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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Max Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brodie Leggat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thompson has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Brodie Leggat is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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BJJ Blue 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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Max Thompson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Brodie Leggat!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leggat shoots in but no luck this time.
Thompson is breathing heavily.
Leggat is looking to clinch but Thompson is avoiding it.
Leggat wants to clinch up but Thompson keeps it at a distance.
Thompson looks for a takedown but Leggat sprawls well.
Leggat rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Thompson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Thompson swats away the attempt to clinch by Leggat.
Leggat comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Leggat moves in looking to clinch but Thompson pushes him off.
Leggat has closed the distance and engaged Thompson in a clinch.
Leggat lands a body shot in the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Leggat receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Leggat pulls guard successfully.
Leggat manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Leggat sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson tries to hold on but Leggat pushes him away.
Leggat working the ground and pound effectively.
Leggat looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Leggat scoring with strikes but Thompson is staying in there.
Leggat lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Thompson hang on?
Leggat looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Thompson is just holding on here. Leggat manages to take his back.
Leggat lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leggat has good solid back control here.
Thompson trying to control the hands but Leggat won't let him.
Leggat tries to get the hooks in deep but Thompson pushed the leg off.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Leggat controlling the positon.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leggat is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Thompson defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Leggat lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Leggat has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Thompson staying busy and making it hard for Leggat to control.
Leggat landing with strikes.
Leggat scores with punches from the back.
Thompson takes a big shot to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leggat is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Thompson trying to control the hands but Leggat won't let him.
Thompson looking very determined here, making life difficult for Leggat.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Brodie Leggat dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Max Thompson's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
The fight stays on the outside here - Leggat looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Leggat tries to clinch but Thompson moves out of range.
Thompson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Leggat checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Max Thompson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Thompson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Leggat is looking to clinch.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Thompson crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Leggat - the referee stops the clock and Thompson gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Leggat. Thompson manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Thompson crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Leggat - the referee stops the clock and Thompson gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Leggat. Thompson manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Leggat lands a head kick. Thompson smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Leggat scoring well with a low kick there.
Thompson stuffs the takedown attempt from Leggat. Leggat gets slowly back to his feet.
Leggat wants to clinch up but Thompson keeps it at a distance.
Leggat tries to clinch up.
Max Thompson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Leggat shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Thompson's guard.
Leggat wants to control from the top but Thompson keeps moving.
Leggat passes into half guard.
Thompson is looking to improve his position.
Leggat with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Leggat works his way into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson manages to get back to half guard.
Leggat frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Leggat content just to control the position here.
Thompson defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Leggat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson is looking to get to half guard.
Leggat fails to advance to Thompson's back.
Leggat raining down shots from the mount!
Leggat tries to control but Thompson wriggling away.
Leggat is going olschool here, as he tries to force Thompson to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Thompson shrugs it off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Leggat with the ground and pound from mount.
Thompson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Leggat controlling his opponent.
Thompson has given up his back here.
Leggat has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Thompson's body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Leggat working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Brodie Leggat showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Max Thompson's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Leggat decides to pull guard.
Thompson preventing the sweep.
Leggat has his feet on Thompson's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Thompson avoids the head kick by Leggat.
Leggat clinches but Thompson breaks the clinch
and Thompson counters with a one-two to the body.
Leggat rushes Thompson and presses him up against the cage.
Leggat is struggling to control the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Leggat pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leggat moves in looking to clinch but Thompson pushes him off.
Leggat fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Thompson sprawls well initially but Leggat persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Leggat postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Thompson to stand up.
Thompson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Leggat counters with a nice leg kick.
Thompson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Thompson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Leggat tries for a takedown. No joy.
Thompson lands with a light punch inside.
Thompson wants to break free but Leggat has control.
A hook to the body from Thompson.
Leggat keeps control of Thompson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Leggat blocks the elbow strike.
Leggat tries to pull guard but Thompson won't allow it.
Thompson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Leggat.
Max Thompson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brodie Leggat.
Thompson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Leggat. No joy for Thompson on that attempt.
Leggat feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Thompson's calf.
Leggat works the jab nicely.
Leggat throws a nice inside leg kick.
Thompson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Leggat lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Leggat looks to land a body kick but Thompson moved away.
Thompson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Leggat looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Thompson tries to stand but Leggat is controlling from the bottom.
Thompson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Leggat is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leggat working a defensive guard here.
Thompson trying to control the position from guard on top but Leggat is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brodie Leggat has got the better of the ground game so far.
Leggat trying to keep a closed guard but Thompson is proving a slippery customer.
Thompson trying to control but Leggat is working from the bottom.
Leggat seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Leggat gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Leggat tries to pull guard but Thompson won't allow it.
Leggat is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Leggat breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Leggat wants to clinch.
Leggat thuds his shin into the meat of Thompson's side.
Thompson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Leggat makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Leggat throws a nice inside leg kick.
Leggat scores with a push kick.
Max Thompson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brodie Leggat is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Leggat has taken the fight to the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brodie Leggat comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Leggat 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 26:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 26:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brodie Leggat!
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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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