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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gatimu Wanjiku (ranked 1543 p4p, 2583 weight class) and Edward Sleon (ranked 202 p4p, 333 weight class). Sleon is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Shabba Madda Pot - Dexta Daps. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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5 - 10 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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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 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gatimu Wanjiku!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 10 - 1, fighting out of London, Edward Sleon!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Winston Howard and Ben Watson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sleon misses with a double jab.
Sleon throws a hook but Wanjiku avoids it easily.
Sleon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wanjiku.
Wanjiku's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sleon under the eye.
Nice defenses there by Sleon.
Wanjiku throws the left hand but Sleon avoids the punch easily.
Wanjiku misses with a wild body shot.
Sleon let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Good work by Wanjiku as he checks the leg kick.
Wanjiku throws a nice inside leg kick.
Wanjiku motions for Sleon to come forward. Wanjiku throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Wanjiku moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromSleon.
We've been told by Wanjiku's head coaches at Gumburcules Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Wanjiku throws a looping overhand right but Sleon ducks down to avoid it.
Sleon unleashes a big counter combination but Wanjiku bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Wanjiku avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sleon catches Wanjiku with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Sleon throws a lazy right hand but Wanjiku sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wanjiku takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wanjiku looks to throw the jab but Sleon is out of range.
Wanjiku looks to throw a body kick
and Sleon counters with a stiff right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wanjiku tries to move into range but Sleon moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Sleon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wanjiku scores with a decent looking hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wanjiku scores with a decent looking hook.
Gatimu Wanjiku seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Horrible takedown attempt by Sleon or perhaps it was just good defense by Wanjiku, which made it look bad.
Gatimu Wanjiku is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wanjiku. Sleon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sleon defending well as Wanjiku loads up on a big left hand.
Sleon swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sleon drops his hands momentarily and Wanjiku takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Wanjiku keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sleon.
Wanjiku misses the shot to the body.
Wanjiku misses with a straight right.
Sleon misses with a few strikes there.
Sleon uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wanjiku.
Wanjiku tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sleon was well out of range. Poor timing from Wanjiku.
A little jabbing left from Sleon on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Wanjiku throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Wanjiku instigates a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Sleon just misses with a elbow thrown towards Wanjiku's brow.
Wanjiku swings wildly with an uppercut but Sleon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sleon throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sleon.
Wanjiku throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Sleon.
Sleon has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Wanjiku avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Sleon lands with a short shot to the head.
Sleon lands with a left to the head.
Wanjiku misses with a punch on the inside.
Sleon lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wanjiku misses with some punches.
Sleon blocks an uppercut.
Sleon throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Wanjiku scores with a shoulder strike.
Wanjiku swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sleon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sleon misses with an elbow over the top.
Sleon goes for a takedown in the clinch but Wanjiku prevents it.
Gatimu Wanjiku has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Edward Sleon.
Wanjiku gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Sleon.
Wanjiku misses with a punch on the inside.
Sleon misses with the head strike.
Wanjiku avoiding damage as Sleon throws knees to the body.
Sleon misses with the head strike.
Wanjiku throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wanjiku.
Wanjiku throws a punch but it's blocked by Sleon.
Sleon wants a takedown.
Sleon scores with a shot to the side of Wanjiku's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sleon tries to work over Wanjiku's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Sleon fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wanjiku.
Sleon blocks an uppercut.
Wanjiku swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sleon swings wildly with an uppercut but Wanjiku uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sleon blocking some punches.
Wanjiku tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sleon tries for a takedown. No joy.
Sleon misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sleon wants a takedown.
Wanjiku swings wildly with an uppercut but Sleon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wanjiku swings wildly with an uppercut but Sleon uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gatimu Wanjiku dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Sleon misses with a hook. Wanjiku ducked under it nicely.
A head kick by Wanjiku misses
and Wanjiku takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sleon moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Wanjiku connects with the punch.
Wanjiku takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Wanjiku takes a swing at Sleon's ribcage but misses.
Sleon throws a body shot but no joy.
Wanjiku avoids the head kick by Sleon.
Wanjiku lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Wanjiku moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Wanjiku avoids the head kick by Sleon.
Wanjiku scores with a leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A telegraphed right hand from Wanjiku misses the target.
Sleon throws a head kick that misses.
Wanjiku swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wanjiku takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Sleon throws a nice outside leg kick.
A big right from Wanjiku misses.
Wanjiku ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Sleon misses.
Sleon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wanjiku tries to land a body kick
letting Sleon counter with a right hand.
Wanjiku lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Wanjiku moves into the clinch.
Sleon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sleon lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Wanjiku or not.
Sleon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wanjiku.
Sleon goes for a takedown in the clinch but Wanjiku prevents it.
Sleon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wanjiku swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wanjiku swings wildly with an uppercut but Sleon uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sleon.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wanjiku.
Sleon landing knees to the body.
Sleon throws an elbow that misses.
Wanjiku on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch on the inside from Wanjiku fails to land.
Wanjiku tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sleon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wanjiku's elbow.
Sleon misses with an elbow strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sleon.
Wanjiku throws a punch but it's blocked by Sleon.
Sleon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sleon drops down looking for an ankle pick but Wanjiku pulls his leg out and moves away.
A head kick misses from Wanjiku.
Sleon has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Wanjiku.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sleon slips under a jab from Wanjiku.
Sleon is looking for the big counter here.
Sleon takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Wanjiku lands a head kick. Sleon smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Wanjiku slips under a jab from Sleon.
Wanjiku instigates a clinch.
Wanjiku misses with some punches.
Sleon has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Wanjiku avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Gatimu Wanjiku has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Edward Sleon.
Wanjiku swings wildly with an uppercut but Sleon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wanjiku misses with the head strike.
Sleon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wanjiku swings wildly with an uppercut but Sleon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wanjiku fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wanjiku working aggressively here.
Wanjiku is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sleon can do to turn this around?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wanjiku tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wanjiku fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sleon blocking some punches.
Sleon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sleon blocks an uppercut.
Gatimu Wanjiku has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Wanjiku swings wildly with an uppercut but Sleon uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Wanjiku fails to land.
Wanjiku is pressed up against the cage. Sleon has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Wanjiku down to the mat. Wanjiku avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wanjiku scores with a jab. Sleon acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Wanjiku moves out of range as Sleon strikes.
Wanjiku's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sleon under the eye.
Sleon throws a series of punches but Wanjiku avoids them all with ease.
Sleon tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sleon displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wanjiku throws out the jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gatimu Wanjiku dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Wanjiku lands with a straight right. Sleon didn't see that one coming.
A swing and a miss from Sleon.
Sleon throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
An attempted straight right counter from Wanjiku misses the target.
BOOM! Wanjiku lands a beautiful left hook that drops Sleon. Sleon tries to recover but Wanjiku is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Sleon lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gatimu Wanjiku!
A very excited looking Gatimu Wanjiku made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
Edward Sleon was interviewed post fight and said 'Thank you to my opponent and all the fans, my coaches and sponsors.'.
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energy
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hype
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