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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Leif Nygard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Leighty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nygard kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Dread Zeppelin - Immigrant Song. Leighty has chosen Cowboy Dan as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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200 lbs
26 - 11 - 0 |
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185 cm
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193 lbs
23 - 10 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Leif Nygard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Dan Leighty!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good work by Nygard as he checks the leg kick.
Nygard lands a jab to Leighty's midsection.
Leighty has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Nygard is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Nygard pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Leighty swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Nygard.
Leif Nygard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Leighty throws a big shot that misses.
Leighty walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nygard checks a low kick from Leighty.
Leighty connects with an inside leg kick.
Nygard throws a leg kick that is checked
and Leighty counters with a straight right hand.
Leighty on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Leighty goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Leighty misses with a body kick.
Nygard moves out of range of the leg kick from Leighty.
A swing and a miss from Leighty.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Leighty tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nygard walks into a straight right hand from Leighty.
Leighty loads up on a big right hand but Nygard slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nygard lands a leg kick that knocks Leighty off balance momentarily.
A jab from Leighty misses.
Nygard lands with a straight right. Leighty didn't see that one coming.
Nygard throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Leighty counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice cross by Leighty.
A good leg kick by Leighty.
Leighty uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nygard.
Nygard tries a low kick but Leighty avoids it.
Leighty tries to bum rush Nygard with a series of wild strikes but Nygard uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nygard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Leighty.
Nygard throws the left hand but Leighty avoids the punch easily.
A jab from Nygard misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Nygard lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Leighty has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Leighty and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Nygard misses with an uppercut. Leighty saw that one coming.
A low kick from Nygard misses
and Nygard takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nygard throws a low kick but it's checked well by Leighty.
Nygard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Leighty was well out of range. Poor timing from Nygard.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Nygard.
Leighty misses with a low kick.
Leighty blocks the body kick.
A lazy left from Nygard finds it's target.
Nygard closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Nygard working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Leighty blocks an uppercut.
Leighty blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Leighty wants to break free but Nygard has control.
Leighty takes a shot to the head.
Nygard misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nygard misses with the head strike.
Leighty with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nygard misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Leighty has had enough of the clinch but Nygard keeps him there for the moment.
Nygard takes a shot to the head.
Nygard can't find room to land a body shot as Leighty controls the action.
Nygard tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Leighty avoids it.
Nygard using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Nygard tries to land knees in the clinch but Leighty avoids the damage to the body.
Nygard doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short body shot lands from Leighty as the two fighters clinch.
Leighty lands a left hand.
It looks like Leif Nygard has been cut.
A short right from Nygard on the inside.
Leighty lands a nice shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Leighty lands a left hand.
Leighty tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nygard's elbow.
Leighty blocks an elbow strike.
Nygard swings wildly with an uppercut but Leighty uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nygard.
Nygard is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Leighty is defending well for now.
A right hand to the body from Leighty.
Leighty digs a right hand into Nygard's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Nygard's gas tank.
Nygard tries to work over Leighty's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Leighty lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Nygard.
Nygard misses with a hook from the clinch.
Leighty looking to throw knees to the head but Nygard is blocking nicely.
Nygard fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nygard tries a body shot but Leighty blocks it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Leighty trying to land knees to the body.
Leighty's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Leighty blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
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 Leif Nygard will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Leif Nygard'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.
Leighty throws a hook but Nygard avoids it easily.
Nygard on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Nygard crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Leighty - the referee stops the clock and Nygard gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Leighty. Nygard manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Nygard throws a hook to the side of Leighty's head but Leighty sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nygard swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nygard lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nygard keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Nygard misses with an uppercut
and Leighty counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Nygard throws a lazy right hand but Leighty sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Leighty takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Both fighters circling a little - Nygard finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Nygard lands a front kick.
Nygard throws a leg kick that is checked
and Leighty counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Leighty swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nygard takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Nygard throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Leighty misses with a looping left.
Leighty misses with a wild body shot.
Nygard gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Leighty blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Leighty tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nygard lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Leighty backwards.
Leighty misses with a knee strike.
Nygard makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Leighty goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Leighty scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Nygard throws a head punch that misses.
Dan Leighty seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Leighty tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Leighty prevents a body shot from Nygard.
Nygard tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nygard misses with an elbow over the top.
Nygard softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Nygard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Leighty throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nygard blocks it with crossed arms.
Leighty stalling the fight.
Leighty has a couple of punches blocked by Nygard.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Leighty.
Leighty lands with a short shot to the head.
Nygard lands with a short shot to the head.
Leighty blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nygard lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short right from Nygard.
Leighty is looking to control Nygard's arms but Nygard gets an underhook and turns him. Now Leighty has his back to the cage.
A short uppercut from Nygard.
Leighty lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nygard working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Leighty misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nygard misses with an elbow over the top.
Leighty lands a body shot in the clinch.
Leighty lands a nice uppercut.
Leighty is struggling to control the position.
Leighty is looking to control Nygard's arms but Nygard gets an underhook and turns him. Now Leighty has his back to the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nygard.
Nygard lands a left hand.
Leighty lands an uppercut.
Leighty misses with some punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nygard.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Nygard tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nygard blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nygard trying to land knees to the body.
Nygard has a couple of punches blocked by Leighty.
Nygard swings wildly with an uppercut but Leighty uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nygard lands an elbow that stopped Leighty in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Dan Leighty has been cut.
Leighty tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Leighty blocking some punches.
Leighty throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nygard blocks it with crossed arms.
Leighty blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nygard tries to land knees in the clinch but Leighty avoids the damage to the body.
Leighty blocks a body shot from Nygard.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Nygard creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A shot in the inside from Leighty.
Nygard lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Leighty backwards.
Nygard tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leif Nygard dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
A looping hook to the body misses from Leighty. Nygard does a little dance to reset his feet.
Leighty blocks the body kick.
Nygard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Leighty.
Nygard lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nygard moves out of range of the body kick from Leighty.
Leighty bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Leif Nygard is winning the standup battle so far.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Nygard.
Leighty throws a looping overhand right but Nygard ducks down to avoid it.
Nygard wants to land a leg kick but Leighty is out of range.
Leighty throws a big shot that misses.
That kick from Nygard tenderised Leighty's leg. Leighty is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nygard fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nygard motions for Leighty to come forward. Nygard throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The fighters circling - Nygard throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Leighty keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nygard throws a hook but Leighty blocks it.
Nygard scores with a body shot.
Leighty scores with a nice strike.
Nygard with a hook.
Nygard throws an overhand right that lands on Leighty's shoulder, as Leighty tries to avoid the shot.
Nygard with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nygard looks to throw the jab but Leighty is out of range.
Leighty fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nygard manages to avoid it.
Leighty throws a hook but Nygard avoids it easily.
Leighty scoring well with a low kick there.
A chopping leg kick lands by Leighty.
Nygard throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Nygard throws a quick inside leg kick.
Dan Leighty has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nygard fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Leighty with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Nygard to score with a decent uppercut.
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!
Nygard misses with a hook. Leighty ducked under it nicely.
Nygard throws a leg kick which misses Leighty's front leg but catches the back leg as Leighty tries to avoid it.
Good work by Nygard as he checks the leg kick.
Leighty takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nygard throws a leg kick that is checked
and Leighty counters with a three punch combo that has Nygard backing up. Nygard nods at Leighty to acknowledge the strikes.
Leighty swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Leighty takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Leighty takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nygard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Leighty.
A good leg kick by Leighty.
Nygard lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nygard throws a looping overhand right but Leighty ducks down to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nygard just misses with a punch to the body.
Nygard uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Leighty.
Nygard throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Leighty wants to slow Nygard down by chopping away at his legs.
Nygard punishes Leighty's body with a nice straight punch.
A solid leg kick lands there for Nygard.
Nygard with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That kick from Nygard tenderised Leighty's leg. Leighty is trying to keep his angry face on.
Leighty drops his hands momentarily and Nygard takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Nygard lands a really nice looking cross but Leighty seems unphased.
Leighty takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Leighty throws a hook but Nygard blocks it.
Nygard connects with a nice looking jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Leighty gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nygard lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nygard lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Leighty at a distance.
Leighty keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Nygard throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Nygard takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nygard punishes Leighty's body with a nice straight punch.
Leighty needs to keep his hands up - Nygard had a free shot at his head there.
Leighty fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nygard manages to avoid it.
Good shot there by Leighty.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nygard throws a low kick, looking for Leighty's leg but Leighty calmly moves out of range.
Leighty misses with a leg kick.
Nygard instigates a clinch.
Leighty goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that's the end of the fight!
Leif Nygard showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Nygard 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leif Nygard!
Leif Nygard managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Reaper Combatwear, into his post fight interview.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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