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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Todd Maxwell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lee Leeson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lee Leeson has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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130 lbs
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143 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Todd Maxwell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Lee Leeson!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Winston Howard and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leeson throws a jab when Maxwell was well out of range.
A jab from Leeson finds it's way through Maxwell's defenses.
Leeson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Leeson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Leeson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Maxwell.
Maxwell ducks under a wild hook from Leeson.
Leeson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Maxwell was well out of range. Poor timing from Leeson.
Leeson throws a big shot that misses.
Maxwell bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Leeson throws a lazy right hand but Maxwell sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Leeson throws a right hand that misses
and Maxwell cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Maxwell moves forwards but Leeson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Maxwell ducks under a wild hook from Leeson.
Lee Leeson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Leeson loads up on a big right hand but Maxwell slips the punch.
Maxwell moves out of range of the strikes.
Maxwell misses with a wild combination.
Leeson misses the jab.
Maxwell throws a looping overhand right but Leeson ducks down to avoid it.
Maxwell takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Maxwell rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Leeson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Maxwell throws a shot from downtown. Leeson moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leeson throws a lazy uppercut
and Maxwell counters with a one-two to the body.
Maxwell ducks under a wild hook from Leeson.
Leeson might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Maxwell misses with an uppercut. Leeson saw that one coming.
Leeson moves into range and connects with a jab.
Leeson misses with a lunging right hand
and Maxwell counters with a one-two to the body.
Maxwell gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Leeson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Leeson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Maxwell was well out of range. Poor timing from Leeson.
Maxwell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Leeson was well out of range. Poor timing from Maxwell.
Maxwell digs a good hook to Leeson's body.
Maxwell falls off balance throwing a combination
and Leeson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A combination from Maxwell does no damage.
A big right from Leeson misses.
Maxwell misses with an uppercut. Leeson saw that one coming.
Maxwell falls off balance throwing a combination
and Leeson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maxwell moves out of range of the strikes.
Maxwell rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Leeson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Maxwell takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Donk. Leeson catches Maxwell right on the button with a cross.
Maxwell swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Leeson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Leeson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Maxwell on the side of the head.
Leeson missing with a left hand there. Maxwell was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Leeson lands a body shot.
Maxwell takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Leeson is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Maxwell had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Leeson looks to score with a jab to the body but Maxwell is just out of range.
Leeson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Nice defenses there by Maxwell.
Leeson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Leeson just misses with a punch to the body.
Leeson misses with the combination.
Leeson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leeson misses with a lunging right hand
and Maxwell counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A shot to the liver by Leeson. Beautiful body shot.
Leeson looks to land a left hand but Maxwell moved out of range nicely.
Leeson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Maxwell's head backwards.
Decent striking displayed by Maxwell there.
Maxwell misses with a looping left.
Leeson looks to throw the jab but Maxwell is out of range.
Leeson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Maxwell manages to avoid it.
Maxwell rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Leeson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Leeson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Leeson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Leeson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Maxwell misses with a series of wild punches.
Leeson lands a lovely overhand right.
Maxwell takes one on the button.
Leeson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Maxwell.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leeson swings widly with a right hand
and Maxwell counters with a right hand to the body.
Maxwell tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Leeson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Leeson lands a nice shot that snaps Maxwell's head back.
Leeson lands with an uppercut that bounces Maxwell off the cage and back into rage.
Maxwell misses the body punch
and Leeson counters with a three punch combo that has Maxwell backing up. Maxwell nods at Leeson to acknowledge the strikes.
Maxwell moves out of range as Leeson strikes.
Leeson feints a jab promting Maxwell to slip. Leeson then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Maxwell slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Leeson misses with a hook. Maxwell ducked under it nicely.
Leeson digs a good body shot into Maxwell's ribs.
Leeson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Leeson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Leeson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Maxwell was well out of range. Poor timing from Leeson.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Leeson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Maxwell was well out of range. Poor timing from Leeson.
Leeson misses with an uppercut.
Leeson misses with an uppercut
and Maxwell counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Leeson misses with a double jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lee Leeson dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Leeson connects with a looping right hand.
Left hook, right uppercut from Leeson.
Leeson misses with a lunging right hand
and Maxwell counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Maxwell ducks under a wild hook from Leeson.
Maxwell misses with a few strikes there.
Maxwell throws a left and a right that both miss
and Leeson counters with a straight right hand.
Leeson swings widly with a right hand
and Maxwell counters with a series of strikes. Leeson will be more careful next time no doubt.
Lee Leeson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Leeson feints a jab promting Maxwell to slip. Leeson then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Maxwell slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Maxwell on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Maxwell throws a right and a left that both miss.
Leeson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Leeson connects with a crisp jab.
Leeson misses with a hook
and Maxwell counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Leeson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Maxwell looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Leeson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Leeson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Maxwell throws out the jab.
Leeson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maxwell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Leeson lands with an overhand left.
Maxwell misses the shot to the body.
Leeson lands a body shot.
Maxwell takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Maxwell lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Leeson circles away quickly and effectively.
Leeson jabs at Maxwell's body.
Leeson digs a good hook to Maxwell's body.
Leeson throws a looping overhand right but Maxwell ducks down to avoid it.
Leeson avoids the body shot from Maxwell.
Leeson misses with a hook.
Leeson scores with a shot to the body.
A nice combination there by Leeson.
Leeson scores with a jab to the head.
Maxwell displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Leeson throws out the jab.
Maxwell lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maxwell slips a jab from Leeson.
Leeson connects with a crisp jab.
Maxwell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Leeson was well out of range. Poor timing from Maxwell.
A swing and a miss from Leeson.
Sloppy strikes from Leeson. Those never looked like landing.
Leeson lands a body shot.
Leeson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Maxwell misses with a combination
and Leeson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Leeson with a hook.
Maxwell throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Leeson counter with a right hand.
Leeson throws a hook but Maxwell avoids it easily.
Maxwell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Maxwell falls off balance throwing a combination
and Leeson counters with a nice uppercut.
Leeson looks to score with a jab to the body but Maxwell is just out of range.
Leeson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Maxwell's hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leeson tests Maxwell's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Leeson misses with a straight left.
Maxwell misses with a double jab
and Leeson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Leeson lands with an uppercut that bounces Maxwell off the cage and back into rage.
Maxwell avoids the body shot from Leeson.
Leeson catches Maxwell with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Maxwell scores with a jab to the body.
Leeson jabs Maxwell right on the nose. Maxwell blinks but takes it well.
Maxwell is looking to wear down Leeson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Leeson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Maxwell under the eye.
Maxwell slips a jab from Leeson.
Maxwell tries to clinch
and Maxwell takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Leeson looks to score with a jab to the body but Maxwell is just out of range.
The crowd cheers as Leeson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Maxwell doesn't seem phased though.
A decent looking cross lands there for Leeson.
Maxwell tries to bum rush Leeson with a series of wild strikes but Leeson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maxwell takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Leeson with a jab.
Maxwell throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Leeson counters with a straight right hand.
Maxwell is rocked!
Leeson misses with a left hand
and Maxwell counters with a straight right hand.
Maxwell misses with a combination
and Leeson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Leeson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Maxwell on the side of the head.
Leeson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Leeson works Maxwell's body with a nice hook.
Maxwell throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Leeson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Maxwell misses with a few strikes there.
Maxwell looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Leeson looks to land a combination. Maxwell sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Oh Maxwell is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Maxwell throws a series of punches but Leeson moves out of range.
Maxwell seems to have got his legs back now.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Maxwell tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Leeson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Leeson scores with a decent looking hook.
A decent looking cross lands there for Leeson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lee Leeson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
A big left from Maxwell misses.
Leeson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Leeson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Leeson scores with a jab.
Maxwell tries to close the distance and clinch up but Leeson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Maxwell ducks right into an uppercut from Leeson.
Todd Maxwell is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Leeson jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Leeson lands a jab.
Leeson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Leeson loads up on a big right hand but Maxwell slips the punch.
Maxwell misses with a hook
letting Leeson counter with a right hand.
Leeson lands with a hook. Maxwell tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Maxwell blocks a jab.
Leeson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Leeson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Leeson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Maxwell might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
The fight stays on the outside here - Maxwell looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leeson misses with a straight right.
Leeson lands a nice shot to the body.
Leeson connects with a single shot there.
Leeson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Leeson thows a left - swing and a miss!
A jab from Leeson does it's job there.
Maxwell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Leeson moves away.
Leeson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Maxwell takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Maxwell tries to close the distance and clinch up but Leeson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Maxwell on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Maxwell blocks a jab.
Leeson scores with the left hand. Maxwell knows he should have avoided that one.
Leeson lands a nice hook to Maxwell's body. Maxwell takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Maxwell takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Some wild striking there from Maxwell.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maxwell drops his hands momentarily and Leeson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Leeson sizes up Maxwell with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Leeson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Leeson misses with a body shot.
Maxwell misses with a body shot
and Leeson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Maxwell throws a combination that misses
and Leeson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Maxwell thinking.
A combination from Leeson does no damage.
Leeson avoids the body shot from Maxwell.
Leeson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Leeson looks to land a left hand but Maxwell moved out of range nicely.
Leeson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Maxwell under the eye.
Decent striking displayed by Leeson there.
Maxwell moves away from the strike by Leeson.
Leeson lands a nice hook to Maxwell's body. Maxwell takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maxwell tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Leeson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Maxwell misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Leeson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maxwell throws a looping overhand right but Leeson ducks down to avoid it.
Leeson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Maxwell gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Maxwell is looking to clinch but Leeson is avoiding it.
Leeson throws a poor cross that misses
and Maxwell counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Maxwell.
A right hand to the body from Maxwell.
Maxwell tries to stall but Leeson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Leeson wants a takedown.
Maxwell breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Maxwell on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Leeson misses with an uppercut. Maxwell saw that one coming.
Maxwell misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Leeson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Leeson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Maxwell.
Maxwell is looking to clinch but Leeson is avoiding it.
Leeson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Maxwell.
Leeson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Maxwell.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maxwell throws a series of punches but Leeson avoids them all with ease.
Leeson misses with a looping right.
Maxwell tries to clinch there but Leeson circles away.
Maxwell swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Maxwell missing with a left hand there. Leeson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Todd Maxwell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Leeson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Maxwell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A jab from Leeson misses.
Maxwell is looking to clinch but Leeson is avoiding it.
Maxwell ducks under a wild hook from Leeson.
Maxwell feints a jab promting Leeson to slip. Maxwell then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Leeson slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Maxwell has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Maxwell there as he acknowledges the shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Leeson lands with an overhand left.
Leeson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lee Leeson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A right-left combo lands from Leeson.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lee Leeson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Leeson winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lee Leeson!
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hype
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