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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Roy Royler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabriel Leissner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Royler kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Metallica - Fuel. Leissner has chosen Mohammed's theme as his entrance music. Roy Royler could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Gabriel Leissner's chin.
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184 lbs
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Roy Royler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 1, fighting out of London, Gabriel Leissner!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Saam Ante and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Royler finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Royler keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Leissner.
Leissner fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Royler to the ground. Leissner is now in Royler's guard.
Leissner throws a big right hand that misses.
Leissner sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Royler controls Leissner momentarily but Leissner frees himself.
Leissner told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Royler is on top in guard.
Royler wanted to stand there but Leissner had control of the position.
Leissner looking for a sweep. Not yet Leissner, not yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leissner managing to control the position.
Royler has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Leissner working a defensive guard here.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Royler displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Leissner throws out the jab.
Leissner misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Leissner ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Royler moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leissner throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Leissner paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Royler scores with the left hand. Leissner knows he should have avoided that one.
It looks like Gabriel Leissner has been cut.
Leissner tries to score a power double leg takedown but Royler sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Leissner somewhat.
Royler walks into a left hand.
Leissner defending well as Royler loads up on a big left hand.
Leissner throws a hook but Royler blocks it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Leissner swings for the body but Royler moves out of range.
Leissner paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Leissner lands a glancing blow to the side of Royler's head.
Leissner jabs Royler to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Leissner misses the shot to the body.
Royler keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Royler uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Leissner.
Royler misses with a head kick.
Leissner misses with an uppercut. Royler saw that one coming.
Leissner misses with a lunging right hand
and Royler counters with a good low kick that Leissner was not able to check.
Leissner slips a jab from Royler.
Royler looks to score with a jab to the body but Leissner is just out of range.
Royler misses with a wild body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Leissner misses the target.
Royler moves out of range of the strikes.
Leissner stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Royler.
Royler displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Leissner throws out the jab.
Leissner paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Leissner lands a really nice looking cross but Royler seems unphased.
Royler tries to work over Leissner's front leg with a kick but Leissner checks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leissner doesn't manage to clinch there - Royler circles away.
Leissner throws a sloppy head kick and Royler moves out of range easily.
Royler doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Royler swings for the body but Leissner moves out of range.
Leissner lands with a good body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Royler moves out of range of the strikes.
Leissner connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Leissner throws a jab when Royler was well out of range.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Royler enables Leissner to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Royler manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Leissner stopping the sweep attempt from Royler.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Leissner wants to control from the top but Royler keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gabriel Leissner dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gabriel Leissner's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Leissner scores with the left hand. Royler knows he should have avoided that one.
Leissner fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Royler manages to avoid it.
Royler slips under a jab.
Royler takes one on the button.
Leissner looks to throw the jab but Royler is out of range.
The fighters circling - Leissner throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Leissner uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Royler.
Leissner will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Good work by Leissner as he checks the leg kick.
A slow jab from Leissner misses its intended target.
Leissner blocks a leg kick.
Royler slips a straight right by Leissner.
Leissner missing with a left hand there. Royler was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Leissner shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Royler but Royler pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leissner misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Royler.
A solid leg kick lands there for Royler.
Leissner looks to score with a jab to the body but Royler is just out of range.
Gabriel Leissner seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Royler takes a swing at Leissner's ribcage but misses.
Leissner closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Royler did well to prevent Leissner getting side control.
Leissner wants to take a breather but Royler is having none of it.
Leissner thows a huge punch but Royler dodges it nicely.
Leissner is keen to just control but Royler is a slippery customer.
Leissner throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Royler wants to improve his position but Leissner is controlling well.
Royler is trying to stand back up but Leissner is controlling him
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Royler holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Leissner is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Leissner missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Leissner is trying to control. Royler wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Leissner is looking to stall here but Royler recovers full guard.
Leissner trying to control the position from guard on top but Royler is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Leissner wants to pass the guard but Royler is keeping the position.
Leissner passes into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leissner sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Royler blocking the ground and pound attempt from Leissner.
Leissner sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Royler defending well though.
Leissner seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Leissner passes the guard and advances to mount!
Royler tries to hold on but Leissner postures up.
Royler wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leissner cracks Royler with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Royler is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Leissner scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Royler?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Leissner lands a big elbow.
Royler is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Leissner with shots to the head and body - Royler looks very uncomfortable down there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Leissner thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Leissner can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Royler is looking to escape.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Leissner cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gabriel Leissner showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Gabriel Leissner's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Leissner throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Royler sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gabriel Leissner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Royler displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Leissner.
Leissner pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Royler stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Royler wants it to stay on the feet.
Leissner bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Royler's head.
Leissner slips under a jab from Royler.
Leissner throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Leissner ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Royler moves away.
Leissner connects with a right hand. Royler shakes it off.
Royler will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Leissner, as that shot connected.
Royler slips under a jab from Leissner.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leissner throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Leissner ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Royler moves away.
Royler takes a swing at Leissner's ribcage but misses.
Royler swings for the body but Leissner moves out of range.
Leissner misses with a head kick.
Leissner misses with a hook. Royler ducked under it nicely.
A jab from Leissner finds it's way through Royler's defenses.
Leissner misses with a hook.
The crowd cheers as Leissner lands an impressive looking overhand right. Royler doesn't seem phased though.
Royler throws a body punch but Leissner moves out of range.
Leissner jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Leissner throws a looping overhand right but Royler ducks down to avoid it.
Leissner throws a chopping leg kick but Royler manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leissner throws a body punch but Royler moves out of range.
Leissner looks to land a right hand but Royler moved out of range.
Leissner blocks a head kick by Royler.
Royler throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Leissner throws a low kick but Royler avoids it.
Leissner misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Royler.
Leissner is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Royler.
Royler takes a kick to the side of the head.
Leissner throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Royler was covering up waiting for the punch and Leissner finishes the takedown easily into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Leissner slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Royler explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leissner scores with a jab.
Royler is looking to wear down Leissner with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Leissner misses with a straight right.
Roy Royler is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A slapping leg kick lands for Leissner.
Donk. Leissner catches Royler right on the button with a cross.
Royler uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Leissner.
Royler scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Leissner swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Royler tries to clinch but Leissner is having none of it.
A slow jab from Royler misses its intended target.
Leissner lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Royler just misses with a punch to the body.
Royler throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Leissner.
Leissner scores with a head kick.
Leissner attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Leissner scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Leissner walks into a stiff left hand from Royler.
The crowd cheers as Leissner lands an impressive looking overhand right. Royler doesn't seem phased though.
Royler misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Leissner.
Roy Royler has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A jab from Leissner misses.
Royler fakes the leg kick and cracks Leissner in the body.
Leissner ducks under a wild hook from Royler.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Leissner throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Royler throws a sloppy head kick and Leissner moves out of range easily.
Royler misses with a low kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gabriel Leissner comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Leissner 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 27:30
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gabriel Leissner!
Post fight, Gabriel Leissner took to the microphone: 'Islam is NOT a fucking religion of peace'.
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