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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vadim Leonov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Laxa Tiv (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leonov comes into the arena with Red october blaring out of the sound system. Tiv has chosen Animal I have become - Three Days Grace as his entrance music. Vadim Leonov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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248 lbs
29 - 34 - 0 |
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247 lbs
16 - 7 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Decent elbows
Good chin |
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Good kicks
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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
29 - 34 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Vadim Leonov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Laxa Tiv!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Bruno Hogan and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leonov circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Leonov counter with a right hand.
Tiv rushes Leonov and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Leonov scores a nice knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Leonov obliges.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tiv is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Leonov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tiv showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Leonov.
Tiv instigates a clinch.
Leonov lands a body shot.
Leonov lands a takedown into guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Leonov loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Leonov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Tiv is looking to stand up but Leonov isn't so interested in that idea.
Tiv wants to get back to his feet but Leonov passes into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Leonov scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leonov is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Leonov is working for a kimura but Tiv is defending it quite comfortably.
Leonov will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Tiv wants to get back to his feet.
Leonov not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Tiv is trying to stand.
Leonov missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Tiv told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Leonov trying to control from half guard but Tiv is working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tiv kicks off Leonov and gets to his feet.
Tiv wants to clinch
and Leonov counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tiv wants to stand but Leonov is controlling the position.
Tiv working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Leonov.
Tiv keeping moving, preventing Leonov from controlling successfully.
Tiv wants to stand but Leonov is controlling the position.
Leonov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Tiv utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Tiv wants to stand and escape but Leonov is having none of it.
Leonov loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Leonov is looking to work some ground and pound but Tiv has wrist control.
Leonov prevents Tiv from getting back to his feet.
Leonov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Leonov throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tiv works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Leonov loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tiv is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Tiv misses with an elbow strike.
Leonov blocks the elbow strike.
A short body shot lands from Leonov as the two fighters clinch.
Tiv tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Leonov avoids it.
Tiv misses with an elbow over the top.
Leonov blocks an elbow strike from Tiv.
Leonov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Leonov closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Leonov has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Leonov in side control, throwing shots but Tiv defends.
Tiv is pushing Leonov's head away, looking to escape. Leonov manages to hold on to the position though.
Leonov throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Leonov in side control, throwing shots but Tiv defends.
Tiv is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Leonov is trying to get an arm triangle but Tiv is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tiv is not content to let Leonov control the position.
Leonov working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Leonov prevents Tiv from escaping the position.
Leonov cracks Tiv with a big right hand but Tiv just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Tiv is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Leonov wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Tiv, who protects the arm well.
Leonov tries for a kimura but Tiv is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vadim Leonov dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Tiv tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Leonov counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Tiv tries to land knees in the clinch but Leonov avoids the damage to the body.
Tiv misses with an elbow over the top.
Tiv throws an elbow that misses.
Tiv is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Leonov is defending well for now.
Leonov manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Leonov has his foot on Tiv's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Tiv works his way back into a safe position though.
Leonov manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Tiv manages to get himself to full guard.
Leonov passes into half guard.
Leonov prevents Tiv from standing back up.
Tiv is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Leonov is working for a kimura but Tiv is defending it quite comfortably.
Tiv is trying to stand up here but Leonov is controlling him well.
Leonov thows a huge punch but Tiv dodges it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiv wants to get back to his feet.
Leonov is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Tiv is trying to stand back up but Leonov is controlling him
Leonov scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Leonov seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Leonov throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Tiv kicks Leonov off and gets back to his feet.
Tiv moves to clinch but Leonov breaks away
and Leonov counters with a stiff right hand.
Laxa Tiv is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Leonov throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tiv wants to clinch
and Leonov counters with a single leg into guard. Tiv didn't expect that.
Vadim Leonov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Leonov working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Leonov postures up in Tiv's guard and throws a big left but Tiv blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tiv wants to stand but Leonov is controlling the position.
Tiv working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Leonov.
Leonov throws a big elbow that misses.
Leonov postures up and lands a big shot to Tiv's brow.
Leonov with a nice head shot there.
Tiv manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Tiv tries to clinch
and Leonov counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Tiv tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Leonov counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Leonov.
Tiv trying to land knees to the body.
Leonov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tiv avoids it.
Tiv is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Leonov is defending well for now.
Leonov is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Tiv is keeping busy.
Leonov blocks the elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leonov managing to block the knees to the body from Tiv.
Tiv is pressed up against the cage. Leonov has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Tiv down to the mat. Tiv avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Tiv tries to clinch but Leonov moves away
and Leonov counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Tiv wants to clinch but Leonov slips to the side
and Leonov holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Leonov has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Tiv after a bit of a struggle.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Leonov managing to block the knees to the body from Tiv.
Leonov is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vadim Leonov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Leonov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tiv tries to clinch there but Leonov circles away.
Leonov misses with a body shot.
Leonov lands a nice hook to Tiv's body. Tiv takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Tiv looks to clinch
and Leonov counters with a one-two to the body.
Tiv wants to clinch.
Tiv tries to clinch
and Leonov moves into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Tiv just misses with a elbow thrown towards Leonov's brow.
Our sources have told us that Leonov has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Leonov blocks an elbow strike from Tiv.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Leonov is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Tiv creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Tiv creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Leonov's defenses.
Leonov is trying to push Tiv away but Tiv has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Tiv creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Tiv comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Tiv prevents the takedown attempt.
A head punch on the inside from Leonov fails to land.
Tiv misses with an elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Tiv just misses with a elbow thrown towards Leonov's brow.
Tiv misses with an elbow strike.
Leonov managing to block the knees to the body from Tiv.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Leonov dodges an elbow strike from Tiv.
Leonov has hold of one of Tiv's legs. Tiv is fighting the takedown attempt but Leonov gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Leonov looking to pass the guard.
Leonov throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tiv works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vadim Leonov dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Tiv darts in trying to clinch
and Leonov moves into the clinch.
Vadim Leonov has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Leonov tries for a takedown but Tiv manages to get underhooks.
Tiv stops a takedown attempt from Leonov.
Leonov manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Leonov avoids a wild elbow strike from Tiv.
Tiv throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Tiv throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Tiv lands an elbow just above Leonov 's eye.
It looks like Vadim Leonov has been cut.
Tiv is fighting off a takedown attempt but Leonov is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Tiv to the mat. Tiv regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Leonov won't allow Tiv to get back to his feet.
Tiv pushes Leonov off and gets back to his feet.
Tiv closes the distance looking to clinch
and Leonov counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Tiv!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiv tries to escape but Leonov is in control.
Leonov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tiv keeps working.
Leonov lands a few punches from side control.
The ground and pound from Leonov seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Sloppy strikes there by Leonov.
Leonov fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Leonov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tiv keeps working.
Leonov tries for a kimura but Tiv is defending well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Leonov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tiv keeps working.
Tiv is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Leonov working the head and body with strikes.
Laxa Tiv has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leonov is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Tiv knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Tiv is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Tiv is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Leonov tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Leonov has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Leonov is trying to get an arm triangle but Tiv is defending well.
Tiv is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Leonov has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Leonov wants to control but Tiv is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tiv managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Leonov.
Leonov lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Tiv down.
Leonov misses with the ground and pound.
Vadim Leonov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tiv is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Leonov has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Leonov working the body and head with strikes.
Leonov wants to control but Tiv is keeping him busy.
Tiv is pushing Leonov's head away, looking to escape. Leonov manages to hold on to the position though.
Leonov is looking to take a break and control but Tiv is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Leonov happy to just control the position for now.
Tiv is not content to let Leonov control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tiv throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
Leonov slows the pace down.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Leonov trying to control the action but Tiv is working from the bottom.
Tiv wants to get back to his feet but Leonov drags him back down.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tiv is being controlled here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Vadim Leonov.
Tiv doesn't manage to clinch there - Leonov circles away.
Tiv tries to clinch
and Leonov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tiv tries to clinch up.
Leonov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tiv throws a push kick but Leonov slaps the foot to one side.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vadim Leonov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Leonov 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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vadim Leonov!
Vadim Leonov thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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hype
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