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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between American Fedor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Leben (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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211 lbs
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201 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, American Fedor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Michael Leben!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Andrew Berry and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leben throws a head kick but Fedor moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Leben.
Leben moves away from the strike by Fedor.
Leben pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fedor throws a hook but Leben blocks it.
American Fedor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fedor throws a big shot that misses.
Fedor takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
It looks like American Fedor has been cut.
Fedor throws an overhand right that lands on Leben's shoulder, as Leben tries to avoid the shot.
Leben takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Leben misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fedor throws a lazy right hand but Leben sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A slow jab from Fedor misses its intended target.
Fedor with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Leben tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Leben looks gassed!
Leben showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fedor.
Fedor misses with a looping left.
Leben avoids a punch combination nicely.
Leben misses with the combination.
Fedor is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Leben.
Leben lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Leben - that will leave a mark!
Leben looks to land a body kick but Fedor moved away.
Leben drops his hands momentarily and Fedor takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Nice defenses there by Leben.
Leben staying out of range there.
Fedor throws a right and a left that Leben avoids nicely.
Leben misses with a few strikes there.
A solid body kick from Leben.
Leben throws a sloppy head kick and Fedor moves out of range easily.
Leben ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Leben scores with a three punch combo!
Leben lands with a nice body kick.
Fedor just misses with a punch to the body.
Fedor chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Leben can pounce on him.
Leben lands a jab-cross combination.
Crunch! Leben slams his shin into Fedor's torso.
Fedor blocks a head kick by Leben.
Nice cross by Fedor.
Fedor with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leben misses with a two punch combination.
Leben throws a one two combo.
Fedor misses with a wild body shot.
Fedor missing with a left hand there. Leben was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fedor misses with an uppercut.
Fedor throws a big shot that misses.
Leben scores with a head kick.
A punch combination from Leben misses.
A big left from Fedor misses.
Leben lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fedor circles away quickly and effectively.
Leben slips a jab from Fedor.
Leben connects with a jab.
Fedor throws a jab but it's blocked by Leben.
Leben throws a right and a left that both miss.
Fedor throws a looping overhand right but Leben ducks down to avoid it.
Leben tests Fedor's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Leben misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leben lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fedor circles away quickly and effectively.
Leben throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
A low kick from Fedor misses
and Leben counters with a head kick. That will keep Fedor thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
A head kick from Leben lands but Fedor takes it in his stride.
Leben looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Leben throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
A telegraphed right hand from Fedor misses the target.
Leben lands with a nice combination. Fedor backs away looking to recover.
Fedor loads up on a big right hand but Leben slips the punch.
Fedor pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice body kick from Leben.
Leben throws a head kick that Fedor semi-blocks.
Fedor takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Leben misses with a jab, cross combination.
Leben tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fedor pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Leben tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fedor throws a big shot that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leben moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Leben connects with a jab.
Leben is working the combinations to good effect here.
Fedor avoids the head kick by Leben.
Fedor throws a lazy right hand but Leben sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fedor blocks a head kick by Leben.
Leben moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Leben avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Leben smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Leben throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Leben slips a straight right by Fedor.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fedor. Leben does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fedor swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Leben throws a sloppy head kick and Fedor moves out of range easily.
Leben lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fedor circles away quickly and effectively.
Fedor throws a hook but Leben avoids it easily.
A punch combination from Leben misses.
Leben throws a series of punches but Fedor moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Leben dominated that round.
The cut man is working on American Fedor's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Fedor avoids the head kick by Leben.
Fedor throws a hook but Leben blocks it.
Fedor has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Fedor uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Leben has time to react.
Fedor misses with a body shot
and Leben counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Fedor is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Leben uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fedor.
A thudding body kick lands there by Leben!
Fedor will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Fedor misses with the combination.
Fedor showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Leben.
Leben throws a series of punches but Fedor moves out of range.
Fedor fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Michael Leben is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Leben lands a nice looking kick to the body. Fedor takes a step back to recover.
Leben lands a lovely overhand right.
Leben staying out of range there.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Fedor crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Leben - the referee stops the clock and Fedor gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Leben. Fedor manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Fedor misses with a hook. Leben ducked under it nicely.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Fedor crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Leben - the referee stops the clock and Fedor gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Leben. Fedor manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leben lands with a slapping head kick.
Leben avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Leben lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Fedor throws an overhand right that lands on Leben's shoulder, as Leben tries to avoid the shot.
Leben misses with a few strikes there.
Leben will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fedor throws out a loose jab but Leben uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fedor misses with a series of wild punches.
Leben misses with the combination.
Leben misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
No joy there for Leben, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Leben avoids the body shot from Fedor.
Leben scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Leben throws a head kick that half lands.
Leben throws a series of punches but Fedor avoids them all with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Fedor misses with a hook. Leben ducked under it nicely.
Leben goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Fedor showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Leben.
Fedor lands with a cross.
Fedor misses with a looping right.
Leben throws a nice head kick!
Fedor throws a looping overhand right but Leben ducks down to avoid it.
Fedor throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Leben lands with a slapping head kick.
Fedor thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fedor throws an overhand right that lands on Leben's shoulder, as Leben tries to avoid the shot.
Leben uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fedor.
Leben is looking to slow Fedor down with leg kicks.
Leben ducks under a wild hook from Fedor.
Leben throws a head kick that Fedor semi-blocks.
Leben ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Leben swinging wildly here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leben moves out of range of the strikes.
No joy there for Fedor, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Leben throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Leben blocks a jab.
Leben slips a straight right by Fedor.
Leben lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Leben.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Leben!
Leben works over Fedor's head and body with a nice combination.
Fedor just misses with a punch to the body.
Leben lets loose with a powerful body kick. Fedor will feel that in the morning.
Leben staying out of range there.
Fedor swings for the body but Leben moves out of range.
Leben stalks Fedor and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Fedor's face. Fedor staggers backwards, shaken.
Leben ducks under a wild hook from Fedor.
Leben slips under a jab.
Leben throws a sloppy head kick and Fedor moves out of range easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Leben lands with a slapping head kick.
Leben steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fedor.
Leben bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Leben blocks a jab.
Fedor blocks a head kick by Leben.
Fedor showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Leben.
Leben will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Leben throws a series of punches but Fedor moves out of range.
A combination from Leben does no damage.
Leben steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fedor.
Leben scores with a kick to the body.
Fedor misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Leben counters with a low kick, right behind Fedor 's knee.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Leben takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Fedor connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Leben momentarily.
Leben throws a right and a left that Fedor avoids nicely.
Fedor pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Leben showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on American Fedor's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Leben tries to move into range but Fedor moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Leben blocks a jab.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Leben!
Leben ducks under a wild hook from Fedor.
Fedor missing with a left hand there. Leben was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Leben scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Leben throws a leg kick which misses Fedor's front leg but catches the back leg as Fedor tries to avoid it.
Leben throws a nice looking combination but Fedor bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Leben throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Fedor's head.
Fedor takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Fedor takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Leben takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Leben ducks under a wild hook from Fedor.
Leben ducks under a wild hook from Fedor.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fedor thuds his right hand into Leben's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Leben lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Fedor throws a hook but Leben avoids it easily.
Leben tries a head kick but it misses.
A jab from Fedor misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fedor looks to land a right hand but Leben moved out of range.
Leben thumps Fedor with a low kick.
Fedor fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Leben throws a nice head kick!
Leben moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Fedor throws a big shot that misses.
A big left from Fedor misses.
Leben lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Leben.
Fedor throws out a loose jab but Leben uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fedor throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Leben sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fedor jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Leben connects with a crisp jab.
Fedor throws a looping overhand right but Leben ducks down to avoid it.
Fedor showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Leben.
Leben misses with the combination.
Fedor waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Leben.
American Fedor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
A shot to de liver by Leben. Beautiful body shot.
Fedor is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Leben throws a head kick but Fedor moves out of range.
A head kick from Leben lands but Fedor takes it in his stride.
A big right from Fedor misses.
Leben misses with a jab, cross combination.
Leben ducks under a wild hook from Fedor.
Leben connects with a high kick.
Leben lets loose with a powerful body kick. Fedor will feel that in the morning.
Fedor connects with a jab.
Leben moves out of range of the strikes.
Leben scores with a head kick.
Leben throws a series of punches but Fedor moves out of range.
Leben tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Leben slips a straight right by Fedor.
Michael Leben seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Leben throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fedor.
Fedor pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Leben bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leben lands a jab.
Leben swinging wildly here.
Fedor looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Leben pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fedor scores with a shot to the body.
Leben throws a nice looking combination but Fedor bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Fedor slips a jab and a cross from Leben.
Leben throws a series of punches but Fedor avoids them all with ease.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Leben. Fedor shrugs it off though.
A solid leg kick lands there for Leben.
Leben throws a combination that misses
and Fedor counters with a nice body shot.
Fedor jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Fedor takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Leben throws a right hand that Fedor ducks under and follows up with a left that Fedor also avoids with ease.
Fedor swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fedor misses with a looping right.
Fedor waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Leben.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
A solid leg kick lands there for Leben.
Leben throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Fedor's head.
A punch combination from Leben misses.
Fedor misses with a hook. Leben ducked under it nicely.
Fedor throws a big shot that misses.
Leben lands a head kick. Fedor smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Some wild striking there from Fedor.
Leben slips under a jab.
Leben throws a nice looking combination but Fedor bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Leben throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Fedor.
Fedor misses with a straight right.
Leben throws a nice head kick!
Leben connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Leben tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fedor takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Fedor avoids the head kick by Leben.
Michael Leben is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Leben moves out of range of the strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Leben comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Leben has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Leben!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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