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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Luke Ridley (ranked 492 p4p, 847 weight class) and Remy Leeuwenhoek (ranked 63 p4p, 99 weight class). Remy Leeuwenhoek will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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9 - 5 - 0 |
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11 - 4 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Basic striking
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Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Luke Ridley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Remy Leeuwenhoek!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Peter Branson and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leeuwenhoek tried to score with a low kick but Ridley checks it.
Leeuwenhoek tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Leeuwenhoek connects with the punch.
Ridley seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Leeuwenhoek tries a head kick but it misses.
A good leg kick by Leeuwenhoek.
Leeuwenhoek moves forwards but Ridley connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Leeuwenhoek slips a jab from Ridley.
Ridley loads up on a big right hand but Leeuwenhoek slips the punch.
Ridley throws a sloppy head kick and Leeuwenhoek moves out of range easily.
Leeuwenhoek with a nice calf kick.
A head kick from Leeuwenhoek lands but Ridley takes it in his stride.
Remy Leeuwenhoek seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ridley misses with a looping left.
Leeuwenhoek feints a counter leg kick.
The fighters circling - Ridley throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Leeuwenhoek scores with a leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ridley swings for the body but Leeuwenhoek moves out of range.
Ridley connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A swing and a miss from Leeuwenhoek.
Leeuwenhoek connects with a solid leg kick.
Leeuwenhoek lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ridley at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Leeuwenhoek, as that shot connected.
Leeuwenhoek lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ridley works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Ridley takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ridley swings widly with a right hand
and Leeuwenhoek counters with a good low kick that Ridley was not able to check.
A jab from Leeuwenhoek misses.
Leeuwenhoek feints and then cracks Ridley's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ridley down.
Ridley is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Leeuwenhoek misses with a head kick.
Leeuwenhoek dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ridley. That did some damage!
Ridley uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Leeuwenhoek.
Leeuwenhoek looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Ridley keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Leeuwenhoek.
Ridley looks to score with a jab to the body but Leeuwenhoek is just out of range.
A lazy left from Leeuwenhoek finds it's target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ridley throws out a loose jab but Leeuwenhoek uses good head movement to avoid it.
Leeuwenhoek let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Ridley avoids the head kick by Leeuwenhoek.
Ridley misses with a double jab.
Leeuwenhoek is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ridley.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leeuwenhoek throws a nice outside leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Ridley.
Ridley moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Leeuwenhoek tries a head kick but it misses.
Leeuwenhoek lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Leeuwenhoek keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ridley.
Leeuwenhoek takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Leeuwenhoek misses with an uppercut.
Leeuwenhoek getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Leeuwenhoek throws a chopping leg kick but Ridley manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Ridley shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Leeuwenhoek as he jumps to the side.
Leeuwenhoek misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Leeuwenhoek jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Leeuwenhoek with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A low kick from Ridley is predictable there
and Leeuwenhoek counters with a low kick, right behind Ridley 's knee.
Leeuwenhoek feints and then cracks Ridley's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ridley down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leeuwenhoek connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Leeuwenhoek lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Ridley avoids the head kick by Leeuwenhoek.
Leeuwenhoek throws a head kick that misses
and Ridley counters with a nice uppercut.
A low kick from Leeuwenhoek misses
and Ridley connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ridley slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Remy Leeuwenhoek is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ridley avoids the head kick by Leeuwenhoek.
Ridley misses with an uppercut
and Leeuwenhoek counters with a leg kick.
Leeuwenhoek pivots, looking for a leg kick but Ridley is out of range and Leeuwenhoek settles back down.
Ridley looks to score with a jab to the body but Leeuwenhoek is just out of range.
Ridley misses with a jab to the body
and Leeuwenhoek makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Ridley tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Leeuwenhoek swivels and escapes.
Leeuwenhoek tries to land a leg kick but Ridley saw it coming and moves away.
Ridley tries to counter with a takedown but Leeuwenhoek is quick to defend against it.
Leeuwenhoek moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Leeuwenhoek throws a sloppy head kick and Ridley moves out of range easily.
That kick from Leeuwenhoek tenderised Ridley's leg. Ridley is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ridley has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Leeuwenhoek.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leeuwenhoek throws a body shot but no joy.
That kick from Leeuwenhoek tenderised Ridley's leg. Ridley is trying to keep his angry face on.
A slow jab from Leeuwenhoek misses its intended target.
Leeuwenhoek throws a head kick but Ridley moves out of range.
Ridley was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Good shot there by Ridley.
Ridley misses with a right hand
and Leeuwenhoek counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ridley blocks a low kick nicely.
Leeuwenhoek scores with a jab.
Leeuwenhoek misses with a head kick.
Leeuwenhoek connects with a leg kick.
Ridley ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Leeuwenhoek feints and then cracks Ridley's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ridley down.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head kick from Leeuwenhoek lands but Ridley takes it in his stride.
Left hook, right uppercut from Ridley.
Ridley throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Leeuwenhoek sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Leeuwenhoek slips a jab from Ridley.
Leeuwenhoek lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ridley's sensitive parts.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Remy Leeuwenhoek dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
A jab from Ridley does it's job there.
Ridley is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Leeuwenhoek uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ridley.
Ridley swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Leeuwenhoek swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ridley looks to score with a jab to the body but Leeuwenhoek is just out of range.
Leeuwenhoek moves away from the strike by Ridley.
Leeuwenhoek throws a lazy right hand but Ridley sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ridley stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Leeuwenhoek.
Leeuwenhoek has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Leeuwenhoek misses with a straight left.
Ridley changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Leeuwenhoek lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ridley's sensitive parts.
Ridley shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Leeuwenhoek napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Ridley scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Leeuwenhoek to see if he's OK.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ridley misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
An elbow from Ridley crashes against the mat.
The strikes coming from Ridley are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ridley passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Leeuwenhoek!
Ridley lands a big shot there that rocks Leeuwenhoek but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Ridley pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Ridley lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Ridley looking for a guillotine from mount but Leeuwenhoek is having none of it.
Ridley is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Leeuwenhoek can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Ridley can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Leeuwenhoek is looking to escape.
Ridley throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Leeuwenhoek because Ridley loaded up on that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ridley lands a couple of good shots and Leeuwenhoek has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Leeuwenhoek can't escape the position.
Ridley is persistently looking for the submission but Leeuwenhoek is defending it well.
Leeuwenhoek covering up well and avoiding damage.
Leeuwenhoek preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Ridley.
Leeuwenhoek tries to escape but Ridley has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ridley punches the canvas rather than the man.
Ridley scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Leeuwenhoek is looking for a way out.
Ridley throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Leeuwenhoek!
Ridley has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Leeuwenhoek.
Ridley 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.
Ridley has the hooks in and he's looking for a rear naked choke here. Leeuwenhoek is defending well but eventually Ridley manages to get an arm under the chin and he's locked on the RNC! Leeuwenhoek has no choice but to tap now! He does! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Luke Ridley!
Luke Ridley seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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