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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jill Leonard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jill Leonard has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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145 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jill Leonard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Michael Smith!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Gregory Folan and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leonard takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Leonard throws a series of punches but Smith moves out of range.
Leonard misses with a few strikes there.
Leonard stuffs the takedown attempt from Smith. Smith gets slowly back to his feet.
Leonard cracks Smith with a right hand to the side of the head.
Leonard throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Smith.
Decent striking displayed by Leonard there.
Smith closes this distance looking for a takedown but Leonard circles away.
Leonard fails with the takedown
and Smith counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Leonard throws a half hearted mid kick.
Leonard lands a jab-cross combination.
Leonard misses with a double jab
and Smith counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Leonard's guard now.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Smith is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Leonard controlling the position.
Smith has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Smith with a flurry of punches that miss.
Smith tries to free his leg and advance position but Leonard is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Smith decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Leonard tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Smith is defended easily by Leonard.
Jill Leonard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Smith.
Leonard lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Leonard swinging wilding here.
Smith doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Leonard counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Smith looks gassed!
Leonard has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Smith is proving hard to escape from.
Smith working for a triangle but Leonard defends it easily.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Smith looking to hit a scissor sweep but Leonard is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leonard stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Leonard misses with a double jab.
Smith closes this distance looking for a takedown but Leonard circles away.
Leonard looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Smith trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Leonard trying to control but Smith is working from the bottom.
Leonard stands up over Smith, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Leonard cracks Smith with a solid left hand.
Leonard has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Smith is proving hard to escape from.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leonard in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Leonard pushes down on Smith's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ground and pound from Leonard.
Leonard escapes and gets back to his feet.
Leonard misses with a low kick.
Smith fails with the takedown
and Leonard counters with a two punch combo.
Leonard fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Smith sprawls well initially but Leonard persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Smith is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Smith wants to get back to his feet.
Leonard slips a nice elbow through Smith's hands, connecting with Smith's forehead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leonard works his way into side control.
Leonard looks up at the clock and then as Smith takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Leonard smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Smith is trying to get back to half guard.
Smith taking punishment in the form of punches.
Leonard wants to control but Smith is keeping him busy.
Leonard is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Smith knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Leonard lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Leonard looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Leonard is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Smith is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jill 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.
Smith looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Smith distracts Leonard with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Smith drops back looking for a leg! Leonard is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Leonard manages to kick Smith off! Smith jumps back into Leonard's guard.
Smith tries to free his leg and advance position but Leonard is retaining full guard.
Leonard tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Smith working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Smith pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Leonard is keeping the position for now.
Smith is breathing heavily.
Leonard is trying to control the position but Smith postures up.
Leonard tries to strike from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Leonard lands a with a good body shot.
Leonard misses with a combination
and Smith counters with a shoot takedown. Leonard fights it but they end up in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Leonard is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Smith is controlling him.
Leonard lands a good elbow from the bottom.
Smith drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Smith jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Leonard looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Leonard keeping full guard, as Smith tries to pass.
Smith drops back looking for a leg! Leonard is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Leonard manages to kick Smith off! Smith jumps back into Leonard's guard.
Jill Leonard overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Leonard is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith scoring with some ground and pound.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Leonard lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A decent looking cross lands there for Leonard.
Nice straight punches there by Leonard. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Leonard.
Leonard lands a jab.
Jill Leonard is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Leonard rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Smith moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Leonard feints and as Smith raises his hands in defense, Leonard changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Leonard stands up over Smith, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Leonard works over Smith with some ground and pound from guard.
Leonard is in close to Smith's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Leonard gets to his feet. Smith looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Leonard scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Smith sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Smith regains full guard. Nicely done.
Leonard cracks Smith with a solid left hand.
Smith looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Leonard passes into side control.
Smith takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Leonard working the head and body with strikes.
Smith tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Leonard looks up at the clock and then as Smith takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Leonard smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Leonard is trying to get an arm triangle but Smith is defending well.
Leonard working the body and head with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Smith regains full guard. Nicely done.
Leonard tries to stand but Smith is controlling from the bottom.
Smith manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Leonard wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smith raining down shots from the mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jill Leonard will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Leonard looks to throw the jab but Smith is out of range.
Leonard drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Leonard decides to stand back up.
Leonard misses with a double jab.
Smith looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Leonard is fending him off so far but Smith persists. Nope, Leonard circles away and we're back to standing.
Smith misses with a takedown attempt
and Smith takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Leonard throws a right and a left that both miss.
Smith with a poor takedown
so Leonard counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Jill Leonard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Smith.
Leonard drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Leonard jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Leonard wants to stand but Smith has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Smith working for a triangle but Leonard defends it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Smith is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Leonard defends well.
Leonard tries to stand but Smith is controlling from the bottom.
Smith keeping moving, preventing Leonard from controlling successfully.
Leonard lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Leonard trying to control the position from guard on top but Smith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Smith will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Smith is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Smith is trying to keep Leonard in close.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Smith has his takedown stuffed
and Leonard counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Smith!
Leonard looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Leonard breaks from Smith's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Leonard wants to finish this one by submission but Smith is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Leonard.
Leonard prevents Smith from getting the reversal.
Leonard dominating with strikes here.
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 Smith's face.
Smith sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Leonard stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Smith.
Leonard wants to pass the guard but Smith is keeping the position.
Smith is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Leonard is aware though and is defending well.
Smith working for a triangle but Leonard defends it easily.
Leonard stands up over Smith, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Jill Leonard is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Smith is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Smith wants to sweep but no luck.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leonard is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Leonard wants to control from the top but Smith keeps moving.
Leonard controlling from the top position.
Smith keeping moving, preventing Leonard from controlling successfully.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smith has his foot on Leonard's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Leonard works his way back into a safe position though.
Michael Smith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Smith is striking from the bottom but Leonard uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jill Leonard showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Leonard 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jill Leonard!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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