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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jerzy Arlecki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nuriel Leonard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arlecki comes to the cage accompanied by Undead. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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143 lbs
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147 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jerzy Arlecki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 17 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nuriel Leonard!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Ackerman and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Arlecki.
Leonard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Arlecki tests Leonard's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Arlecki looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Leonard checks a low kick from Arlecki.
A solid body kick from Arlecki.
Leonard clinches up with Arlecki and pushes him back against the cage.
Leonard is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Arlecki is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Arlecki with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Arlecki scores with a shot to the side of Leonard's head.
Arlecki tries to throw a body punch but Leonard avoids it by throwing Arlecki back against the cage.
Arlecki misses with an elbow strike.
Arlecki stalls.
Arlecki misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arlecki is looking to control Leonard's arms but Leonard gets an underhook and turns him. Now Arlecki has his back to the cage.
Leonard is trying to maintain a safe position but Arlecki gets an underhook and turns Leonard into the cage.
Arlecki goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Leonard stalling in the clinch.
Arlecki misses with some punches.
Arlecki misses with a short punch on the inside.
Arlecki throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Leonard is trying to maintain a safe position but Arlecki gets an underhook and turns Leonard into the cage.
Arlecki takes a knee right on the jaw!
Arlecki can't find room to land a body shot as Leonard controls the action.
Arlecki lands with a left to the head.
Leonard misses with a knee to the head.
Leonard blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Arlecki.
Arlecki doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Arlecki looking to stall.
Leonard blocks the elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arlecki with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Leonard tries to work over Arlecki's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Arlecki prevents a body shot from Leonard.
Leonard trying to control the position but instead, Arlecki has worked for underhooks and has pushed Leonard into the cage.
Leonard missing with knees to the body.
Arlecki pushes off an throws an elbow but Leonard leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Arlecki scores with a shoulder strike.
Leonard managing to block the knees to the body from Arlecki.
Leonard connects with a nasty looking knee right to Arlecki's face.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Leonard slowing the pace effectively.
Arlecki lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Leonard misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Arlecki working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Leonard blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Leonard blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arlecki misses with an elbow strike.
Nice elbow from Arlecki.
Leonard displaying some good clinch control by pressing Arlecki up against the cage.
Leonard lands a nice shot to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Leonard obliges.
A nice left hand lands by Arlecki.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Arlecki.
Arlecki scores with a shot to the side of Leonard's head.
Arlecki has a couple of punches blocked by Leonard.
Leonard throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Leonard can't find room to land a body shot as Arlecki controls the action.
Leonard trying to control the position but instead, Arlecki has worked for underhooks and has pushed Leonard into the cage.
Leonard blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Leonard takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Leonard lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Arlecki.
Arlecki lands a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Arlecki throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Leonard blocks it with crossed arms.
Arlecki misses with a punch to the body.
Leonard lands a good knee to the midsection. Arlecki won't want to take too many of those.
Leonard lands a body shot in the clinch.
Leonard with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Arlecki tries to work over Leonard's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Arlecki can't find room to land a body shot as Leonard controls the action.
Leonard blocks the elbow strike.
Leonard lands a hook that snaps the head of Arlecki backwards.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Leonard goes for a takedown in the clinch but Arlecki prevents it.
Arlecki lands a nice uppercut.
Arlecki leaning his opponent against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jerzy Arlecki dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Arlecki swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Leonard cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Arlecki steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Leonard.
Leonard on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Arlecki throws a leg kick but Leonard moved away.
A jab lands there for Arlecki.
Arlecki stuffs the takedown attempt from Leonard. Leonard gets slowly back to his feet.
Leonard blocks a low kick nicely.
Arlecki works the jab nicely.
Arlecki throws a nice looking combination but Leonard bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Leonard scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Arlecki throws a half hearted mid kick.
Arlecki stuffs the takedown attempt from Leonard. Leonard gets slowly back to his feet.
Arlecki misses with a kick to the body
and Leonard counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leonard on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Arlecki fakes the leg kick and cracks Leonard in the body.
A punch lands to the side of Leonard 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Jab from Arlecki.
Arlecki throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Arlecki lands with a shot to the body.
Arlecki tries to work over Leonard's front leg with a kick but Leonard checks it.
Arlecki changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Arlecki feints and then cracks Leonard's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Leonard down.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Arlecki throws a leg kick which misses Leonard's front leg but catches the back leg as Leonard tries to avoid it.
Leonard fails with the takedown
and Arlecki counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Jerzy Arlecki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nuriel Leonard.
Arlecki misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leonard landing knees to the body.
Arlecki throws a head punch that misses.
Arlecki prevents a body shot from Leonard.
A short right from Arlecki on the inside.
Arlecki working aggressively here.
Leonard lands with a light punch inside.
Leonard lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Arlecki backwards.
Arlecki lands a nice shot to the body.
Arlecki is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Leonard is defending well.
Arlecki throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Arlecki misses with an elbow strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Arlecki.
Leonard lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Arlecki.
Arlecki throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Leonard blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Leonard blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Arlecki.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Arlecki.
Arlecki prevents a body shot from Leonard.
Leonard throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Arlecki blocks it with crossed arms.
Arlecki scores with a shoulder strike.
Arlecki fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Arlecki lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Leonard tries to throw a body punch but Arlecki avoids it by throwing Leonard back against the cage.
Leonard is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Arlecki lands an uppercut.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Arlecki throws a head punch that misses.
Arlecki prevents a body shot from Leonard.
Arlecki blocks a body shot from Leonard.
Arlecki throws a punch but it's blocked by Leonard.
Arlecki looking to throw knees to the head but Leonard is blocking nicely.
Arlecki swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leonard is pressed up against the cage. Arlecki has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Leonard down to the mat. Leonard avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Leonard takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Leonard on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Arlecki throws a leg kick which misses Leonard's front leg but catches the back leg as Leonard tries to avoid it.
Arlecki moves in looking to clinch but Leonard pushes him off.
Donk. Arlecki catches Leonard right on the button with a cross.
A left lands for Arlecki.
Jerzy Arlecki is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Arlecki does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Leonard misses the jab.
Arlecki just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Leonard tries to clinch up.
Leonard misses with a straight right.
A low kick from Arlecki misses
letting Leonard counter with a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jerzy Arlecki dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Arlecki throws the kick towards the body but Leonard avoids it.
Jerzy Arlecki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Arlecki ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A swing and a miss from Arlecki.
Arlecki misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Leonard.
Arlecki bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Arlecki punishes Leonard's body with a nice straight punch.
Leonard misses with a looping right.
Arlecki motions for Leonard to come forward. Arlecki throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Arlecki dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Leonard misses with a hook.
Arlecki tests Leonard's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Leonard blocks a low kick nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arlecki cracks a nice hook into Leonard's ribs.
Arlecki throws a front kick that sends Leonard stumbling back into the cage.
Leonard is looking to clinch.
Arlecki lunges at Leonard with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Leonard's hand.
Arlecki fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Leonard has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Arlecki lands a jab to the nose.
Arlecki moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Leonard is looking to clinch.
Jerzy Arlecki is winning the standup battle so far.
Leonard pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Arlecki moves away from the strike by Leonard.
A shot to the liver by Arlecki. Beautiful body shot.
Arlecki throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Arlecki throws a push kick but Leonard slaps the foot to one side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leonard takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Arlecki with a nice cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Leonard gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A big right from Arlecki misses.
Good work by Leonard as he checks the leg kick.
Arlecki dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Leonard. That did some damage!
Arlecki slips a jab from Leonard.
Leonard avoids the body shot from Arlecki.
Leonard throws a lazy right hand but Arlecki sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Arlecki misses with a kick to the body.
Leonard stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Arlecki.
A clash of legs there as Leonard blocks the low kick.
Leonard misses with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arlecki misses the jab.
Leonard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Leonard might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Arlecki tries to work over Leonard's front leg with a kick but Leonard checks it.
Good work by Leonard as he checks the leg kick.
Leonard pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Leonard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Arlecki takes a swing at Leonard's ribcage but misses.
Nuriel Leonard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A big left from Leonard misses.
Arlecki explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Arlecki uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Leonard.
Arlecki scores with a kick to the midsection.
Arlecki scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Leonard doesn't seem bothered though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arlecki bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Leonard's head.
Arlecki ducks under a wild hook from Leonard.
Arlecki misses with an attempted mid kick.
Arlecki pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Leonard misses with a looping right.
Arlecki on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Arlecki connects with a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Arlecki lands a slapping body shot.
Arlecki scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Arlecki misses with an attempted mid kick.
Leonard throws a jab but it's blocked by Arlecki.
Jerzy Arlecki is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Leonard moves out of range of the body kick from Arlecki.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jerzy Arlecki showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Arlecki 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jerzy Arlecki!
A relieved looking Jerzy Arlecki thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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