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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Price (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bernie McLeod (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McLeod has chosen Flower of Scotland as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tommy Price!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Bernie McLeod!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Matti Vanhoillinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McLeod cracks Price with a good jab.
Sloppy strikes from McLeod. Those never looked like landing.
McLeod scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Price is looking to land body kicks.
Price missing with a left hand there. McLeod was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
McLeod takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
McLeod misses with a double jab.
Price misses with a few strikes there.
McLeod misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
McLeod showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Price.
Price showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from McLeod.
Price ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McLeod moves away.
Decent striking displayed by McLeod there.
Price takes a swing at McLeod's ribcage but misses.
Tommy Price seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Price showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from McLeod.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McLeod rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Price moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
McLeod throws a right and a left that both miss.
McLeod scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Price throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Price jabbing away but nothing is landing.
McLeod lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
McLeod throws a right and a left that Price avoids nicely.
McLeod connects with a body shot that sends Price's belly button to the back.
McLeod misses with the combination.
Price blocks a leg kick.
Price takes a swing at McLeod's ribcage but misses.
McLeod throws a right and a left that Price avoids nicely.
McLeod keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
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!
McLeod scores with a nice strike.
Price misses with a jab to the body
letting McLeod counter with a right hand.
Some wild striking there from Price.
Price lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Price waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McLeod.
Price just misses with a punch to the body.
A jab from McLeod misses.
Price lands with a nice body kick.
McLeod misses with the combination.
McLeod misses with a few strikes there.
McLeod uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Price.
McLeod throws a leg kick which misses Price's front leg but catches the back leg as Price tries to avoid it.
McLeod cracks Price with an open hand slap.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Price misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Price throws a series of punches but McLeod avoids them all with ease.
McLeod moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Price throws a left and a right that both miss
and McLeod counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Price misses with a series of wild punches.
McLeod lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Price is looking to wear down McLeod with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Price throws a body punch but McLeod moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Price.
McLeod swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
McLeod throws a nice looking combination but Price bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Price takes a swing at McLeod's ribcage but misses.
McLeod takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Bernie McLeod is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McLeod lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Price throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
McLeod avoids a kick to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McLeod fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Price manages to avoid it.
McLeod throws a jab when Price was well out of range.
Price with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Price avoids the body shot from McLeod.
Sloppy strikes from Price. Those never looked like landing.
Price has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
McLeod misses with a series of wild punches.
Price throws the kick towards the body but McLeod avoids it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Price uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McLeod.
Price slips under a jab from McLeod.
Price lands a nice looking body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bernie McLeod dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Price throws a push kick but McLeod slaps the foot to one side.
McLeod throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
McLeod lands a head kick!
Price throws a right and a left that McLeod avoids nicely.
McLeod rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Price moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
McLeod lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Price misses with a low kick.
Price scores with a three punch combo!
It looks like Bernie McLeod has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McLeod misses with a straight right.
McLeod doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
McLeod throws a right hand that misses
and Price counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Price looks to land a combination but McLeod avoids it well.
Price throws an overhand right that lands on McLeod's shoulder, as McLeod tries to avoid the shot.
Price throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McLeod misses with a low kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Price. McLeod does a little dance to reset his feet.
McLeod swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Price counters with a nice kick to the body.
Price misses the shot to the body.
Price misses with a body kick.
McLeod keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Price.
McLeod steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Price.
McLeod moves into range and connects with a jab.
Price tries a head kick but it misses.
No joy there for McLeod, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
McLeod scores with a three punch combo!
Price misses with a double jab.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by McLeod!
McLeod moves out of range of the body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McLeod keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McLeod slips a jab from Price.
McLeod fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Price throws a head kick that misses.
Tommy Price is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
McLeod lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice uppercut there from Price.
Price lands a jab-cross combination.
McLeod throws a quick inside leg kick.
Price looks to score with a jab to the body but McLeod is just out of range.
McLeod keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
McLeod fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Price on the side of the head.
Price throws a series of strikes that have McLeod backpedaling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McLeod swinging wildly here.
Price tries to land a front kick but McLeod steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Nice defenses there by McLeod.
A left lands for McLeod.
McLeod fails to land with a series of punches.
McLeod throws a good cross that connects.
Price lands with a shot to the body.
McLeod attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Price misses the shot to the body.
Price misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
McLeod falls off balance throwing a combination
and Price counters with a left to the body.
Price misses with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Price swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and McLeod counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
McLeod pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McLeod fails to land with a series of punches.
Price throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and McLeod counters with a nice uppercut.
Price tests McLeod's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McLeod misses with the combination.
Decent striking displayed by McLeod there.
McLeod scores with a one two! Price had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McLeod takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Price is defended easily by McLeod.
Price throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Price dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bernie McLeod's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
McLeod fails to land with a series of punches.
Price swings and misses with a shot to the body
and McLeod counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A cross from McLeod lands.
Price throws a series of strikes that have McLeod backpedaling.
McLeod moves out of range of the body kick from Price.
Price tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McLeod was well out of range. Poor timing from Price.
Price shoots in looking for a takedown. McLeod tries to sprawl out of it but Price keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. McLeod manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Price tries to move into range but McLeod moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Price throws a right and a left that both miss.
Price lands a glancing blow to the side of McLeod's head.
McLeod throws a combination that misses
and Price finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
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!
McLeod will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McLeod lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Price circles away quickly and effectively.
McLeod takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
McLeod fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Price.
McLeod throws a right and a left that Price avoids nicely.
McLeod swinging wildly here.
McLeod stuns Price with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
McLeod avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Price moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
McLeod slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
McLeod takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
McLeod swings for the body but Price moves out of range.
Price has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Price there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Price swings widly with a right hand
and McLeod counters with a slapping leg kick.
Price misses with an attempted mid kick.
McLeod throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Price avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McLeod uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Price.
McLeod throws a right and a left that both miss.
McLeod lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Price circles away quickly and effectively.
Price delivers a nice body kick.
Price misses with a double jab
and McLeod counters with a straight right hand.
McLeod throws an overhand right that lands on Price's shoulder, as Price tries to avoid the shot.
McLeod moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
McLeod misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McLeod tries to bum rush Price with a series of wild strikes but Price uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Price throws a leg kick that misses.
McLeod scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
McLeod misses with a straight right.
Price misses with a hook to the body
and Price takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Price swings away with a body shot that misses
letting McLeod counter with a right hand.
Price throws a lazy body kick
and McLeod counters with a nice body shot.
McLeod throws a push kick but Price slaps the foot to one side.
Price tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A nice combination there by McLeod.
A looping hook to the body misses from Price. McLeod does a little dance to reset his feet.
Price throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
McLeod misses with a jab, cross combination.
Price looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Price.
McLeod looks to land a combination but Price avoids it well.
Price dodges the punch combination from McLeod.
Price swings for the body but McLeod moves out of range.
Price misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
McLeod keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Price drops his hands momentarily and McLeod takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
McLeod slips under a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good shot there by McLeod.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Price misses with a body kick.
McLeod throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
McLeod bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Price's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Bernie McLeod just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Bernie McLeod's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
McLeod throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A big left from Price misses.
Price fails to land with a series of punches.
McLeod misses with a low kick.
McLeod throws a combination. Price tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
McLeod misses with a two punch combination.
Price throws a hook to the side of McLeod's head but McLeod sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
McLeod waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Price.
Some wild striking there from Price.
McLeod connects with a good right hand that stumbles Price. Price circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
McLeod avoids the head kick by Price.
McLeod throws a right hand that Price ducks under and follows up with a left that Price also avoids with ease.
Bernie McLeod seems to be getting the better of the standup.
McLeod is looking to chop away at Price's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Price pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Price.
McLeod lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Price circles away quickly and effectively.
McLeod moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A nice combination there by McLeod.
McLeod is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
A big right from Price misses.
Price rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but McLeod moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
McLeod misses with a leg kick.
McLeod digs a good hook to Price's body.
McLeod moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Price ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McLeod moves away.
McLeod throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Price.
Price throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McLeod swings for the body but Price moves out of range.
McLeod moves out of range as Price strikes.
McLeod misses with a two punch combination.
Price throws a body kick that misses.
McLeod throws out a loose jab but Price uses good head movement to avoid it.
McLeod looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
McLeod takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
McLeod looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
McLeod uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Price.
McLeod misses with a two punch combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Price will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Price slips a jab and a cross from McLeod.
Price looks to land a body kick but McLeod moved away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McLeod misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Price tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McLeod was well out of range. Poor timing from Price.
McLeod throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Price sizes up McLeod with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Price misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Price fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McLeod manages to avoid it.
Price rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but McLeod moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Price throws a combination that misses
and McLeod counters with a nice uppercut.
McLeod thuds his right hand into Price's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Price misses the jab.
McLeod ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
McLeod throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Price.
McLeod throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Price.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for McLeod.
McLeod lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Price backs up against the cage.
McLeod takes one to the side of the head.
Price misses the shot to the body.
Price ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McLeod moves away.
McLeod lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McLeod scoring well with a low kick there.
Price throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
McLeod tries to land a front kick but Price steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McLeod jabbing away but nothing is landing.
McLeod throws a series of punches but Price moves out of range.
Nice cross by McLeod.
McLeod throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Price sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bernie McLeod dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Bernie McLeod'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. And we move into the final round!
Price pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Price thows a body shot but no joy.
Price dodges the punch combination from McLeod.
Price paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Price is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
McLeod misses with a wild combination.
Price swings for the body but McLeod moves out of range.
Price moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Price misses with an uppercut
and McLeod counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
McLeod slips a jab and a cross from Price.
McLeod lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
McLeod takes a shot right to the bread basket.
McLeod looks to land a combination but Price avoids it well.
McLeod is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Price misses with a wild body shot.
McLeod lands a really nice looking cross but Price seems unphased.
Price throws a right and a left that both miss.
Price misses with a body kick.
Price throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A combination from Price does no damage.
McLeod displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Price.
McLeod stalks Price and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Price's face. Price staggers backwards, shaken.
McLeod misses with a few strikes there.
Price throws a head kick but McLeod moves out of range.
No luck for Price with that takedown attempt.
McLeod scores with a three punch combo!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Price takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by McLeod.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McLeod showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Price.
McLeod lands a nice shot that snaps Price's head back.
Nice jab there from McLeod.
McLeod misses with a double jab.
Nice uppercut lands for Price. That snapped McLeod's head back.
Price has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Price shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has McLeod pinned against the cage. McLeod gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Tommy Price has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tommy Price. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Price throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McLeod looks to score with a jab to the body but Price is just out of range.
Price pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Price throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McLeod lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Price backs up against the cage.
Price tries to bum rush McLeod with a series of wild strikes but McLeod uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Price misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McLeod.
McLeod scores with a three punch combo!
McLeod showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Price.
Price misses with a body shot
enabling McLeod to counter with a crisp jab.
McLeod throws a head kick that misses.
McLeod displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
McLeod ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Price connects with a body shot.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for McLeod. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
No joy there for McLeod, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Price throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McLeod keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McLeod misses with a wild combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Both fighters circling a little - Price finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
McLeod with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Price throws a wild body kick that McLeod sees coming a mile off.
Bernie McLeod is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Price throws a right hand that McLeod ducks under and follows up with a left that McLeod also avoids with ease.
Price looks to score with a jab to the body but McLeod is just out of range.
Price lands a jab-cross combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Bernie McLeod.
Well McLeod 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 46:49
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 46:49
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bernie McLeod!
During a confident post fight interview, Bernie McLeod thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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