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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Heath Legg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rush Syckes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Legg comes to the cage accompanied by Angel of Death. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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160 lbs
7 - 5 - 0 |
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192 cm
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164 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin |
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Decent wrestler
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
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Heath Legg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rush Syckes!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Damien Edna and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Legg wants to clinch.
Syckes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Syckes throws a right hand that Legg ducks under and follows up with a left that Legg also avoids with ease.
Syckes misses with a body kick.
Legg fails with an attempt to clinch.
Legg blocks a leg kick.
Legg wants to clinch.
Legg misses with a series of wild punches.
Syckes changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Legg looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Syckes tries to score with some ground and pound. Legg controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Legg managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Syckes.
Legg tries to get back to half guard but can't.
You can see the frustration on Legg's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Syckes throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Legg defending against the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Legg defending against the ground and pound.
Syckes fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Syckes trying to control the action but Legg is working from the bottom.
You can see the frustration on Legg's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Syckes tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Legg gets back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Syckes not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Syckes thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Legg's head.
Syckes is looking to advance position but Legg won't allow it.
Syckes prevents Legg from improving his position.
Legg wants to control but Syckes is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Legg regains full guard. Nicely done.
Legg wants to sweep but no luck.
Syckes looking to sit in guard and control but Legg gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Legg won't allow Syckes to sweep him here.
Syckes looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Syckes is looking to sweep but instead, Legg has passed into half guard.
Legg throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Legg throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Syckes looking for submissions off his back.
Legg trying to control from half guard but Syckes is working away.
Syckes wants to control but Legg is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Legg is looking for a kimura here.
Legg sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Syckes defending well though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Legg thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Syckes gets full guard.
Legg trying to control but Syckes is working from the bottom.
Syckes is looking for a triangle but Legg pushes his legs off easily.
Legg wants to control from the top but Syckes keeps moving.
Syckes trying to keep a closed guard but Legg is proving a slippery customer.
Legg loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Legg tries to stand but Syckes is controlling from the bottom.
Syckes is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Legg thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Legg advances position into side control!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Rush Syckes will probably get the nod.
That's time! Legg's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A head kick misses from Syckes.
Syckes throws a head kick that misses.
Syckes misses with the body kick
so Legg counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Syckes escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Legg gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Legg passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Legg wants to lay and pray for a moment but Syckes keeps working.
Legg tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Legg has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Syckes looks to move to half guard but instead Legg has passed into mount! Damn!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Legg avoids the attempt from Syckes to control.
Syckes keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Legg tries to control but Syckes wriggling away.
Legg goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Syckes turns into him and now he's in Legg's guard.
Syckes must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Syckes throwing strikes but missing.
Legg managing to control the position.
Legg avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Legg lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Syckes!
Legg swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Syckes is now in Legg's guard. A big mistake from Legg there, giving up the dominant position!
Legg keeping moving, preventing Syckes from controlling successfully.
Syckes stopping the sweep attempt from Legg.
Syckes throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Syckes throws a strike but Legg rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Legg got a little sloppy there for a moment and Syckes has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Legg has managed to get both his arms back between Syckes's legs - danger averted.
Legg throws a big right hand that misses.
Syckes keeping full guard, as Legg tries to pass.
Legg thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Legg might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Syckes is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Legg defends well.
Legg thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Syckes escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Legg gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Syckes is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Syckes wants to sweep but no luck.
Legg wants to control from the top but Syckes keeps moving.
Syckes is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Syckes keeping moving, preventing Legg from controlling successfully.
Legg stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Syckes swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Syckes keeping moving, preventing Legg from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Heath Legg dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
A head kick misses from Syckes.
Legg throws a series of punches but Syckes avoids them all with ease.
Syckes gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Legg counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Legg throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Legg tries to pass to full mount but Syckes defends it.
Legg is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Syckes doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Legg.
Legg thows a huge punch but Syckes dodges it nicely.
Syckes trying to control from the bottom.
Legg is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Syckes tries to roll over but Legg keeps him under control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Legg is working for a kimura but Syckes is defending it quite comfortably.
Syckes actively working from the bottom here.
Legg is keen to just control but Syckes is a slippery customer.
Syckes has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Legg is working away from the top position though.
Legg passes to full mount!
Legg raining down shots from the mount!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Syckes can do anything to dispel that myth.
Syckes has left one of his arms exposed and Legg doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. Syckes screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:03 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Heath Legg!
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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