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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Raphael Leonard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henk Satudarah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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278 lbs
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186 cm
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240 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Raphael Leonard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Henk Satudarah!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Satudarah closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Leonard's guard.
Leonard really is a fat lump.
Leonard wants to stand up but Satudarah is controlling him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Satudarah postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Leonard is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Satudarah, into his guard.
Leonard postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Satudarah has his foot on Leonard's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Leonard works his way back into a safe position though.
Leonard gets to his feet. Satudarah looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Leonard has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Raphael Leonard's cut is getting worse.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Leonard fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Satudarah, pushing him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Satudarah has had enough of the clinch but Leonard keeps him there for the moment.
Satudarah jumps guard.
Satudarah has momentary wrist control but Leonard slips an elbow through the middle.
Leonard wants to stand but Satudarah is controlling his posture from full guard.
Satudarah wants to sweep but no luck.
Leonard content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Satudarah throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Leonard is in close to Satudarah's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Satudarah not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Leonard throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Satudarah works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Satudarah preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Leonard throws a big right hand that misses.
Leonard with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Satudarah trying to keep a closed guard but Leonard is proving a slippery customer.
Satudarah looks winded!
Leonard throws a big elbow that misses.
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!
Leonard is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Satudarah preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Satudarah working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Leonard.
Leonard stands up from Satudarah's guard - Leonard perhaps looking for a knockout.
Satudarah looks to clinch
and Leonard counters by moving into the clinch.
Leonard escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Satudarah tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Leonard manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Satudarah closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Satudarah jumps into guard, dragging Leonard to the mat.
Leonard stands and steps away. Satudarah gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leonard avoids the head kick by Satudarah.
Satudarah throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Leonard misses with a body kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Satudarah looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Leonard is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Satudarah gets a takedown into half guard.
Leonard trying to control from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Leonard manages to get to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leonard wants to sweep here but Satudarah controlling him for the moment.
Satudarah trying to control but Leonard is working from the bottom.
Leonard lands an upkick as Satudarah stands over him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Leonard keeping moving, preventing Satudarah from controlling successfully.
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 Raphael Leonard will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Raphael Leonard's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Leonard pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Satudarah misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Satudarah moves to clinch but Leonard breaks away
and Leonard counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Satudarah is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Leonard is keeping busy.
Satudarah jumps guard.
Leonard is in close to Satudarah's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Satudarah working a defensive guard here.
Satudarah throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Leonard chips away with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leonard lands a couple of digs.
Satudarah wants to stand but Leonard is controlling the position.
Satudarah is breathing heavily.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Leonard's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Raphael Leonard overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Leonard postures up and lands a big shot to Satudarah's brow.
Leonard working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Leonard is in close to Satudarah's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Leonard lands a couple of elbows.
Leonard 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.
Satudarah has momentary wrist control but Leonard slips an elbow through the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Leonard with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Leonard is in close to Satudarah's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Leonard with a nice head shot there.
Leonard lands a couple of elbows.
Leonard with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Leonard working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Satudarah's head.
Leonard stands up from Satudarah's guard - Leonard perhaps looking for a knockout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Leonard.
Henk Satudarah seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Leonard takes the fight into the clinch.
Leonard pulls guard.
Leonard working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Satudarah doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Satudarah manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Leonard is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Leonard is looking for a kimura here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Satudarah on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Leonard is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Leonard lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Satudarah is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Leonard is nestled in close to Satudarah, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Satudarah really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Leonard. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Nice strikes from Leonard there.
Leonard scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Leonard seems to be working for a kimura but Satudarah defends the submission attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Satudarah is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Leonard scores with a couple of nice shots.
Leonard takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Satudarah is looking to improve his position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Leonard is working for a kimura but Satudarah is defending it quite comfortably.
Satudarah looks like he's trying to stand up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Satudarah is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Leonard scores with a couple of nice shots.
Leonard seems to be looking for submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raphael Leonard dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Raphael Leonard's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Leonard looks to score with a jab to the body but Satudarah is just out of range.
Henk Satudarah is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Satudarah shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Leonard manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Satudarah tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Leonard counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Satudarah thinking.
Satudarah shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Satudarah was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leonard gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Satudarah takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Leonard regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Satudarah.
Satudarah prevents Leonard from getting back to his feet.
Satudarah chips away with some ground and pound.
Leonard is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Leonard tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Satudarah trying to move into half guard but instead Leonard has managed to sweep!
Leonard would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Leonard keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Satudarah's head.
Satudarah not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Leonard is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Leonard scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Leonard stands and steps away. Satudarah gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Leonard scores with a hook to the body. Satudarah takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Leonard bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Satudarah's head backwards.
Satudarah throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Leonard throws a body punch but Satudarah moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leonard lands with a shot to the body.
Satudarah uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Leonard.
Leonard scores with a nice head shot.
Leonard has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Leonard loads up on a big right hand but Satudarah slips the punch.
Satudarah closes the distance but Leonard moves to the side
and Leonard counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Leonard.
Leonard pulls Satudarah into guard.
Satudarah wants to control from the top but Leonard keeps moving.
Leonard is looking for a triangle but Satudarah pushes his legs off easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Satudarah wants to stand and escape but instead Leonard has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Leonard connects with a couple of short punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Leonard landing with the ground and pound.
Leonard working some strikes from top position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Leonard chips away with some ground and pound.
Leonard with a nice head shot there.
Leonard is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Henk Satudarah has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Raphael Leonard is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Leonard stands up over Satudarah, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Raphael Leonard showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Leonard, 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:28
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Raphael Leonard!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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