Post by The Sandmen on Jun 10, 2013 17:53:44 GMT -5
Chris Leben looks calm but knows he has a tough fight coming up.
Frank Shamrock raises his fists in his corner. He seems confident.
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.
Frank Shamrock comes with a 2 fight losing streak.
The referee of the bout is Steve Mazzagatti.
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Round 1
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Chris Leben and Frank Shamrock touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
The clock says 0:10 in the 1 round
Solid kick to the leg from Chris Leben
that visibly pains Frank.
Incredible haymaker from Chris Leben!
It misses by a mile.
Frank decides to launch some tentative punches
Leben launches a couple of jabs that are answered by Frank with a stiff cross! Solid exchange!
Frank launches a furious low kick!
Leben receives a hard blow on his right leg!
Leben hyper-extended his leg
Nice punches from Frank Shamrock.
Leben staggers backwards. Frank wants to finish this and continues launching bombs!
Leben has a small cut in his Left eye
Frank Shamrock and Leben engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are missing terribly.
Frank grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Frank Shamrock
Frank Shamrock is in open guard over Leben
Frank Shamrock seems fresh. He may still have a lot of gas in his tank.
Frank tries to improve position.
He frees a leg.
The clock says 1:45 in the 1 round
Frank Shamrock is in half guard over Leben
Frank Shamrock tries to free his leg
Frank Shamrock uses some of his skill by jumping out of Leben's guard. He moves quickly to side mount!
Frank Shamrock is in side mount over Chris Leben
Frank Shamrock looks to mount Chris Leben...
Frank Shamrock slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Frank Shamrock is in full mount over Chris Leben
Frank Shamrock throws the leg over and rolls it over into an armbar!
That Armbar from Frank Shamrock appears to be unbreakable
You can see the pain reflected in Leben's eyes...
Frank is locking that Armbar...
Leben breaks the lock showing some skills...
Frank Shamrock is in full mount over Chris Leben
Chris Leben tries to roll on the ground...
Frank knows how to keep his advantage on the ground.
Frank Shamrock is in full mount over Chris Leben
Leben tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
Frank Shamrock doesn't want to lose his adventageous position and he struggles to mantain the full mount.
Leben misses a step and Frank Shamrock sees an opportunity to counter him!
Frank catch Chris Leben's left arm and tries a kimura
You can see the pain reflected in Leben's eyes...
Crippling lock!
Punishing hold!
Chris Leben holds his own arm and struggles until he gets free
Frank Shamrock is in full mount over Chris Leben
Chris Leben tries to roll on the ground...
He makes a reversal!
Chris Leben is in closed guard over Frank
Leben is in closed guard... Frank tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Chris Leben!
The clock says 2:50 in the 1 round
Frank Shamrock is in full mount over Chris Leben
Chris Leben tries to roll to his side and trap Frank Shamrock in his guard...
Frank Shamrock keeps good control and remains in full mount.
The clock says 3:00 in the 1 round
Frank Shamrock is in full mount over Chris Leben
Chris Leben doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He moves fast and now he is standing
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.
Leben launches a kick
but Frank Shamrock avoids it and lands flush with a counter hook!
Frank Shamrock tries a nice one-two combination
He scores!
Frank Shamrock was tooling Chris Leben for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Chris Leben lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Several good body shots
land on Leben.
Frank Shamrock leans forwards and tries to grapple with Leben
Frank shows his clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Chris Leben tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Frank is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
The clock says 3:55 in the 1 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Frank tries to take Chris Leben down... Leben stumbles backwards and Frank Shamrock launches a few punches...
One swing hits hard Leben's jaw!
Leben's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Frank Shamrock is an expert in the clinch. This is a bad position for Leben.
Frank tries to take Chris Leben down... Leben stumbles backwards and Frank Shamrock launches a few punches...
One swing hits hard Leben's jaw!
The fighters are clinching.
Frank gets himself into good position and looks to change levels for the takedown...
Frank gets hold of a leg and trips Leben to the mat!
Frank Shamrock is in closed guard over Leben
Frank is a savvy submission specialist. It's an honor just to watch him work on the ground.
Frank 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 Madison Square Garden (New York City, New York) is cheering him!
Frank Shamrock is in side mount over Chris Leben
Frank Shamrock looks to pass to mount...
Frank slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Chris Leben.
Frank Shamrock is in full mount over Chris Leben
Frank goes for an armbar!
That Armbar looks tight...
Chris Leben taps out after a text book armbar!
Winner is Frank Shamrock by Submission (Armbar) at 4:55 Round 1
Statistics: Chris Leben
Punches 4/5 (80%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 128 s
Statistics: Frank Shamrock
Punches 14/18 (78%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 2/6 (33%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 3/3 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 128 s
Interesting...Leben sucks now. Good to know.
Frank Shamrock raises his fists in his corner. He seems confident.
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.
Frank Shamrock comes with a 2 fight losing streak.
The referee of the bout is Steve Mazzagatti.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
Chris Leben and Frank Shamrock touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
The clock says 0:10 in the 1 round
Solid kick to the leg from Chris Leben
that visibly pains Frank.
Incredible haymaker from Chris Leben!
It misses by a mile.
Frank decides to launch some tentative punches
Leben launches a couple of jabs that are answered by Frank with a stiff cross! Solid exchange!
Frank launches a furious low kick!
Leben receives a hard blow on his right leg!
Leben hyper-extended his leg
Nice punches from Frank Shamrock.
Leben staggers backwards. Frank wants to finish this and continues launching bombs!
Leben has a small cut in his Left eye
Frank Shamrock and Leben engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are missing terribly.
Frank grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Frank Shamrock
Frank Shamrock is in open guard over Leben
Frank Shamrock seems fresh. He may still have a lot of gas in his tank.
Frank tries to improve position.
He frees a leg.
The clock says 1:45 in the 1 round
Frank Shamrock is in half guard over Leben
Frank Shamrock tries to free his leg
Frank Shamrock uses some of his skill by jumping out of Leben's guard. He moves quickly to side mount!
Frank Shamrock is in side mount over Chris Leben
Frank Shamrock looks to mount Chris Leben...
Frank Shamrock slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Frank Shamrock is in full mount over Chris Leben
Frank Shamrock throws the leg over and rolls it over into an armbar!
That Armbar from Frank Shamrock appears to be unbreakable
You can see the pain reflected in Leben's eyes...
Frank is locking that Armbar...
Leben breaks the lock showing some skills...
Frank Shamrock is in full mount over Chris Leben
Chris Leben tries to roll on the ground...
Frank knows how to keep his advantage on the ground.
Frank Shamrock is in full mount over Chris Leben
Leben tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
Frank Shamrock doesn't want to lose his adventageous position and he struggles to mantain the full mount.
Leben misses a step and Frank Shamrock sees an opportunity to counter him!
Frank catch Chris Leben's left arm and tries a kimura
You can see the pain reflected in Leben's eyes...
Crippling lock!
Punishing hold!
Chris Leben holds his own arm and struggles until he gets free
Frank Shamrock is in full mount over Chris Leben
Chris Leben tries to roll on the ground...
He makes a reversal!
Chris Leben is in closed guard over Frank
Leben is in closed guard... Frank tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Chris Leben!
The clock says 2:50 in the 1 round
Frank Shamrock is in full mount over Chris Leben
Chris Leben tries to roll to his side and trap Frank Shamrock in his guard...
Frank Shamrock keeps good control and remains in full mount.
The clock says 3:00 in the 1 round
Frank Shamrock is in full mount over Chris Leben
Chris Leben doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He moves fast and now he is standing
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.
Leben launches a kick
but Frank Shamrock avoids it and lands flush with a counter hook!
Frank Shamrock tries a nice one-two combination
He scores!
Frank Shamrock was tooling Chris Leben for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Chris Leben lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Several good body shots
land on Leben.
Frank Shamrock leans forwards and tries to grapple with Leben
Frank shows his clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Chris Leben tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Frank is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
The clock says 3:55 in the 1 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Frank tries to take Chris Leben down... Leben stumbles backwards and Frank Shamrock launches a few punches...
One swing hits hard Leben's jaw!
Leben's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Frank Shamrock is an expert in the clinch. This is a bad position for Leben.
Frank tries to take Chris Leben down... Leben stumbles backwards and Frank Shamrock launches a few punches...
One swing hits hard Leben's jaw!
The fighters are clinching.
Frank gets himself into good position and looks to change levels for the takedown...
Frank gets hold of a leg and trips Leben to the mat!
Frank Shamrock is in closed guard over Leben
Frank is a savvy submission specialist. It's an honor just to watch him work on the ground.
Frank 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 Madison Square Garden (New York City, New York) is cheering him!
Frank Shamrock is in side mount over Chris Leben
Frank Shamrock looks to pass to mount...
Frank slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Chris Leben.
Frank Shamrock is in full mount over Chris Leben
Frank goes for an armbar!
That Armbar looks tight...
Chris Leben taps out after a text book armbar!
Winner is Frank Shamrock by Submission (Armbar) at 4:55 Round 1
Statistics: Chris Leben
Punches 4/5 (80%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 128 s
Statistics: Frank Shamrock
Punches 14/18 (78%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 2/6 (33%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 3/3 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 128 s
Interesting...Leben sucks now. Good to know.