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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anton Suharev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Leben (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Anton Suharev has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Anton Suharev seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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187 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Anton Suharev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Chris Leben!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Damien Edna and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Suharev tries to clinch up.
Leben dips to his left and cracks Suharev with an uppercut!
Leben throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Leben throws a series of punches but Suharev avoids them all with ease.
Leben scores with a three punch combo!
Some wild striking there from Leben.
Suharev tries to clinch up.
Suharev fails in his attempt to clinch.
Leben rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Suharev moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Suharev fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Leben lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Suharev takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leben swats away the attempt to clinch by Suharev.
Suharev tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Leben paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Leben scores with a sloppy right hand. Suharev should have avoided that one.
Suharev throws a left and a right that both miss
and Leben counters with a three punch combo that has Suharev backing up. Suharev nods at Leben to acknowledge the strikes.
Suharev tries to clinch up
and Leben counters with a left and a right that stings Suharev.
Suharev tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Leben counters with a two punch combo.
Leben digs a good hook to Suharev's body.
Suharev looks to clinch
and Leben counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leben throws a right hand that Suharev ducks under and follows up with a left that Suharev also avoids with ease.
Leben throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Suharev doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Leben counters with a one-two to the body.
Suharev is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Decent striking displayed by Leben there.
Suharev dodges the punch combination from Leben.
Leben misses with a jab, cross combination.
Leben moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Leben throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Suharev with a lazy takedown attempt
and Leben counters with a nice body shot.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anton Suharev. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suharev avoids a punch combination nicely.
Suharev takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Leben throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Suharev slips a jab and a cross from Leben.
Leben tries to bum rush Suharev with a series of wild strikes but Suharev uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Suharev shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Leben counters with a two punch combo.
Leben throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Leben misses with a series of wild punches.
Suharev is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Leben.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suharev showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Leben.
Leben throws a combination. Suharev tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Leben throws a left and a right that both miss
so Suharev counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Leben is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Leben pushes Suharev off and scrambles back to his feet.
Sloppy strikes from Leben. Those never looked like landing.
Leben is working the combinations to good effect here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Leben throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Leben lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Leben dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Leben throws a right hand that Suharev ducks under and follows up with a left that Suharev also avoids with ease.
Leben displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Suharev gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Leben to counter with a crisp jab.
Leben tests Suharev's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Leben lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Leben scores with a nice strike.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Leben with a jab.
Leben misses with a few strikes there.
Suharev misses with a takedown attempt
and Leben counters with a three punch combo that has Suharev backing up. Suharev nods at Leben to acknowledge the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suharev tries to clinch
and Leben counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Suharev has his takedown stuffed
and Leben counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anton Suharev. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Leben's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Leben duly obliges.
Leben misses with a wild combination.
Suharev showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Leben.
Leben throws a nice looking combination but Suharev bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Leben throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
No joy there for Leben, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suharev tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Leben counters with a nice uppercut.
A punch combination from Leben misses.
Jab by Leben.
Leben throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Chris Leben is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Leben tries to bum rush Suharev with a series of wild strikes but Suharev uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Leben misses with a wild combination.
Leben stalks Suharev and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Suharev's face. Suharev staggers backwards, shaken.
Leben swinging wildly here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Leben. Those never looked like landing.
Suharev has his takedown stuffed
and Leben counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Leben lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Leben works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Suharev throws a lazy head kick
and Leben counters with a three punch combo that has Suharev backing up. Suharev nods at Leben to acknowledge the strikes.
Leben lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Leben misses with a two punch combination.
Anton Suharev is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Leben!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leben throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Leben fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Leben throws a right hand that Suharev ducks under and follows up with a left that Suharev also avoids with ease.
A jab from Leben does it's job there.
Suharev 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 throws a right and a left that Suharev avoids nicely.
Leben will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Leben stalks Suharev and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Suharev's face. Suharev staggers backwards, shaken.
A lazy body kick from Suharev
and Leben counters with a three punch combo that has Suharev backing up. Suharev nods at Leben to acknowledge the strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Leben throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Leben showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Leben throws a series of punches but Suharev avoids them all with ease.
Leben throws a series of punches but Suharev moves out of range.
Leben throws a nice looking combination but Suharev bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Suharev closes the distance looking to clinch
and Leben connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Suharev tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Leben connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Suharev has his takedown stuffed
letting Leben counter with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Suharev wants to clinch
enabling Leben to counter with a crisp jab.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leben lunges at Suharev with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Suharev's hand.
Suharev gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Leben counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Leben scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Leben might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Suharev misses with a takedown attempt
and Leben counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anton Suharev. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Leben paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Suharev tries to clinch but Leben moves away
and Leben counters with a one-two to the body.
Suharev shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Leben counters with a series of strikes. Suharev will be more careful next time no doubt.
Suharev takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Leben tries to bum rush Suharev with a series of wild strikes but Suharev uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leben's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Leben duly obliges.
Leben displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Leben throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Suharev is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Leben lands with a good body shot.
Leben lands a jab.
Leben stalks Suharev and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Suharev's face. Suharev staggers backwards, shaken.
Oh Suharev is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Leben misses with a series of wild punches.
Suharev seems to have got his legs back now.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Leben!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leben rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Suharev moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A combination from Leben does no damage.
A lazy left from Leben finds it's target.
No joy there for Leben, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Leben throws a right hand that Suharev ducks under and follows up with a left that Suharev also avoids with ease.
Leben misses with a jab, cross combination.
Suharev tries for a takedown but Leben circles away easily
and Leben counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Suharev thinking.
Leben bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Suharev's head backwards.
Anton Suharev has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Suharev showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Leben.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Leben works over Suharev's head and body with a nice combination.
Danga de danga de dang - Leben scores with a four punch combination!
A left and a right from Leben both land. Nice combination.
Leben lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Leben.
Leben misses with a wild combination.
Suharev gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Leben counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Leben goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Suharev tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Leben counters with a nice body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chris Leben comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Leben 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 John Mangel scores the fight 25:30
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 25:30
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris Leben!
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FIGHT
RATING
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