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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chris Leben (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Otto Vetch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leben comes to the cage accompanied by Changes. Otto Vetch acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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175 lbs
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187 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chris Leben!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Otto Vetch!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Trevor Gratis and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vetch misses with a head kick.
Leben throws a half hearted mid kick.
Leben doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Vetch throws a right and a left that both miss.
Leben lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Vetch circles away quickly and effectively.
Vetch buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Leben is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Leben has managed to clinch.
Leben trying to stall but Vetch improves his position.
Leben working aggressively here.
Vetch lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Leben wants to get back to striking at distance but Vetch won't allow it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Leben.
Vetch has Leben pressed against the cage, preventing Leben from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Leben has had enough of the clinch but Vetch keeps him there for the moment.
Vetch misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Leben.
A head punch on the inside from Vetch fails to land.
Leben tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vetch lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Vetch leaning his opponent against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Vetch throws an elbow but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Leben's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Vetch struggles to land a body shot inside as Leben controls his hands.
Vetch tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Leben misses with a punch on the inside.
Leben wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Leben.
Leben tries to pull guard but Vetch holds him up against the cage and eventually Leben drops back down to his feet.
Leben misses with some punches.
Vetch looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Leben misses with an elbow over the top.
Vetch fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Vetch misses with a hook to the ribs.
Leben blocks an uppercut.
Vetch's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Leben gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Leben manages to break the clinch.
Vetch cracks Leben with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A punch combination from Leben misses.
A head kick from Vetch lands but Leben takes it in his stride.
Vetch misses with a straight left.
Vetch dodges the punch combination from Leben.
Leben really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leben has Vetch up against the cage in a clinch.
Leben blocks an uppercut.
Leben drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Vetch lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Vetch is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Leben is defending well for now.
Leben misses with some punches.
Vetch scores with a shoulder strike.
Vetch misses with some punches.
Come on Vetch - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Leben stalling in the clinch but Vetch improves position.
Leben has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Vetch throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lebens head.
Leben avoids the elbow strike from Vetch, against the cage.
Vetch goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Leben wants to break free but Vetch has control.
Vetch is stalling here.
Leben throws a punch but it's blocked by Vetch.
Vetch misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vetch has Leben pressed against the cage, preventing Leben from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Vetch.
Leben pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Vetch looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Leben is trying to break the clinch but Vetch is controlling him.
Leben blocks a body shot from Vetch.
Vetch stalling in the clinch but Leben improves position.
Leben blocking some punches.
Vetch trying to control the position but instead, Leben has worked for underhooks and has pushed Vetch into the cage.
Vetch misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Leben.
Vetch lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Leben backwards.
Vetch jumps guard but Leben stands there with Vetch around his waist. Vetch gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Vetch prevents a body shot from Leben.
Leben can't break the clinch.
Vetch lands a shoulder strike.
Vetch misses with some punches.
Vetch is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Vetch lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Vetch trying to land knees to the body.
Leben stalling in the clinch but Vetch improves position.
Vetch prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Leben. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
A short left from Vetch.
Leben lands a body shot in the clinch.
Leben wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Leben tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Vetch just stands there and leans against the cage.
Vetch has a couple of punches blocked by Leben.
Vetch misses with a short punch on the inside.
Leben throws a punch but it's blocked by Vetch.
Leben is trying to break the clinch but Vetch is controlling him.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Vetch creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Leben is leaning against Vetch and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Leben avoiding damage as Vetch throws knees to the body.
Vetch throws a head punch that misses.
Vetch prevents Leben from breaking the clinch.
Leben on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Vetch scores with a hook to the body.
Leben is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Vetch pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Vetch tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vetch tries to land a knee to the head but Leben blocks with his arms.
A short right from Leben.
Vetch throws a head punch that misses.
Leben holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Leben tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Leben throws a punch but it's blocked by Vetch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Otto Vetch dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Nice body kick from Vetch.
Chris Leben seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Leben has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Vetch.
Vetch thows a body shot but no joy.
Leben throws a hook to the side of Vetch's head but Vetch sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Leben taking a breather.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Vetch manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Vetch prevents Leben from breaking the clinch.
Leben is trying to break the clinch but Vetch has him pressed against the cage.
Leben misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Leben wants to get back to striking at distance but Vetch won't allow it.
Leben lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A frustrated look appears on Leben's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Leben blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vetch tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Vetch blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vetch tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Leben's elbow.
Leben's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Leben misses with a head kick.
Leben tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vetch swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Vetch dips to his left and cracks Leben with an uppercut!
Donk. Vetch catches Leben right on the button with a cross.
Vetch throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Chris Leben is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Leben takes one on the button.
Vetch jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Leben is defended easily by Vetch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Leben tries to clinch there but Vetch circles away.
Vetch keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Vetch throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Leben's head.
Leben is rocked!
Vetch looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Oh Leben is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Vetch lands a leg kick that knocks Leben off balance momentarily.
Leben takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Leben seems to have got his legs back now.
Otto Vetch seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Vetch has taken the fight to the clinch.
Vetch is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Vetch blocking some punches.
Vetch lands a nice shot to the body.
Vetch slowing the pace effectively.
Vetch misses with the head strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Vetch just misses with a elbow thrown towards Leben's brow.
Leben lands a shoulder strike.
Vetch escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Vetch dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Vetch throws a quick inside leg kick.
Vetch stuns Leben with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Vetch getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Leben takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Vetch cracks Leben on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Leben falls backwards against the cage. Vetch follows up with more strikes that drop Leben to his knees. Vetch keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Leben! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:02 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Otto Vetch!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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