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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Leo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick The Great (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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278 lbs
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270 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bobby Leo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nick The Great!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Alec Ball and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Great takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The Great closes the distance looking to clinch
and The Great takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The Great moves to clinch but Leo breaks away
and The Great takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Leo moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Leo scores with a one two! The Great had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Leo circles away from the clinch attempt
and Leo counters with a straight right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The Great wants to clinch but Leo slips to the side
letting Leo counter with a right hand.
A head kick misses from The Great.
Leo lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Leo scores with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Great tries to clinch up
and Leo moves into the clinch.
The Great letting Leo take a breather here.
The Great is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Leo gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Leo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Leo is looking to break free of the clinch but The Great has double underhooks.
Leo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
The Great blocks an uppercut.
The Great's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Leo stalks The Great and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into The Great's face. The Great staggers backwards, shaken.
The Great keeps the fight on the outside.
Leo lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Nick The Great seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Leo scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Nice jab there from Leo.
Leo lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Leo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leo throws a right and a left that The Great avoids nicely.
The Great tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Leo's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Leo duly obliges.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The Great gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Leo counters with a three punch combo that has The Great backing up. The Great nods at Leo to acknowledge the strikes.
Leo lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The Great with a poor takedown
and Leo counters with a series of strikes. The Great will be more careful next time no doubt.
Bobby Leo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nick The Great.
Leo clinches up against the cage.
Leo trying to land knees to the body.
Leo slows down the pace here.
The Great goes for a takedown in the clinch but Leo prevents it.
Leo displaying some good clinch control by pressing The Great up against the cage.
A short left from Leo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Leo lands a left hand that snaps the head of The Great backwards.
Leo tries to break free but The Great pushes him back against the cage.
Leo manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Leo working hard to break the clinch.
The Great has clasped his hands together around Leo's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Leo stops The Great from passing to mount.
The Great tries to stand but Leo is controlling his head.
The Great is looking to take a break and control but Leo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leo on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Leo tries to get out of the position.
The Great throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Leo is not content to let The Great control the position.
The Great wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Leo, who protects the arm well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Leo dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
The Great with a lazy takedown attempt
and The Great takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The Great misses with a head kick.
The Great tries to clinch
and Leo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The Great closes the distance but Leo moves to the side
enabling Leo to counter with a crisp jab.
The Great misses with a combination
and Leo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The Great tries to clinch but Leo moves away
and Leo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Leo pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces The Great back to the cage. Leo follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Leo tests The Great's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Leo is working the combinations to good effect here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The Great doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Leo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Leo throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
The Great looks to clinch
and Leo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The Great takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
The Great takes one to the chin there.
Leo moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Nice shot lands for Leo.
Leo lands a left and a right that send The Great crashing to the mat, dazed. Leo thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
The Great is rocked!
Bobby Leo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The Great is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The Great shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Leo holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Bobby Leo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nick The Great.
Leo manages to break the clinch.
The Great tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Leo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The Great has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Leo throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck The Great on the side of the head.
A head kick misses from The Great.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leo lands with a cross.
Leo fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches The Great on the side of the head.
Leo moves into the clinch.
Leo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The Great throws a poor cross that misses
and Leo counters with a stiff right hand.
Leo closes the distance and clinches.
The Great is trying to break free.
Leo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Leo pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces The Great back to the cage. Leo follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Leo takes the fight into the clinch.
Leo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Leo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
The Great manages to pull guard.
Leo tries to stand but The Great is controlling from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Great wants to sweep here but Leo controlling him for the moment.
The Great is trying to keep Leo in close.
Leo would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
The Great looking to control.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
The Great has his takedown stuffed
and Leo counters with a two punch combo.
The Great shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Leo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Leo rushes The Great and presses him up against the cage.
Leo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that The Great can do to turn this around?
Leo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but The Great has him pressed against the cage.
Leo can't break the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Leo breaks the clinch.
The Great avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bobby Leo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Leo throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Leo dominated that second round.
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.
The Great tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Leo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The Great keeps the fight on the outside.
The Great wants to clinch
and Leo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The Great shoots and misses
and Leo counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Leo pressing his opponent against the cage.
Leo seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Leo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Leo.
The Great can't break the clinch.
Leo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Leo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee calls for Leo to work.
Leo is trying to force a seperation but The Great has the dominant position.
Leo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Leo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
The Great drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
The Great successfully pulls guard.
Leo postures up.
Leo wanted to stand there but The Great had control of the position.
The Great is trying to control the position but Leo postures up.
Leo wants to stand but The Great has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Leo has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Leo trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Leo prevents The Great from getting back to his feet.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Leo with a hook.
The Great swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Leo counters with a stiff right hand.
The Great wants to clinch but Leo slips to the side
and Leo counters with a left and a right that stings The Great.
Leo lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as The Great backs up against the cage.
The Great is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Leo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leo circles away from the clinch attempt
and Leo counters with a left and a right that stings The Great.
The Great looks to clinch
and Leo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bobby Leo is winning the standup battle so far.
A nice combination there by Leo.
The Great misses with a double jab
and Leo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The Great tries to clinch
letting Leo counter with a right hand.
The Great's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Leo connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! The Great scrambles back to his feet.
Leo misses with a few strikes there.
The Great misses with a takedown attempt
and Leo counters by moving into the clinch.
Bobby Leo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nick The Great.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leo trying to control the position but instead, The Great has worked for underhooks and has pushed Leo into the cage.
Leo lands a hook that snaps the head of The Great backwards.
Leo misses with an elbow over the top.
Leo breaks from the clinch.
Leo cracks The Great with an open hand slap.
The Great looks to clinch
and Leo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The Great misses with a lunging right hand
and Leo counters by moving into the clinch.
Leo is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
The Great gets control of Leo's arms and successfully pulls guard. The Great will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
The Great trying to control the position.
Leo stands up and waves to The Great to follow him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Leo clearly takes that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
The Great tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Leo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The Great avoids a punch combination nicely.
Leo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The Great takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The Great tries for a takedown but Leo circles away easily
and Leo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The Great wants to clinch but Leo slips to the side
enabling Leo to counter with a crisp jab.
Leo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The Great gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Leo counters with a straight right hand.
The Great is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
The Great shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Leo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bobby Leo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nick The Great.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leo rushes The Great and presses him up against the cage.
The Great is trying to maintain a safe position but Leo gets an underhook and turns The Great into the cage.
The Great tries to score a body lock takedown but Leo shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Leo gets underhooks to prevent The Great's takedown attempt.
Leo manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Leo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of The Great backwards.
Leo is trying to break free.
Leo pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
The Great looking for a takedown.
Leo working hard to break the clinch.
Leo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The Great with a poor takedown
and Leo holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leo working hard to break the clinch.
Leo will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning The Great up against the cage.
The Great tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Leo just stands there and leans against the cage.
Leo is trying to force a seperation but The Great has the dominant position.
The Great pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Leo instigates a clinch.
Leo slows down the pace here.
The Great drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
The Great is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Leo pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Leo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
The Great keeps control of Leo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Leo is trying to force a seperation but The Great has the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leo stalling the fight.
The Great has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Leo avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Leo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Leo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The Great has his takedown stuffed
and Leo counters with a left and a right that stings The Great.
Leo lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Leo.
Leo throws a series of strikes that have The Great backpedaling.
Leo looks to land a combination. The Great sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Leo is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Leo scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Leo rushes The Great and presses him up against the cage.
The Great is trying to force a seperation but Leo has the dominant position.
The Great jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Leo walks away with a smile on his face. The Great gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Leo moves into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Great jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Leo walks away with a smile on his face. The Great gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Leo misses with a double jab.
The Great with a lazy takedown attempt
and Leo counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
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!
A short left from Leo.
The Great is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Leo pulls him back up using the underhooks.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Leo.
Leo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Leo wants to break free but The Great has control.
Leo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of The Greats head.
Leo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
The Great is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
Leo lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The Great is trying to break the clinch but Leo has him pressed against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Leo.
Leo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but The Great blocks it with crossed arms.
The Great drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Leo gets the underhooks and prevents it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Leo had his way with Nick The Great in that round.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
The Great wants to clinch but Leo slips to the side
and Leo counters by clinching up.
Leo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but The Great has him pressed against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Leo working hard to break the clinch.
The Great letting Leo take a breather here.
Leo has had enough of the clinch but The Great keeps him there for the moment.
The Great tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Leo just stands there and leans against the cage.
Leo looking to slow down the pace here.
Leo has The Great pressed against the cage, preventing The Great from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
The Great looking to slow down the pace here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Great tries to pull guard but Leo won't allow it.
Leo is trying to push The Great away but The Great has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Leo can't break the clinch.
The Great tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Leo smiles and moves away.
Bobby Leo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nick The Great.
Leo misses with a two punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Great misses with a takedown
and Leo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The Great is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
The Great fails with the takedown
and The Great takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Leo lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Leo fails to land with a series of punches.
Leo gets a clinch.
A short right from Leo on the inside.
Leo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Leo is trying to break the clinch but The Great has him pressed against the cage.
Leo gets through The Great's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite The Great's efforts to push away.
Leo wants to get back to striking at distance but The Great won't allow it.
Leo misses with a knee to the head.
The Great escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The Great tries for a takedown but Leo circles away easily
and Leo counters by moving into the clinch.
Leo stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Leo digs a right hand underneath The Great's ribcage. The Great let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Leo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Leo moves into the clinch.
The Great misses with a hook to the ribs.
Leo just leaning against The Great, taking a breather.
The Great has Leo pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Leo manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
The Great is trying to drag Leo to the mat but Leo just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leo has had enough of the clinch but The Great keeps him there for the moment.
The Great jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Leo walks away with a smile on his face. The Great gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
The Great gets tackled into the cage by Leo. Leo maintains the clinch.
Leo avoiding damage.
Leo is looking to break free of the clinch but The Great has double underhooks.
Leo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
The referee is keeping an eye on Leo - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
The Great has Leo pressed against the cage, preventing Leo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Still in the clinch, Leo scores with a nice short uppercut.
The Great drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Leo gets the underhooks and prevents it.
The Great is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Leo is keeping busy.
The Great tries to pull guard but Leo holds him up against the cage and eventually The Great drops back down to his feet.
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.
The Great tries to land a knee to the head but Leo blocks with his arms.
Leo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Leo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The Great jumps into guard, dragging Leo to the mat.
The Great trying to keep a closed guard but Leo is proving a slippery customer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The Great has a closed guard, preventing Leo from standing up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bobby Leo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Leo, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 50:43
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 50:43
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 50:43
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bobby Leo!
Bobby Leo retains his heavyweight title!
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