Post by The Sandmen on Aug 20, 2012 13:18:29 GMT -5
Ferocity vs. Team Grapplemuch
Middleweight Bout
Chris Leben (6-2)vs. Georges St-Pierre (12-6-1)
[/center]Middleweight Bout
Chris Leben (6-2)vs. Georges St-Pierre (12-6-1)
Chris Leben looks like he has been waiting for this fight forever.
Ferocious staredown by GSP while Dan Miragliotta recites the rules.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
It's hard to say who will be winning this fight. The specialized media doesn't have a favourite either.
The referee of the bout is Dan Miragliotta.
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Round 1
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The bell announces the first round!
Chris Leben leans forwards and tries to grapple with GSP
Leben shows his clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
The fighters are clinching.
Chris Leben tries a Foot Sweep takedown on Georges St-Pierre
Chris Leben fails to take him down and both fighter are still standing
Chris Leben tries a nice one-two combination
that gets blocked.
Chris Leben circles around GSP
Chris Leben goes with a looping right hand while Georges St-Pierre jumps back and jabs
That one hits but GSP seems unaffected, countering with a few punches of his own. Great exchange here.
The clock says 0:45 in the 1 round
GSP looks to be in very good shape.
GSP is holding Chris Leben's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Chris Leben loses balance and goes to the ground.
Georges St-Pierre is in side mount over Chris Leben
GSP has a high cardio that helps him make great performances.
GSP tries to open up Chris Leben's defense faking a few punches.
He is aggressively and repeatedly punching Leben in the side of the head
Georges St-Pierre is in side mount over Chris Leben
Georges St-Pierre looks to mount Chris Leben...
Georges St-Pierre slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Georges St-Pierre is in full mount over Chris Leben
Georges St-Pierre isolates Chris Leben's arm and neck looking for an arm triangle
You can see the pain reflected in Leben's eyes...
Crippling lock!
Chris Leben is able to relieve the pressure on his neck and slip out of the hold.
Georges St-Pierre is in full mount over Chris Leben
Chris Leben tries to roll to his side and trap Georges St-Pierre in his guard...
Chris Leben gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
The clock says 1:30 in the 1 round
Georges St-Pierre is in open guard over Leben
Georges St-Pierre tries to pass to half guard...
Chris Leben can't prevent his opponent from passing. GSP looks to work from half guard.
Georges St-Pierre is in half guard over Leben
GSP tries to get a side mount...
He frees his leg and is now controlling Leben from the side mount!
Georges St-Pierre is in side mount over Chris Leben
Georges St-Pierre looks to mount Chris Leben...
Chris Leben takes advantage of his opponent's over commitment and traps him in full guard.
Georges St-Pierre is in closed guard over Leben
GSP is in closed guard... Leben tries to roll on the ground!
Georges St-Pierre uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Leben misses a step and Georges St-Pierre sees an opportunity to counter him!
GSP tries to improve his position on the ground as he sits on his knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Georges St-Pierre fakes a few punches and then slips one leg to get the half mount.
Georges St-Pierre is in half guard over Leben
Chris Leben launches a few punches to GSP's cheek from the guard.
Georges St-Pierre uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Georges St-Pierre is in half guard over Leben
GSP tries to get a side mount...
He frees his leg and is now controlling Leben from the side mount!
Georges St-Pierre is in side mount over Chris Leben
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Chris Leben attempts to trap Georges St-Pierre in his guard.
Georges St-Pierre keeps control and remains in side mount.
Georges St-Pierre is in side mount over Chris Leben
Chris Leben attempts to trap Georges St-Pierre in his guard.
Georges St-Pierre keeps control and remains in side mount.
The clock says 2:55 in the 1 round
Georges St-Pierre is in side mount over Chris Leben
Leben tries to show some ground skills
GSP uses his strength to keep GSP at a disadvantage
Poorly executed technique. Georges St-Pierre looks to counter!
Georges St-Pierre looks to mount Chris Leben...
Georges St-Pierre slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Dan Miragliotta has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
GSP is holding Chris Leben's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Chris Leben loses balance and goes to the ground.
Georges St-Pierre is in side mount over Chris Leben
Georges St-Pierre aggressively and repeatedly punches Leben.
He needs to do something soon or the referee will stop the fight!
Georges St-Pierre is in side mount over Chris Leben
Georges St-Pierre looks to mount Chris Leben...
Chris Leben sees an opening and locks his opponent in half guard.
Georges St-Pierre is in half guard over Leben
Chris Leben launches a few punches to GSP's cheek from the guard.
Georges St-Pierre uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
GSP is trying to counter now!
GSP launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Chris Leben is not able to stop Leben ground skills and Georges St-Pierre moves to side mount!
Georges St-Pierre is in side mount over Chris Leben
Leben measures the resilience of GSP's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
GSP blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Georges St-Pierre is in side mount over Chris Leben
Chris Leben attempts to trap Georges St-Pierre in his guard.
Chris Leben manages to switch to full guard.
Georges St-Pierre is in open guard over Leben
GSP tries to move to full mount
GSP's ground game is not enough to provide him any advantage
Georges St-Pierre is in open guard over Leben
Leben tries to close his guard around GSP
He is not able to do it
Georges St-Pierre is in open guard over Leben
Leben tries to close his guard around GSP
He succeeds!
The clock says 4:30 in the 1 round
Georges St-Pierre is in closed guard over Leben
GSP is in closed guard... Leben tries to roll on the ground!
Georges St-Pierre uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Poorly executed technique. Georges St-Pierre looks to counter!
Georges St-Pierre looks to posture up and open Chris Leben's guard...
Georges St-Pierre forces Chris Leben to open his guard.
Dan Miragliotta has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
GSP studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.
Chris Leben and GSP engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are missing terribly.
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
That round was a toss up.
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Round 2
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The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Leben launches a kick
but Georges St-Pierre avoids it and lands flush with a counter hook!
Leben's Mouth is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Georges St-Pierre fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
GSP studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.
Leben fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
GSP sprawls and remains on his feet.
Georges St-Pierre seems fresh. He may still have a lot of gas in his tank.
Nice punch by Georges St-Pierre
who outboxes his opponent in this exchange.
The clock says 1:15 in the 2 round
Georges St-Pierre launches a low kick
that almost wrenches Leben's knee!
Leben throws a hook
that hits its mark.
The clock says 1:40 in the 2 round
GSP moves backwards and Chris Leben is asking him if he came today for fighting or running.
GSP moves forward looking for some action
He surprises Leben with a double overhooks!
The clock says 2:00 in the 2 round
A high kick from Georges St-Pierre
grazes Leben's head, but he seems okay.
GSP pushes Chris Leben and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
Nice punch by Chris Leben
that nearly tags GSP.
Leben clumsily fails here and it's time for Georges St-Pierre to fight back!
Georges St-Pierre attempts a sweep single...
Georges St-Pierre catches Chris Leben's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by GSP.
Georges St-Pierre is in closed guard over Leben
Leben measures the resilience of GSP's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
GSP blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
The clock says 2:40 in the 2 round
Georges St-Pierre is in closed guard over Leben
GSP is in closed guard... Leben tries to roll on the ground!
Georges St-Pierre uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
GSP is trying to counter now!
GSP tries to open up Chris Leben's defense faking a few punches.
He is aggressively and repeatedly punching Leben in the side of the head
Georges St-Pierre is in closed guard over Leben
GSP tries to escape from the closed guard
GSP succeeds and he's now in open guard... he takes a second to breathe
Georges St-Pierre is in open guard over Leben
Georges St-Pierre tries to open Leben's guard...
Great bombs from the top by Georges St-Pierre. Leben is unable to cover himself now!
The clock says 3:10 in the 2 round
Georges St-Pierre is in open guard over Leben
Leben tries to close his guard around GSP
He is not able to do it
Georges St-Pierre is in open guard over Leben
Leben launches a few weak punches
GSP blocks them effectively.
GSP is trying to counter now!
GSP moves on the ground
Georges St-Pierre moves to side mount
Georges St-Pierre is in side mount over Chris Leben
Leben works on the ground with his fingers over GSP's face
GSP shakes his head and continues fighting on the ground.
Georges St-Pierre is in side mount over Chris Leben
Chris Leben attempts to trap Georges St-Pierre in his guard.
Georges St-Pierre keeps control and remains in side mount.
Georges St-Pierre is in side mount over Chris Leben
Leben tries to show some ground skills
GSP uses his strength to keep GSP at a disadvantage
Poorly executed technique. Georges St-Pierre looks to counter!
GSP tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Dan Miragliotta has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Air Canada Centre (Toronto, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
GSP looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Chris Leben's punches
Leben is on the receiving end of a great combo by GSP.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Georges St-Pierre tries to bring the fight to the ground
Leben goes down.
Georges St-Pierre is in open guard over Leben
Georges St-Pierre is cooling the fight on the ground
Georges St-Pierre is in open guard over Leben
GSP moves on the ground
Georges St-Pierre moves to side mount
Georges St-Pierre is in side mount over Chris Leben
Chris Leben launches a few punches to GSP's cheek from the guard.
Georges St-Pierre uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
That was a close round.
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Round 3
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Chris Leben throws an uppercut
GSP slips it.
Chris Leben gets sloppy and Georges St-Pierre tries to take advantage...
GSP is holding Chris Leben's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Chris Leben loses balance and goes to the ground.
Georges St-Pierre is in side mount over Chris Leben
Chris Leben launches a few punches to GSP's cheek from the guard.
Georges St-Pierre uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Georges St-Pierre is in side mount over Chris Leben
Deep breaths from Chris Leben who tries a hammer punch to GSP's ribs.
GSP blocks those punches
Leben misses a step and Georges St-Pierre sees an opportunity to counter him!
Georges St-Pierre looks to mount Chris Leben...
Georges St-Pierre slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Georges St-Pierre is in full mount over Chris Leben
GSP tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Leben struggles and frees his leg!
Dan Miragliotta has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Air Canada Centre (Toronto, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Georges St-Pierre is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Chris Leben shoots for a double leg takedown!
Georges St-Pierre sprawls and manages to stay on his feet.
Leben clumsily fails here and it's time for Georges St-Pierre to fight back!
Georges St-Pierre isolates Chris Leben's left arm looking for an armbar...
Chris Leben manages to sit up and pull his arm out of danger! Georges St-Pierre lost his dominant position.
Chris Leben is in open guard over GSP
Leben tries to jump to side mount.
Georges St-Pierre jumps and show some wrestling skills as he positions himself for continuing the fight in side control.
The clock says 1:30 in the 3 round
Georges St-Pierre is in closed guard over Leben
GSP is in closed guard... Leben tries to roll on the ground!
Georges St-Pierre uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Leben misses a step and Georges St-Pierre sees an opportunity to counter him!
GSP tries to escape from closed guard...
GSP struggles to liberate his leg and jumps to half guard!
Georges St-Pierre is in half guard over Leben
Chris Leben launches a few punches to GSP's cheek from the guard.
Georges St-Pierre uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Georges St-Pierre is in half guard over Leben
Chris Leben tries to close the guard.
Leben put Georges St-Pierre in closed guard.
Georges St-Pierre is in closed guard over Leben
GSP tries to escape from closed guard...
GSP struggles to liberate his leg and jumps to half guard!
Georges St-Pierre is in half guard over Leben
Leben measures the resilience of GSP's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
GSP blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
The clock says 2:20 in the 3 round
Georges St-Pierre is in half guard over Leben
Leben works on the ground with his fingers over GSP's face
GSP shakes his head and continues fighting on the ground.
Georges St-Pierre is in half guard over Leben
Leben breaths deeply while on the ground
Dan Miragliotta stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Air Canada Centre (Toronto, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
Leben decides to launch some tentative punches
Georges St-Pierre takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Leben's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Crisp uppercut by Leben followed by a hard jab
GSP deflects the blows.
The clock says 2:55 in the 3 round
Chris Leben launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
GSP blocks and tries to circle around his opponent looking for angles.
Leben misses a step and Georges St-Pierre sees an opportunity to counter him!
Several good body shots
land on Leben.
The clock says 3:00 in the 3 round
Leben steps backwards away from Georges St-Pierre. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Leben steps backwards away from Georges St-Pierre. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
The clock says 3:20 in the 3 round
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
GSP fires low kicks
punishing Leben's legs repeatedly.
Bone shattering straight right hand from Georges St-Pierre!
Leben is going to have a big headache after that blow!
Not a desiderable position that GSP is in now. Chris Leben is well knowed for his strong and relentless GnP.
Shovel hook by Chris Leben
goes nowhere.
Georges St-Pierre paws at Leben.
Leben swings ineffectively.
Leben clumsily fails here and it's time for Georges St-Pierre to fight back!
Georges St-Pierre throws an uppercut
that lands solidly.
Leben's Nose is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Chris Leben's Nose
Georges St-Pierre attempts a sweep single...
Georges St-Pierre catches Chris Leben's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by GSP.
Hard blow to Leben's mid-section, he seems hurt
Georges St-Pierre is in closed guard over Leben
GSP is in closed guard... Leben tries to roll on the ground!
Georges St-Pierre uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Georges St-Pierre is in closed guard over Leben
Georges St-Pierre tries to open Leben's guard...
Great bombs from the top by Georges St-Pierre. Leben is unable to cover himself now!
There is a small laceration on Chris Leben's Forehead
Georges St-Pierre is in closed guard over Leben
GSP is in closed guard... Leben tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Georges St-Pierre!
Chris Leben is in full mount over Georges St-Pierre
Georges St-Pierre tries to roll to his side and trap Chris Leben in his guard...
Georges St-Pierre gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
Dan Miragliotta tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
I don't think either fighter did more than the other that round.
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Round 4
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Bone shattering straight left hand from Chris Leben!
GSP ducks under...
GSP is trying to counter now!
GSP is holding Chris Leben's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Chris Leben loses balance and goes to the ground.
Georges St-Pierre is in side mount over Chris Leben
Chris Leben launches a few punches to GSP's cheek from the guard.
Georges St-Pierre uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Georges St-Pierre is in side mount over Chris Leben
Georges St-Pierre looks to pass to mount...
GSP slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Chris Leben.
Georges St-Pierre is in full mount over Chris Leben
Leben measures the resilience of GSP's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
GSP blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Leben misses a step and Georges St-Pierre sees an opportunity to counter him!
Leben tries to escape from the full mount...
Georges St-Pierre is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
Georges St-Pierre is in side mount over Chris Leben
Leben tries to show some ground skills
GSP uses his strength to keep GSP at a disadvantage
The clock says 1:05 in the 4 round
Georges St-Pierre is in side mount over Chris Leben
Leben measures the resilience of GSP's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
GSP blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Leben misses a step and Georges St-Pierre sees an opportunity to counter him!
Georges St-Pierre looks to pass to mount...
GSP slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Chris Leben.
Georges St-Pierre is in full mount over Chris Leben
Leben is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Georges St-Pierre pushes Chris Leben down and prevents his attempts to escape
Dan Miragliotta has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Georges St-Pierre goes with a looping right hand while Chris Leben jumps back and jabs
Leben seems staggered and Georges St-Pierre runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
The clock says 1:30 in the 4 round
GSP jumps over his opponent and tries to grapple
Georges St-Pierre pushes his opponent against the fence in a plum position
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
GSP and Chris Leben are cliched up against the cage. GSP steps for a throw
Chris Leben is flat on his back. great Judo technique shown!
Georges St-Pierre is in side mount over Chris Leben
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Georges St-Pierre throws down elbows...
He's tearing up Leben's face with those brutal elbows! Leben needs to do something! The referee is threatening to stop it!
Leben's Mouth is beginning to swell
Leben has a small cut in his Mouth
Georges St-Pierre is in side mount over Chris Leben
Georges St-Pierre looks to mount Chris Leben...
Georges St-Pierre slides his knee across and gets to mount.
The clock says 2:05 in the 4 round
Georges St-Pierre is in full mount over Chris Leben
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Chris Leben can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Leben tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
Georges St-Pierre doesn't want to lose his adventageous position and he struggles to mantain the full mount.
Leben misses a step and Georges St-Pierre sees an opportunity to counter him!
GSP tries to open up Chris Leben's defense faking a few punches.
He is aggressively and repeatedly punching Leben in the side of the head
Leben's Forehead is beginning to swell
Leben has a small cut in his Forehead
Georges St-Pierre is in full mount over Chris Leben
Georges St-Pierre fakes some punches
then lands a big punch to Leben's face!
Leben's Right eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
The clock says 2:25 in the 4 round
Georges St-Pierre is in full mount over Chris Leben
Chris Leben tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Georges St-Pierre rolls Chris Leben to his stomach and takes his back!
The clock says 2:35 in the 4 round
GSP is in rear mount over Leben
The fans are in for a real treat now. It's always fun to watch Georges St-Pierre work his BJJ game.
Chris Leben is a bloody mess!
Georges St-Pierre aggressively and repeatedly punches Leben.
He needs to do something soon or the referee will stop the fight!
Dan Miragliotta is asking Leben to defend himself! Dan Miragliotta jumps in between the fighters and stops the punishment for Leben.
Winner is Georges St-Pierre by TKO (GnP) at 2:47 Round 4
Statistics: Chris Leben
Punches 3/26 (12%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/2 (0%)
Takedowns 0/2 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/32 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 607 s
Statistics: Georges St-Pierre
Punches 22/29 (76%)
Kicks 5/5 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 7/7 (100%)
GnP strikes 34/40 (85%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 607 s
For various reasons, I really wanted Leben to win this one. he showed he can hang in there with elites like GSP, but in the end, he still pretty much got dominated. He needs a touch of takedown defence, and perhaps if his striking was upgraded, his accuracy would improve? Not sure about that one. But missing about 99% of your strikes when you are a striker is NOT acceptable. Ground game improvements may have helped him avoid so much GnP.