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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kelly Leak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dima Goldin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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217 lbs
16 - 15 - 1 |
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217 lbs
11 - 10 - 0 |
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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
16 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kelly Leak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dima Goldin!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Alyssa Summers and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goldin throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Leak shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Leak is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Goldin sees it coming and defends easily.
Goldin tries to kick Leak off but Leak keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Goldin wants to get back to full guard.
Goldin is trying to stand back up but Leak is controlling him
Leak wants to pass to mount but Goldin is defending the position.
Goldin wants to get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leak trying to control from half guard but Goldin is working away.
Leak drops an elbow to the side of Goldin's head.
Goldin pushes Leak off looking to stand but Leak dives back in and keeps control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leak throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Leak throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Goldin pushes Leak off looking to stand but Leak dives back in and keeps control.
Goldin is looking to improve his position.
Leak thows a huge punch but Goldin dodges it nicely.
Leak wants to control but Goldin is keeping him busy.
Goldin on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Goldin avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Leak.
Leak lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Goldin looks like he's trying to stand up.
Leak wants to take a breather but Goldin is having none of it.
Goldin looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leak is keen to just control but Goldin is a slippery customer.
Goldin keeping control of the position.
Goldin has hold of Leak's hands but Leak slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Leak sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Goldin defending well though.
Leak is trying to control the action in half guard but Goldin is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Goldin is trying to stand.
Goldin is trying to control but can't.
Leak prevents Goldin from improving his position.
Leak lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Leak prevents Goldin from standing back up.
Goldin is controlling Leak's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Leak 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Leak lands a nice short elbow.
Goldin wants to get back to his feet.
Nice strikes from Leak there.
We've been hearing that Leak has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Goldin is defending against the submission attempts here by Leak.
Leak is looking to take a break and control but Goldin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Goldin wants to get back to his feet.
Goldin is looking for a sweep. Leak is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Goldin is trying to stand.
Goldin is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Leak is looking to take a break and control but Goldin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Goldin is looking to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leak wants to work for an arm triangle but Goldin is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Leak is looking to take a break and control but Goldin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Leak trying to work for an americana but Goldin has managed to regain full guard.
Leak throwing strikes but missing.
Goldin avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Goldin trying to control the position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Goldin working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Leak.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Leak throwing strikes from guard but Goldin blocks nicely.
Leak with a flurry of punches that miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kelly Leak dominated that round.
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.
Leak throws an overhand right that lands on Goldin's shoulder, as Goldin tries to avoid the shot.
Leak throws a looping overhand right but Goldin ducks down to avoid it.
Leak is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Goldin can do to turn this around?
Goldin tries to clinch up but Leak circles away and keeps his distance.
Leak misses with a two punch combination.
Goldin works the jab nicely.
Goldin misses with a few strikes there.
Leak throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dima Goldin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Leak's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Goldin forces Leak back against the cage and clinches.
Leak is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Goldin.
Leak throws an elbow but it misses.
Leak looking for a takedown.
Leak putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Goldin in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Goldin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Leak has Goldin up against the cage in a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Leak tries to throw a body punch but Goldin avoids it by throwing Leak back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leak turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Leak manages to end up in side control.
Leak tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Leak lands an elbow.
Leak trying to control the action but Goldin is working from the bottom.
Leak tries for a kimura but Goldin is defending well.
Goldin tries to escape but Leak is in control.
Leak tries for a kimura but Goldin is defending well.
Goldin is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Leak has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Goldin gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Leak missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leak wants to lay and pray for a moment but Goldin keeps working.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Leak lands a nice short elbow.
Goldin tries to kick Leak off but Leak keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Kelly Leak overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Leak tries to pass to full mount but Goldin defends it.
Goldin blocking the ground and pound attempt from Leak.
Goldin is refusing to be controlled, as Leak sits in half guard.
Leak stops Goldin from getting back to his feet.
Leak is working for a kimura but Goldin is defending it quite comfortably.
Leak throwing shots but Goldin is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leak tries to pass to full mount but Goldin defends it.
Leak throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Leak 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.
Goldin avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Leak.
Leak prevents Goldin from standing back up.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Leak chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Goldin takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Leak misses with a hook. Goldin ducked under it nicely.
Leak misses with a looping left.
Leak swings for the body but Goldin moves out of range.
Goldin pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Leak drives through and clinches with Goldin against the cage.
Leak looking to throw knees to the head but Goldin is blocking nicely.
Leak drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Goldin gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Goldin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Goldin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goldin clinches up with Leak and pushes him back against the cage.
Goldin prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kelly Leak. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Goldin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Goldin's coach down at Private Quarters was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Goldin's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Leak looks to throw the jab but Goldin is out of range.
Goldin throws a big counter head kick but Leak avoids it with no problem.
A punch combination from Leak misses.
Goldin scores with a head kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Goldin.
Leak misses with a head kick.
A head kick from Goldin lands but Leak takes it in his stride.
Goldin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Leak.
Goldin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Goldin closes the distance and clinches.
Leak working Goldin over with knees to the body.
Goldin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Goldin displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Leak.
Leak darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kelly Leak dominated that second round.
That's time! Leak's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Goldin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Leak swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Good exchange - Leak coming out on top.
Leak forces Goldin back against the cage and clinches.
Leak lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Dima Goldin has been cut.
Leak has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Goldin is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Leak blocks an uppercut.
Kelly Leak has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Goldin breaks the clinch.
Goldin throws a shot from downtown. Leak moves away and avoids it.
Leak looks to throw the jab but Goldin is out of range.
Leak throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Leak looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Goldin is fending him off so far but Leak persists. Nope, Goldin circles away and we're back to standing.
Goldin plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Leak throws a head kick that half lands.
Leak throws a series of punches but Goldin avoids them all with ease.
Goldin misses with a head kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Goldin throws a good cross that connects.
Goldin throws a head kick that misses.
Goldin blocks a head kick by Leak.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leak fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Leak swats away the attempt to clinch by Goldin.
Leak lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Leak throws a chopping leg kick but Goldin manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Leak takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Goldin tries to clinch up but Leak circles away and keeps his distance.
Leak throwing a counter right hand but Goldin manages to avoid it.
Goldin throws a body kick that misses.
Goldin lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Goldin connects with a nice looking jab.
Goldin drives through and clinches with Leak against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Goldin.
Goldin works on Leak's body with a couple of short punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Goldin comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Goldin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Goldin drives through and clinches with Leak against the cage.
Leak lands a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leak is trying to force a seperation but Goldin has the dominant position.
Leak misses with an elbow strike.
Goldin lands a left hand.
Goldin lands an elbow inside.
Goldin has had enough of the clinch but Leak keeps him there for the moment.
Goldin tries to circle away but Leak has him pinned against the cage.
Leak's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Leak goes for a takedown in the clinch but Goldin prevents it.
Kelly Leak is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kelly Leak. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Leak breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Goldin takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Leak misses with a hook. Goldin ducked under it nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Leak. Those never looked like landing.
The fighters circling - Goldin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Leak scores with a nice right hand.
Goldin closes the distance and pushes Leak back into the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Leak creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goldin stalling in the clinch.
Leak's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Goldin has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Leak wants a takedown but no success here.
Goldin gets underhooks to prevent Leak's takedown attempt.
Goldin avoiding damage.
Goldin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Goldin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Leak lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Goldin backs up against the cage.
Leak shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Leak showed some decent athleticism there.
Goldin wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leak trying to control the pace.
Leak is looking for a kimura but Goldin is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Leak to get the leverage.
Dima Goldin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Goldin is not content to let Leak control the position.
Goldin is trying to stand up here but Leak is controlling him well.
Leak is keen to just control but Goldin is a slippery customer.
Goldin makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Goldin.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Leak wants to control from the top but Goldin keeps moving.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Dima Goldin.
I think Leak has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kelly Leak!
After winning the bout, Kelly Leak 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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