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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Danny Tatum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lasi Leuka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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148 lbs
20 - 9 - 0 |
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167 cm
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153 lbs
19 - 9 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Danny Tatum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lasi Leuka!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Illya Tyunina and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leuka looks to score with a jab to the body but Tatum is just out of range.
Leuka is looking to score with low kicks.
Leuka tries to score with a low kick but Tatum moves his leg out of the way.
Leuka swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Leuka fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Tatum on the side of the head.
Leuka lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tatum circles away quickly and effectively.
Leuka misses the jab.
Leuka misses with an uppercut. Tatum saw that one coming.
Leuka cracks Tatum with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Tatum throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Leuka sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tatum looks to score with a jab to the body but Leuka is just out of range.
Tatum throws a body punch but Leuka moves out of range.
Leuka throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Leuka misses with an uppercut
and Tatum decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Leuka's guard.
Tatum content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tatum passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Tatum lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Leuka is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tatum is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Leuka knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Leuka is trying to improve his position.
Tatum prevents Leuka from escaping the position.
Leuka defending against the ground and pound.
Tatum working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Tatum in side control lands a decent elbow.
Leuka is not content to let Tatum control the position.
Leuka takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Tatum in side control, throwing shots but Leuka defends.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leuka manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Leuka keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Leuka makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Leuka.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Leuka manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tatum is desperately trying to improve his position but Leuka has a good base and remains in mount.
Leuka looking to control and managing it successfully.
Tatum tries to hold on but Leuka pushes him away.
Tatum is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Leuka thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Leuka looking to control and managing it successfully.
Tatum gets back to half guard.
Tatum is looking to control Leuka's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Tatum avoid being mounted?
Leuka wants to take a breather but Tatum is having none of it.
Tatum wants to control but Leuka is keeping busy.
Leuka is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Leuka trying to control but Tatum is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tatum throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Tatum wants to sweep but no luck.
Leuka trying to control the position from guard on top but Tatum is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Leuka wants to get up but he can't break Tatum's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Tatum looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tatum has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Leuka can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tatum looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Tatum looking for a guillotine here but Leuka defends easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Tatum dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Leuka swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Tatum.
Tatum fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Leuka scores with a head kick.
Leuka throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Leuka ducks under a wild hook from Tatum.
Tatum tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Leuka misses with a few strikes there.
Leuka keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fighters circling - Leuka throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tatum thows a body shot but no joy.
Tatum scores with a nice right hand.
Leuka swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Leuka will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tatum uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Leuka.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leuka tries to clinch up.
Leuka connects with the punch.
Leuka misses with a wild combination.
Tatum throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Leuka sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tatum fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Leuka manages to avoid it.
Leuka misses with the combination.
Leuka throws a series of punches but Tatum avoids them all with ease.
Tatum throws an overhand right that lands on Leuka's shoulder, as Leuka tries to avoid the shot.
Tatum fails to land the takedown.
Tatum showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Leuka.
Tatum fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Tatum thows a body shot but no joy.
Leuka connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leuka lands a leg kick that knocks Tatum off balance momentarily.
Tatum tries a low kick but Leuka avoids it.
Leuka thumps Tatum with a low kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Leuka. That snapped Tatum's head back.
Tatum takes a swing at Leuka's ribcage but misses.
A big left from Leuka misses.
Lasi Leuka is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice shot by Tatum.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tatum fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Leuka manages to avoid it.
Tatum gets a takedown into half guard.
Tatum throwing shots but Leuka is blocking nicely.
Tatum stops Leuka from getting back to his feet.
Leuka has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Tatum is working away from the top position though.
Tatum is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tatum not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Tatum is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Leuka blocking the ground and pound attempt from Tatum.
Tatum not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Tatum is looking for a kimura but Leuka is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Tatum to get the leverage.
Leuka tries to get to full guard but Tatum has control of the leg.
Leuka trying to hold on to Tatum's head to control him but Tatum postures up.
Tatum throwing shots but Leuka is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leuka wants to get back to his feet.
Tatum is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Tatum wants to take a breather but Leuka is having none of it.
Tatum is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Leuka defends it well.
Tatum thows a huge punch but Leuka dodges it nicely.
Tatum with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Leuka tries to kick Tatum off but Tatum keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Tatum throwing shots but Leuka is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Danny Tatum will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Tatum throws the left hand but Leuka avoids the punch easily.
Tatum tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Leuka was well out of range. Poor timing from Tatum.
Tatum takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tatum walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Leuka lands with a shot to the body.
Leuka darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Leuka misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tatum.
Leuka changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Leuka.
Leuka scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Tatum is looking to wear down Leuka with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Leuka swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Leuka throws a head kick that misses.
Lasi Leuka seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tatum misses the shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Leuka. Tatum does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tatum moves out of range of the strikes.
Tatum checks the leg kick.
Tatum sizes up Leuka with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leuka throws a combination. Tatum tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Leuka tries to move into range but Tatum moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tatum. Leuka does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tatum misses with a straight right.
Leuka connects with a looping right hand.
Tatum misses with a body shot.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Tatum.
Tatum takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A jab from Leuka does it's job there.
Tatum lands an overhand right.
Tatum throws a looping overhand right but Leuka ducks down to avoid it.
Some wild striking there from Leuka.
Tatum shoots in and drives through. Leuka sprawls well.
Leuka moves into the clinch successfully.
Leuka stalling the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leuka receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Tatum blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Leuka cracks Tatum with a nice body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Leuka slows down the pace here.
Leuka fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tatum tries to break free but Leuka pushes him back against the cage.
Leuka effectively controlling the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tatum fails to pull guard.
Lasi Leuka has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Danny Tatum is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Danny Tatum. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Leuka breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tatum misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Leuka.
Leuka tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Leuka wants to clinch but Tatum slips to the side
and Tatum counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Tatum drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Leuka looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tatum is one step ahead there.
Tatum is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Leuka trying to keep a closed guard but Tatum is proving a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tatum trying to control but Leuka is working from the bottom.
Leuka working for a triangle but Tatum defends it easily.
Leuka is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Leuka keeping moving, preventing Tatum from controlling successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lasi Leuka comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Tatum has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 29:28
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 29:28
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Danny Tatum!
An out of breath and clearly excited Danny Tatum thanked KAISER for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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