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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Luke Cage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lasi Leuka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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159 lbs
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153 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Luke Cage!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lasi Leuka!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Igor Prikhodko and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cage lands with a thumping leg kick.
Leuka throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Cage lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Leuka has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Leuka and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Leuka shoots in but Cage avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Cage pushes Leuka away with a front kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Leuka. Cage does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cage works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A slow jab from Leuka misses its intended target.
Cage moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Leuka takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Cage slips a jab and a cross from Leuka.
Leuka is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leuka takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Leuka staying out of range there.
Cage with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Cage throws a leg kick
letting Leuka counter with a right hand.
Cage lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Cage takes a swing at Leuka's ribcage but misses.
Cage throws an off balance right hand
and Leuka counters with a right hand to the body.
Leuka throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cage keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cage lands a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cage throws a head kick but Leuka moves out of range.
Leuka defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Cage.
Cage defending well as Leuka loads up on a big left hand.
A low kick from Cage is predictable there
and Leuka counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Leuka keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cage misses with a body shot
and Leuka counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Leuka moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Cage is rocked!
Leuka tries a head kick but it misses.
Oh Cage is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cage throws a jab when Leuka was well out of range.
Cage uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Leuka.
Leuka swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cage seems to have got his legs back now.
Cage misses with a lunging right hand
and Leuka counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Good standup being displayed there by Cage as he connects with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cage throws a sloppy head kick and Leuka moves out of range easily.
Leuka throws a shot from downtown. Cage moves away and avoids it.
Cage is trying hard to land a takedown here. Leuka sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Cage misses with a low kick.
Leuka throws a series of punches but Cage moves out of range.
Leuka ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cage moves away.
Leuka keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cage looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Leuka is fending him off so far but Cage persists. Nope, Leuka circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luke Cage. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cage scores with a jab to the jaw.
Leuka darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cage shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Leuka's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Cage throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Leuka keeping full guard, as Cage tries to pass.
Leuka trying to control the position.
Leuka avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cage stands and throws Leuka's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Leuka is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Cage has just dragged him back down to the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luke Cage dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Cage swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Leuka throws a nice looking combination but Cage bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cage keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Leuka.
Leuka slaps away a takedown attempt from Cage, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Cage misses with a body shot.
Cage throws the kick towards the body but Leuka avoids it.
Leuka scores with a jab to the head.
Cage fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Leuka manages to avoid it.
Cage shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Leuka is trying to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leuka is defending against the submission attempts here by Cage.
Leuka is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Cage tries to pass the half guard into mount. Leuka knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Leuka is trying to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cage is working for a kimura but Leuka is defending it quite comfortably.
Cage stops Leuka from getting back to his feet.
Cage wants to free his trapped foot but Leuka is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Cage is working for a kimura from half guard. He's really concentrating on the hold and it's allowed Leuka to slip a leg under and get back to full guard.
Leuka manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Cage manages to get himself to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leuka trying to control but Cage is working from the bottom.
Leuka sitting in guard here, content to control.
Leuka won't allow Cage to sweep him here.
Leuka is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Cage keeping moving, preventing Leuka from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Lasi Leuka has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
A slow jab from Cage misses its intended target.
Lasi Leuka is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cage fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Leuka manages to avoid it.
Cage looks to land a right hand but Leuka moved out of range.
Cage swings for the body but Leuka moves out of range.
Cage misses with a looping right.
Cage lands with a shot to the body.
Cage throws a leg kick that is checked
and Leuka counters with a one-two to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice inside leg kick there by Leuka. That's going to slow Cage down.
Cage scores with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Lasi Leuka will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Cage's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Cage misses with an uppercut.
Leuka misses with a hook.
Cage with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Cage avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cage just misses with a punch to the body.
Leuka checks a leg kick.
Cage swings for the body but Leuka moves out of range.
Luke Cage is winning the standup battle so far.
Cage tries to score a power double leg takedown but Leuka sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Cage somewhat.
Cage connects with the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cage dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Leuka. That did some damage!
Cage takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Cage throws an off balance right hand
and Leuka counters with a left and a right... And another left! Cage is down! He's done! The ref dives in to save him and that's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lasi Leuka!
Lasi Leuka is the new featherweight champion!
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