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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Wade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leonardo Davinchi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wade's entrance music is Are You Ready?. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Thomas Wade!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Leonardo Davinchi!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Patrick Alders and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wade changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Davinchi tries to avoid it but Wade manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Davinchi to the ground. Davinchi escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Davinchi displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Wade.
Wade really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Wade fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thomas Wade. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wade has his takedown stuffed
and Davinchi counters with a nice leg kick.
Wade shoots in and drives through. Davinchi sprawls well.
Wade shoots in looking for a takedown. Davinchi tries to sprawl out of it but Wade keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Davinchi manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Davinchi lands a head kick!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davinchi throws a leg kick which misses Wade's front leg but catches the back leg as Wade tries to avoid it.
Wade checks the leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Davinchi.
Davinchi chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Wade takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Wade tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Davinchi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Davinchi.
A head kick misses from Davinchi.
Wade chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Davinchi can pounce on him.
Davinchi throws a head kick that Wade semi-blocks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wade takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wade on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Davinchi lands a head kick!
Davinchi finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davinchi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Wade avoids a kick to the body.
Davinchi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Davinchi throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Wade shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Davinchi as he jumps to the side.
Davinchi lands with a kick to the temple. Wade shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davinchi throws a front kick aimed at Wade's knee but Wade avoids it well.
Wade takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Davinchi tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Wade is able to avoid easily.
Davinchi looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Davinchi throws a sloppy head kick and Wade moves out of range easily.
Davinchi connects with an inside leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Davinchi tries to land a leg kick but Wade saw it coming and moves away.
Davinchi pushes Wade away with a front kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leonardo Davinchi dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Davinchi looks to land a body kick but Wade moved away.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Wade. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Davinchi lands a leg kick that knocks Wade off balance momentarily.
Davinchi throws a leg kick but Wade sees it coming and moves out of range.
Wade avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Wade blocks a head kick by Davinchi.
Leonardo Davinchi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wade fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Leonardo Davinchi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Davinchi tries to score with a low kick but Wade moves his leg out of the way.
Davinchi pivots, looking for a leg kick but Wade is out of range and Davinchi settles back down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davinchi stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Davinchi wants it to stay on the feet.
Davinchi throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Wade tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Davinchi throws a solid leg kick but Wade takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Davinchi.
A good leg kick by Davinchi.
Wade blocks a low kick nicely.
Wade is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Davinchi misses with a wild body shot.
Wade shoots in and drives through. Davinchi sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thomas Wade. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wade blocks a head kick by Davinchi.
Wade staying out of range there.
Leonardo Davinchi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Davinchi motions for Wade to come forward. Davinchi throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Wade blocks a head kick by Davinchi.
Wade avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Davinchi throws a wild body kick that Wade sees coming a mile off.
Leonardo Davinchi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Davinchi fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Wade has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Davinchi gets caught flat footed, as Wade shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wade missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Davinchi really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Wade. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Wade is working Davinchi over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Wade trying to control the position from guard on top but Davinchi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Davinchi wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Davinchi keeping full guard, as Wade tries to pass.
Wade connects with a couple of short punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wade drops back, looking for a kneebar! Davinchi looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Davinchi looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Davinchi!
A lull in the action here as Davinchi stalls from top position.
Wade is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leonardo Davinchi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action!
Wade misses with a takedown attempt - Davinchi sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Davinchi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Wade takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Davinchi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A nice leg kick lands there from Davinchi.
Davinchi throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wade closes the distance and clinches up with Davinchi, looking for a takedown. Wade pushes Davinchi against the cage but Davinchi circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Davinchi throws a low kick, looking for Wade's leg but Wade calmly moves out of range.
Wade is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Davinchi.
No luck for Wade with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thomas Wade. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice body kick there by Davinchi.
Davinchi throws a head kick but Wade moves out of range.
Wade shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Davinchi defends it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davinchi throws a solid leg kick but Wade takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Davinchi.
Davinchi throws a leg kick that misses.
Davinchi scoring well with a low kick there.
Davinchi tries a low kick but Wade avoids it.
Wade avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davinchi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Davinchi throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Davinchi.
Davinchi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Wade tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Wade blocks a head kick by Davinchi.
Davinchi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wade fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davinchi throws a chopping leg kick but Wade manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Davinchi lands with a kick to the temple. Wade shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Wade checks a leg kick.
Davinchi lands with a kick to the temple. Wade shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A good leg kick by Davinchi.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Davinchi throws a low kick but it's checked well by Wade.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wade takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leonardo Davinchi really dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Davinchi pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Davinchi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Davinchi fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Wade is out of range.
Wade looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Davinchi is fending him off so far but Wade persists. Nope, Davinchi circles away and we're back to standing.
Davinchi throws a leg kick that misses.
Davinchi throws a sloppy head kick and Wade moves out of range easily.
Davinchi looks to land a body kick but Wade moved away.
A slapping body kick lands there for Davinchi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wade closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Davinchi wants to get back to full guard.
Wade working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Wade thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Davinchi's head.
Wade prevents Davinchi from improving his position.
Wade has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wade throws a strike but Davinchi avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davinchi wants to sweep but no luck.
Davinchi being controlled here, momentarily.
Wade is looking to work some ground and pound but Davinchi has wrist control.
Wade controls from within his opponent's guard.
Davinchi keeping moving, preventing Wade from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Thomas Wade wasn't doing enough on the ground.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Wade is defended easily by Davinchi.
Wade on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Davinchi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Wade closes this distance looking for a takedown but Davinchi circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thomas Wade. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wade tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A nice leg kick lands there from Davinchi.
Davinchi tries a head kick but it misses.
Davinchi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Davinchi.
Davinchi connects with an inside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wade fails to land the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leonardo Davinchi dominated that fourth round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Davinchi swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Wade blocks the body kick.
Wade tries to score a power double leg takedown but Davinchi sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Wade somewhat.
Davinchi motions for Wade to come forward. Davinchi throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Davinchi misses with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davinchi lands with a nice body punch.
Wade avoids the head kick by Davinchi.
Davinchi lands a nice leg kick that just misses Wade's sensitive parts.
Wade staying out of range there.
Davinchi throws a wild body kick that Wade sees coming a mile off.
Davinchi lands a nice leg kick that just misses Wade's sensitive parts.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Wade.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wade creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Davinchi sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Thomas Wade overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Wade tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Wade sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Davinchi is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Wade working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Wade throws an elbow but Davinchi slips to the side and avoids it well.
Wade trying to control the action but Davinchi is working from the bottom.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Davinchi is trying to control Wade's posture but Wade avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davinchi dodges the ground and pound from Wade.
Leonardo Davinchi is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Wade working away.
Check out the look on Wade's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Wade working the ground and pound but Davinchi is defending the strikes.
Wade tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davinchi is being controlled here.
Wade tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Wade throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thomas Wade showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Davinchi has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 46:49
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 46:49
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leonardo Davinchi! Leonardo Davinchi retains his lightweight title!
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hype
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