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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Abelardo De Leon (ranked 180 p4p, 431 weight class) and Leandro Leao (ranked 23 p4p, 53 weight class). De Leon comes to the cage accompanied by Mercenary - F.O.O.L. & Power Glove. 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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197 cm 26 264 17 - 7 - 0 |
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202 cm 25 287 8 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling World class boxer Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler World class boxer 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 17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Abelardo De Leon! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Leandro Leao! The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Ian Loll and Dillan Fox.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/round1.jpg) The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Leao throws a low kick but De Leon avoids it. De Leon throws a big counter combination but Leao scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage. Leao lands a head kick. De Leon smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/cut2.gif) It looks like Abelardo De Leon has been cut. De Leon looking to land some kicks to the body here.
De Leon throws an overhand right that lands on Leao's shoulder, as Leao tries to avoid the shot. De Leon on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Leao. Leao obviously looking to wear him down.
De Leon throws a right hand that misses
and De Leon takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. De Leon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Leao moves away. Leao scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent. Leao ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. De Leon throws a wild body kick that Leao sees coming a mile off. De Leon takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/cut.gif) It looks like Leandro Leao has been cut. De Leon misses with a body kick. De Leon takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! A low kick lands for Leao.
Leao lands with a right hand.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/1.gif) That's one minute gone in the round. De Leon waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Leao. A cross from De Leon lands. De Leon bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Leao's head. De Leon swings for the body but Leao moves out of range.
A big right from De Leon misses. Leao scores with a leg kick.
De Leon connects with a looping right hand.
De Leon lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/cut.gif) That has opened up Leandro Leao's cut even more. De Leon on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Leao. Leao obviously looking to wear him down.
Leao displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as De Leon throws out the jab. Leao throws out a leg kick but De Leon moves out of range and Leao only half commits. De Leon looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. De Leon throws a jab but it's blocked by Leao. De Leon looks to throw the jab but Leao is out of range. Leao moves away from the strike by De Leon.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/2.gif) That's two minutes gone in the round. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. De Leon takes one on the button. De Leon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Leao scoring well with a low kick there.
De Leon ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Leao throws the left hand but De Leon avoids the punch easily. De Leon pushing out the jab but it's not landing. De Leon missing with a left hand there. Leao was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. De Leon takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him. Leao throws a leg kick but De Leon sees it coming and checks it nicely. De Leon loads up on a big right hand but Leao slips the punch. A big right from De Leon misses. De Leon scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. De Leon throws a looping overhand right but Leao ducks down to avoid it. De Leon on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/3.gif) That's three minutes gone in the round. De Leon pushes Leao away with a front kick. Leao misses with an uppercut. De Leon lunges at Leao with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Leao's hand. De Leon moves out of range as Leao strikes. Leao moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Leao just misses with a punch to the body.
Leao on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere. De Leon with a jab.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/cut.gif) The cut above Leandro Leao's eye is starting to cause him problems now. A low kick lands for Leao.
De Leon scores with a spinning back kick! De Leon is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight. De Leon scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/cut.gif) Leandro Leao's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Leandro Leao's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Abelardo De Leon! After winning the bout, Abelardo De Leon thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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