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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nikolay Leonov (ranked 1102 p4p, 269 weight class) and Mike Ziskie (ranked 167 p4p, 28 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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7 - 4 - 0 |
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14 - 4 - 1 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Basic striking
Granite chin |
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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 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Nikolay Leonov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 4 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Mike Ziskie!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Dirk Anderson and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leonov scores with a punch to the head.
Ziskie fails with a takedown attempt.
The fighters circle momentarily. Leonov darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Leonov listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Leonov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ziskie walks into a left hand.
Ziskie walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Ziskie on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ziskie darts in and clinches Leonov up against the cage.
Ziskie fails to pull guard.
Leonov breaks the clinch.
Ziskie with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Leonov to score with a decent uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big left from Leonov misses.
Leonov tests Ziskie's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Leonov gets tackled into the cage by Ziskie. Ziskie maintains the clinch.
Leonov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ziskie wants to clinch.
Ziskie is looking to score with low kicks.
It looks like Leonov has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leonov scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Leonov scores with a nice strike.
Ziskie moves into range and clinches up with Leonov.
Leonov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Leonov misses with a wild body shot.
Leonov looks to land a right hand but Ziskie moved out of range.
Ziskie manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Leonov on his heels. He'll look to pass Leonov's guard now, I'm sure.
Leonov can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Ziskie controls the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ziskie won't allow Leonov to sweep him here.
Leonov trying to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ziskie is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Leonov is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Leonov has escaped and now he's on top!
Leonov wants to control from the top but Ziskie keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leonov got a little sloppy there for a moment and Ziskie has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Leonov has managed to get both his arms back between Ziskie's legs - danger averted.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ziskie has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Leonov can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Ziskie has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Leonov can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Leonov stands over his opponent and dives in with a flying punch! Ziskie throws up his legs and catches Leonov in a triangle! Oh this looks tight! Leonov tries to escape but he's forced to tap! Wow, fantastic work there by Ziskie! That came out of nowhere!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Mike Ziskie!
A very excited looking Mike Ziskie 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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