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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hannibal Lecter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vadim Leonov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Leonov's choice of entrance music: Red october. Vadim Leonov has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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25
265 lbs
8 - 5 - 1 |
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194 cm
36
248 lbs
28 - 29 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Counter fighter
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Good kicks
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Hannibal Lecter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 29 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Vadim Leonov!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Winston Howard and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leonov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Leonov lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lecter's sensitive parts.
Leonov closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Lecter has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Leonov is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Leonov is pressed up against the cage. Lecter has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Leonov down to the mat. Leonov avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Leonov lands with a slapping head kick.
Leonov misses with a wild combination.
Lecter fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hannibal Lecter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Leonov cracks Lecter with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Leonov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Lecter manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Leonov keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Lecter tries for a takedown but Leonov sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Lecter takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lecter shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Leonov but Leonov pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Leonov takes a swing at Lecter's ribcage but misses.
Leonov bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lecter's head backwards.
Lecter misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Leonov throws a head kick that misses.
Leonov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A right-left combo lands from Leonov.
Lecter dives in and grabs Leonov's left leg, looking for a takedown. Leonov pushes down on Lecter's head and hops out.
Lecter misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Lecter drives through with a takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Leonov wants to get back to his feet but Lecter is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Lecter trying to control but Leonov is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lecter tries to free his leg and advance position but Leonov is retaining full guard.
Leonov working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lecter.
Lecter is standing up over Leonov. Leonov looks to escape but Lecter dives into side control.
Leonov wants to get back to his feet.
Lecter wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Leonov, who protects the arm well.
Leonov is trying to buck Lecter off.
Lecter is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Leonov is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Lecter is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Leonov knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lecter looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Lecter is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Leonov has escaped the position, nice work there.
Lecter tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Leonov tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Leonov is in a bad position with Lecter working for a choke. Leonov manages to spin nicely into guard and the danger is over for the moment.
Leonov wants to get up but he can't break Lecter's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leonov won't allow Lecter to get back to his feet.
Leonov wants to stand but Lecter is controlling his posture from full guard.
Lecter bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Leonov's guard.
Leonov wants to stand but Lecter is controlling the position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Lecter slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lecter wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Leonov, who protects the arm well.
Leonov is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Lecter has just dragged him back down to the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Vadim Leonov will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Leonov throws a sloppy head kick and Lecter moves out of range easily.
Lecter shoots and misses
and Leonov counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Vadim Leonov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Lecter.
Leonov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Vadim Leonov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Leonov throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Leonov throws a half hearted mid kick.
Lecter shoots in and gets a takedown into Leonov's guard.
Lecter sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Leonov's guard.
Lecter is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Leonov has managed to free his arm - good work.
Leonov is trying to stand.
Lecter is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Leonov is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Hannibal Lecter!
A very excited looking Hannibal Lecter made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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