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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thiagov Paiskolenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christian Leben (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the ring it seems that Thiagov Paiskolenko has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Thiagov Paiskolenko seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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269 lbs
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180 cm
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265 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin |
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Decent wrestler
Good elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Thiagov Paiskolenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Christian Leben!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Wesley Smith and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paiskolenko misses with a looping right.
Paiskolenko cracks Leben with a right hand to the side of the head.
Leben is looking to clinch but Paiskolenko is avoiding it.
Leben tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Leben is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Leben doesn't manage to clinch there - Paiskolenko circles away.
Leben is looking to clinch.
Paiskolenko throws a hook but Leben blocks it.
Paiskolenko pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Leben has taken the fight to the clinch.
Leben pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Paiskolenko blocks the elbow strike.
Paiskolenko lands an uppercut.
Paiskolenko doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Leben misses with an elbow strike.
Paiskolenko wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Leben has him pressed against the ropes.
Paiskolenko taking a breather.
Paiskolenko lands a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leben trying to control the position but instead, Paiskolenko has worked for underhooks and has pushed Leben into the ropes.
Leben utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Leben creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Paiskolenko's defenses.
It looks like Thiagov Paiskolenko has been cut.
Paiskolenko tries to work over Leben's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Leben taking a breather.
Paiskolenko blocks an elbow strike.
Leben throws an elbow that misses.
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!
Paiskolenko working hard to break the clinch.
Leben blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Leben throws an elbow but it misses.
Paiskolenko avoids a wild elbow strike from Leben.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paiskolenko stalling against the ropes.
Leben is trying to maintain a safe position but Paiskolenko gets an underhook and turns Leben into the ropes.
Leben throws an elbow that misses.
Leben working Paiskolenko over with knees to the body.
Paiskolenko is breathing heavily.
Paiskolenko takes an elbow to the temple.
Stalling in the clinch from Leben.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Leben.
Leben throws an elbow but it misses.
Paiskolenko blocks the elbow strike.
Leben effectively controlling the action here.
Paiskolenko blocks the elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paiskolenko trying to control the position but instead, Leben has worked for underhooks and has pushed Paiskolenko into the ropes.
Paiskolenko blocks an elbow strike.
Leben pushes off an throws an elbow but Paiskolenko leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Leben has Paiskolenko pressed against the ropes.
Paiskolenko slows down the pace here.
Paiskolenko misses with some punches.
Paiskolenko blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Paiskolenko could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Leben misses with an elbow over the top.
Paiskolenko blocks an elbow strike from Leben.
Leben creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Leben just misses with a elbow thrown towards Paiskolenko's brow.
Paiskolenko dodges an elbow strike from Leben.
Leben is struggling to control the position.
Leben tries to land knees in the clinch but Paiskolenko avoids the damage to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Leben.
Paiskolenko avoids the elbow strike from Leben, against the ropes.
Paiskolenko scores with a nice hook to the head.
Paiskolenko wants to break the clinch but can't.
Paiskolenko taking a breather.
Paiskolenko dodges an elbow strike from Leben.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Paiskolenko throws a punch but it's blocked by Leben.
Leben is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Paiskolenko is defending well for now.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Leben trying to control the position but instead, Paiskolenko has worked for underhooks and has pushed Leben into the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Christian Leben dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Thiagov Paiskolenko's cut.
That's time! Paiskolenko's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Leben tries to clinch up.
Paiskolenko keeps the fight on the outside.
Leben takes the fight into the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Leben looks to throw an elbow but misses.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Paiskolenko throws a head punch that misses.
Leben dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leben is trying to stall.
Leben is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
Leben pushes off an throws an elbow but Paiskolenko leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Leben just misses with a elbow thrown towards Paiskolenko's brow.
Leben misses with an elbow over the top.
Leben misses with an elbow strike.
Leben misses with an elbow over the top.
Paiskolenko tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Leben's elbow.
Leben throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Leben pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Paiskolenko working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Paiskolenko struggles to land a body shot inside as Leben controls his hands.
Paiskolenko blocks an elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leben looks to throw an elbow but misses.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Leben throws an elbow but misses.
Leben is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Christian Leben seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Leben looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Paiskolenko is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Paiskolenko wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Paiskolenko avoiding damage as Leben throws knees to the body.
Leben throws an elbow that misses.
Paiskolenko blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Paiskolenko is trying to break the clinch but Leben is controlling him.
Leben missing with knees to the body.
Leben is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Paiskolenko is defending well for now.
Leben landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Paiskolenko avoids the elbow strike from Leben, against the ropes.
Paiskolenko blocks an elbow strike.
Leben misses with an elbow over the top.
Paiskolenko struggles to land a body shot inside as Leben controls his hands.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Paiskolenko as Leben tries to tie him up.
Leben has Paiskolenko pushed against the ropes.
Leben trying to land knees to the body.
Paiskolenko blocks the elbow strike.
Leben pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Leben is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Leben looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leben pushes off an throws an elbow but Paiskolenko leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Leben throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Leben throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Paiskolenko is trying to force a seperation but Leben has the dominant position.
Paiskolenko looking to slow down the pace here.
Leben misses with an elbow strike.
Paiskolenko avoids the elbow strike from Leben, against the ropes.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Paiskolenko wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Paiskolenko blocks an elbow strike from Leben.
Leben lands a damaging elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Christian Leben showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Thiagov Paiskolenko's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Leben tries to clinch but Paiskolenko moves out of range.
Leben wants to clinch.
Leben avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Leben wants to clinch.
Paiskolenko scores with a nice head shot.
Paiskolenko throws a looping overhand right but Leben ducks down to avoid it.
Leben forces Paiskolenko back against the ropes and clinches.
Leben creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Leben is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Paiskolenko is keeping busy.
Paiskolenko stalling in the clinch but Leben improves position.
Leben pushes off an throws an elbow but Paiskolenko leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Paiskolenko managing to block the knees to the body from Leben.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Leben throws an elbow but misses.
Leben pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Leben throws an elbow but it misses.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Leben just misses with a elbow thrown towards Paiskolenko's brow.
Leben throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Paiskolenko blocks an elbow strike from Leben.
Leben pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Paiskolenko blocks an elbow strike.
Leben avoiding damage.
Leben is trying to maintain a safe position but Paiskolenko gets an underhook and turns Leben into the ropes.
Paiskolenko tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Paiskolenko swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leben tries to stall but Paiskolenko uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Leben throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Paiskolenko blocks an elbow strike from Leben.
Leben pushes off an throws an elbow but Paiskolenko leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Paiskolenko has a couple of punches blocked by Leben.
Paiskolenko blocks an elbow strike.
Leben pushes off an throws an elbow but Paiskolenko leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Paiskolenko swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Leben's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Paiskolenko stalling in the clinch but Leben improves position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Leben.
Paiskolenko dodges an elbow strike from Leben.
Leben lands a nice elbow.
Thiagov Paiskolenko's cut is getting worse.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Paiskolenko works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paiskolenko lands a right hand that snaps the head of Leben backwards.
Leben prevents a body shot from Paiskolenko.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Leben lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Leben taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Leben lands a nice elbow.
Paiskolenko tries to throw a body punch but Leben avoids it by throwing Paiskolenko back against the ropes.
Leben pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Leben.
Paiskolenko blocks an elbow strike.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Paiskolenko as Leben tries to tie him up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leben lands an elbow inside that Paiskolenko shrugs off.
Thiagov Paiskolenko's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Paiskolenko blocks an elbow strike from Leben.
Leben misses with an elbow strike.
Leben is trying to stall.
Leben lands an elbow that stopped Paiskolenko in his tracks for a moment.
Jeez, Thiagov Paiskolenko's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Leben has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Paiskolenko blocks an elbow strike from Leben.
Leben throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Leben lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Paiskolenko blocks an elbow strike.
Leben manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Thiagov Paiskolenko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Leben misses with an elbow over the top.
And that's the end of the fight!
Christian 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight for Christian Leben!
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight for Christian Leben!
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight for Christian Leben!
Christian Leben wins by unanimous decision!
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hype
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