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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Kiwi (ranked 1114 p4p, 1236 weight class) and Nikolay Leonov (ranked 131 p4p, 154 weight class). Kiwi comes to the cage accompanied by Reaper. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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World class boxer
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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 23 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bruce Kiwi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 23 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nikolay Leonov!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Jorge Garcia and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leonov lands a right hook to the body.
Leonov lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kiwi's sensitive parts.
Leonov misses with a hook
and Kiwi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Leonov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kiwi slips a jab from Leonov.
Leonov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Leonov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kiwi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A thudding body kick lands there by Kiwi!
Kiwi has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Leonov.
Kiwi blocks a jab.
Kiwi tests Leonov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kiwi avoids the head kick by Leonov.
Leonov is looking to clinch but Kiwi is avoiding it.
Leonov ducks under a wild hook from Kiwi.
Leonov tries a head kick but it misses.
Kiwi throws a body shot but no joy.
Kiwi dodges the punch combination from Leonov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiwi slips under a jab from Leonov.
Kiwi appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Nice shot lands for Leonov.
Kiwi looks to land a body kick but Leonov moved away.
Kiwi missing with a left hand there. Leonov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A slow jab from Leonov misses its intended target.
Leonov lands a body shot.
Leonov misses with a left hand
and Kiwi counters with a nice body shot.
Leonov throws a lazy right hand but Kiwi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Leonov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Leonov connects with a body shot.
Kiwi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Leonov throws out the jab.
Leonov moves in looking to clinch but Kiwi pushes him off.
Leonov looks for the body kick but Kiwi saw that one coming.
Kiwi connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Leonov momentarily.
A big left from Leonov misses.
Kiwi scores with a jab to the jaw.
Leonov misses with a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kiwi misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kiwi throws a body shot but no joy.
Kiwi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kiwi lands a nice shot to the body.
Nikolay Leonov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice leg kick from Kiwi, right into the meat of the thigh.
A jab lands there for Kiwi.
A jab from Leonov misses.
Kiwi throws the left hand but Leonov avoids the punch easily.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Leonov.
Leonov blocking some punches.
Kiwi pushes Leonov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Kiwi.
Kiwi lands a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for Leonov to work.
Kiwi blocking some punches.
Kiwi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Leonov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kiwi misses with the head strike.
Kiwi lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Leonov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Leonov scores with a shot to the side of Kiwi's head.
Kiwi tries a body shot but Leonov blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Leonov.
Kiwi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Leonov just leaning against Kiwi, taking a breather.
Leonov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kiwi misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Leonov.
Kiwi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kiwi lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Leonov is pushing Kiwi up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A right hand to the body from Kiwi.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Leonov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kiwi tries to throw a body punch but Leonov avoids it by throwing Kiwi back against the cage.
Kiwi blocks an uppercut.
Leonov working aggressively here.
Kiwi tries to throw a body punch but Leonov avoids it by throwing Kiwi back against the cage.
Kiwi throws a punch but it's blocked by Leonov.
Kiwi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kiwi.
Kiwi struggles to land a body shot inside as Leonov controls his hands.
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 Bruce Kiwi will probably get the nod.
That's time! Kiwi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kiwi throws a body shot but no joy.
Leonov misses with a looping right.
Leonov looks to land a combination but Kiwi avoids it well.
Leonov looks to score with a jab to the body but Kiwi is just out of range.
Leonov misses with a straight left.
Leonov throws a head kick that misses
and Kiwi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kiwi throws a leg kick
enabling Leonov to counter with a crisp jab.
Leonov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kiwi tried to counter with a leg kick but Leonov avoided it.
Leonov throws a body kick that misses
and Kiwi counters with a good low kick that Leonov was not able to check.
Kiwi swings for the body but Leonov moves out of range.
Leonov throws the kick towards the body but Kiwi avoids it.
Kiwi lands a nice shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice jab there from Kiwi.
Kiwi looks to land a left hand but Leonov moved out of range nicely.
Kiwi moves out of range as Leonov throws a body kick.
Leonov scoring well with a low kick there.
Bruce Kiwi is winning the standup battle so far.
Kiwi throws a jab but it's blocked by Leonov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leonov misses with a hook
and Kiwi counters with a thumping low kick.
Nice defenses there by Leonov.
Kiwi 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.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kiwi.
Kiwi cracks Leonov with an open hand slap.
Leonov has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kiwi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Leonov.
Kiwi blocking some punches.
Kiwi lands a left hand that snaps the head of Leonov backwards.
Kiwi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kiwi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Leonov moves out of range of the strikes.
Leonov misses with a looping left.
A swing and a miss from Leonov.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Leonov 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.
Nice shot by Kiwi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Leonov misses with a straight right.
Leonov moves away from the strike by Kiwi.
Leonov wants to clinch
and Kiwi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kiwi.
Leonov throws a right hand that misses
and Kiwi counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Leonov throws a poor cross that misses
and Kiwi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A chopping leg kick lands by Leonov.
Kiwi moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kiwi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Leonov can do to turn this around?
Leonov takes the fight into the clinch.
Kiwi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kiwi misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kiwi.
Leonov keeps control of Kiwi as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leonov prevents a body shot from Kiwi.
Leonov has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Kiwi seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Leonov can turn it around.
Leonov prevents a body shot from Kiwi.
Bruce Kiwi has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Leonov misses with the head strike.
Kiwi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kiwi blocking some punches.
A shot in the inside from Kiwi.
Kiwi has a couple of punches blocked by Leonov.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Leonov takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Kiwi working aggressively here.
Leonov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kiwi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kiwi tries to work over Leonov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Leonov lands a nice uppercut.
Leonov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leonov misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kiwi.
Leonov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kiwi backwards.
Leonov scores with a hook to the body.
Kiwi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Leonov swings wildly with an uppercut but Kiwi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Leonov lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Leonov misses with some punches.
Kiwi misses with a punch on the inside.
Leonov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kiwi misses with the head strike.
Leonov stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Leonov throws a punch but it's blocked by Kiwi.
Leonov misses with the head strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Bruce Kiwi will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Leonov tries to clinch but Kiwi moves out of range.
Leonov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kiwi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Leonov.
Leonov tries to clinch but Kiwi moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Kiwi.
Kiwi is looking to land body kicks.
Leonov has Kiwi up against the cage in a clinch.
Leonov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Leonov misses with some punches.
Stalling in the clinch from Leonov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kiwi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Leonov's elbow.
Kiwi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Leonov is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kiwi is keeping busy.
Kiwi avoiding damage as Leonov throws knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leonov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kiwi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kiwi lands a shoulder strike.
Leonov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice left hand lands by Kiwi.
Kiwi has a couple of punches blocked by Leonov.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kiwi.
Kiwi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Leonov backwards.
Kiwi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Leonov backwards.
Kiwi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Leonov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kiwi avoids the head kick by Leonov.
Leonov takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kiwi takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Leonov drives through and clinches with Kiwi against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A right hook to the body lands for Kiwi.
Kiwi tries a body shot but Leonov blocks it.
Kiwi lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kiwi misses with a body punch.
Kiwi struggles to land a body shot inside as Leonov controls his hands.
A right hook to the body lands for Leonov.
Leonov blocks a body shot from Kiwi.
Kiwi blocks an elbow strike from Leonov.
Leonov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kiwi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Kiwi fails to land.
Kiwi lands with a left to the head.
Kiwi gets through Leonov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kiwi has a couple of punches blocked by Leonov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kiwi.
Nikolay Leonov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Leonov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kiwi.
Leonov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Leonov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kiwi backwards.
Kiwi working aggressively here.
Leonov misses with a body punch.
Kiwi tries a body shot but Leonov blocks it.
Kiwi throws a punch but it's blocked by Leonov.
Leonov is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kiwi is keeping busy.
Leonov blocking some punches.
Leonov prevents a body shot from Kiwi.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kiwi scores with a shoulder strike.
Kiwi blocks a body shot from Leonov.
Leonov tries to work over Kiwi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Leonov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kiwi lands a left hand that snaps the head of Leonov backwards.
Leonov's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Leonov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kiwi backwards.
Kiwi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kiwi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kiwi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kiwi works on Leonov's body with a couple of short punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice body punch from Kiwi - that landed with a thud.
Leonov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A head punch on the inside from Leonov fails to land.
Nice body punch from Kiwi - that landed with a thud.
Kiwi lands a body shot in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Kiwi.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bruce Kiwi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kiwi has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bruce Kiwi!
Bruce Kiwi really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Bloodbath MMA Clothing logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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hype
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