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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sonny Leskinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sherman Stafford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Stafford's choice of entrance music: Macho Man(VIllage People). This should be fireworks!
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170 lbs
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186 cm
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170 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Likes ground |
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Sonny Leskinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Sherman Stafford!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Atkins and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leskinen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Stafford takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Leskinen stuffs the takedown attempt from Stafford. Stafford gets slowly back to his feet.
Some wild striking there from Leskinen.
Leskinen tries to clinch but Stafford is having none of it.
Leskinen with a lazy takedown attempt
and Stafford counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Leskinen is looking to improve his position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Leskinen is trying to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stafford is pressing down on Leskinen's thigh, looking to free his foot. Leskinen is holding on for now.
Leskinen pushes Stafford off looking to stand but Stafford dives back in and keeps control.
Stafford looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stafford is looking to advance position but Leskinen won't allow it.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Leskinen looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Leskinen is breathing heavily.
Stafford controlling Leskinen's posture.
Leskinen is looking to stand up but Stafford won't let him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stafford pulls Leskinen in close to prevent any damage.
Stafford wants to sweep but no luck.
Stafford seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Leskinen postures up.
Leskinen tries to stand but Stafford is controlling from the bottom.
Leskinen wants to control from the top but Stafford keeps moving.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Leskinen would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Stafford fails with the takedown
and Leskinen counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Leskinen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stafford goes for a takedown in the clinch but Leskinen prevents it.
Sonny Leskinen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sherman Stafford.
Leskinen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Leskinen darts in and clinches Stafford up against the cage.
Leskinen prevents a takedown attempt there.
Leskinen changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Stafford fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Stafford fails with the takedown.
Stafford gets the takedown into side control.
Leskinen is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Stafford asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Leskinen seems a little lost for a moment, as Stafford dominates the positioning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leskinen is trying to control Stafford's posture but Stafford avoids it.
Stafford in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Stafford prevents Leskinen from escaping the position.
Stafford is looking to take a break and control but Leskinen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Leskinen pushes Stafford away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Stafford gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Stafford is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
You can see the frustration on Leskinen's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
You can see the frustration on Leskinen's face as Stafford controls the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Sherman Stafford will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Stafford misses with a takedown
and Leskinen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Leskinen misses with the combination.
Stafford decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Stafford seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Leskinen is in trouble now - Stafford has advanced to mount!
Leskinen manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Stafford stops Leskinen from getting back to his feet.
Stafford controlling the action here.
Leskinen pushes Stafford off looking to stand but Stafford dives back in and keeps control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stafford content to control rather than advance.
Stafford wants to take a breather but Leskinen is having none of it.
Stafford works his foot free and advances to mount.
Leskinen is desperately trying to improve his position but Stafford has a good base and remains in mount.
Leskinen is trying to stand.
Stafford wants to take Leskinen's back here but Leskinen is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Leskinen really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Stafford controlling his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Leskinen tries to lock up and control but Stafford gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Stafford controlling from the full mount.
Leskinen is trying to stand.
Stafford controlling the pace for now.
Leskinen is wriggling around trying to escape.
Stafford tries to control but Leskinen wriggling away.
Leskinen tries to lock up and control but Stafford gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leskinen is in all sorts of trouble here.
Stafford can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Leskinen is looking to escape.
Leskinen slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Leskinen is staying active underneath Stafford, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Despite being in the dominant position, Sherman Stafford just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Leskinen throws a right and a left that both miss.
A nice inside leg kick there by Leskinen. That's going to slow Stafford down.
Leskinen scores with a three punch combo!
Leskinen moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Leskinen scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Stafford is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leskinen darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Stafford is still in real trouble! Can Leskinen finish him?
Leskinen lands with a punch from half guard.
Leskinen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Stafford keeps working.
Stafford is holding on to half guard well.
Leskinen thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Stafford's head.
Stafford seems to have recovered his senses.
Stafford wants to control but Leskinen is keeping busy.
Stafford keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Stafford manages to get to full guard.
Stafford has Leskinen pulled in close to control his posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sonny Leskinen dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Leskinen tries for a takedown but Stafford circles away easily
and Stafford counters with a shoot takedown. Leskinen fights it but they end up in guard.
Stafford trying to control but Leskinen is working from the bottom.
Leskinen trying to control the position.
Stafford is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Stafford preventing the sweep.
Leskinen is trying to keep Stafford in close.
Stafford is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Stafford passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Leskinen is looking to reverse the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Stafford is looking to take a break and control but Leskinen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leskinen being controlled for a moment.
Stafford is looking to take a break and control but Leskinen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Despite being in the dominant position, Sherman Stafford just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Leskinen misses with a takedown
and Stafford counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Stafford is stalling in the full guard.
Stafford passes into half guard.
Well, if Stafford is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leskinen is refusing to be controlled, as Stafford sits in half guard.
Leskinen trying to control here.
Leskinen tries to roll over but Stafford keeps him under control.
Leskinen is looking to escape.
Stafford controlling the action here.
Stafford trying to pass the guard but Leskinen defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Leskinen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Leskinen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Leskinen with a lazy takedown attempt
and Stafford counters with a single leg into guard. Leskinen didn't expect that.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sonny Leskinen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stafford controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Leskinen is trying to keep Stafford in close.
Stafford wants to control from the top but Leskinen keeps moving.
Sherman Stafford has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stafford not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Despite being in the dominant position, Sherman Stafford just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Stafford misses with a takedown attempt
and Leskinen counters with a two punch combo.
Stafford has his takedown stuffed
and Leskinen counters with a three punch combo that has Stafford backing up. Stafford nods at Leskinen to acknowledge the strikes.
Leskinen scores with a hook to the body. Stafford takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Leskinen looks to land a combination. Stafford sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sherman Stafford comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Stafford has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 29:29
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Sherman Stafford!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
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