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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jean Paul Savette (ranked 287 p4p, 413 weight class) and Adiwang Leetoh (ranked 26 p4p, 36 weight class). Leetoh has chosen Mai Wai Bok Wai - Henri feat. Tohmo as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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World class 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 16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jean Paul Savette!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 9 - 2, fighting out of London, Adiwang Leetoh!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Albert Achterberg and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Savette throws a hook but Leetoh blocks it.
Leetoh throws a jab when Savette was well out of range.
Leetoh darts in trying to clinch
and Savette counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
We've been told by Savette's head coaches at NY Fight Club that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Leetoh lands a head shot.
Leetoh misses with a wild body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Savette misses the target.
Leetoh stuns Savette with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Leetoh waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Savette.
Savette closes the distance and pushes Leetoh back into the cage.
Savette prevents a body shot from Leetoh.
Savette lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Leetoh backwards.
Savette avoids the elbow strike from Leetoh, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Leetoh.
Leetoh lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leetoh tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Savette misses with a punch on the inside.
Savette tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Savette has a couple of punches blocked by Leetoh.
A head punch on the inside from Savette fails to land.
Savette effectively controlling the action here.
A short right from Savette on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Leetoh just misses with a elbow thrown towards Savette's brow.
Savette blocks a body shot from Leetoh.
Good body shot from Leetoh.
Leetoh working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Leetoh landing knees to the body.
Leetoh misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leetoh looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Leetoh misses with an elbow over the top.
Leetoh told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Savette tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Savette.
Leetoh blocking some punches.
Leetoh misses with an elbow strike.
Savette dodges an elbow strike from Leetoh.
Leetoh throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Savette breaks from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Leetoh takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Savette ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Leetoh moves away.
Leetoh throws a fast counter high kick but Savette manages to duck under it in time.
Leetoh connects with a solid leg kick.
Savette drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Adiwang Leetoh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Savette connects with a nice looking jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leetoh lands with an overhand left.
Savette throws a big shot that misses.
Leetoh closes the distance and clinches.
Leetoh throws an elbow that misses.
Leetoh misses with some punches.
Leetoh lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Savette has a couple of punches blocked by Leetoh.
Savette breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Leetoh misses with a left hand
and Savette counters with a stiff right hand.
Leetoh slips a jab from Savette.
Savette takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Leetoh uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Savette.
Savette misses with an uppercut
and Leetoh counters with a left to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leetoh takes one on the button.
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!
A jab from Leetoh misses.
Leetoh looks to score with a jab to the body but Savette is just out of range.
Nice cross by Leetoh.
Leetoh throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Savette lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Leetoh ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Savette moves away.
Leetoh tries a low kick but Savette avoids it.
A low kick lands for Savette.
Savette avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Leetoh lands a really nice looking cross but Savette seems unphased.
Leetoh throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Savette counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Savette lands an overhand right.
Savette looks to land a left hand but Leetoh moved out of range nicely.
Leetoh tries to counter with a clinch but Savette shakes him off and moves away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Adiwang Leetoh will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Leetoh gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Savette on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Savette escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice body punch from Leetoh.
Savette scores with a jab. Leetoh acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Some bone on bone action there as Leetoh checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Leetoh tests Savette's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Leetoh lands with a cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Savette throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Leetoh connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Leetoh throws a head kick that misses
and Savette counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Leetoh thinking.
Leetoh takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
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!
Leetoh throws a poor cross that misses
and Savette counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Leetoh moves in looking to clinch but Savette pushes him off.
It looked like Savette wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Savette keeps the fight on the outside.
Jean Paul Savette is winning the standup battle so far.
Leetoh throws a lazy right hand but Savette sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Savette scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A head kick misses from Leetoh.
Leetoh has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Savette.
Leetoh misses with a body punch
and Savette counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Leetoh connects with a good right hand that stumbles Savette. Savette circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Savette throws a lazy uppercut
and Leetoh connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Leetoh in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Leetoh throws a push kick but Savette slaps the foot to one side.
Savette looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Savette tries to close the distance and clinch but Leetoh swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Leetoh connects with a body shot.
Leetoh scores with a head kick.
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!
Leetoh misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leetoh swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A low kick from Leetoh misses
and Savette counters with a leg kick.
Leetoh throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Savette counters with a slapping leg kick.
Savette keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Savette misses with a looping left.
Savette stalks Leetoh and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Leetoh's face. Leetoh staggers backwards, shaken.
Savette lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Savette gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Leetoh.
Savette lands a jab to the nose.
Savette lands a nice leg kick that just misses Leetoh's sensitive parts.
Leetoh thows a leg kick but Savette checks it
and Savette counters with an outside leg kick.
Savette swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leetoh with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Savette to score with a decent uppercut.
Leetoh moves out of range of the strikes.
The fighters circling - Savette throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Leetoh bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Leetoh tries to close the distance and clinch but Savette swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Savette misses with a hook. Leetoh ducked under it nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Leetoh misses the target.
Leetoh misses with a wild body shot.
Leetoh pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Leetoh misses with an uppercut
and Savette counters with a nice uppercut.
Savette throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
It looks like Adiwang Leetoh has been cut.
Savette lands a lovely overhand right.
Leetoh throws a nice head kick!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Leetoh ducks under a wild hook from Savette.
Savette blocks a head kick by Leetoh.
Savette uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Leetoh is rocked!
Savette takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Leetoh throws an off balance right hand
and Savette counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Leetoh is still on wobbly legs! Can Savette finish him?
Leetoh on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Leetoh seems to have recovered his senses.
A big left from Savette misses.
Savette misses with an uppercut
and Leetoh counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Savette throws an overhand right that lands on Leetoh's shoulder, as Leetoh tries to avoid the shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Savette slips a jab and a cross from Leetoh.
Leetoh slips under a jab.
Savette keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Savette is looking to counter punch.
Savette looks to land a combination but Leetoh avoids it well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jean Paul Savette dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Adiwang Leetoh's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Savette throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Leetoh staying out of range there.
Leetoh keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Leetoh misses with an uppercut
and Savette makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Leetoh tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Leetoh gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Savette's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Leetoh moves away from the strike by Savette.
A telegraphed right hand from Savette misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leetoh ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Savette misses with a hook. Leetoh ducked under it nicely.
Leetoh falls off balance throwing a combination
and Savette counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Savette keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Leetoh.
Savette looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Leetoh wants to clinch up but Savette keeps it at a distance.
Savette takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Leetoh wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Leetoh misses the shot to the body.
Savette shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Leetoh eats them both and turns towards Savette to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Leetoh keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Savette.
Savette has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Leetoh finds it's way round the side to connect with Savette's head.
Savette misses with a hook.
Leetoh moves into the clinch.
Leetoh pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Leetoh's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Leetoh lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Savette backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Leetoh misses with a punch to the body.
Leetoh has a couple of punches blocked by Savette.
Leetoh blocks an uppercut.
Savette manages to break the clinch.
Savette throws a combination that misses
and Leetoh counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Leetoh tries to close the distance and clinch but Savette swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Savette throws a jab but it's blocked by Leetoh.
Savette throws an off balance right hand
and Leetoh holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Savette lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Savette manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Savette takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leetoh with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Leetoh blocking some punches.
Leetoh throws an elbow that misses.
Leetoh lands an elbow that stopped Savette in his tracks for a moment.
Leetoh looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Leetoh misses with a punch on the inside.
Adiwang Leetoh seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Leetoh tries to throw a body punch but Savette avoids it by throwing Leetoh back against the cage.
Savette on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Savette blocks a body shot from Leetoh.
Savette takes a knee to the side of the body.
Savette blocks the elbow strike.
Leetoh struggles to land a body shot inside as Savette controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Leetoh.
Leetoh lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Leetoh tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Leetoh tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Leetoh keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Savette's efforts to push away.
Savette misses with a short punch on the inside.
Leetoh misses with a knee strike.
Leetoh tries to throw a body punch but Savette avoids it by throwing Leetoh back against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Savette.
Savette swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Savette wants to get back to striking at distance but Leetoh won't allow it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Adiwang Leetoh comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Leetoh 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 28:29
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adiwang Leetoh!
Our winner, Adiwang Leetoh, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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energy
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hype
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