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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chris Leben (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Carwin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chris Leben has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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280 lbs
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195 cm
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280 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Good kicks
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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
5 - 5 - 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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chris Carwin!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Bruno Lombardi and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carwin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Danga de danga de dang - Leben scores with a four punch combination!
Carwin throws a wild body kick that Leben sees coming a mile off.
Carwin throws an off balance right hand
and Leben counters with an outside leg kick.
Carwin avoids the head kick by Leben.
Carwin throws a sloppy head kick and Leben moves out of range easily.
Chris Carwin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Leben throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Leben throws a nice looking combination but Carwin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Carwin misses with a head kick.
Carwin throws a sloppy head kick and Leben moves out of range easily.
Carwin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Leben rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Carwin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Carwin throws a series of punches but Leben avoids them all with ease.
Carwin tries a head kick but it misses.
Carwin misses with a head kick.
Left hook, right uppercut from Carwin.
Leben throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leben scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Leben comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Leben swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Carwin lands a nice looking body shot.
Carwin takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Carwin slips a jab and a cross from Leben.
Leben rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Carwin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Carwin throws a series of punches but Leben moves out of range.
Carwin misses with a body shot
and Leben counters with a two punch combo.
Carwin throws a nice looking combination but Leben bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Leben goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Carwin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Leben avoids the head kick by Carwin.
Leben blocks a head kick by Carwin.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carwin takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carwin throws a series of punches but Leben avoids them all with ease.
Carwin throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Leben counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Carwin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Carwin looks gassed!
Carwin shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Carwin tries a head kick but it misses.
Leben lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Carwin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Carwin lands with a nice combination. Leben backs away looking to recover.
Leben scores with a kick to the body.
Leben lands with a nice combination. Carwin backs away looking to recover.
Leben throws a sloppy head kick and Carwin moves out of range easily.
Carwin throws a sloppy head kick and Leben moves out of range easily.
A thudding body kick lands there by Leben!
Carwin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Leben throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leben lets loose with a powerful body kick. Carwin will feel that in the morning.
Leben misses with the combination.
A head kick by Carwin misses
and Leben counters with a two punch combo.
Leben takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Carwin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A low kick from Carwin misses
and Leben counters with a thumping low kick.
Carwin takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A chopping leg kick lands by Leben.
Carwin misses with the combination.
A thudding body kick lands there by Leben!
Leben connects with a leg kick. Carwin looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Leben throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Carwin.
Carwin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leben misses with a two punch combination.
Leben throws a lazy right hand but Carwin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Carwin throws a series of punches but Leben moves out of range.
Leben blocks a head kick by Carwin.
Carwin throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Leben counters with a nice body kick.
Leben plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Some wild striking there from Carwin.
Leben darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Leben scores with a nice head shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Leben just misses with a punch to the body.
Carwin throws a sloppy head kick
and Leben counters with a nice kick to the body.
Carwin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Leben.
Leben throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Leben dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Leben avoids a punch combination nicely.
A nice combination there by Leben.
Leben takes a swing at Carwin's ribcage but misses.
Chris Leben is winning the standup battle so far.
Leben pivots, looking for a leg kick but Carwin is out of range and Leben settles back down.
Leben throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Carwin.
A head kick misses from Leben.
Chris Leben is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Carwin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Carwin looks to score with a jab to the body but Leben is just out of range.
A head kick by Carwin misses
and Leben counters with a thumping low kick.
Carwin has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Leben.
Leben thows a body kick. Carwin tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Leben lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Carwin circles away quickly and effectively.
Carwin blocks a head kick by Leben.
Carwin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Carwin 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.
Carwin plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leben fails to land with a series of punches.
Leben pushes Carwin away with a front kick.
Carwin is breathing heavily.
Carwin throws a sloppy head kick and Leben moves out of range easily.
Leben misses with a two punch combination.
Carwin avoids the head kick by Leben.
Carwin throws a sloppy head kick and Leben moves out of range easily.
Carwin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Leben moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A head kick by Carwin misses
and Leben counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Carwin is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Leben fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Leben throws a sloppy head kick and Carwin moves out of range easily.
Carwin avoids the head kick by Leben.
Carwin lands a jab to the nose.
Leben takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Carwin throws a series of punches but Leben moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carwin throws a sloppy head kick
and Leben counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Leben lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Carwin misses with a body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Leben slips under a jab from Carwin.
Carwin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Leben moves away.
Leben misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Carwin.
Leben misses with a head kick.
Leben misses with a combination
and Carwin counters with a two punch combo.
Carwin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Carwin misses with a right hand
and Leben counters with an outside leg kick.
Leben swinging wildly here.
Leben explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carwin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Leben circles away quickly and effectively.
Carwin looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Carwin thuds his right hand into Leben's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Carwin throws a body punch but Leben moves out of range.
Carwin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Leben lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Carwin takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Carwin throws a nice looking combination but Leben bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Leben lands a high kick!
A head kick misses from Carwin.
Leben misses with a head kick.
Leben feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Carwins jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carwin throws a sloppy head kick
and Leben counters with a three punch combo that has Carwin backing up. Carwin nods at Leben to acknowledge the strikes.
A solid leg kick lands there for Leben.
Carwin moves out of range as Leben throws a body kick.
Carwin throws a series of punches but Leben avoids them all with ease.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Leben throws a head kick but Carwin moves out of range.
Carwin misses with a wild combination.
Leben lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Leben throws a leg kick which misses Carwin's front leg but catches the back leg as Carwin tries to avoid it.
Carwin lands with a nice combination. Leben backs away looking to recover.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Carwin misses with a head kick.
Leben tries a head kick but it misses.
Carwin lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Leben backs up against the cage.
Leben throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Leben dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Leben tries a head kick but it misses.
Leben throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Carwin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Carwin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Leben fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Carwin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Leben scores with a head kick. Carwin tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Carwin throws a sloppy head kick and Leben moves out of range easily.
Carwin with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Leben to score with a decent uppercut.
Leben moves out of range as Carwin strikes.
Leben throws a sloppy head kick and Carwin moves out of range easily.
Leben blocks a head kick by Carwin.
Leben throws a nice outside leg kick.
Carwin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Leben, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Leben connects with a leg kick. Carwin looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Leben looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Leben, right into the meat.
Carwin misses with a head kick.
Leben throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Carwin misses with a head kick.
Leben looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Carwin misses with a double jab
and Leben counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Carwin looks to throw a body kick
and Leben counters with a head kick. That will keep Carwin thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Leben avoids the head kick by Carwin.
Carwin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Leben scores with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leben throws a series of punches but Carwin avoids them all with ease.
Leben throws a nice looking combination but Carwin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Leben throws a series of strikes that have Carwin backpedaling.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Carwin 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.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Carwin walks forward, straight into a front kick from Leben.
Good exchange - Carwin coming out on top.
A looping hook to the body misses from Leben. Carwin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Carwin throws a sloppy head kick and Leben moves out of range easily.
Leben lands with a kick to the temple. Carwin shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Leben blocks a low kick nicely.
Carwin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Leben avoids the body shot from Carwin.
Carwin throws a head kick but Leben moves out of range.
Carwin on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carwin misses with a head kick.
Leben misses with the combination.
Carwin swinging wildly here.
Leben throws a sloppy head kick and Carwin moves out of range easily.
Leben tries to bum rush Carwin with a series of wild strikes but Carwin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A head kick by Carwin misses
and Leben counters with a two punch combo.
Carwin throws a combination that misses
and Leben counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Some wild striking there from Leben.
Carwin throws a jab but it's blocked by Leben.
Carwin misses with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carwin misses with a head kick.
Some wild striking there from Leben.
A head kick misses from Leben.
A head kick by Carwin misses
and Leben counters with a series of strikes. Carwin will be more careful next time no doubt.
Carwin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Carwin lands a glancing blow to the side of Leben's head.
Carwin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Carwin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Carwin looks to land a combination but Leben avoids it well.
Leben throws a right and a left that both miss.
Some wild striking there from Leben.
Chris Carwin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Carwin takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Montenegro 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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RATING
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