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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Graham Van Leakenstien (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodrigo Duterte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rodrigo Duterte is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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210 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Lethal high kicks
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Graham Van Leakenstien!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Rodrigo Duterte!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Daniel Bishop and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Leakenstien misses with a two punch combination.
Duterte buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Duterte throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Van Leakenstien tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Duterte manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Duterte tries to keep at a distance but Van Leakenstien has taken the fight into the clinch.
Duterte tries a body shot but Van Leakenstien blocks it.
Duterte trying to control the position but instead, Van Leakenstien has worked for underhooks and has pushed Duterte into the cage.
Duterte tries to stall but Van Leakenstien uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A head punch on the inside from Duterte fails to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Duterte is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Van Leakenstien is keeping busy.
Van Leakenstien is trying to force a seperation but Duterte has the dominant position.
Duterte lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Van Leakenstien or not.
Duterte keeps control of Van Leakenstien as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duterte throws a punch but it's blocked by Van Leakenstien.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Duterte throws a punch but it's blocked by Van Leakenstien.
Duterte looking for a takedown.
Duterte goes for a takedown in the clinch but Van Leakenstien prevents it.
Duterte is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Van Leakenstien is keeping busy.
A short right from Van Leakenstien.
Van Leakenstien is trying to break free.
A nice right hand lands inside from Van Leakenstien.
It looks like Rodrigo Duterte has been cut.
Van Leakenstien pulls guard.
Duterte prevents Van Leakenstien from getting back to his feet.
Duterte got a little sloppy there for a moment and Van Leakenstien has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Duterte has managed to get both his arms back between Van Leakenstien's legs - danger averted.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Leakenstien wants to get back to his feet but Duterte is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Duterte rushes Van Leakenstien and presses him up against the cage.
Van Leakenstien is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Duterte can't find room to land a body shot as Van Leakenstien controls the action.
Duterte is trying to maintain a safe position but Van Leakenstien gets an underhook and turns Duterte into the cage.
Van Leakenstien is trying to break the clinch but Duterte is controlling him.
Van Leakenstien working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Duterte is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Van Leakenstien blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duterte looking to slow down the pace here.
Duterte swings wildly with an uppercut but Van Leakenstien uses good head movement to avoid it.
Van Leakenstien has had enough of the clinch but Duterte keeps him there for the moment.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Van Leakenstien.
Van Leakenstien wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Duterte tries a body shot but Van Leakenstien blocks it.
Van Leakenstien is trying to break the clinch but Duterte has him pressed against the cage.
Duterte tries a body shot but Van Leakenstien blocks it.
Duterte swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A nice right hand lands inside from Van Leakenstien.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Duterte just misses with a elbow thrown towards Van Leakenstien's brow.
Duterte looks winded!
Van Leakenstien is trying to break free.
Van Leakenstien has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Graham Van Leakenstien dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rodrigo Duterte's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Duterte wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Duterte gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Van Leakenstien gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Graham Van Leakenstien!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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