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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Devin Ecker (ranked 1856 p4p, 1378 weight class) and Nikolay Leonov (ranked 230 p4p, 171 weight class). Ecker's entrance music is Right Above It. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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 20 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Devin Ecker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 21 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nikolay Leonov!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Josh West and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Ecker.
Leonov scores with a nice strike.
Leonov ducks under a wild hook from Ecker.
Leonov throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Ecker has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Leonov finds it's way round the side to connect with Ecker's head.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Leonov misses with an uppercut.
Ecker lands a head kick. Leonov smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
It looks like Nikolay Leonov has been cut.
Leonov blocks a jab.
Ecker takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Ecker misses with a straight left.
Leonov turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ecker clinches up against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ecker with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Leonov blocking some punches.
Ecker misses with the head strike.
Ecker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ecker letting Leonov take a breather here.
Ecker lands an elbow just above Leonov 's eye.
Ecker with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ecker throws a knee to the head but misses.
Leonov controlling the action here for a moment.
Leonov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A big left from Leonov misses.
A thudding body kick lands there by Ecker!
Leonov moves out of range of the body kick.
That kick from Ecker tenderised Leonov's leg. Leonov is trying to keep his angry face on.
Leonov misses with a straight right.
Ecker clinches with his opponent.
Leonov missing with knees to the body.
Ecker fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ecker as Leonov tries to tie him up.
Ecker misses with some punches.
Ecker using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Leonov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Leonov pressing his opponent against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Leonov takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A short uppercut from Leonov.
Ecker lands with a light punch inside.
Leonov lands a body punch in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ecker missing with knees to the body.
Ecker using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Leonov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ecker tries a knee to the head but Leonov blocks it.
Leonov avoids a wild elbow strike from Ecker.
Leonov misses with a body punch.
Leonov misses with a punch to the body.
Leonov pushes Ecker back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ecker misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ecker throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Leonov blocks it with crossed arms.
Ecker connects with a knee to the head.
Leonov blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ecker throws an elbow but it misses.
Ecker lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Leonov lands with a short shot to the head.
Ecker wants a takedown but no success here.
Ecker's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Leonov blocks an elbow strike.
Leonov has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Ecker seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Leonov can turn it around.
Leonov is struggling to control the position.
Leonov is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Ecker throws a head punch that misses.
Ecker throws an elbow that misses.
Still in the clinch, Leonov scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ecker tries for a takedown but Leonov manages to get underhooks.
Ecker goes for a takedown in the clinch but Leonov prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Devin Ecker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ecker misses with some punches.
Ecker lands a knee to the head.
Ecker tries a knee to the head but Leonov blocks it.
Leonov breaks the clinch.
Ecker fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Leonov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ecker.
As Leonov tries to get set, Ecker tries to push him back and clinch up but Leonov manages to avoid the attempt.
Leonov lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ecker uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Leonov has time to react.
Devin Ecker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ecker rushes Leonov and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Leonov works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ecker misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ecker working aggressively here.
Leonov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Leonov avoids the elbow strike from Ecker, against the cage.
Leonov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A left and a right from Leonov both land. Nice combination.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Devin Ecker will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Nikolay Leonov's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Leonov misses with a right hand
and Ecker moves into the clinch.
Leonov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Leonov looks to land a combination but Ecker avoids it well.
Leonov fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ecker.
Ecker changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Leonov looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Leonov struggling a bit here.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Ecker in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
An elbow from Ecker crashes against the mat.
Leonov can't do much from the bottom here.
Ecker misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Leonov is trying to improve his position.
Leonov prevents Ecker from improving position.
Ecker looks up at the clock and then as Leonov takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Ecker smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
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!
Leonov tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Leonov is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leonov is trying to control Ecker's posture but Ecker avoids it.
Ecker scores with punches from side control.
Leonov gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Leonov is looking to improve his position.
Leonov wants to get back to his feet.
Ecker landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Leonov preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Ecker wants to lay and pray for a moment but Leonov keeps working.
Ecker throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ecker thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Leonov's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leonov is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Ecker scores with a couple of nice shots.
Leonov is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ecker slips a nice elbow through Leonov's hands, connecting with Leonov's forehead.
Ecker not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Leonov makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Leonov misses with a head kick.
Ecker looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Leonov throws a series of punches but Ecker moves out of range.
Ecker looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Leonov is fending him off so far but Ecker persists. Nope, Leonov circles away and we're back to standing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An inside leg kick lands from Leonov.
Ecker doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Leonov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Leonov misses with a few strikes there.
A jab lands there for Leonov.
Ecker cracks Leonov with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Leonov.
Ecker looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Leonov works the jab nicely.
Ecker misses with a takedown attempt - Leonov sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Devin Ecker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Leonov throws a jab but it's blocked by Ecker.
Ecker has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Leonov.
Leonov uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Ecker is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Leonov.
Leonov fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ecker.
A big left from Leonov misses.
Ecker moves into range and clinches up with Leonov.
Ecker with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Devin Ecker has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ecker tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ecker using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Leonov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Leonov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Leonov blocks the elbow strike.
Leonov blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leonov cracks Ecker with a nice body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ecker lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ecker misses with a knee strike.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ecker swings wildly with an uppercut but Leonov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Leonov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ecker fails with a takedown attempt.
Leonov misses with a head kick.
Leonov lands a nice shot to the body.
Ecker throws a lazy right hand but Leonov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ecker shoots for a takedown but Leonov saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ecker fails with the takedown.
A little jabbing left from Leonov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Leonov throws a head kick that misses.
Leonov lands with a thumping leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nikolay Leonov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Nikolay Leonov's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Leonov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Leonov dips to his left and cracks Ecker with an uppercut!
Nikolay Leonov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Leonov looks to land a right hand but Ecker moved out of range.
Ecker takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Leonov scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Ecker gets a clinch.
Ecker avoiding damage as Leonov throws knees to the body.
Ecker looking to throw knees to the head but Leonov is blocking nicely.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Leonov.
Leonov is defending well against a takedown attempt.
A knee to the head by Ecker.
Leonov manages to break the clinch.
Ecker rushes Leonov and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Leonov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ecker backwards.
Ecker misses with a hook to the ribs.
Leonov controlling the action here for a moment.
Ecker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ecker tries for a takedown but Leonov manages to get underhooks.
Leonov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ecker misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short uppercut from Leonov.
Leonov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Leonov lands a two punch combo.
Ecker is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Leonov.
Ecker takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Leonov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ecker changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Leonov scores with a sloppy right hand. Ecker should have avoided that one.
Leonov lands a glancing blow to the side of Ecker's head.
Leonov tries to keep at a distance but Ecker has taken the fight into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ecker swings wildly with an uppercut but Leonov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Leonov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leonov lands a really nice looking cross but Ecker seems unphased.
Leonov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ecker tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Leonov scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ecker with a lazy takedown attempt
and Leonov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Devin Ecker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Leonov fakes the leg kick and cracks Ecker in the body.
Leonov scores with a nice right hand.
Leonov misses with a head kick.
Leonov throws a right hand that Ecker ducks under and follows up with a left that Ecker also avoids with ease.
Ecker scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Leonov thuds his right hand into Ecker's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A left lands for Leonov.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Leonov.
Ecker moves into range and clinches up with Leonov.
Ecker misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ecker drops down looking for an ankle pick but Leonov pulls his leg out and moves away.
Ecker tries for a takedown but Leonov sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Ecker misses with a hook. Leonov ducked under it nicely.
Leonov connects with a leg kick.
Leonov throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Jab from Leonov.
Leonov scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ecker doesn't seem bothered though.
Ecker fails with the takedown
and Leonov counters with a nice leg kick.
Ecker sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Ecker takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Leonov connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Leonov scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ecker in his tracks.
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!
Leonov connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Leonov with a nice cross.
Ecker avoids the head kick by Leonov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leonov lands a slapping body shot.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ecker.
Leonov lands the left hand.
Leonov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ecker takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Leonov moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Ecker is rocked!
Leonov throws a hook but Ecker blocks it.
Oh Ecker is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ecker throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Nikolay Leonov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ecker misses with a right hand
letting Leonov counter with a right hand.
Leonov lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Leonov misses with a kick to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ecker takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Ecker defending well as Leonov loads up on a big left hand.
Leonov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ecker sees it coming and avoids it easily.
It looked like Ecker wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nikolay Leonov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Leonov has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Colin Fray scores the fight 28:29
Judge Josh West scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nikolay Leonov!
Nikolay Leonov decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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