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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jam The Great One (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Will Leander (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think The Great One might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to King of Kings. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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205 lbs
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210 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jam The Great One!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Will Leander!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Yves DeLean and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Great One with a lazy takedown attempt
and Leander counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Leander.
The Great One not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Leander is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Leander looking to pass the guard.
The Great One trying to control the position.
The Great One keeping moving, preventing Leander from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Will Leander.
Leander displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from The Great One.
The Great One shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Leander counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jam The Great One. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
It looks like Leander is going to stand back up.
Leander throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Great One is trying to get back to full guard.
Still in half guard, Leander seems content to control.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Will Leander hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
The Great One looks for a takedown but Leander sprawls well.
The Great One has his takedown stuffed
and Leander counters with a takedown into side control.
Leander looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The Great One can't do much from the bottom here.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
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!
The Great One gets back to half guard.
Leander decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Horrible takedown by The Great One or perhaps it was just good defense by Leander which made him look bad.
Leander closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into The Great One's guard.
Leander controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Leander won't allow The Great One to sweep him here.
The Great One is working hard here to advance position.
Leander engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Leander postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Great One controls Leander momentarily but Leander frees himself.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Will Leander was stalling too much, according to the referee.
A solid body kick from Leander.
The Great One needs to keep his hands up - Leander had a free shot at his head there.
Leander scores with a takedown into The Great One's guard.
The Great One is breathing heavily.
Leander trying to control the position from guard on top but The Great One is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The Great One is trying to control the position but Leander postures up.
Leander controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Leander wants to stand but The Great One has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Will Leander was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Leander defends well against a solid takedown attempt from The Great One.
Leander should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Nice takedown defense from Leander. No joy for The Great One on that attempt.
Leander dives in and scores a takedown into The Great One's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The Great One 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.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Leander throwing strikes from guard but The Great One blocks nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Will Leander dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Leander shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The Great One tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Leander has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
The Great One wants to control but Leander is having none of it.
The Great One is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Leander looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Great One in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Leander wants to finish this one by submission but The Great One is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Leander.
The Great One is looking to get to half guard.
Leander controlling from the full mount.
The Great One is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Leander lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leander can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as The Great One is looking to escape.
Leander content just to control the position here.
The Great One can't escape the position.
Leander tries to control but The Great One wriggling away.
Leander controlling from mount.
The Great One is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Great One can't escape the position.
Leander sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Leander's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The Great One is looking to get to half guard.
The Great One is squirming around, avoiding Leander's attempts to control the action.
Leander gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Great One with a poor takedown
and Leander counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Leander throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Leander trying to control from half guard but The Great One is working away.
Leander wants to stand up but The Great One is controlling the position.
Leander is breathing heavily.
The Great One is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Leander keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Will Leander wasn't active enough on the ground.
Leander throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck The Great One on the side of the head.
The Great One is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Leander.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Will Leander showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
The Great One fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
The Great One shoots in for a takedown but Leander shows good takedown defense.
Leander closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The Great One goes for a takedown attempt but Leander pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jam The Great One. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Leander darts in and clinches The Great One up against the cage.
Leander working The Great One over with knees to the body.
The Great One wants a takedown but no success here.
Leander displaying some good clinch control by pressing The Great One up against the cage.
Leander gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from The Great One.
Leander breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Great One shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
The Great One shoots in for a takedown but Leander shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Leander dives in and scores a takedown into The Great One's guard.
Leander pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. The Great One is keeping the position for now.
Will Leander has got the better of the ground game so far.
Leander is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Leander controls from within his opponent's guard.
Leander wants to control from the top but The Great One keeps moving.
Leander is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Will Leander.
The Great One with a lazy takedown attempt
and Leander decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in The Great One's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Leander preventing the sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leander would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Leander stands up over The Great One, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Leander in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Leander tries to stand but The Great One is controlling from the bottom.
The Great One looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Leander is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The Great One lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Leander!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leander tries to lock up and control but The Great One gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The Great One trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Leander working to try and regain half guard.
The Great One trying to control but Leander is having none of it.
Leander is trying desperately to improve position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Great One can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Leander is looking to escape.
Leander can't escape the position.
The Great One trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The Great One forces the positional change into back control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - The Great One's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
And that's the end of the fight!
Will Leander comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Leander has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Will Leander!
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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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