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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Winston Blue (ranked 4043 p4p, 4063 weight class) and Aethelred Leofwine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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173 cm 18 145 0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt Excellent MT Big heart |
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BJJ White Belt Lethal high kicks Intelligent |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Winston Blue! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Aethelred Leofwine! The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Steven Brown and Sam Margolis.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! A head kick misses from Leofwine. Leofwine fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. Leofwine lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent. Leofwine lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Jab from Leofwine. Blue shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Leofwine but Leofwine pushes him off and we're back to square one. Leofwine with the counter takedown but Blue avoids it easily. Leofwine circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nice sprawl there from Leofwine as Blue shoots in. The fighters circling - Leofwine throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Leofwine lands a leg kick that knocks Blue off balance momentarily. Leofwine connects with a body shot that sends Blue's belly button to the back. Blue moves out of range of the body kick from Leofwine.
Blue seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter. Leofwine lands a right hook to the body.
Leofwine tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Leofwine throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Blue. Blue throws a wild body kick that Leofwine sees coming a mile off.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Blue dodges the punch combination from Leofwine.
Blue wants to clinch. Leofwine rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Blue moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Blue half committed to a counter leg kick. Leofwine throws a low kick but Blue avoids it. Leofwine looks to score with a jab to the body but Blue is just out of range. Leofwine lands a leg kick that knocks Blue off balance momentarily. Blue shoots in looking for a takedown but Leofwine manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Blue's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Winston Blue. That's going to take a lot out of him. Leofwine connects with a body shot. A cross from Blue lands. Leofwine misses with a straight left. It looked like Blue was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Leofwine.
Blue shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Blue is working for a submission of some sort.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Leofwine is trying to stand up here but Blue is controlling him well. 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! Leofwine is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
 The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet. Blue shoots in but no luck this time. Blue avoids a punch combination nicely.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Leofwine tries to score with a low kick but Blue moves his leg out of the way. Blue chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Leofwine can pounce on him.
Blue tries to clinch up but Leofwine circles away and keeps his distance. Leofwine throws a wild body kick that Blue sees coming a mile off. Leofwine misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Blue. Blue walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head. Blue fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Leofwine avoids it really well and circles away. Blue goes for a high kick. It partially lands. Blue is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Leofwine throws a leg kick that misses. Blue is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Blue fails with an attempt to clinch.
Leofwine wants to counter with a clinch but Blue pushes him away. Aethelred Leofwine is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Blue slips a jab and a cross from Leofwine.
Blue avoids the body shot from Leofwine.
Leofwine scores with a decent looking hook. Leofwine misses with a straight right. A jab from Leofwine finds it's way through Blue's defenses. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Blue looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily. Leofwine lunges at Blue with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Blue's hand. Leofwine throws a jab when Blue was well out of range. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Aethelred Leofwine dominated that round. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Blue tries to clinch there but Leofwine circles away.
Blue takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. Leofwine fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Blue looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath. Aethelred Leofwine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Leofwine stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Leofwine wants it to stay on the feet. Blue misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Blue changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Leofwine tries to avoid it but Blue manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Leofwine to the ground. Leofwine escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. Blue tries to clinch but Leofwine is having none of it. Winston Blue is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Leofwine jabs Blue to the body, keeping him at a distance. Aethelred Leofwine seems to be getting the better of the standup. Leofwine is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot. Leofwine buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Blue tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him. Blue has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Leofwine finds it's way round the side to connect with Blue's head. Blue tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Blue keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
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! Leofwine misses with a straight left. Blue will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Leofwine smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button. The crowd cheers as Leofwine lands an impressive looking overhand right. Blue doesn't seem phased though. Leofwine circles away from the clinch attempt.
Leofwine wants to counter the offense by Blue and move into the clinch position. Blue shoots for a double leg takedown but Leofwine sprawls well. He's pushed Blue's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Winston Blue. That's going to take a lot out of him. Blue tries for a takedown but Leofwine sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
 The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky. Blue closes the distance and clinches. Leofwine stalling against the cage.
Leofwine misses with the head strike.
Leofwine throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Blue is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace. Leofwine lands with a short head shot on the inside.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Leofwine misses with a hook from the clinch. Blue fails to pull guard.
Blue looking for a takedown. Blue drops down looking for an ankle pick but Leofwine pulls his leg out and moves away.
Leofwine thuds a left hand into Blue's body. Blue has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Leofwine. Leofwine has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Blue looks for a takedown but Leofwine sprawls well. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Leofwine throws a nice head kick!
Leofwine throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Blue throws a big counter combination but Leofwine scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage. Blue fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Blue closes the distance and clinches up with Leofwine, looking for a takedown. Blue pushes Leofwine against the cage but Leofwine circles to the side and manages to break the clinch. Leofwine connects with a jab. Leofwine keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Blue is trying hard to land a takedown here. Leofwine sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet. Blue is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Leofwine throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Blue decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Leofwine's guard. Leofwine is looking to stand up but Blue isn't so interested in that idea.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Blue stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Leofwine swivels though and keeps the full guard. We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Leofwine can do anything to dispel that myth. Blue prevents Leofwine from getting back to his feet.
 The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet. Blue looks to land a combination but Leofwine avoids it well. Blue goes for a double leg but Leofwine avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Leofwine continues to drive forward. Blue tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Leofwine smiles and moves away.
Leofwine fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Good standup being displayed there by Leofwine as he connects with a hook. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Leofwine falls off balance throwing a combination
and Blue counters with a thumping low kick. Thud! ouch! good body kick from Leofwine - that will leave a mark!
Leofwine slaps away a takedown attempt from Blue, before circling back to the center of the mat. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Aethelred Leofwine showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Leofwine goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo. Blue drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles. Leofwine lands a glancing blow to the side of Blue's head. Blue shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Leofwine defends it nicely. Leofwine wants to slow Blue down by chopping away at his legs. Blue shoots in but no luck this time. Leofwine scores with a spinning back kick! We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Danga de danga de dang - Leofwine scores with a four punch combination! Leofwine with the inside leg kick. Leofwine throws an overhand right that lands on Blue's shoulder, as Blue tries to avoid the shot. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Leofwine goes for a high kick. It partially lands. Blue tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Leofwine paws at him with a jab and circles away.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Leofwine throws an overhand right that lands on Blue's shoulder, as Blue tries to avoid the shot. Blue went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected. Leofwine tries to work over Blue's front leg with a kick but Blue checks it. Blue closes this distance looking for a takedown but Leofwine circles away. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Winston Blue. That's going to take a lot out of him. Leofwine connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Blue momentarily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Blue is defended easily by Leofwine. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Leofwine scores with a kick to the body.
Blue chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Leofwine can pounce on him.
Leofwine connects with a good right hand that stumbles Blue. Blue circles away out of range and recomposes himself. Blue pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Leofwine unleashes a big counter combination but Blue bobs and weaves and avoids any damage. Leofwine dips to his left and cracks Blue with an uppercut!
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Leofwine lands with a nice combination. Blue backs away looking to recover. Leofwine throws a front kick that sends Blue stumbling back into the cage. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Leofwine throws a body kick that misses. Blue is looking to counter punch. Good shot there by Leofwine. A cross from Leofwine lands. Blue throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Leofwine's waist but Leofwine gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Blue off to one side. Leofwine tries a head kick but it misses.
Leofwine lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. Leofwine throws a poor cross that misses
and Blue counters with a one-two to the body. Blue fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt. A little jabbing left from Leofwine on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. Leofwine swinging wildly here.
Leofwine throws a head kick that misses.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Blue will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Blue showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Leofwine.
Blue shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Leofwine sprawls well. Leofwine wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Blue gets slowly back to his feet. Blue looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that. Blue shoots in looking for a takedown. Leofwine tries to sprawl out of it but Blue keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Leofwine manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. And Leofwine responds with a good body kick, but Blue manages to step out the way in time. Leofwine tries to bum rush Blue with a series of wild strikes but Blue uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Blue half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range. Leofwine looks to land a combination but Blue avoids it well. Blue tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Leofwine manages to circle out of the way. Leofwine scoring well with a low kick there.
Blue misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out. Leofwine wants to counter with a clinch but Blue pushes him away.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Leofwine getting the better of the striking in that exchange. A low kick lands for Leofwine.
Blue closes this distance looking for a takedown but Leofwine circles away. Both fighters circling a little - Leofwine finishes the exchange with a kick to the body. Leofwine misses with a two punch combination.
Leofwine lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Leofwine throws out a loose jab but Blue uses good head movement to avoid it. Leofwine avoids the head kick by Blue.
Blue takes one to the chin there. Blue tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Leofwine manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Leofwine takes a swing at Blue's ribcage but misses. Blue swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect. Winston Blue has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Aethelred Leofwine is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight. Leofwine connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Blue momentarily.
And that's the end of the fight! Aethelred Leofwine comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I've got Leofwine 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30 Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30 Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aethelred Leofwine!
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