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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kyler Samuels (ranked 5384 p4p, 4570 weight class) and John Leo (ranked 561 p4p, 515 weight class). John Leo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Solid boxing
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Kyler Samuels!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Leo!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Samuels just misses with a punch to the body.
Leo is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Samuels changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Leo looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Samuels has knee on belly momentarily but Leo bucks him off and regains half guard.
Leo wants to get back to his feet.
Samuels throws a strike but Leo avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Samuels's corner is telling him to maintain position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Samuels stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Leo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Leo has momentary wrist control but Samuels slips an elbow through the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Samuels won't allow Leo to get back to his feet.
Samuels sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Samuels pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Leo is keeping the position for now.
Leo wants to stand but Samuels is controlling the position.
Samuels wants to control from the top but Leo keeps moving.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Samuels takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Samuels fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Leo sprawls well initially but Samuels persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Samuels in particular looking to stall.
Samuels thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Samuels is looking to stall here but Leo recovers full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Samuels trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Samuels won't allow Leo to get back to his feet.
Samuels makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samuels won't allow Leo to get back to his feet.
Samuels throws an elbow that misses. Leo uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Samuels's guard. Nice move by Leo!
Leo wants to get up but he can't break Samuels's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Samuels wants to sweep here but Leo controlling him for the moment.
Samuels is pulling down on Leo's head to control his posture.
Leo stops Samuels from standing up.
Samuels knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Leo on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Leo makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Leo is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Leo distracts Samuels with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Samuels working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Leo.
Samuels wants to sweep but no luck.
Leo cracks Samuels with a solid left hand.
Samuels has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Leo can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Samuels is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Leo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Samuels circles away quickly and effectively.
Leo stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Leo dominated that round.
That's time! Samuels's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Samuels closes the distance and pushes Leo back into the cage.
We've been informed that Leo has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Leo breaks the clinch.
Samuels throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Leo.
Despite the aggression on Leo's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Samuels pushes Leo up against the cage in a clinch.
Leo breaks the clinch.
Kyler Samuels is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Samuels falls off balance throwing a combination
and Leo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Samuels closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Samuels lands in his opponent's guard.
Leo scrambles and gets back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kyler Samuels seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Samuels tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Leo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
John Leo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Samuels shoots and misses
and Leo counters with a three punch combo that has Samuels backing up. Samuels nods at Leo to acknowledge the strikes.
Samuels shoots in but no luck this time.
Samuels gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Leo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kyler Samuels. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Leo lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Leo defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Samuels.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Leo misses with the combination.
Leo misses with the combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Samuels gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Leo counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Leo stuns Samuels with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Samuels takes one on the button.
Samuels tries to clinch but Leo moves away
and Leo counters with a straight right hand.
Leo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nice shot by Leo.
Samuels doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Leo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Samuels tries for a takedown but Leo circles away easily
enabling Leo to counter with a crisp jab.
Leo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leo cracks Samuels with an open hand slap.
Leo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Samuels shoots and misses
and Leo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Leo fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
John Leo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Samuels has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Leo lands with an overhand left.
Nice uppercut there from Leo.
A right-left combo lands from Leo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Leo connects with a single shot there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leo dips to his left and cracks Samuels with an uppercut!
Leo lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
A lazy left from Leo finds it's target.
Leo cracks Samuels with an open hand slap.
Samuels tries to clinch up
and Leo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Samuels misses with a takedown
and Leo counters with a left to the body.
Leo scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Leo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Samuels takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A combination from Leo does no damage.
Samuels misses with a takedown attempt
and Leo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A decent looking cross lands there for Leo.
Leo is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Leo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
No joy there for Leo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Leo has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Samuels throws a combination that misses
and Leo counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Samuels walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Samuels tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Samuels throws a head kick but Leo moves out of range.
Samuels closes the distance looking to clinch
and Leo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Samuels tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Leo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Leo digs a good body shot into Samuels's ribs.
Samuels with a poor takedown
letting Leo counter with a right hand.
Samuels with a poor takedown
and Leo counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kyler Samuels. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Samuels takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Samuels slips a jab and a cross from Leo.
Samuels throws a quick counter head kick but Leo was just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Samuels takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Nice straight punches there by Leo. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Leo.
Samuels with a lazy takedown attempt
and Leo counters with a left and a right that stings Samuels.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Leo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Samuels looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Leo throws a combination. Samuels tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Leo lands a nice shot that snaps Samuels's head back.
Leo stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Leo connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Leo scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Leo moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samuels closes the distance looking to clinch
and Leo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Samuels shoots and misses
and Leo counters with a series of strikes. Samuels will be more careful next time no doubt.
Samuels is rocked!
Samuels ducks right into an uppercut from Leo.
Oh Samuels is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Samuels with a poor takedown
and Leo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Samuels seems to have got his legs back now.
Samuels gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A nice combination there by Leo.
Nice jab there from Leo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leo misses with the combination.
Samuels seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Samuels is looking to clinch.
Samuels tries to clinch but Leo moves out of range.
Leo lands a head shot.
Leo throws out a powerful jab.
Samuels takes one on the button.
Leo jabs at Samuels's body.
Leo scores with the left hand. Samuels knows he should have avoided that one.
Kyler Samuels has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
John Leo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Leo connects with the punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Leo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Leo winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 26:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 26:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Leo!
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