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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Leon Weber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Walter Flanagan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Weber's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Hamburg Anthem. Flanagan has chosen The Wizard as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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140 lbs
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Good takedowns
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Leon Weber!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Walter Flanagan!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flanagan misses with the combination.
Weber appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Flanagan looks to score with a jab to the body but Weber is just out of range.
Weber displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Flanagan throws out the jab.
Weber changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Walter Flanagan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Weber looks to land a left hand but Flanagan moved out of range nicely.
Flanagan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Weber connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Flanagan misses with a wild body shot.
Weber appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Weber misses with a double jab.
Flanagan scores with a decent looking hook.
Flanagan lands a jab to the head.
Flanagan thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flanagan lands with a right hand.
Weber throws a sloppy head kick and Flanagan moves out of range easily.
Flanagan throws a combination that misses
and Weber counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Jab, jab by Flanagan - just one landing.
Flanagan has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Weber shoots in and drives through. Flanagan sprawls well.
Flanagan fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Weber looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Weber avoids the body shot from Flanagan.
Weber throwing a counter right hand but Flanagan manages to avoid it.
Weber moves out of range as Flanagan strikes.
Flanagan lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Weber dives in and grabs Flanagan's left leg, looking for a takedown. Flanagan pushes down on Weber's head and hops out.
Flanagan looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
We've been hearing reports that Weber has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Walter Flanagan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flanagan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Weber drops down looking for a counter takedown but Flanagan sprawls and moves away.
Weber has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Flanagan finds it's way round the side to connect with Weber's head.
Flanagan misses the shot to the body.
Flanagan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Weber is looking to counter punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Flanagan throws a lazy right hand but Weber sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Flanagan lands with a nice body punch.
Weber closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Weber lands with a punch from half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Flanagan can do anything to dispel that myth.
Weber controlling the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weber wants to work for an arm triangle but Flanagan is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Weber looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Flanagan wants to control but Weber is keeping busy.
Flanagan is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Weber wants to lay and pray for a moment but Flanagan keeps working.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Weber missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Flanagan is defending against the submission attempts here by Weber.
Weber is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Weber not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Walter Flanagan 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.
A big left from Flanagan misses.
Weber attempts a counter takedown but Flanagan avoids it well and moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Flanagan. Weber does a little dance to reset his feet.
Weber was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Flanagan swings for the body but Weber moves out of range.
Weber attempts a counter takedown but Flanagan avoids it well and moves away.
Flanagan misses with a straight right.
Weber takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Weber throws a right and a left that both miss.
Flanagan lands a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Flanagan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Weber shoots in for a takedown but Flanagan shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Flanagan fails to land with a series of punches.
Weber is looking to counter punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flanagan shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Flanagan scores with the left hand. Weber knows he should have avoided that one.
Weber avoids the body shot from Flanagan.
Weber is looking for a counter combo.
Flanagan misses with a right hand
and Weber counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Flanagan loads up on a big right hand but Weber slips the punch.
Flanagan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Weber showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Flanagan.
Weber throws a big counter combination but Flanagan scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Flanagan misses with a body shot.
Weber appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Flanagan throws the left hand but Weber avoids the punch easily.
Weber lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Flanagan circles away quickly and effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weber throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Flanagan.
Weber ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Flanagan moves away.
Flanagan misses with a body punch
and Weber counters with a three punch combo that has Flanagan backing up. Flanagan nods at Weber to acknowledge the strikes.
Weber throws a head kick that misses.
Flanagan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Weber feinted with a counter takedown.
Walter Flanagan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Flanagan misses with a wild body shot.
Weber attempts a counter takedown but Flanagan avoids it well and moves away.
Flanagan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Weber bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Flanagan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Weber moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flanagan misses with a hook.
Flanagan scores with a nice head shot.
Weber looks to land a combination but Flanagan avoids it well.
Flanagan misses with a wild body shot.
Flanagan throws a big shot that misses.
Weber feinted with a counter takedown.
Weber slips under a jab from Flanagan.
Flanagan scores with a jab to the body.
Weber misses with a straight right.
Flanagan misses with a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flanagan misses with a looping right.
Weber ducks right into an uppercut from Flanagan.
Weber is trying hard to land a takedown here. Flanagan sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Weber takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Weber slips a jab from Flanagan.
Flanagan throws a right and a left that Weber avoids nicely.
It looked like Weber was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Flanagan takes a swing at Weber's ribcage but misses.
Weber keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Flanagan.
It looked like Weber was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Weber on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Walter Flanagan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Weber's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Flanagan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Weber attempts a counter takedown but Flanagan avoids it well and moves away.
Weber swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Weber misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Flanagan misses with a body shot.
Flanagan throws a hook to the side of Weber's head but Weber sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Flanagan with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Flanagan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Weber tries to counter with a takedown but Flanagan is quick to defend against it.
Weber takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Weber slips a jab and a cross from Flanagan.
Weber appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flanagan displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Weber.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Flanagan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Weber circles away quickly and effectively.
Flanagan throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Weber counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Flanagan uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Weber shoots for a double leg takedown but Flanagan sprawls well. He's pushed Weber's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leon Weber. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Flanagan throws a right and a left that Weber avoids nicely.
Weber half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Flanagan scores with a nice strike.
Weber shoots in looking for a takedown but Flanagan manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Weber's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weber dodges the punch combination from Flanagan.
Weber moves out of range of the strikes.
Weber feinted with a counter takedown.
Weber dives in and grabs Flanagan's left leg, looking for a takedown. Flanagan pushes down on Weber's head and hops out.
Flanagan misses with a hook. Weber ducked under it nicely.
It looked like Weber was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Flanagan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Weber was well out of range. Poor timing from Flanagan.
A little feinted left hand from Weber on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Flanagan throws a hook but Weber avoids it easily.
Weber is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Weber tries a head kick but it misses.
Flanagan throws a big counter head kick but Weber avoids it with no problem.
Flanagan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Weber was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flanagan just misses with a punch to the body.
Flanagan lands a nice hook to Weber's body. Weber takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Flanagan throws the left hand but Weber avoids the punch easily.
Weber throws a counter high kick but Flanagan was just alert enough to avoid it.
Weber moves out of range of the body kick.
Flanagan misses with a right hand
and Weber counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Flanagan throws a right hand that Weber ducks under and follows up with a left that Weber also avoids with ease.
Weber attempts a counter takedown but Flanagan avoids it well and moves away.
Flanagan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Weber throws a big counter combination but Flanagan scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Weber. Flanagan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Weber looks to throw the jab but Flanagan is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Weber drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Weber misses with a looping left.
Weber throws an overhand right that lands on Flanagan's shoulder, as Flanagan tries to avoid the shot.
Flanagan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Weber moves away.
Good exchange - Flanagan coming out on top.
Weber rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Flanagan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Flanagan throws a head kick but Weber moves out of range.
Weber appears to be looking for a big counter.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Flanagan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Weber drops down looking for a counter takedown but Flanagan sprawls and moves away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Weber moves away from the strike by Flanagan.
It looked like Weber was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Walter Flanagan really dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Weber staying out of range there.
Flanagan misses with a wild body shot.
Weber lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Weber.
Flanagan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Weber moves away.
Weber drops down looking for a counter takedown but Flanagan sprawls and moves away.
Flanagan misses with a wild body shot.
Weber half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Flanagan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Weber moves away.
Flanagan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Weber.
It looked like Weber was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Flanagan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Weber throws a series of punches but Flanagan avoids them all with ease.
Flanagan misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flanagan throws an off balance right hand
and Weber counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Flanagan!
Weber tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Weber is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Flanagan is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Weber controlling the position.
Weber misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Weber tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weber tries for a kimura but Flanagan is defending well.
Weber throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Weber content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Weber is trying to get an arm triangle but Flanagan is defending well.
Flanagan dodges the ground and pound from Weber.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weber is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Flanagan has escaped the position, nice work there.
Weber staying calm.
Flanagan regains half guard, as Weber was trying to land strikes.
Weber wants to lay and pray for a moment but Flanagan keeps working.
Weber is working for a kimura but Flanagan is defending it quite comfortably.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Weber is taking a breather. Flanagan says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Weber throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Weber scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Flanagan keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Weber not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Weber is looking to take a break and control but Flanagan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Weber not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Flanagan really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Weber. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Weber is keen to just control but Flanagan is a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leon Weber had his way with Walter Flanagan in that round.
That's time! Weber's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Flanagan doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Flanagan misses with a right hand
and Weber counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Flanagan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Weber walks into a straight right hand from Flanagan.
Flanagan misses with a wild body shot.
Weber walks into a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Flanagan scores with a jab to the jaw.
Weber showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Flanagan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flanagan connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Weber moves out of range of the strikes.
Weber uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Flanagan.
Flanagan missing with a left hand there. Weber was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Flanagan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Weber feinted with a counter takedown.
Flanagan misses with a body shot.
Weber tries to counter with a takedown but Flanagan is quick to defend against it.
Weber dodges the punch combination from Flanagan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weber will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Weber fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Flanagan motions for Weber to come forward. Flanagan throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Flanagan loads up on a big right hand but Weber slips the punch.
Weber lands a head shot.
Weber shoots in and drives through. Flanagan sprawls well.
Weber staying out of range there.
Weber attempts a counter takedown but Flanagan avoids it well and moves away.
Flanagan throws the left hand but Weber avoids the punch easily.
Flanagan scores with a nice right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flanagan throws out a loose jab but Weber uses good head movement to avoid it.
Danga de danga de dang - Flanagan scores with a four punch combination!
Weber avoids the body shot from Flanagan.
Flanagan gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Walter Flanagan is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Weber stands and throws Flanagan's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Weber is looking to take a break and control but Flanagan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Weber staying calm.
Weber trying to control the action but Flanagan is working from the bottom.
Flanagan tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Leon Weber has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sloppy strikes there by Weber.
Weber thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
And that's the end of the fight!
Walter Flanagan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Flanagan has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 46:49
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 46:49
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Walter Flanagan!
Walter Flanagan is the new bantamweight champion!
In his post fight interview, Walter Flanagan started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
In defeat, Leon Weber stepped up to the mic, saying 'I knew this day would come. Concrats to Flanagan. He's a really tough opponent and a deserved champion now. I will lean from this loss and come back stronger!'.
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