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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ilya Murometz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Leben (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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280 lbs
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280 lbs
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Good takedowns
Solid boxing
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ilya Murometz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chris Leben!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, David Schapiro and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murometz lands a jab to the nose.
Leben lands a nice looking body shot.
Murometz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Murometz rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Leben moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Leben lands with a slapping head kick.
Leben connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Leben displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Murometz gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Murometz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Murometz clinches up with Leben and pushes him back against the cage.
Murometz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Murometz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Leben swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Leben looks to land a combination. Murometz sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Leben fails to land with a series of punches.
Murometz has closed the distance and engaged Leben in a clinch.
Leben has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Murometz has Leben pressed against the cage, preventing Leben from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Murometz slows down the pace here.
Leben misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leben fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Murometz has Leben pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Murometz pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Leben tumbling to the mat - Murometz dives into Leben's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Murometz slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Murometz pushes down on Leben's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Murometz is taking a breather. Leben says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murometz working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Still in half guard, Murometz seems content to control.
Murometz drops an elbow to the side of Leben's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Murometz passes the guard and advances to mount!
Murometz cracks Leben with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
A nice elbow there by Murometz.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leben blocking the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Murometz working for a guillotine from mount but Leben is in no mood to give up.
Murometz has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Murometz tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murometz wants to finish this one by submission but Leben is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Murometz.
Murometz sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Murometz controlling the pace for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ilya Murometz dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A looping hook to the body misses from Murometz. Leben does a little dance to reset his feet.
Murometz wants to clinch up but Leben keeps it at a distance.
Leben throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Leben cracks Murometz with a right hand to the side of the head.
Leben tries to bum rush Murometz with a series of wild strikes but Murometz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Leben throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Murometz.
Leben throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Murometz avoids the head kick by Leben.
Murometz bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Leben's head.
Leben looks to land a combination but Murometz avoids it well.
Murometz closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The strikes coming from Murometz are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Murometz in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Leben is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ilya Murometz!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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