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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nikolay Leonov (ranked 403 p4p, 718 weight class) and Khalil Burnett (ranked 20 p4p, 38 weight class). Khalil Burnett has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Nikolay Leonov's chin.
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23 - 16 - 0 |
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14 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 16 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nikolay Leonov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Khalil Burnett!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Percy O'Donnell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burnett looks to throw the jab but Leonov is out of range.
Burnett misses with a hook to the body
and Leonov counters with a head kick. That will keep Burnett thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Leonov connects with a high kick.
Leonov lands a body shot.
Burnett uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Leonov.
A little jabbing left from Burnett on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Leonov throws a sloppy head kick and Burnett moves out of range easily.
Leonov throws a good cross that connects.
Leonov scores with a leg kick.
Burnett tries to clinch there but Leonov circles away.
Leonov moves out of range as Burnett strikes.
Leonov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Burnett.
Burnett blocks a head kick by Leonov.
Leonov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burnett steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Leonov.
Burnett misses with a straight left.
Leonov throws a sloppy head kick and Burnett moves out of range easily.
Burnett misses with a hook. Leonov ducked under it nicely.
Burnett misses with a lunging right hand
and Leonov counters with an outside leg kick.
Burnett staying out of range there.
Leonov moves away from the strike by Burnett.
Leonov is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Burnett throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Leonov looks to land a left hand but Burnett moved out of range nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Burnett! But no joy.
Leonov misses with a head kick.
Leonov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Leonov dips to his left and cracks Burnett with an uppercut!
Burnett slips a jab from Leonov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leonov lands a leg kick that knocks Burnett off balance momentarily.
A low kick from Leonov is predictable there
letting Burnett counter with a right hand.
It looks like Nikolay Leonov has been cut.
Burnett slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Burnett throws a sloppy body shot
and Leonov counters with a straight right hand.
Burnett connects with a body shot that sends Leonov's belly button to the back.
Burnett swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Leonov counters with a nice low kick that buckles Burnett's knee momentarily.
Burnett looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Burnett throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Burnett waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Leonov.
A jab from Leonov misses.
Burnett throws out a counter right but Leonov avoids it with no problem.
Leonov looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Burnett throws a right hand that misses
and Leonov counters with a low kick, right behind Burnett 's knee.
Leonov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Burnett.
Leonov is looking to counter punch.
Leonov takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oooooh!!! Burnett has knocked Leonov down with a huge combo! Burnett steps away and waves a wobbly Leonov back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Leonov is rocked!
Burnett ducks under a wild hook from Leonov.
A little jabbing left from Burnett on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Oh Leonov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Leonov loads up on a big right hand but Burnett slips the punch.
Burnett looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Leonov misses with a straight right.
Burnett throws out a counter right but Leonov avoids it with no problem.
Leonov slips a straight right by Burnett.
Burnett ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Leonov throws out a loose jab but Burnett uses good head movement to avoid it.
Burnett appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Leonov seems to have got his legs back now.
Burnett on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Leonov lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Burnett needs to keep his hands up - Leonov had a free shot at his head there.
Leonov moves out of range as Burnett strikes.
Burnett sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Leonov misses with a head kick.
Burnett looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Leonov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Burnett.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burnett shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Burnett swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Burnett gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Leonov.
Burnett dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Leonov lands a glancing blow to the side of Burnett's head.
Burnett drops his hands momentarily and Leonov takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Leonov moves out of range of the strikes.
Leonov dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Burnett. That did some damage!
Leonov connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Burnett's hands.
Leonov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Burnett.
Leonov went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Burnett feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Leonov sprawling to the canvas! Leonov rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Burnett finish him?!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Leonov, as that shot connected.
A solid leg kick lands there for Leonov.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Nikolay Leonov will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Nikolay Leonov's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Leonov scores with a jab. Burnett acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Leonov throws a big shot that misses.
Burnett cracks Leonov with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Burnett has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Leonov to stand back up!
Burnett takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Leonov cracks Burnett with a good jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An inside leg kick lands from Leonov.
The fighters circling - Leonov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Leonov throws a leg kick but Burnett checks it.
Leonov throws a good cross that connects.
Burnett feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Leonovs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Burnett shakes his hands by his side, trying to relax. Leonov takes his eyes off the ball for a moment - Burnett sees the opportunity and cracks him with a massive hook! Leonov bends double and collapses on top of himself - he's out! The crowd are going absolutely nuts! Wow, what a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Khalil Burnett!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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