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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Carlton Leach (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dupraz Herve (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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147 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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175 cm
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154 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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Decent wrestler
Good elbows
Very confident |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Carlton Leach!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dupraz Herve!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Aafke Stam and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leach misses with an uppercut.
Leach throws a jab but it's blocked by Herve.
Herve tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Leach manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Leach cracks Herve with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Herve tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
We've been told by Leach's head coaches at Dynamite Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Leach throws a hook but Herve blocks it.
Herve has Leach up against the ropes in a clinch.
Leach doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Herve lands an elbow inside that Leach shrugs off.
Herve pushes Leach back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Herve.
Leach takes an elbow to the temple.
Herve connects with a nasty looking knee right to Leach's face.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Herve looking to throw knees to the head but Leach is blocking nicely.
Leach is trying to break free.
Leach's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Herve lands a body punch.
Herve looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Leach takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Carlton Leach has been cut.
Leach breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Herve darts in and clinches Leach up against the ropes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Herve.
Leach has had enough of the clinch but Herve keeps him there for the moment.
Leach has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Herve wants to stall.
Leach really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Herve using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Herve.
Herve swings wildly with an uppercut but Leach uses good head movement to avoid it.
Leach has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Herve lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Herve with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Herve leaning his opponent against the ropes.
A short right from Herve on the inside.
Herve is trying to stall.
Herve lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Herve lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Still in the clinch, Leach scores with a nice short uppercut.
Leach looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Herve missing with knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Leach avoiding damage as Herve throws knees to the body.
Herve looking to stall.
Herve is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Leach is keeping busy.
Herve is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
Leach is trying to break free.
Leach swings wildly with an uppercut but Herve uses good head movement to avoid it.
A frustrated look appears on Leach's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Leach misses with a body punch.
Leach is trying to break the clinch but Herve is controlling him.
Leach blocks an elbow strike from Herve.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Herve fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Leach is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Leach breaks the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leach throws out a loose jab but Herve uses good head movement to avoid it.
Herve gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Leach tries to break free but Herve pushes him back against the ropes.
Herve has Leach pushed against the ropes.
Leach wants to get back to striking at distance but Herve won't allow it.
Leach is trying to break free.
Herve lands with a short shot to the head.
Leach tries a body shot but Herve blocks it.
Leach is trying to break the clinch but Herve is controlling him.
Leach is trying to break free.
Leach's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Herve clinches.
Leach has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Herve wants to stall.
Leach tries to circle away but Herve has him pinned against the ropes.
Leach is trying to force a seperation but Herve has the dominant position.
Leach pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Herve tries to close the distance and clinch but Leach swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Herve tries to clinch up but Leach circles away and keeps his distance.
Leach throws a big counter combination but Herve scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Leach circles away from the clinch attempt.
Herve is looking to clinch.
Carlton Leach is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Herve steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Leach.
Herve closes the distance and clinches.
Herve misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Leach.
Leach wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Herve has him pressed against the ropes.
Herve misses with some punches.
Leach avoids a wild elbow strike from Herve.
Herve manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Herve keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Leach's efforts to push away.
Leach wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Herve crunches a lovely knee into Leach's ribcage.
Herve is looking to control Leach's arms but Leach gets an underhook and turns him. Now Herve has his back to the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dupraz Herve dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Carlton Leach's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Leach scores with a shot to the body.
Herve fails in his attempt to clinch.
Herve has closed the distance and engaged Leach in a clinch.
Leach is trying to maintain a safe position but Herve gets an underhook and turns Leach into the ropes.
Herve lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Leach backwards.
Leach is trying to force a seperation but Herve has the dominant position.
Leach's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Herve doesn't manage to clinch there - Leach circles away.
Herve has taken the fight to the clinch.
Leach works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Leach has had enough of the clinch but Herve keeps him there for the moment.
Leach wants to get back to striking at distance but Herve won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Herve lands a shoulder strike.
Herve scores a nice knee to the body.
Herve trying to land knees to the body.
Leach takes an elbow to the forehead.
Leach is trying to break free.
Herve lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Herve lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Herve misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Herve.
Leach blocking some punches.
Herve throws an elbow but it misses.
Herve lands a damaging elbow.
Nice elbow from Herve.
Herve has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Herve avoiding damage.
Herve content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Herve throws a punch but it's blocked by Leach.
Leach wants to get back to striking at distance but Herve won't allow it.
Leach misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Herve.
Herve makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Leach is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Herve with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Leach wants to get back to striking at distance but Herve won't allow it.
Dupraz Herve seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Leach wants to break the clinch but can't.
Leach scores with a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Herve lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Leach is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Leach is looking to break free of the clinch but Herve has double underhooks.
Herve throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Herve keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Leach's efforts to push away.
Herve stalling the fight.
Leach trying to control the position but instead, Herve has worked for underhooks and has pushed Leach into the ropes.
Herve with a knee to the head.
Leach is trying to break the clinch but Herve has him pressed against the ropes.
Herve using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Leach has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Leach working hard to break the clinch.
Herve softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Leach can't break the clinch.
Leach blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Leach pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Leach throws a nice looking combination but Herve bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dupraz Herve seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Herve takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Herve tries to clinch but Leach is having none of it.
Herve closes the distance looking to clinch
and Leach counters with a two punch combo.
Herve has closed the distance and engaged Leach in a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Herve fails to land.
Herve stalling in the clinch but Leach improves position.
Herve lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Leach backwards.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Nice elbow from Herve.
Leach tries to break free but Herve pushes him back against the ropes.
Leach tries to circle away but Herve has him pinned against the ropes.
Herve keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Leach's efforts to push away.
Herve tries to stall but Leach uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Herve.
Herve with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Leach is trying to break the clinch but Herve is controlling him.
A nice left hand lands by Herve.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Leach has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Leach wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Leach managing to block the knees to the body from Herve.
Leach wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Leach misses with a short punch on the inside.
Herve has Leach pushed against the ropes.
Leach wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Leach breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Herve gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Leach wants to break the clinch but can't.
Leach wants to break the clinch but can't.
Herve just leaning against Leach, taking a breather.
Herve stalling in the clinch but Leach improves position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dupraz Herve showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Carlton Leach's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Herve tries to close the distance and clinch up but Leach swats him away and circles back towards the center.
It looked like Leach was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Herve.
Herve tries to clinch but Leach moves out of range.
Carlton Leach is winning the standup battle so far.
Herve is looking to clinch but Leach is avoiding it.
Herve fails with the takedown.
Herve tries to clinch but Leach is having none of it.
Leach appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Herve tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Leach paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Herve closes the distance looking to clinch
and Leach counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Herve wants to clinch but Leach slips to the side
enabling Leach to counter with a crisp jab.
Leach lands an overhand right.
Herve tries to clinch up.
Herve fails with an attempt to clinch.
Herve wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leach bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Herve's head backwards.
Herve is rocked!
Herve darts in trying to clinch
and Leach counters with a big right hand! Oh Herve is in trouble here! Leach follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Carlton Leach!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Carlton Leach waved his t-shirt featuring Walhalla Clothing (25 €/piece)'s logo in front of the cameras.
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