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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Matt Leach (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sean Foster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leach comes into the arena with Wiki - Wikispeaks blaring out of the sound system. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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195 lbs
20 - 13 - 0 |
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190 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
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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
20 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Matt Leach!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sean Foster!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leach throws a one two combo.
Foster just misses with a punch to the body.
Leach will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Leach lands with a nice combination. Foster backs away looking to recover.
Leach rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Foster moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Foster falls off balance throwing a combination
and Leach counters with a left and a right that stings Foster.
No luck for Foster with that takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leach throws a right and a left that both miss.
Foster slips a jab and a cross from Leach.
Leach displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Foster.
Leach throws a big counter combination but Foster scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Leach lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Foster backs up against the cage.
Leach leaves Foster with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Matt Leach has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sean Foster.
Foster looks to clinch
and Leach counters with a two punch combo.
Leach throws a series of punches but Foster avoids them all with ease.
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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Foster tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Leach defends well and Foster ends up having to push Leach into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Leach throws a combination. Foster tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
We've been told by Leach's head coaches at MMA Sanok Training Center that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Foster shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Foster shoots in looking for a takedown but Leach manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Foster's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A jab from Foster does it's job there.
Foster tries to clinch up but Leach circles away and keeps his distance.
Foster tries to clinch but Leach moves out of range.
Leach displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Leach lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Foster moves to clinch but Leach breaks away
and Leach counters with a one-two to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foster fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Leach swinging wildly here.
Foster now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Leach leaves Foster with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Leach stalks Foster and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Foster's face. Foster staggers backwards, shaken.
Foster doesn't manage to clinch there - Leach circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Foster tries to score a power double leg takedown but Leach sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Foster somewhat.
Foster shoots and misses
and Leach counters with a left and a right that stings Foster.
Foster looks for the body kick but Leach saw that one coming.
Foster misses with a takedown
and Leach counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Foster looks winded!
Foster misses with a jab, cross combination.
Leach dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Foster tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Leach paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Leach is looking for a counter combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Leach dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Foster doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Leach counters with a series of strikes. Foster will be more careful next time no doubt.
Matt Leach is winning the standup battle so far.
Leach scores with a jab to the body.
Leach drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Leach seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Foster is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Leach is aware though and is defending well.
Leach engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
We've been informed that Foster has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Foster has his foot on Leach's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Leach works his way back into a safe position though.
Foster is breathing heavily.
Foster being controlled here, momentarily.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Left hook, right uppercut from Leach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Foster looks to clinch
and Leach counters with a series of strikes. Foster will be more careful next time no doubt.
Foster fails with an attempt to clinch.
Leach throws a big counter combination but Foster scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Leach shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Leach showed some decent athleticism there.
Leach will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Leach takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leach's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Leach is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Foster can do to turn this around?
Leach seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Foster for as long as he can get away with.
Further stalling from Leach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Leach has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Leach continues to stall.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Leach looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Foster moves in looking to clinch but Leach pushes him off.
Leach is looking for a counter combo.
Leach lands a jab-cross combination.
Foster throws a right hand that Leach ducks under and follows up with a left that Leach also avoids with ease.
Leach seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Leach misses with a two punch combination.
Leach scores with a three punch combo!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Leach dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! 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.
The fight stays on the outside here - Foster looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Leach throws a nice looking combination but Foster bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Foster tries to score a power double leg takedown but Leach sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Foster somewhat.
Foster misses with a takedown
and Leach counters with a left and a right that stings Foster.
Foster takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leach misses with a few strikes there.
Foster dives in for a single leg takedown but Leach sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Matt Leach has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sean Foster.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Foster shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Leach pinned against the cage. Leach gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Some wild striking there from Foster.
It looked like Leach was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Foster tries a head kick but it misses.
Foster throws a sloppy head kick
and Leach counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Foster closes this distance looking for a takedown but Leach circles away.
Leach seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Leach is working the combinations to good effect here.
Foster tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Leach manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Matt Leach is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leach looks to land a combination. Foster sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Foster shoots in looking for a takedown. Leach tries to sprawl out of it but Foster keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Leach manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Leach throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Foster tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Leach counters with a one-two to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Foster tries to clinch but Leach is having none of it.
Leach is looking for a counter combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foster shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Leach pinned against the cage. Leach gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Leach swinging wildly here.
Foster doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Leach counters with a one-two to the body.
Foster has his takedown stuffed
and Leach counters with a left and a right that hurts Foster! He wobbles and falls to the floor - he's in big trouble! Leach jumps into full mount!
Sean Foster has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Matt Leach is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Foster is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leach controlling from the full mount.
Foster is still in real trouble! Can Leach finish him?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Foster seems to have recovered his senses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
And that's the end of the fight!
Matt Leach showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Leach has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matt Leach!
Matt Leach took some time post fight to say the following; 'I want to aprecciate the support of my sponsors, Kore Fight Nutrition and GREEN!160, my family and to the most beautiful island of the planet, Great Britain!'.
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energy
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hype
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