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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Skjoldr Leifsson (ranked 1294 p4p, 178 weight class) and Sydney Thift (ranked 1586 p4p, 211 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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180 lbs
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177 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Skjoldr Leifsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sydney Thift!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Bruno Hogan and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leifsson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A swing and a miss from Thift.
Leifsson throws a counter high kick but Thift was just alert enough to avoid it.
Leifsson jabs at Thift's body.
Thift misses with an uppercut.
Thift throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Leifsson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Leifsson is looking to clinch.
Leifsson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Leifsson is looking to counter punch.
Leifsson scores with a jab. Thift acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Thift just misses with a punch to the body.
Thift swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A big right from Thift misses.
Thift fails with the takedown
and Leifsson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Leifsson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Thift.
Leifsson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Thift shoots in for a double leg but Leifsson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Good exchange - Leifsson coming out on top.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Leifsson lands an overhand right.
Leifsson lands a jab to the nose.
Thift gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Thift.
Leifsson throws a combination. Thift tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Thift misses with a looping left.
Leifsson feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Leifsson lands a jab.
Thift throws a poor cross that misses
and Leifsson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Thift on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Thift has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Leifsson.
Thift throws a jab when Leifsson was well out of range.
Thift drops his hands momentarily and Leifsson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Leifsson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Thift walks into a straight right hand from Leifsson.
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!
Thift tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Leifsson swivels and escapes.
Skjoldr Leifsson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sydney Thift.
Thift on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Leifsson moves in looking to clinch but Thift pushes him off.
Leifsson dodges the punch combination from Thift.
Donk. Leifsson catches Thift right on the button with a cross.
Leifsson seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thift shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Thift is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Leifsson.
Thift throws an overhand right that lands on Leifsson's shoulder, as Leifsson tries to avoid the shot.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Leifsson.
Leifsson lands a right hook to the body.
Thift doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Leifsson to counter with a crisp jab.
Leifsson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Leifsson throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Thift.
Thift swings for the body but Leifsson moves out of range.
Thift fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Leifsson tries to clinch up but Thift circles away and keeps his distance.
Nice cross by Leifsson.
Thift throws the left hand but Leifsson avoids the punch easily.
Thift rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Leifsson counters with a stiff right hand.
Thift showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Leifsson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leifsson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Leifsson is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Leifsson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Thift. Thift obviously looking to wear him down.
Leifsson blocks a low kick nicely.
Thift takes a swing at Leifsson's ribcage but misses.
Leifsson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Leifsson.
Leifsson moves into the clinch successfully.
Nice body punch from Thift.
Leifsson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Leifsson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Leifsson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Thift fails to land.
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!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Leifsson.
Leifsson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Thift backwards.
Thift looking to stall.
Thift misses with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thift takes a shot to the head.
Thift is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Leifsson pushes Thift back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Leifsson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Thifts head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thift.
A right hand to the body from Leifsson.
Leifsson lands a shoulder strike.
A short right from Leifsson on the inside.
Thift has a couple of punches blocked by Leifsson.
Leifsson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Thift tries to pull guard but Leifsson won't allow it.
Leifsson lands with a short shot to the head.
Thift pushes Leifsson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Leifsson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Leifsson lands a left hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thift misses with some punches.
Leifsson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Thift blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Thift digs a right hand underneath Leifsson's ribcage. Leifsson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Thift throws a head punch that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Skjoldr Leifsson dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Leifsson feints and then cracks Thift's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Thift down.
Thift walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A big left from Thift misses.
A combination from Thift does no damage.
Skjoldr Leifsson is winning the standup battle so far.
Thift fails to land with a series of punches.
Leifsson is looking for a counter combo.
Leifsson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Thift can do to turn this around?
Thift looks to land a right hand but Leifsson moved out of range.
Thift swings widly with a right hand
and Leifsson counters with a thumping low kick.
Nice body punch from Leifsson.
Thift fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Leifsson was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Thift takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Thift with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Leifsson to score with a decent uppercut.
Leifsson scores with a head kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thift takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Thift is breathing heavily.
Thift loads up on a big right hand but Leifsson slips the punch.
Sloppy strikes from Thift. Those never looked like landing.
Leifsson thinks about countering with a head kick.
Thift on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Sydney Thift seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Leifsson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thift throws a lazy right hand but Leifsson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Leifsson connects with a right hand. Thift shakes it off.
Thift misses the jab.
Thift has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Skjoldr Leifsson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Leifsson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Thift is rocked!
Leifsson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Thift is still on wobbly legs! Can Leifsson finish him?
Thift throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A quick step to the side and Leifsson tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thift seems to have recovered his senses.
Thift shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Leifsson napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Leifsson gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Leifsson is concentrating on defense, preventing Thift from advancing position.
Thift missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Leifsson is concentrating on defense, preventing Thift from advancing position.
Leifsson is looking for a sweep. Thift is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Leifsson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Thift thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leifsson trying to control from the bottom.
Leifsson moves into full guard.
Leifsson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Thift doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Thift manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Leifsson keeping moving, preventing Thift from controlling successfully.
Thift postures up and lands a big shot to Leifsson's brow.
Leifsson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Thift.
Leifsson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Thift defends it easily.
Leifsson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thift trying to control but Leifsson is working from the bottom.
Leifsson is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Thift has his hands clasped together but Leifsson extends and breaks Thift's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Leifsson.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Skjoldr Leifsson!
In his post fight interview, Skjoldr Leifsson started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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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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