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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Danjuma Legba (ranked 217 p4p, 218 weight class) and Roland Weudke (ranked 33 p4p, 34 weight class). Legba comes to the cage accompanied by Dez Only 1 - Witchdoctor . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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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 21 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Danjuma Legba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Roland Weudke!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Steven Brown and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Legba takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Weudke pivots, looking for a leg kick but Legba is out of range and Weudke settles back down.
Weudke uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Legba.
It seemed like Weudke was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Legba checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Weudke fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Legba on the side of the head.
Legba jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Weudke swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Good exchange - Legba coming out on top.
Legba misses with a leg kick.
Legba misses with a straight right.
Danjuma Legba seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Legba misses with a takedown attempt
and Weudke counters with a good low kick that Legba was not able to check.
Weudke looks to land a combination but Legba avoids it well.
Weudke uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Legba.
Legba misses with a hook. Weudke ducked under it nicely.
Legba throws a shot from downtown. Weudke moves away and avoids it.
Legba looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Weudke scores with a three punch combo!
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!
Legba throws a leg kick but Weudke sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Legba misses with a low kick.
Weudke appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Weudke pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Legba appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Weudke keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Legba on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Weudke scores with a push kick.
Weudke with the inside leg kick.
Legba displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Weudke throws out the jab.
Legba tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Weudke sizes up Legba with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Legba jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Legba swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Weudke wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Weudke throws a good cross that connects.
Legba misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Weudke.
Legba throws a leg kick which misses Weudke's front leg but catches the back leg as Weudke tries to avoid it.
Legba misses the shot to the body.
Weudke tries to land a body kick
and Legba counters with a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Weudke misses with a body shot.
Legba keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Legba is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Legba misses.
Weudke throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Legba on the side of the head.
Weudke misses with a low kick.
A little feinted left hand from Legba on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Weudke will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Weudke buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Weudke closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Legba misses with a lunging right hand
and Weudke makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Roland Weudke is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Weudke keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Legba lands a nice looking body shot.
Weudke misses with a leg kick.
Legba lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Weudke tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Legba was well out of range. Poor timing from Weudke.
Weudke ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Legba moves away.
Legba throws the left hand but Weudke avoids the punch easily.
The fighters circle momentarily. Legba darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weudke takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Weudke ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Legba on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Legba takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Weudke misses with a wild combination.
Legba loads up on a big right hand but Weudke slips the punch.
Weudke appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Legba keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Weudke.
Weudke lands a head kick. Legba smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Weudke throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Weudke swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Weudke throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Weudke smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Legba misses with a jab to the body
and Weudke connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Legba misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Weudke.
Legba is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Weudke.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Weudke throws a jab but it's blocked by Legba.
Weudke keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Weudke lands a nice hook to Legba's body. Legba takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Weudke cracks Legba with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Legba misses with an uppercut. Weudke saw that one coming.
Weudke lands with a good body shot.
Weudke avoids the body shot from Legba.
Legba throws a jab but it's blocked by Weudke.
Legba swings away with a body shot that misses
and Weudke counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice body punch from Weudke.
Weudke looks for the body kick but Legba saw that one coming.
Nice straight punches there by Legba. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Legba.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Weudke fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Legba.
Legba swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A lazy left from Legba finds it's target.
Legba tries to bum rush Weudke with a series of wild strikes but Weudke uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Roland Weudke dominated that round.
That's time! Legba's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Weudke has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Legba finds it's way round the side to connect with Weudke's head.
Legba misses with a series of wild punches.
Legba throws a sloppy body shot
and Weudke counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Weudke looks to land a left hand but Legba moved out of range nicely.
Legba comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Weudke throws a hook but Legba avoids it easily.
Legba misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Weudke.
Legba changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Legba throws a right hand that misses
and Weudke counters with a good low kick that Legba was not able to check.
Weudke misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Legba.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Weudke looks to land a combination but Legba avoids it well.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Legba might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Weudke displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Legba throws out the jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Weudke. That's going to slow Legba down.
Legba blocks a low kick nicely.
Legba swings widly with a right hand
letting Weudke counter with a right hand.
Weudke has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Weudke throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Legba looks to land a left hand but Weudke moved out of range nicely.
Legba on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Roland Weudke seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Legba uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Weudke connects with an inside leg kick.
Weudke listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Legba is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Weudke keeps Legba at a distance using the push kick.
Weudke throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Legba throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Weudke sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Weudke throws a quick inside leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Legba misses the target.
Weudke turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Legba swings for the body but Weudke moves out of range.
Legba digs a good hook to Weudke's body.
Legba misses with a hook to the body
and Weudke counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Legba shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Weudke as he avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weudke with the inside leg kick.
Legba throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Legba misses with a lunging right hand
and Weudke counters with a stiff right hand.
Weudke throws a sloppy head kick
and Legba counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Legba throws the left hand but Weudke avoids the punch easily.
Legba gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Weudke counters with a good low kick that Legba was not able to check.
Legba tests Weudke's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Legba misses with a hook to the body
and Weudke counters with a low kick, right behind Legba 's knee.
Legba misses with a right hand
and Weudke counters with an outside leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Weudke.
Legba thuds his right hand into Weudke's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Legba keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Weudke scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Legba throws a lazy right hand but Weudke sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weudke thuds a left hand into Legba's body.
Nice straight punches there by Weudke. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Weudke.
Weudke connects with a jab.
Weudke misses with a hook.
Legba cracks Weudke with a good jab.
Weudke fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Legba has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Legba moves out of range of the strikes.
Legba looks to land a combination but Weudke avoids it well.
Legba misses with a straight right.
Weudke lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The fighters circling - Legba throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Weudke with a nice calf kick.
A head kick from Weudke lands but Legba takes it in his stride.
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!
Legba misses with a straight left.
Weudke throws a leg kick but Legba checks it.
Weudke connects with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Weudke blocks a low kick nicely.
Weudke tries a quick counter leg kick but Legba is wise to it.
Weudke scores with a hook to the body. Legba takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Legba checks the leg kick.
Weudke cracks Legba with a good jab.
Legba throws an overhand right that lands on Weudke's shoulder, as Weudke tries to avoid the shot.
Weudke with the inside leg kick.
Weudke throws out a leg kick but Legba moves out of range and Weudke only half commits.
Weudke throws a head kick that half lands.
Weudke swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Legba takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Weudke throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Weudke closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Legba just misses with a punch to the body.
Weudke scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Legba doesn't seem bothered though.
Weudke ducks under a wild hook from Legba.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Roland Weudke showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Legba's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Weudke cracks Legba with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Weudke throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Legba moves out of range of the leg kick from Weudke.
Legba takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Weudke throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Legba throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Weudke fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Legba on the side of the head.
Legba thows a left - swing and a miss!
Weudke keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Weudke wants to land a leg kick but Legba is out of range.
Legba throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Weudke connects with a right hand. Legba shakes it off.
Legba misses with a wild body shot.
Weudke misses with an uppercut.
Weudke keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Legba.
A low kick lands for Weudke.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Weudke tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Danjuma Legba has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Weudke misses with a wild combination.
Legba missing with a left hand there. Weudke was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Weudke flicks out a counter leg kick but Legba steps away.
Legba tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Weudke was well out of range. Poor timing from Legba.
Weudke looks to throw the jab but Legba is out of range.
Legba misses with an uppercut.
Legba avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Weudke thumps Legba with a low kick.
Weudke throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Legba misses the target.
Legba misses with a body shot.
Weudke scores with a kick to the body.
Weudke misses with an uppercut. Legba saw that one coming.
Weudke lands a nice hook to Legba's body. Legba takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Legba blocks a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Legba ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Weudke moves away.
Legba throws an overhand right that lands on Weudke's shoulder, as Weudke tries to avoid the shot.
Legba connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Weudke momentarily.
Legba scores with a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Legba takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Weudke walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
It looks like Roland Weudke has been cut.
Legba digs a good body shot into Weudke's ribs.
Legba bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Legba misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Weudke makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Legba stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Legba throws a hook to the side of Weudke's head but Weudke sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Legba looks to land a right hand but Weudke moved out of range.
Weudke throws a counter combo.
Legba looks to score with a jab to the body but Weudke is just out of range.
Legba has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Weudke.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weudke throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Weudke lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Legba!
Weudke bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Weudke blocks a jab.
Legba dives in for a single leg takedown but Weudke sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Weudke breaks the clinch.
Weudke scores with a nice body kick.
Weudke connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Weudke lands with a thumping leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Weudke. That's going to slow Legba down.
Legba misses with a straight left.
Weudke has a takedown stuffed.
Weudke moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Weudke ducks under a wild hook from Legba.
Legba's corner calls for a 1-2. Legba obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Nice defenses there by Weudke.
Legba throws a big shot that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Weudke. Legba does a little dance to reset his feet.
Weudke takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A leg kick checked by Legba.
Weudke takes a jab right on the kisser.
Weudke avoids the body shot from Legba.
Weudke was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Weudke feints and then cracks Legba's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Legba down.
Legba keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Legba looks to score with a jab to the body but Weudke is just out of range.
Weudke tests Legba's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Weudke ducks under a wild hook from Legba.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Roland Weudke.
Well Weudke 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 James Glass scores the fight 28:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roland Weudke!
During a confident post fight interview, Roland Weudke thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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