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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bryan Leigh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roberto Amongero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roberto Amongero told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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178 lbs
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180 cm
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185 lbs
9 - 9 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Bryan Leigh!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Roberto Amongero!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, John Mangel and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Amongero lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Leigh dodges the punch combination from Amongero.
Leigh gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Amongero is looking to break free of the clinch but Leigh has double underhooks.
Amongero is trying to push Leigh away but Leigh has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Leigh lands a good knee to the midsection. Amongero won't want to take too many of those.
Amongero wants to get back to striking at distance but Leigh won't allow it.
Leigh scores a nice knee to the body.
Amongero tries to break free but Leigh pushes him back against the cage.
Leigh keeps control of Amongero as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Amongero looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Leigh breaks the clinch.
Leigh blocks a jab.
Amongero throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Leigh.
Amongero tries to bum rush Leigh with a series of wild strikes but Leigh uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Leigh lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A solid leg kick lands there for Leigh.
Amongero tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leigh tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Amongero was well out of range. Poor timing from Leigh.
Good standup being displayed there by Amongero as he connects with a hook.
Amongero misses with a series of wild punches.
Leigh scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A slapping leg kick lands for Leigh.
A big left from Amongero misses.
Leigh clinches up with Amongero and pushes him back against the cage.
Leigh slows down the pace here.
Leigh lands a nice knee to the body.
Amongero is trying to break the clinch but Leigh is controlling him.
Leigh breaks from the clinch.
Leigh keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Amongero.
Amongero on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Some wild striking there from Amongero.
Leigh throws a head kick that Amongero semi-blocks.
Amongero swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Leigh counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Leigh darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Leigh staying out of range there.
Leigh tries a head kick but it misses.
Amongero tries to keep at a distance but Leigh has taken the fight into the clinch.
Leigh lands a good knee to the midsection. Amongero won't want to take too many of those.
Amongero has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Leigh connects with a nasty looking knee right to Amongero's face.
Leigh is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Amongero pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Leigh tries a knee to the head but Amongero blocks it.
Leigh with a knee to the head.
Leigh lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Roberto Amongero has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leigh content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Leigh lands a knee to the head.
Amongero is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Leigh obliges.
Leigh has Amongero pressed against the cage, preventing Amongero from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A frustrated look appears on Amongero's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Amongero is trying to break free.
Leigh effectively controlling the action here.
Leigh landing knees to the head.
Leigh just leaning against Amongero, taking a breather.
Leigh lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Amongero takes a knee to the side of the body.
Leigh stalling.
Amongero takes a knee to the side of the body.
Leigh taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Amongero is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Leigh is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Bryan Leigh.
Nice shot lands for Amongero.
Roberto Amongero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Leigh lands with an overhand left.
Amongero rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Leigh moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A combination from Amongero does no damage.
Amongero lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Leigh connects with an inside leg kick.
Amongero is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Leigh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bryan Leigh dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Roberto Amongero's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Amongero sizes up Leigh with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Amongero slips a straight right by Leigh.
Amongero scores with a jab to the head.
Amongero blocks a head kick by Leigh.
Leigh fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Leigh.
Amongero looks to land a combination but Leigh avoids it well.
Leigh clinches up against the cage.
Amongero tries to break free but Leigh pushes him back against the cage.
Leigh avoiding damage.
Amongero wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Leigh has him pressed against the cage.
Amongero wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Leigh has him pressed against the cage.
Amongero wants to get back to striking at distance but Leigh won't allow it.
Amongero tries to break the clinch but Leigh is controlling the position.
Leigh connects with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Leigh.
Leigh looking to throw knees to the head but Amongero is blocking nicely.
Amongero wants to break free but Leigh has control.
Amongero is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Amongero letting Leigh take a breather here.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Leigh prevents Amongero from breaking the clinch.
Come on Leigh - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Leigh lands a good knee to the midsection. Amongero won't want to take too many of those.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Leigh obliges.
Leigh has Amongero pressed against the cage.
Amongero wants to get back to striking at distance but Leigh won't allow it.
Leigh manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Bryan Leigh has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Leigh for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Bryan Leigh.
Amongero stalks Leigh and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Leigh's face. Leigh staggers backwards, shaken.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Leigh lands with a thumping leg kick.
Leigh showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Amongero.
Leigh throws an overhand right that lands on Amongero's shoulder, as Amongero tries to avoid the shot.
Leigh lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Amongero loads up on a big right hand but Leigh slips the punch.
Leigh misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Amongero thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bryan Leigh is winning the standup battle so far.
Leigh throws a nice head kick!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amongero throws out a powerful jab.
Amongero misses with a double jab.
Leigh missing with a left hand there. Amongero was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Leigh tries a head kick but it misses.
Leigh lands a jab to the head.
Leigh slips under a jab.
Amongero misses with a few strikes there.
Some wild striking there from Amongero.
Leigh connects with a single shot there.
Amongero throws a series of punches but Leigh moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Amongero.
Amongero closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Amongero takes a kick to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Amongero lands a really nice looking cross but Leigh seems unphased.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leigh misses with an uppercut. Amongero saw that one coming.
Leigh scores with a nice body kick.
Amongero is breathing heavily.
Leigh scores with a head kick. Amongero tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Leigh dodges the punch combination from Amongero.
Leigh turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Leigh buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Amongero has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Leigh.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Leigh. Amongero shrugs it off though.
Nice defenses there by Leigh.
Amongero takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Amongero throws a right and a left that both miss.
Leigh swings for the body but Amongero moves out of range.
Roberto Amongero is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Leigh lands with a slapping head kick.
Leigh lands with a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bryan Leigh dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Roberto Amongero's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Amongero misses with a double jab
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Leigh throws an overhand right that lands on Amongero's shoulder, as Amongero tries to avoid the shot.
A left and a right from Amongero both land. Nice combination.
Leigh connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Amongero momentarily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Leigh. That's going to slow Amongero down.
Amongero misses with a looping left.
Leigh lands with a kick to the ribs.
Leigh scores with a body shot.
Leigh lands a head kick. Amongero smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Leigh connects with a leg kick. Amongero looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Amongero takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab from Leigh does it's job there.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Leigh.
Amongero throws a left and a right that both miss
and Leigh counters with a slapping leg kick.
Leigh lands an overhand right.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Amongero crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Leigh - the referee stops the clock and Amongero gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Leigh. Amongero manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leigh is looking to slow Amongero down with leg kicks.
Amongero looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Leigh lands with a slapping head kick.
Amongero has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Leigh.
Amongero keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Leigh.
Leigh has taken the fight to the clinch.
Leigh lands a knee to the body.
Leigh unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Leigh pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Amongero misses with a few strikes there.
A head kick from Leigh lands but Amongero takes it in his stride.
Leigh connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Leigh lands with a kick to the temple. Amongero shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Amongero is rocked!
Amongero's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Amongero misses with a series of wild punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leigh bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Amongero is still on wobbly legs! Can Leigh finish him?
Leigh with a hook.
Leigh comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Amongero takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Leigh moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nice body kick from Leigh.
Amongero throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Leigh.
Amongero takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A slapping leg kick lands for Leigh.
Leigh lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Leigh feints and then cracks Amongero's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Amongero down.
Amongero seems to have recovered his senses.
Amongero scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Leigh.
Leigh lands a head kick. Amongero smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Leigh turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Leigh misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leigh thows a body shot but no joy.
Leigh tests Amongero's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Leigh throws a head kick but Amongero moves out of range.
A punch combination from Amongero misses.
Amongero misses with a double jab
and Leigh counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Nice straight punches there by Leigh. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Leigh.
Sloppy strikes from Amongero. Those never looked like landing.
Leigh has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Amongero bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Leigh lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Leigh closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Amongero throws a nice looking combination but Leigh bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Leigh throws a head kick but Amongero moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Amongero slips a jab from Leigh.
Leigh moves out of range as Amongero strikes.
Leigh looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Leigh is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Amongero can do to turn this around?
Amongero misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Leigh.
Leigh lands a nice looking kick to the body. Amongero takes a step back to recover.
Leigh connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Amongero changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice body kick there by Leigh.
A nice inside leg kick there by Leigh. That's going to slow Amongero down.
Amongero misses with an uppercut. Leigh saw that one coming.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Amongero has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Leigh.
Amongero throws a combination that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Amongero looks to land a right hand but Leigh moved out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bryan Leigh clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Roberto Amongero's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A chopping leg kick lands by Leigh.
Leigh lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A looping hook to the body misses from Amongero. Leigh does a little dance to reset his feet.
Leigh scores with a crisp jab that stopped Amongero in his tracks.
Leigh throws the left hand but Amongero avoids the punch easily.
Leigh rushes Amongero and presses him up against the cage.
Leigh unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Leigh effectively controlling the action here.
Amongero wants to break the clinch but can't.
Leigh connects with a nasty looking knee right to Amongero's face.
Leigh prevents Amongero from breaking the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leigh crunches a lovely knee into Amongero's ribcage.
Come on Leigh - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Amongero wants to get back to striking at distance but Leigh won't allow it.
Leigh using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Leigh content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Leigh gets a trip takedown into half guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Leigh keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Amongero pushes Leigh off looking to stand but Leigh dives back in and keeps control.
Bryan Leigh has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Amongero falls off balance throwing a combination
and Leigh counters by moving into the clinch.
Amongero wants to break the clinch but can't.
Amongero is trying to push Leigh away but Leigh has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Leigh has Amongero pushed against the cage.
Leigh keeps control of Amongero as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Leigh is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Amongero can't fight it off and eventually Leigh manages to take the fight to the floor. Amongero looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Amongero wants to get back to his feet but Leigh is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amongero is wriggling around but Leigh manages to pass to half guard.
Leigh stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Amongero to get to his feet.
Leigh lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Leigh thows a left - swing and a miss!
Amongero connects with the punch.
Amongero throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Leigh counters with a low kick, right behind Amongero 's knee.
Amongero misses with a looping left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leigh lands a jab.
Amongero misses with the combination.
Amongero is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Leigh lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Leigh thows a left - swing and a miss!
Leigh throws a nice outside leg kick.
Amongero misses with a looping right.
Amongero has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Leigh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Leigh feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Amongero's calf.
Amongero throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Leigh.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Leigh throws a front kick that sends Amongero stumbling back into the cage.
Leigh misses the jab.
Leigh thumps Amongero with a low kick.
Leigh uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Amongero.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bryan Leigh had his way with Roberto Amongero in that round.
The cut man is working on Roberto Amongero's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Amongero throws a right and a left that Leigh avoids nicely.
Amongero works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Leigh scoring well with a low kick there.
Some wild striking there from Amongero.
Leigh with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Amongero jabs Leigh right on the nose. Leigh blinks but takes it well.
A combination from Amongero does no damage.
Good leg kick by Leigh there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Leigh lands a slapping body shot.
Amongero swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Leigh scores with a kick to the midsection.
Amongero is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Leigh misses with a wild body shot.
Amongero takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Leigh connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leigh chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Leigh keeps Amongero at a distance using the push kick.
Crunch! Leigh slams his shin into Amongero's torso.
Leigh throws a nice inside leg kick.
Leigh scores with the left hand. Amongero knows he should have avoided that one.
Leigh avoids a punch combination nicely.
Amongero has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Leigh delivers a nice body kick.
Leigh connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Amongero looks to throw the jab but Leigh is out of range.
Amongero takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Leigh fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Amongero manages to avoid it.
Leigh thuds his shin into the meat of Amongero's side.
Amongero chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Leigh can pounce on him.
Amongero takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Amongero swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Leigh rushes Amongero and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Leigh lands a knee to the head.
Amongero is trying to push Leigh away but Leigh has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Knees in the clinch landing for Leigh.
Leigh lands a knee to the head.
Leigh breaks the clinch.
Leigh tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Leigh dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Amongero misses with a jab, cross combination.
Amongero throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Amongero 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.
A nice leg kick lands there from Leigh.
Some wild striking there from Amongero.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leigh fakes the leg kick and cracks Amongero in the body.
Amongero scores with a shot to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Leigh. That's going to slow Amongero down.
Leigh looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Leigh looks to score with a jab to the body but Amongero is just out of range.
Leigh avoids the body shot from Amongero.
Amongero takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Amongero moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Leigh throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Leigh scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Leigh thows a body kick. Amongero tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Leigh slips under a jab from Amongero.
Amongero throws a nice looking combination but Leigh bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leigh lands with a hook. Amongero tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Leigh lands a really nice looking cross but Amongero seems unphased.
Leigh looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Leigh misses with a head kick.
Roberto Amongero has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Leigh fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Amongero manages to avoid it.
Amongero misses with a few strikes there.
A punch combination from Amongero misses.
Leigh connects with a leg kick. Amongero looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Leigh throws a leg kick which misses Amongero's front leg but catches the back leg as Amongero tries to avoid it.
A combination from Amongero does no damage.
Leigh connects with an inside leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Amongero takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bryan Leigh is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Amongero takes a kick to the side of the head.
Leigh showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Amongero.
Amongero walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bryan Leigh showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Leigh has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 50:45
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 50:45
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bryan Leigh!
Bryan Leigh retains his welterweight title!
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