QFC Tournament 853 Round 2 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Raphael Antunes (ranked 5550 p4p, 184 weight class) and Tomasz Brodzik (ranked 5577 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Antunes
vs
Brodzik

185 cm
25
290 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

200 cm
25
270 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Raphael Antunes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Tomasz Brodzik!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Chris Edwards and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A low kick from Brodzik is predictable there

and Antunes counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Brodzik tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Antunes manages to move to mount!
Brodzik tries to lock up and control but Antunes gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Antunes thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Antunes is landing with some decent strikes but Brodzik is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

It looks like Tomasz Brodzik has been cut.
Brodzik swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Antunes postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Brodzik badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Antunes around the waist but Antunes pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Antunes is the winner by TKO! Antunes jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Raphael Antunes!

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Roy (ranked 5904 p4p, 0 weight class) and Markus Saenchai Janssen (ranked 5510 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Paul Roy has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Paul Roy seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Roy
vs
Saenchai Janssen

187 cm
19
240 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

200 cm
25
275 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Paul Roy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Markus Saenchai Janssen!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, William Gold and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roy swats away the attempt to clinch by Janssen.
Roy lands with a shot to the body.
Roy looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Janssen is fending him off so far but Roy persists. Nope, Janssen circles away and we're back to standing.
Roy misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Janssen. Roy shrugs it off though.
Janssen scores with a hook to the body. Roy takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Roy is breathing heavily.
Jab from Janssen.

It looks like Paul Roy has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roy throws a sloppy head kick and Janssen moves out of range easily.
Roy takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Janssen moves in looking to clinch but Roy pushes him off.
Janssen scoring well with a low kick there.
Janssen chopping away at his opponent's legs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Janssen tries to clinch but Roy is having none of it.
Janssen dips to his left and cracks Roy with an uppercut!
Nice sprawl there from Janssen as Roy shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paul Roy. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Janssen moves into range and clinches up with Roy.
Janssen is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.

Janssen breaks from the clinch.

Janssen moves into range and clinches up with Roy.
A short body shot lands from Janssen as the two fighters clinch.
Janssen gets through Roy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Janssen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Janssen moves into the clinch successfully.
Nice body punch from Janssen - that landed with a thud.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Janssen putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Roy in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

Janssen gets control of Roy's arms and successfully pulls guard. Janssen will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Janssen is looking to stand up but Roy isn't so interested in that idea.
Roy trying to control but Janssen is working from the bottom.
Janssen is looking to stand up but Roy isn't so interested in that idea.
Roy wants to control from the top but Janssen keeps moving.
Roy could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Janssen wants to stand up but Roy is controlling him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Janssen has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Roy has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Janssen can't find room to land a body shot as Roy controls the action.
Janssen landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

Janssen turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Janssen manages to end up in side control.
Janssen wants to stand but Roy is controlling his arm.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Roy is trying to improve his position.

Janssen stands up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Janssen tries to clinch up but Roy circles away and keeps his distance.
Roy takes a head kick and keeps coming.
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!

Janssen clinches up against the cage.
Roy is pressed up against the cage. Janssen has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Roy down to the mat. Roy avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Janssen tries to clinch up but Roy circles away and keeps his distance.

Janssen lands a big head kick that sends Roy tumbling to the mat! Janssen takes a step backwards and waves Roy back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Roy is rocked!

Janssen has managed to clinch.
Oh Roy is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Janssen is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

Janssen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Roy seems to have got his legs back now.
Janssen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Roy tries to score with a low kick but Janssen moves his leg out of the way.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Markus Saenchai Janssen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Paul Roy's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Roy feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Janssens jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Janssen cracks the inside of Roy's front leg.
Markus Saenchai Janssen seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Janssen gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Roy tries to pull guard but Janssen forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Janssen lands a nice elbow.
Janssen cracks Roy with a nice body shot.
A frustrated look appears on Roy's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Roy tries to break free but Janssen pushes him back against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Janssen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roy is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Janssen landing knees to the head.
Janssen is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Roy to keep the fight standing.
Roy takes a shot to the head.
Roy is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Janssen is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paul Roy. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Janssen.
Janssen lands an uppercut.
Janssen landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Janssen gets through Roy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Janssen drops Roy with a big knee straight up the middle! Roy is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Janssen lands a monster head kick that reverborates around the arena! The crowd goes wild as Roy crumples to the floor! Janssen milks the crowd's applause and if that isn't knockout of the night, I will be very surprised!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Markus Saenchai Janssen!
Markus Saenchai Janssen thanked the fans post fight for their support.

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
57%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andrew Rourke (ranked 5399 p4p, 0 weight class) and Skeng Man (ranked 5505 p4p, 494 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Rourke
vs
Man

200 cm
25
265 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
229 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Very quick

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Andrew Rourke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Skeng Man!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Sam Margolis and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Man tries for a takedown but Rourke sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Man checks a leg kick nicely.
Man fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

Rourke gets caught flat footed, as Man shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Rourke looking for a sweep. Not yet Rourke, not yet.
Man throws a strike but Rourke rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Man wants to sweep but no luck.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rourke is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rourke trying to control but Man is working from the bottom.
Rourke controlling from the top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rourke looking to pass the guard.
Man preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Rourke works over Man with some ground and pound from guard.
Rourke throwing strikes but missing.
Rourke content to stall in guard here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Man has momentary wrist control but Rourke slips an elbow through the middle.
Rourke has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Rourke's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Man is on top in guard.

Man drops back, looking for a kneebar! Rourke looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Rourke looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Rourke!

Rourke wants to lay and pray for a moment but Man keeps working.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rourke tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Rourke in side control lands a decent elbow.

It looks like Skeng Man has been cut.
Rourke tries to move to mount but Man blocks the move with his legs.
Rourke landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Man is trying to escape the position but Rourke is controlling the position.
Rourke wants to control but Man is keeping him busy.
Rourke in side control lands a decent elbow.

That has opened up Skeng Man's cut even more.
Man is working to avoid the ground and pound but Rourke connects with a decent elbow.

The cut above Skeng Man's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Rourke has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Rourke landing strikes from the mount.

Skeng Man's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Skeng Man's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Andrew Rourke!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
17%

Main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wiam Lekdoor (ranked 3718 p4p, 364 weight class) and Sekfed Liefde (ranked 5508 p4p, 495 weight class). Sekfed Liefde has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Lekdoor
vs
Liefde

199 cm
25
270 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

210 cm
25
275 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Prefers standup

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Wiam Lekdoor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Sekfed Liefde!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Paul Tew and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lekdoor waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Liefde.
Liefde throws an off balance right hand
and Lekdoor counters with a three punch combo that has Liefde backing up. Liefde nods at Lekdoor to acknowledge the strikes.
Liefde lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lekdoor circles away quickly and effectively.
Lekdoor shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Liefde eats them both and turns towards Lekdoor to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Liefde misses with a hook. Lekdoor ducked under it nicely.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Liefde moves out of range of the strikes.
Lekdoor will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Liefde doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Liefde scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Lekdoor bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Lekdoor!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lekdoor misses with a double jab.
Lekdoor avoids the body shot from Liefde.
Lekdoor misses with an uppercut.
Liefde slips a straight right by Lekdoor.
A little jabbing left from Liefde on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Liefde showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lekdoor.
Liefde throws a right hand that misses
and Lekdoor counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Liefde moves out of range of the strikes.
Lekdoor throws a right hand that Liefde ducks under and follows up with a left that Liefde also avoids with ease.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Lekdoor throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Liefde jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lekdoor throws out a loose jab but Liefde uses good head movement to avoid it.
A little jabbing left from Liefde on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Lekdoor misses the jab.
Lekdoor slips under a jab from Liefde.
Liefde tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lekdoor was well out of range. Poor timing from Liefde.
A telegraphed right hand from Liefde misses the target.
Lekdoor showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Liefde.
Lekdoor lunges at Liefde with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Liefde's hand.
Lekdoor ducks under a wild hook from Liefde.
Lekdoor swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Liefde staying out of range there.
Liefde fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lekdoor manages to avoid it.
Lekdoor uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Liefde.
Lekdoor throws out a loose jab but Liefde uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lekdoor avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Liefde walks into a jab.
Liefde throws a right hand that Lekdoor ducks under and follows up with a left that Lekdoor also avoids with ease.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liefde feints a jab promting Lekdoor to slip. Liefde then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Lekdoor slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lekdoor takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Lekdoor throws a series of punches but Liefde avoids them all with ease.
Lekdoor swings for the body but Liefde moves out of range.
Lekdoor takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A jab lands there for Liefde.
Lekdoor uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Liefde.
Lekdoor swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Liefde takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A big left from Lekdoor misses.
Liefde tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lekdoor was well out of range. Poor timing from Liefde.
Lekdoor pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lekdoor throws out a loose jab but Liefde uses good head movement to avoid it.
Liefde slips a jab and a cross from Lekdoor.
Some wild striking there from Liefde.
Liefde keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lekdoor.
Liefde throws out a counter right but Lekdoor avoids it with no problem.
A slow jab from Liefde misses its intended target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lekdoor is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Liefde.
Liefde loads up on a big right hand but Lekdoor slips the punch.
Lekdoor pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Liefde back to the cage. Lekdoor follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Lekdoor is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Liefde's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Liefde displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lekdoor throws out the jab.
Lekdoor uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Liefde.
Lekdoor throwing a counter right hand but Liefde manages to avoid it.
Lekdoor shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Lekdoor throws a right and a left that Liefde avoids nicely.
Lekdoor is breathing heavily.
Liefde moves out of range of the strikes.
Liefde moves out of range as Lekdoor strikes.
Liefde slips under a jab.
Lekdoor throws a lazy uppercut
and Liefde counters with a nice body shot.
Lekdoor ducks under a wild hook from Liefde.
Lekdoor takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Left hook, right uppercut from Liefde.

It looks like Wiam Lekdoor has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Liefde looks to throw the jab but Lekdoor is out of range.
Liefde throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Liefde throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lekdoor slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liefde throws a shot from downtown. Lekdoor moves away and avoids it.
Liefde avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Liefde throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Donk. Liefde catches Lekdoor right on the button with a cross.
Donk. Liefde catches Lekdoor right on the button with a cross.
Lekdoor misses with the combination.
Lekdoor looks to throw the jab but Liefde is out of range.
Liefde throws a hook but Lekdoor blocks it.
Liefde misses with a series of wild punches.
Lekdoor is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Lekdoor just misses with a punch to the body.
Lekdoor connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lekdoor throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Liefde sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lekdoor lands with a right hand.
Lekdoor pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Liefde throws a jab when Lekdoor was well out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Wiam Lekdoor will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Wiam Lekdoor's cut.
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 right from Lekdoor misses.
Lekdoor misses with an uppercut. Liefde saw that one coming.
Lekdoor connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Liefde's hands.
Lekdoor looks to score with a jab to the body but Liefde is just out of range.
Liefde thuds his right hand into Lekdoor's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Liefde scores with a jab to the body.
Liefde uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lekdoor.
Lekdoor misses with a series of wild punches.
Lekdoor jabs Liefde to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Liefde throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Lekdoor uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Liefde has time to react.
Lekdoor slips a jab from Liefde.
Liefde bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Lekdoor's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lekdoor throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lekdoor misses with a wild combination.
No joy there for Liefde, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lekdoor misses with a straight right.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Liefde loads up on a big right hand but Lekdoor slips the punch.
Liefde takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A punch combination from Lekdoor misses.
Lekdoor takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Liefde misses with a straight right.
Liefde swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A big left from Lekdoor misses.
Liefde keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lekdoor.
Liefde catches Lekdoor with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Liefde throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lekdoor throws a looping overhand right but Liefde ducks down to avoid it.
Lekdoor misses with an uppercut
and Liefde counters with a stiff right hand.
Liefde works over Lekdoor's head and body with a nice combination.
Liefde lands with an overhand left.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lekdoor throws a series of strikes that have Liefde backpedaling.
Lekdoor throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lekdoor feints a jab promting Liefde to slip. Lekdoor then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Liefde slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Liefde.
A left and a right from Liefde both land. Nice combination.
Liefde connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A telegraphed right hand from Lekdoor misses the target.
Lekdoor staying out of range there.
Liefde misses with an uppercut.
Liefde misses with an uppercut. Lekdoor saw that one coming.
Lekdoor misses with a looping right.
A swing and a miss from Liefde.
A punch combination from Liefde misses.
Lekdoor takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Lekdoor lands with a cross.
Liefde works the jab nicely.
Lekdoor throws an off balance right hand
enabling Liefde to counter with a crisp jab.
A slow jab from Lekdoor misses its intended target.
Wiam Lekdoor is winning the standup battle so far.
Liefde throws the left hand but Lekdoor avoids the punch easily.
Lekdoor misses with a looping left.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lekdoor throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Liefde swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Liefde ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Liefde bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Liefde throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lekdoor sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A big right from Liefde misses.
A little feinted left hand from Lekdoor on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Lekdoor looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Lekdoor on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Liefde jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lekdoor swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Lekdoor uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Liefde.
Lekdoor throws an overhand right that lands on Liefde's shoulder, as Liefde tries to avoid the shot.
Lekdoor ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Liefde keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lekdoor.
Liefde uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lekdoor.
Lekdoor takes one to the chin there.
Liefde moves out of range of the strikes.
Lekdoor on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Nice defenses there by Lekdoor.
Liefde throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lekdoor avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Liefde avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lekdoor misses with a looping right.
Lekdoor throws a shot from downtown. Liefde moves away and avoids it.
Lekdoor misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Liefde.
Liefde lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lekdoor lands with a straight right. Liefde didn't see that one coming.
Lekdoor throws a big shot that misses.
Lekdoor avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lekdoor pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lekdoor lands a jab-cross combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Liefde misses the shot to the body.
Lekdoor misses with a double jab.
Liefde takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Liefde takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sekfed Liefde showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Wiam Lekdoor's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Liefde lunges at Lekdoor with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lekdoor's hand.
Lekdoor throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lekdoor is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Liefde.
Lekdoor scores with a punch to the head.
Liefde showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lekdoor.
A little jabbing left from Liefde on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Lekdoor with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Liefde bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Liefde uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lekdoor.
Lekdoor throws a hook to the side of Liefde's head but Liefde sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A jab from Liefde misses.
As Liefde tries to get set, Lekdoor tries to push him back and clinch up but Liefde manages to avoid the attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A shot to the liver by Liefde. Beautiful body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Liefde connects with a jab.
Liefde works the jab nicely.
Liefde connects with a right hand. Lekdoor shakes it off.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Liefde is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lekdoor.
Lekdoor appears to be looking for a big counter.
Liefde throws the left hand but Lekdoor avoids the punch easily.
Liefde is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A left lands for Liefde.
Lekdoor scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Lekdoor throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lekdoor slips under a jab from Liefde.
Liefde throws a jab but it's blocked by Lekdoor.
Lekdoor throws a series of punches but Liefde avoids them all with ease.
Liefde lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A jab from Lekdoor misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Liefde! But no joy.
Liefde swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Lekdoor to counter with a crisp jab.
Lekdoor throws a right and a left that both miss.
Liefde misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lekdoor ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Liefde displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lekdoor throws out the jab.
Liefde fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lekdoor manages to avoid it.
Liefde connects with a looping right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Liefde throws the left hand but Lekdoor avoids the punch easily.
Liefde with a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liefde misses with a wild body shot.
Liefde lands a jab to Lekdoor's midsection.
Liefde throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jab, jab by Lekdoor - just one landing.
A left lands for Liefde.
Liefde misses with a two punch combination.
Nice defenses there by Liefde.
Liefde throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Liefde swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Liefde takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Lekdoor misses with an uppercut.
A telegraphed right hand from Lekdoor misses the target.
Lekdoor throws out a powerful jab.
Lekdoor avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Liefde misses with a few strikes there.
Lekdoor lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Lekdoor throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liefde throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lekdoor moves out of range as Liefde strikes.
A jab from Lekdoor does it's job there.
Liefde defending well as Lekdoor loads up on a big left hand.
Lekdoor misses with a jab, cross combination.
Liefde takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Lekdoor lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Liefde circles away quickly and effectively.
Liefde tries to counter with a clinch but Lekdoor shakes him off and moves away.
Liefde misses with a hook.
Lekdoor was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Liefde throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lekdoor.
It looked like Lekdoor wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Lekdoor throws out a loose jab but Liefde uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lekdoor displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Liefde throws out the jab.
Liefde lands a jab to the nose.
Lekdoor throws a series of punches but Liefde moves out of range.
Lekdoor looks to throw the jab but Liefde is out of range.
Liefde swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
The crowd cheers as Liefde lands an impressive looking overhand right. Lekdoor doesn't seem phased though.
Lekdoor slips a jab and a cross from Liefde.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liefde connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lekdoor moves away from the strike by Liefde.
A telegraphed right hand from Lekdoor misses the target.
Lekdoor misses with a straight left.
Liefde misses with a series of wild punches.
Liefde throws a looping overhand right but Lekdoor ducks down to avoid it.
Lekdoor connects with a good right hand that stumbles Liefde. Liefde circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Lekdoor throws a body punch but Liefde moves out of range.
Liefde keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Liefde ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Liefde keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Liefde takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Liefde bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Liefde thuds a left hand into Lekdoor's body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lekdoor misses with a hook. Liefde ducked under it nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Sekfed Liefde.
Well Liefde has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge William Gold scores the fight for Sekfed Liefde!
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight for Wiam Lekdoor!
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight for Sekfed Liefde!

Sekfed Liefde wins by split decision!