Post by The Sandmen on Nov 21, 2012 17:38:20 GMT -5
Chris Leben raises his fists in his corner. He seems confident.
Dan Henderson looks like he has been waiting for this fight forever.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
A pretty fair match today. I can't say who will be the one who will be raising his fist after the match.
The referee of the bout is Steve Mazzagatti.
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Round 1
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Leben and Henderson move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Henderson looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Chris Leben's punches
Henderson measures the resilience of Leben's chin with an uppercut while Leben lands some great crosses.
Quick hook by Chris Leben
Good shot! Henderson has reasons to be worried.
Several good body shots
land on Henderson.
The clock says 0:45 in the 1 round
Henderson grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Dan Henderson
Dan Henderson is in open guard over Leben
Henderson is looking to end this fight with strikes
He starts to pound away at Chris Leben, who is barely covering up!
Dan Henderson is in open guard over Leben
Henderson moves on the ground..
He gets half guard.
Dan Henderson is in half guard over Leben
Chris Leben tries to close the guard.
Leben put Dan Henderson in closed guard.
Dan Henderson is in closed guard over Leben
Leben tries to stand up!
Henderson doesn't allow him!
Dan Henderson is in closed guard over Leben
Henderson 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 Palau Sant Jordi (Barcelona, Spain) is cheering him!
Dan Henderson is in side mount over Chris Leben
Leben tries to show some ground skills
Henderson uses his strength to keep Henderson at a disadvantage
Henderson is trying to counter now!
Dan Henderson fakes some punches
then lands a big punch to Leben's face!
Dan Henderson is in side mount over Chris Leben
Chris Leben seems fresh. He may still have a lot of gas in his tank.
Chris Leben launches a few punches to Henderson's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Henderson tries to cover his face,
Dan Henderson is in side mount over Chris Leben
Leben tries to stand up!
Henderson doesn't allow him!
The clock says 2:20 in the 1 round
Dan Henderson is in side mount over Chris Leben
Leben tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Steve Mazzagatti 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 takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
The clock says 2:40 in the 1 round
Leben looks to be in very good shape.
Middle kick from Leben.
Henderson receives a solid kick right below his ribs.
The two exchange wildly
Leben is connecting with a few punches
Crushing shot to Henderson's body! He's holding his side
The clock says 3:05 in the 1 round
You have to give credit to the match-maker for putting on such an even fight.
Leben steps backwards away from Dan Henderson. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Leben steps backwards away from Dan Henderson. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Henderson throws a one-two combo then fakes a move to fire a big right hand on the chin!
Leben's defense muffles the blows.
The clock says 3:35 in the 1 round
The two exchange wildly
Leben is connecting with a few punches
Chris Leben attempts to cut off Henderson with punches
Henderson reels from the strikes.
Nice fight between these two warriors. Anyone could be the winner.
Chris Leben tries to bring the fight to the ground
Henderson goes down.
Chris Leben is in open guard over Henderson
Dan Henderson launches a few punches to Leben's cheek from the guard.
Chris Leben uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Dan Henderson gets sloppy and Chris Leben tries to take advantage...
Leben tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Dan Henderson 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 Leben's moves.
Back to the beginning! Chris Leben is standing now.
Leben is standing while Henderson is on the ground on his back
Leben launches a kick to Henderson's thigh
Henderson checks that kick!
Steve Mazzagatti halts the fight to stand up Chris Leben. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Back to the beginning! Dan Henderson is standing now.
Leben begins to launch a barrage of punches over Henderson
this is getting worse and worse for Henderson
Chris Leben and Henderson engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Chris Leben is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
Henderson's Mouth is beginning to swell
Dan Henderson tries to take the action to his favourite field as he tries to grapple
Great move by Dan Henderson who pushes his opponent forward with a double underhooks.
Steve Mazzagatti separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
I would be surprised if the judges didn't see that round for Henderson.
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Round 2
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Chris Leben attempts to cut off Henderson with punches
Henderson avoids getting cornered.
Henderson is trying to counter now!
Bone shattering straight left hand from Dan Henderson!
Leben is going to have a big headache after that blow!
Chris Leben seems fresh. He may still have a lot of gas in his tank.
Leben decides to launch some tentative punches
Henderson launches a couple of jabs that are answered by Leben with a stiff cross! Solid exchange!
Bone shattering straight right hand from Dan Henderson!
Leben is going to have a big headache after that blow!
There is a small laceration on Chris Leben's Left cheek
Chris Leben moves forward and launches a low kick.
Henderson blocks that.
The clock says 1:00 in the 2 round
A furious flurry of punches from Chris Leben
puts Henderson in a world of hurt!
Dan Henderson paws at Leben.
Leben answers with solid punches!
The clock says 1:20 in the 2 round
Henderson is holding Chris Leben's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Chris Leben shows great balance while pushing away Dan Henderson
Leben throws a one-two combo then fakes a move to fire a big right hand on the chin!
The strikes hit home!
Brutal combination from Chris Leben!
Henderson is in a bad way, his legs look wobbily!
Henderson's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
A shot seen throughout the arena!
Henderson stumbles back, his corner is screaming! Chris Leben is coming in again!
Dan Henderson tries a nice one-two combination
He scores!
The clock says 2:15 in the 2 round
Chris Leben throws a combo
Henderson punches back but nobody connects.
Dan Henderson gets sloppy and Chris Leben tries to take advantage...
Chris Leben jabs at Henderson
hitting his chest.
Henderson steps forward
Chris Leben catches him with an uppercut to the face!
Chris Leben throws an uppercut
that lands solidly.
Leben looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Dan Henderson's punches
Henderson is on the receiving end of a great combo by Leben.
Leben dodges a strike and counters with a crushing hook
that almost lifts Henderson from the ground!
Henderson has a small cut in his Nose
Leben moves forward looking for some action
He surprises Henderson with a double overhooks!
Chris Leben and Henderson engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Chris Leben is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
Henderson's Right cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Chris Leben and Henderson engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Chris Leben is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
An overhand right from Chris Leben that looked like it was capable of destroying a brick wall!
Bang! Henderson's stops that one with his face! How is Henderson standing?!
Solid low kick from Chris Leben.
For sure, that had to hurt!
The ref pulls off Chris Leben! Henderson seems confused and a bit dazed as the bell sounds the bout over.
Winner is Chris Leben by TKO (Low kick) at 3:54 Round 2
Statistics: Chris Leben
Punches 58/75 (77%)
Kicks 2/4 (50%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 2/3 (67%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 103 s
Statistics: Dan Henderson
Punches 6/26 (23%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/2 (50%)
GnP strikes 5/9 (56%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 115 s
Good show. Very very even fight at first. Then I think Leben hit Hendo with a stunning shot that brought him crashing down (not literally, but it turned his performance to shit). Another huge win from Leben.
Dan Henderson looks like he has been waiting for this fight forever.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
A pretty fair match today. I can't say who will be the one who will be raising his fist after the match.
The referee of the bout is Steve Mazzagatti.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
Leben and Henderson move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Henderson looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Chris Leben's punches
Henderson measures the resilience of Leben's chin with an uppercut while Leben lands some great crosses.
Quick hook by Chris Leben
Good shot! Henderson has reasons to be worried.
Several good body shots
land on Henderson.
The clock says 0:45 in the 1 round
Henderson grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Dan Henderson
Dan Henderson is in open guard over Leben
Henderson is looking to end this fight with strikes
He starts to pound away at Chris Leben, who is barely covering up!
Dan Henderson is in open guard over Leben
Henderson moves on the ground..
He gets half guard.
Dan Henderson is in half guard over Leben
Chris Leben tries to close the guard.
Leben put Dan Henderson in closed guard.
Dan Henderson is in closed guard over Leben
Leben tries to stand up!
Henderson doesn't allow him!
Dan Henderson is in closed guard over Leben
Henderson 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 Palau Sant Jordi (Barcelona, Spain) is cheering him!
Dan Henderson is in side mount over Chris Leben
Leben tries to show some ground skills
Henderson uses his strength to keep Henderson at a disadvantage
Henderson is trying to counter now!
Dan Henderson fakes some punches
then lands a big punch to Leben's face!
Dan Henderson is in side mount over Chris Leben
Chris Leben seems fresh. He may still have a lot of gas in his tank.
Chris Leben launches a few punches to Henderson's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Henderson tries to cover his face,
Dan Henderson is in side mount over Chris Leben
Leben tries to stand up!
Henderson doesn't allow him!
The clock says 2:20 in the 1 round
Dan Henderson is in side mount over Chris Leben
Leben tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Steve Mazzagatti 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 takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
The clock says 2:40 in the 1 round
Leben looks to be in very good shape.
Middle kick from Leben.
Henderson receives a solid kick right below his ribs.
The two exchange wildly
Leben is connecting with a few punches
Crushing shot to Henderson's body! He's holding his side
The clock says 3:05 in the 1 round
You have to give credit to the match-maker for putting on such an even fight.
Leben steps backwards away from Dan Henderson. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Leben steps backwards away from Dan Henderson. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Henderson throws a one-two combo then fakes a move to fire a big right hand on the chin!
Leben's defense muffles the blows.
The clock says 3:35 in the 1 round
The two exchange wildly
Leben is connecting with a few punches
Chris Leben attempts to cut off Henderson with punches
Henderson reels from the strikes.
Nice fight between these two warriors. Anyone could be the winner.
Chris Leben tries to bring the fight to the ground
Henderson goes down.
Chris Leben is in open guard over Henderson
Dan Henderson launches a few punches to Leben's cheek from the guard.
Chris Leben uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Dan Henderson gets sloppy and Chris Leben tries to take advantage...
Leben tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Dan Henderson 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 Leben's moves.
Back to the beginning! Chris Leben is standing now.
Leben is standing while Henderson is on the ground on his back
Leben launches a kick to Henderson's thigh
Henderson checks that kick!
Steve Mazzagatti halts the fight to stand up Chris Leben. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Back to the beginning! Dan Henderson is standing now.
Leben begins to launch a barrage of punches over Henderson
this is getting worse and worse for Henderson
Chris Leben and Henderson engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Chris Leben is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
Henderson's Mouth is beginning to swell
Dan Henderson tries to take the action to his favourite field as he tries to grapple
Great move by Dan Henderson who pushes his opponent forward with a double underhooks.
Steve Mazzagatti separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
I would be surprised if the judges didn't see that round for Henderson.
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Round 2
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Chris Leben attempts to cut off Henderson with punches
Henderson avoids getting cornered.
Henderson is trying to counter now!
Bone shattering straight left hand from Dan Henderson!
Leben is going to have a big headache after that blow!
Chris Leben seems fresh. He may still have a lot of gas in his tank.
Leben decides to launch some tentative punches
Henderson launches a couple of jabs that are answered by Leben with a stiff cross! Solid exchange!
Bone shattering straight right hand from Dan Henderson!
Leben is going to have a big headache after that blow!
There is a small laceration on Chris Leben's Left cheek
Chris Leben moves forward and launches a low kick.
Henderson blocks that.
The clock says 1:00 in the 2 round
A furious flurry of punches from Chris Leben
puts Henderson in a world of hurt!
Dan Henderson paws at Leben.
Leben answers with solid punches!
The clock says 1:20 in the 2 round
Henderson is holding Chris Leben's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Chris Leben shows great balance while pushing away Dan Henderson
Leben throws a one-two combo then fakes a move to fire a big right hand on the chin!
The strikes hit home!
Brutal combination from Chris Leben!
Henderson is in a bad way, his legs look wobbily!
Henderson's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
A shot seen throughout the arena!
Henderson stumbles back, his corner is screaming! Chris Leben is coming in again!
Dan Henderson tries a nice one-two combination
He scores!
The clock says 2:15 in the 2 round
Chris Leben throws a combo
Henderson punches back but nobody connects.
Dan Henderson gets sloppy and Chris Leben tries to take advantage...
Chris Leben jabs at Henderson
hitting his chest.
Henderson steps forward
Chris Leben catches him with an uppercut to the face!
Chris Leben throws an uppercut
that lands solidly.
Leben looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Dan Henderson's punches
Henderson is on the receiving end of a great combo by Leben.
Leben dodges a strike and counters with a crushing hook
that almost lifts Henderson from the ground!
Henderson has a small cut in his Nose
Leben moves forward looking for some action
He surprises Henderson with a double overhooks!
Chris Leben and Henderson engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Chris Leben is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
Henderson's Right cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Chris Leben and Henderson engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Chris Leben is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
An overhand right from Chris Leben that looked like it was capable of destroying a brick wall!
Bang! Henderson's stops that one with his face! How is Henderson standing?!
Solid low kick from Chris Leben.
For sure, that had to hurt!
The ref pulls off Chris Leben! Henderson seems confused and a bit dazed as the bell sounds the bout over.
Winner is Chris Leben by TKO (Low kick) at 3:54 Round 2
Statistics: Chris Leben
Punches 58/75 (77%)
Kicks 2/4 (50%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 2/3 (67%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 103 s
Statistics: Dan Henderson
Punches 6/26 (23%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/2 (50%)
GnP strikes 5/9 (56%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 115 s
Good show. Very very even fight at first. Then I think Leben hit Hendo with a stunning shot that brought him crashing down (not literally, but it turned his performance to shit). Another huge win from Leben.