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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Henry Hall (ranked 933 p4p, 622 weight class) and Nikolay Leonov (ranked 115 p4p, 79 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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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Henry Hall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 19 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nikolay Leonov!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Roger Salmon and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hall blocks the body kick.
Leonov takes a swing at Hall's ribcage but misses.
Leonov lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Leonov throws a jab but it's blocked by Hall.
Leonov keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Leonov throws a lazy uppercut
and Hall counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Leonov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hall circles away quickly and effectively.
Jab from Leonov.
Hall lands a jab.
Hall keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Leonov scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A lazy left from Leonov finds it's target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hall uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Leonov.
Hall avoids a punch combination nicely.
Leonov checks the leg kick nicely there.
Some bone on bone action there as Leonov checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leonov scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Hall misses with a hook.
Hall is looking to chop away at Leonov's legs.
Leonov checks a leg kick.
Leonov throws a lazy uppercut
and Hall counters with a stiff right hand.
Leonov moves out of range of the body kick.
Hall throws a looping overhand right but Leonov ducks down to avoid it.
Leonov throws a combination that misses
and Hall finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Hall takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Leonov throws a push kick but Hall slaps the foot to one side.
Leonov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hall makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Leonov really felt that one!
Leonov throws an overhand right that lands on Hall's shoulder, as Hall tries to avoid the shot.
Leonov takes one to the side of the head.
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 misses with a head kick.
Jab by Leonov.
Hall throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Leonov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hall fires out a quick counter leg kick but Leonov just manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leonov moves out of range of the body kick from Hall.
A jab from Hall misses.
Leonov throws a poor cross that misses
and Hall counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hall lands an overhand right.
A jab from Leonov misses.
Leonov ducks under a wild hook from Hall.
Hall looks to land a left hand but Leonov moved out of range nicely.
Leonov looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Leonov blocks a head kick by Hall.
Leonov misses with a right hand
and Hall counters with an inside leg kick.
Hall cracks a nice hook into Leonov's ribs.
Hall keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Leonov lands a nice shot that snaps Hall's head back.
Hall ducks under a wild hook from Leonov.
Hall was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Leonov blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall gets through Leonov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Leonov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A punch lands to the side of Hall 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Leonov looks to throw the jab but Hall is out of range.
Leonov throws a sloppy head kick and Hall moves out of range easily.
Nice body kick there by Hall.
Hall blocks a leg kick.
Hall lands with an uppercut that bounces Leonov off the cage and back into range.
Leonov misses with a leg kick.
A big right from Leonov misses.
Hall throws an off balance right hand
and Leonov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Leonov misses with a few strikes there.
Leonov just misses with a punch to the body.
Leonov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hall throws a good cross that connects.
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 throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Leonov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall misses with an uppercut.
Hall tries a head kick but it misses.
Leonov cracks Hall with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A head kick from Hall lands but Leonov takes it in his stride.
Leonov is rocked!
It looks like Nikolay Leonov has been cut.
Leonov scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Leonov swinging wildly here.
Hall sends Leonov crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Hall is motioning to the referee to let Leonov up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Leonov is still on wobbly legs! Can Hall finish him?
Hall just misses with a punch to the body.
Hall misses with a hook. Leonov ducked under it nicely.
Leonov seems to have recovered his senses.
Hall tries to land a front kick but Leonov steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Nikolay Leonov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Leonov misses with a head kick.
Hall checks a low kick from Leonov.
A leg kick checked by Hall.
Hall missing with a left hand there. Leonov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
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 Henry Hall will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Nikolay Leonov's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Hall swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Leonov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Leonov in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Hall avoids the head kick by Leonov.
Henry Hall is winning the standup battle so far.
Hall with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Leonov scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Leonov uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Leonov lands with a right hand.
Leonov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Leonov misses with a hook.
Hall clinches.
Hall tries a body shot but Leonov blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hall working aggressively here.
Hall tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hall tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Leonov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hall checks a low kick from Leonov.
Leonov throws a leg kick but Hall sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall with a hook.
Leonov lands a really nice looking cross but Hall seems unphased.
Hall looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hall lands a big head kick that sends Leonov tumbling to the mat! Hall takes a step backwards and waves Leonov back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Hall moves out of range of the leg kick from Leonov.
Hall throws a body kick that misses.
Hall moves out of range as Leonov strikes.
Leonov throws a poor cross that misses
and Hall counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hall thuds a left hand into Leonov's body.
Leonov scores with a jab.
Leonov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Leonov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hall staying out of range there.
Hall misses with a left hand
and Leonov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hall checks a low kick from Leonov.
Hall bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hall thuds his right hand into Leonov's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Leonov to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Leonov looks to clinch but Hall throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Leonov taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Henry Hall!
An out of breath Henry Hall thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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hype
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RATING
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