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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lucien Whitehead (ranked 24306 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leroy Foy (ranked 5452 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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193 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
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180 cm
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185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Tends to cut |
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Lucien Whitehead!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Leroy Foy!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Darius Henderson and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Foy shoots in for a double leg but Whitehead sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Whitehead appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Foy moves in looking to clinch but Whitehead pushes him off.
Foy throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
An inside leg kick lands from Foy.
Whitehead throws a head kick that misses.
Foy dives in and grabs Whitehead's left leg, looking for a takedown. Whitehead pushes down on Foy's head and hops out.
Leroy Foy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Foy tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Whitehead swivels and escapes.
Lucien Whitehead has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leroy Foy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Foy shoots in and drives through. Whitehead sprawls well.
Foy clinches up with Whitehead and pushes him back against the cage.
Whitehead escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Foy fails to land the takedown.
Whitehead tries to counter by clinching up but Foy breaks away and moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Foy fails with a takedown attempt.
Foy fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Foy tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Whitehead swivels and escapes.
Foy throws a right hand that Whitehead ducks under and follows up with a left that Whitehead also avoids with ease.
Foy moves into the clinch.
Whitehead lands a nice shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Foy effectively controlling the action here.
Foy pulls Whitehead into guard.
Whitehead distracts Foy with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Foy manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Whitehead manages to get himself to full guard.
Whitehead manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Foy manages to get himself to full guard.
Foy looks winded!
Foy working for a triangle but Whitehead defends it easily.
Whitehead stands up over Foy, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foy is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Whitehead throwing strikes from guard but Foy blocks nicely.
Foy working a defensive guard but Whitehead passes into half guard.
That's four 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.
Foy has his hands clasped together around Whitehead's back. He's all about the action.
Foy is trying to get back to full guard.
Whitehead sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Foy defending well though.
Foy is trying to control but Whitehead passes into side control!
Whitehead landing a few strikes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Foy can't do much from the bottom here.
Foy tries to bench press Whitehead off him but Whitehead keeps the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lucien Whitehead dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Foy dives in for a single leg takedown but Whitehead sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Whitehead throws a counter high kick but Foy was just alert enough to avoid it.
Foy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Foy closes the distance and clinches.
Whitehead jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Foy walks away with a smile on his face. Whitehead gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Whitehead throws a head kick but Foy moves out of range.
Lucien Whitehead is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Foy moves out of range as Whitehead throws a body kick.
Foy steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Foy scores with a leg kick.
Foy rushes Whitehead and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whitehead is trying to pull guard but Foy has him pressed against the cage.
Foy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Foy shoots in looking for a takedown. Whitehead tries to sprawl out of it but Foy keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Whitehead manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Whitehead is looking for a counter combo.
Foy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Whitehead circles away quickly and effectively.
Foy shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Whitehead pinned against the cage. Whitehead gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Lucien Whitehead has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leroy Foy.
Whitehead has Foy up against the cage in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whitehead misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Foy.
Whitehead really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Foy has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Whitehead avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Foy fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Whitehead trying to land knees to the body.
Foy breaks from the clinch.
Foy tries to close the distance and clinch but Whitehead swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foy tries for a takedown but Whitehead sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Whitehead throws a quick counter head kick but Foy was just out of range.
Foy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Whitehead paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Whitehead moves into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Whitehead.
Foy avoiding damage as Whitehead throws knees to the body.
Foy tries to score a body lock takedown but Whitehead shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Foy tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Whitehead just stands there and leans against the cage.
Foy is breathing heavily.
Foy tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Whitehead just stands there and leans against the cage.
Whitehead prevents the takedown attempt.
Foy throws a head punch that misses.
Whitehead jumps guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whitehead trying to keep a closed guard but Foy is proving a slippery customer.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Foy accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Whitehead is pulling down on Foy's head. It's preventing any offense from Foy, at least for the moment.
Foy wants to stand and escape but instead Whitehead has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Whitehead has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Whitehead is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Foy utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lucien Whitehead dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Foy tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Whitehead defends well and Foy ends up having to push Whitehead into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Foy misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Foy fails with the takedown.
Lucien Whitehead has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leroy Foy.
Foy misses with a takedown attempt - Whitehead sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Whitehead seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Foy fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Foy throws a jab when Whitehead was well out of range.
Foy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A clash of legs there as Whitehead blocks the low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whitehead stuffs the takedown.
Foy misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Foy avoids the head kick by Whitehead.
Whitehead misses with a few strikes there.
Foy misses with a takedown attempt - Whitehead sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Whitehead drops down looking for a counter takedown but Foy sprawls and moves away.
Lucien Whitehead is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Whitehead goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whitehead instigates a clinch.
Whitehead tries to land knees in the clinch but Foy avoids the damage to the body.
Whitehead tries to pull guard but Foy forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Whitehead tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Foy avoids it.
Foy breaks the clinch.
Whitehead is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Foy can do to turn this around?
Whitehead moves into the clinch successfully.
Foy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Whitehead has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Whitehead goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Whitehead tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Whitehead lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foy trying to land knees to the body.
Whitehead throws an elbow but it misses.
Whitehead manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Foy trying to control but Whitehead is working from the bottom.
Whitehead pulls Foy in to control the position.
Whitehead trying to control the position.
Whitehead has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Foy can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Foy looking to sit in guard and control but Whitehead gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Foy is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Whitehead is controlling him.
Whitehead preventing the sweep.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Leroy Foy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lucien Whitehead is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Whitehead is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lucien Whitehead showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Whitehead has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Hemmingworth scores the fight 30:27
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lucien Whitehead!
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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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