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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mario Leonardo (ranked 2686 p4p, 2942 weight class) and Drew Peacock (ranked 352 p4p, 386 weight class). Peacock has chosen John Williamson - True Blue as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mario Leonardo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Drew Peacock!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Steve Smith and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leonardo throws the left hand but Peacock avoids the punch easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Peacock! But no joy.
Good shot there by Leonardo.
Leonardo throws a shot to the body.
Peacock gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Leonardo throws out a powerful jab.
Peacock tries to close the distance and clinch but Leonardo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Leonardo connects with a nice looking jab.
Leonardo seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Peacock clinches up against the cage.
Leonardo tries to circle away but Peacock has him pinned against the cage.
Peacock working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Peacock scores with a shoulder strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Peacock blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Leonardo wants to break free but Peacock has control.
Peacock misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Leonardo tries to break free but Peacock pushes him back against the cage.
Peacock misses with a short punch on the inside.
Leonardo lands a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Peacock.
Peacock tries to work over Leonardo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Leonardo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Peacock scores with a shoulder strike.
Leonardo trying to control the position but instead, Peacock has worked for underhooks and has pushed Leonardo into the cage.
Peacock prevents Leonardo from breaking the clinch.
Peacock prevents Leonardo from breaking the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Peacock lands a nice uppercut.
Leonardo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Leonardo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Leonardo gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Peacock misses with a straight right.
Leonardo fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Leonardo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Peacock was well out of range. Poor timing from Leonardo.
Peacock swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Mario Leonardo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slow jab from Leonardo misses its intended target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leonardo lunges at Peacock with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Peacock's hand.
Leonardo pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Peacock back to the cage. Leonardo follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
It looks like Drew Peacock has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Peacock moves into the clinch.
Peacock keeps control of Leonardo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Leonardo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Peacocks head.
Peacock misses with a punch to the body.
Peacock is working Leonardo over against the cage.
Peacock pushes Leonardo back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Leonardo tries to break free but Peacock pushes him back against the cage.
Leonardo is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Peacock.
A short uppercut from Peacock.
Peacock misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Peacock doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Leonardo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Peacock backwards.
Leonardo has had enough of the clinch but Peacock keeps him there for the moment.
Peacock digs a right hand underneath Leonardo's ribcage. Leonardo let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Peacock has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Leonardo seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Peacock can turn it around.
Peacock tries to work over Leonardo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Good body shot from Peacock.
Peacock lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Leonardo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Peacocks head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leonardo has had enough of the clinch but Peacock keeps him there for the moment.
Peacock prevents Leonardo from breaking the clinch.
Peacock tries to throw a body punch but Leonardo avoids it by throwing Peacock back against the cage.
Leonardo tries to circle away but Peacock has him pinned against the cage.
Leonardo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Leonardo throws a hook to the side of Peacock's head but Peacock sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Leonardo throws a hook but Peacock avoids it easily.
Jab, jab by Leonardo - just one landing.
Peacock throws a lazy right hand but Leonardo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Leonardo connects with a jab.
Peacock fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Peacock tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Leonardo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A quick step to the side and Leonardo tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Peacock staying out of range there.
Leonardo connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Leonardo avoids the body shot from Peacock.
Leonardo connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leonardo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Peacock uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Leonardo.
Peacock now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Peacock wants to clinch up but Leonardo keeps it at a distance.
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!
Leonardo throws a right hand that misses
and Peacock counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Leonardo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Leonardo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Peacock.
Leonardo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Leonardo gets tackled into the cage by Peacock. Peacock maintains the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Peacock.
Peacock blocks a body shot from Leonardo.
Leonardo lands with a short shot to the head.
Leonardo prevents a body shot from Peacock.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Peacock goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Leonardo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Leonardo throws a looping overhand right but Peacock ducks down to avoid it.
Peacock clinches up with Leonardo and pushes him back against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mario Leonardo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Drew Peacock's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Leonardo scores with a jab to the jaw.
Peacock has taken the fight to the clinch.
Peacock tries to throw a body punch but Leonardo avoids it by throwing Peacock back against the cage.
Leonardo tries to break free but Peacock pushes him back against the cage.
Leonardo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Peacock tries to work over Leonardo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Peacock.
Peacock misses with a hook to the ribs.
Leonardo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Leonardo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Good exchange - Peacock coming out on top.
Peacock gets a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peacock misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Peacock lands a body punch.
Peacock can't find room to land a body shot as Leonardo controls the action.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Leonardo.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Peacock in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Leonardo wants to break the clinch but can't.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Peacock.
Peacock scores with a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peacock scores with a nice hook to the head.
Drew Peacock seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Peacock lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Leonardo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice defenses there by Peacock.
Leonardo takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Leonardo scores with the left hand. Peacock knows he should have avoided that one.
Peacock lands a really nice looking cross but Leonardo seems unphased.
Peacock scores with a hook.
A lazy left from Leonardo finds it's target.
Peacock connects with a looping right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Leonardo misses with a looping right.
Peacock swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Leonardo misses with a straight left.
Leonardo misses with a right hand
and Peacock counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Leonardo thinking.
Leonardo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Peacock at a distance.
Leonardo looks to throw the jab but Peacock is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leonardo throws a jab but it's blocked by Peacock.
Peacock doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Peacock rushes Leonardo and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Leonardo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Peacock with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Leonardo to score with a decent uppercut.
Left hook, right uppercut from Leonardo.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Peacock, as that shot connected.
Peacock defending well as Leonardo loads up on a big left hand.
Nice straight punches there by Leonardo. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Leonardo.
Leonardo scores with a nice strike.
Leonardo tests Peacock's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Peacock is rocked!
Leonardo ducks down into range and throws a picture perfect right hook that connects with Peacock's jaw. Peacock's eyes stare off into space as he falls to the mat, out cold! Leonardo does the decent thing and steps back, rather than landing any shots to his unconscious opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mario Leonardo!
A victorious Mario Leonardo thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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