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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yang Leiden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Davola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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191 cm
36
218 lbs
27 - 10 - 0 |
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195 cm
33
216 lbs
19 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Very quick |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin |
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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
27 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Yang Leiden! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
19 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Joe Davola! The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Patrick Alders and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Leiden throws a lazy right hand but Davola sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Leiden throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean. Leiden misses with a straight right. Leiden goes for a high kick. It partially lands. Davola throws a leg kick and Leiden counters with an inside leg kick. Davola swings for the body but Leiden moves out of range.
Davola scores with a nice strike. Davola misses with a wild body shot. Davola connects with a body shot that sends Leiden's belly button to the back. Davola scores with a slapping inside leg kick. Joe Davola seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Leiden avoids the head kick by Davola.
Davola jabs Leiden to the body, keeping him at a distance. A shot to the liver by Davola. Beautiful body shot. Davola avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round. A jab from Davola does it's job there. Davola is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Leiden rather than just go for the knockout. Davola connects with a high kick.
It looks like Yang Leiden has been cut. Leiden moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross. Davola pivots, looking for a leg kick but Leiden is out of range and Davola settles back down. A decent looking cross lands there for Leiden.
It looks like Joe Davola has been cut. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Leiden moves forwards but Davola connects with a nice, crisp jab. Davola tries a head kick but it misses.
Leiden bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Davola's head backwards. Davola tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Leiden was well out of range. Poor timing from Davola. Davola misses with an attempted mid kick.
Leiden shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Davola as he jumps to the side. Davola scores with a crisp jab that stopped Leiden in his tracks.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Davola digs a good body shot into Leiden's ribs. Davola throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Davola scores with a leg kick.
Davola is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Leiden. Davola slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range. Davola just misses with a punch to the body.
Leiden throws a front kick that sends Davola stumbling back into the cage. Nice cross by Leiden. Davola defending well as Leiden loads up on a big left hand. Leiden defending well as Davola loads up on a big left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round. An inside leg kick from Davola misses. Davola does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy. Davola gets tackled into the cage by Leiden. Leiden maintains the clinch. Leiden scores a nice knee to the body.
Leiden scores with a shoulder strike. Leiden throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. Davola tries to throw a body punch but Leiden avoids it by throwing Davola back against the cage. Davola blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. A nice left hand lands by Davola.
Leiden is pushing Davola up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Davola creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Davola breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Leiden throws the kick towards the body but Davola avoids it. The fighters circling - Davola throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Davola misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Leiden.
Davola throws a push kick but Leiden slaps the foot to one side. Davola misses with a straight left. Davola gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Davola throws a nice inside leg kick. Davola dips to his left and cracks Leiden with an uppercut! Joe Davola is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Leiden fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Davola looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath. Leiden scores with a jab. Leiden rushes Davola and presses him up against the cage. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Yang Leiden will probably get the nod. Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Leiden throws a series of punches but Davola moves out of range. Davola fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Leiden checks it well. Davola blocks a low kick nicely. Davola misses with a body shot.
Davola throws a nice outside leg kick. Davola lands a nice shot that snaps Leiden's head back.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Davola. Leiden wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. Leiden scores with a jab to the head.
A solid leg kick lands there for Davola.
Davola is looking to slow Leiden down with leg kicks. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Davola just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round. Jab by Leiden. Davola throws a body punch but Leiden moves out of range. Leiden takes a jab right on the kisser.
Leiden avoids a low kick by using good footwork. Davola keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Davola scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Leiden doesn't seem bothered though. Davola scores with a nice head shot. Leiden keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Davola misses with a body kick. Davola tries a low kick but Leiden avoids it. Davola misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Davola tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Davola throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Leiden stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. Leiden darts in and clinches Davola up against the cage. This has been an exciting period of action! Davola doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Davola lands a hook that snaps the head of Leiden backwards. Leiden scores with a knee to the head.
Davola's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Davola lands a left hand that snaps the head of Leiden backwards. Leiden blocking some punches.
Davola doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Knees in the clinch landing for Leiden.
Leiden misses with a hook to the ribs.
Leiden works on Davola's body with a couple of short punches. Davola is trying to force a seperation but Leiden has the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Leiden lands a nice shot to the body. Davola prevents a body shot from Leiden. Leiden lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Davola looking to stall.
Leiden digs a right hand underneath Davola's ribcage. Davola let out a lung full of air as it connected. Davola tries to circle away but Leiden has him pinned against the cage. Yang Leiden has scored more points in the clinch so far. Nice body punch from Leiden. Davola is breathing heavily. Leiden lands a nice elbow from the clinch. Leiden pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Leiden closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Davola did well to prevent Leiden getting side control. This has been an exciting period of action! Leiden is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Davola makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work! Good leg kick by Leiden there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Nice shot by Leiden.
That has opened up Joe Davola's cut even more. Davola misses with a body punch
and Leiden counters with a thumping low kick. Leiden lands a jab to the nose. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Davola takes a jab right on the kisser.
Davola is rocked! Leiden throws a leg kick which misses Davola's front leg but catches the back leg as Davola tries to avoid it. Davola is still on wobbly legs! Can Leiden finish him? Leiden closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Davola! Leiden dives in looking to finish! Davola is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yang Leiden!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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