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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Corbin Leopold (ranked 1533 p4p, 168 weight class) and Jake Grey (ranked 1627 p4p, 178 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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179 cm
18
145 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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171 cm
25
152 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Brawler
Very strong |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world! Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Corbin Leopold! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jake Grey! The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Daniel Cesar and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Leopold takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The fight moves into the clinch position. Grey swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Leopold breaks from the clinch.
Leopold takes the fight into the clinch. Leopold misses with a body punch.
Grey works on Leopold's body with a couple of short punches. Leopold lands a shot to the body. Leopold misses with a hook to the ribs.
Grey tries to break the clinch but Leopold is controlling the position. Grey prevents a body shot from Leopold. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Leopold taking a breather. Leopold tries a body shot but Grey blocks it.
Grey misses with a hook from the clinch. Leopold tries to throw a body punch but Grey avoids it by throwing Leopold back against the cage. Leopold misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's one minute gone in the round. Good anti-grappling being displayed by Leopold as Grey tries to tie him up. Leopold struggles to land a body shot inside as Grey controls his hands.
Leopold throws a head punch that misses. Leopold goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Leopold can't find room to land a body shot as Grey controls the action.
Leopold lands a left hand.
Leopold breaks the clinch.
Leopold rushes Grey and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch. A short right from Leopold. Grey is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath. Leopold breaks from the clinch.
Leopold rushes Grey and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch. Grey lands a left hand that snaps the head of Leopold backwards. Grey has had enough of the clinch but Leopold keeps him there for the moment. Grey breaks from the clinch.
Leopold has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Grey finds it's way round the side to connect with Leopold's head. Grey has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Leopold moves in looking to clinch but Grey pushes him off. A little jabbing left from Grey on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. Grey tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Leopold was well out of range. Poor timing from Grey. Leopold is looking for a counter combo. We've been told by Leopold's head coaches at Redfist MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight. Leopold tries to clinch there but Grey circles away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Grey bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Leopold's head. Leopold has Grey up against the cage in a clinch.
Grey lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Leopold tries a body shot but Grey blocks it.
Grey fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Grey misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Leopold fails to land. Leopold pressing his opponent against the cage. Leopold misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Leopold leaning against his opponent.
Leopold scores with a hook to the body. Leopold misses with a punch to the body.
Leopold misses with a hook to the ribs.
Leopold pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Leopold is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Leopold with a hook. Corbin Leopold seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Grey lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Leopold circles away quickly and effectively. A big left from Grey misses. Leopold tries to clinch but Grey is having none of it. Leopold has Grey up against the cage in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Grey scores with a shot to the side of Leopold's head. Grey misses with a short punch on the inside. Grey blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Leopold fails to land. A nice right hand lands inside from Leopold. Nice body punch from Leopold. Leopold doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Leopold goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
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! Leopold escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Leopold misses with a jab to the body
and Grey counters with a lovely straight right hand! A left and a right from Leopold both land. Nice combination. Leopold tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Grey manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Grey looks like he wants to counter punch here. Grey throws a right and a left that both miss. Leopold throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Corbin Leopold dominated that round. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Leopold forces Grey back against the cage and clinches. Leopold's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Grey misses with some punches.
Leopold tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Grey working some nice short punches in the clinch. Grey misses with a body punch.
Grey swings wildly with an uppercut but Leopold uses good head movement to avoid it. Leopold misses with a hook to the ribs.
Leopold tries to throw a body punch but Grey avoids it by throwing Leopold back against the cage. Leopold presses Grey against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. Leopold lands with a short shot to the head. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Grey can't find room to land a body shot as Leopold controls the action.
Grey misses with the head strike.
Leopold lands a hook that snaps the head of Grey backwards. Leopold breaks from the clinch.
Leopold walks into a left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round. Grey circles away from the clinch attempt.
Leopold wants to clinch and Grey counters with a right hand to the body. Grey with a nice cross. Grey keeps the fight on the outside. Grey swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. Leopold tries to clinch up but Grey circles away and keeps his distance. Grey throws a lazy uppercut
letting Leopold counter with a right hand. Leopold tries to clinch up and Grey counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Leopold misses with a wild body shot. Grey looks like he wants to counter punch here. Corbin Leopold is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Grey lands with an overhand left. Leopold wants to clinch. Grey looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it. Leopold fails with an attempt to clinch.
Leopold is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Leopold tries to clinch but Grey moves out of range. Grey's corner calls for a 1-2. Grey obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. Leopold wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Leopold misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Grey.
Leopold takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. Leopold closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. Grey blocks a body shot from Leopold. Leopold struggles to land a body shot inside as Grey controls his hands.
Leopold takes a shot to the head. Leopold dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage. Leopold escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Grey cracks Leopold with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage. Leopold closes the distance looking to clinch and Grey connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Leopold is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round. Leopold moves to clinch but Grey breaks away and Grey counters with a series of strikes that really hurt Leopold! The ref looks into his eyes and sees nobody home - he's called the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jake Grey! Jake Grey is the new featherweight champion! Jake Grey thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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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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