Northern Ireland’s Leah McCourt had to work for it, but the Belfast native scored an emotional victory over Germany’s Judith Ruis at Bellator Europe 7. After three hard-fought rounds at Dublin’s 3Arena, McCourt (4-1 MMA, 3-0 BMMA) took a unanimous decision on scores of 29-28, 29-28, and 30-27. Early on, McCourt looked to find her range with leg kicks and push kicks to the body of the shorter Ruis (6-5 MMA, 0-1 BMMA), who tried in vain to step into punching range and head-hunt
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Bellator Europe 7 results: Leah McCourt takes decision in Dublin headliner – MMA Junkie