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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jermain Leaseau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seymour Ellenbogen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Jermain Leaseau has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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177 lbs
15 - 9 - 0 |
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178 cm
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176 lbs
10 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Counter fighter
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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
15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jermain Leaseau!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Seymour Ellenbogen!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Ren Mimura and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leaseau ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ellenbogen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Leaseau was well out of range. Poor timing from Ellenbogen.
Ellenbogen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Leaseau uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ellenbogen.
Ellenbogen slips a jab and a cross from Leaseau.
Jermain Leaseau seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sloppy strikes from Ellenbogen. Those never looked like landing.
Leaseau misses with a takedown attempt - Ellenbogen sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Leaseau looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ellenbogen missing with a left hand there. Leaseau was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ellenbogen swings for the body but Leaseau moves out of range.
Ellenbogen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
No luck for Ellenbogen with that takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leaseau thuds a left hand into Ellenbogen's body.
Leaseau misses with a double jab.
Ellenbogen misses with a body shot.
Leaseau is looking for a counter combo.
Ellenbogen throws a jab but it's blocked by Leaseau.
Ellenbogen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ellenbogen looking to score a takedown here. Leaseau is defending well but Ellenbogen drives through and ends up in Leaseau's guard.
Ellenbogen works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Ellenbogen wants to pass to mount but Leaseau is defending the position.
Leaseau wants to improve his position but Ellenbogen is controlling well.
Ellenbogen is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Leaseau defends it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ellenbogen is trying to control the action in half guard but Leaseau is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Ellenbogen is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Ellenbogen is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Leaseau wants to control but Ellenbogen is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ellenbogen wants to pass the guard but Leaseau is defending well.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Leaseau tries to roll over but Ellenbogen keeps him under control.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Ellenbogen throws the left hand but Leaseau avoids the punch easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Leaseau ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Leaseau swinging wildly here.
Ellenbogen throws a body shot but no joy.
Leaseau looks to score with a jab to the body but Ellenbogen is just out of range.
Ellenbogen feints the counter takedown.
Leaseau throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ellenbogen ducks under a wild hook from Leaseau.
Leaseau has Ellenbogen up against the cage in a clinch.
Ellenbogen has had enough of the clinch but Leaseau keeps him there for the moment.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A nice left hand lands by Leaseau.
Leaseau keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ellenbogen's efforts to push away.
Leaseau lands a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Seymour Ellenbogen will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Leaseau lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Ellenbogen moves into the clinch.
Ellenbogen is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Leaseau gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Leaseau lands with a light punch inside.
Leaseau prevents Ellenbogen from breaking the clinch.
Leaseau throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Leaseau tries to throw a body punch but Ellenbogen avoids it by throwing Leaseau back against the cage.
Ellenbogen is trying to break free.
Ellenbogen looking for a takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ellenbogen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Leaseau.
Ellenbogen successfully pulls guard.
Leaseau advances to half guard.
Ellenbogen is refusing to be controlled, as Leaseau sits in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ellenbogen trying to control from the bottom.
Leaseau not doing much here.
Ellenbogen felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
The fighters are battling for position here. Ellenbogen manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Ellenbogen is looking to sweep but instead, Leaseau has passed into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Ellenbogen manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Ellenbogen looking for a sweep. Not yet Ellenbogen, not yet.
Ellenbogen has his foot on Leaseau's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Leaseau works his way back into a safe position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ellenbogen looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Leaseau is defending well. Ellenbogen quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Leaseau has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Ellenbogen celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Seymour Ellenbogen!
After winning the bout, Seymour Ellenbogen 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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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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