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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leandro Leao (ranked 340 p4p, 689 weight class) and Keanu Marlin (ranked 47 p4p, 87 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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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 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Leandro Leao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Keanu Marlin!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Robert Douchet and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marlin walks into a stiff left hand from Leao.
Marlin looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Marlin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Leao.
Leao misses with a hook.
Marlin lands with a right hand.
It looks like Leandro Leao has been cut.
Leao throws an off balance right hand
and Marlin counters with a nice uppercut.
Marlin lands a left and a right that send Leao crashing to the mat, dazed. Marlin thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marlin jabs Leao to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Marlin has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Leao finds it's way round the side to connect with Marlin's head.
Leao misses with a low kick.
Marlin lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Leandro Leao's cut is getting worse.
Leao throws a leg kick that misses.
Marlin looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Leao buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Marlin lands with a right hand.
Leandro Leao's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Leandro Leao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Leao misses with an uppercut. Marlin saw that one coming.
Marlin looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leao throws a low kick but Marlin avoids it.
Marlin swinging wildly here.
Marlin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Leao.
Marlin looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Leao uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Leao misses with a hook
and Marlin counters with a left to the body.
Marlin swings for the body but Leao moves out of range.
Marlin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Marlin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Leao throws out the jab.
Marlin swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Leao takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Marlin misses with a hook. Leao ducked under it nicely.
Leao chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Marlin misses with a straight right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leao tries to clinch there but Marlin circles away.
Leao scores with a hook.
Marlin throws an off balance right hand
and Leao counters with a 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!
Leao shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Marlin takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Marlin throws a lazy uppercut
and Leao makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Marlin loads up on a big right hand but Leao slips the punch.
The crowd cheers as Leao lands an impressive looking overhand right. Marlin doesn't seem phased though.
Marlin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Leao.
Leao misses with an uppercut
and Marlin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Marlin throws a jab but it's blocked by Leao.
Leao appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Leao moves out of range of the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marlin swats away the attempt to clinch by Leao.
Marlin throws a jab when Leao was well out of range.
Leao seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Leao pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Leao. Marlin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Marlin throws a big shot that misses.
Leao fires out a quick counter leg kick but Marlin just manages to avoid it.
Marlin throws a body shot but no joy.
Leao throws a low kick, looking for Marlin's leg but Marlin calmly moves out of range.
Marlin throws a good cross that connects.
Jeez, Leandro Leao's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Leao misses with an uppercut
and Marlin counters with a straight right hand.
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). Keanu Marlin!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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