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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chris Leben (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rikiya Sonoda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leben kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Skrillex - Kyoto. Chris Leben has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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280 lbs
25 - 19 - 0 |
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272 lbs
15 - 9 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
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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
25 - 19 - 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
15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rikiya Sonoda!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Cecil Peabody and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leben clinches up against the cage.
Sonoda scores a nice knee to the body.
Leben breaks from the clinch.
Leben throws a head kick that half lands.
It looks like Rikiya Sonoda has been cut.
Leben takes a jab right on the kisser.
Some wild striking there from Leben.
Leben rushes Sonoda and presses him up against the cage.
Sonoda trying to land knees to the body.
Sonoda working Leben over with knees to the body.
Sonoda tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Leben avoids it.
Leben breaks from the clinch.
Chris Leben seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sonoda has taken the fight to the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sonoda misses with a knee strike.
Sonoda missing with knees to the body.
Leben swings wildly with an uppercut but Sonoda uses good head movement to avoid it.
Leben avoids a wild elbow strike from Sonoda.
Sonoda throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Sonoda utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Leben avoids a wild elbow strike from Sonoda.
Leben lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sonoda keeps control of Leben as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sonoda.
It looks like Chris Leben has been cut.
Leben tries a body shot but Sonoda blocks it.
Leben working hard to break the clinch.
Leben lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sonoda.
Leben lands with a left to the head.
Sonoda creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Leben's defenses.
Sonoda with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Leben managing to block the knees to the body from Sonoda.
Sonoda connects with a knee to the head.
Sonoda tries to land knees in the clinch but Leben avoids the damage to the body.
Sonoda misses with a knee to the head.
Leben can't break the clinch.
Leben goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Leben is trying to force a seperation but Sonoda has the dominant position.
Sonoda creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Leben lands a right hand.
Leben wants to get back to striking at distance but Sonoda won't allow it.
Leben blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sonoda with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sonoda tries to land knees in the clinch but Leben avoids the damage to the body.
Leben is trying to break the clinch but Sonoda has him pressed against the cage.
Leben lands with a left to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Leben tries to circle away but Sonoda has him pinned against the cage.
Leben looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Leben goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Leben misses with the head strike.
Leben breaks the clinch.
Leben lands a nice shot to the body.
Sonoda is looking to clinch but Leben is avoiding it.
Leben moves into range and clinches up with Sonoda.
Sonoda scores with a knee to the head.
Sonoda blocks a body shot from Leben.
Sonoda unloads a knee to the mid-section. Leben lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Leben is breathing heavily.
Leben wants to get back to striking at distance but Sonoda won't allow it.
Sonoda tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Leben blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Leben managing to block the knees to the body from Sonoda.
Leben blocks the elbow strike.
Sonoda looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sonoda trying to land knees to the body.
Sonoda has Leben pressed against the cage, preventing Leben from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sonoda blocks a body shot from Leben.
Leben softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Leben swings wildly with an uppercut but Sonoda uses good head movement to avoid it.
Leben breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sonoda tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Leben gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Leben has taken the fight to the clinch.
Sonoda missing with knees to the body.
Leben pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sonoda throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Sonoda looks for the body kick but Leben saw that one coming.
Leben misses with a body kick.
Sonoda tries a quick counter leg kick but Leben is wise to it.
Sonoda lands a head kick. Leben smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Leben closes the distance and pushes Sonoda back into the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sonoda lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Leben misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sonoda lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Sonoda with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Leben pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sonoda lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Leben clinches with his opponent.
Sonoda 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.
Still in the clinch, Leben scores with a nice short uppercut.
Leben lands an uppercut.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Sonoda misses with a knee strike.
Sonoda scores with a knee to the head.
Sonoda tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Leben avoids it.
Leben throws a punch but it's blocked by Sonoda.
Sonoda using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Leben has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Leben lands a body punch in the clinch.
Sonoda lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Chris Leben's cut is getting worse.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sonoda misses with a knee strike.
Leben lands a body punch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Leben.
Leben has a couple of punches blocked by Sonoda.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Leben.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Rikiya Sonoda will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Sonoda moves out of range of the leg kick from Leben.
Leben swats away the attempt to clinch by Sonoda.
Sonoda throws a body shot but no joy.
Leben throws a head kick but Sonoda moves out of range.
Sonoda wants to counter with a clinch but Leben pushes him away.
Leben keeps the fight on the outside.
Chris Leben is winning the standup battle so far.
Sonoda is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Leben swings away with a body shot that misses
and Sonoda counters with an inside leg kick.
Sonoda is looking to clinch.
Leben takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Leben pushes Sonoda up against the cage in a clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Sonoda.
Leben manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sonoda tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sonoda throws a head kick but Leben moves out of range.
Sonoda tries a head kick but it misses.
Sonoda moves forwards but Leben connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Sonoda misses with a hook.
Sonoda avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sonoda is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leben avoids the head kick by Sonoda.
Leben steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Sonoda. That one must have hurt.
Sonoda goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
A punch combination from Leben misses.
Leben takes the fight into the clinch.
Leben fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Leben has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Leben wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sonoda has him pressed against the cage.
Leben misses with some punches.
Leben scores with a hook to the body.
Leben lands a body punch.
Sonoda misses with a knee strike.
Leben can't break the clinch.
Sonoda missing with knees to the body.
Leben working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sonoda tries a knee to the head but Leben blocks it.
Leben pushes Sonoda back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leben escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sonoda is looking to land body kicks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Leben closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Leben lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Leben scores with a shoulder strike.
Leben lands with a short shot to the head.
Sonoda is breathing heavily.
Leben pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sonoda avoids the head kick by Leben.
Leben stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sonoda.
Leben looks for the body kick but Sonoda saw that one coming.
Leben pushes Sonoda up against the cage in a clinch.
Sonoda tries to land a knee to the head but Leben blocks with his arms.
Sonoda blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Leben.
A short uppercut from Leben.
That has opened up Rikiya Sonoda's cut even more.
Leben avoiding damage as Sonoda throws knees to the body.
Leben breaks the clinch.
Leben lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Leben throws a head kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sonoda throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sonoda lands a nice hook to Leben's body. Leben takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sonoda tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Leben throws a nice looking combination but Sonoda bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Leben moves into the clinch.
Leben softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Chris Leben has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Leben working hard to break the clinch.
Sonoda 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.
A short right from Leben.
Sonoda is rocked!
Leben creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Sonoda with a big uppercut! Sonoda tries to clinch up but Leben pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Sonoda to the mat! Sonoda covers up and Leben unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Chris Leben!
An out of breath Chris Leben thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Rikiya Sonoda spoke after the fight, saying 'Team Goroshi - Kore Fight Nutrition - Death Squad MMA'.
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