is rocked!
It looks like Buck Warshaw has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Leger will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Leger lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Warshaw looks to clinch
and Leger counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Leger lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Leger scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Leger is working the combinations to good effect here.
Leger connects with a body shot.
Leger might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Leger scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Warshaw doesn't seem bothered though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leger works Warshaw's body with a nice hook.
Leger scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Warshaw takes a jab right on the kisser.
A decent looking cross lands there for Leger.
Leger lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Leger avoids the head kick by Warshaw.
Nice shot lands for Leger.
Warshaw closes the distance looking to clinch
letting Leger counter with a right hand.
Leger connects with a single shot there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Warshaw throws a predictable looking body shot
and Leger counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Leger scores with a sloppy right hand. Warshaw should have avoided that one.
Warshaw tries to clinch
and Leger counters with a stiff right hand.
Warshaw throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Leger counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Warshaw thinking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Morgan Leger dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Warshaw takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Warshaw misses with a hook to the body
and Leger connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Leger lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Warshaw backs up against the cage.
Nice shot lands for Leger.
Warshaw falls off balance throwing a combination
and Leger counters with a right hand to the body.
Leger scores with a three punch combo!
Warshaw ducks right into an uppercut from Leger.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Some wild striking there from Leger.
Warshaw takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Leger scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Leger connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Warshaw's hands.
Warshaw misses with a straight left.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A head kick by Warshaw misses
and Leger counters with a nice body shot.
Leger lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Buck Warshaw is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Warshaw dodges the punch combination from Leger.
Warshaw misses with a takedown
and Leger counters with a nice body shot.
Warshaw moves forwards but Leger connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Leger connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Leger lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Warshaw backs up against the cage.
Leger circles away from the clinch attempt
and Leger counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Warshaw waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Leger.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Warshaw. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Warshaw drops his hands momentarily and Leger takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Morgan Leger seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Warshaw swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Leger counters with a stiff right hand.
Leger slips a jab from Warshaw.
Leger throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Warshaw stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A jab from Leger does it's job there.
Leger lands a slapping body shot.
Warshaw is looking to wear down Leger with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leger getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Leger throws a one two combo.
Oh Warshaw is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Warshaw takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Warshaw seems to have got his legs back now.
Leger scores with a body shot.
Warshaw needs to keep his hands up - Leger had a free shot at his head there.
Leger fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Leger moves out of range as Warshaw strikes.
Leger misses with a wild combination.
Leger has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Leger scores with a hook.
Warshaw misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A swing and a miss from Warshaw.
A head kick by Warshaw misses
and Warshaw takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Leger lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Warshaw takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A head kick misses from Warshaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leger connects with a good right hand that stumbles Warshaw. Warshaw circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Warshaw dodges the punch combination from Leger.
A left and a right from Leger both land. Nice combination.
Horrible takedown by Warshaw or perhaps it was just good defense by Leger which made him look bad.
Warshaw takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Leger ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Warshaw on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A left lands for Leger.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Decent striking displayed by Leger there.
Leger lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Warshaw takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Leger scores with a shot to the body.
Leger jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leger drops Warshaw with a beautiful combination! Warshaw stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Leger is looking for the KO!
Warshaw avoids a punch combination nicely.
Leger lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Leger with a jab.
Leger lands with an overhand left.
Leger lands a big right hand that sends Warshaw crashing to the mat! Leger stays standing though and waves Warshaw back to his feet!
Warshaw tries to clinch up
and Leger scores with a counter punch that sends Warshaw to the canvas! Leger smells blood - he's punishing Warshaw with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Warshaw has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Morgan Leger!
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