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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roene Dekker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leonard Christopher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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248 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
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265 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Lethal high kicks
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Roene Dekker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Leonard Christopher!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Steven Brown and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dekker instigates a clinch.
Christopher tries to circle away but Dekker has him pinned against the cage.
Christopher throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dekker blocks it with crossed arms.
Dekker lands a body punch in the clinch.
Dekker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dekker misses with a body punch.
Christopher throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Christopher.
Christopher is trying to break the clinch but Dekker is controlling him.
Dekker fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dekker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Christopher tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dekker wants a takedown.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dekker.
Christopher blocks a body shot from Dekker.
Dekker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Christopher misses with some punches.
Christopher lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Dekker lands a right hand that snaps the head of Christopher backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Christopher lands with a light punch inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dekker misses with a hook from the clinch.
Christopher lands with a light punch inside.
Dekker is looking for a takedown.
Christopher pushes Dekker back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dekker stalls.
Christopher comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Christopher scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Christopher lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dekker misses with some punches.
Christopher gets through Dekker's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Christopher fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dekker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Christopher misses with a short punch on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Dekker.
Christopher lands with a left to the head.
Dekker stalling in the clinch but Christopher improves position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Christopher throws a knee to the head but misses.
Christopher swings wildly with an uppercut but Dekker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dekker blocking some punches.
Dekker is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Christopher is keeping busy.
Christopher lands with a short shot to the head.
Christopher lands with a short shot to the head.
Christopher lands with a light punch inside.
Dekker tries a body shot but Christopher blocks it.
Dekker trying to stall but Christopher improves his position.
Dekker misses with a short punch on the inside.
Christopher lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A shot in the inside from Christopher.
Christopher throws a punch but it's blocked by Dekker.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christopher misses with a punch on the inside.
Christopher lands with a left to the head.
Christopher is looking to break free of the clinch but Dekker has double underhooks.
Dekker is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roene Dekker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Christopher.
Dekker lands an uppercut.
Christopher lands with a right to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dekker lands with a right to the head.
Christopher pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Dekker trying to stall but Christopher improves his position.
Christopher lands with a short shot to the head.
Christopher throws a punch but it's blocked by Dekker.
Christopher misses with a punch on the inside.
Christopher throws a head punch that misses.
Dekker looking for a takedown.
Christopher tries to land a knee to the head but Dekker blocks with his arms.
Dekker slows down the pace here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Christopher.
Christopher lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Dekker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Christopher fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dekker.
Dekker taking a breather.
Christopher with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Roene Dekker has been cut.
Dekker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dekker misses with a punch to the body.
Christopher breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dekker is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Christopher throws a lazy body kick
and Dekker counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Christopher throws a poor cross that misses
and Dekker counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dekker takes the fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leonard Christopher dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Roene Dekker's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Christopher, as that shot connected.
Christopher defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Dekker.
Dekker ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Christopher throws a head kick that misses.
Dekker uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Christopher.
Dekker slips a jab from Christopher.
Dekker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Christopher manages to avoid it.
Dekker takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Christopher staying out of range there.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Christopher, right into the meat.
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!
Dekker avoids a kick to the body.
Dekker misses with a wild combination.
Christopher showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dekker.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dekker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dekker blocks the body kick.
Christopher throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A jab from Christopher does it's job there.
Christopher lands a nice shot that snaps Dekker's head back.
Dekker tries to bum rush Christopher with a series of wild strikes but Christopher uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Christopher looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Dekker scores with a kick to the body.
Christopher swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dekker lands a really nice looking cross but Christopher seems unphased.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A slow jab from Dekker misses its intended target.
Christopher motions for Dekker to come forward. Christopher throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Christopher throws a hook to the side of Dekker's head but Dekker sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dekker tries to close the distance and clinch up but Christopher swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Christopher does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Dekker doesn't manage to clinch there - Christopher circles away.
Christopher waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dekker.
Christopher is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dekker.
Dekker shoots in for a double leg but Christopher sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Christopher chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Dekker takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Christopher throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Christopher tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Christopher stuffs the takedown attempt from Dekker. Dekker gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roene Dekker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Christopher throws a hook but Dekker avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Dekker does no damage.
Christopher throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dekker counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Christopher misses with a straight left.
Christopher avoids a kick to the body.
Christopher throws a hook but Dekker avoids it easily.
Dekker has Christopher up against the cage in a clinch.
Christopher misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short uppercut from Dekker.
Christopher tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dekker stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Christopher swings wildly with an uppercut but Dekker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Christopher misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Christopher misses with a short punch on the inside.
Christopher with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Christopher pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Christopher softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
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!
Christopher's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Christopher swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Christopher breaks the clinch.
Christopher throws an off balance right hand
and Dekker counters with a nice body kick.
Dekker scores with a decent looking hook.
Dekker defending well as Christopher loads up on a big left hand.
Christopher loads up on a big right hand but Dekker slips the punch.
Leonard Christopher is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Christopher misses with a hook
and Dekker counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dekker lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Dekker gets a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Leonard Christopher will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Roene Dekker's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
No joy there for Dekker, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jab, jab by Dekker - just one landing.
Christopher throws the left hand but Dekker avoids the punch easily.
Dekker tries to clinch up but Christopher circles away and keeps his distance.
Christopher ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dekker looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Christopher fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dekker manages to avoid it.
A thudding body kick lands there by Christopher!
Dekker walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
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!
Dekker shoots in looking for a takedown. Christopher tries to sprawl out of it but Dekker keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Christopher manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Dekker slips a jab from Christopher.
Christopher misses the shot to the body.
Leonard Christopher seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Dekker.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A swing and a miss from Christopher.
Christopher misses with a looping left.
Dekker tries to clinch but Christopher moves away
and Christopher connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Christopher throws a hook but Dekker blocks it.
Christopher swings widly with a right hand
and Dekker counters with a three punch combo that has Christopher backing up. Christopher nods at Dekker to acknowledge the strikes.
Christopher misses with a looping left.
Christopher throws a head kick that misses.
Dekker tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Christopher manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Christopher throws a sloppy head kick and Dekker moves out of range easily.
Christopher misses with a hook. Dekker ducked under it nicely.
Dekker thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Christopher if he has to take too many more of those.
Roene Dekker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Christopher moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Christopher throws an overhand right that lands on Dekker's shoulder, as Dekker tries to avoid the shot.
Christopher misses with a hook.
Dekker takes one to the chin there.
Dekker blocks a head kick by Christopher.
A telegraphed right hand from Christopher misses the target.
Christopher takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Christopher moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Dekker misses with a few strikes there.
Christopher misses with a right hand
and Dekker counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dekker lands with a straight right. Christopher didn't see that one coming.
Christopher throws a sloppy head kick and Dekker moves out of range easily.
Christopher throws a low kick but Dekker avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Christopher.
Dekker is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A big right from Christopher misses.
Christopher keeps the fight on the outside.
Christopher gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Dekker.
Dekker moves away from the strike by Christopher.
Dekker walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Christopher scores with a kick to the midsection.
Dekker takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Christopher tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Christopher tests Dekker's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dekker tries to close the distance and clinch but Christopher swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Christopher takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Dekker blocks a head kick by Christopher.
Dekker fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roene Dekker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dekker moves in looking to clinch but Christopher pushes him off.
Dekker lets loose with a powerful body kick. Christopher will feel that in the morning.
Nice cross by Dekker.
Christopher is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dekker.
Christopher throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Christopher takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
No joy there for Dekker, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dekker closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Dekker lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Roene Dekker.
Well Christopher has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leonard Christopher!
A victorious Leonard Christopher thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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