Post by The Sandmen on May 5, 2017 6:51:57 GMT -5
Ferocious staredown by Leben while John McCarthy recites the rules.
Josh Koscheck glares at his opponent from the opposite corner.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Leben is not prefered by the MMA media to win tonight. He will have to do his best to score a win.
Josh Koscheck comes with a 2 fight winning streak.
The referee of the bout is John McCarthy.
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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
Koscheck is holding Chris Leben's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Chris Leben loses balance and goes to the ground.
Josh Koscheck is in side mount over Chris Leben
Koscheck launches a barrage of elbows over Leben's face!
Those elbows may finish the fight soon if Leben doesn't fight back!
Josh Koscheck is in side mount over Chris Leben
Josh Koscheck looks to mount Chris Leben...
Josh Koscheck slides his knee across and gets to mount.
The clock says 0:40 in the 1 round
Josh Koscheck is in full mount over Chris Leben
Josh Koscheck wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Koscheck drills Chris Leben's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
There is a small laceration on Chris Leben's Nose
Josh Koscheck is in full mount over Chris Leben
Leben tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Koscheck tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
The clock says 1:00 in the 1 round
1:00 Round 1 and Koscheck is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Josh Koscheck tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Leben is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Josh Koscheck is in open guard over Leben
1:14 Round 1 and Koscheck is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Koscheck fires a barrage of punches at Leben's head!
This is bad! Koscheck is just pounding on Chris Leben's head like he's a training dummy! The referee looks on anxiously!
Leben's Chin is beginning to swell
The clock says 1:25 in the 1 round
Josh Koscheck is in open guard over Leben
Leben tries to close his guard around Koscheck
He is not able to do it
The clock says 1:35 in the 1 round
Josh Koscheck is in open guard over Leben
Leben measures the resilience of Koscheck's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Koscheck blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
The clock says 1:45 in the 1 round
Josh Koscheck is in open guard over Leben
Chris Leben doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He can't do it because of Koscheck's moves.
The clock says 1:55 in the 1 round
Josh Koscheck is in open guard over Leben
Koscheck moves on the ground..
He gets half guard.
The clock says 2:05 in the 1 round
Josh Koscheck is in half guard over Leben
Leben tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
John McCarthy halts the fight to stand up Chris Leben. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Chris Leben throws a looping left hand...
Koscheck moves aside and dodges.
Koscheck tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Josh Koscheck attempts a sweep single...
Josh Koscheck catches Chris Leben's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Koscheck.
Josh Koscheck is in closed guard over Leben
Chris Leben launches a few punches to Koscheck's cheek from the guard.
Josh Koscheck uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
The clock says 2:35 in the 1 round
Josh Koscheck is in closed guard over Leben
Not a desiderable position that Leben is in now. Josh Koscheck is well knowed for his strong and relentless GnP.
Koscheck gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! He's just wailing away at Chris Leben! The referee is saying he's going to stop it if Chris Leben doesn't defend himself!
Josh Koscheck is in closed guard over Leben
Koscheck use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
After a few tentative moves, he jumps to side mount! The crowd in Olympic Indoor Arena (Athens, Greece) is cheering him!
Josh Koscheck is in side mount over Chris Leben
Chris Leben attempts to trap Josh Koscheck in his guard.
Josh Koscheck keeps control and remains in side mount.
Josh Koscheck is in side mount over Chris Leben
Chris Leben attempts to trap Josh Koscheck in his guard.
Josh Koscheck keeps control and remains in side mount.
Josh Koscheck is in side mount over Chris Leben
Chris Leben attempts to trap Josh Koscheck in his guard.
Josh Koscheck keeps control and remains in side mount.
Josh Koscheck is in side mount over Chris Leben
Leben measures the resilience of Koscheck's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Koscheck blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Leben misses a step and Josh Koscheck sees an opportunity to counter him!
Josh Koscheck moves to better his position on the ground...
Josh Koscheck viciously slams hammer blows to Leben's face!
This is over! That impact from Josh Koscheck has left Leben laying flat on the mat!
Leben's Forehead is beginning to swell
Leben has a small cut in his Forehead
Winner is Josh Koscheck by KO (GnP) at 3:29 Round 1
Statistics: Chris Leben
Punches 0/1 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/7 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 168 s
Statistics: Josh Koscheck
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 3/3 (100%)
GnP strikes 16/19 (84%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 168 s
IRL, Leben had that stretch where he was doing incredibly well. I would have liked to see these bros fight IRL at that time.
Josh Koscheck glares at his opponent from the opposite corner.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Leben is not prefered by the MMA media to win tonight. He will have to do his best to score a win.
Josh Koscheck comes with a 2 fight winning streak.
The referee of the bout is John McCarthy.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
The fight gets underway.
Koscheck is holding Chris Leben's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Chris Leben loses balance and goes to the ground.
Josh Koscheck is in side mount over Chris Leben
Koscheck launches a barrage of elbows over Leben's face!
Those elbows may finish the fight soon if Leben doesn't fight back!
Josh Koscheck is in side mount over Chris Leben
Josh Koscheck looks to mount Chris Leben...
Josh Koscheck slides his knee across and gets to mount.
The clock says 0:40 in the 1 round
Josh Koscheck is in full mount over Chris Leben
Josh Koscheck wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Koscheck drills Chris Leben's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
There is a small laceration on Chris Leben's Nose
Josh Koscheck is in full mount over Chris Leben
Leben tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Koscheck tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
The clock says 1:00 in the 1 round
1:00 Round 1 and Koscheck is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Josh Koscheck tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Leben is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Josh Koscheck is in open guard over Leben
1:14 Round 1 and Koscheck is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Koscheck fires a barrage of punches at Leben's head!
This is bad! Koscheck is just pounding on Chris Leben's head like he's a training dummy! The referee looks on anxiously!
Leben's Chin is beginning to swell
The clock says 1:25 in the 1 round
Josh Koscheck is in open guard over Leben
Leben tries to close his guard around Koscheck
He is not able to do it
The clock says 1:35 in the 1 round
Josh Koscheck is in open guard over Leben
Leben measures the resilience of Koscheck's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Koscheck blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
The clock says 1:45 in the 1 round
Josh Koscheck is in open guard over Leben
Chris Leben doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He can't do it because of Koscheck's moves.
The clock says 1:55 in the 1 round
Josh Koscheck is in open guard over Leben
Koscheck moves on the ground..
He gets half guard.
The clock says 2:05 in the 1 round
Josh Koscheck is in half guard over Leben
Leben tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
John McCarthy halts the fight to stand up Chris Leben. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Chris Leben throws a looping left hand...
Koscheck moves aside and dodges.
Koscheck tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Josh Koscheck attempts a sweep single...
Josh Koscheck catches Chris Leben's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Koscheck.
Josh Koscheck is in closed guard over Leben
Chris Leben launches a few punches to Koscheck's cheek from the guard.
Josh Koscheck uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
The clock says 2:35 in the 1 round
Josh Koscheck is in closed guard over Leben
Not a desiderable position that Leben is in now. Josh Koscheck is well knowed for his strong and relentless GnP.
Koscheck gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! He's just wailing away at Chris Leben! The referee is saying he's going to stop it if Chris Leben doesn't defend himself!
Josh Koscheck is in closed guard over Leben
Koscheck use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
After a few tentative moves, he jumps to side mount! The crowd in Olympic Indoor Arena (Athens, Greece) is cheering him!
Josh Koscheck is in side mount over Chris Leben
Chris Leben attempts to trap Josh Koscheck in his guard.
Josh Koscheck keeps control and remains in side mount.
Josh Koscheck is in side mount over Chris Leben
Chris Leben attempts to trap Josh Koscheck in his guard.
Josh Koscheck keeps control and remains in side mount.
Josh Koscheck is in side mount over Chris Leben
Chris Leben attempts to trap Josh Koscheck in his guard.
Josh Koscheck keeps control and remains in side mount.
Josh Koscheck is in side mount over Chris Leben
Leben measures the resilience of Koscheck's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Koscheck blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Leben misses a step and Josh Koscheck sees an opportunity to counter him!
Josh Koscheck moves to better his position on the ground...
Josh Koscheck viciously slams hammer blows to Leben's face!
This is over! That impact from Josh Koscheck has left Leben laying flat on the mat!
Leben's Forehead is beginning to swell
Leben has a small cut in his Forehead
Winner is Josh Koscheck by KO (GnP) at 3:29 Round 1
Statistics: Chris Leben
Punches 0/1 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/7 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 168 s
Statistics: Josh Koscheck
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 3/3 (100%)
GnP strikes 16/19 (84%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 168 s
IRL, Leben had that stretch where he was doing incredibly well. I would have liked to see these bros fight IRL at that time.