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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Murphy Leonard (ranked 3586 p4p, 327 weight class) and Bobby Boucher (ranked 1280 p4p, 141 weight class). Bobby Boucher is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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25
160 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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167 cm
26
163 lbs
6 - 2 - 1 |
Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Very strong |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Heavy handed |
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Murphy Leonard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Bobby Boucher!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Daniel Franklin and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boucher slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Leonard tries for a takedown but Boucher sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Leonard shoots in for a takedown but Boucher shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Boucher lands a body shot.
Leonard feints and as Boucher raises his hands in defense, Leonard changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Leonard trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Boucher manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Boucher seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Leonard has his foot on Boucher's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Boucher works his way back into a safe position though.
Boucher controls from within his opponent's guard.
Boucher avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Leonard has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Boucher can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Boucher wants to pass the guard but Leonard is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boucher is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Leonard keeping full guard, as Boucher tries to pass.
Leonard looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Leonard throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Boucher stays in close to Leonard's body and controls the position.
Let's hope that Boucher has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Leonard definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Leonard is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Boucher working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Boucher working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Leonard's head.
Boucher connects with a couple of short punches.
Boucher looking to pass the guard.
Boucher got a little sloppy there for a moment and Leonard has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Boucher has managed to get both his arms back between Leonard's legs - danger averted.
Boucher controls from within his opponent's guard.
Boucher avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Leonard is looking for a triangle but Boucher pushes his legs off easily.
Leonard had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Boucher defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boucher's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Boucher works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Boucher trying to control the pace.
Leonard is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Boucher's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Boucher's back!
Will Leonard go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Boucher is in a bad position with Leonard working for a choke. Boucher manages to spin nicely into guard and the danger is over for the moment.
Boucher works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Leonard is defending against the submission attempts here by Boucher.
Leonard is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Boucher is tapping! Great win for Leonard!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Murphy Leonard!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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