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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Lacey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Leben (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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201 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike Lacey!
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 Leben!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Lou da Vinci and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lacey closes this distance looking for a takedown but Leben circles away.
Leben moves into the clinch.
Lacey has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Leben uses from the top position.
Leben stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Leben fails with the takedown.
Lacey closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Leben to the mat! Leben manages to get full guard.
Leben has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Lacey can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Leben keeping moving, preventing Lacey from controlling successfully.
Lacey tries to stand but Leben is controlling from the bottom.
Lacey looking to sit in guard and control but Leben gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Lacey seems keen to control Leben's posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lacey not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Leben gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Leben clinches up with Lacey and pushes him back against the cage.
Leben tries for a takedown but Lacey manages to get underhooks.
Leben prevents a takedown attempt there.
Lacey jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Leben walks away with a smile on his face. Lacey gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Lacey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Leben dodges the punch combination from Lacey.
Lacey closes the distance and clinches up with Leben, looking for a takedown. Lacey pushes Leben against the cage but Leben circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Leben forces Lacey back against the cage and clinches.
Lacey wants to get back to striking at distance but Leben won't allow it.
Lacey stalling in the clinch but Leben improves position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lacey tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Leben smiles and moves away.
Leben instigates a clinch.
Lacey drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Leben gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Lacey wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lacey jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Leben walks away with a smile on his face. Lacey gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Leben doesn't manage to clinch there - Lacey circles away.
Lacey fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Lacey throws a series of punches but Leben avoids them all with ease.
Leben shoots in and drives through. Lacey sprawls well.
Leben throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nice body kick there by Leben.
Lacey is breathing heavily.
Leben doesn't manage to clinch there - Lacey circles away.
Leben lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Lacey backs up against the cage.
Lacey throws a lazy body kick
and Leben counters with a head kick. That will keep Lacey thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leben looks to land a combination but Lacey avoids it well.
Leben with a lazy takedown attempt
and Lacey counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Leben has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Lacey can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Lacey gets to his feet. Leben looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Lacey moves in looking to clinch but Leben pushes him off.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Lacey's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Leben tries to bum rush Lacey with a series of wild strikes but Lacey uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Leben tries for a takedown but Lacey circles away easily
and Lacey counters with a head kick. That will keep Leben thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Leben throws a series of punches but Lacey avoids them all with ease.
Leben misses with a takedown attempt - Lacey sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leben closes the distance but Lacey moves to the side
and Lacey counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lacey wants to get back to striking at distance but Leben won't allow it.
Lacey fails to pull guard.
Lacey is working for takedown but Leben is calmly controlling the position for now.
Lacey wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Lacey prevents a takedown attempt there.
Lacey changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Leben fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Leben shoots in but no luck this time.
Lacey tries to clinch but Leben is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Leben tries to clinch up
and Lacey counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Leben tries to clinch up
and Lacey counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Lacey.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Mike Lacey will probably get the nod.
That's time! Lacey's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Lacey throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Leben's waist but Leben gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Lacey off to one side.
Leben shoots for a double leg takedown but Lacey sprawls well. He's pushed Leben's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Leben misses with a double jab.
Leben shoots in for a double leg but Lacey sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Leben tries for a takedown but Lacey circles away easily
and Lacey counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Leben!
Mike Lacey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris Leben.
Lacey unloading with bombs!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Leben is working to get back to half guard.
Lacey lands a big elbow.
Leben keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Lacey trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Leben is breathing heavily.
Lacey wants to control but Leben has made it back to half guard. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leben tries to roll over but Lacey keeps him under control.
Lacey wants to pass to mount but Leben is defending the position.
Lacey takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Lacey is just content to waste time from the top position. Leben takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Leben working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Lacey doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Lacey manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Lacey trying to stand up but can't free himself from Leben's guard.
Lacey wants to control from the top but Leben keeps moving.
Lacey trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Lacey postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leben is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Lacey is controlling him.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Lacey uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Leben.
Lacey shoots for a takedown but Leben saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A head kick by Leben misses
so Lacey counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Lacey throwing strikes but missing.
Lacey pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Leben is keeping the position for now.
Leben is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Lacey stands up over Leben, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leben being controlled here, momentarily.
Lacey has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Lacey trying to control but Leben is working from the bottom.
Leben looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Lacey trying to control but Leben is working from the bottom.
Leben working for a triangle but Lacey defends it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Lacey dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
An inside leg kick from Lacey misses.
Leben darts in trying to clinch
and Lacey counters with a takedown into side control.
Lacey wants to lay and pray for a moment but Leben keeps working.
Leben tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Lacey throwing strikes but Leben manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Leben thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Lacey manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Leben takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lacey seems to be working for a kimura but Leben defends the submission attempt.
Lacey wants to lay and pray for a moment but Leben keeps working.
Lacey looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Leben wants to control but Lacey passes into side.
Chris Leben has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish 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.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Leben tries to improve position but can't.
Leben is not content to let Lacey control the position.
Lacey lands some shots froms side control.
Lacey advances nicely into full mount.
Leben keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Lacey landing strikes from the mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leben is trying to escape the mount.
Lacey breaks from Leben's wrist control and lands an elbow.
A nice elbow there by Lacey.
Leben working to try and regain half guard.
Leben slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Leben missing with punches from the bottom.
Lacey working Leben over with strikes.
Lacey throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leben is not content to let Lacey control the position.
Lacey postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Leben to stand up.
Leben closes the distance but Lacey moves to the side
and Lacey counters by clinching up.
Lacey blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lacey has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Leben uses from the top position.
Lacey looking for a sweep. Not yet Lacey, not yet.
Leben throws a strike but Lacey rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Lacey drops back looking for a leg! Leben is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Leben manages to kick Lacey off! Lacey jumps back into Leben's guard.
Mike Lacey is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Leben working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Lacey doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Lacey manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Lacey showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lacey, 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Lacey!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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