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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chris Leben (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benny Kimura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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185 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
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190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Experienced |
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Good takedowns
Basic striking
Very confident |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, 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 Sydney, Benny Kimura!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Bruno Hogan and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Leben misses.
Some wild striking there from Leben.
Leben stuns Kimura with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kimura with a poor takedown
enabling Leben to counter with a crisp jab.
Kimura takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Leben throws a one two combo.
Kimura moves to clinch but Leben breaks away
and Leben counters with a series of strikes. Kimura will be more careful next time no doubt.
Kimura shoots and misses
and Leben connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kimura gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Leben counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Chris Leben has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Benny Kimura.
Kimura dodges the punch combination from Leben.
Leben misses with a two punch combination.
Leben scores with a body shot.
Leben lands with an uppercut that bounces Kimura off the cage and back into rage.
Kimura is trying desperately to land a takedown but Leben is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Kimura.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leben throws a series of strikes that have Kimura backpedaling.
Benny Kimura seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Leben misses with a wild combination.
Kimura fails with the takedown
and Leben counters with a three punch combo that has Kimura backing up. Kimura nods at Leben to acknowledge the strikes.
Kimura looks gassed!
Leben misses with a wild combination.
Kimura seems to be squinting his left eye. Perhaps he got a poke in that previous exchange. Leben shows no mercy and swarms him with a barage of strikes! Kimura is backing up but Leben catches him with a final right hook that drops him! Kimura covers up and the referee steps in to end the fight! Leben Jumps to his feet and flashes his guns to the crowd. Oh yeah, baby! How'd you like them apples?!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chris Leben!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
84% |
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