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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yang Leiden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray Charles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Charles's choice of entrance music: Muddy Waters- Hoochie Coochie Man. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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218 lbs
24 - 9 - 0 |
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215 lbs
24 - 11 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
24 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yang Leiden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ray Charles!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Alec Ball and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Charles fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Leiden manages to avoid it.
Leiden moves out of range as Charles strikes.
Leiden manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Charles on his heels. He'll look to pass Charles's guard now, I'm sure.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Charles working a defensive guard here.
Charles being controlled here, momentarily.
Charles tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Leiden's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Leiden wants to pass the guard but Charles is keeping the position.
Yang Leiden has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Charles throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leiden tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Charles is able to avoid easily.
Charles misses with a wild body shot.
Charles lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Leiden scores with the left hand. Charles knows he should have avoided that one.
It looks like Ray Charles has been cut.
Charles misses with a hook
and Leiden counters with a shoot takedown. Charles fights it but they end up in guard.
Leiden looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Charles is pulling down on Leiden's head. It's preventing any offense from Leiden, at least for the moment.
Leiden showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Leiden looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Charles looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Charles fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Charles. Those never looked like landing.
Charles shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Leiden sprawls well. Leiden wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Charles gets slowly back to his feet.
Leiden tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Charles paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Charles throws out a loose jab but Leiden uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leiden slaps away a takedown attempt from Charles, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Charles misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Leiden.
Charles tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Leiden was well out of range. Poor timing from Charles.
Charles misses with an uppercut
and Leiden counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Charles. Leiden does a little dance to reset his feet.
Charles scores with the left hand. Leiden knows he should have avoided that one.
Charles misses with an uppercut
and Leiden counters with a single leg into guard. Charles didn't expect that.
Charles keeping moving, preventing Leiden from controlling successfully.
Leiden passes into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Leiden wants to take a breather but Charles is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Charles gets full guard.
Leiden prevents Charles from getting back to his feet.
Charles looking to hit a scissor sweep but Leiden is one step ahead there.
Leiden has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Leiden postures up.
Leiden trying to control but Charles is working from the bottom.
Leiden preventing the sweep.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Charles is on top in guard.
Leiden seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yang Leiden dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ray Charles's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Nice defenses there by Leiden.
Nice takedown defense from Charles. No joy for Leiden on that attempt.
Leiden ducks under a wild hook from Charles.
Charles shoots and misses
and Leiden counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Leiden moves out of range as Charles strikes.
Charles throws a jab when Leiden was well out of range.
Charles throws a big shot that misses.
The fighters circling - Leiden throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Leiden throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Leiden avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Charles stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Leiden.
A shot to the body from Charles misses
and Leiden counters with a good low kick that Charles was not able to check.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Charles misses.
Leiden misses with a low kick.
Charles tries for a takedown but Leiden circles away easily
and Charles takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Leiden fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Charles avoids it really well and circles away.
Leiden keeps the fight on the outside.
Charles just misses with a punch to the body.
Charles cracks Leiden with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Charles forces Leiden back against the cage and clinches.
Charles prevents a body shot from Leiden.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leiden misses with a knee strike.
Charles is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yang Leiden. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Charles lands with a short shot to the head.
Charles has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Leiden after a bit of a struggle.
Leiden tries for a takedown but Charles manages to get underhooks.
Charles avoiding damage as Leiden throws knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Charles.
Charles blocks a punch to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Charles tries a body shot but Leiden blocks it.
Leiden presses Charles against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Leiden lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Charles stalls.
Leiden lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Leiden tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Charles's elbow.
Leiden is leaning against Charles and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leiden breaks the clinch.
Leiden looks to land a right hand but Charles moved out of range.
Charles tries to clinch but Leiden moves out of range.
Leiden scores with a jab to the head.
Charles looks to score with a jab to the body but Leiden is just out of range.
Charles tries to close the distance and clinch up but Leiden swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A looping hook to the body misses from Leiden. Charles does a little dance to reset his feet.
Leiden connects with a good right hand that stumbles Charles. Charles circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Charles waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Leiden.
Charles waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Leiden.
Charles slips under a jab from Leiden.
A looping hook to the body misses from Charles. Leiden does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leiden changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Charles tries to avoid it but Leiden manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Charles to the ground. Charles escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Leiden avoids the body shot from Charles.
Charles throws a poor cross that misses
and Leiden counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Charles looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Leiden keeping moving, preventing Charles from controlling successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Leiden not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Leiden being controlled here, momentarily.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Ray Charles wasn't active enough on the ground.
Leiden shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yang Leiden dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ray Charles'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!
Charles lands with a hook. Leiden tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Leiden uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Charles.
Leiden takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Leiden fails in his attempt to clinch.
Charles takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A jab from Charles misses.
Charles misses with a wild body shot.
Charles has Leiden up against the cage in a clinch.
Leiden working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Leiden blocks an uppercut.
Charles is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Charles dodges an elbow strike from Leiden.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Charles throws a head punch that misses.
Leiden tries to stall but Charles uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Charles scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Leiden with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Charles can't find room to land a body shot as Leiden controls the action.
Charles leaning against his opponent.
Charles looking to stall.
Charles is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Leiden has denied him.
Leiden tries a body shot but Charles blocks it.
Charles throws a punch but it's blocked by Leiden.
Charles scores with a shoulder strike.
Leiden tries to work over Charles's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Leiden tries to land a knee to the head but Charles blocks with his arms.
Charles has a couple of punches blocked by Leiden.
Yang Leiden has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Leiden blocks a body shot from Charles.
Charles lands a hook to the side of the head.
Leiden lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ray Charles has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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!
Charles lands a right hand that snaps the head of Leiden backwards.
Leiden stops a takedown attempt from Charles.
A head punch on the inside from Charles fails to land.
Leiden lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Charles has a couple of punches blocked by Leiden.
Leiden misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Leiden blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Charles misses with a short punch on the inside.
Leiden crunches a lovely knee into Charles's ribcage.
Leiden is trying to stall.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Leiden.
Charles takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Charles lands a body punch in the clinch.
Charles tries for a takedown but Leiden manages to get underhooks.
Leiden misses with a punch to the body.
Charles swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Leiden scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leiden blocks an uppercut.
Leiden's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Charles gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Leiden counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Yang Leiden has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ray Charles.
Leiden content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Leiden's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Charles is looking to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Charles is not content to let Leiden control the position.
Yang Leiden is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
We're going to have a standup here because Yang Leiden wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Charles lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Leiden circles away quickly and effectively.
Ray Charles seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Leiden connects with a body shot that sends Charles's belly button to the back.
Charles walks into a stiff left hand from Leiden.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Charles misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Leiden counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Leiden lands a nice leg kick that just misses Charles's sensitive parts.
Charles works the jab nicely.
It looks like Yang Leiden has been cut.
Leiden connects with a body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Yang Leiden.
Well Leiden has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yang Leiden!
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energy
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