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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eliott Leighton (ranked 1487 p4p, 203 weight class) and Harry Hole (ranked 3731 p4p, 447 weight class). Leighton comes to the cage accompanied by Bad to the Bone - George Thorogood. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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218 lbs
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210 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Good low kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eliott Leighton!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Harry Hole!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Dmitry Maklakov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hole keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Leighton staying out of range there.
Hole throws an overhand right that lands on Leighton's shoulder, as Leighton tries to avoid the shot.
Leighton tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hole throws a hook to the side of Leighton's head but Leighton sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A telegraphed right hand from Hole misses the target.
Leighton lets loose with a powerful body kick. Hole will feel that in the morning.
Leighton lands a right hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leighton walks into a straight right hand from Hole.
Hole tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Leighton was well out of range. Poor timing from Hole.
Hole slips under a jab from Leighton.
Hole misses with an uppercut. Leighton saw that one coming.
Leighton was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hole thows a left - swing and a miss!
Leighton drives through and clinches with Hole against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hole.
Hole throws a head punch that misses.
Leighton struggles to land a body shot inside as Hole controls his hands.
A short uppercut from Hole.
Leighton goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Leighton throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Holes head.
Hole misses with the head strike.
Hole misses with a punch on the inside.
Hole misses with a punch to the body.
Leighton blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Leighton throws a punch but it's blocked by Hole.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hole.
Hole doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hole lands a body punch in the clinch.
Leighton tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hole can't find room to land a body shot as Leighton controls the action.
Leighton prevents a body shot from Hole.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leighton misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Leighton lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hole.
Hole lands a hook that snaps the head of Leighton backwards.
Hole lands a right hand.
Leighton struggles to land a body shot inside as Hole controls his hands.
A right hand to the body from Leighton.
Nice body punch from Leighton - that landed with a thud.
Leighton misses with a body punch.
Leighton misses with a body punch.
Leighton misses with the head strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hole creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hole working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hole pushes Leighton back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Leighton misses with a hook from the clinch.
Leighton's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Leighton fakes the leg kick and cracks Hole in the body.
Leighton goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A nice side step and Hole releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Hole tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Leighton was well out of range. Poor timing from Hole.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Hole there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hole.
Leighton's corner calls for a 1-2. Leighton obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Hole avoids a kick to the body.
Hole lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Leighton at a distance.
Leighton keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It looked like Leighton was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Hole.
A jab from Hole misses.
Hole uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Leighton.
Hole misses the jab.
Leighton misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leighton misses with a few strikes there.
Leighton has closed the distance and engaged Hole in a clinch.
Hole lands a left hand.
Hole cracks Leighton with a nice body shot.
Leighton gets through Hole's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short right from Hole on the inside.
Good body shot from Hole.
Leighton doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hole tries to throw a body punch but Leighton avoids it by throwing Hole back against the cage.
Leighton fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hole.
Leighton tries to circle away but Hole has him pinned against the cage.
Leighton tries to throw a body punch but Hole avoids it by throwing Leighton back against the cage.
A short left from Leighton.
Leighton manages to break the clinch.
Hole blocks a jab.
Leighton swings for the body but Hole moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Harry Hole will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Hole fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Leighton is out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Leighton misses the target.
A telegraphed right hand from Leighton misses the target.
Hole scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Leighton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hole was well out of range. Poor timing from Leighton.
A swing and a miss from Hole.
Leighton looks to score with a jab to the body but Hole is just out of range.
An inside leg kick from Leighton misses.
Leighton moves out of range of the body kick from Hole.
Leighton was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leighton throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hole counters with a nice body shot.
Leighton missing with a left hand there. Hole was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hole cracks the inside of Leighton's front leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leighton just misses with a punch to the body.
Hole avoids the body shot from Leighton.
A leg kick checked by Leighton.
Leighton pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hole lands a slapping body shot.
Leighton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Leighton is looking to wear down Hole with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Leighton lands an overhand right.
Hole lands with an uppercut that bounces Leighton off the cage and back into range.
A swing and a miss from Leighton.
Leighton clobbers Hole with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hole throws a jab when Leighton was well out of range.
Leighton avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hole misses with a body kick.
Hole uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Leighton.
Hole throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hole jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Leighton swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Leighton lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Leighton forces Hole back against the cage and clinches.
A shot in the inside from Hole.
Harry Hole seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hole digs a right hand underneath Leighton's ribcage. Leighton let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Leighton lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Good body shot from Hole.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hole lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leighton struggles to land a body shot inside as Hole controls his hands.
Hole lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Leighton or not.
Hole misses with some punches.
A short right from Hole.
Hole lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Hole makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hole lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Leighton backwards.
Leighton is rocked!
Hole lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Oh Leighton is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hole misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hole tries to work over Leighton's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right from Hole on the inside.
Leighton misses with a punch on the inside.
Leighton lands a nice knee to the body.
Hole scores with a shoulder strike.
Hole misses with a body punch.
A short left from Hole.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hole working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Leighton lands a shot to the body.
Hole misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hole blocks an uppercut.
Leighton fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Leighton tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hole's elbow.
Hole digs a right hand underneath Leighton's ribcage. Leighton let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Leighton breaks from the clinch.
Leighton seems to have got his legs back now.
Hole throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hole has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Leighton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Leighton looks to land a left hand but Hole moved out of range nicely.
Hole swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Leighton throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hole counters with a nice low kick that buckles Leighton's knee momentarily.
Leighton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hole manages to avoid it.
Leighton just misses with a punch to the body.
Hole looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Leighton moves out of range as Hole strikes.
Hole sends Leighton crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Hole is motioning to the referee to let Leighton up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harry Hole showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hole throws a body kick that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Leighton throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hole sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hole connects with a body shot.
Look low, kick high! Hole uses the oldest trick in the book to send Leighton tumbling to the canvas, in a truly brutal knockout! Hole is absolutely delighted - when Leighton wakes up, I doubt he'll be quite so happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Harry Hole!
Harry Hole is the new light heavyweight champion!
Harry Hole tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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