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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dominick Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nuriel Leonard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jackson comes to the cage accompanied by Jay Z - Moment of Clarity. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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155 lbs
22 - 9 - 0 |
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147 lbs
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Good wrestling
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
22 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dominick Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nuriel Leonard!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Yves DeLean and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson tries a head kick but it misses.
Jackson lands with a good body shot.
A punch combination from Leonard misses.
Jackson throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Jackson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Leonard sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Leonard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jackson was well out of range. Poor timing from Leonard.
Leonard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jackson wants to clinch up but Leonard keeps it at a distance.
Jackson avoids the body shot from Leonard.
Jackson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Leonard on the side of the head.
Jackson looks to land a left hand but Leonard moved out of range nicely.
Jackson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Leonard connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Jackson's hands.
Leonard scores with a jab.
Jackson's corner calls for a 1-2. Jackson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Jackson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Leonard looks to score with a jab to the body but Jackson is just out of range.
Jackson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Leonard. Jackson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Leonard thuds a left hand into Jackson's body.
Leonard shoots in but no luck this time.
Leonard is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Jackson rather than just go for the knockout.
Leonard walks into a stiff left hand from Jackson.
Leonard tries to clinch up.
Jackson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Leonard manages to avoid it.
Leonard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Leonard fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jackson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Leonard connects with a crisp jab.
Leonard misses with a shot to the body
and Jackson counters with an inside leg kick.
Jackson feints and then cracks Leonard's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Leonard down.
Leonard throws an overhand right that lands on Jackson's shoulder, as Jackson tries to avoid the shot.
Leonard swings for the body but Jackson moves out of range.
Jackson missing with a left hand there. Leonard was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leonard misses with a straight left.
Leonard throws a shot from downtown. Jackson moves away and avoids it.
Good shot there by Jackson.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jackson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Leonard.
Leonard throws a series of punches but Jackson avoids them all with ease.
Leonard takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Leonard throws a hook but Jackson avoids it easily.
Nuriel Leonard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jackson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Leonard throws out the jab.
Jackson tries a head kick but it misses.
Leonard takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Leonard misses with a wild body shot.
Leonard shoots for a takedown but Jackson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Jackson throws a shot from downtown. Leonard moves away and avoids it.
A lazy left from Leonard finds it's target.
Leonard swings for the body but Jackson moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is looking to land body kicks.
Leonard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Leonard blocks a head kick by Jackson.
Jackson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Leonard shoots for a double leg takedown but Jackson sprawls well. He's pushed Leonard's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Dominick Jackson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nuriel Leonard.
Jackson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Leonard looks for a takedown but Jackson sprawls well.
Jackson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Leonard.
Jackson takes a swing at Leonard's ribcage but misses.
Leonard misses with an uppercut.
Leonard fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jackson manages to avoid it.
Leonard darts in and clinches Jackson up against the cage.
Leonard blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jackson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson lands an elbow that stopped Leonard in his tracks for a moment.
Jackson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jackson has a couple of punches blocked by Leonard.
Jackson gets underhooks to prevent Leonard's takedown attempt.
Jackson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Leonard working aggressively here.
Jackson trying to land knees to the body.
Leonard tries for a takedown but Jackson manages to get underhooks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Leonard blocking some punches.
Jackson is trying to force a seperation but Leonard has the dominant position.
Jackson is trying to push Leonard away but Leonard has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Jackson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jackson.
Jackson lands with a right to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Leonard has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Jackson is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Leonard avoiding damage as Jackson throws knees to the body.
Leonard looking to throw knees to the head but Jackson is blocking nicely.
Jackson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Leonard takes a knee to the side of the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Dominick Jackson will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Jackson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Leonard sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Leonard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jackson throws a solid leg kick but Leonard takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Jackson.
Jackson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Leonard tries to score with a low kick but Jackson moves his leg out of the way.
That kick from Jackson tenderised Leonard's leg. Leonard is trying to keep his angry face on.
Jackson misses with a lunging right hand
and Leonard counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Jackson.
Jackson throws a hook to the side of Leonard's head but Leonard sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Leonard shoots in for a double leg but Jackson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Leonard smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Jackson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Leonard.
Jackson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Leonard. That did some damage!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Leonard is defended easily by Jackson.
Jackson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Good exchange - Jackson coming out on top.
Jackson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Leonard lands a slapping body shot.
Jackson moves away from the strike by Leonard.
Leonard fails with an attempt to clinch.
Leonard is trying hard to land a takedown here. Jackson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Dominick Jackson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nuriel Leonard.
Leonard jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jackson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jackson throws a lazy head kick
and Leonard counters with a nice leg kick.
Leonard shoots in but Jackson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Leonard cracks Jackson with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Leonard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jackson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Leonard moves away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
An inside leg kick from Leonard misses.
Leonard feints a jab promting Jackson to slip. Leonard then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Jackson slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Jackson moves into the clinch.
Jackson gets through Leonard's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Knees to the body from Leonard.
Jackson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Leonard tries for a takedown but Jackson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Nuriel Leonard seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Leonard tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jackson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Leonard fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Jackson avoids it really well and circles away.
Dominick Jackson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jackson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Leonard moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leonard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jackson was well out of range. Poor timing from Leonard.
Jackson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Jackson moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Jackson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jackson throws a front kick that sends Leonard stumbling back into the cage.
Leonard shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Jackson is trying to defend but Leonard finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Leonard is breathing heavily.
Leonard thows a huge punch but Jackson dodges it nicely.
Jackson wants to control but Leonard is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Leonard is looking for a kimura here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leonard sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jackson defending well though.
Leonard missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Leonard wants to pass to mount but Jackson is defending the position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Leonard trying to control the action but Jackson is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jackson pushes Leonard off looking to stand but Leonard dives back in and keeps control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Nuriel Leonard will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
A looping hook to the body misses from Leonard. Jackson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Leonard scores with a jab to the head.
Jackson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Leonard.
Leonard wants to clinch.
Jackson throws a big shot that misses.
Jackson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Jackson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Leonard is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Leonard thows a left - swing and a miss!
Leonard fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jackson manages to avoid it.
Jackson thows a body shot but no joy.
Leonard avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Leonard feints and then cracks Jackson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jackson down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Jackson does it's job there.
Leonard throws a looping overhand right but Jackson ducks down to avoid it.
Leonard throws a low kick, looking for Jackson's leg but Jackson calmly moves out of range.
Jackson connects with a leg kick. Leonard looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Leonard avoids the head kick by Jackson.
Jackson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Leonard dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jackson throws a head kick that misses.
Leonard lands an overhand right.
Leonard keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Leonard jabs at Jackson's body.
Leonard takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A punch combination from Leonard misses.
Jackson looks to land a right hand but Leonard moved out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Leonard steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jackson.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Leonard avoids the body shot from Jackson.
Leonard shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Jackson defends it nicely.
Jackson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Leonard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jackson.
Leonard looks to score with a jab to the body but Jackson is just out of range.
Leonard throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Leonard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jackson.
Leonard thows a body shot but no joy.
Jackson looks to score with a jab to the body but Leonard is just out of range.
Leonard digs a good hook to Jackson's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leonard lands with a hook. Jackson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Leonard misses with a few strikes there.
Leonard takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jackson scores with a punch to the head.
Leonard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jackson was well out of range. Poor timing from Leonard.
Leonard closes the distance and clinches up with Jackson, looking for a takedown. Leonard pushes Jackson against the cage but Jackson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Leonard throws a leg kick but Jackson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Jackson lands a slapping body shot.
Leonard looks to score with a jab to the body but Jackson is just out of range.
Leonard takes a swing at Jackson's ribcage but misses.
Leonard avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jackson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Leonard takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Jackson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Leonard.
Leonard tries a low kick but Jackson avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson avoids the body shot from Leonard.
Jackson dips to his left and cracks Leonard with an uppercut!
Jackson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Leonard on the side of the head.
Leonard misses the shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Leonard misses with a shot to the body
and Jackson counters with a head kick.
Leonard takes one on the button.
Leonard ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jackson cracks Leonard with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Leonard just misses with a punch to the body.
Jackson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Leonard is able to avoid easily.
Leonard drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Leonard wants to clinch.
Leonard shoots for a takedown but Jackson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Nuriel Leonard.
I think Leonard has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29
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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hype
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RATING
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