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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Leland Giles (ranked 2301 p4p, 3202 weight class) and Joseph Ducreux (ranked 282 p4p, 364 weight class). Joseph Ducreux has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Good wrestler
World class MT
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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 28 - 24 - 2, fighting out of New York, Leland Giles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Joseph Ducreux!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ducreux uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Giles.
Giles seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Ducreux slips a straight right by Giles.
Ducreux closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The fighters circling - Giles throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Some wild striking there from Ducreux.
Giles sizes up Ducreux with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Ducreux tries to close the distance and clinch up but Giles swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ducreux shoots and misses
and Giles counters with a left to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ducreux takes a swing at Giles's ribcage but misses.
Ducreux tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Giles swivels and escapes.
Giles is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Ducreux.
Ducreux tries to clinch there but Giles circles away.
Giles cracks Ducreux with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Ducreux shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Giles pinned against the cage. Giles gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Leland Giles has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joseph Ducreux.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ducreux staying out of range there.
Ducreux uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Ducreux tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Giles defends well and Ducreux ends up having to push Giles into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Ducreux tries to clinch up.
Giles misses with a wild body shot.
Ducreux moves into range and clinches up with Giles.
Giles misses with a punch to the body.
Nice body punch from Giles - that landed with a thud.
Giles struggles to land a body shot inside as Ducreux controls his hands.
Giles can't find room to land a body shot as Ducreux controls the action.
Giles goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ducreux breaks the clinch.
Ducreux shoots in looking for a takedown. Giles tries to sprawl out of it but Ducreux keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Giles manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A counter left hand to the body from Giles misses its target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ducreux misses with a takedown attempt
and Giles makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Giles throws an overhand right that lands on Ducreux's shoulder, as Ducreux tries to avoid the shot.
Good exchange - Giles coming out on top.
Ducreux keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Giles.
The fight stays on the outside here - Giles looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Leland Giles seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ducreux closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Giles.
Ducreux lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Giles or not.
Giles can't find room to land a body shot as Ducreux controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Giles.
Ducreux is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Giles gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Ducreux blocking some punches.
Giles working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Giles lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ducreux tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Giles avoids it.
Giles gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Ducreux.
Ducreux is trying to pull guard but Giles has him pressed against the cage.
Ducreux fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Giles lands a right hand.
Giles misses with a short punch on the inside.
Giles tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ducreux blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Giles.
Giles tries to throw a body punch but Ducreux avoids it by throwing Giles back against the cage.
Ducreux throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Giles blocks it with crossed arms.
Ducreux misses with the head strike.
Ducreux fails to pull guard.
Ducreux jumps guard.
Giles content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Ducreux really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Giles. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ducreux is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Giles advances to half guard.
Ducreux told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Giles lands strikes from half guard.
Ducreux kicks Giles off and gets back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
No luck for Ducreux with that takedown attempt.
Ducreux will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Giles appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Giles dodges the punch combination from Ducreux.
Ducreux looks winded!
Ducreux defending well as Giles loads up on a big left hand.
Ducreux keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ducreux wants to counter with a clinch but Giles pushes him away.
Giles throws an off balance right hand
and Ducreux counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Giles tries to work over Ducreux's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Giles lands a hook that snaps the head of Ducreux backwards.
Giles is looking to control Ducreux's arms but Ducreux gets an underhook and turns him. Now Giles has his back to the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Leland Giles dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Ducreux keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ducreux avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Giles stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Giles wants it to stay on the feet.
Giles stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Giles misses with a looping right.
Ducreux goes for a double leg but Giles avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Giles continues to drive forward.
Giles is looking to counter the offense by Ducreux and move into the clinch.
Horrible takedown attempt by Ducreux or perhaps it was just good defense by Giles, which made it look bad.
Leland Giles has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joseph Ducreux.
Giles missing with a left hand there. Ducreux was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ducreux throws a half hearted mid kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ducreux shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Giles but Giles pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Giles is looking to counter the offense by Ducreux and move into the clinch.
Giles with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ducreux pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ducreux shoots in and drives through. Giles sprawls well.
Ducreux is breathing heavily.
Ducreux tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Giles defends well and Ducreux ends up having to push Giles into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Ducreux avoids the body shot from Giles.
Giles misses the shot to the body.
Ducreux uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Giles.
Leland Giles is winning the standup battle so far.
Giles throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Giles misses the target.
Ducreux is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Giles waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ducreux.
Giles thuds his right hand into Ducreux's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Ducreux fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Giles ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ducreux uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Giles.
Giles tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ducreux was well out of range. Poor timing from Giles.
Giles throws a nice looking combination but Ducreux bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Giles throws a jab when Ducreux was well out of range.
The fighters circling - Giles throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ducreux changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Giles looks to land a left hand but Ducreux moved out of range nicely.
Ducreux replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Giles blocks it well.
Ducreux fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Giles avoids it really well and circles away.
Ducreux takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ducreux with a lazy takedown attempt
and Giles counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Giles fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ducreux manages to avoid it.
Giles is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ducreux can do to turn this around?
Giles throws a hook but Ducreux blocks it.
Ducreux shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Giles misses with an uppercut. Ducreux saw that one coming.
Ducreux throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Giles's waist but Giles gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ducreux off to one side.
Giles misses with a hook.
A jab from Giles misses.
Ducreux misses with a takedown
and Giles cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Good shot there by Giles.
Giles takes a swing at Ducreux's ribcage but misses.
Ducreux avoids the body shot from Giles.
Giles displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Ducreux.
A telegraphed right hand from Giles misses the target.
Ducreux takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Ducreux misses with a takedown
and Giles moves into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ducreux tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Giles smiles and moves away.
Ducreux will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
No luck for Ducreux with that takedown attempt.
Giles scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Giles misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ducreux.
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!
Giles lands with a straight right. Ducreux didn't see that one coming.
Giles cracks Ducreux with a good jab.
Ducreux moves out of range as Giles strikes.
Giles throws out a loose jab but Ducreux uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ducreux shoots in looking for a takedown. Giles tries to sprawl out of it but Ducreux keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Giles manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Leland Giles dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Giles looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nice takedown defense from Giles. No joy for Ducreux on that attempt.
Giles tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ducreux was well out of range. Poor timing from Giles.
Ducreux raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Ducreux will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ducreux slips under a jab.
Ducreux has a takedown stuffed.
Leland Giles has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joseph Ducreux.
Sloppy strikes from Giles. Those never looked like landing.
Giles swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Giles with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Giles throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ducreux changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Giles swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Giles ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ducreux moves away.
Ducreux changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Giles tries to clinch but Ducreux is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Giles slaps away a takedown attempt from Ducreux, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Ducreux takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ducreux has a takedown stuffed.
Giles swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Giles swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Giles takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ducreux uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Giles.
Giles misses with a looping right.
Giles drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Giles postures up and lands a big shot to Ducreux's brow.
Giles content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Ducreux has momentary wrist control but Giles slips an elbow through the middle.
Giles distracts Ducreux with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Giles working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Giles postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Giles postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Giles landing some decent shots from guard.
Giles stands up over Ducreux, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Giles is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Giles wants to pass the guard but Ducreux is keeping the position.
Giles cracks Ducreux with a solid left hand.
Giles 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.
Giles is in close to Ducreux's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Giles connects with a couple of short punches.
Giles is in close to Ducreux's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Giles lands a couple of digs.
Ducreux is rocked!
Giles scoring with punches to the head and body.
Ducreux is still in real trouble! Can Giles finish him?
Giles postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Giles postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Ducreux covers up, he's hurt! Giles keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Giles and the ref steps in to end the fight! Giles can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Leland Giles!
During a confident post fight interview, Leland Giles thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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