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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nate Leissner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikhail Filitov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leissner comes to the cage accompanied by Feuer Frei. Nate Leissner had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nate Leissner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mikhail Filitov!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Konstantin Menshow and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leissner lands with a good body shot.
Filitov shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Leissner moves into the clinch.
Leissner tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Filitov has Leissner pressed against the cage, preventing Leissner from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Filitov tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Leissner just stands there and leans against the cage.
Leissner tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Leissner landing knees to the head.
Leissner avoiding damage as Filitov throws knees to the body.
Leissner stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Leissner avoiding damage as Filitov throws knees to the body.
Leissner can't break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leissner is stalling here.
Leissner's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Filitov misses with a head kick.
Nate Leissner is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Leissner clinches up against the cage.
Leissner lands a knee to the head.
Leissner manages to break the clinch.
Leissner lands the left hand.
Leissner gets a clinch.
Leissner looking to throw knees to the head but Filitov is blocking nicely.
Leissner stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leissner tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Leissner landing knees to the head.
Filitov turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Filitov manages to end up in side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Leissner is not content to let Filitov control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Leissner pushes Filitov away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Filitov gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Leissner throws Filitov to one side and escapes!
Leissner has Filitov up against the cage in a clinch.
Leissner is stalling here.
Leissner connects with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Filitov tries for a takedown. No joy.
Nate Leissner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mikhail Filitov.
Leissner wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Leissner breaks the clinch.
Leissner closes the distance and clinches.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Leissner obliges.
Leissner tries a knee to the head but Filitov blocks it.
Leissner breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Filitov throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Leissner's waist but Leissner gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Filitov off to one side.
Leissner pushes Filitov away with a front kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Leissner.
Leissner throws a right and a left that Filitov avoids nicely.
Leissner avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nate Leissner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Filitov throws out a loose jab but Leissner uses good head movement to avoid it.
Leissner clinches.
A knee to the head by Leissner.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Leissner with a knee to the head.
Leissner wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Leissner stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nate Leissner dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Leissner gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Leissner manages to break the clinch.
Leissner moves into the clinch.
Leissner is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Filitov is defending well for now.
Leissner misses with a knee strike.
Leissner blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Leissner gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Filitov.
Leissner managing to block the knees to the body from Filitov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leissner throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Filitov blocks it with crossed arms.
Leissner can't break the clinch.
Filitov trying to land knees to the body.
Filitov being controlled against the cage.
Filitov has Leissner pressed against the cage, preventing Leissner from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Leissner tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Leissner managing to block the knees to the body from Filitov.
Leissner throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Filitov blocks it with crossed arms.
Leissner is trying to break free.
Leissner looking to throw knees to the head but Filitov is blocking nicely.
Filitov takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leissner pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Filitov misses with a straight left.
Leissner closes the distance and clinches.
Leissner pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Leissner moves into range and clinches up with Filitov.
Leissner avoiding damage as Filitov throws knees to the body.
Filitov has Leissner pressed against the cage, preventing Leissner from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Filitov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Leissner breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Filitov shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Leissner pinned against the cage. Leissner gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leissner keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Leissner has closed the distance and engaged Filitov in a clinch.
Leissner breaks from the clinch.
Leissner clinches up against the cage.
Filitov takes a knee right on the jaw!
Leissner tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Filitov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Leissner is defending well for now.
Leissner breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leissner clinches with his opponent.
Leissner with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Filitov managing to block the knees to the body from Leissner.
Leissner prevents the takedown attempt.
Nate Leissner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mikhail Filitov.
Leissner breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Filitov shoots in and drives through. Leissner sprawls well.
Filitov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Filitov fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Filitov shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Leissner counters with a one-two to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nate Leissner dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Leissner closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Leissner breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Filitov throws a jab but it's blocked by Leissner.
Filitov throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Filitov misses with a takedown attempt
and Leissner counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Filitov thinking.
Leissner moves into the clinch.
Leissner looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Leissner wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Filitov has him pressed against the cage.
Leissner controlling the action here for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leissner with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Leissner is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Leissner slows down the pace here.
Leissner breaks the clinch.
A lazy body kick from Filitov
and Leissner counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Filitov is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Filitov is looking to land body kicks.
Filitov looks to throw the jab but Leissner is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leissner gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Leissner breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Leissner pushes Filitov up against the cage in a clinch.
Leissner working Filitov over with knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Filitov pulls guard successfully.
Leissner landing with the ground and pound.
Leissner is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Filitov can do to turn this around?
Filitov is working an open guard so Leissner takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Leissner has closed the distance and engaged Filitov in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leissner with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Leissner tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Leissner throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Filitov blocks it with crossed arms.
Leissner escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Leissner ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Filitov throws a sloppy head kick
and Leissner counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Leissner.
Filitov tries for a takedown but Leissner manages to get underhooks.
Leissner on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Come on Leissner - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Nate Leissner has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Leissner's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Filitov misses with an uppercut
enabling Leissner to counter with a crisp jab.
Leissner ducks under a wild hook from Filitov.
Leissner pushes Filitov up against the cage in a clinch.
Leissner is trying to break free.
Leissner lands a knee to the body.
Filitov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Leissner.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Filitov jumps guard but Leissner stands there with Filitov around his waist. Filitov gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Nate Leissner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mikhail Filitov.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Leissner landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nate Leissner showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Leissner 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:27
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nate Leissner!
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energy
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hype
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