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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nikolay Leonov (ranked 2100 p4p, 1468 weight class) and Samuel Barfield (ranked 237 p4p, 173 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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10 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
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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 29 - 25 - 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 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Samuel Barfield!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Elvis Blanc and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leonov tests Barfield's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Leonov throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Nice shot lands for Leonov.
Leonov drives through and clinches with Barfield against the cage.
Leonov scores with a shot to the side of Barfield's head.
Leonov slowing the pace effectively.
Barfield has a couple of punches blocked by Leonov.
A short left from Leonov.
Leonov working aggressively here.
Leonov trying to stall but Barfield improves his position.
Barfield throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Barfield misses with an elbow strike.
Leonov stalling in the clinch.
Leonov is looking to control Barfield's arms but Barfield gets an underhook and turns him. Now Leonov has his back to the cage.
Barfield blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Barfield.
Barfield throws a head punch that misses.
Barfield blocks a body shot from Leonov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barfield looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Barfield lands with a right to the head.
Barfield lands with a left to the head.
Leonov blocks the elbow strike.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Barfield.
Barfield scores with a shoulder strike.
Leonov avoids the elbow strike from Barfield, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Barfield.
Leonov misses with the head strike.
Barfield blocks a body shot from Leonov.
Nice body punch from Leonov.
Leonov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Leonov misses with a punch on the inside.
Leonov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Stalling in the clinch from Leonov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barfield blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Leonov slows down the pace here.
Leonov stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
I was talking to Leonov's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Barfield landing knees to the body.
Leonov looking to slow down the pace here.
Leonov is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Nikolay Leonov.
Barfield lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Leonov throws a lazy right hand but Barfield sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Barfield cracks Leonov with an open hand slap.
It looks like Nikolay Leonov has been cut.
Barfield throws a body kick that misses.
Leonov lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Leonov loads up on a big right hand but Barfield slips the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barfield takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Barfield rushes Leonov and presses him up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Leonov.
Barfield struggles to land a body shot inside as Leonov controls his hands.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Barfield just misses with a elbow thrown towards Leonov's brow.
A head punch on the inside from Barfield fails to land.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Leonov blocks the elbow strike.
Barfield looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Leonov is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Barfield is keeping busy.
Leonov throws a punch but it's blocked by Barfield.
Barfield crunches a lovely knee into Leonov's ribcage.
Leonov dodges an elbow strike from Barfield.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barfield stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Leonov is breathing heavily.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Barfield.
Barfield slowing the pace effectively.
Barfield lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Barfield landing knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A bit of stalling here from Barfield.
Leonov looking to slow down the pace here.
Leonov blocks the elbow strike.
Leonov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Barfield misses with a body punch.
Barfield throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Leonov blocks it with crossed arms.
Barfield is struggling to control the position.
Barfield lands on the inside with an uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Samuel Barfield dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nikolay Leonov's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Barfield fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Leonov.
Leonov lands a high kick!
A jab from Leonov misses.
Barfield closes the distance and clinches.
Barfield utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Leonov blocks the elbow strike.
Barfield blocks a body shot from Leonov.
Barfield lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A nice left hand lands by Barfield.
Barfield taking a breather.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leonov throws a head punch that misses.
Barfield controlling the action here for a moment.
Barfield working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barfield tries to land a knee to the head but Leonov blocks with his arms.
Barfield content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Barfield lands a damaging elbow.
Leonov blocks an uppercut.
Barfield blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Barfield tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Leonov tries to work over Barfield's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Barfield lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Leonov pressing his opponent against the cage.
Barfield's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Barfield misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Leonov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barfield is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Leonov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Leonov is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Barfield pushes Leonov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Barfield swings wildly with an uppercut but Leonov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Leonov keeps control of Barfield as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Barfield leaning against his opponent.
Leonov tries to land knees in the clinch but Barfield avoids the damage to the body.
Leonov trying to land knees to the body.
Samuel Barfield seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leonov throws a head punch that misses.
Barfield misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Leonov.
Barfield blocks a body shot from Leonov.
Barfield trying to land knees to the body.
Leonov is trying to stall.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Barfield.
Leonov avoids a wild elbow strike from Barfield.
Barfield displaying some good clinch control by pressing Leonov up against the cage.
Barfield pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Leonov avoids a wild elbow strike from Barfield.
Leonov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A bit of stalling here from Barfield.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barfield lands a right hand that snaps the head of Leonov backwards.
Leonov throws a punch but it's blocked by Barfield.
Leonov misses with a punch to the body.
Leonov misses with some punches.
Barfield throws a head punch that misses.
Barfield taking a breather.
Leonov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Leonov tries to work over Barfield's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A nice right hand lands inside from Leonov.
Barfield is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Barfield is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Leonov is defending well for now.
Barfield is looking to control Leonov's arms but Leonov gets an underhook and turns him. Now Barfield has his back to the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Samuel Barfield showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Nikolay Leonov's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Leonov throws a shot from downtown. Barfield moves away and avoids it.
Leonov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Barfield cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Leonov takes the fight into the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Leonov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Barfield tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Leonov avoids it.
Stalling in the clinch from Barfield.
Leonov lands a body punch in the clinch.
A body shot lands from Barfield.
Leonov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Barfield backwards.
Barfield tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Leonov.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Leonov.
Barfield is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Leonov is defending well for now.
Leonov swings wildly with an uppercut but Barfield uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leonov takes a knee right on the jaw!
Leonov throws a head punch that misses.
Barfield has a couple of punches blocked by Leonov.
Leonov manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Leonov.
Leonov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Leonov swings wildly with an uppercut but Barfield uses good head movement to avoid it.
Leonov throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Barfield is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Barfield blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Barfield.
Leonov has a couple of punches blocked by Barfield.
Leonov blocks an uppercut.
Barfield blocking some punches.
Barfield lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Barfield lands with a left to the head.
Leonov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Barfield misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Barfield is trying to stall.
Barfield tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Leonov avoids it.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Barfield takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Barfield lands a shoulder strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barfield blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Barfield content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Nikolay Leonov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Leonov dodges an elbow strike from Barfield.
Barfield tries to land knees in the clinch but Leonov avoids the damage to the body.
Leonov throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Barfield lands a good knee to the midsection. Leonov won't want to take too many of those.
Leonov controlling the action here for a moment.
Leonov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Barfield has a couple of punches blocked by Leonov.
Leonov is trying to stall.
Leonov blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barfield leaning against his opponent.
Leonov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Leonov blocks an elbow strike.
Barfield throws a head punch that misses.
Barfield pushes off an throws an elbow but Leonov leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Leonov is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Barfield lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Leonov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Leonov stalling the fight.
Barfield scores with a shot to the side of Leonov's head.
Barfield blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Samuel Barfield is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Barfield lands a right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Samuel Barfield comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Barfield winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 William Peck scores the fight 27:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Samuel Barfield!
Samuel Barfield thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
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