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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yuri Leonov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kabal Labak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Yuri Leonov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Kabal Labak!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Paul Gruel and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Labak throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Leonov lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Labak connects with a good right hand that stumbles Leonov. Leonov circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Labak has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Labak misses with a jab, cross combination.
Labak misses with the combination.
Leonov appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Kabal Labak seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Labak tries to close the distance and clinch up but Leonov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Leonov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Labak steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Leonov.
Labak swings for the body but Leonov moves out of range.
Leonov fires out a quick counter leg kick but Labak just manages to avoid it.
Leonov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Labak.
As Labak backs away, Leonov returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A bone on bone clash there as Labak blocks the leg kick.
Labak cracks a nice hook into Leonov's ribs.
Leonov slips a jab and a cross from Labak.
Leonov slips under a jab from Labak.
Leonov shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Labak defends it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Labak. That snapped Leonov's head back.
Labak rushes Leonov and presses him up against the cage.
Leonov blocks a body shot from Labak.
Leonov breaks the clinch.
A punch combination from Labak misses.
Nice uppercut there from Labak.
Labak takes one on the button.
It looks like Kabal Labak has been cut.
Labak swings for the body but Leonov moves out of range.
Leonov defending well as Labak loads up on a big left hand.
Leonov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Labak was well out of range. Poor timing from Leonov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Labak swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Leonov on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Leonov with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Labak to score with a decent uppercut.
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!
Leonov takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Leonov motions for Labak to come forward. Leonov throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
We've been hearing reports that Leonov has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Labak avoids a kick to the body.
Labak looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A slow jab from Labak misses its intended target.
Leonov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Labak manages to avoid it.
Leonov looks to land a body kick but Labak moved away.
Kabal Labak is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Labak misses with a straight left.
Leonov feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Labak throws a hook to the side of Leonov's head but Leonov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Leonov connects with the punch.
Labak takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Labak doesn't manage to clinch there - Leonov circles away.
And Leonov counters with a quick kick to the body but Labak blocks it.
Labak looks to score with a jab to the body but Leonov is just out of range.
Labak moves in looking to clinch but Leonov pushes him off.
Labak lands a right hook to the body.
Leonov has his takedown stuffed
and Labak counters with a nice body shot.
Labak scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Leonov loads up on a big right hand but Labak slips the punch.
Leonov takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Leonov moves out of range of the strikes.
Leonov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Leonov takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Leonov slips a straight right by Labak.
It looked like Leonov was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Labak.
Leonov misses with a low kick.
Labak tries to counter by closing the distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Labak misses.
A combination from Labak does no damage.
Leonov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Labak.
Nice uppercut lands for Leonov. That snapped Labak's head back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Labak sizes up Leonov with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Labak walks into a stiff left hand from Leonov.
Leonov scores with a punch to the head.
Leonov takes one to the chin there.
Labak instigates a clinch.
Labak throws a punch but it's blocked by Leonov.
Leonov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Leonov drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Labak gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yuri Leonov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Labak misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kabal Labak dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kabal Labak's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Leonov takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Labak blocks a leg kick.
Labak wants to counter the offense by Leonov and move into the clinch position.
Leonov lands a leg kick that knocks Labak off balance momentarily.
A jab from Labak misses.
Labak just misses with a punch to the body.
Leonov swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Leonov walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Labak wants to clinch but Leonov slips to the side
and Leonov counters with a solid body kick.
Jab, jab by Labak - just one landing.
Leonov tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Labak is able to avoid easily.
Leonov takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Labak scores with a nice right hand.
Labak takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Labak avoids a kick to the body.
Leonov ducks under a wild hook from Labak.
As Labak backs away, Leonov returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Labak takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Labak with a jab.
Leonov goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Labak wants to clinch up but Leonov keeps it at a distance.
Labak scores with a hook.
Labak has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Leonov moves away from the strike by Labak.
Leonov misses with an uppercut.
Labak digs a good body shot into Leonov's ribs.
Labak connects with a body shot.
Labak moves out of range of the body kick from Leonov.
Labak jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Labak!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Leonov is looking to land body kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Labak.
Labak slips under a jab.
Leonov gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Labak counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Labak sizes up Leonov with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A big right from Labak misses.
Labak ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Leonov takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Labak stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Labak lunges at Leonov with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Leonov's hand.
Leonov takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Leonov throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Labak cracks Leonov with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Labak listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Labak throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Leonov looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Labak lands the left hand.
Labak closes the distance looking to clinch
and Leonov counters with a right hand to the body.
Leonov connects with a leg kick. Labak looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Labak tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Leonov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Labak scores with a hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Leonov. Labak does a little dance to reset his feet.
Labak tests Leonov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Leonov looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Labak waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Leonov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leonov lands a right hook to the body.
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!
Leonov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd cheers as Labak lands an impressive looking overhand right. Leonov doesn't seem phased though.
Labak keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Labak works Leonov's body with a nice hook.
Labak misses with a looping left.
Leonov throws a body shot but no joy.
Labak moves in looking to clinch but Leonov pushes him off.
Leonov chopping away at his opponent's legs.
No joy there for Labak, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Labak moves into the clinch.
Leonov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Leonov tries for a takedown but Labak manages to get underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kabal Labak showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kabal Labak's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Labak swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Labak closes the distance and clinches.
Labak tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Leonov stalling in the clinch but Labak improves position.
Labak tries to work over Leonov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Leonov throws a punch but it's blocked by Labak.
A head punch on the inside from Labak fails to land.
Labak struggles to land a body shot inside as Leonov controls his hands.
Labak lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Leonov misses with a punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leonov misses with the head strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Labak.
Labak misses with a punch to the body.
Labak pushes Leonov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leonov can't find room to land a body shot as Labak controls the action.
Still in the clinch, Labak scores with a nice short uppercut.
Labak misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Labak on the inside.
Labak pushes Leonov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Labak has a couple of punches blocked by Leonov.
Leonov tries to work over Labak's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Leonov blocks a body shot from Labak.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Leonov takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A hook to the body from Labak.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Labak.
Good body shot from Labak.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Leonov throws a head punch that misses.
Labak works on Leonov's body with a couple of short punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Labak.
Labak lands a nice uppercut.
Labak presses Leonov against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Labak lands with a right to the head.
Leonov is rocked!
Labak lands a right hand that snaps the head of Leonov backwards.
Oh Leonov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Good body shot from Labak.
Kabal Labak seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Labak pushes Leonov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Labak lands a right hand.
Nice body punch from Labak - that landed with a thud.
Labak is leaning against Leonov and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Labak.
Leonov tries a body shot but Labak blocks it.
Labak goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Leonov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Leonov seems to have got his legs back now.
Labak lands a left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Labak lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Leonov backwards.
Labak tries to work over Leonov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Labak stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Labak working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Leonov is working for takedown but Labak is calmly controlling the position for now.
Labak lands a body shot.
Labak lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Labak throws a big uppercut that drops Leonov! More strikes from Labak and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Leonov lies dazed against the cage as Labak celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kabal Labak! Kabal Labak retains his light heavyweight title!
Kabal Labak seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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