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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Moore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nuriel Leonard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Moore comes to the cage accompanied by Frank Klepacki - March to doom. Nuriel Leonard has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Good wrestling
World class 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
18 - 9 - 2, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bobby Moore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nuriel Leonard!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Ivan Kurochkin and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Leonard.
Leonard loads up on a big right hand but Moore slips the punch.
Moore lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Moore lands a leg kick that knocks Leonard off balance momentarily.
Moore ducks under a wild hook from Leonard.
Moore jabs Leonard to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Moore throws the kick towards the body but Leonard avoids it.
Leonard avoids a kick to the body.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Leonard crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Moore - the referee stops the clock and Leonard gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Moore. Leonard manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Moore looks for a takedown but Leonard sprawls well.
Leonard throws a big shot that misses.
Leonard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Moore.
Leonard just misses with a punch to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Leonard misses the target.
Moore tries a low kick but Leonard avoids it.
Nuriel Leonard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Leonard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Moore.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leonard shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Moore as he jumps to the side.
Leonard defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Moore.
Leonard swings for the body but Moore moves out of range.
Leonard is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Moore avoids the body shot from Leonard.
Moore drives through with a takedown into Leonard's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Leonard keeping moving, preventing Moore from controlling successfully.
Leonard is trying to keep Moore in close.
Leonard tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Moore missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moore with a flurry of punches that miss.
Leonard avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Leonard keeping full guard, as Moore tries to pass.
Moore in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Leonard looking to hit a scissor sweep but Moore is one step ahead there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Moore postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Leonard avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Moore scoring with punches to the head and body.
Moore in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Leonard is looking to stand up but Moore isn't so interested in that idea.
Leonard bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Moore's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leonard looking to pass the guard.
Moore looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Leonard stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Moore swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Leonard trying to control but Moore is working from the bottom.
Moore has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Leonard throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Moore works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leonard is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Leonard trying to control the position from guard on top but Moore is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Moore manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Leonard is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Leonard tries to lock up and control but Moore gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Leonard slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Moore is thwarting Leonard's attempts to control the position.
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 Bobby Moore will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Moore tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Leonard is able to avoid easily.
Moore goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Leonard jabs Moore right on the nose. Moore blinks but takes it well.
An inside leg kick lands from Moore.
Moore bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Moore connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Moore tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Leonard was well out of range. Poor timing from Moore.
Leonard lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Moore uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Leonard.
Moore throws a low kick, looking for Leonard's leg but Leonard calmly moves out of range.
Moore throws a hook to the side of Leonard's head but Leonard sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Moore slips a straight right by Leonard.
Leonard connects with a body shot that sends Moore's belly button to the back.
Leonard keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Moore uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Leonard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore is trying hard to land a takedown here. Leonard sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Moore shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Leonard but Leonard pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Leonard thows a body shot but no joy.
Leonard misses with an uppercut.
Nuriel Leonard seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice cross by Moore.
Leonard scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Leonard works Moore's body with a nice hook.
Leonard looks to score with a jab to the body but Moore is just out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Moore. Leonard does a little dance to reset his feet.
Moore defending well as Leonard loads up on a big left hand.
Leonard looks to throw the jab but Moore is out of range.
Moore keeps Leonard at a distance using the push kick.
Leonard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Moore.
Nice sprawl there from Leonard as Moore shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bobby Moore. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Moore takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leonard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Moore.
Moore tries to land a leg kick but Leonard saw it coming and moves away.
Moore looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Moore drops an elbow to the side of Leonard's head.
Leonard is looking for a sweep. Moore is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Leonard controlling the position for now.
Let's hope that Leonard has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Leonard wants to get back to his feet.
Leonard is trying to maintain the position but Moore is very close to passing his half guard.
Leonard avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Moore.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leonard is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Moore's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Moore's back!
Leonard misses with a punch to the head.
Leonard throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Leonard misses with an elbow to the head.
A lull in the action here.
Moore trying to control the hands but Leonard won't let him.
Leonard punches the canvas rather than the man.
Moore is trying to break free.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leonard connects with a big shot to the side of Moore's head.
Good control from Leonard.
Moore tries to escape but Leonard has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Leonard is looking to control Moore but Moore is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Leonard gets his hands free as Moore looks to control.
Leonard lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
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.
I would not like to be Moore right now.
Leonard missing with strikes.
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.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Leonard ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Moore moves away.
Moore steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Leonard.
A shot to the liver by Leonard. Beautiful body shot.
Leonard wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Leonard with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Moore shoots in looking for a takedown but Leonard manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Moore's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Leonard ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Moore moves away.
Moore lands the left hand.
Moore closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Leonard has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Moore.
Moore moves away from the strike by Leonard.
A jab from Moore does it's job there.
A nice leg kick lands there from Moore.
Moore throws a nice looking combination but Leonard bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Leonard is looking to clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Leonard misses with an uppercut. Moore saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Leonard looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Who's going to make the next move?
Leonard managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Moore.
Moore postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Moore in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Moore sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Leonard is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Leonard managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Moore.
Leonard sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Moore is trying to control. Leonard wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Leonard keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Leonard tries to get to full guard but Moore has control of the leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leonard tries to kick Moore off but Moore keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Leonard wants to get back to full guard.
Moore prevents Leonard from standing back up.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters are battling for position here. Leonard manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Moore throws a big right hand that misses.
Moore throwing strikes from guard but Leonard blocks nicely.
Moore trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Moore preventing the sweep.
Moore sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Leonard wants to stand and escape but Moore is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moore with a flurry of punches that miss.
Leonard preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Moore postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Moore in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Leonard is pulling down on Moore's head. It's preventing any offense from Moore, at least for the moment.
Leonard looking for a sweep. Not yet Leonard, not yet.
Moore loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Leonard not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Moore with a flurry of punches that miss.
Moore trying to control the position from guard on top but Leonard is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moore makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Leonard wants to sweep but no luck.
Moore wants to control from the top but Leonard keeps moving.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Leonard misses the jab.
Leonard rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Moore counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Moore working over Leonard with some ground and pound. Leonard looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Leonard is trying to maintain the position but Moore is very close to passing his half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Moore wants to pass to mount but Leonard is defending the position.
Leonard is looking to escape.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bobby Moore showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Moore 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bobby Moore!
Post fight, Bobby Moore stared into the camera and said 'Got you, you piece of SHIT.'.
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