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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bryan Leigh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thore Turunen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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178 lbs
21 - 6 - 1 |
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183 cm
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178 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Bryan Leigh!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Thore Turunen!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Bruno Hogan and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leigh lands a head kick!
It looks like Thore Turunen has been cut.
Turunen swinging wildly here.
Crunch! Leigh slams his shin into Turunen's torso.
Turunen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Leigh moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That kick from Leigh tenderised Turunen's leg. Turunen is trying to keep his angry face on.
Leigh connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bryan Leigh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Turunen misses with a combination
and Leigh counters with a nice kick to the body.
Nice cross by Leigh.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Leigh, right into the meat.
Danga de danga de dang - Turunen scores with a four punch combination!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Leigh walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Turunen swings for the body but Leigh moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leigh with a hook.
Turunen stuns Leigh with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Leigh paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Turunen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Turunen throws a left and a right that both miss
and Leigh makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Leigh dips to his left and cracks Turunen with an uppercut!
Leigh moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Leigh uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Turunen has time to react.
A big left from Turunen misses.
Turunen misses the shot to the body.
Turunen takes a head kick and keeps coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Turunen just misses with a punch to the body.
Leigh throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Turunen's head.
Leigh has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Leigh there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Leigh. Turunen shrugs it off though.
Turunen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Leigh.
Turunen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Leigh with a jab.
Leigh scores with a push kick.
Turunen looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A good leg kick by Leigh.
Leigh showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Turunen.
Turunen's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Leigh connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Turunen scrambles back to his feet.
Turunen falls off balance throwing a combination
and Leigh counters with a low kick, right behind Turunen 's knee.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leigh moves away from the strike by Turunen.
Leigh clinches with his opponent.
Leigh landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Leigh effectively controlling the action here.
Turunen has had enough of the clinch but Leigh keeps him there for the moment.
Leigh prevents Turunen from breaking the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Leigh obliges.
Turunen wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Turunen tries to circle away but Leigh has him pinned against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Leigh lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Leigh keeps control of Turunen as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turunen avoiding damage as Leigh throws knees to the body.
Turunen has had enough of the clinch but Leigh keeps him there for the moment.
A frustrated look appears on Turunen's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Leigh prevents Turunen from breaking the clinch.
Turunen wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Leigh has him pressed against the cage.
Leigh is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Leigh breaks the clinch.
Leigh keeps Turunen at a distance using the push kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Turunen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Turunen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Leigh can pounce on him.
Leigh smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Turunen misses with a wild combination.
Leigh throws a nice inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bryan Leigh dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Thore Turunen's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Leigh throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Leigh buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Turunen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Leigh.
Leigh scores with a jab to the jaw.
Leigh connects with a leg kick. Turunen looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A thudding body kick lands there by Leigh!
Turunen throws a combination that misses
and Leigh counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Leigh moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Turunen has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Leigh.
Good leg kick by Leigh there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Leigh lands with a nice body kick.
Leigh throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Turunen is breathing heavily.
Leigh connects with a crisp jab.
A combination from Turunen does no damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leigh cracks Turunen with a right hand to the side of the head.
Leigh lands a big head kick that sends Turunen tumbling to the mat! Leigh takes a step backwards and waves Turunen back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Turunen is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Leigh connects with a jab, followed by a picture perfect straight right that sends Turunen to the canvas, out cold! What a finish by Leigh!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Bryan Leigh!
Bryan Leigh is the new welterweight champion!
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energy
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hype
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