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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Glover Leiva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Power (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Glover Leiva is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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146 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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135 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Glover Leiva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Thomas Power!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leiva scores with a jab to the head.
Power goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Power throws a head kick that misses
and Leiva cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Leiva tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Power was well out of range. Poor timing from Leiva.
Leiva jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Power misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Leiva.
Glover Leiva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Leiva ducks right into an uppercut from Power.
Leiva cracks Power with an open hand slap.
Jab by Power.
Power ducks under a wild hook from Leiva.
Leiva throws a lazy uppercut
and Power connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Power pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
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!
Power throws a good cross that connects.
A slow jab from Leiva misses its intended target.
Leiva missing with a left hand there. Power was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Power steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Leiva.
Power throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nice body punch from Power.
Power tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Leiva paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Power tries to close the distance and clinch but Leiva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leiva tries to bum rush Power with a series of wild strikes but Power uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Leiva keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Power.
Leiva scores with a jab to the jaw.
Power slips a jab from Leiva.
Leiva rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Power cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Leiva keeps the fight on the outside.
Leiva scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Power doesn't seem bothered though.
A punch combination from Leiva misses.
Leiva throws a right and a left that Power avoids nicely.
Leiva throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Leiva throws a body punch but Power moves out of range.
Power throws a nice outside leg kick.
Power ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Leiva moves away.
Power takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
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!
Leiva throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nice body kick from Power.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leiva takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Power uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Leiva.
Power lands a nice hook to Leiva's body. Leiva takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Power scores with the left hand. Leiva knows he should have avoided that one.
Leiva pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Power scores with a body shot.
Leiva moves forwards but Power connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Power scores with a jab to the body.
Power lands a jab.
Power uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Leiva.
Power forces Leiva back against the cage and clinches.
Leiva working hard to break the clinch.
Leiva breaks from the clinch.
Leiva pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Leiva throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Power counter with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leiva jabs at Power's body.
A shot to the liver by Power. Beautiful body shot.
Leiva lands with a good body shot.
Jab by Leiva.
Leiva walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Leiva waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Power.
Power ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
We've been told by Leiva's head coaches at Kell Fight House that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Power takes a jab right on the kisser.
Leiva takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Leiva throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Power bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Power lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Power ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Leiva moves away.
Leiva swings for the body but Power moves out of range.
Leiva misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leiva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Danga de danga de dang - Leiva scores with a four punch combination!
Power slips a jab and a cross from Leiva.
Leiva misses the shot to the body.
Power showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Leiva.
Power is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Leiva is breathing heavily.
Power lands with an overhand left.
Power misses the shot to the body.
Power defending well as Leiva loads up on a big left hand.
Power wants to counter with a clinch but Leiva pushes him away.
Leiva throws a good cross that connects.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Leiva throws an overhand right that lands on Power's shoulder, as Power tries to avoid the shot.
Power jabs at Leiva's body.
Leiva on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Leiva just misses with a punch to the body.
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 Glover Leiva will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Good exchange - Power coming out on top.
Leiva misses the body punch
and Power connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Leiva is rocked!
Leiva swings widly with a right hand
and Power counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Oh Leiva is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Power rushes Leiva and presses him up against the cage.
Power lands with a right to the head.
Power working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Power pushes Leiva against the cage. Power is working some dirty boxing. Power pushes off with a quick right hook! Leiva goes down! Leiva tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Power moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Thomas Power!
Thomas Power took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Lion Fightwear for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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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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