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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Silla Kim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bryan Leigh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kim kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is CANON in D Korean Version (with gayageum) . Bryan Leigh has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Silla Kim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Bryan Leigh!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Bruno Hogan and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A lazy body kick from Kim
and Leigh counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kim throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kim misses with a kick to the body
and Leigh counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Leigh avoids the head kick by Kim.
A nice leg kick lands there from Leigh.
Bryan Leigh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Leigh misses with a low kick.
Kim looks to land a body kick but Leigh moved away.
Leigh moves out of range as Kim throws a body kick.
Kim tries to bum rush Leigh with a series of wild strikes but Leigh uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kim throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Leigh.
Kim throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Leigh tries a head kick but it misses.
Kim circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kim throws a leg kick
and Leigh counters with a leg kick.
Leigh throws a wild body kick that Kim sees coming a mile off.
Leigh throws a sloppy head kick and Kim moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim lands a high kick!
Leigh throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kim.
Leigh looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kim takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A nice inside leg kick there by Leigh. That's going to slow Kim down.
Leigh misses with a body kick.
Kim misses with an attempted mid kick.
Leigh tries to land a front kick but Kim steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Good standup being displayed there by Leigh as he connects with a hook.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kim checks a leg kick.
Leigh misses with a kick to the body
and Kim counters with a good low kick that Leigh was not able to check.
Leigh throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kim tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice defenses there by Leigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leigh throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A lazy body kick from Kim
and Leigh counters with a nice leg kick.
Kim throws a series of punches but Leigh avoids them all with ease.
Kim checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Leigh turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big left from Leigh misses.
Leigh misses with the body kick
and Kim counters with a body kick that stops Leigh in his tracks momentarily.
Kim tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Leigh was well out of range. Poor timing from Kim.
Leigh tries to land a body kick
and Kim counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Some wild striking there from Kim.
Leigh cracks Kim with an open hand slap.
Kim lands a nice shot that snaps Leigh's head back.
Kim thumps Leigh with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim throws a lazy head kick
and Leigh counters with a good, hard body kick but Kim shrugs it off.
Kim is looking to slow Leigh down with leg kicks.
Leigh missing with a left hand there. Kim was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kim jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Leigh throws a head kick that misses
and Kim counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Kim throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Leigh counters with a low kick, right behind Kim 's knee.
Leigh throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kim misses with a right hand
and Leigh counters with a good low kick that Kim was not able to check.
Leigh throws a shot from downtown. Kim moves away and avoids it.
Leigh gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Kim counters with a nice leg kick.
Kim looks to land a body kick but Leigh moved away.
Leigh takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Leigh turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kim misses with a kick to the body
and Leigh counters with a nice kick to the body.
Kim shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Leigh as he avoids it easily.
Kim is breathing heavily.
Leigh scores with a head kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Leigh connects with a high kick.
Leigh misses with a body shot.
Kim goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Leigh swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Leigh blocks a head kick by Kim.
Kim moves out of range as Leigh throws a body kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Leigh throws a head kick that misses.
Leigh throws a leg kick but Kim moved away.
Kim misses with a kick to the body
and Leigh counters with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bryan Leigh dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Leigh tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Leigh throws a hook but Kim avoids it easily.
Kim throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Leigh is looking to slow Kim down with leg kicks.
Leigh moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kim misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Leigh lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kim is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kim takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kim tries to land a body kick
and Leigh counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Kim is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Kim throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Leigh throws a body kick that misses.
Leigh connects with an inside leg kick.
Leigh throws a nice inside leg kick.
Leigh will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim scores with a kick to the body.
Leigh leaves Kim with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kim avoids the head kick by Leigh.
Kim throws a lazy head kick
and Leigh counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Leigh misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kim.
Kim blocks the body kick.
Leigh looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kim stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Leigh.
Leigh takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Leigh avoids a punch combination nicely.
Leigh lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kim chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Leigh can pounce on him.
Leigh scores with a nice head shot.
Leigh avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Leigh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kim walks forward, straight into a front kick from Leigh.
Kim shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Leigh fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kim has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Leigh lands a high kick!
Kim takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Kim tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Leigh lands a head kick!
Leigh fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kim has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kim takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leigh scores with a head kick. Kim tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Kim on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Silla Kim is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kim takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Leigh buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kim blocks a head kick by Leigh.
Leigh pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kim throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Leigh makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Kim moves out of range as Leigh strikes.
Leigh scores with a leg kick.
Leigh throws a nice inside leg kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Leigh.
A solid leg kick lands there for Leigh.
Kim throws a sloppy head kick
and Leigh counters with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kim on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Leigh. Leigh obviously looking to wear him down.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Kim might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Leigh lands a high kick!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Leigh.
Kim blocks a head kick by Leigh.
Leigh connects with a leg kick. Kim looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kim chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Leigh can pounce on him.
Leigh pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Leigh throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Kim's head.
A good leg kick by Leigh.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Leigh keeps Kim at a distance using the push kick.
Kim tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kim on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bryan Leigh showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Kim throws a sloppy head kick
and Leigh counters with a nice low kick that buckles Kim's knee momentarily.
Leigh throws a body kick that misses.
Leigh throws a sloppy head kick and Kim moves out of range easily.
An inside leg kick from Leigh misses.
Leigh throws the kick towards the body but Kim avoids it.
Leigh ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kim moves away.
Leigh checks the leg kick.
Leigh throws a sloppy head kick and Kim moves out of range easily.
Kim throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Leigh counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kim looks to throw a body kick
and Leigh counters with a nice uppercut.
Kim throws a lazy head kick
and Leigh counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Leigh connects with a high kick.
Kim is rocked!
Leigh is looking to clinch.
Kim tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leigh throws a sloppy head kick and Kim moves out of range easily.
Bryan Leigh is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Leigh scores with a head kick.
Leigh throws a front kick aimed at Kim's knee but Kim avoids it well.
A low kick from Kim misses
and Leigh counters with a nice low kick that buckles Kim's knee momentarily.
Kim throws a right hand that Leigh ducks under and follows up with a left that Leigh also avoids with ease.
Leigh has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A head kick by Leigh misses
and Kim makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Leigh really felt that one!
Kim will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Crunch! Leigh slams his shin into Kim's torso.
Leigh tries to land a front kick but Kim steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Leigh throws out a leg kick but Kim moves out of range and Leigh only half commits.
Kim shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Kim takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Leigh throws out a leg kick but Kim moves out of range and Leigh only half commits.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kim fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Leigh avoids it really well and circles away.
Leigh lands a leg kick that knocks Kim off balance momentarily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Leigh.
Leigh swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kim on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
The fight stays on the outside here - Leigh looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Leigh lands with a straight right. Kim didn't see that one coming.
Kim looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nice uppercut there from Leigh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kim chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Leigh can pounce on him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Leigh.
Leigh misses with a low kick.
Leigh throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Bryan Leigh seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Leigh tries to land a front kick but Kim steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Leigh rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kim counters with a good, hard body kick but Leigh shrugs it off.
Kim looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That kick from Leigh tenderised Kim's leg. Kim is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kim tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Leigh looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Leigh will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Leigh keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Leigh turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kim throws a jab when Leigh was well out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kim chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Leigh can pounce on him.
Leigh ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Both fighters circling a little - Leigh finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Kim has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Leigh.
Leigh throws a nice inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Leigh tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kim avoids the head kick by Leigh.
Kim avoids the head kick by Leigh.
Silla Kim has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A head kick from Leigh lands but Kim takes it in his stride.
Kim shoots in and drives through. Leigh sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Silla Kim. That's going to take a lot out of him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Leigh throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bryan Leigh is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Leigh fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Leigh.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bryan Leigh comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Leigh has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 25:30
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 25:30
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bryan Leigh!
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