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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Garrett Bisley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nuriel Leonard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bisley comes to the cage accompanied by Johnny Cash - God's Gonna Cut You Down. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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145 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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168 cm
21
147 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick |
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Garrett Bisley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Nuriel Leonard!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Paulsen Ambrosius and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bisley looks to score with a jab to the body but Leonard is just out of range.
Bisley misses the shot to the body.
Some wild striking there from Bisley.
Leonard shoots in and gets a takedown into Bisley's guard.
Leonard trying to control but Bisley is working from the bottom.
Leonard is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Bisley is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Bisley keeping moving, preventing Leonard from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Nuriel Leonard.
Bisley looks to land a right hand but Leonard moved out of range.
Leonard misses with a wild body shot.
Leonard moves out of range as Bisley strikes.
Bisley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Leonard moves away.
Leonard slips a jab from Bisley.
Bisley tries to move into range but Leonard moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A right-left combo lands from Bisley.
Leonard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bisley misses with a wild body shot.
Good exchange - Leonard coming out on top.
Leonard thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bisley swings for the body but Leonard moves out of range.
Leonard uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Bisley's corner calls for a 1-2. Bisley obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Leonard misses with an uppercut. Bisley saw that one coming.
Leonard slips under a jab.
Leonard just misses with a punch to the body.
Bisley drops his hands momentarily and Leonard takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leonard swings for the body but Bisley moves out of range.
Bisley cracks Leonard with a right hand to the side of the head.
Bisley scores with a jab to the head.
Leonard fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Garrett Bisley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Leonard looks to land a combination. Bisley sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Bisley staying out of range there.
Leonard walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Bisley just misses with a punch to the body.
Bisley shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Leonard's guard.
Leonard preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Leonard looking to control.
Leonard looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bisley is one step ahead there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Leonard wants to stand up but Bisley is controlling him.
Bisley trying to control the position from guard on top but Leonard is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bisley stopping the sweep attempt from Leonard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Bisley just misses with a punch to the body.
Leonard paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Leonard fails with a takedown attempt.
Leonard swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bisley scores with a sloppy right hand. Leonard should have avoided that one.
Leonard takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Leonard is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bisley.
Bisley scores with a nice strike.
Leonard bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bisley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Leonard.
Bisley throws a big shot that misses.
Leonard moves away from the strike by Bisley.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Leonard misses with an uppercut. Bisley saw that one coming.
Nice uppercut lands for Bisley. That snapped Leonard's head back.
Leonard is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Bisley's half guard.
Leonard prevents Bisley from standing back up.
Leonard missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Leonard wants to take a breather but Bisley is having none of it.
Bisley wants to get back to his feet.
Leonard moves nicely into side control.
Leonard is chipping away with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nuriel Leonard dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Leonard uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bisley has time to react.
A combination from Bisley does no damage.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Leonard, as that shot connected.
Leonard slips a straight right by Bisley.
Bisley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Leonard.
Leonard uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bisley.
A slow jab from Bisley misses its intended target.
Leonard sizes up Bisley with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Leonard looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Bisley!
Leonard lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Bisley is working to get back to half guard.
A nice elbow there by Leonard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bisley is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Bisley holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Leonard tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Bisley tries to reverse the position but Leonard maintains control.
Leonard raining down shots from the mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Leonard tries to control but Bisley wriggling away.
Bisley is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Leonard punishing his opponent with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leonard wants to control the pace but Bisley is squirming around nicely.
Leonard throws some wild stikes that Bisley manages to avoid easily.
Leonard with good strikes from the mount here!
Leonard unloading with bombs!
Leonard landing strikes from the mount.
Leonard breaks from Bisley's wrist control and lands an elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bisley wants to try and get back to his feet.
Leonard scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Bisley?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bisley wants to hold on but Leonard pushes him away.
Leonard fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Leonard can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Bisley is looking to escape.
Bisley is trying to escape the mount.
Leonard postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Bisley looks a forlorn figure.
Leonard lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bisley blocking the ground and pound.
Bisley is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Leonard postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Bisley looks a forlorn figure.
Leonard throws some wild stikes that Bisley manages to avoid easily.
Leonard tries to control but Bisley wriggling away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Leonard has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Bisley's face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nuriel Leonard showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Bisley walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Bisley misses with a hook to the body
and Leonard cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bisley leaves Leonard with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Bisley misses with a straight left.
Leonard throws the left hand but Bisley avoids the punch easily.
Bisley walks into a straight right hand from Leonard.
Leonard uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bisley.
Leonard moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Bisley showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Leonard.
Leonard throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bisley sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bisley misses the jab.
Leonard moves out of range as Bisley strikes.
Leonard moves away from the strike by Bisley.
Leonard might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Leonard scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Leonard scores with a punch to the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Bisley misses the target.
Leonard rushes Bisley and presses him up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leonard is pushing Bisley up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Leonard has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Bisley regains guard immediately.
Leonard prevents Bisley from getting back to his feet.
Bisley wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Leonard connects with a couple of short punches.
Bisley avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bisley pushes Leonard off and scrambles back to his feet.
Leonard is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bisley sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Bisley slips a jab from Leonard.
Bisley staying out of range there.
Bisley missing with a left hand there. Leonard was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bisley falls off balance throwing a combination
and Leonard counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Bisley is trying to stand up here but Leonard is controlling him well.
Bisley is staying active underneath Leonard, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Bisley gets full guard.
Leonard wants to control from the top but Bisley keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leonard stopping the sweep attempt from Bisley.
Leonard is in close to Bisley's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Nuriel Leonard is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Leonard wants to control from the top but Bisley keeps moving.
Leonard throwing strikes but missing.
Bisley keeping moving, preventing Leonard from controlling successfully.
Garrett Bisley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Leonard has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Nuriel Leonard.
Bisley throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Leonard sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bisley throws a body punch but Leonard moves out of range.
Leonard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bisley was well out of range. Poor timing from Leonard.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bisley. Leonard does a little dance to reset his feet.
Leonard cracks Bisley with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Bisley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bisley throws a hook but Leonard avoids it easily.
Bisley throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Leonard's waist but Leonard gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bisley off to one side.
Leonard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Leonard shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Leonard unloading with bombs!
And that's the end of the fight!
Nuriel Leonard comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Leonard 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 26:30
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 26:30
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nuriel Leonard!
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