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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Emil Gustafsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlton Leach (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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190 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Big heart |
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin |
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Emil Gustafsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Carlton Leach!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Richard Clark and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gustafsson lands with a nice body kick.
Carlton Leach seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some wild striking there from Leach.
Gustafsson throws a leg kick which misses Leach's front leg but catches the back leg as Leach tries to avoid it.
Leach tries to clinch but Gustafsson moves out of range.
Gustafsson lands with a shot to the body.
Leach pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Gustafsson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Leach.
Leach is looking to land body kicks.
Leach misses with a shot to the body
and Gustafsson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gustafsson wants to clinch.
Gustafsson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Gustafsson wants to clinch up but Leach keeps it at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gustafsson is looking to clinch but Leach is avoiding it.
Leach tries to clinch but Gustafsson is having none of it.
Gustafsson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Gustafsson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Gustafsson has Leach pressed against the cage, preventing Leach from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Gustafsson is trying to force a seperation but Leach has the dominant position.
Gustafsson breaks from the clinch.
Leach lands a big head kick that sends Gustafsson tumbling to the mat! Leach takes a step backwards and waves Gustafsson back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Gustafsson is rocked!
It looks like Emil Gustafsson has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gustafsson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Leach closes this distance looking for a takedown but Gustafsson circles away.
A punch combination from Leach misses.
Gustafsson fakes the leg kick and cracks Leach in the body.
Gustafsson scoring well with a low kick there.
Leach throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gustafsson throws a leg kick which misses Leach's front leg but catches the back leg as Leach tries to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gustafsson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Gustafsson clinches.
Leach manages to break the clinch.
Gustafsson tries to clinch up but Leach circles away and keeps his distance.
Leach lands with an uppercut that bounces Gustafsson off the cage and back into range.
Gustafsson throws a head kick that misses.
Leach throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Leach scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Gustafsson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gustafsson stuffs the takedown attempt from Leach. Leach gets slowly back to his feet.
Leach looks winded!
Gustafsson throws a nice looking combination but Leach bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A left lands for Leach.
Leach throws a series of punches but Gustafsson moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leach scores with a nice right hand.
Sloppy strikes from Leach. Those never looked like landing.
Gustafsson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gustafsson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Leach closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Gustafsson breaks from the clinch.
Gustafsson lands a leg kick that knocks Leach off balance momentarily.
Leach scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Sloppy strikes from Gustafsson. Those never looked like landing.
Leach tries to close the distance and clinch but Gustafsson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gustafsson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Oh Gustafsson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Leach rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gustafsson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
No luck for Leach with that takedown attempt.
Gustafsson seems to have got his legs back now.
Emil Gustafsson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carlton Leach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gustafsson tries a head kick but it misses.
Gustafsson throws a series of punches but Leach moves out of range.
Leach fails in his attempt to clinch.
Leach tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gustafsson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Leach swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Gustafsson lets loose with a powerful body kick. Leach will feel that in the morning.
A left and a right from Gustafsson both land. Nice combination.
Gustafsson tries to close the distance and clinch but Leach swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Leach thuds his shin into the meat of Gustafsson's side.
Leach pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gustafsson rushes Leach and presses him up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlton Leach dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Emil Gustafsson's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Leach looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Leach looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Leach shoots in but no luck this time.
Leach wants to clinch.
Gustafsson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Leach wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Leach is trying to break the clinch but Gustafsson is controlling him.
Leach wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Gustafsson tries to land a knee to the head but Leach blocks with his arms.
Leach tries to circle away but Gustafsson has him pinned against the cage.
Leach is looking to break free of the clinch but Gustafsson has double underhooks.
Gustafsson breaks the clinch.
Leach tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gustafsson was well out of range. Poor timing from Leach.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gustafsson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Leach throws a series of punches but Gustafsson moves out of range.
Leach misses with a two punch combination.
Leach is breathing heavily.
Gustafsson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Leach has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Gustafsson throws a sloppy head kick and Leach moves out of range easily.
Leach looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gustafsson tries to clinch there but Leach circles away.
Leach doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Gustafsson counters with a low kick, right behind Leach 's knee.
Gustafsson misses with a head kick.
Leach looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Emil Gustafsson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carlton Leach.
Gustafsson clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gustafsson can't get the takedown.
Gustafsson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Leach lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Gustafsson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Leach closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gustafsson can't do much from the bottom here.
Leach throws an elbow but Gustafsson slips to the side and avoids it well.
Gustafsson struggling a bit here.
Leach fails to land a wild elbow strike.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leach wants to stand but Gustafsson has his arm trapped.
Gustafsson is trying to improve his position.
Gustafsson is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Leach's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Gustafsson tries to get to full guard but Leach has control of the leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leach tries to stand but can't do so whilst Gustafsson controls his leg.
Leach trying to control from Gustafsson's half guard. Gustafsson has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Leach stopping the sweep attempt from Gustafsson.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Leach loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Carlton Leach will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Emil Gustafsson's cut.
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!
Gustafsson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Emil Gustafsson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gustafsson throws a leg kick that is checked
and Leach counters with a nice body kick.
Leach dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Leach misses with a wild combination.
Carlton Leach seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Leach tries to clinch up.
Gustafsson blocks a head kick by Leach.
Leach throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nice sprawl there from Leach as Gustafsson shoots in.
Leach throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Leach closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Leach misses with a straight right.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Leach wants to clinch up but Gustafsson keeps it at a distance.
Gustafsson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Leach.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gustafsson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gustafsson tries to work over Leach's front leg with a kick but Leach checks it.
Crunch! Gustafsson slams his shin into Leach's torso.
A combination from Leach does no damage.
Leach misses with a series of wild punches.
Gustafsson tries to clinch up but Leach circles away and keeps his distance.
Leach's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Leach tries to close the distance and clinch but Gustafsson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Leach is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Gustafsson rather than just go for the knockout.
Leach throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gustafsson.
Gustafsson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Leach swivels and escapes.
Gustafsson closes the distance looking to clinch
letting Leach counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gustafsson lands with a nice body kick.
Leach swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Leach swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gustafsson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Leach sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Gustafsson connects with an inside leg kick.
Leach misses with a wild body shot.
Leach takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Leach showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gustafsson.
Leach swinging wildly here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leach tries to clinch but Gustafsson is having none of it.
Leach throws a sloppy head kick and Gustafsson moves out of range easily.
Gustafsson throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Leach misses with a takedown
and Gustafsson counters with a good low kick that Leach was not able to check.
Gustafsson keeps Leach at a distance using the push kick.
Leach throws a one two combo.
Gustafsson tries to clinch but Leach moves out of range.
Leach throws a series of punches but Gustafsson avoids them all with ease.
A slapping body kick lands there for Gustafsson.
Gustafsson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gustafsson stuns Leach with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Leach throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Leach chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gustafsson can pounce on him.
Leach avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Leach shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Emil Gustafsson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Leach stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gustafsson.
Gustafsson bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Gustafsson looks to land a combination. Leach sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Leach lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gustafsson circles away quickly and effectively.
Carlton Leach is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Gustafsson scores with a spinning back kick!
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Carlton Leach.
I've got Leach winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 28:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 28:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carlton Leach!
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energy
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