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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nikolay Leonov (ranked 183 p4p, 370 weight class) and Khalil Burnett (ranked 11 p4p, 17 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 13 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nikolay Leonov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Khalil Burnett!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leonov moves away from the strike by Burnett.
Leonov slips under a jab.
Burnett throws a body shot but no joy.
Burnett slips under a jab from Leonov.
Leonov gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Leonov scores with a hook to the body. Burnett takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Burnett walks into a left hand.
Burnett throws a big shot that misses.
Burnett throws a big shot that misses.
Leonov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Burnett defending well as Leonov loads up on a big left hand.
It seemed like Burnett was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Burnett uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Leonov.
Burnett swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Burnett lands with an uppercut that bounces Leonov off the cage and back into range.
Leonov slips a jab from Burnett.
Leonov moves out of range of the strikes.
Leonov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fighters circling - Burnett throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice shot by Burnett.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A punch combination from Leonov misses.
A bone on bone clash there as Burnett blocks the leg kick.
Burnett throws out a counter right but Leonov avoids it with no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leonov takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Leonov lands a leg kick that knocks Burnett off balance momentarily.
Leonov swings for the body but Burnett moves out of range.
Burnett throws a jab when Leonov was well out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Leonov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Burnett might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Burnett throws an overhand right that lands on Leonov's shoulder, as Leonov tries to avoid the shot.
It looked like Leonov wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Burnett throws a right hand that misses
and Leonov counters with a straight right hand.
Leonov lands a head shot.
Burnett throws a hook to the side of Leonov's head but Leonov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Burnett connects with a crisp jab.
Good shot there by Burnett.
Leonov throws a series of punches but Burnett moves out of range.
Khalil Burnett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Leonov throws a hook but Burnett avoids it easily.
Burnett looks to land a left hand but Leonov moved out of range nicely.
Leonov appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Leonov takes one on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Burnett scores with the left hand. Leonov knows he should have avoided that one.
Burnett takes a swing at Leonov's ribcage but misses.
Leonov scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Burnett is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Leonov had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Nice shot lands for Burnett.
Burnett blocks the body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leonov moves out of range of the strikes.
Burnett ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Burnett lands a right hook to the body.
Leonov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Burnett drops his hands momentarily and Leonov takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Leonov connects with a good right hand that stumbles Burnett. Burnett circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Leonov ducks under a wild hook from Burnett.
Burnett is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Leonov.
Nice shot by Leonov.
Burnett throws a lazy right hand but Leonov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Burnett swings for the body but Leonov moves out of range.
Burnett blocks a jab.
Burnett paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Leonov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Burnett.
Burnett cracks a nice hook into Leonov's ribs.
Leonov swings for the body but Burnett moves out of range.
Burnett with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Leonov to score with a decent uppercut.
Burnett ducks under a wild hook from Leonov.
Burnett swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Leonov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burnett throws a looping overhand right but Leonov ducks down to avoid it.
Burnett is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Leonov throws a solid leg kick but Burnett takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Leonov.
Leonov looks to throw the jab but Burnett is out of range.
A big right from Leonov misses.
Burnett scores with a jab to the body.
Leonov staying out of range there.
Leonov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Burnett.
Leonov fires out a quick counter leg kick but Burnett just manages to avoid it.
Burnett misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Leonov.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Burnett, as that shot connected.
Burnett throws out a loose jab but Leonov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jab from Leonov.
Burnett misses with a hook
and Leonov counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Burnett throws a hook to the side of Leonov's head but Leonov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Burnett lands a jab to Leonov's midsection.
Burnett uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Leonov.
Leonov lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A jab from Burnett finds it's way through Leonov's defenses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big left from Burnett misses.
Burnett scores with a nice strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burnett tests Leonov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Burnett throws a lazy right hand but Leonov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A jab from Leonov misses.
Burnett avoids the body shot from Leonov.
Burnett throws a body shot but no joy.
Leonov throws a nice outside leg kick.
Leonov looks to land a right hand but Burnett moved out of range.
Burnett throws an overhand right that lands on Leonov's shoulder, as Leonov tries to avoid the shot.
Leonov slips under a jab.
Leonov throwing a counter right hand but Burnett manages to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Burnett. Leonov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Burnett looks to land a right hand but Leonov moved out of range.
Leonov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Leonov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Burnett tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Leonov was well out of range. Poor timing from Burnett.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Burnett misses with a hook
letting Leonov counter with a right hand.
Burnett misses with a looping right.
Burnett throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Leonov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Burnett checks a leg kick.
Leonov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Khalil Burnett will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A big left from Burnett misses.
The fighters circling - Leonov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Khalil Burnett seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Leonov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Burnett.
A left and a right from Leonov both land. Nice combination.
Leonov scores with a jab to the jaw.
Burnett misses with a hook. Leonov ducked under it nicely.
Burnett misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Leonov.
Leonov slips a straight right by Burnett.
Leonov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Burnett.
Leonov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Burnett moves out of range as Leonov strikes.
Leonov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Burnett.
Burnett misses with a hook
letting Leonov counter with a right hand.
Leonov's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Burnett connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Leonov scrambles back to his feet.
Leonov dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Burnett. That did some damage!
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!
Burnett lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A swing and a miss from Burnett.
Burnett rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Leonov counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Burnett thinking.
Burnett ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Leonov moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leonov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Burnett works the jab nicely.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Leonov. Burnett shrugs it off though.
Leonov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Burnett throws an overhand right that lands on Leonov's shoulder, as Leonov tries to avoid the shot.
A slow jab from Leonov misses its intended target.
Burnett throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Burnett ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Burnett takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Burnett pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Burnett bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Leonov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Burnett.
Burnett misses with a hook
enabling Leonov to counter with a crisp jab.
Burnett scores with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Leonov throws a head kick that misses.
Leonov slips a jab from Burnett.
Burnett throws out a loose jab but Leonov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Burnett misses with a straight right.
Burnett cracks Leonov with an open hand slap.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burnett gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Leonov misses with a hook. Burnett ducked under it nicely.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Burnett listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Burnett misses with a hook.
Burnett misses with a hook. Leonov ducked under it nicely.
Burnett throws a poor cross that misses
and Leonov counters with a stiff right hand.
Good exchange - Burnett coming out on top.
Leonov ducks under a wild hook from Burnett.
Burnett swings for the body but Leonov moves out of range.
Burnett lands an overhand right.
Burnett steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Leonov.
Burnett throws out a loose jab but Leonov uses good head movement to avoid it.
It looked like Leonov was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Leonov throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Leonov lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Leonov ducks under a wild hook from Burnett.
The fighters circle momentarily. Burnett darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Leonov misses with a low kick.
Leonov takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burnett throws a jab when Leonov was well out of range.
Leonov moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Leonov takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Leonov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Burnett throws out a loose jab but Leonov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Burnett tests Leonov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Leonov moves out of range of the strikes.
Leonov walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Burnett checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Burnett throws a jab when Leonov was well out of range.
Burnett uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Leonov.
It seemed like Burnett was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Leonov misses with the combination.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Burnett.
A swing and a miss from Burnett.
Leonov looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Leonov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A looping hook to the body misses from Burnett. Leonov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Burnett cracks Leonov with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burnett throws a hook but Leonov avoids it easily.
Burnett misses with a left hand
and Leonov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Burnett connects with the punch.
Burnett throws a body punch but Leonov moves out of range.
Leonov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Burnett.
Leonov slips under a jab.
Nice cross by Leonov.
Leonov tries to bum rush Burnett with a series of wild strikes but Burnett uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Leonov catches Burnett with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Burnett throws a right hand that misses
and Leonov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Burnett misses with an uppercut. Leonov saw that one coming.
Burnett throws a shot from downtown. Leonov moves away and avoids it.
It looked like Leonov wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Leonov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Burnett darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Leonov avoids the body shot from Burnett.
Burnett avoids the head kick by Leonov.
Leonov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Burnett sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Burnett misses the jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Khalil Burnett will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Burnett uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Leonov has time to react.
Leonov moves forwards but Burnett connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Burnett swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Burnett connects with a looping right hand.
Leonov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Burnett.
Burnett misses with a wild body shot.
Burnett cracks Leonov with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A swing and a miss from Leonov.
Leonov throws a right hand that Burnett ducks under and follows up with a left that Burnett also avoids with ease.
Burnett throws a hook but Leonov avoids it easily.
Leonov has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Leonov there as he acknowledges the shot.
Burnett checks a low kick from Leonov.
Burnett bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Leonov's head.
Leonov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Leonov slips a straight right by Burnett.
Leonov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Leonov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Leonov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Burnett fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leonov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Burnett just misses with a punch to the body.
It looked like Leonov wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Leonov lands with a straight right. Burnett didn't see that one coming.
Leonov throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
The fighters circling - Burnett throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Leonov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Burnett misses with a body shot.
Burnett lands a really nice looking cross but Leonov seems unphased.
Leonov throws a head kick but Burnett moves out of range.
Burnett throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Burnett lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Burnett throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Burnett swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Leonov takes a swing at Burnett's ribcage but misses.
Burnett misses with an uppercut. Leonov saw that one coming.
Leonov slips a jab from Burnett.
Burnett ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Leonov moves away.
Leonov looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Burnett throws a hook but Leonov blocks it.
Leonov is looking to counter with head kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leonov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Burnett.
Nice defenses there by Burnett.
The fighters circling - Burnett throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Leonov motions for Burnett to come forward. Leonov throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Burnett throws a hook but Leonov avoids it easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Burnett avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Burnett misses with a straight left.
Burnett slips a jab from Leonov.
Burnett throws out a counter right but Leonov avoids it with no problem.
Leonov is looking to slow Burnett down with leg kicks.
Leonov looks to land a right hand but Burnett moved out of range.
Burnett throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Leonov throws a hook to the side of Burnett's head but Burnett sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Burnett gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Burnett misses with a body shot
and Burnett takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A decent looking cross lands there for Burnett.
Leonov throws a lazy right hand but Burnett sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Leonov lands with a thumping leg kick.
Burnett moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leonov misses with a looping left.
Burnett fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Burnett misses with an uppercut
letting Leonov counter with a right hand.
Nikolay Leonov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Burnett throws a big shot that misses.
Burnett throws a jab but it's blocked by Leonov.
Leonov throws a low kick but Burnett avoids it.
Burnett scores with a hook.
Leonov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Burnett defending well as Leonov loads up on a big left hand.
Nice shot lands for Leonov.
Leonov throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Burnett stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Burnett throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Burnett throws a shot from downtown. Leonov moves away and avoids it.
Burnett ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Burnett misses with an uppercut. Leonov saw that one coming.
Burnett misses the body punch
and Leonov counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Burnett throws a jab but it's blocked by Leonov.
Leonov takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leonov slips a straight right by Burnett.
Leonov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Burnett.
Leonov fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Burnett.
Leonov walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Leonov throws a lazy right hand but Burnett sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Leonov ducks right into an uppercut from Burnett.
Burnett lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Leonov at a distance.
Leonov walks into a jab.
Burnett throws a looping overhand right but Leonov ducks down to avoid it.
Burnett takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Leonov cracks Burnett with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Burnett checks a leg kick.
Burnett misses with a looping right.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Leonov throws a nice looking combination but Burnett bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Burnett ducks under a wild hook from Leonov.
Leonov lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Leonov with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Burnett to score with a decent uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Khalil Burnett comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Burnett has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Khalil Burnett!
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