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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bubba Rolls (ranked 1754 p4p, 970 weight class) and Master Leader (ranked 239 p4p, 136 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Rolls might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Moonshine Bandits - For The Outlawz. The crowd seem to be enjoying Leader's choice of entrance music: Champions - Kanye West (ft Travis Scott, Quavo, etc…). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bubba Rolls!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Master Leader!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Arvi Lind and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leader slips under a jab from Rolls.
Rolls staying out of range there.
Rolls is looking to counter the offense by Leader and move into the clinch.
Leader misses with a double jab.
Rolls takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Leader gets tackled into the cage by Rolls. Rolls maintains the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Leader.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rolls.
Leader lands a hook that snaps the head of Rolls backwards.
Leader escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A nice leg kick from Leader, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rolls blocks a head kick by Leader.
Leader steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rolls.
Rolls waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Leader.
Rolls tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rolls moves out of range of the leg kick from Leader.
Leader changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
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!
Rolls wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Rolls.
Leader connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rolls darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Leader jabs Rolls to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Leader slips a jab from Rolls.
Leader connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Rolls's hands.
Leader tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rolls was well out of range. Poor timing from Leader.
Rolls on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Leader. Leader obviously looking to wear him down.
Master Leader is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rolls checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Leader lands a leg kick that knocks Rolls off balance momentarily.
Rolls on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Leader lands a nice hook to Rolls's body. Rolls takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Rolls fails with a takedown attempt.
Leader avoids the body shot from Rolls.
Leader lands a nice looking kick to the body. Rolls takes a step back to recover.
Crunch! Leader slams his shin into Rolls's torso.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Leader throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rolls misses with an uppercut.
Leader throws a hook but Rolls avoids it easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Rolls misses the target.
A big left from Rolls misses.
Rolls fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bubba Rolls. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rolls looks to land a left hand but Leader moved out of range nicely.
Leader misses with a hook.
Rolls swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Leader swings for the body but Rolls moves out of range.
Leader defending well as Rolls loads up on a big left hand.
A jab from Rolls misses.
Leader swings for the body but Rolls moves out of range.
Leader scores with a hook to the body. Rolls takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A looping hook to the body misses from Leader. Rolls does a little dance to reset his feet.
Leader throws a body punch but Rolls moves out of range.
Rolls on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Leader. Leader obviously looking to wear him down.
Leader throws a body punch but Rolls moves out of range.
Rolls is looking to counter punch.
Leader lands with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rolls throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Leader lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sloppy strikes from Leader. Those never looked like landing.
Leader takes a swing at Rolls's ribcage but misses.
Rolls scores with a nice head shot.
Donk. Leader catches Rolls right on the button with a cross.
Leader lands a glancing blow to the side of Rolls's head.
Rolls ducks under a wild hook from Leader.
Rolls is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Rolls scores with a nice strike.
Leader takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Leader looks to score with a jab to the body but Rolls is just out of range.
Rolls tries to counter by clinching up but Leader breaks away and moves out of range.
Leader misses with a body shot.
Leader misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rolls.
Rolls is looking to counter punch.
Rolls moves into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A right hook to the body lands for Rolls.
Rolls misses with the head strike.
Rolls lands with a light punch inside.
Leader takes a shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rolls swings wildly with an uppercut but Leader uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rolls scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rolls is trying to pull guard but Leader has him pressed against the cage.
Rolls works on Leader's body with a couple of short punches.
Rolls misses with a punch on the inside.
Rolls tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Leader just stands there and leans against the cage.
I was talking to Rolls's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A short right from Leader on the inside.
Rolls misses with a punch on the inside.
Leader lands a left hand.
Rolls lands a body punch in the clinch.
Rolls lands a body punch.
A nice left hand lands by Leader.
Rolls tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rolls tightens his grip and picks Leader up, before dumping him to the ground. Leader manages to land in guard.
Rolls controlling from the top position.
Rolls throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Leader works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Master Leader dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Rolls throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Leader stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Leader chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A slapping leg kick lands for Leader.
Leader uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rolls.
Leader throws a right and a left that both miss.
A nice leg kick lands there from Leader.
Leader swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Leader throws an overhand right that lands on Rolls's shoulder, as Rolls tries to avoid the shot.
Rolls lands a jab.
Leader misses with a low kick.
Leader has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rolls misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Leader.
Leader misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rolls.
Leader wants to land a leg kick but Rolls is out of range.
Rolls appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Master Leader seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rolls takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Leader closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Rolls is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Rolls tries a low kick but Leader avoids it.
Master Leader seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice uppercut there from Rolls.
Leader is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Rolls rather than just go for the knockout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Leader goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A nice leg kick from Leader, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leader ducks under a wild hook from Rolls.
Rolls bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Leader throws a body shot but no joy.
Rolls blocks a head kick by Leader.
Leader throws a head kick that misses.
Rolls misses with a body shot.
Rolls missing with a left hand there. Leader was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Leader is looking to chop away at Rolls's legs.
Rolls ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Leader moves away from the strike by Rolls.
Leader walks into a left hand.
Rolls scores with a punch to the head.
Rolls tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Leader paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Leader steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rolls.
Leader feints a counter leg kick.
Leader displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rolls throws out the jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Leader.
Rolls with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rolls ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Leader uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rolls.
Rolls misses with a wild 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!
Leader throws a hook but Rolls blocks it.
A jab from Rolls finds it's way through Leader's defenses.
Leader pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A counter left hand to the body from Rolls misses its target.
Rolls is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rolls throws a body punch but Leader moves out of range.
Leader slips under a jab from Rolls.
Rolls lands a jab to the head.
Rolls avoids the body shot from Leader.
Leader looks to land a left hand but Rolls moved out of range nicely.
Leader swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Leader tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rolls was well out of range. Poor timing from Leader.
Leader moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Leader looks to land a left hand but Rolls moved out of range nicely.
Rolls closes the distance and clinches up with Leader, looking for a takedown. Rolls pushes Leader against the cage but Leader circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leader looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Leader slips under a jab from Rolls.
Leader throws out a counter right but Rolls avoids it with no problem.
No joy there for Rolls, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Leader throws a half hearted mid kick.
Leader thows a body kick. Rolls tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Rolls takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Leader digs a good body shot into Rolls's ribs.
Leader cracks Rolls with a right hand to the side of the head.
Rolls tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Leader swivels and escapes.
Rolls throws a body shot but no joy.
Leader's jab looks to have found its range, popping Rolls under the eye.
Leader lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rolls at a distance.
Rolls closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Leader quickly recovers to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Leader is positioning himself well to prevent Rolls advancing to mount.
Leader taking some punishment here, with Rolls in his half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rolls seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Leader does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Rolls seems to be working for a kimura but Leader defends the submission attempt.
Rolls missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Leader is trying to stand up here but Rolls is controlling him well.
Rolls 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.
Leader has hold of Rolls's hands but Rolls slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Rolls missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Leader is looking for a sweep. Rolls is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Master Leader will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Rolls lunges at Leader with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Leader's hand.
Leader misses with a kick to the body.
Leader fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rolls manages to avoid it.
Rolls closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Rolls tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Leader.
Rolls is working for takedown but Leader is calmly controlling the position for now.
Leader struggles to land a body shot inside as Rolls controls his hands.
Leader prevents a body shot from Rolls.
Rolls throws a head punch that misses.
Rolls pushes Leader back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rolls blocking some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rolls misses with a punch on the inside.
Leader working aggressively here.
Rolls throws a punch but it's blocked by Leader.
Rolls has a couple of punches blocked by Leader.
Rolls throws a head punch that misses.
A hook to the body from Rolls.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rolls lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Rolls.
Leader tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Leader blocking some punches.
Leader has a couple of punches blocked by Rolls.
Rolls has Leader pressed against the cage, preventing Leader from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Leader scores with a nice hook to the head.
Leader breaks from the clinch.
Leader throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rolls throws a hook but Leader avoids it easily.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Rolls crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Leader - the referee stops the clock and Rolls gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Leader. Rolls manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Leader fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rolls manages to avoid it.
Rolls misses with an uppercut. Leader saw that one coming.
Rolls misses with a straight right.
Rolls lands a slapping body shot.
Rolls lands the left hand.
Leader displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rolls throws out the jab.
Bubba Rolls has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leader moves out of range of the strikes.
Leader thinks about the counter body kick.
Rolls throws the left hand but Leader avoids the punch easily.
Leader looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A good leg kick by Rolls.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Leader bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rolls loads up on a big right hand but Leader slips the punch.
Rolls changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Leader tries to avoid it but Rolls manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Leader to the ground. Leader escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bubba Rolls. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rolls walks into a stiff left hand from Leader.
Rolls walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Rolls thows a left - swing and a miss!
Leader let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Rolls scores with a jab.
Leader lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Leader uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rolls.
Rolls instigates a clinch.
Bubba Rolls has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Rolls tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Leader's elbow.
Leader makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Leader.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Leader.
Rolls doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rolls successfully pulls guard.
Rolls looking for a sweep. Not yet Rolls, not yet.
Rolls has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Leader can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Rolls keeping full guard, as Leader tries to pass.
Master Leader is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Leader really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Rolls. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Leader wanted to stand there but Rolls had control of the position.
Rolls keeping moving, preventing Leader from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rolls is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Leader preventing the sweep.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Rolls throws a lazy right hand but Leader sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Leader looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Rolls misses with a left hand
and Leader counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Rolls scores with a nice strike.
Rolls slips under a jab from Leader.
Rolls listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Leader misses with a hook
and Rolls cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bubba Rolls showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Leader has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:29
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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