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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Donald Kerabatsos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nuriel Leonard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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147 lbs
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147 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
9 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Donald Kerabatsos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Nuriel Leonard!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Trevor Gratis and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leonard lands a slapping body shot.
Leonard throws a hook to the side of Kerabatsos's head but Kerabatsos sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Leonard looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kerabatsos lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kerabatsos misses with a hook. Leonard ducked under it nicely.
A decent looking cross lands there for Leonard.
Leonard will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Donald Kerabatsos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kerabatsos throws a head kick that misses
and Leonard decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Kerabatsos's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Leonard postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kerabatsos keeping moving, preventing Leonard from controlling successfully.
Leonard showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Nuriel Leonard wasn't active enough on the ground.
Leonard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kerabatsos was well out of range. Poor timing from Leonard.
Leonard closes the distance and clinches.
Leonard is trying to pull guard but Kerabatsos has him pressed against the cage.
Leonard manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Leonard has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Kerabatsos is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Kerabatsos stops a takedown attempt from Leonard.
Donald Kerabatsos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nuriel Leonard.
Kerabatsos blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leonard successfully pulls guard.
Leonard wants to sweep but no luck.
Leonard is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Leonard trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Leonard trying to control the position.
Kerabatsos stopping the sweep attempt from Leonard.
Leonard trying to keep a closed guard but Kerabatsos is proving a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Nuriel Leonard wasn't active enough on the ground.
Leonard lands with an uppercut that bounces Kerabatsos off the cage and back into range.
Kerabatsos throws a lazy uppercut
and Leonard counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Kerabatsos defending well as Leonard loads up on a big left hand.
Kerabatsos lands with a nice body kick.
Kerabatsos slips a straight right by Leonard.
Leonard misses with a series of wild punches.
Kerabatsos turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kerabatsos lands the left hand.
Nice body punch from Leonard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leonard swings for the body but Kerabatsos moves out of range.
Leonard throws a jab when Kerabatsos was well out of range.
Kerabatsos throws a chopping leg kick but Leonard manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Leonard swings for the body but Kerabatsos moves out of range.
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!
Kerabatsos goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Kerabatsos lands with a thumping leg kick.
A big right from Leonard misses.
Leonard moves in looking to clinch but Kerabatsos pushes him off.
Leonard wants to land a leg kick but Kerabatsos is out of range.
Leonard cracks Kerabatsos with a right hand to the side of the head.
Kerabatsos staying out of range there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kerabatsos lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Leonard dodges the punch combination from Kerabatsos.
Leonard throws a right and a left that both miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nuriel Leonard dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Leonard swinging wildly here.
Nuriel Leonard is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kerabatsos avoids the head kick by Leonard.
Kerabatsos misses with a head kick.
No joy there for Leonard, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A head kick misses from Leonard.
Kerabatsos showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Leonard.
Kerabatsos throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Kerabatsos pushes Leonard away with a front kick.
Kerabatsos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Leonard takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kerabatsos throws a nice inside leg kick.
Leonard tests Kerabatsos's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leonard throws a right hand that Kerabatsos ducks under and follows up with a left that Kerabatsos also avoids with ease.
Leonard digs a good body shot into Kerabatsos's ribs.
Kerabatsos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Leonard.
Nuriel Leonard seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kerabatsos scores with a head kick.
Kerabatsos defending well as Leonard loads up on a big left hand.
Kerabatsos looks to score with a jab to the body but Leonard is just out of range.
Leonard tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kerabatsos swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A solid leg kick lands there for Leonard.
Kerabatsos works over Leonard's head and body with a nice combination.
Leonard takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Leonard scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Leonard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kerabatsos.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kerabatsos defending well as Leonard loads up on a big left hand.
Kerabatsos walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Leonard looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kerabatsos misses with a body shot.
A swing and a miss from Leonard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Leonard tries to clinch but Kerabatsos is having none of it.
Good shot there by Kerabatsos.
Leonard looks to throw the jab but Kerabatsos is out of range.
Leonard lands a right hook to the body.
Leonard scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nice straight punches there by Leonard. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Leonard.
Kerabatsos takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Leonard throws a hook but Kerabatsos avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leonard jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Leonard wants to clinch.
Leonard connects with a body shot that sends Kerabatsos's belly button to the back.
Kerabatsos misses with an uppercut. Leonard saw that one coming.
Leonard misses with a hook.
Kerabatsos throws a sloppy head kick
and Leonard counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A swing and a miss from Kerabatsos.
Leonard tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Leonard fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kerabatsos manages to avoid it.
Kerabatsos bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Leonard's head.
Leonard throws out a loose jab but Kerabatsos uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leonard lands a nice shot that snaps Kerabatsos's head back.
A head kick misses from Kerabatsos.
Kerabatsos takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Leonard avoids the head kick by Kerabatsos.
Kerabatsos scores with the left hand. Leonard knows he should have avoided that one.
Leonard throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kerabatsos sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kerabatsos fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Leonard fails with a takedown attempt.
Kerabatsos connects with a body shot that sends Leonard's belly button to the back.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Leonard is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Leonard scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nuriel Leonard showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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.
Leonard swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kerabatsos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Leonard.
Leonard with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kerabatsos throws a series of punches but Leonard avoids them all with ease.
Kerabatsos misses with a few strikes there.
Leonard fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A jab from Kerabatsos does it's job there.
Kerabatsos avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kerabatsos lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kerabatsos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Leonard was well out of range. Poor timing from Kerabatsos.
Nice takedown defense from Kerabatsos. No joy for Leonard on that attempt.
Leonard misses with a wild combination.
A jab from Kerabatsos misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leonard just misses with a punch to the body.
Leonard fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kerabatsos, pushing him back against the cage.
Leonard lands a left hand.
Kerabatsos prevents a body shot from Leonard.
Leonard misses with a knee strike.
Leonard has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Kerabatsos after a bit of a struggle.
Leonard can't break the clinch.
Leonard is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Kerabatsos is defending well.
Donald Kerabatsos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nuriel Leonard.
Leonard tries to pull guard but Kerabatsos won't allow it.
Kerabatsos blocking some punches.
Kerabatsos is pressed up against the cage. Leonard has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Kerabatsos down to the mat. Kerabatsos avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Donald Kerabatsos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Leonard takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kerabatsos fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Leonard.
Leonard avoids the body shot from Kerabatsos.
Kerabatsos goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kerabatsos.
Kerabatsos lands with a slapping head kick.
Leonard digs a good hook to Kerabatsos's body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Leonard keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kerabatsos misses with a jab, cross combination.
Leonard dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kerabatsos takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Leonard shoots in but no luck this time.
Kerabatsos throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Leonard on the side of the head.
Kerabatsos lands with a slapping head kick.
Leonard's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leonard feints and as Kerabatsos raises his hands in defense, Leonard changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Kerabatsos is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Kerabatsos is controlling the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leonard is looking to escape.
Leonard trying to control but Kerabatsos postures up.
Leonard tries to get to full guard but Kerabatsos has control of the leg.
Nuriel Leonard is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Kerabatsos doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kerabatsos misses with a low kick.
Leonard connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Nuriel Leonard.
Well Leonard has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 William Peck scores the fight 28:29
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nuriel Leonard!
Our winner, Nuriel Leonard, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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