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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mikey Jacky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Leben (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steve Leben will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Jacky
vs
Leben

150 cm
22
145 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

167 cm
18
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mikey Jacky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Steve Leben!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, John Roberts and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Leben. No joy for Jacky on that attempt.
Leben tries to clinch there but Jacky circles away.
Leben misses with a takedown attempt - Jacky sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Leben displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Jacky.
Leben shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Leben tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jacky paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Leben is looking to clinch but Jacky is avoiding it.

Leben takes the fight into the clinch.
A short right from Leben on the inside.
Jacky tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Leben smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mikey Jacky. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Jacky looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Leben can do anything to dispel that myth.
Jacky wants to free his trapped foot but Leben is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Leben is trying to maintain the position but Jacky is very close to passing his half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Leben is defending against the submission attempts here by Jacky.

Jacky is looking for a kimura but Leben is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Jacky to get the leverage.
Leben really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jacky. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Leben looks like he's trying to stand up.
Leben is trying is best to control the position here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Leben is looking for a sweep. Jacky is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Leben is in trouble now - Jacky has advanced to mount!
Leben tries to reverse the position but Jacky maintains control.
Leben wants to control but Jacky is having none of it.
Leben working to try and regain half guard.

Jacky has hold of Leben's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Leben manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Jacky is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leben throwing hammer fists to the chest of Jacky. What's that going to do exactly?

Jacky with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.

Jacky is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Leben has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Leben wants to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Leben holds of for dear life.

Jacky is working for a guillotine from mount but Leben frees his head quite easily.
Leben can't escape the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jacky could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Jacky avoids the attempt from Leben to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mikey Jacky dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Leben takes the fight into the clinch.
Leben scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Leben lands with a left to the head.
Leben working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Leben drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Jacky gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Leben lands a right hand.
Leben pushes Jacky back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Leben lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Leben works on Jacky's body with a couple of short punches.
Leben scores with a shot to the side of Jacky's head.
Jacky takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like Mikey Jacky has been cut.
A short left from Leben.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Leben lands a left hand.
Still in the clinch, Leben scores with a nice short uppercut.

Leben pulls Jacky into guard.
Leben controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leben looking for a sweep. Not yet Leben, not yet.
Leben tries to strike from the bottom.
Jacky postures up.
Leben wants to stand up but Jacky is controlling him.
Leben bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Jacky's guard.
Leben scoring with some ground and pound.
Leben missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's two 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 trying to stand up but can't free himself from Jacky's guard.
Leben must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Leben loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Leben lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Leben postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Leben trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Leben would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Leben has Jacky up against the cage in a clinch.
A short uppercut from Leben.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Leben manages to pull guard.
Jacky stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Leben swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Leben trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Leben is trying to keep Jacky in close.
Leben looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Leben keeping full guard, as Jacky tries to pass.
Leben lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Jacky!
Jacky might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

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 sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Leben looking to finish with strikes here!
Leben working the ground and pound effectively.
Leben thowing shots but they're missing.
Leben has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Jacky's face.
A nice elbow there by Leben.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Steve Leben showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mikey Jacky's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Leben forces Jacky back against the cage and clinches.
Jacky drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Leben working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Leben presses Jacky against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Leben creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Leben lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Leben.

Leben pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Leben has closed the distance and engaged Jacky in a clinch.
Leben digs a right hand into Jacky's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Jacky's gas tank.
Leben softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

Leben breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Leben has Jacky up against the cage in a clinch.
Leben lands a body shot.
Leben working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Leben lands a hook to the side of the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leben throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jackys head.
Leben lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Leben scores with a shot to the side of Jacky's head.
Leben gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

Leben gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Jacky avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Leben is looking to stand up but Jacky won't let him.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Leben accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Leben trying to control but Jacky is working from the bottom.
Leben throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Leben working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Leben stands up and waves to Jacky to follow him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leben lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

Leben darts in and clinches Jacky up against the cage.
Steve Leben seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Leben lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

Mikey Jacky's cut is getting worse.
A short left from Leben.

Leben escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Leben clinches up against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Leben creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Leben lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jacky backwards.
Leben gets through Jacky's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Leben lands a shoulder strike.
Leben lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jacky backwards.
A short right from Leben.
A right handed body shot lands from Leben.
Leben lands a nice shot to the body.
Leben lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jacky backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Leben breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jacky stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Jacky wants it to stay on the feet.

Leben has Jacky up against the cage in a clinch.
Leben lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jacky backwards.
Leben scores with a shot to the side of Jacky's head.
Leben lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jacky backwards.
Leben lands a shoulder strike.
Leben lands a hook that snaps the head of Jacky backwards.
Leben scores with an uppercut up the middle.

Leben's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Leben closes the distance and clinches.
Leben lands a nice uppercut.
Leben lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jacky backwards.
Still in the clinch, Leben scores with a nice short uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Leben.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Leben jumps guard.
Leben pulls Jacky in close to prevent any damage.
Jacky stopping the sweep attempt from Leben.
Leben is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Jacky won't allow Leben to get back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Leben pulls Jacky in close to his closed guard and prevents Jacky from doing any damage or advancing position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Steve 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 26:29
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 26:29
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 26:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steve Leben!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
61%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexandre Ribeiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seymour Cake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cake has chosen Stack Bundles - Far Rock America as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Ribeiro
vs
Cake

182 cm
22
204 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

191 cm
19
216 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Good in bed

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alexandre Ribeiro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Seymour Cake!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Anthony Taglia and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Cake pushes Ribeiro up against the cage in a clinch.
Cake comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

It looks like Alexandre Ribeiro has been cut.
Cake creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ribeiro's defenses.
Ribeiro drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Cake gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Cake crunches a lovely knee into Ribeiro's ribcage.
Cake crunches a lovely knee into Ribeiro's ribcage.
Cake lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ribeiro takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ribeiro is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cake lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Cake gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Cake creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ribeiro's defenses.

Alexandre Ribeiro's cut is getting worse.
Cake content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Cake comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Cake lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

Alexandre Ribeiro's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Cake taking a breather.
Nice elbow from Cake.
Cake lands an elbow just above Ribeiro 's eye.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ribeiro takes an elbow to the forehead.

Ribeiro is rocked!

Jeez, Alexandre Ribeiro's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Cake stalling the fight.
Ribeiro takes an elbow to the temple.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Alexandre Ribeiro's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Seymour Cake!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
84%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jeffff juliana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lawrence Mars (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mars is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Avenged Sevenfold's Nightmare. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

juliana
vs
Mars

155 cm
20
143 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

167 cm
19
141 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
KO power

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jeffff juliana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lawrence Mars!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, John Roberts and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mars looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nice defenses there by juliana.
A jab from Mars misses.

Mars decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Mars thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Mars throwing shots but juliana is blocking nicely.
Mars throws a strike but juliana avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Mars throws a sloppy strike and juliana has hooked up an armbar on the loose arm! He's turned and extended fully! Mars is forced to tap! Great BJJ from juliana!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jeffff juliana!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
45%

Co-main event

Main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Soudouku Hanze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Iliek Boubeez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Hanze might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to ask a ninja. Boubeez comes into a darkened arena with his song building. 99 Words for boobs kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Hanze
vs
Boubeez

186 cm
24
242 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

195 cm
22
277 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Decent elbows
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Steel Penn Dust.

Rivers Edge Nutrition

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 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Soudouku Hanze!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Iliek Boubeez!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, David Schapiro and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hanze tries to clinch up.
Boubeez tries to bum rush Hanze with a series of wild strikes but Hanze uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Iliek Boubeez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boubeez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Boubeez swings for the body but Hanze moves out of range.
Hanze uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Boubeez has time to react.
Hanze tries a head kick but it misses.

Boubeez shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Hanze manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Boubeez throws and elbow that misses. Hanze uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Boubeez's guard. Nice move by Hanze!
Boubeez has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Boubeez manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hanze manages to get himself to full guard.
Hanze on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hanze tries to get out of the position.
Boubeez wants to pass the guard but Hanze is keeping the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boubeez thows a big elbow that misses.
Boubeez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Boubeez throwing strikes but missing.
Hanze looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Boubeez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Hanze feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Boubeez's calf.
Boubeez looks to land a combination but Hanze avoids it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hanze tries to clinch but Boubeez moves out of range.
Boubeez sizes up Hanze with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

It looks like Soudouku Hanze has been cut.
Boubeez throws out a powerful jab.

Boubeez lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Hanze sprawling to the canvas. Boubeez follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Hanze hang on?

Hanze is rocked!
Hanze keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Boubeez wants to pass to mount but Hanze is defending the position.
Boubeez works his foot free and advances to mount.
Hanze knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Boubeez on the ground.
Boubeez in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

Soudouku Hanze's cut is getting worse.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Soudouku Hanze's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Iliek Boubeez!