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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Maxin Leatherwood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Igor Wietrzny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wietrzny has chosen Hunter-Fallen as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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170 lbs
13 - 7 - 1 |
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174 cm
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163 lbs
22 - 29 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Granite chin |
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Excellent grappler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Maxin Leatherwood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 29 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Igor Wietrzny!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Francis DeMontford and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wietrzny misses with a straight left.
Wietrzny closes this distance looking for a takedown but Leatherwood circles away.
Leatherwood throws a body punch but Wietrzny moves out of range.
Wietrzny blocks a jab.
Wietrzny throws a good cross that connects.
Wietrzny drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Wietrzny looking to sit in guard and control but Leatherwood gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Wietrzny utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Leatherwood looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wietrzny working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Leatherwood doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Leatherwood manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Leatherwood controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Leatherwood trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Leatherwood looking to sit in guard and control but Wietrzny gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Leatherwood tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Leatherwood is controlling Wietrzny's posture.
Wietrzny trying to stand up but can't free himself from Leatherwood's guard.
Leatherwood has control of Wietrzny's left arm, preventing Wietrzny from doing any damage.
Leatherwood looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wietrzny looking to sit in guard and control but Leatherwood gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Wietrzny keeping moving, preventing Leatherwood from controlling successfully.
Leatherwood engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Wietrzny working a defensive guard here.
Wietrzny bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Leatherwood's guard.
Wietrzny drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Leatherwood dives on top into guard.
Leatherwood is stalling in the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wietrzny throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Leatherwood slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Wietrzny is trying to keep Leatherwood in close.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Leatherwood sitting in guard, not really doing much.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Igor Wietrzny will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Wietrzny will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Leatherwood closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Wietrzny has a couple of punches blocked by Leatherwood.
Leatherwood lands a body shot.
Leatherwood works on Wietrzny's body with a couple of short punches.
Leatherwood works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Leatherwood lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Wietrzny or not.
Leatherwood working Wietrzny over with knees to the body.
Wietrzny trying to control the position but instead, Leatherwood has worked for underhooks and has pushed Wietrzny into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wietrzny throws a punch but it's blocked by Leatherwood.
Leatherwood lands a left hand.
Wietrzny swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Leatherwood.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wietrzny prevents a body shot from Leatherwood.
Stalling in the clinch from Leatherwood.
Wietrzny letting Leatherwood take a breather here.
Leatherwood tries to stall but Wietrzny uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Leatherwood lands a nice knee to the body.
Leatherwood holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Wietrzny swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wietrzny lands with a right to the head.
Wietrzny misses with some punches.
Wietrzny misses with a hook from the clinch.
Leatherwood lands a body shot in the clinch.
Leatherwood throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Wietrznys head.
Leatherwood controlling the action here for a moment.
Wietrzny misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leatherwood stalling in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Leatherwood.
Leatherwood tries to land knees in the clinch but Wietrzny avoids the damage to the body.
Wietrzny lands with a left to the head.
Wietrzny takes a knee right on the jaw!
Maxin Leatherwood has scored more points in the clinch so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wietrzny tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short body shot lands from Leatherwood as the two fighters clinch.
Leatherwood's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Igor Wietrzny is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Leatherwood throws a nice looking combination but Wietrzny bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wietrzny takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Leatherwood clinches up with Wietrzny and pushes him back against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wietrzny.
Wietrzny is trying to stall.
Wietrzny swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Leatherwood works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leatherwood avoiding damage as Wietrzny throws knees to the body.
Leatherwood will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Wietrzny up against the cage.
Leatherwood trying to land knees to the body.
Wietrzny avoiding damage as Leatherwood throws knees to the body.
Leatherwood has Wietrzny pressed against the cage.
Wietrzny tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wietrzny blocks a body shot from Leatherwood.
A short right from Leatherwood.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wietrzny.
Leatherwood blocking some punches.
Leatherwood tries a knee to the head but Wietrzny blocks it.
Leatherwood lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Wietrzny or not.
Leatherwood is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wietrzny can do to turn this around?
Wietrzny tries for a takedown but Leatherwood manages to get underhooks.
Leatherwood connects with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wietrzny misses with some punches.
Leatherwood looking to throw knees to the head but Wietrzny is blocking nicely.
Leatherwood fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Leatherwood goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wietrzny misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wietrzny throws a punch but it's blocked by Leatherwood.
Wietrzny swings wildly with an uppercut but Leatherwood uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wietrzny lands with a short shot to the head.
Wietrzny swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wietrzny fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Leatherwood as Wietrzny tries to tie him up.
A body shot lands from Leatherwood.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Leatherwood.
Wietrzny working aggressively here.
Leatherwood blocking some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maxin Leatherwood dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Wietrzny lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Leatherwood walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Wietrzny checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Leatherwood has Wietrzny up against the cage in a clinch.
Wietrzny misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wietrzny swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Leatherwood letting Wietrzny take a breather here.
Leatherwood unloads a knee to the mid-section. Wietrzny lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wietrzny.
Wietrzny tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Leatherwood tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leatherwood lands with a left to the head.
Knees to the body from Leatherwood.
Leatherwood tries a body shot but Wietrzny blocks it.
Leatherwood lands a body punch.
Wietrzny takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Leatherwood connects with a nasty looking knee right to Wietrzny's face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leatherwood lands with a left to the head.
Wietrzny is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Leatherwood.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wietrzny.
Leatherwood throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wietrzny is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Wietrzny tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Leatherwood works on Wietrzny's body with a couple of short punches.
Wietrzny manages to break the clinch.
A swing and a miss from Wietrzny.
Wietrzny looking to score a takedown here. Leatherwood is defending well but Wietrzny drives through and ends up in Leatherwood's guard.
Leatherwood pulls Wietrzny in close to prevent any damage.
Leatherwood looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wietrzny missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Wietrzny in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Igor Wietrzny has got the better of the ground game so far.
Wietrzny has gone for a leg lock! Leatherwood slips out almost immediately though and dives into Wietrzny's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Leatherwood loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Wietrzny working for a triangle but Leatherwood defends it easily.
Leatherwood is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wietrzny keeping full guard, as Leatherwood tries to pass.
Leatherwood is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Wietrzny had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Leatherwood defends it easily.
Leatherwood controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Wietrzny trying to control the position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Leatherwood fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Wietrzny, pushing him back against the cage.
Leatherwood's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Leatherwood fails to land with a series of punches.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Leatherwood cracks a nice hook into Wietrzny's ribs.
Leatherwood closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Wietrzny swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wietrzny tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Maxin Leatherwood showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Leatherwood has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Ben Watson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 29:28
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maxin Leatherwood!
A relieved looking Maxin Leatherwood thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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