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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Pedro Leon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Mckrie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pedro Leon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brian Mckrie!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Frank Dennis and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown by Leon or perhaps it was just good defense by Mckrie which made him look bad.
Leon dodges the punch combination from Mckrie.
Mckrie misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mckrie shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Mckrie was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Mckrie controlling from mount.
Mckrie scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Leon?
Mckrie scoring with strikes but Leon is staying in there.
Mckrie cracks Leon with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Mckrie lands a heavy elbow.
Leon is rocked!
Mckrie trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Oh Leon is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mckrie throwing strikes here but Leon is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Leon seems to have got his legs back now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leon wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Mckrie.
Leon trying desperately to get to his feet.
Mckrie putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Mckrie thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Mckrie misses with a head shot.
Leon is squirming around, avoiding Mckrie's attempts to control the action.
Mckrie punching from mount but Leon doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Mckrie punching from mount but Leon doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Leon is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Leon tries to buck Mckrie off but he can't manage it.
Mckrie looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Mckrie looking to finish Leon with some ground and pound. This is bad for Leon!
Mckrie moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Leon has worked his arm free - good work by Leon!
Mckrie decides to stand up, so the ref orders Leon to his feet.
Mckrie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mckrie closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Some wild striking there from Mckrie.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Leon has managed to clinch.
Mckrie is trying to push Leon away but Leon has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leon controlling the action here for a moment.
Leon tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Mckrie is trying to break free.
Leon drops down looking for an ankle pick but Mckrie pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pedro Leon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Danga de danga de dang - Mckrie scores with a four punch combination!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Leon walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Mckrie scores with a hook.
Leon gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Leon lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Leon shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Leon was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Mckrie tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Leon avoids the attempt from Mckrie to control.
Leon throwing strikes but Mckrie recovers to half guard. A much better position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Leon throws a strike but Mckrie avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Mckrie dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Leon dodges the punch combination from Mckrie.
Leon tries for a takedown but Mckrie circles away easily
and Mckrie counters with a left and a right that stings Leon.
Leon closes the distance and clinches up with Mckrie, looking for a takedown. Leon pushes Mckrie against the cage but Mckrie circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Mckrie throws a one two combo.
Mckrie takes a swing at Leon's ribcage but misses.
Mckrie scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Mckrie lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Mckrie.
Mckrie lands with a right hand.
Leon slips a jab and a cross from Mckrie.
Leon shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling Mckrie to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pedro Leon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mckrie circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mckrie moves into range and connects with a jab.
Mckrie lands a nice hook to Leon's body. Leon takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Leon fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mckrie throws a body punch but Leon moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mckrie scores with a crisp jab that stopped Leon in his tracks.
Mckrie lands with a nice combination. Leon backs away looking to recover.
Leon ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Leon throws a right and a left that both miss.
Leon throws a wild body kick that Mckrie sees coming a mile off.
Mckrie throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Mckrie fails with a takedown attempt.
Mckrie lands a jab-cross combination.
Mckrie throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Leon counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mckrie is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Leon takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leon breaks the clinch.
Mckrie scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Leon is looking to clinch but Mckrie is avoiding it.
Mckrie looks to land a combination but Leon avoids it well.
Leon shoots in but no luck this time.
Mckrie throws a combination that misses
and Leon counters with a slapping leg kick.
Leon throws a front kick aimed at Mckrie's knee but Mckrie avoids it well.
Mckrie throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mckrie looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Leon bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Mckrie's head.
An inside leg kick from Mckrie misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mckrie throws a body punch but Leon moves out of range.
Leon lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Leon lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Leon really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Mckrie gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Leon to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Leon wants to get up but he can't break Mckrie's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Leon working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Mckrie's head.
Mckrie is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Leon stands and steps away. Mckrie gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leon throws a nice looking combination but Mckrie bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mckrie stalks Leon and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Leon's face. Leon staggers backwards, shaken.
Some wild striking there from Mckrie.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Leon.
Mckrie closes this distance looking for a takedown but Leon circles away.
Mckrie misses with a double jab
and Leon counters with a straight right hand.
Mckrie will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Brian Mckrie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Leon misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Mckrie is working the combinations to good effect here.
Leon tries a low kick but Mckrie avoids it.
Mckrie scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Leon.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Pedro Leon will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Leon swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Leon takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Leon tries to bum rush Mckrie with a series of wild strikes but Mckrie uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mckrie swinging wildly here.
Mckrie avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mckrie scores with a jab to the body.
A punch combination from Mckrie misses.
Leon throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Mckrie swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mckrie cracks a nice hook into Leon's ribs.
A combination from Mckrie does no damage.
Pedro Leon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mckrie scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Leon doesn't seem bothered though.
Mckrie rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Leon moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Leon fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mckrie stuffs the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mckrie swinging wildly here.
Leon takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Mckrie swinging wildly here.
Mckrie steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Leon. That one must have hurt.
Leon scores with a leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Mckrie.
Mckrie stuns Leon with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Mckrie fails to land with a series of punches.
Mckrie misses with a double jab
and Leon counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Leon.
Mckrie tries to break the clinch but Leon is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Leon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Leon tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Mckrie counters with a three punch combo that has Leon backing up. Leon nods at Mckrie to acknowledge the strikes.
Leon stuffs the takedown.
Mckrie misses with a series of wild punches.
Mckrie throws a jab but it's blocked by Leon.
Leon shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Mckrie sprawls well. Mckrie wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Leon gets slowly back to his feet.
Leon defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Mckrie.
Mckrie is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Leon rather than just go for the knockout.
Mckrie misses with a body shot.
Leon tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Leon misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mckrie looks to score with a jab to the body but Leon is just out of range.
Leon lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Leon slips a jab from Mckrie.
Mckrie misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Leon is trying hard to land a takedown here. Mckrie sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pedro Leon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Leon is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Leon looks to land a combination. Mckrie sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Mckrie misses with a double jab
and Leon counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Mckrie is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Mckrie lands a nice shot to the body.
Leon is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Mckrie's half guard.
Leon wants to stand up but Mckrie manages to regain full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Mckrie holds on and takes a little breather.
Leon loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Mckrie wants to stand but Leon is controlling the position.
Leon slips nicely into half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mckrie avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Leon.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Pedro Leon.
I think Leon has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Pedro Leon!
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