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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gavin Douglas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matthew Leach (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Douglas comes to the ring accompanied by Drowning Pool - Step up. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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205 lbs
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210 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Gavin Douglas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Matthew Leach!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Andrew Berry and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Douglas misses with a series of wild punches.
Leach is looking to clinch but Douglas is avoiding it.
Matthew Leach seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Douglas avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Leach rushes Douglas and presses him up against the ropes.
Leach lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Gavin Douglas has been cut.
Leach jumps guard but Douglas stands there with Leach around his waist. Leach gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Douglas manages to pull guard.
Douglas working for a triangle but Leach defends it easily.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Douglas working for a triangle but Leach defends it easily.
Douglas has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Leach can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Leach must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Leach avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leach got a little sloppy there for a moment and Douglas has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Leach has managed to get both his arms back between Douglas's legs - danger averted.
Leach has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Douglas is proving hard to escape from.
Douglas had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Leach defends it easily.
Douglas is breathing heavily.
Leach tries to stand but Douglas is controlling from the bottom.
Leach wants to control from the top but Douglas keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Douglas working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Leach doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Leach manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Douglas working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Leach doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Leach manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Douglas keeping moving, preventing Leach from controlling successfully.
Leach really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Douglas. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Leach wanted to stand there but Douglas had control of the position.
Leach trying to control the position from guard on top but Douglas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Leach tries to clinch there but Douglas circles away.
Leach lands with a kick to the temple. Douglas shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Leach throws a sloppy head kick and Douglas moves out of range easily.
Leach shoots in looking for a takedown. Douglas tries to sprawl out of it but Leach keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Douglas manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Leach shoots in for a takedown but Douglas shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Gavin Douglas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matthew Leach.
Leach shoots for a double leg takedown but Douglas sprawls well. He's pushed Leach's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Leach fails in his attempt to clinch.
Leach tries a head kick but it misses.
Leach tries to close the distance and clinch up but Douglas swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Douglas misses with a takedown attempt
and Leach moves into the clinch.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Leach throws an elbow but misses.
Leach lands an elbow just above Douglas 's eye.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leach taking a breather.
Douglas successfully pulls guard.
Leach trying to control but Douglas is working from the bottom.
Douglas looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Leach has picked Douglas up and slammed him! Douglas can't keep hold of the triangle and Leach manages to pass to side control!
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Leach is looking to take a break and control but Douglas is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Leach wants to stand but Douglas has his arm trapped.
Douglas regains half guard.
Douglas moves into full guard.
Douglas wants to control but Leach passes easily into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gavin Douglas dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gavin Douglas's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Leach moves into the clinch.
Douglas tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Douglas fails to pull guard.
Douglas fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gavin Douglas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Leach stalling in the clinch but Douglas improves position.
Douglas has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Leach uses from the top position.
Douglas is looking for a triangle but Leach pushes his legs off easily.
Douglas wants to control the position but Leach says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Leach wants to take a breather but Douglas is having none of it.
Douglas looking for submissions off his back.
Leach seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Leach is trying to control the action in half guard but Douglas is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Douglas regains full guard. Nicely done.
Douglas working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Leach doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Leach manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Douglas has his foot on Leach's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Leach works his way back into a safe position though.
Leach trying to control but Douglas is working from the bottom.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Leach will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Leach wants to clinch up but Douglas keeps it at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Leach looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Leach gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Douglas counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leach wants to stand but Douglas is controlling the position.
Douglas trying to control the position from guard on top but Leach is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Leach has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Leach is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Douglas loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Douglas tries to free his leg and advance position but Leach is retaining full guard.
Leach looking to control.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Douglas shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Douglas trying to control but Leach is working from the bottom.
Douglas pushing down on Leach's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Leach won't allow Douglas to pass to mount.
Leach is trying to stand up here but Douglas is controlling him well.
Douglas is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Leach doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Douglas.
Leach wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Douglas is working for a kimura but Leach is defending it quite comfortably.
Douglas sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Leach defending well though.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Douglas circles away from the clinch attempt.
Leach tries for a takedown but Douglas circles away easily
and Douglas counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Douglas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gavin Douglas dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Gavin Douglas'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. This is the final round!
Douglas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Leach moves away.
Leach with a lazy takedown attempt
and Douglas counters with a shoot takedown. Leach fights it but they end up in guard.
Douglas drops back looking for a leg! Leach is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Leach manages to kick Douglas off! Douglas jumps back into Leach's guard.
Leach wants to stand and escape but Douglas is having none of it.
Douglas drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Leach manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Douglas has Leach in his guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Douglas looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leach wants to stand but Douglas has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Leach is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Leach wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Douglas's closed guard. He's half up but Douglas has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Douglas pivots and extends the arm, Leach falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Douglas! Well done that man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Gavin Douglas!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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