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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mawashi Geri (ranked 4368 p4p, 19412 weight class) and Vadim Leonov Jr (ranked 456 p4p, 549 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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200 cm 21 280 2 - 2 - 0 |
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193 cm 22 265 1 - 4 - 0 |
Decent wrestler Solid Muay Thai Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Blue Belt Decent boxing Granite 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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mawashi Geri! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vadim Leonov Jr! The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Leonov Jr is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Geri. It looked like Geri was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit. Leonov Jr throws a right and a left that both miss. Leonov Jr drives through with a takedown into guard. Geri is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Leonov Jr presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat. Geri manages to break the clinch.
Geri throws a series of punches but Leonov Jr avoids them all with ease. Leonov Jr throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Geri counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work. This has been an exciting period of action! Geri lands a big head kick that sends Leonov Jr tumbling to the mat! Geri takes a step backwards and waves Leonov Jr back to his feet - he wants the finish! Leonov Jr swings for the body but Geri moves out of range.
Geri scores with a nice body kick.
Geri misses with a series of wild punches.
Leonov Jr throws a body shot but no joy. Leonov Jr fails to land the takedown. Geri turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round. Geri avoids the body shot from Leonov Jr.
Leonov Jr tests Geri's chin there with a solid looking shot. Leonov Jr shoots in and drives through. Geri sprawls well. Leonov Jr misses with a takedown and Geri counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work. Mawashi Geri has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vadim Leonov Jr. Geri misses with a jab, cross combination.
Geri takes a swing at Leonov Jr's ribcage but misses. Geri keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Leonov Jr. Geri turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. A punch combination from Geri misses. Geri slips a jab and a cross from Leonov Jr.
Geri connects with an inside leg kick. Leonov Jr shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it. Geri thinks about countering with a head kick. Leonov Jr connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Geri's hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Geri lands a big head kick that sends Leonov Jr tumbling to the mat! Geri takes a step backwards and waves Leonov Jr back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Vadim Leonov Jr has been cut. Leonov Jr misses with a straight right. Geri displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Leonov Jr throws out the jab. Geri half committed to a counter leg kick. Geri tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Geri misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Leonov Jr shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Geri is trying to defend but Leonov Jr finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further. Leonov Jr wants to stand but Geri has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now. Geri on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Geri tries to get out of the position. Geri pushes Leonov Jr off looking to stand but Leonov Jr dives back in and keeps control.
Leonov Jr seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Leonov Jr stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being. Geri throws a head kick but Leonov Jr moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Geri slips under a jab from Leonov Jr. A jab from Leonov Jr misses. Leonov Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
Leonov Jr throws a hook to the side of Geri's head but Geri sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Leonov Jr avoids a punch combination nicely.
Geri slips under a jab. A momentary lapse in concentration from Geri enables Leonov Jr to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Geri manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat. Geri wants to get back to his feet but Leonov Jr is in a dominant position and won't allow it. Leonov Jr stands up from guard. Let's bang! Leonov Jr throws a lazy uppercut
and Geri counters with a head kick that drops Leonov Jr to the mat! Leonov Jr scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly! Nice uppercut there from Leonov Jr. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Leonov Jr looks to land a right hand but Geri moved out of range. Geri gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Leonov Jr.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Leonov Jr shoots in looking for a takedown but Geri manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Leonov Jr's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away. Geri throws a series of punches but Leonov Jr moves out of range. Leonov Jr looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it. Leonov Jr throws a shot from downtown. Geri moves away and avoids it. Geri uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Leonov Jr. Danga de danga de dang - Geri scores with a four punch combination! Geri throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. Geri circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Leonov Jr drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Geri follows Leonov Jr to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mawashi Geri! Vadim Leonov Jr spoke after the fight, saying 'He s good. He s really good.'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
73% |
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