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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jordan Statham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlton Leach (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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196 lbs
15 - 10 - 1 |
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185 lbs
7 - 7 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Brawler
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 10 - 1, fighting out of London, Jordan Statham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Carlton Leach!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Ackerman and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leach scores with a head kick. Statham tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Statham drives through with a takedown into guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Statham slips nicely into half guard.
Leach trying to hold on to Statham's head to control him but Statham postures up.
Leach is looking to escape.
Statham drops an elbow to the side of Leach's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Statham working the head and body with strikes.
Statham stops Leach from getting back to his feet.
Leach tries to get to full guard but Statham has control of the leg.
Statham not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Statham 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Statham lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Leach pushes Statham off looking to stand but Statham dives back in and keeps control.
Statham 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.
Leach keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Statham looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Statham thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leach is looking to escape.
Statham 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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Leach keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Statham is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Leach is just riding it out for now. Statham eventually gives up the hold.
Statham looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Statham will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Statham connects with a nice short shot to Leach's temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Statham throwing shots but Leach is blocking nicely.
Statham thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Statham takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Leach blocking the ground and pound attempt from Statham.
Statham seems to be trying to get a kimura but instead Leach has recovered full guard.
Statham postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Leach is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Statham, into his guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Leach accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leach looking to sit in guard and control but Statham gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Leach preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Statham lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Statham makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Leach avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Statham missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Statham throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Statham postures up in Leach's guard and throws a big left but Leach blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jordan Statham dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Leach blocks a low kick nicely.
Statham attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Leach wants to clinch up but Statham keeps it at a distance.
Statham tries to score a power double leg takedown but Leach sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Statham somewhat.
Leach wants to clinch up but Statham keeps it at a distance.
Leach is looking to slow Statham down with leg kicks.
Statham blocks the body kick.
Statham takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Leach throws a one two combo.
Leach lands with a kick to the temple. Statham shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Statham lands with a straight right. Leach didn't see that one coming.
It looks like Carlton Leach has been cut.
Leach avoids the head kick by Statham.
Statham feints and as Leach raises his hands in defense, Statham changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Statham postures up in Leach's guard and throws a big left but Leach blocks it.
Leach avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Statham distracts Leach with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Statham scoring with punches to the head and body.
Leach working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Statham.
Statham lands a couple of digs.
Statham loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Statham cracks Leach with a solid left hand.
Statham is pushing down on Leach's leg trying to pass to half guard. Leach is fighting to maintain full guard but Statham has managed to sneak the leg through.
Ground and pound from Statham.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Leach is looking to improve his position.
Statham throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Statham not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Leach is trying to get back to full guard.
Statham takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Leach is breathing heavily.
Statham slips a nice elbow through Leach's hands, connecting with Leach's forehead.
Statham throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Statham throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Statham is working for a kimura but Leach is defending it quite comfortably.
Statham is working for a kimura but Leach is defending it quite comfortably.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Statham stops Leach from getting back to his feet.
Statham is working for an americana but Leach has been sneaky and has managed to get back to half guard, whilst Statham was thinking about the submission.
Statham working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Statham scoring with some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Statham throwing strikes from guard but Leach blocks nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leach looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Statham accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Statham postures up in Leach's guard and throws a big left but Leach blocks it.
Statham is looking to work some ground and pound but Leach has wrist control.
Statham prevents Leach from getting back to his feet.
Statham postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Statham postures up in Leach's guard and throws a big left but Leach blocks it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Statham connects with a couple of short punches.
Statham keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Leach's head.
Statham working some strikes from top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jordan Statham dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Carlton Leach's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Leach misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Statham misses with a head kick.
Jordan Statham is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Statham shoots in and drives through. Leach sprawls well.
Leach moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Statham shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Leach defends it nicely.
Leach wants to clinch.
Leach tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Statham takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Leach gets caught flat footed, as Statham shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Statham working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Statham is in close to Leach's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Statham accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Statham accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Statham postures up and lands a big shot to Leach's brow.
Statham is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Leach can do to turn this around?
Leach preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Leach takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Statham throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Leach works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Statham missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Statham looking to pass the guard.
Statham is working Leach over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Statham lands a couple of elbows.
Statham postures up in Leach's guard and throws a big left but Leach blocks it.
Statham stands up over Leach, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Statham is pushing down on Leach's leg trying to pass to half guard. Leach is fighting to maintain full guard but Statham has managed to sneak the leg through.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Leach avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Statham.
Statham is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Statham working Leach over with strikes.
Statham is trying to work for a kimura but Leach is defending well.
Statham not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Statham is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Leach defends it well.
Statham throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Statham winds up and cracks Leach with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Statham lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Statham missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Carlton Leach has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Statham drops an elbow to the side of Leach's head.
Ground and pound from Statham.
Jordan Statham overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Statham lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Statham lands with a punch from half guard.
Statham thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Statham throwing shots but Leach is blocking nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Leach is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Statham pulls his head out easily.
Statham thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jordan Statham showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Statham, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight for Jordan Statham!
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight for Jordan Statham!
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight for Jordan Statham!
Jordan Statham wins by unanimous decision!
After winning the bout, Jordan Statham thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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