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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chris Leben (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Palmer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Palmer has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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280 lbs
6 - 10 - 0 |
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265 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Counter striker
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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 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chris Leben!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tim Palmer!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Jorge Garcia and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leben tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Leben throws a sloppy head kick and Palmer moves out of range easily.
Leben misses with a double jab.
Palmer misses with a wild body shot.
Leben is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Chris Leben seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Palmer takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
That has opened up Tim Palmer's cut even more.
Palmer takes a swing at Leben's ribcage but misses.
Palmer throws a body punch but Leben moves out of range.
Leben misses with a head kick.
Leben tries a head kick but it misses.
Palmer misses with a straight left.
Leben lands a jab to the head.
Leben misses with a two punch combination.
Leben chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Leben throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Leben takes a swing at Palmer's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leben tries a head kick but it misses.
Leben looks to land a combination but Palmer avoids it well.
Leben tries to bum rush Palmer with a series of wild strikes but Palmer uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Leben misses with a few strikes there.
Leben avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Palmer tries a head kick but it misses.
Palmer looks gassed!
Leben pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Leben throws a leg kick which misses Palmer's front leg but catches the back leg as Palmer tries to avoid it.
Leben will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Leben shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Palmer eats them both and turns towards Leben to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
A head kick misses from Leben.
Palmer drops his hands momentarily and Leben takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palmer looks to throw the jab but Leben is out of range.
Palmer swings for the body but Leben moves out of range.
A big left from Palmer misses.
Leben throws a right and a left that Palmer avoids nicely.
Leben lands a high kick!
Leben scores with a nice strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Leben shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Palmer eats them both and turns towards Leben to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
The cut above Tim Palmer's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Leben fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Palmer looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Leben misses with a two punch combination.
Leben throws a head kick that half lands.
Leben lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
A head kick misses from Leben.
Leben clobbers Palmer with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Leben throws a series of punches but Palmer moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leben looks to land a combination. Palmer sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Palmer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Palmer slips a jab and a cross from Leben.
Leben connects with a looping right hand.
Leben is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Leben tries to bum rush Palmer with a series of wild strikes but Palmer uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Leben pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Leben misses with a jab, cross combination.
Leben is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Palmer missing with a left hand there. Leben was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Leben tries a head kick but it misses.
Palmer should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Leben misses with a series of wild punches.
Leben slips under a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palmer avoids a punch combination nicely.
Palmer swings for the body but Leben moves out of range.
Leben rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Palmer moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Leben connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Leben throws a head kick that Palmer semi-blocks.
Leben lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Palmer circles away quickly and effectively.
Leben connects with a high kick.
Leben ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Leben tries a head kick but it misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Palmer loads up on a big right hand but Leben slips the punch.
Leben misses with the combination.
Leben throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Leben dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tim Palmer's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Palmer misses with a head kick.
Leben connects with a high kick.
Leben throws a head kick but Palmer moves out of range.
Leben moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Leben connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Palmer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Leben manages to avoid it.
Leben jabs Palmer to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Leben lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Palmer misses with a looping right.
Palmer is breathing heavily.
Leben throws a head kick but Palmer moves out of range.
Leben lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Leben plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Leben tries a head kick but it misses.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Palmer might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Leben has got the better of the exchanges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leben tries a head kick but it misses.
Left hook, right uppercut from Leben.
Palmer takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Decent striking displayed by Leben there.
Palmer throws a chopping leg kick but Leben manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Chris Leben is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Leben tries a head kick but it misses.
Palmer takes a kick to the side of the head.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Palmer 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.
Leben stalks Palmer and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Palmer's face. Palmer staggers backwards, shaken.
A leg kick checked by Leben.
Leben pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A punch combination from Leben misses.
Leben throws a head kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leben ducks under a wild hook from Palmer.
Palmer looks to land a left hand but Leben moved out of range nicely.
Leben lands with a shot to the body.
Palmer is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Leben throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Leben takes a swing at Palmer's ribcage but misses.
Leben pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Palmer misses with a low kick as Leben jumps back.
The fighters circling - Palmer throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Chris Leben is winning the standup battle so far.
Palmer takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
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!
Sloppy strikes from Leben. Those never looked like landing.
Palmer swings for the body but Leben moves out of range.
Leben throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Leben throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palmer showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Leben.
Some wild striking there from Palmer.
Palmer takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A good leg kick by Leben.
Palmer ducks right into an uppercut from Leben.
A head kick from Leben lands but Palmer takes it in his stride.
Palmer thows a body shot but no joy.
Leben tries to bum rush Palmer with a series of wild strikes but Palmer uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Palmer walks into a left hand.
Palmer takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leben fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Leben lands a slapping body shot.
Palmer misses with a body kick.
Sloppy strikes from Leben. Those never looked like landing.
Leben scores with a head kick. Palmer tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Leben throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Leben scores with a head kick.
Leben throws a nice looking combination but Palmer bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Leben throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Palmer.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Leben misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Leben throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A slow jab from Palmer misses its intended target.
A shot to the liver by Leben. Beautiful body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Leben dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tim Palmer's cut.
That's time! Leben's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Leben!
Nice shot by Leben.
Leben looks to land a combination. Palmer sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Leben is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Palmer can do to turn this around?
Leben misses with a head kick.
Leben lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Palmer takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Leben misses with a double jab.
Leben scores with a nice head shot.
Leben avoids the body shot from Palmer.
Leben throws a sloppy head kick and Palmer moves out of range easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Leben throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A telegraphed right hand from Palmer misses the target.
Palmer loads up on a big right hand but Leben slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Leben.
Palmer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Leben.
Palmer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Leben throws a head kick that misses.
Palmer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Leben.
Leben thows a body shot but no joy.
Leben misses with a jab, cross combination.
Leben throws a head kick that misses
and Palmer counters with a two punch combo.
Leben changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Leben misses with a looping left.
Leben catches Palmer with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Palmer slips a straight right by Leben.
Leben throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Leben does no damage.
Leben misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Leben misses with a head kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Leben. Palmer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Leben throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Palmer throws a nice looking combination but Leben bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Palmer takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Leben blocks a head kick by Palmer.
Leben lands a nice shot to the body.
Leben misses with a double jab.
Palmer tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Leben will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leben fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Leben tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Leben does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Leben buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Palmer misses with a straight left.
Palmer dodges the punch combination from Leben.
Palmer gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Leben.
Palmer has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Palmer throws a jab but it's blocked by Leben.
Leben lands a high kick!
Leben goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leben tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Palmer is able to avoid easily.
Sloppy strikes from Leben. Those never looked like landing.
Leben throws a head kick that misses.
Leben feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Palmers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Leben scores with a one two! Palmer had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Leben connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Leben misses with a head kick.
Palmer takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Palmer takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Leben misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Leben scores with a kick to the midsection.
Palmer showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Leben.
Tim Palmer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Leben moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chris Leben showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Leben has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris Leben!
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energy
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hype
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