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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Puna Soriano (ranked 1098 p4p, 1615 weight class) and Nikolay Leonov (ranked 143 p4p, 207 weight class). Soriano's entrance music is Highwayman- The Highwaymen. A fine choice. Nikolay Leonov acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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9 - 9 - 0 |
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29 - 24 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
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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 9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Puna Soriano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 24 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nikolay Leonov!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Anni Minnem�ki and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Soriano slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
It looks like Nikolay Leonov has been cut.
Leonov throws a body shot but no joy.
Soriano misses with a head kick.
Leonov only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Soriano gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Leonov.
Soriano shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Leonov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Soriano swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Soriano keeps the fight on the outside.
And Soriano counters with a quick kick to the body but Leonov blocks it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Leonov, as that shot connected.
An inside leg kick lands from Leonov.
Leonov jabs at Soriano's body.
Soriano throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Soriano has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Leonov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Soriano paws at him with a jab and circles away.
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 slips a jab from Soriano.
Leonov throws out a counter right but Soriano avoids it with no problem.
Soriano misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Leonov is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Leonov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Leonov throws a half hearted mid kick.
Leonov throws a series of punches but Soriano moves out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Leonov.
Nikolay Leonov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soriano swings for the body but Leonov moves out of range.
Leonov tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Soriano counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Leonov is looking to slow Soriano down with leg kicks.
Leonov takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Leonov throws a right hand that misses
and Soriano counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Leonov is rocked!
Some wild striking there from Leonov.
Leonov is still on wobbly legs! Can Soriano finish him?
Soriano throws a right hand that misses
and Leonov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Leonov seems to have recovered his senses.
Some wild striking there from Leonov.
Soriano smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Leonov lands an overhand right.
Soriano on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Leonov tests Soriano's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Leonov takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leonov gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Soriano throws a knee to the head but misses.
Leonov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Leonov has a couple of punches blocked by Soriano.
Soriano lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Leonov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Leonov managing to block the knees to the body from Soriano.
Soriano throws a punch but it's blocked by Leonov.
Leonov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Soriano throws an elbow that misses.
Knees to the body from Soriano.
Soriano breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Leonov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Soriano manages to avoid it.
Leonov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Soriano.
Leonov delivers a nice body kick.
Leonov takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leonov just misses with a punch to the body.
Leonov is looking to clinch.
Leonov avoids the head kick by Soriano.
Leonov wants to counter with a clinch but Soriano pushes him away.
Soriano showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Leonov.
Leonov rushes Soriano and presses him up against the cage.
Soriano putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Leonov in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Leonov looks winded!
A short uppercut from Soriano.
Nice elbow from Soriano.
Soriano lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Soriano trying to land knees to the body.
Soriano tries to throw a body punch but Leonov avoids it by throwing Soriano back against the cage.
Soriano tries a knee to the head but Leonov blocks it.
A shot in the inside from Leonov.
Soriano gets through Leonov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Soriano escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Soriano lands with a right hand.
Soriano fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Despite the aggression on Leonov's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Soriano throws a head kick but Leonov moves out of range.
Leonov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Soriano throws a lazy right hand but Leonov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Soriano jabs Leonov to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A big left from Leonov misses.
Leonov connects with a single shot there.
Soriano swats away the attempt to clinch by Leonov.
Soriano was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nice defenses there by Soriano.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Leonov lands with a slapping head kick.
Soriano connects with a nice looking jab.
Soriano misses with a wild combination.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Puna Soriano dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nikolay Leonov's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Leonov throws a jab when Soriano was well out of range.
Soriano smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Leonov looks to score with a jab to the body but Soriano is just out of range.
Leonov goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Leonov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Leonov appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
A big right from Soriano misses.
Puna Soriano is winning the standup battle so far.
Leonov looks to land a right hand but Soriano moved out of range.
Leonov avoids the head kick by Soriano.
Leonov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Soriano.
Soriano with a nice cross.
Leonov lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leonov darts in and clinches Soriano up against the cage.
Soriano breaks the clinch.
Soriano lands with an overhand left.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A slapping leg kick lands for Leonov.
Leonov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soriano uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Leonov.
Soriano scores with a jab to the jaw.
Leonov defending well as Soriano loads up on a big left hand.
Soriano takes a swing at Leonov's ribcage but misses.
Leonov tries to counter with a clinch but Soriano shakes him off and moves away.
Leonov rushes Soriano and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Leonov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Soriano throws a head punch that misses.
Soriano scores with a shoulder strike.
Leonov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Leonov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Leonov managing to block the knees to the body from Soriano.
Soriano goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Soriano.
Soriano blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Leonov fails to land.
Soriano tries to work over Leonov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soriano tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Soriano breaks the clinch.
Soriano throws out a loose jab but Leonov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Leonov is looking to clinch but Soriano is avoiding it.
Soriano swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Soriano lands a nice shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good standup being displayed there by Soriano as he connects with a hook.
That has opened up Nikolay Leonov's cut even more.
Soriano throws a body punch but Leonov moves out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Leonov there.
Leonov misses with a hook
and Soriano counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A jab from Soriano misses.
Leonov scores with a jab to the body.
A big right from Leonov misses.
Soriano cracks Leonov with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Soriano has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Leonov to stand back up!
Leonov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Soriano counters with a nice body shot.
Leonov is breathing heavily.
Leonov throws a lazy right hand but Soriano sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soriano missing with a left hand there. Leonov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Leonov falls off balance throwing a combination
and Soriano cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Soriano is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Leonov can do to turn this around?
Soriano circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Leonov to the canvas! Leonov doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Soriano keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Puna Soriano!
An out of breath Puna Soriano thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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