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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Morgan Leighton (ranked 4785 p4p, 4345 weight class) and Sub Zero (ranked 386 p4p, 346 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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178 cm 19 160 1 - 2 - 0 |
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178 cm 19 160 1 - 2 - 0 |
Brawler Good chin
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Decent boxing Heavy handed
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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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Morgan Leighton! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Sub Zero! The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shirou Masuda and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Leighton gets cracked there but stands up to it.
It looks like Morgan Leighton has been cut. Leighton on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere. Zero lands a head shot. Leighton ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Zero scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Leighton is rocked! Leighton fails in his attempt to clinch. Leighton closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes. Leighton trying to stall but Zero improves his position.
A short right from Zero on the inside. Leighton looking to slow down the pace here. Zero misses with a punch to the body.
Zero looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights. Leighton tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Zero throws a punch but it's blocked by Leighton. Leighton breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Leighton gets a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round. A battle for position here, against the ropes. Leighton is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Zero is keeping busy. Leighton tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Zero avoids it. Leighton escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Leighton looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. Leighton forces Zero back against the ropes and clinches. Zero pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Leighton gets in close and instigates a clinch. A short body shot lands from Zero as the two fighters clinch.
Zero escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Zero waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Leighton. Danga de danga de dang - Leighton scores with a four punch combination! Zero ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. Leighton wants to clinch and Zero cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Zero misses with a series of wild punches.
Leighton seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Leighton. Leighton throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. Leighton is looking to land body kicks. Zero connects with a body shot. Leighton on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Morgan Leighton's cut is getting worse. Zero cracks Leighton with an open hand slap. Leighton keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Zero. Leighton ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. Leighton throws a leg kick and Leighton takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Zero scores with a jab and follows up with an uppercut that drops Leighton to his knees! He bounces straight back to his feet but is forced to take the mandatory standing 8 count before he's allowed to continue. We're back under way and the fighters meet in the middle of the canvas to re-engage. Oh Leighton is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three minutes gone in the round. Leighton doesn't manage to clinch there - Zero circles away.
Zero blocks a head kick by Leighton.
Leighton seems to have got his legs back now. Leighton throws a wild body kick that Zero sees coming a mile off. Leighton tries to clinch there but Zero circles away.
Zero throws a body shot but no joy. Zero throws a lazy uppercut
and Leighton counters into the clinch. Nicely done. Leighton escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Leighton slips under a jab. Leighton misses with a hook to the body
and Leighton takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Morgan Leighton's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it. Zero blocks a leg kick. Zero throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Leighton sees it coming and avoids it easily. Leighton walks straight into devastating uppercut and drops to the floor, clearly wobbled! Can he beat the count? 4,5,6,7... he's up! And he's down again! The ref steps in and calls an end to the fight! What a punch that was!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Sub Zero! A very excited looking Sub Zero 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.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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