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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chris Leben (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Levi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leben comes to the cage accompanied by I Will not Bow. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, 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 Hilo, Jack Levi!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leben has managed to clinch.
Leben has clasped his hands together around Levi's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
A lull in the action here.
Leben in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Leben controls the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Leben cracks Levi with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Levi really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Leben. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Leben seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Levi for as long as he can get away with.
Check out the look on Leben's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leben working the ground and pound.
Leben is staying tight to Levi's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Leben looks up at the clock and then as Levi takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Leben smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Leben decides to stand up, so the ref orders Levi to his feet.
Levi keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Levi throws a head kick that misses
and Leben counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Levi!
Leben controlling his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Chris Leben just wasn't active enough.
Leben rushes Levi and presses him up against the cage.
Leben leaning against his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Levi tries to pull guard but Leben holds him up against the cage and eventually Levi drops back down to his feet.
Levi letting Leben take a breather here.
A body shot lands from Leben.
Levi throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Levi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Leben avoids it.
Levi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Leben.
Leben prevents Levi from breaking the clinch.
Leben lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Leben breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Levi misses with a takedown attempt
and Leben counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Levi on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Levi looks gassed!
Leben sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leben slips a nice elbow through Levi's hands, connecting with Levi's forehead.
Leben works his way into full mount!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Leben controlling the pace for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Leben dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Levi misses with a takedown attempt
and Leben counters with a shoot takedown. Levi fights it but they end up in guard.
Leben decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Leben circles away from the clinch attempt
and Leben counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Leben.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Leben content to stall in guard here.
Chris Leben overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Leben postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Leben landing some decent shots from guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Levi keeping full guard, as Leben tries to pass.
Leben stands up over Levi, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Leben decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Levi, up you get!
Leben gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Leben manages to break the clinch.
Nice takedown defense from Levi. No joy for Leben on that attempt.
Leben drives through with a takedown into guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Levi is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Leben wants to control but Levi is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Leben is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Levi is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leben tries to roll over but Levi keeps him under control.
It looks like Levi is going to stand back up.
Leben gets back to full guard.
Leben is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Leben striking from his own guard.
Leben keeping moving, preventing Levi from controlling successfully.
Leben wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leben has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Levi trying to stand up but can't free himself from Leben's guard.
Levi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Levi trying to control but Leben is working from the bottom.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Leben holds on and takes a little breather.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Jack Levi.
Leben shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Levi's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leben trying to control the position from guard on top but Levi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Levi utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Leben slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
We're going to have a standup here because Chris Leben wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Leben closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Levi did well to prevent Leben getting side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Leben wants to stand but Levi has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Levi trying to control from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Leben dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Leben blocks a head kick by Levi.
Levi wants to clinch
and Leben counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Leben.
Leben softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Leben gets underhooks to prevent Levi's takedown attempt.
Leben breaks the clinch.
Leben throws a half hearted mid kick.
Leben drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Leben stops Levi from standing up.
Levi is trying to control the position but Leben postures up.
Leben is pushing down on Levi's leg trying to pass to half guard. Levi is fighting to maintain full guard but Leben has managed to sneak the leg through.
Leben lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Leben is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Levi tries to kick Leben off but Leben keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Leben looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
We're going to have a standup here because Chris Leben wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Levi throws a head kick that Leben semi-blocks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Leben looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Levi is looking to improve his position.
Leben looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Chris Leben wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Levi shoots and misses
and Leben counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Leben.
Levi can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Leben controls the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leben throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Leben slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Leben is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Leben landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Leben in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Leben cracks Levi with a big right hand but Levi just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Chris Leben is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Leben is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Levi's shoulder. That is not cool.
Jack Levi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Levi taking a bit of punishment here - Leben scoring with strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chris Leben showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Leben, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:25
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:25
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris Leben!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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